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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1903
Page
1
Mayor Bockwalter launches campaign defense for Indianapolis amid slander claims. He cites improvements, finances, and public safety while denouncing the Indianapolis News as a political pirate press. Crowd fills Galt’s Hall as he urges residents to stand for Indianapolis.
In St Clair near Mabama street residents were startled by eerie noises and a hidden figure. Willie Hobbs, son of lawyer Robert D Hobbs, popped from a brick chimney ten feet high for a prank and then was removed by bystanders. The crowd dispersed after the reveal.
The Indianapolis park board reviewed the Riverside park petition from the railroad, discussed boulevard ordinances and funding for Fair Creek and Pleasant Run drives, and considered condemnation and surveys. They set bids for shelter houses at Riverside and Military parks, with completion aimed for next year.
Della Walton asked Ernest Berry to marry her. he refused. She shot at him, the bullet barely struck his bat and did not touch him. Believing she had killed him, she then shot herself in the head, dying instantly.
Ninth page edition lists for rent rooms and a cottage for sale with ad notices. Listings include flour mill and a seven room dwelling as well as positions seeking a housekeeper and girls.
In Cleveland Senator Hanna, sidelined by stomach trouble, cancels political engagements after a sudden illness. His doctor orders rest and absolute quiet until he can resume public duties, with a monument dedication in Toledo planned for Monday if his condition allows.
Report shows a nine saloon rise statewide between December 31 1901 and December 31 1902, totaling 4 09 and indicating a small net increase despite talk of rapid growth. Nine villages incorporated as towns during 1903 are listed in multiple counties including Crawford, Lawrence, St Joseph, Sullivan, De Kalb and Greene. Also notes a divorce suit filed by Benjamin Traub against Minnie Traub with accusations including pin firing and threats.
James Lyenehehan, called the Triel fugitive, was arrested in Toltumapelis as an escaped inmate from an Irish prison. Judge Baker ruled he cannot be removed to New York and will be tried in Indianapolis with the case reverting to the U.S. commissioner for action. The decision followed lengthy argument by Harris and Winter for the defendant and Fox and ba Follett for Britain.
Mrs Martha Thompson of Indianapolis long suffered impaired reading due to aging. After traveling to Second Sight Forum in Indiana she regained her sight and can now read unassisted, exhibiting the brightness of youth.
John Clark dies after being mangled by a Big Fear train near Prospect Street. He was admitted to City Hospital and died at noon Friday.
Rural carriers from across the nation meet in Chicago to organize a national association. Delegates from 17 percent of carriers discuss better roads, increased salaries, fewer privations, holidays, and other reforms as essential to delivering mail over poor roads. New York’s Route 5 in Timore and routes in Morrievil and Oregon’s routes are cited among the worst. The convention may place the group’s headquarters in Chicago and push for better pay and working conditions.
A fragmentary item notes the Big Four Accommodation train crash into a loaded freight car and reports seven new typhoid fever cases in September across city areas near White River and North Lake regions. Health officials warn seasonal rise and urge cleanliness as samples reveal water contamination, with authorities citing multiple water samples and local shanties as infected.
Partial cloudiness and likely showers are warned for Friday night and Saturday in Indiana and nearby states. Weather notes show temperatures from 64 at 7 am to 85 by 2 pm with southerly winds. A separate report details a disastrous railroad wreck involving engineer Cheek and the Cinco crew, with notes on actions during the incident and subsequent fatalities.
A petition from local residents near Drbiwner and North Avenue urged the Board of Works to deny a building permit for a new livery stable on Delaware Street between North and Wahsat. The group argues a stable would bring construction and noise, while the city forbids a frame livery stable on the site. Named signers include Joseph Gardner and several others.
A lone injured dog and a human tragedy unfold in Cleveland after a street death during a heavy rainstorm. The victim, unnamed, lay in the Pennsylvan ia and New Torrists area near a contractor’s office. Residents mourn as authorities search for identification while a dog named Carle is mentioned. Separately, Richant W. Taylor, a noted insurance man, killed himself with carbolic acid on Thursday night.
Diplomatic tensions rise across the Balkans with fears of a wider conflict. Reports claim Bulgaria has warned Turkish authorities and may be forced to intervene, signaling possible mass violence. The possibility of Turkish devastation looms if intervention occurs.
Tenre Haute Sept 1 A Brazil socialite Lorettia Turner staged a novel diversion for guests by inviting a tramp to pose as a thief. At nine, the faux intruder demanded supper, grabbed Turner, and fled after robbing her purse. The guests were to describe the tramp for prizes. The trick collapsed when neighbors raised a rattled alarm and police searched the area. The note mentions Coimbra state bank in Oakland Gibson county with listed shareholders.
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