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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1904
Page
8
Democratic state committee prepares for Taggart arrival in Indianapolis on Thursday at 2pm. Secretaries say no fabulous sums expected. a small circle of friends will greet him at the train. A meeting to discuss Indiana campaign strategy will precede the broader push.
Port Arthur report warns of worsening conditions with soldiers short of meat and fuel. Kuropatkin concentrates forces near Mukden, preparing desperate defenses as Japanese actions and supply strain escalate. Dismantling Lena may be ordered while local burglaries nudge crime into daily routine.
The headline notes former Senator Beveridge will launch his campaign at a public event in this city on September 28, inviting local supporters and media to witness the start of his bid for national office.
A large campaign event is planned in Temptingan Hall with Senator Avert J Beveridge to open the Indiana republican campaign in Indianapolis on September 2. The Marion county Republican committee fixed the date at a Wednesday meeting at 2 o'clock. The Indianapolis address is touted as the biggest Republican gathering likely this election season.
Senator Fairbanks western speaking tour announced by Chairman Tawney begins in Chicago. He departs Sept 23, reaches La Crosse Wisconsin by 8 20 p m, then visits Rushford Hempstead Hendricks and multiple Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and Washington cities through October 1 with an optional Portland stop at night.
A man named William Sedenburg was fined and given 0 days in the workhouse on a wife beating charge. Dr. Reed attested to injuries including broken ribs. The report also mentions political conventions and a mix of unrelated notes including a Kentucky horse and burlesque act in Superior Wisconsin, with details on performances and attendance.
John Mansfield was fined for keeping an opium joint at 319 W. Vermont Ave. He and residents George Ly Alice Stevenson Lam Fields and Eva Mack were tried. Lily Lilly was fined for use and casing with costs, Alice Stevenson jailed days in workhouse for lultering.
Hundreds of aged soldiers gathered in multiple court rooms for reunions of the Thirteenth Fifty-second Sixteenth Fifty-Fourth Indiana regiments and the Second Indiana Cavalry. The Sixteenth claims Gov Durbin as a member though he was absent. The Persiamon brigade met at Piersons hall on North Delaware. Other regiments held sessions in the statehouse halls as veterans filled the building.
The Indiana volunteer firemen association met in the police court room on a Tuesday afternoon with about three members present. Officers elected included If J. Grayson of Madison as president, W. B. Patterson of Jeffersonville as vice president, D. W. Brause of Indianapolis as secretary, T. M. CHM of Indianapolis as sergeant at arms, J.M. Robbing of Indianapolis and Mi Muttar of Martinsville as executive committee chairmen.
A distressed scene unfolded in a police matron's office as Hite Jyva Gueble reunited with her mother after over three years apart. Mrs. Goehly was arrested plus a foster mother Laura Cueble for alleged whipping. Mrs. Trusty of Waverly identified the child, who recognized her mother amid danger and long separation.
Fire in an Illinois town damaged Stanford. a city aid plan and state involvement referenced. Memo mentions Bloomington and Denver with political notes on Governor Perbody and a convention. Product ad highlights a Queen Steal Range with a large steel reservoir and warming closet from People’s Owitting Co.
Cleveland police report a badly decomposed female body found in a cheap wooden trunk in the lake, age 20 to 45, with head crushed. Items like photos and trinkets suggest a homicide. police also found a man’s body in a nearby slip, similarly treated.
A juvenile court case reveals 13 year old Jesse Beard was treated by a surgeon, Dr Kohlmer, who removed a growth from his mouth after a head injury in infancy. The operation is described as complete cure of badness, with Beard now behaving well under his widowed mother Matilda Beard's supervision.
Tuesday's state fair drew many families and children who filled the grounds with laughter and curiosity. Exhibits were ready, some surpassed last year, and several judges began early inspections in the afternoon, with parents striving to keep youngsters engaged amid the bustling displays.
William H. Moles, who claimed to be five feet tall at age four, was arraigned before Judge Stubbs on a charge of maliciously shooting Herman Summers, 12. Moles pleaded not guilty but admitted firing the revolver. The boy was sent to the detention home pending condition clarifications.
A Topeka grand jury returned indictments against Creed Dehoney for entering Francis Gurley’s dwelling, Davia for stealing 110 dollars from Gretta Hisnop, Charins Porter for stealing three quarts of whisky from Frank Stutsk, and William Mulchnan with Edward Mos for stealing 200 cigars from Winteia Alurid Nathan Morrie Home. Women linked to the Nathan Morris Home are invited to a Thursday meeting for sewing dressmaking embroidery and other classes. Dan Patch dates cancelled except possible Illinois state fair return if health permits. Phipps divorce case moves toward trial as agreement on children and property is reached.
Vernailles attorney Nicholas Cornett selected as special judge to try the Gillespie case after a motion to continue. The defense pushes for postponement while the state vows vigorous opposition. Trial start likely at the big term with jury impaneling no later than Monday.
A quiet Wednesday criminal court session heard testimony from deaf witnesses via an interpreter. Julie Rasmussen faced assault charges with a $1 fine sought by Judge Alford. Separately in Madison, Wisconsin, the supreme court debated rival state convention claims amid a broad legal dispute with expected rulings forthcoming. Cincinnati live stock markets reported receipts and price ranges across cattle hogs sheep and calves, while East Buffalo listings showed varied loads and prices for cattle, veal, sheep, and hogs.
New York stocks mixed with advances in Pennsylvania and New York Central and gains in Erie Panhandle and steel issues. Chicago and Pittsburgh publish varied livestock and grain updates with receipts, prices, and futures alongside butter cheese and produce rates for the day.
A series of notices from residents in multiple wards of Center township Marion county Indiana announcing their October term 1904 filings to the Board of County Commissioners for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking, detailing street addresses ward numbers and property descriptions in Indianapolis with requests for pool table privileges in the same rooms.
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