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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1903
Page
7
Kentucky towns welcomed Salvationists who arrived Tuesday and were received warmly. A large crowd gathered as young speakers urged support, but rainfall dampened donations, with $10 collected before the group declined further contributions.
In Cincinnati on Sept 9 Ella Anheralt demanded $14 weekly support from her 17 year old son Wille. She says he drew a pistol and threatened her, claiming he would not pay but would support her only if forced by authorities. The youth reportedly left with the weapon but it did not fire. The mother refused prosecution and declined infirmary care offered by Mr. Horatman.
On a Sunday night near Great Neck of wild canaries, many birds fell from the air onto the Peeber deck during a gale off Apostle Islands. Survivors reported myriads of birds in the air above the ship as the misty conditions drove them toward the sea.
Washington September 14. Plans for the Philippine exhibit at the fair are moving rapidly. Forty acres have been added to the exhibit. The commission will show authentic villages including a Moro settlement with pearl fishing and a head weaving industry. Archival villages will include warlike huts and native trades. About 1,100 natives are to be brought for participation and 600 Filipino soldiers will be encamped to depict native training for the United States army.
Farl Muntock, a wealthy grocer's son from Tronton Ohio, plans to enter Tome Neitui in Maryland for a three year regular course. He is totally blind from birth at age 17, a prodigy who will attend classes and recitations with sighted students. He plays instruments and recently received a Harp from his father, studied with a local instructor, and will join Chester Kirkpatrick in music at university functions.
Rome soprano writer reports Sentimento Mascagni, famed composer, plans an opera about his view of America during a 1900s visit. The work, titled Phesagh Yenkeeland, promises a musical sketch of the United States as Mascagni perceived it.
In Owensville Kentucky heirs of the late Ewins estate sue Thomas J Pergram over a meteor found on Keewings land. The meteor once traveled from western Ohio to New Orleans and is claimed as property of the Ewins estate. Pergram argues possession but the heirs seek the meteor.
An organized Wisconsin group formed to protect churches from what they call irresponsible or wandering preachers elected officers including Rev. NS Weizel as president and Rev. Thurman as treasurer. The association aims to bar itinerant ministers from pulpits and safeguard church proceedings.
Ollaply of poultry meats eggs butter and cheese with prices paid by shippers. Turkey hens geese and ducks listed alongside butter cheese and eggs from New York and Indiana markets. Groceries include coffee sugar canned goods and spices with wholesale prices for beans, rice, onions, fruits, vegetables and seafood across Indiana and New York regions.
A garbled list shows retail chemical and drug goods with assorted prices and units. Items include camphor thinners, opium, quinine, soda bicarbonate, borax, carbolic acid, chloroform, indigo, oil fractions, and coal prices. The text reads like an 19th or early 20th century market ledger with numerous misspellings and OCR errors. Many entries lack clear quantities or destinations.
Real estate listings from multiple agencies include Smith & Angatts, A. B. Carter & Co, J. G. McCullough, Schneider Agency, Spann & Co, and others. Ads promote vacant lots, farms, insurance, rents, and buying or selling property across Delaware and surrounding states with inquiries and contact details.
Widespread classified note offering private loans on watches, diamonds, furniture, pianos, and more. Advertises high loan amounts with low rates, no upfront commission, same day advance, and flexible repayment under a confidential plan. Mentions Indiana Mortgage Loan Co and another lender with phrases like weekly payment plans and no neighborhood inquiry.
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