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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1904
Page
7
Local golfers flock to Riverside and Country Club Wicks for sunny days and extended play. The season’s average scores are down about 10 percent for three years in a row, yet this year shows the smallest scores on record as greens recover and conditions peak. The next six weeks promise prime golfing with many locals expecting strong fun on the links.
The article notes South American republics showcasing dengue health exhibits at the world fair. It claims typhoid and smallpox prevention are advanced there, with smallpox nearly unknown and typhoid far lower than Indiana. Japanese exhibitors are astonished by the U.S. plague and cholera situation.
The speaker argues that prejudice and ignorance confine individuals to their own faith, questioning the necessity of maintaining one side when elimination of the other seems possible. Dr Hurry voices concern that lingering prejudice hinders progress and understanding.
Attorney Unger says his suit for James Gadberry against the Indianapolis Water Company is the first of its kind in the state alleging typhoid from contaminated water. Two experts examined Gadberry home water. Unger argues his case sets a health standard milestone. Wagner to visit Roosevelt after arrival in Havre. he will tour east of Chicago and north of Washington, then speak at Philadelphia. Fair Queen, a Shorthorn owned by F. W. Bowen Delphi Ind., won top prize at the world cattle show. Fig, a Jersey owned by T. W. Lawson, won first prize in its class.
About 2000 black bass rock bass and crappies released into White river at Riverside park on J Clyde Power’s request. The three inch fish arrived by special bureau car from Bellevue and will mature protected in tanks and river, with the distributing crew living aboard.
California orator George A Knight, a Republican speaker, announces a state tour with a schedule including Rensselaer Frankfort Marion Redkeys Winchester North Vernon Jefferson Magon Pranklin Monticello Laporte and Purdue. The piece notes Purdue prank injuries and a bicycle death in Los Angeles with a Wayne County burial planned for Charles W.
Crowds at the transit hub drew attention as riders moved through with mixed ease and confusion. A woman wandered the basement waiting area searching for train sheds while a passerby guided her to the stairs. The scene captures ongoing seasonal hardships as rivals mutter about mud and movement, reflecting city life and public transit quirks.
In Justice Stout's court Mrs Gorsey Comn sued Mrs Bally Fienback for assault and battery over dust from Abs Cox sweeping. Fienback seized Cox's broom and blocked use of the back porch. Judge Stout ruled the act did not constitute assault and battery.
Three cases of wife desertion were heard. Frank Kinney’s case was dismissed after his wife testified they planned to live together and reform. Joe Meredith’s case also closed, but his wife has a divorce suit pending. Thomas Parrett’s case was continued as he failed to appear, with his wife testifying he had not spoken harshly for months.
Gov. Winfield T. Durbin to deliver his campaign kickoff speech Saturday night in Anderson presiding at a J. Frank Hanly meeting. Durbin will respond to Democratic platform critiques of the state Republican administration. J. Frank Hanly was at Republican state headquarters Saturday noon while campaign hopefuls express strong GOP optimism.
In Lincoln, Sept 19 the toeing shot and a loose shoe on a horse’s hind hoof prompted detectives to detain George Dowd and Frank Todd for robbing the Swedeborg pasture and the Bank of Palmyra. Tracks revealed a scraped spot behind a hind hoof and a dynamite stick found in the suspects’ apartments confirmed the case.
A distressed woman, Mrs. Raste Rosential, offers her six month old baby for sale at a penny due to dire circumstances after her husband deserted her. She says no one will hire a woman with a child and quotes a wealthy man who said a girl is less valuable.
Frank J. Low of Peoria faces multiple charges and adopts an alias as a crime student. The article recounts his dubious name game and a hotel encounter ending in arrest, with a requisition from Illinois prompting return.
LIBBON Sept 1 Count Castello Burgess a king's intimate was murdered today. His jewels are missing and his valet is missing. The case unfolds with royal scandal and ongoing police inquiry.
Washington dispatch reports Civil Hospital Manila staff commended by Dr WH Eugene Stafford for their tireless care of all patients. The Manila hospital, open to natives and whites, treated 1,3 civil employees, 24 clerks, 201 private patients, and 15 emergency cases in one year, with natives suffering higher rates of bronchitis asthma and dysentery than whites.
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