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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1902
Page
5
A study of Indianapolis detectives shows boys inspired by dime novels to dream of crime solving. Capt. Gerber Adolph Asch and others recall early ambitions, comic and daring fantasies, and the gap between fiction and real police work.
Arthur Heminway, invited to a noble house party by Walter Abbot, faces a political distance over bringing his cornet. Camille Abbot and family host a refined, teasing setting as Heminway contemplates whether to reveal his music, while the mystery of the dinner deepens in a westernly lit country house.
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Arthur Hemingway visits Merrycourt and joins a spiritist circle with Camille and Walter. He experiences a cold hand and hears his mother’s note in a cornet. After a night of questions, Camille returns his missing cornet, claiming their mother hid it to test them but the incident leaves Arthur wary of cleverness in the flesh.
Mrs W Fletcher Barnes of Rockford Illinois and member of the Illinois Women's Press Association was accidentally shot at a Wisconsin summer resort near Manitowish. A hunter mistook her hat for a bird and fired both barrels injuring her severely, requiring transfer to a Chicago hospital.
A nationwide interest grows as St. Louis District Attorney’s bold actions promise indictments of leading politicians. The included photo shows Speaker Murrell whose confession exposed the ring.
In Indianapolis residents fear loss of gas heat after Sept 30 pushing many toward coal or wood. Plumbers warn of rising coal demand as gas supplies dwindle while Home Heating and Lighting Co reaches capacity and denies plant expansion. Some residents install personal furnaces or wood-fired options amid a housing heat shortage.
Manager Rafert of the hat department notes a fall trend toward fuller crowned stiff hats and Alpines with wide brims. The Knox book highlights fuller crowns on stiff hats and a non tapering crown while the best styles avoid extreme widths. Alpines will feature wide brims and high crowns with light colors predicted to sell well.
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