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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1903
Page
1
Probi-chairman Newlin, managing the Hitz campaign, warned on Tuesday that a fair city election count is essential or someone could get hurt. He pledged honesty though his assertion referenced violent measures.
Delegates from engineers firemen brakemen and conductors meet to discuss a wage scale between the unions and the Big Four railroad. Talks will proceed with secrecy as adjustments and minor differences are explored. A decision on wage proposals and potential increases remains pending after executive sessions through the week.
In Philadelphia, members of the preprimary gathered to debate Booker Washington and his educational methods at Tuskegee. Clergy criticized Washington while discussing reports chaired by Calvin Meade, with strong calls to elevate freedmen missions amid religious and racial tensions.
Indianapolis candidate argues party loyalty should not bind voters to Bookwalter record. He cites high taxes, rising debt, and alleged graft, promising reform, law enforcement, and impartial governance if elected. He appeals to Republicans and cross‑party supporters, urging turnout and scrutiny of public spending.
Dunlap aims to challenge Romer in Indiana's 6th district. He disclosed plans to campaign vigorously, signaling a bid for the Republican nomination. The admission comes amid chatter of intra party maneuvers as voters prepare for the upcoming primary.
Private detectives are on the case as jewels valued at 2500 dollars vanish from a downtown foster home. Police report no clues yet and call it a mysterious theft. authorities seek leads on who took the varied items and where they may be.
Famed Duncan family of the U S Army gains notice at Fort Leavenworth with Col Joseph W Duncan taking command. His brothers and forebears served as officers in dragoon and infantry units, including a noted Indian fighter lineage and a dated brevet for gallantry at Clearwater Idaho.
The Chicago Tribune notes that principal American archbishops plan to meet the new pope in the coming year. Archbishop Farley of New York is expected to arrive sometime during the next month. A separate court scene fades into a defendant arguing over the meaning of burglary and daylight entry.
In St Ives a group of fishermen hauled in a large fish that gave them shocks when touched. They released it after waiting two hours, noting the fish measured four feet long and three feet across with a black back, before unhooking it.
A windswept conversation about Indian summer and weather ends with a North Central forecast for Indianapolis and nearby areas. The report notes fair conditions, warmer in the southwest, cooler by Wednesday afternoon, with temperatures around 60 at 7 am and 80 to 81 by noon. Also seen are local references to a horse show and a jewelry ad from J P Mullally at Monument Place.
Winona Holmes of 2 Kegstane Ave heard sound Sunday after 21 years of deafness. A planned electric device in Chicago helped her, with doctors aiming for hearing and speech within months. The event drew attention to the experimental treatment offered by Dr Hey and associates in Top Flakes.
Tacoma dispatch reports the steamer Toxin, owned by American and Hawaiian Steamship Company, to depart on a record voyage from New York for 13,900 miles to Delaware breakwater, aiming to beat the Oregon feat and return to New York in about days and hours, with Captain Storriton predicting a quick San Francisco leg.
Ten individuals are invited to seek assistance through THY SUN free line phone contact listed as Berd in all word notice to THE BUN office at 121 1231 Chle se Nam with a main AY et.
City officials announce a reduced tax levy of 73 cents per $100 valuation, down from the current rate of 81 cents, in Mayor Bookwalter’s annual message to the council. The meeting largely handled the budget hearing and committee referrals amid light business and a lighthearted scene with council members and campaign buttons observed during proceedings.
The anti group meets at Market headquarters to discuss resolutions targeting Bouxwa and backing Holtaman. Executives, with limited opposition, draft harsh language about their arch-enemy, the Bookewatter ministration, and plan to introduce campaign support through telemetries and pictures.
Tey Sawlers, 62 voted, a superintendent at the City Hospital. The article discusses hospital conditions, ward cleanups, and plans for a new building to house incurable cases of consumption. It notes public concern about care quality and funding as a focus of local officials and staff.
Washington reports hint that President Roosevelt may resume negotiations with Colombia over the Panama canal route as the deadline on the Umea limit passes. Supporters favor the Panama path over Nicaragua, noting Colombian desire for the canal and the potential for unrest if denied. Also, Paris notes unconfirmed reports of a royal wedding between Michael Alexandrovitch and Duchess Cecile of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, possibly in Cannes during winter.
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