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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1903
Page
2
Robbers blew open the Baxter Springs post office safe in Joplin Missouri and carried away about $600 in stamps and around $200 in money. The blast used nitro glycerine and severely wrecked the building.
In Middlesboro Kentucky on September 21 Lewiz Garrett and Jason Butler of Monroe County Tennessee were arrested by revenue officers led by H C Hart. They destroyed two stills and about 1000 gallons of alcohol. Miss Nancy Garrett directed officers to her father's still and said she was tired of moonshine strain. The operation occurred at a place called Jeffries Hell.
Feeble and tottering Toulse Rebecca Bolinger, who cannot recall her eye, was picked up by police for loitering after fleeing a nearby farm last week. She pleads to be sent back to Virginia, her girlhood home, where she hopes to die in peace as her health declines.
Cold relations have surfaced between Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria after the Kaiser's Vienna visit. Reports say Prince Eitel’s new Hungarian language skill sparked the tension, with Franz Joseph remarking on the prince’s grasp of the language.
Judge O'Neil Ryan of St. Louis arrived in Indianapolis to address the Robert Emmett anniversary as principal speaker. He advocated the candidacy of Prosecuting Attorney Folk for president, predicting Missouri will back Folk. He praised the Lyndhurst revival and urged an Irish republic as solution.
Thomas J. Nelson identifies the body found beside the Pennsylvania tracks in Irvington as Lewis Nojen. Nelson says Nojen killed himself after being refused entry to the Pentecost home while drunk, declaring he was going straight to the devil. Nojen, a former Sellersburg resident, had troubled life including desertion of family and a daughter reportedly adopted by a local minister. If unclaimed, the body will be given to the anatomical board.
Ottawa reports that Canada plans abolishing the preferential tariff that lets British goods enter at a lower duty than from other nations. The change aims to curb re-exports to Britain, protect domestic manufacturers, and offset the 313 percent German duty, which has boosted German exports to Canada.
King Edward approves a new cabinet lineup headed by Austen Chamberlain as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He previously served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Postmaster General. Lord Selborne becomes Colonial Secretary and Lord Stanley takes over as Postmaster General. W St. John Broderick remains Secretary for War. The changes recall Boer War era service and link to Derby lineage.
In Grand Rapids Michigan on a Tuesday the body of Prof Max Wright of modern languages at Leland Stanford University, son of wealthy parents, was buried in a plain pine box costing under two dollars. The funeral was ordered by Prof Wright with no minister, no religious services, the casket in a plain wagon, mourners in open carriages, and Dr PL BL Wright, his father, explaining the choice to relatives.
Winamac Ind Sept 3 The Winamac school board refused two Negro girls admission to Winamac high school. The action was taken because of their color. The girls are daughters of George Washington Rises and have transfers from another township. The board says it is not required to accept a high school pupil from another township even with a transfer.
In a letter to the editor from W. J. Bryan published by The Tribune in South Bend, he argues Indiana Democrats split between returning to Cleveland era subservience to wealth and maintaining the 1900 campaign stance. He contends the party lost in 1900 over corporate influence, urges awakening and a campaign that appeals to conscience and patriotism to regain progress.
In Omaha Nebraska amid flood mud in Council Bluffs two youths died from lockjaw after injuries while wading in the mud. Charles Lavdure 14 and Charles Nolan sustained wounds that became infected as doctors warn mud carried tetanus germs.
C. P. Smith of Logansport, a delegate to the Indiana federation of labor, has introduced a resolution to combine the offices of secretary and president and to set a salary for the incumbent, at the convention in South Bend Indiana.
Prison officials in Little Rock confirm 11 inmates escaped from a railroad camp near Perry Sunday evening. The notice follows Warden Jones reports and lists no further details on recapture or injuries.
Brig Gen Frederick D Grant and his siblings bequeathed the Grant homestead in Galena NL to city authorities to convert the property into a hospital. The notice notes plans for hospital use and promotes Dean's Ointment as a cure for night itching plies.
Frank Gilby, a 22 year old cripple of 1138 Kentucky avenue, despondent, committed suicide by taking morphine late Tuesday. His mother heard heavy beating and called for aid. he died soon after. Deputy-coroner ruled morphine poisoning as the cause. Tom Stacey, who escaped Louisiana state penitentiary in 1901 and again July 6, was recaptured in Gardner, Mississippi, on Tuesday after a ten year sentence for burglary and larceny.
The Denver city and county charter under a recent constitutional amendment was defeated at the polls, with an estimated majority from 000 to 1000 votes. Fraud charges are being prepared by charter supporters and will go before the grand jury Friday, alleging widespread illegal voting in nearly every precinct.
A plain figures one price piano ad promotes affordable buying in a store. It highlights clear pricing on keyboards, easy payments, and a welcoming visit for shoppers seeking value.
Berlin September 1 reports a burst of speed reaching 114 miles per hour on the Zossen electric line on Saturday. The distance traveled was not disclosed though the line length is 18 miles. The entire line was guarded and unpricked observers were not allowed near.
Ex Senator Charles B Farwell died Wednesday morning in Chicago aged about 80. He was born in New York and rose to wealth as a prominent Chicago businessman. He leaves four children Mrs Reginald De Kowan Mrs Dudley Win atan Mrs Hobart Chatfield Taylor and Walter Paxwell.
Neighbors of John Hote at 625 Hudsomcave complained about poodles barking loudly. Police, including Officers Morgan and Joan, investigated after neighbor Charles Berbower threatened to shoot if the noise continued. No arrests were made, but officers urged the owner to quiet the dogs.
In Columbus Indiana representatives of the Columbus Greensburg and Richmond traction company outline plans to build a line from Columbus to Richmond via Hope Burney Greensburg Clarksburg Connersville and Laurel A cross line from Rushville to North Vernon and a mine from North Vernon to Columbus are proposed with work hoped to begin next spring.
Chicago probate court orders Rev. Richard A. Morley to pay $9 to the First National Bank of Morrison or face jail. Morley, pastor of a Methodist church, acted as executor of his late wife’s estate and disposed of assets, but the bank seeks payment on a note it held.
Chicago marks its centennial with a week of events including parades speeches and banquets. The recall of the city’s past is sparked by plans to burn red fire on the roofs of tall buildings as part of the commemorations.
Peter Thienes of 919 North Alabama street died Tuesday at 9 p.m. from Bright's disease. He gained national recognition as the fastest compositor in the United States and set a Philadelphia record in a long-past contest. Born in Edinburgh Indiana in 1857, he learned his trade on a country newspaper.
About 35 helpers at Brightwood shops quit work on Tuesday demanding 2 cents more per hour instead of 18 cents. The dispute with road officials remains unsettled and ongoing.
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