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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
2
Promoter Professor C. E. Gauss of Marshall Michigan offers a free trial package of a “Combined Treatment” for catarrh claiming it cleanses the system and relieves symptoms. Readers are urged to write for a return mail trial at no cost, with no obligation to buy.
Ada M Winterrowd accused of devertion and being compelled to make her own living slice from husband Ely O Winterrowd. Court records show a domestic dispute framing the case as a legal action over livelihood and coercion.
A double-header freight train on the Vandalia line derailed near Merrill Street when engine No. 14 failed to haul a heavy load. No. 18 left the rails, rolled, and dragged No. 46 into a bank. E Gaughan died at St Vincent's Hospital. John Zink and Tony Gaughan were seriously or lightly hurt. Fred Harris suffered steam burns.
The one hundredth anniversary of Robert Ymmoet the Irian patriot was celebrated Wednesday night in Manonte hall under Emmet club auspices. Father Mathew brigade provided a feature. Mayor Bookwalter and John W. Holtaman attended. Judge O Neill Ryan of St Louis spoke with wit and drew applause.
Democratic mayoral candidate John W. Holtzman opened the city campaign at Bellefontaine hall with strong applause. He criticized the Bookwalter administration, claiming missed reforms and inflated taxes, and touted past actions while challenging current levy figures and promises of tax relief. The crowd's reaction was lively as he spoke on local governance and accountability.
A brief item reports Be Strike affecting Minneapolis flour operations by tying up shipments and halting mills, creating delays across the city’s grain handling network. No injuries noted, authorities monitor the disruption and prepare contingency measures.
In Minneapolis and St Paul reports say the Great Northern Company reached a settlement with its engineers and artisans after a prolonged dispute. About eight hundred marble workers and related craftspeople were affected. The wage increase brings pay in line with the Northern Pacific, ending a months long stand.
Fragmentary report claims Grand‑duke George married Princess Nakachidze in an 18th century rite making Cecil, George's oldest son, a potential heir. Duke Constantine acts as guardian amid imperial disputes, with potential challenges to succession and a czarist decree affecting guardianship and validity of the marriage.
Alonzo Weed, dubbed mayor of Amesville in Athena county, was released from the Workhouse on Wednesday after a jailed tenure for drunkenness. He vows to quit politics, return to the road, and rejects any future office, saying he did not profit from his term. Weed had previously won the mayoral seat in a tied election after a joke nomination.
Inez Noel an employee at Hitz Baking Company requests a court grant for a permanent leave of absence. She cites a chill atmosphere at her position and has distanced herself from her husband Afitchel Noel.
A garbled 19th century screed from New Orleans urges the Democratic Party to adopt swift amendments and a plan to curb alleged agitation. The text calls for a white national focus and claims to rally voters across parties, naming figures and urging unity behind a policy shift.
Berlin dispatch quotes Ed ward Mygind asserting an influential American warns the United Blazen will seize Constantinople and resolve the Balkan question. St Louis reports an application to matriculate by Charles F. Kelly, ex‑home delemales member, denied by St Louis law school over bribery and perjury findings.
A head on collision of two Freights on the C P road near Klondike two miles west of New Philadelphia last night killed two firemen and injured the rest of the crew except one. Fireman Williams was found dead and the other fireman is not yet recovered, thought pinned beneath the wreck. Engineer McElroy broke a leg and James Kyssel suffered severe injuries, his third accident in three months.
Prince Alert, fresh from breaking the world pacing record at Empire City, is likely to pace at the Oakley meeting in Cincinnati next Friday. Negotiations to thin the entry are under way and arrangements appear probable. If he races, multiple harness horses may witness what could be the greatest race in history.
A testimonial touts Postum as a coffee substitute that cleared a formerly caffeinated complexion and cured digestive and heart troubles. The speaker, citing two years of use, says coffee caused illness and Postum restored health, with the Battle Creek Michigan company providing the name.
A Baltimore and Ohio freight wreck on Wednesday evening caused two oil tank cars to explode. Four nearby houses were set ablaze by burning oil and destroyed, as smoke hung in the air over the scene.
In Sulth Bend Indiana delegates at the Malena federation convention refused a policy veto on political funding and adopted a resolution barring any party from advocacy while reaffirming a president and secretary’s salaries. Reports from Wade de Bites highlighted healthy federation conditions with few strikes and overall gains for organized labor. officers elected included George Derrick first vice president and Wellington O Connor third vice president among others.
In Detroit fifty two members of class A at the Casa school struck for two days and petitioned the Board of Education for reinstatement of Freat analatant Eirgerte C. Whitney, brother of Principal Morey Whitney. The discharged assistant was found guilty of intimacy with girl pupils and summarily discharged. The strike escalated into a riot with pupils preventing others from attending. Police were dispatched and the school board warned of wholesale suspensions.
SARGENT Ky Sept 24 Clifton Branham a Kentucky Ku Klux feud leader and wife murderer who is to be hanged at Wise Va Friday claims insanity. He is chained to the jail floor bites and nips at guards and has not eaten in five days. The item includes unrelated ads and dubious lines about products and services following the main notice.
A man described as Harry Hughes, a female impersonator, was arrested after a two month hunt for stealing women’s clothing. Police found a bag with 200 keys and numerous items including a dull rouge box, a camera, and many petticoats. Hughes claimed unemployment and cited a string of bad luck.
In Belloville, Sept 1 Walter, son of John Joselhardt, fell into a kettle of boiling apple butter and died. Garfield's New Job note mentions Harry A. Garteliswan to start duties at Princeton around Feb 1. garbled lines reference positions and dates pending confirmation.
Telegraph Messenger boys employed by Western Union in downtown Chicago struck again on Thursday. They demand higher pay and shorter hours, seeking an eight hour day. Management claims they could match strike prices but the dispute continues as workers push for better conditions.
Willimn Ditland, colored, sentenced to five years imprisonment for limiting fraudulent Chinese certificates. The report notes a crackdown and internal revre details with scant readable context.
A reader describes a debate on women alighting from cars and the perception that women jump rather than step. The writer notes discomfort and a belief that gravity explains why women appear to leap, arguing the act is not a fault of the woman but a misinterpretation and danger seen in public transport exits.
In Chicago a father’s gift of two identical scarf pins to brothers Victor Shaw of San Francisco and G H B Shaw of New Orleans leads to a remarkable reunion at the Victoria hotel. Clerk McHenry notices one pin on Victor and by chance a second pin on G H B Shaw yields instant recognition. The New Orleans Shaw, en route to Kansas City for marriage, learns he is heir to his late father’s wealth. The cause of the brothers drifting apart remains unexplained.
In a chaotic scene at Coney Island the christening of a baby of Harry Taylor faced a lion-guarded arena as roars rose and spectators feared for safety. The ceremony stalled as lions roared, the baby cried, and officials struggled to restore order before a final decision was made.
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