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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1903
Page
3
A nostalgic note discusses house-warmings as gatherings to dispel chill with warmth and fellowship. It promotes choosing heaters from Vonnegut Hardware at 22 104 East Washington Street, highlighting the Estate Oak stove promising fifty hours burn and efficient heat, with Majestic Range among the showcased options on the second floor.
A fragmentary reminiscence of Oyster Bay shows recalls a bum night of tented drama with a villain in a logging scene and a Washington hotel office plot. A circus visit with a forward looking proprietor promises grand seating and an elephant yet ahead. The piece notes the itinerant vaudeville and Indian medicine shows moving from village to village before the front moves on toward New York.
At Schlezel’s bath house boys jump from an eight foot roof into a pool eight feet deep. The risky plunge draws frequent visitors, some bruises occur but spur next attempts. Several swimmers show promise, though no long distance records are feasible here. The bath house remains a popular city resort attracting swimmers from across the country.
An old article describes thief and thug signaling codes such as chalk marks and subtle motions, noting that criminals use gestures like hat tipping and face wiping to signal accomplices while police, led by Captain Gerber, struggle to learn them.
A profile of Charles Z Charleston, a colored private secretary and assistant manager to Dr C Da Garmo Gray, describing his role in the big horse show circuit. The piece notes his decisive responsibility, quickness, and knowledge, as well as his views on Indianapolis colored people and his Canadian background.
Washington Sept 24 A group plans a new negro political party to push laws and enforce existing ones while opposing Booker T. Washington. The Suffrage League of Washington aids the move with local leagues across the south. Leaders accuse officeholders of betraying negro interests and threaten to shift allegiance if Republicans fail to act.
Sheriff Clas of Tazewell county arrested A H Willard wealthy stockman of Carthage on a larceny warrant. Indicted by the grand jury on a complaint by James Dean and Fred H Trout of Tremont over a $15,000 cattle and horse dealing. Willard posted bond for December court appearance.
One thousand Louisville Catholics journeyed to Nazareth to honor Father Bouchet, once vicar general of the Louisville diocese, who died suddenly months ago and could have celebrated a golden jubilee if still alive.
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