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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1903
Page
9
Rustic tale of a rooming house and a streetcar conductor recounting fares and transfers. Farmers at Empire box office receive tickets amid farcical exchanges as rustic humor and local beer talk frame a bustling city scene. Receipts and transfers become punchlines in a night of theater and traffic chatter.
An attempted murder and suicide occurred at a German Lutheran church as services began. Hermann Rostow shot his wife in the presence of hundreds of witnesses, then shot himself. Mrs Rostow is dying, Rostow is dangerously wounded but may recover.
Police found an 11 year old boy dead under canvas on Pier 3 East River with signs of foul play. Minutes later a second body, a man about 45, was found in a vacant lot at 20 Fifty-fifth Street, head wrapped in bandages.
G Bill Coffin of Bushong Kansas resigns as justice of the peace after a year in office. He explains the move as a bid to reduce litigation and seeks a farm lifestyle, noting plans to relocate to Bushong and expressing hope his successor upholds the office with dignity. He addresses voters, mentions his insurance sales work, and thanks supporters while outlining his intent to stay accessible for public matters.
Louis A Packard is sentenced to ten years for criminally assaulting a girl. Defense claims Lucivea Packard, his brother, is the real culprit and that the prisoner is suffering for him. Jury convicts the prisoner. prior remarks suggest arrogance after the verdict.
The article profiles Eleanor Calhoun, wife of Macedonian committee founder Eugenie Lazarevich, as a grandniece of Senator John C Calhoun and potential empress. It traces Lazarevich from Austrian army lieutenant to Balkan revolutionary leader, funding, and ambitions for a unified Slavonic state, with an American-born consort aiming to crown her as empress.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a safe, painless at home remedy for piles with no knife or surgery. A Milwaukee woman testifies to lasting relief after years of agony, noting she has had no symptoms for two years. Sold by all druggists at 0 per packet. if unavailable, send payment.
During sessions Kell Saturday the members of the Indianapolis battery gathered for a reunion. They planned future meetings and praised their unit. The reunion concludes Monday night. Civil Service Examinations noting clerk and exterior positions in Indiana will be held Saturday May 1. Applications must be filed before 5 p.m. Oct. 18 with the secretary at the post office building.
Crowds flocked to the show grounds on Monday with elephants, snakes, and a parade along Washington Street. Vaudeville at the Gh and Park featured Miss Emily Gorton, W. L Gerata, and The icky Muck. The Empire stage presented Recalled pieces, The Meredith Histery, Gregan, and the Cherry Blossoms Duslesquers in a varied three day program with novelty acts and rotating disguises.
A cryptic market brief notes solid ale gains tied to an improved bant with a $5 valuation and a prompt call to act. The fragment references minimal details and incomplete quotations, suggesting limited readable facts about prices and timing.
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