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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1903
Page
12
A spill emptied two million gallons of water into sewers last night. Oil coated ditches along the railroad and streams feeding a manhole at East Street. Residents fear explosions and fires and have started a petition to condemn the Ol Company plant and relocate it outside the city, already gathering over two hundred signatures by 11 PM.
A lengthy forecast from Washington outlines Sunday showers in southern Indiana with warmer conditions in the north, and Monday fair and warmer in the south. It covers Ohio, Lower Michigan, Kentucky, Iowa, Wisconsin, and surrounding regions with varying winds, temperatures, and precipitation notes.
An innovative straw hat design offers multiple wearing options through clever creases. This versatile headpiece folds into several distinct styles, presenting a stylish accessory for varied outfits and occasions.
Plain and platted bosoms in new nobby patterns, light or dark shades, an exceptionally good value for $1.00.
A fresh supply of the well known shirts arrives for sale. These garments are described as high quality and popular with buyers seeking durable clothing. Availability and pricing details are expected in upcoming notices.
Postmaster General Payne returns to the department and deflects questions on Third Assistant Madden as investigations into General Manifold Company contracts widen. Indictments reportedly sought by the grand jury. officials anticipate a summer completion but foresee a lull and possible Payne vacation. Pennsylvanian Congressman Sibley pushes for a full investigation.
Mrs Henry Chadwick 84 recalls meeting Aaron Burr in Brooklyn near Jamaica Turnpike. She states Burr proved a myth about his poverty by owning a paid annuity from Col Burr for a Jamaica race farm. She recalls Burr’s piercing black eyes and a brief farm business visit with her father.
Wilmington on June 27 reports a week shadowed by a lynching and mob violence ending in calm. The entire police force and 100 National Guardsmen are on duty as saloons close at 6 pm to midnight. A Black bishop from Charleston, S C, quotes tough rhetoric on race justice while authorities seek to let the matter drop.
A Paris telegram says the Mad Mullah captured five British posts between Buroa and Bohode in Somaliland and killed many officers, with two thousand native soldiers taken prisoner. Aden dispatches note British lines threatened and reinforcements ordered. General Manning superseded by Egerson as Abyssinian support grows. London reports contradict the disaster claim.
Maritime traffic reports list arrivals and departures on June 27 at New York Liverpool Boulogne Queenstown London Plymouth Cherbourg Antwerp Havre Bremen and Queenstown. Notable note: the White Star Miner Arabic left Liverpool for New York on maiden voyage. built at Belfast launched December 18, 1902. similar to Cedric, 0 feet long, eighty five foot beam, four feet draft, gross tonnage unspecified.
A Des Moines head on collision in Chicago Milwaukee St Paul yards leaves two men dead and five seriously hurt. Names include John Ericson and James Howard, with engineers and conductors among the injured. Other incidents in Virginia and New Jersey report further wrecks and injuries.
Winona Lake is bustling as regular summer visitors arrive by the hundreds seeking rest and recreation. The park hosts numerous social events, a large Sunday school excursion from Elwood and nearby cities, and preparations for a major Fourth of July celebration with an expanded athletic program and lectures by Prof. Merlin and W. Crummer. The Pittsburg Christian Endeavor delegation plans a stop, and notable guests include Miss Elizabeth D. Lee, Mrs. Robert S. Martin, and Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman party guests at Inselheim Cottage.
In German New York the Pleasant Little Bakery and the weinstuben define local life. The bakery serves light luncheons with coffee, chocolate and milk, while the weinstuben offer small to sizable venues where families gather. Strangers are watched, and distrust lingers toward outsiders in the German quarter.
Over fifty purchasers quickly evaluate Clifton Place lots at Clifton and Thirty-first streets North Indianapolis. No railroads to cross. Beautiful high lots offered at 2 dollars per week. Attend Sunday afternoon or send name to L Elder No. 1 Ingalls Block for full particulars and street car tickets.
Resorts around Laporte enjoy a summer boom aided by electric trains linking the town to Pine Lake. The Chautauqua Hotel welcomes guests, with J. B. Hoffman of Chicago expanding summer bookings. Sunlit festivities, local dignitaries, and a regatta plan unfold as cottages fill, while accidents dot camp life at Pine Lake.
New York June 27 Henry Prentice a well known Stock Exchange broker has been declared insane and unfit to manage his affairs. Proceedings were brought by his wife who testified to his numerous delusions while two physicians pronounced him a paretic.
In a New York Tribune recount, Mayor Mulvihill recalls a boyhood episode in a Connecticut town. A halting man knelt in a field to pray for thirty minutes as locals watched, then a ringleader toppled soil onto him from a mound, sending the man fleeing in fear. The prank led to the moral remark that one cannot joke without consequences.
In a burlesque act, Ella Garrison and Jules Garrison perform at vaudeville houses in New York. The dialogue includes personal memories and a poignant exchange about a father’s death. A love scene follows with dramatic lines about fate and separation.
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