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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1903
Page
1
Defense attorney outlines why Edwin D. Logsdon was targeted, presenting evidence that protection information had been obtained. Sleuth’s report to Dr. Hunt alleges discussions with Logsdon about slot machine privileges. The St Louis detective is drawn into his own net and captured.
Dr. George E Hunt Hilton A Brown and Thomas C Day testified as defense and prosecution sparred over Stahl's reports and the legality of using detectives to uncover corruption. Spaan pressed that Logsdon had no guilt and the men sought evidence rather than a crime, raising questions of bias and legality.
A fragmentary compilation blends Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address with verses by James Whitcomb Riley and others, reflecting on Decoration Day. It contrasts solemn battlefield remembrance with sentimental homefront scenes, recalling soldiers buried, flags, roses, and national vows of sacrifice and freedom.
Showers across Indiana dampen plans but civic ceremonies proceed. At 10 a.m. decorations occur at Greenlawn Mount Jackson New Crown and Crown Hill cemeteries for Union Confederates and Oliver P. Morton. A 2 p.m. Crown Hill program led by Chief Marshal Merrifield includes G A R procession, Womans Relief Corps tribute, Captain Ketcham oration, schoolchildren flowers, muskets and taps. 2:30 p.m. Holy Cross Cemetery observance. Downtown stores and offices close by 1 p.m.. banks and public buildings shorten morning hours. no downtown parade.
Poem fragment and elegy mix recalling the bugle's call across Civil War and later battles. It joins Meredith Nicholson and T. C. Harbaugh meditations on courage, memory, and the fallen, linking Shiloh, Gettysburg, Agincourt, and Waterloo to fathers, soldiers, and a country’s trust.
Theodore Ingersoll evokes 1876 Indianapolis oratory recalling the Civil War dead. He envisions soldiers marching to glory, the impact on families, and the transformation from bondage to liberty as the nation honors fallen heroes under the flag.
A fragmented excerpt memorializes the Civil War anthem and its author Julia Ward Howe. The text evokes themes of marching God, justice, and moral resolve, recalling lines about God marching on and the fiery gospel. The garbled OCR preserves key phrases and the hymn’s spiritual imagery without coherent context.
Edward Davis and Frank Smith were arrested by Detectives Asch and Manning and jailed on grand larceny charges. A horse and buggy they were trying to sell at a low price were found with them. Smith claimed 315 Holmes Avenue as his address, while Davis said he had no home. In recent days a horse was stolen in the gas belt area.
The two men in custody are said to have made horse theft their business and are believed to know of several valuable animals that have been taken recently.
Police say a group in Little Italy operated a kidnap ring targeting youths for ransom. A league of fortune tellers is alleged to be involved in blackmail schemes, following the disappearance of 15 year old Louise Diviniero.
The assessor M. L. Jefferson reports the real estate and personal property appraisal work nearly finished after sixty days starting April 1. Memorial Day caused teams to be dismissed last night. The County Board of Review will meet Monday to prepare for taxpayer hearings on assessments. Township assessors will begin sending notices to property owners announcing appeals.
In Goodwater Alabama a negro testified before the grand jury about involuntary servitude and debt bondage. He described being chained near water for a debt and detailed brutal mistreatment that led to arrests of two prominent citizens.
New York Central Railroad envisions a 750 foot tower at Grand Central Station site, 200 feet taller than the Washington Monument. Directors have not adopted the design. The base spans about 190 feet, tapering upward with a clock facing west of the tower. A beacon or beacon-like feature is mentioned.
A sweeping Kansas flood floods Topeka and towns along rivers, with five thousand homeless in Topeka. Bridges wash out, rails stripped, and widespread damage across Morris and Clark counties. Officials report collapsed telegraph, rising rivers, and evacuations as trains stall and towns declare emergency.
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