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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1901
Page
3
Updated notice from The Sun outlines office locations in the Sun Building at East Ohio Street, business office contact, and editorial rooms. It lists delivery by carrier, advertising rates, and subscription terms for in city and outside city customers. Readers are urged to report delivery issues to the office.
A critical editorial blasts Carrie Nation's Indianapolis visit as a sensational joke provoking a curious, rowdy mob through drinking spots. It urges city leaders to enforce laws, curb arson by youngsters, and reflect on public nuisance and political influences shaping the city’s image.
The Tanzy case ends with a not guilty verdict as the Board of Safety relied on friends testimony over alibi witnesses. The article notes remaining doubt about timing and criticizes future board appointments for safeguarding reputations and affidavits.
A feature highlights Hetty Green’s frugal, hands on daily life and rapid rise in banking, railways, and real estate. It also profiles Lucy Nicola Wah-ta-wasco the Oldtown Indian who seeks education at Radcliffe, and a string of entrepreneurial women from dairy farming to horse rearing. Mary Pierce bribes a Lake Andres homestead into a future town site with hotels and stores.
Read remarks from several newspapers praising Gen. Frederick Funston for arresting Aguinaldo and commenting on wartime strategy and originality. The pieces reference US policy, Japan Russia tensions, and Kansas political sentiment with a mix of opinions.
A terse editorial contrasts handling former presidents with managing ex-insurgents, urging practical policies and clear steps over symbolic gestures. The piece frames the issue as a test of governance and stability.
The text muses that Gen Freddy may capture Aguinaldo, sidelining Col. Teady and his 1904 hopes. It then pivots to a medical note praising Hood's Sarsaparilla to restore appetite and strength after illness.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for children during teething. It asserts the product soothes the child and eases gums while curing wind colic and diarrhoea. It lists price as twenty five cents per bottle.
In a lively town scene a photographer is teased for his looks while a maiden greets love with joy and playful banter. A man with many glances is noted as the photographer, while the crowd reacts to a witty exchange about romance and presence.
A brief verse exchange features a poetic man noting winter’s end and a friend acknowledging a woman’s farewell. An accompanying dialogue recalls a discharged husband who forgot to stamp goods as made in Germany.
"Will you give me something to eat?" asked Hoxey Hi. "No," answered the hungry-looking man who opened the door, "but I'll tell you what I will do. You scare up something and I'll furnish a nice warm place where we can eat it." EDWARD SINGER.
Fred Funston, famed for capturing Aguinaldo, became the first to fire a dynamite gun in combat with insurgents in Cubs. Outnumbered, he and 19 men used the weapon to disrupt a Spanish detachment, leaving troops fleeing and arms abandoned. He recalled the terror and lasting horror of the explosive. The same daring involved a deadly Death Valley journey under harsh heat and thirst, yielding specimens later housed at the Smithsonian.
A coalition of all naval stores operators in the south is being formed. A white posse searches for Andres Norris who killed Mrs. French, a white woman, in Navarre county Texas. Kilgour and Kerper, Cincinnati street railway magnates, have acquired the Toledo and Bowling Green electric line. The Canton viceroy acts to curb robbery and piracy. Five thousand dollars in counterfeit notes in transit from the Bank of Columbia to the New York National Bank via Southern Express. package contained only brown paper.
A speaker urges moral reform opposing saloons and modern temptations. He rails against Christian science and nude imagery, warns against prostitution and hypocrisy, and challenges voters and saloon keepers while urging women and men to resist immoral fashions and protect their families.
Julia Kingsley Maude Adams and Mrs Fiske lead a diverse lineup this week. Performers include Kingsley, Nawn and four players in a mythical comedietta, the Clipper quartet, the Darrow novelty, McPhee and Hill acrobats, the Johnstons, and Miles and Raymond. Maude Adams stars in L Aigion for three nights. Mrs Fiske performs Becky Sharp with Park opening week, high bells by the Brothers Byrne, Ishams Octoroons on Thursday.
Edward Boyce aged 25 of 646 Madison Avenue was struck by an L E and W train at Delaware Street Saturday night. Dr Wiggins of City Dispensary transported him to City Hospital where his right leg was amputated.
Sunday swap shots report three miners perished in a blast at a Gal Lup New Mexico mine. In Porto Rico coffee news France imposes heavy duties on Puerto Rican coffee exports.
Daniel Willard becomes B and O general manager in Pittsburgh. 2.6 million bushels of coal headed south. British capture Commandant Prinzloo and 28 Boer wagons. Boston anti-imperialists scold McKinley as Aguinaldo is captured. Fire injures five at Cold Packing plant in Kansas City. Loss estimated at 200000. St Louis grand jury indicts 31 election clerks and judges. New steel and iron plant bought in Youngstown. Jacob Wichman undergoes cancer surgery in German hospital, New York. Wichman’s stomach removed. Louis McDowell and Charles Meyer escape moving train in Valley Park. Topeka sues 59 insurers under anti trust laws. Harold Crowley arrested in Lockport. Post office theft case alleged. Conrad Forsimmer named state museum janitor. Zoo closes April 20 for Buffalo move. A C Newby named Indiana Trust director. Indianapolis Elks buy Maryland street building. Propylaeum mass meeting honors Mrs Zerelda Wallace. James Lawler injured by falling stove pipe. Plainfield reform school lacks superintendent. Eugene York favored. Saloon managers allegedly paid for Mrs Nation visit. Tuxedo managers offered 50 for mirroring mirrors. no advance pay. Captain Horton awarded French colonial decoration for recovering French noble remains. Tom L Johnson sues Leader for libel over voter influence affidavit. Chiquita the living doll returns to Washington for Zoo engagement. Benefit nights planned for Knights of Pythias and Uniform Rank. Dead: Van Benthuysen, Evans, Rev Jasper, Newcomer.
The ad claims bad blood breeds a host of ailments from boils to indigestion and tiredness. It asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies enriches and vitalizes blood. It warns blood troubles grow if untreated and should be rooted out in spring.
Daisy Lingenfelter and Vern Coy married Sunday afternoon at their new home 903 S State Ave by Rev Cas tor. Attendants were Miss Rena Meyer and Charles Hughes as guests wore gray silk gowns and carried white carnations. Also noted are upcoming society events and travel plans of local residents.
Franklin Smith of Antwerp Ohio recounts long years of nervous trouble and convulsions finally relieved by Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer. The J. W. Brant Co. of Albion Michigan offers the remedy at $1 per bottle or six bottles for $5 by mail.
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