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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1903
Page
4
Ed Logsdon questions the truth about affidavits in the city campaign. The Sun notes unfamiliar hostility among candidates and insinuates motives more personal than civic improvement. It mentions Furnas, Fueh, Kennington, Joe Bell, and April strikes, with Taggart, Adams, and John Mitchell’s public image cited as context.
Indiana papers report on Hog Megven in Dubois county and local gains in road and rural delivery projects. Political analysis from Fort Wayne and Terre Haute shows party dynamics, mayoral influence, and upcoming election stakes. Social calendar details Indy society events feature Miss Bella Wright and prominent gatherings in Indianapolis.
Fashion notes describe spring gowns with flounces and shirring, colors like rose cream mauve and green, and lace appliques. It covers collars, stoles, and wraps, plus economical fabric tricks and lace combinations from Paris to Paraguay lace.
A Saturday afternoon in Mileyville features townsfolk along Main Street, with farmers chatting and seeing familiar faces. Characters like Elie Wels and Bill Morris join a lively crowd while a street scene shifts to a political note at night, ending with Edward Singer.
A fragment from a local reminiscence describes a fire engine passing by a house, a child exclaiming over the noise, and a four year old girl dutifully nibbling toast with mustard while remarking jelly is cooling. A boy named Thomas, six, plans to ride near and eat with his family, but is warned he is too small to bridge a mare.
In a Baltimore News piece Beveridge rejects a vice presidential boom and resists early presidential speculation. He aims to avoid a stepping stone path, arguing the vice presidency should not preempt a larger quest, while his supporters push a Roosevelt era caution about premature nominations.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland announced he will attend the St Louis expansion opening in late April but will not visit the Pacific coast states as some reports claimed. He will stay in Missouri for the event.
Washington special notes that Beveridge reacts to a Detroit discussion about selecting a strong candidate for the ticket. The piece highlights the influence of insider McKinley era figures and warns that Beveridge seeks autonomy in the process despite praise from political peers.
Sir Francis Winter reports a secluded people in New Guinea called the Ahgalamboo living in swamp houses 32 feet above water. They swim well, walk poorly on land, and their bodies show ape-like features due to reliance on aquatic life.
Kondies Faran describes the latest slang terms such as Meg-A cent Caseenate-A and Shine-A negro, with mappings like Crown Guy Policeman and Ginnie Italian. The list includes terms for people, actions, and roles, highlighting evolving street language and social references.
Dr Barah J Elliott of Utah recounts a curiously phrased exchange in Salt Lake City. A patient thanked her for saving a life and offered to save the doctor’s son by marriage to her husband. The tale drew sharp comments from a neighbor who urged marrying nine.
During his England tour Sousa, a kand leader, met a famed woman known for gathering celebs to dinners. She pressed him to dine, but rumors of inviting neighbors to meet Sousa reached him. He declined politely, and she wrote anxiously. Sousa replied humorously that only 90 of his company could meet at her invitation due to others’ engagements.
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