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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
4
City debate over interurban terminal franchise heats up as critics accuse the Board of Works and Mayor Bookwalter of delaying a decision. The piece links Lieber and McGowan influences to city policy and calls for transparency in gas meter legislation amid broader political tensions.
In a heated exchange, critics from opposing parties condemn enforcement while proponents defend the law as sound. The development highlights partisan tensions as officials weigh public safety and order.
The crop of spring poetry has been unusually short. The note reflects a quiet literary season as editors remark on slender verse amid seasonal changes.
An Indianapolis editorial lauds the city as generous to its firemen claiming long service merits pensions and sympathy for the needy. It laments the sale of aging horses like Terry and 48 Brown Prince to trading stables, arguing that valuable, loyal apparatus should be pensioned rather than auctioned. The piece questions the city’s bargain and its impact on taxpayers and public service.
A humorous poem recalls a fishing trip as Weather changes and a man named Stormy Weather Bill perishes in a snow drift. The tale blends tall tales and local lore to immortalize the character in Moreysville.
An old-time newspaper fragment recounts rival doctors discussing a county case over whisky. A vagabond tells of jail time for murder. The page lists acts including Marguerite Madge Leo Theo and Jenny Sings with discussable stage routines and a concluding note by Edward Singer.
A collage of opinion lines notes Cecil Rhodes escaped a peerage and mocks his wealth. It condemns the Grand American Live Bird Shoot in Kansas City as brutal and notes New York State is done with it. It reports a Florida hanging and mentions early wire reports awaiting confirmation.
The Indiana order of Foresters will hold its monthly social on Friday night at 36% E Washington St Yukon council No 157 has moved its regular meeting from Thursday to Tuesday. Two hundred couples danced at the fourth annual American Smoking Casino ball at Germania hall Wednesday night. The Indiana Club of Chicago plans a reception and musicale for Indiana authors at the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago on April 24. Harry New recently returned from Washington where President Roosevelt dined with him. he says he did not seek nor expect an appointment. His father John C New also returned from Pass Christian Mississippi.
The season spotlights durable buckled oxfords and colonial style shoes as the real thing in women’s footwear. Shoemakers push buckled designs as the season’s defining trend with emphasis on fit and lasting materials.
The author argues that a thriving musical city needs a robust orchestra and frequent concerts to compare with Boston and New York. He recalls May festivals, rehearsals, and the impact on student musicians, noting Indianapolis' appreciative audiences and the need for growth in orchestral and choral offerings.
A collage of light anecdotes features Richard Mansfield’s serious wit during a dusty stage rain mishap, a botanist lunch with Sweden’s king, Rhode Island Representative Capron’s yes or no trap, Nat Goodwin’s London cafe joke about reform, and a closing quip about English reserve.
A set of vintage kitchen items includes breaded chicken baked with butter and cream, baked creamed potatoes with seasoned cream, almond cheesecakes with almonds and lemon, doughnuts with sugar and sour cream, and potato soup with milk.
A collage of humorous snippets and quips from newspapers. Jests about Scribbler, Hades, spelling, jewelry gifts, ancient specimens, riding clothes, winter poets, love costs, and a dog in a tug of war. Includes remarks from Columbia Jester Atchison Miss Singleton Sing Sing Star of Hope Puck Atlanta Constitution and Yonkers Statesman.
A column compares poems by The Poets with lines about goodnights and morning flights from the Atlanta Constitution. It contrasts hopeful imagery with a grumbling speaker from the New York News who laments humanity yet admits the world would move on without him.
Circular flounces trimmed with tiny ruffles become the favored skirt trim for silk and similar fabrics. White wash skirts feature the usual fulled tucked embroidery and lace. Open throat nightgowns with full sleeves and no back yoke are predicted to be the season’s most worn.
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