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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
4
Advocates call for a new statute to replace Indiana's aging marriage license law. They cite abuses, lack of uniformity, and missing vital records. Ministers would provide sworn details at issuance to improve demographic data and curb rising divorces and indecency concerns.
Prof Goldsborough of Purdue backs the closed electric light as most approved and helped revise specs for the Board of works. The piece warns against letting a contract extend beyond the current expiry and notes opposition from the Indianapolis Light and Power Company and Home Heating and Lighting Company. It also cites a U.S. statistic showing a 54 percent drop in consumption fatalities over ten years and urges open windows and disinfection to wipe out the scourge.
Word from Buffalo notes Indians eager to see Gov Durbin again after his Roosevelt event. Sept 14 Indiana may rise and exterminate tribes. A tip about cash influencing primaries circulates. Moore workers urged to stay alert as tensions rise over party machinery and possible riots at Democrat primaries.
The Hon. Bill Flynn returns from Chicago as campaign season begins. A debate over paving New Capitol Avenue near the curb raises concerns of horse racing danger. Bryan enters the oil business, a move expected to ease Democratic troubles.
A press dispatch notes fewer Negro delegates than ever at the Virginia state convention. The report suggests Negroes fear the McKinley era aims to shape a white man's Republican Party in the South.
A vivid claim notes Poister the Yellow-bridge potentate and Kissel the policy king as the men behind Ma guire's selection, signaling political intrigue and power plays.
The Republican party in Indianapolis debates possible cabinet appointments of Fred Joss Harry Gates and George Elliott to Bookwalter s administration.
A remark about the harsh fate of those who cause harm is likened to a millstone around the neck, drawing on sacred writings to stress severe consequences. The note uses biblical language to warn against wrongdoing and preserve moral admonition.
Officials warn the upcoming administration faces a flood of street repair bills as current leaders let projects slide and accumulate costs. Citizens fear mounting expenses and deteriorating road conditions without timely action.
The passage blends ominous weather rhetoric with political speculation about Mr Geck ler and Tamm's entry in the city clerk race, suggesting tension and potential removal from the contest.
Captains for the Alaskan trade appear selected from harvest field workers in Dakota, suggesting a links between agricultural labor and leadership at sea.
A playful weather report irks the urban observer while farmers openly endure the forecast with quiet resolve. The scene captures city versus countryside tempers as weather chatter continues.
Maguire expresses pride in the sponsors backing his work, highlighting their support as essential to his efforts and success.
William Gilbert a Union traction company conductor was run over by a car at the loop at College avenue and Twenty seventh street Wednesday morning. He died Wednesday afternoon at St. Vincent's hospital shortly after his leg was amputated.
New York health officer Doty discusses two men bitten by infected mosquitoes in Havana. He says the deaths save millions by guiding future prevention and eradication efforts. Doty notes his ongoing battle against malaria through killing disease-bearing mosquitoes.
A collage of humorous remarks from newspapers mentions a two heart Chicago man in jest, and a Danish loan rumor. It notes Mrs Nation’s divorce remark to deter crowds, plus a line on Phillips the corn king finding 134000.
A collection of sharp quips from papers reimagining political figures and events. The pieces lampoon figures from William C Whitney to Mr Croker and strike leaders while commenting on party dynamics and public consequences.
A collage of newspaper quotes reveals exchanges on spirit calling, gossip, secrecy, and courtroom banter. Dialogues cover a mystic versus police, a boastful baby inquiry, and a veterinary joke amid legal taunts. The lines reflect colorful period voice and social satire.
The piece notes pink as a favored feminine color in social life and dress, highlighting its use in wedding attire and intimate apparel. It mentions pink shades like blush rose praingoos and Russian pink, with styles such as a pink nainsock nightgown trimmed in white lace. It contrasts trends in St. Petersburg, Vienna, Paris, and London.
An inexact report notes that removing swelling from the Central Avenue block pavement will take many days. The surface forms a continuous hump, hindering passage and signaling prolonged repair work.
A fragmented poem set in Arizules with Chira del Cherum, a fortune teller, slain after a disturbance at the Whisky Tide. A second fragment contrasts a rocking chair sale turning up in a shop window with a higher price, dazing the seller.
The Indiana humorist George Ade is teased for belittling his home state in a New York Dramatic Mirror letter. He supposedly noted Indiana produces bright minds quickly, and the piece hints at his respect for Charles Major, despite playful jabs at Hoosier pride.
A western humorist watches a funnel shaped cloud sweep through a wrecked area and, selecting a lifeless form among the rubble, laments the loss of his father. Overcome with loneliness, he bursts into tears.
A dialogue fragment shows two speakers disputing introductions. One asks if the other stands high in the Gazzam family circle while a third introduces them as an old friend of the daughter or father. The tone hints at social maneuvering through blurred status labels.
Miss Sophia Becker a Chicago woman becomes inspector of boots for a labor day parade to ensure union made footwear. Jessie M Fry Idaho rifle expert horsewoman and former school teacher who sold horses to the British government for the Transvaal. Mile Bottara a Paris hospital ward surveillant nearing retirement after 23 years service two short vacations she received the Legion of Honor and will gain a pension.
Building licenses issued for a brick addition to the high school at Pennsylvania and Michigan streets costing $19,000. McCormick Harvester Co. granted license for brick and stone building on 8S Capitol Ave near Louggigra St costing $28,000. Also approved for building repairs at $1 and other works totaling $10,000.
In vivid verse John Burroughs celebrates nature's pulse through the year from April to winter. He likens birds and breaking buds to a dynamic drumbeat that awakens arbutus, stirs May breezes, and drives forest action with each season.
A report cites Supt William Hildenbrandt of John A. Roebling’s Sons Co proposing a double decker Brooklyn Bridge. The plan adds a second story with four parallel cables, costing about 3.5 million dollars and allowing trolley cars and trains on the lower span while pedestrians and wagons use the upper deck over about five years. Apostle A O Woodruff returns from Utah with 75 laborers for Mormon colonists on the Shoshone river, aiming to shelter workers for winter.
Texas & Pacific plans a $70000 passenger station at Paris Texas pending final approvals. Monon will run seven Chicago to Louisville specials for the Knights Templar conclave. Striking Evansville section men return to work at $1.20 daily. L B Freeman promoted to district passenger agent at Columbus.
Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio recounts a neighbor’s infant with cholera infantum recovering in two days after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She claims it has never failed in any instance and recommends it to druggists for sale.
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