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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1904
Page
4
Controller Dunn resists a Riverside park bridge citing expense while city leadership and public opinion favor a new White River crossing. The basement official warns of costs, but residents demand adequate access and safety. The piece urges immediate planning and construction for a bridge by next summer.
Judge J C McKegor of Logansport offers a critique of modern schooling noting too much cramming and not enough practical sense. He argues education should build character and practical ability, not merely fill a mind, warning that talent alone without character can fail.
A column urges parents and others to stop scaring children with tales of an "awful policeman" and to teach that officers are protectors. It notes many kids avoid officers and alleys, calls for change in attitudes, and recommends safety measures during track elevation work.
The writer derides health board officials over water testing and extra conferences, insisting the city water is fine per Dr Ferguson and criticizing prior city efforts like Louisville’s as wasteful. A July or Monday mention of Judge Whallon’s sermon about the world’s improvement appears tangentially in the critique.
A column argues women suffer indoors disease from lack of sun and fresh air. It praises outdoor exposure for strength, notes businesswomen stay healthier, and urges practical steps for healthier living for women including exercise, sleep, and light activity. The piece ends with a light aside on fashion and Newport social trends.
A man described as Russian was brought to the police station Sunday. He was asked what he had been drinking and replied angrily that he had not been drinking, claiming he was merely arresting himself of a sabotage incident and muttering incoherently about Japanese voices.
A collection of brief quotes from several papers notes evolving media culture. It highlights changes in editorial stance and the rising influence of afternoon newspapers along with sociopolitical remarks from Chicago, Columbus, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore outlets.
Editorials from Lafayette Journal and Anderson News discuss Col Bryan rallying to support Parker with twelve days to go. The Richmond Palladium ridicules a rival claim while Rome Progressive Farmer suggests a city plan to haul garbage to a farm for fertilizer, sparking farmer reactions.
A large turnout of grangers met at Thousand Islands New York where Gen. Sladd urged national aid for roads and warned of gypsy moth threats to trees. Mrs. Lord spoke on state grange matters as the executive committee discussed candidates for assistant secretary of agriculture after J Brigham's death.
The report notes exceptionally favorable wheat yields in northern India with area and production up over 20 percent and 1.6 million tons more than the previous record. Export projections exceed 100 million bushels, with Europe as the main destination, alongside discourse on soil fertility and microbial health. Also mentions Henry Bates Stoddard as most eminent grand commander with plans for a triennial Knights Templar conclave in San Francisco under Leary.
A jumble of overheard chatter shows Mrs Williams and Mrs Thompson visiting across the street from Runklee. The scene hints at social calls, recipe talk, wardrobe praise, and a plan to meet again as evening fades and the town hushes.
A Cleveland era of Indiana life unfolds with the Madison Chautauqua opening its sessions and Cambridge City band planning a picnic. Reports detail Ridgeville oil strikes attendance, Wayne county schools adopting agriculture studies, and Mrs. John A. Logan preparing for Richmond Chautauquas. Local fairs, reunions, and campus hires are noted amid accidents, strikes, burglaries, and a skeleton discovery during trench work. multiple small communities report incidents and civic activities including Elkhart, Lafayette, Kokomo, and Fort Wayne.
The Kikers column laments rude policing and praises Judge Browne in Vallejo. A patrolman avoids directing a stranger home, while two vagrants spared jail for buying passage to the race contribute a light moment as the judge returns cash with humor. The tale underscores public expectations of courtesy from police and judges.
CHICAGO Aug 2 Edmund James president of Northwestern University is expected to be elected president of Tinols University Wednesday as the university announces leadership changes.
Unclear text describes sailors fearing bad luck for a Dubuque named gunboat near Morris, Iowa. Miss Arnetta Ph the dreighter accepts to pull the champagne bottle, but delays and confusion occur. Miss Higanth Treadwell later agrees to act, yet the ceremony ends with tears as old salts remark on misfortune.
In this prose vignette a narrator recalls a whist night with Kitty and Uncle Jeff. Jealousy, rivalries, and flirtation color the play as Kitty books the table, reveals subtleties in trumps and strategy, and a boxed ring exchange hints at a past romance and a future tangle, all amid sharp, period dialogue.
Advertises low round trip fares from Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis and return via the Northwestern Line at 18 dollars, and 22 dollars to Chicago, Superior, and Duluth. Adds 2075 round trip to Sault Ste Marie. 312.85 to Marquette with sale dates August 7 16 and September 6 3. Promises better service with through sleeping cars and first rate accommodations. Information available from home agents or N M Breeze 43 Vine Street Cincinnati
A garbled narrative describes a farmer's wife defending horse workers and denouncing gender inequality. It recalls a sunken policy debate, the strain of wartime or postwar conditions, and a reflective protest by a mother figure amid rural labor disputes. The text hints at social change and old roles clashing with new expectations.
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