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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1903
Page
4
The News accuses city leaders of payroll padding and political manipulation tied to the upcoming election. It targets Holtzman and opponents while accusing rival papers of bias, citing past boosters and current campaigns across Indiana towns and statewide issues.
Mrs. J. B. Cruse and her husband have returned after spending several weeks in Canada. Fletcher notes their leisure travel and social rounds during the visit.
City life notes Gov Durbin and Judge Atord disputing workhouse terms while German friends honor Prof Charles El Emmarich with a 9 dollar gift at a German house banquet. A baby named Jacobson dies after falling into a trolley bay as a man is hurt at a sawmill. detectives probe Ray Garr’s death with suspicions of foul play despite a coroner confirming natural causes.
Senator Hanna III Cleveland fell ill with stomach trouble and heat fatigue Tuesday night, was in bed but improved by Wednesday morning. Post Department orders baggage masters to deliver unpouched newspaper mail, affecting postal operations in Washington.
A dialectal verse recounts enslaved, mocked rural life as a black man fears being forced to work while law and order fail. Mose Dick and Sam guard their cabins as the darkies are imagined to be ready to seize jobs, reflecting racist stereotypes of sharecropping and implied violence in a rural southern setting.
A jumble of snippets captures vaudeville style quips and cartoons. Mr Smith asserts wind from the NW as a yacht race tease while Mrs Smithers jokes about fires. A bored young man mocks poetic license amid scenes of family mischief and public transport oddities.
Chicago editor Louis Van Norman of the Chautauquan will sail from New York Friday and travel to Cracow to marry Princess Donia Kratowski. The marriage ends a ten year romance begun in New York City where the princess's exile family found shelter.
A long essay urges modest entertaining over showy displays, arguing that hospitality should be warm and simple. It condemns snobbery and excessive expense, and counsels hosting with modest means, good tea, and considerate hospitality. Also includes etiquette notes on sleeping positions and a recipe note for Indian Lemon Pickles.
In a rural parlor the dying Widow Primley dictates a last will while the doctor and lawyer debate her claims. She insists a farm be left to her current heirs only after parsing prior promises, then defiantly proclaims she will die before yielding control as she confronts legal limits and family rivals.
In Olathe Kansas a searched inheritance dispute yields cash buried under a stairway. A son in law Ramey Cacen discovers 3370 in currency and 1587 in gold, with money turned over to First National Bank. Bank president Rufus Coates faces forged warrants charges in Guthrie Oklahoma Territory. Police report a large gold dust robbery at Featherstone Haul mine in Alaska. Hoodia Parsupirita claim aids vitality. ad invites readers to seek free help from THE SON office.
Fer her mothera eike and 8 Cac Empire headline a burlesque week at the Park theater with Madaree Afagtel and Me. Verdinang DeAnceila in a vaudeville style program. Matume Mantel, a five-year veteran of the Americana circuit, stars in Dracklyn and performs in several matinees. The program features tuneful bits, chorus girls, new costumes, and scenic media. Also on the bill is a morally inclined play For mother's sake and Railroad Jack closing the week at the Park.
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