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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1904
Page
4
The Indianapolis paper rails at Irish landlord misery and features a sarcastic editorial squib on Indiana senatorial races. It notes candidates like Hemenway and Brick, mocks district rivalries, and comments on Roosevelt, anti mistreating bills, and scattered international notes from Britain, Tibet, and Paris contests.
The piece surveys Indiana political maneuvering around U S Senatorial ambitions of Governor Durpin and Fairbanks allies, hints at Beveridge opposition, and mocks the notion of entrenched officeholders. It contrasts Rockefeller land ambitions with saloon issues, speculating on future land consolidation by major families including Rockefellers and others.
A Victorian style note describes handcrafting a tiny cashmere jacket for a baby as a remembrance gift at Christmas. The instructions include folding the fabric to avoid shoulder seams, creating a circular base, shaping neck and arm openings, and decorating with feather stitching, French knots, and ribbon bows. Pink cashmere for boys or blue jackets for girls are suggested, with white or pale blue stitching.
A vintage style overview notes that today women in Tash fon adopt the mantle as a fashion statement. The piece highlights line, cut, and treatment with velvet as a popular old-fashioned cloak material. Fur and lace are also used in elaborate wraps.
A San Francisco Calls account describes a ferry crowd stampede triggered by a young woman in a red hat at Jeffersonville. A steer charge chased panicked bystanders to the Gerry dock, but the hat wearer escaped behind the gates after tearing off her headgear. A Kansas City World note adds a separate incident of a man fined for assault after a quarrel with a portrait company canvasser. A final anecdote cites a clergyman remark about a stubborn London matron and a storm.
Grant Williams, condemned to death for murder, assaulted Guara Reveves with a water pipe in the federal jail. Guards struggled two hours to disarm him while Reeves shielded his head. Williams drenched, subdued, and placed in solitary confinement amid a violent scene reported by the Kansas City Journal and Portland Oregonian. The Oregonian notes a broader push against cigarette use and questions anti smoking laws without parental oversight.
A historical fact states that Spain and Italy have fewer houses per person than any other country, while Argentina and Uruguay show the highest housing occupancy. The assertion is supported by American observations noting crowded Italian colonies in small tenements.
A fragment notes headaches from colds and references a laxative remedy brom o quinine. It directs readers to call for the full name and to look for the signatura of BE. W. Grove Ze in a vintage remedy context.
An old tale from Colonel Neill recalls a North Georgia school exhibition where a pupil, Mike, shyly admits he wants to be president but cannot raise his hand because he is a Democrat. The crowd exits solemnly, the event ending on a grave yet hopeful note.
An American recounts a visit to Ireland noting a Delmonica’s gathering where ex Sheriff Tom Dunn of New York joined. Dunn asked the lord about life in Ireland with the quip How do you like the country, my Lord. The lord replied I am astonished with its vastness.
An Irish recruit from Clonmel visits America and praises its vastness and ease of travel, while noting the sense of opportunity. A Cleveland Leader report recalls a tragic rail accident where a pair of brothers are mowed by a train, one killed and the other injured after failed escape.
Fragmented report notes women advancing to front line clerical jobs in commercial houses of the United States. It cites rising numbers from 38 to 28 000 million and a jump to 74 00 or over 160 percent, contrasting with men in similar fields.
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