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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1901
Page
3
The Board of Works heard a Monday conference between the street car company and College Avenue patrons. The meeting, though tense, pushed for better schedules and acknowledged past overcrowding. Officials hope ongoing talks will yield a more efficient service and harmony between public needs and corporate policy.
The piece argues United States senators should be elected by direct vote, to curb corruption and keep state issues, not federal deals, at the forefront. It urges honest, capable Indiana legislators free from being tools of any senator candidate.
Prosecuting attorney Ruckelshaus says he will pursue conviction of policy operators, insisting the police will fight the illegal business vigorously. He asserts the policy trade cannot survive in Indianapolis if authorities persistently act against it.
Gen Miles spoke in a com preventive tone during an interview leading to a reprimand. The piece recalls the department's efforts to keep Miles in the underground during the Spanish American War and notes the importance of his opinions. Uncle Sam and Santa Claus assist with postal deliveries amid bad sleighing, signaling close ties between the two. Extensions of free rural delivery raise cordial relations concerns.
A spiritualistic episode in Austin ends abruptly as a ghostly amusement collapses amid tacks. The piece notes court action may affect Maclay in civil service and cites President McGowan's stance. The Sun is described as reflecting public sentiment on streetcar complaints and broader city issues.
Fragmented remarks compare Fairbanks supporters to the Democratic Party and discuss readiness for public business. The text references awaiting blunders by opponents and mentions available men for county clerkship, with hints of ongoing party activity.
President McGowan described being called before the Board of Works about street car service as humiliating. He suggested the public, long critical of the service, might feel compelled to apologize after the tense encounter.
Hill argues the consolidation was necessary to prevent worse actions by rivals. The text notes male involvement in Christmas gift purchases and delivery and suggests the governor declare a holiday for Brown County upon railroad arrival.
The article casts Kissel as a political figure with a knack for aligning with popular musical trends, describing his seeming ear for bandwagon music and its potential appeal to voters.
A fragment hints at a round robin schedule or dispute circling back to a local team or league, with unclear details about participants venues or outcomes. The readable elements suggest organizational tension or an endgame moment impacting fixtures or governance.
Snippets show old school versus new school men quarreling over love and money. A jewel of quips notes sleighing plans, mistletoe superstition, and colonial versus installment housing in a collage from Life Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph Brooklyn Life Baltimore World.
Street car service improves for city residents and next year calendars become available. The football darling returns home for the holidays. The Indiana Commercial Travelers Association plans its annual election Saturday morning at the Board of Trade. H M Haldeman and C A Ross are leading candidates for president. The Sentinel printing company secured the county printing contract for 9006 dollars. Beker and Thornton were the only other bidders.
A Cape Town report notes Gen Cronie’s dog now sides with British troops at Green Point camp. The retriever, long in the leg and surly to strangers, attends parades and travels with troops to the railway when they are posted, while also joining Sunday church services and defending its field life with bravado.
Review notes a strong vaudeville bill at the Grand with Clayton White and Marie Stuart in Dickey and an encore from The Beaux and Belles. Empire's program called best in moons with Harry Marks Stewart and John Barton, plus Beasts and dogs in itemized acts. Howard Hall leads The Man Who Dared at Park with vivid plot and notable leads. Sunset Mines to follow Thursday.
The January mood brings gloom for merchants and readers and hints at economic slump. The speaker notes January’s quietude and waning sales as firms falter and authors retreat to a “golden age” for the novelist. A quip about a novelist earning over $90,000 highlights contrasting fortunes.
A holiday jest becomes a grim scene as a king menaces a fool with a jeweled cuspidor after a stocking joke. The tale contrasts merriment with debt and ends with the monarch's fate unclear in a drunken misadventure.
The note cites Senator Beveridge’s victory over Senator Fairbanks and Indiana Republicans in a contest for the judgeship of the United States district court. It contrasts reactions from Greencastle Star Press and other papers noting settlement of the federal judgeship controversy and mentions varied local comments about cold weather, Dewey and Schley, and wheat and silver prices.
A N Illinois St Ed resident thanks The Sun for attention to service on N Tsilinoliast. Street improvements brought smaller cars with old flat wheels. Noise from passing cars keeps residents awake, and cold waits with five people stranded outside. Calls for action to improve service from the street car company.
The note recounts a Christmas memory from Billings with a social skit about Squire John Monroe's Christmas day dinner and the expectation that Hig and Jim will attend. The caller envisions farm life, holly and mistletoe, and a home filled with loved ones, contrasting with city streets outside.
A collage of clipped observations notes libel suit limits on public figures, social triumphs in Washington society, and the uncertain fate of a proposed legal holiday for William McKinley. It contrasts press voices from Buffalo, Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York.
A compact collection highlights old stories printed across the country from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. It recalls sick children and poverty yet honors the honest family enjoying Christmas celebrations and community spirit in towns nationwide.
Lariat Luke recalls a festive scene at the Bloody Gulch church with wax candles, playing cards, revolvers, bowie knives and whisky flasks creating a striking display. Alkall Ike asks about the tree.
Poem a religious exhortation urging readers to seek forgiveness and joy on a holy day. It addresses mourners who have shed tears and sinners who have erred, urging prayer and renewal through divine promise. The author Edward SInger signs the stanza.
A wintry Christmas scene centers on a poor man with a wooden leg who buys a single velocipede toy for a lonely boy. Despite weariness and hardship, his joy mirrors the season as shoppers hurry past with gifts and holly while he hums a song and hopes to bring happiness to a child. The poem honors generosity over display.
Samuel Smith fell seventy feet while repainting a smokestack in Bedford Indiana and survived. He had previously fallen one hundred feet two years earlier, but also lived.
Advice to soften a corn in warm water then pare carefully without drawing blood, apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice daily rubbing five minutes each time, wear a corn plaster for a few days, and use the balm for sprains bruises lameness and rheumatism. sold by all druggists.
The will of D. W. Minshall of Terre Haute, Indiana, leaves his $1,000,000 estate to his son Charles and daughter Helen. The Charity Organization of Terre Haute receives $5,000.
Classified listing shows rooms available for rent with contact phone numbers 0 and 123-125 B Ohio at.
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