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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1901
Page
4
Streetcar Seat Fares and City Growth Debate
The piece argues Indiana's legislature should not tackle Trout's half fare bill, blaming streetcar crowding on city timing and management rather than law. It calls for mayoral action, criticizes reform efforts, and wryly references housing and park use, Bryan, Hanna, and regional politics.
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Trout
Clay County
Sun seeks 10000 square feet to house Indiana newspaper office
The Sun asks Indiana lawmakers for 10000 sq ft in the state house to set up a counting room under the dome and editorial and mechanical space above. Editors urge keeping land in state ownership for Indianapolis beautification, while other lines mock bills and discuss varied legislative rumors.
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State House
Indiana
Indianapolis
Missouri Senator Cockrell’s Long Senate Tenure Highlighted
The piece reviews Senator Francis Marion Cockrell of Missouri and his career from 1874 to a potential fifth term, noting his Civil War service, law practice, and rise to the U.S. Senate. It recounts a dramatic 1874 gubernatorial convention defeat and Cockrell’s subsequent surge in popularity, plus anecdotes about political figures and a humorous cloakroom exchange involving Senator Vest and others.
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Francis Marion Cockrell
Missouri
Senate
Benton
Chapel Hill College
U. S. Senate
Carl Schurz
Cockrell
C. H. Hardin
Callaway Hills
Mr. Cockrell
United States Senate
Balloonist mauled by sharks after Hawaii exhibition mishap
In Hawaii a balloon exhibition ended disastrously as the airship drifted offshore near reefs. A diver reported the aeronaut attacked by sharks, tearing him apart before staff could react. A committee head warned politicians face similar threats when creating new posts.
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Hawaii
Aernaut
Mr. Witt
State Department
Foreign Affairs Committee
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer
A satirical verse piece lampoons a human mocking bird who agrees with others and mocks reformers. It contrasts two bullheaded asses debating right of way on a plank with a euchre game, ending with a cautionary moral about defying another’s game.
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Carrie Nation
Daffy
Noting Teasing In Conversation At The Club
The speaker recalls Binks chasing the Peraffine girl and insulting her taste. He mentions telling Binks she called him handsome, prompting curiosity about her opinion and reaction.
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Binks
Dreaming of Sand Lot Baseball
A Cad mentions dreaming of home and playing ball on old sand lots. The Freckled Fanatic jokes about batting eyes with women's clubs, catching horse fires, or newspaper liners as they settle back to sleep.
Stamps as an Investment in The American Boy
The piece argues stamps can be a financial investment and compares a $1 000 30 year endowment policy to stamp purchasing. It stresses buying only well centered, undamaged stamps and replacing damaged copies, noting centering and heavy cancellations reduce value. It advises intelligent purchases and patience to maximize future worth.
Indiana Legislative Debates Stir Political Climate
A roundup of Indiana legislative chatter notes Democrats unsure on a concept, Chandler’s bill curbing campaign donations, calls to replace liquor sales at the canteen, concerns over fair congressional apportionment, and a proposed hat ban in public venues with a $10 penalty.
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Chandler
Anderson News
Madison Courier
Bonham
Vincennes Sun
Indiana
Durbin
Society Notes Highlight Feb Events and Weddings
Mrs. Thomas Parry hosts a Feb 19 reception while Miss Lilian Brandt and Charles Meyer plan a Feb 20 wedding. Invitations go out for the Brandt Meyer nuptials as the Veronica club and Epworth league stage events. The Haugheys attend a Chicago wedding with ties to Council Bluffs.
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Thomas Parry
Frederick Matson
Lilian Brandt
Charles A. Meyer
Theodore P. Haughey
Indianapolis
Marie Hoag
Chicago
St. Paul’s Universalist Church
Theodore Haughey
William Haughey
Council Bluffs
Amusements in Indianapolis Offer Rush on Reserved Seats
Sales for Rogers Brothers in Central Park at English’s opened with a rush on Monday night. West’s minstrel jubilee follows on Tuesday and Wednesday with a matinee. Headlining acts include Severus Schaffer, Will Cressy, Blanche Dayne, and Jack Norworth. Hello Bill at the Park and Irwin’s majesties end the week at the Empire. Thomas Orchestra pleased English’s audience, with a March 1 concert featuring Marguerite Lemon as soloist.
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Rogers Brothers
Central Park
English
West
Severus Schaffer
Will Cressy
Blanche Dayne
Jack Norworth
Thomas Orchestra
Indianapolis
Marguerite Lemon
Mason argues trusts differ from corporations regulate by Congress
Augustus L. Mason told the State board of commerce on Thursday that combinations of individuals are natural and cannot be restricted while combinations of corporations can be regulated as artificial persons. He urged federal action to prevent states from driving industries out of their borders through adverse legislation.
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State Board of Commerce
Augustus L. Mason
Congress
William P. Wilson Dies at 49 Real Estate Broker
William P. Wilson, 49, prominent real estate broker, died at his home 1318 N New Jersey street. He began as a messenger in Chicago, rose to cashier, then moved to Indianapolis quitting banking due to ill health. Survived by widow and a 3 years old son. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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Mahon
Pennsylvania
Cummings
New York
Democratic Committee
Amos
William P. Wilson
New Jersey-st
Chicago
Indianapolis
Seventh-St
Sixth-ave
Delmonico
Tesla
Four Men Battle Death on Ice Floe Off Nahhansett Bay
Four men adrift in an open naphtha launch fight for survival on an ice floe in Nahhansett Bay. They have endured about 48 hours without food and likely without fuel, with rescuers pressing to reach them.
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New York
Nahhansett Bay
Town Talk items in brief on health, transit, crime and events
Quarantine on a tenement at 35% Kentucky Ave. raised. Union Railway directors to discuss tunnel repairs on Feb. 11. Howard Working of Kingan & Co. missing with $200. Bishop Thoburn and Rev. Gamewell recount Pekin siege at Meridian St. M E church. East mission fund drives and a March 5 6 comedy at English’s staged by Getz. A. A. Young displays photographs in the federal building amid a Mainley portrait and Hanna’s blondemile noted near Young’s desk.
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Kentucky Ave
Union Railway
C. E. Working
Kingan & Co
Chicago
Howard
Thoburn
Gamewell
Pekin
Meridian St. M. E
East
Ellis
Bohemia
Thomas P. Getz
Milburn Resignation Adopted by Second Presbyterian
Congregation of Second Presbyterian Church formally accepted Rev. J A Milburn s resignation Thursday night. W B Fish and B W Coffin were named to represent the church in its appeal to the presbytery to allow Milburn to sever his connection. Two members from each board and one from the congregation will select a successor after Milburn leaves. R Cumming Smith served as moderator.
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Second Presbyterian Church
J. A. Milburn
Fish
B. W. Coffin
Milburn
Shorthorns Bid Off at Union Yard Sale
Shorthorns brought strong bids at the Union yards sale on Thursday. The best bid went to J. O. Stout of Hollandsburg. Cattle from the group sold between 105 and 175 dollars, with the 70 calves averaging around 2706 dollars. Highest price noted was 700 dollars for three head on Thursday.
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Union ‘Yards
J. O. Stout
Hollandsburg
British dramatists discuss royalties for Shakespeare stages
At the first annual O. P. club dinner in London prominent theatrical figures debated arts funding. Cecil Raleigh proposed actor royalties of 24 percent for Shakespeare plays to support modern, merit-worthy drama, while Beerbohm Tree argued artistic success brings satisfaction beyond money. Tesla anecdotes and Gen Miles golf misadventures close the round with humorous vignettes.
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O. P. Club
London
Cecil Raleigh
Raleigh
Beerbohm Tree
Mr. Tree
Tree
Plague Case at Cape Town and Local Tragedies Highlight Wire
Wire items report a plague case in Cape Town while noting deaths in the U S including Judge W G Bullitt of Fransfoin Kentucky Hallie Freye a 15 year old at Mt Vernon Georgia and Robert Leaver 18 with a gun and his brother George 15 dead in Greenville Pennsylvania British forces seize 3500 horses and cattle at Petrysburg St Louis municipal ownership league nominates Lee Meriwether for mayor
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Cape Town
W.G. Bullitt
Fransfoin
Hallie Freye
Mt. Vernon
Petrysburg
Robert Leever
George
Greenville
St. Louis
Committee to Probe Southern Reformatory Opens Hearings
A joint committee will start work at 3 p m Monday in the speakers room to examine the reformatory finances. Superintendent Hert will receive charges and may have an attorney present. Attorney general Taylor will act as the committee's representative.
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Southern Reformatory
Hert
Taylor
Bank Robbery Hits Andover Bank in Jefferson County
Three masked men entered the Andover bank Thursday night, bound the watchman, and blew the safe using thirteen charges. The amount stolen was not disclosed.
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Jefferson, CO
Andover
Avenger Jones Who Shot At Guiteau Missing, Police Seek
Washington police seek Avenger Jones who fired at Guiteau and vanished last Monday. Authorities request public aid to locate the suspect, described as elusive and possibly in the capital area.
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Washington
Jones
Guiteau
Pyle House Site May Face Condemnation
The old Pyle house at Meridian and Ohio streets, owned by Frank M. Fauvre, will probably be condemned. It is reported he intends to erect a business block on the site.
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Spirit OF the State Press
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Woodbury, N. J
Veronica Club
Henry Warrum
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Columbia, Club
Epworth League
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Broadway
E. J. Heeb
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Iirwin
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A. A. Young
Federal Building
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Mars
Delmonico's
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Miles
Chevy Chase Links
New York World
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Earth
Black Cat
DM Gozen
Fairbanks Lion
Esverenneerde Eben Eit
Pettis Dry Goods CO
Reek
ROBT
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English’s Opera House
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