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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1901
Page
4
The Sun announces delivery details for six cent weekly carrier service and subscription rates for outside city six months and yearly terms. It lists contact numbers for the editorial and business offices and urges readers to report missed deliveries.
The writer condemns Joby Kealing as unqualified to replace R S Taylor on the Mississippi River commission and endorses Harry B Gates for attorney general. The piece labels Kealing a pygmy beside the present authority and calls the selection gutter diplomacy and low politics. It also mocks President McKinley for his knowledge of Indiana figures.
A fragmented satirical piece targets the Board of Works and city officials. It mocks slow discussions on underground trolleys, criticizes Mayor Taggart, and questions enforcement of laws while noting police focus on gamblers. It references Carrie, St. Clair park, and the Mississippi river commission in a provocative, humorous tone.
The piece humorously imagines Charlie Elliott as private secretary to the postmaster amid a surge of new staff. It laments crowded offices and jokes about future officials enjoying luxury perks, while envisioning river commission plans and a grand new post office building by 1942.
Three unnamed figures Gwin Inman and Stillwell recall boyhood days by a brook as they debate a way for the legislature to escape a harassing tax or printing bill trap by disposing of the bills in a figurative hell box.
A political remark questions the timing of the death announcement for the ship subsidy bill. It implies the move aims to quell suspicion while suggesting Hanna’s credibility hinges on reviving the bill.
A stray reference in a public bill sparks confusion as lawmakers debate an unfamiliar liquid described as a mysterious elixir. The incident delays committee action and prompts clarifying questions about the bill's intent and contents.
A narrator speaks of a ruler who lives as king and subject with a home wife and two daughters. A visitor asks Mr Stockbonds for wealth secrets, but the gray-haired man pays no attention, focusing on his work until a door opens and the visitor slips in.
A nostalgic verse imagining returning home to low rents and simple streets. The speaker hopes to meet old friends including Betsy Dean and Bill, share stories, hear church bells, and walk Center Street to a bustling factory past. The tone is yearning for familiar places and people.
In a terse early morning exchange a merchant brusquely remarks to a man who struggles to respond, the dialogue fragment hints at tension and an attempt to appear polite. The incomplete text leaves dynamics and setting unclear.
The ad touts white shirts at about half price with remaining 19c, 29c, 39c, 49c and 69c garments. It also lists collars and cuffs with good collars 8c each or six for 45c and cuffs 10c a pair or six pairs for 55c.
Sun reporters asked saloonkeepers and bartenders how they would handle Carrie Nation if she attacked Indianapolis premises. Responses ranged from locking her up and sending her to Chicago to arrest, assault, or protective police action, with some saying she would not reach the city at all.
The mississippi river is a flowing waterway not a dry land neck. It runs southward and is not a wall of alabaster. Warm but not boiling. boats to St Louis travel with steam power. Water is light yellow, not pea green. Steve Brodie did not jump there. Baltimore is on the Patapsco, not the Mississippi. Cerberus has three heads, the Mississippi has one. Missouri feeds the Mississippi near St Louis, not Oak London. Beds not filled with feathers. no one slept in the river. The river waters cattle, vine clad cottages need a water supply. Israelites crossed the Red Sea, not the Mississippi at Cairo Illinois. For other questions refer to R S Taylor, a Mississippi river commissioner.
A brusque merchant questions a worker about leaving the night’s carousel and going home for only thirty minutes of sleep. The exchange highlights tensions between staff and management after a late shift.
A cartoon scene shows the Octopus addressing a Labor man in a square cap. The Octopus declares a coal oil price rise of two cents per gallon and asserts the meek will inherit the earth.
Classified fragment notes free room spaces near a column feature of the Sun's page with rental offers. Details are unreadable but imply available rooms and columns for listing.
The Hon. Jere Matthews, Indiana political figure, faced Tennessee endorsement for Beveridge as president but countered the move. The president named Charles B. Rogers of Indiana consul to Zanzibar following Fairbanks urging, Matthews claimed one Zanzibar consul boosts Indiana votes more than Tennessee resolutions.
A fragmented OCR readout mentions liners and page seven of THE SUN. Details are unclear, but the snippet hints at a midsection reference to ongoing stories or features.
A detailed review lauds Weston and Herbert novelty musicians and Bertie Fowler mimic as strong turns. It praises Severus Schaffer as star act with balance of strength and skill, discusses Nevsky troupe dances, Johnson and Davenport acrobats, and a cinema piece. Empire program features Sisters Paris, Pat Reilly sketches, Sapho and Lulu by Cohan, Ollie Young hoop work, Junie McCree dope fiend sketch, Fanny Fields songs in German style, and the four emperors of music plus Keno Welch Melrose acrobats with Frank Bryan songs, closing with The dance of all nations led by Pat Reilly and Junie McCree. Rogers brothers’ English revue also draws large crowds, with boss acts and notable routines including the amazon drill and Reuben Comes to Town song.
A paragraphic notice describes Willis Maxwell Goodhue's three act farce Hello Bil opening at the Park in Indianapolis for three days with Blakie Blakemore in the lead and praise for the cast. Also listed are Gus Hill’s Through the Breakers at the Park, Chauncey Morlan and wife at the Zoo, plus Oberammergau lectures and moving pictures in Tomlinson hall with special school prices.
A vivid blackout of smoky imagery detailing white and black smoke rising through a home. The narrator laments perpetual smoke in every corner, blaming the lack of a patent smoke consumer as the cause.
Miss Helen Marknich leads striking silk workers at the Sauquett mill as a member of the executive committee. She directs the strikers from headquarters and helped present the wage scale to Superintendent Davis, noted for her beauty and popularity in the factory.
Mrs J P Mullally hosts a Tuesday dinner for Rev P J Cawley of Ireland who spoke at St Johns church last Sunday. Various social events follow including a card party, a household shower, a valentine tea, and other gatherings hosted by local clubs and families this week.
The North American Review publishes Mark Twain and Benjamin Harrison articles exploring humor and the same subject. The Boston Journal notes the shared playful take on light satire and social observation in their pieces.
The Savings Department explains how early entries in a savings book encourage regular deposits. The habit becomes both pleasurable and prudent, reducing the risk of being caught unprepared when a rainy day arrives.
A brief notice invites readers to open an account at the Indiana Trust Building offices located at Wash. St. and Virginia Ave. It presents a straightforward customer outreach without further details.
A condensation of varied editorials and reactions on Edward VII crown etiquette and political missteps. The clippings cite critics displeased with a crown worn improperly and remark on American press reactions to figures like Col Guffey and Senator Sullivan.
An Indiana state industrial school for girls has banned looking glasses as vanity instruments harming morals. An investigating committee urges the legislature to fund enabling each inmate to have a small mirror, arguing its use is a distinction between vanity and proper pride in personal appearance.
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