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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1901
Page
4
The Sun critiques a pending Indiana legislature bill affecting Indianapolis police and fire departments. It warns of hidden sections favoring Capt. Quigley and threats to Capt. Dawson, calls for more patrolmen over higher ranks, and questions salary hikes and new offices while noting carrier and post office spending.
The piece mocks a prophecy of a Kansas cyclone battering Chicago and derides a Clark Street district iniquity with a street-edge vignette. It warns that if Garrie hits the South Side she may learn that God misled her about the city’s fate.
Representative Clarke urges passage of a police measure while critics warn the bill may foist change on the city. Senate rows grow tense and many lawmakers question the urgency and scope of the proposed reform amid broader political talk.
A satirical screed mocks Democrats praising Lincoln while Republicans inflate offices and campaign funds. It notes risky government activity and politics as “fifth-wheel” moves, with jabs at Sulzer and a perk culture in a partisan landscape.
Two hunters on a fortnightly trip along the north fork of Kettle River witnessed a deer cougar duel. The buck used antlers to gore the predator and finally killed the cougar. The hunters let the buck go free, deeming its fight earned it survival. A second tale describes a white sea gull saved after wing injury by a neighbor who feeds it oysters then fish from water.
Indianapolis retailers report strong Valentine sales with totals around 3000 dollars. Stores in New York and Indianapolis showcase inexpensive cards while high end ecards and novelty designs attract buyers including mothers, children and youths. Big sellers include cheap five and ten cent cards and a few three dollar premium valentines. Music and novelty editions such as Riley Love Lyrics and a Cupid station cablegram add to the market as dealers note many purchases by young men seeking to declare love.
Mrs. W Whirter reports Indiana women doubt Mrs Nation can fruitfully visit due to local laws and norms. Opinions vary on lecturing impact and whether smashing gambling houses would be legal or effective, with several WC T U members noting differences between Kansas and Indiana laws and culture.
In a New Hampshire tale a minister asks for hands to shake as a sermon ends, but Jess the dog tries first, prompting laughter as she hops forward, only to return to her bench. Separately, a Stratham cat humorously travels 190 miles to reunite with kittens, returning home four days after leaving.
Theaters announce James K. Hackett in The Pride of Jennica on Friday and Saturday nights with no Saturday matinee. Severus Schaffer performs a jugging act as the Grand’s top feature. Through the Breakers is coming to the Park Thursday as a sea melodrama by last season’s company. Feichts lecture on the Passion play tickets go on sale Thursday at the Grand. Alice in Wonderland debuts next month at Englishs with 250 child performers under U R E P and the W English Zouaves. Empire seeks amateurs to sign by 10 am Friday for Friday night performance. An amateur show and a wrestling match Murburger vs Snyder are planned and if the Jeffries Ruhlin fight occurs, results will be read from the stage. A cake walk prize is offered. Reilly Woods show ends Wednesday. house dark Thursday. Rev Thomas J Villers spoke Tuesday night at First Baptist about Abraham Lincoln.
A humorous verse about Ida prompts playful exchanges among Mrs Tucker and Bridget as Mr Tucker plans a club visit. Dialogue reveals Bridget’s beau and insistence on entertaining him while she runs downtown. The piece reads as light domestic banter in a period tone.
A quarrel over a remark about Joan of Arc triggers a breakup. The narrator recalls a bartender who once moved from wealth to ruin, as overwork ruined his health and cost him friends and cash, ending with a moral about excessive diligence.
A fatigued editor recalls past mistakes while drifting through memory and idly moves toward the composing room. He calls the proofreader, then returns to the sanctum and methodically dips the paste brush into the ink.
Collier's Weekly notes a heated debate over whether Mrs. Fairbanks or Mrs. Roosevelt should be the next president of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Spring hints and political maneuvering surround the Indiana senator's wife and the broader family ambitions in national politics.
A compilation of editorial clippings condemning mob action and applauding constitutional order. It cites the New Albany Ledger on mob law undermining statute authority, questions about Emperor William, Dewey's popularity, a tax cut relief note, and Walkerton Independent on Victoria’s funeral pageantry.
The Detroit Free Press notes Governor Nash favors sympathy for McKinley and wonders if Cuba and the Philippines should be his focus instead of Cincinnati boxing. Other papers push direct election of senators and declare Philippine war over while commenting on English losses and future monuments to Rodermund and Nation.
The Empire State Express is praised as the world’s best known train. It averages about 53 1/3 miles per hour on a 449 mile New York to Buffalo run, including stops, and daily service showcases American machinery and methods, earning gratitude from New York Central & Hudson River Railroad and observers nationwide.
Edward Singur recalls a chaotic day of skipping school with a skating group by a crick. Fear of being betrayed by peers and punishment at home drives his uneasy journey as broken pipes and a ruined day unfold. He encounters Jimmy Rust on the way home.
The House election committee No. 1 is expected to favor Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii in a case over alleged treasonable letters written before he proclaimed allegiance to the United States.
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