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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1895
Page
4
Classified notice shows Second-class matter at the post office and lists subscription rates for outside city, yearly and monthly, with SUN TELEPHONES and office addresses for The Sun in Indianapolis Indiana.
A newspaper op ed argues theater hats are a nuisance, urging Indiana lawmakers to ban large head coverings in public venues. It cites other states where hat prohibitions passed, noting women’s fashion blocks others’ view and urging consideration for fellow patrons despite objections about cold or health.
A New York inventor develops a personal telephone with a built in town dial and no central office, potentially letting a user own a device for five dollars. The Sun cautiously supports progress but warns the change could remove the familiar telephone operator and the morale of daily life.
The legislative committee begins its inquiry into Indianapolis school board affairs amid early planning. The Sun says Chairman Moore and colleagues aim for a thorough audit of management practices, testing if the system is autocratic and oppressive and urging taxpayers to watch the process closely.
Judge Baker's decision in Prescott vs. Haughey is praised for restoring trust in the courts and guiding honest conduct by directors. The opinion is commended as clear and accessible to the common citizen, offering a practical standard beyond legal technicalities and a useful measure for bank directors and communities.
The Sun pleads with Honorable Howe to avoid extreme threats against lawmakers. It warns such acts could complicate matters, and humorously questions the fate of those targeted if they were to vanish. The paper stresses keeping legislators safe until the session ends. A local divorce case is cited to illustrate love’s unpredictable course.
A brief statement claims the ship of state remains steady while noting concerns about recent times and affirming confidence in A Rienzi Howe and A Jackson Stake bake as maintaining control.
Five men are reported frozen in Oak Park as cold air blew through locked doors whose keyholes allegedly jammed by frost. Indignant wives likely caused the freezing by denying entry, or perhaps a particularly strong brand of cold drove the incident.
A rare Indiana case shows a man acquiring a so called gold brick. The sale highlights local appetite for unusual commodities and marks a curious footnote in regional trade.
In Terre Haute Senator McLean, a widower fond of society, faces gossip he will wed an unmarried woman soon to be ousted from a southern capitol office. Colleagues teased him days, while Gifford is blamed for the rumor. Gov Matthews’ carriage draws attention at the capitol with its one horse design and polished interior. A tale of a lender and a debtor ends with the borrower repaying after a staged death rumor.
A five foot iron fence will surround the jail and the old Turner hall behind it will be painted by county commissioners to store election booths. Isaiah Randolph, a colored porter, was sentenced to one year in prison for robbing a sleeping car on the Pennsylvania road of 225 dollars. he cried upon sentencing after the cash, sewn in his trousers, belonged to drummer McCormick of Trenton New Jersey.
A five year old tale tells of L F White, once in El Paso Texas, owning a beetle encased in solid iron ore from Clifton Longfellow mine. The insect, alive yet airless, was presented to a Pacific slope scientific association.
A collage of early newspaper opinions cites political figures and events. It laments droughts of reform in South Carolina tax accounts, praises Indianapolis fire response, mocks an attempted presidential bluff, questions Hawaiian governance, and critiques Congressional session pace and Democratic snubs toward the president.
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