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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1894
Page
2
Daily publication notice outlines postal handling and carrier delivery with six cent weekly rate. Details advertising terms available at the office and communication directed to editor and business manager. Subscriptions outside the city priced annually, semi annually and monthly options listed.
Editorial notes the supreme court's humorous ruling valuing a long kiss at 500 dollars in the Haase Patrick case. The column mocks the precedent while acknowledging the need to enforce laws and the folly of price-setting for kisses. It also urges action against quail law violations and lauds H. P. Wasson for winning a bank fraud case.
The newspaper voices sympathy for the welfare of workingmen in Indianapolis but declines to endorse several speeches from Thursday night at the courthouse. It asserts better aid could come from funds for wages rather than provisions, yet offers no source for money. The laboring class faces a deplorable state, but cannot be improved by talk of bayonets or unattainable schemes.
The New Albany Ledger and Ivansville Journal quotes condemnatory opinions on government reform and cabinet changes. Public officials, including cabinet members and Congress, are urged to avoid dual roles and conflicts. The piece references Salvador Franch’s bombings in Barcelona and calls Spain’s torture practices irrelevant.
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