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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1903
Page
4
The piece argues ousting the state reform school board serves no good, notes the governor failed to demand resignations or cite specific failures, and suggests legislatures should not punish a board for discourtesy. It frames the move as political and risks eroding Indiana’s public institutions.
The Indiana house faces a vote to reverse the senate’s move to rename the Indianapolis army post Fort Hackiman instead of Fort Benjamin Harrison. The piece criticizes the senate for disrespect to Benjamin Harrison and urges decisive action by the house to restore the honored name. It also references unrelated local items about theater, coal cases, women in work, and various Indiana stories from the period.
A fragmentary composite page notes verses about a sleeping infant and a mother’s hope, plus casual chatter about engagements of a woman and a joke about a new parson. The piece mixes poetry, local banter, and a Western vernacular exchange among named speakers.
A collage of jokes, quotes, and brief notes from many towns across the Midwest and beyond. Items include humorous exchanges about rats and mail scams, city notices, railway woes, eccentric anecdotes, and reflections on local figures and events. The snippet mix preserves regional flavor and dated voice.
A garbled fragment cites a Chicago Tribine headline about amending an old recipe and urging prompt fuel procurement before cooking, with a protest against coal tariffs and a call to take courage. It mentions a tent promoter for frea trade ington and Louisville Post as the source.
The article discusses how business women now dress for work with emphasis on proper gowns, modest colors, and practical wear. It notes stockings, skirts, and hats, advises against flashy fur trims, and highlights that good walking coats and durable, stylish walers support a professional image.
A summer modish gown forecast features white line n multe with hand embroidery and lace inserts. Exquisite fabrics like Tenestine and sheer linen dominate, with circular flounces, narrow lingerie beading, and delicate embroidery bands to trim seams and hems.
Historical notes on Willam H. Lewis a Harvard Law School graduate and Amherst alum, born in Virginia in 1668, a former Massachusetts legislator from Cambridge, plus anecdotes about humorist Samuel Clemens, a Dayton killer suspect Mason, and Kansas Senator Harry McMillan proposing a public exhibit ban, with Prof Lawrence Bruner noting a grainhopper collection at Nebraska.
A fragment describes a quiet, persistent king defender who finally seizes the moment during a chess game. The tale contrasts noisy presumptuous kings with the silent fighter who endures unseen. It ends with an urgent call to write a one line ad and send it to THE GUN office in Los Angeles, 1016 E. Ohler.
VALPARAISO Ind Jan 2 Mr and Mrs James Reprogle and child struck by a freight train while crossing tracks near here. The child fatally injured and the parents seriously injured. NEW CASTLE Ind Jan 20 Mr Vina Btoranider a widow instantly killed by a Panhandle engine while crossing tracks. LOUISVILLE Ky Jan 2 Mrs Anna Pennington living near Marysville Ind is charged with killing her six month old child while demented and admission to the insane hospital at Indianapolis sought. She has been in the asylum three years. She has been married three times, her late husband father of her first.
A sequence of fires caused extensive damage including Eckhardt and Swan's elevator in Chicaxe with losses around 75000, Brandage and Gheen's candy factory in Loulaville suffering 34009, and a New York building with 150000 in losses. In Pittsburg Harry Tractenberg and wife died in a residence fire, while Ireman James Corbett perished attempting a rescue. The James Corbett event details indicate a fatal blaze and significant property damage across multiple locations.
Grand features Baharet act with two dances and a strong chorus while audiences crowd capacity. Alphonse and Gaston at the Park stage a music comedy misfire with lively chorus and better music. The Empire offers Parisian Widows with pretty girls, good music, and light comedy for the week.
Mea Atkins and Miss Emma Atkinson return from Washington. Mrs Shiel hosts Chapel club on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Frank Van Dommze entertain with an informal dance for Mrs Hall of Dayton on Thursday. Maude Ghowery and Mrs Dervi Bhowers of Bloomington attend hotel social events. A card party aids the Day Nursery Association at German Haven on Thursday. Dr Frank Foxworthy spoke on The Pyttip pines at Mrs Conde's home. Mrs Leola Chung hosted St Marys of the Woods Club on Monday. A musical progress and large Chenda gathering occurred at the home of Mr and Mrs Meyberg on Monday.
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