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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1901
Page
4
The Sun outlines subscription options outside city limits with six months at 1 50 in advance and yearly 3 00, plus advertising and editorial contact details. It lists the business office at 2000 The Sun Indianapolis Indiana and notes delivery by carrier for six cents per week.
Readers urged to confirm continued newspaper service if delivery stops. Call 880 or mail notice to The Sun to ensure uninterrupted local coverage.
Prof Zueblin criticizes flimsy construction and lax fire safety in Indianapolis apartments and business blocks. He notes many buildings use dry frame interiors with heavy walls and wood timbers prone to fire, urging sturdier, European style construction and caution in home additions and basements.
The piece argues Artman rejects biennial delays and condemns legislative extras as robbery. It accuses supporters of dishonesty and calls on readers to watch legislator alignments for future information.
The piece discusses a proposed bill for whipping posts in Delaware and cites officials who defend and oppose it. It also notes England's law restricting reference to punished acts and urges Indiana to reform criminal records visibility. The Sun endorses action against the Empire theater and condemns indecent performances.
A local column notes the Board of Public Safety has decided to cleanse the Empire theater, citing past performances as abominable. The piece laments officials’ timing and recalls recent deaths Fishback Mount and Maj. Holstein, praising Holstein as soldier lawyer poet and friend.
Legislation to cut legislator mileage from 20 cents to actual expenses will likely fail as in years past, wasting paper and money. The piece notes the easy graft and predicts legislators will avoid it. The second paragraph contemplates England after the queen's death and possible changes under a powerful successor, with uncertain future effects.
The text notes the prince of Wales has long treated his mother poorly yet his telegram announcing her death on Tuesday is touching. It predicts 30 days of crepe and 60 days away from race tracks, and questions public institutions handling dead bodies for pay, urging county officials to investigate.
The text notes French papers overjoyed by the accession and comments on civic finance, criticizing the current Board of Public Works as soft. Edward VII’s youth is highlighted, while bookmakers mark a novelty factor in the event. The piece reflects wide public interest and historic judgment.
The water company seeks an eight year contract with little support from others. The Board of Public Works faces opposition, while the News notes no local push for the deal and questions the board’s stance. The piece also juggles other historical digressions about a poet laureate, royal succession, and political figures.
In a wave of editorials from Walkerton Goshen Frankfort Fort Wayne Huntington and Fremont the papers urge restraint and reform at the capital. They praise Jeffersonian simplicity oppose salary hikes and back populist reforms while noting Queen Victoria Teddy Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland figures in the national discourse.
The L. E. & W. purchasing department will relocate to Cleveland. William F. Goltra will become chief clerk in the Lake Shore purchasing department in Cleveland, which has absorbed the Lake Erie. Indianapolis clerical staff will transfer to other departments.
Secretaries and agents are linked to M J Dowling of Minnesota who served in the Philippines and returned with reports admired by Secretary Root. Dowling lost hands and feet in a blizzard as a youth, yet educated himself, taught school, ran a news service, and rose to political prominence while remaining self reliant. The piece also notes W D Dundore of Reading trimming hair for luck on New Year and Senator Cushman K Davis’s eye injury in a campaign.
May Guthrie of Heathville Pennsylvania suffered a crippling grip with poor appetite and fatigue. After starting Hood's Sarsaparilla she quickly regained strength and appetite and was restored to health.
Funny Frank Daniels headlines English's Opera House with Helen Redmond Kate Uart and Norma Kopp. Sold out crowds pack Grand each night with Hilda Thomas and Miss Hall matinee freebies. Sag harbor at English's and Butterly burlesque at Empire also feature this week. Mentions James Whitcomb Riley Capt Bonavita lions Cingalese dancers and Zoo acts with Labor Day events.
A survey of English rulers titled Edward from Edward I to Edward VI. It notes Longshanks birth in 1239, his exile of Jews and wars with Scotland. Edward II's Barons rule and murder. Edward III’s wars and the Black Death. Edward IV’s Yorkist rise. Edward V’s short reign and death. Edward VI’s religious shifts and Lady Jane Grey succession.
Maj. Charles Holstein read a poem at the Loyal Legion banquet held at the Dutch House on October 7 1888 in response to a toast. The verses recall a soldier killed at South Mountain, with lines about drums drums and memories of a brave and young friend.
A collection of brief, pointed quotes from various papers commenting on church closures saloon licenses Roosevelt battles crime and safety in Leavenworth and Paterson lynching debates. It notes Ex Gov Tanner withdrawing and a 13 year penitentiary sentence with a $100000 salary remark.
State fish commissioner Sweeney urges a one month closed period before the open season for fishing. He sets a quail season from November first to January first and imposes a 20 quail daily limit. He also advocates a minimum $500 fine for dynamiting fish with possible imprisonment.
In Hartford City on January 23 Mrs William Towns struck her husband in a crowded street and attempted to wreck a saloon. Neighbors report he sold her chickens and bought whisky with the money. She vows to start a Carrie Nation crusade.
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