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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1901
Page
4
An archival Sun notice outlines business communications to the editor and business manager, carrier delivery six cents weekly, advertising rates via the advertising department, and subscription terms for outside-city readers with annual, semiannual, and monthly options.
A Sun editorial argues for the newspaper as a strong advertising medium, urging advertisers to verify circulation claims by visiting the Sun office. It states The Sun reaches more people in the community than any except one rival and emphasizes honest, transparent value for advertising dollars.
The article argues the whipping post bill favors petty thieves over major culprits like bank officials and burglars. It contends 50 lashes for theft under 25 dollars is excessive and questions harsh penalties for chronic drunkards. It advocates guardianship and hospitals for drunkards, public whippings for saloonkeepers and druggists, and stricter pure food enforcement to curb poisonous liquors.
The excerpt predicts a new paper by Mr. Bryan may end as a brief, ephemeral edition once a Democrat is nominated in 1904. It notes readers tire of constant lecturing and that subscription interest will be measured by practical journalists.
A Fort Wayne controversy smolders as Republicans push a bill to let the governor appoint the city police commissioner and police judge. The push is criticized as a partisan move masking morality, with critics saying it would undermine home rule and invite misgovernment if adopted by the legislature.
An advance agent sought 500 mothers to bring babies for a Thursday audition in Indianapolis. Over 100 showed up despite snow and cold to find a baby chosen earlier, raising accusations the stunt was purely for free publicity. The Sun condemns the display as heartless and asks what effect exposure may have on mothers and children.
A proposal urges punishing men caught intoxicated in public with the lash and imagines saloons providing sobering rooms where revelers would endure their drunken fantasies until the stakes arrive.
A curated montage of quotes from multiple papers notes political and social themes. It references jobs for relatives of justices, summer weather and ice trusts, geography class lessons, presidential clemency for a bank embezzler, Kansas politics, Pat Crowe investigations, and items tied to shoe strings and neckties in Denver.
Coroner Brayton rules death due to congestion of the lungs in John McClements 27, after transfer from Deaconess to City hospital. An employee of Stewart Drug Co. said McClements was unduly exposed and wrapped in four blankets. Delirium tremens reported but not ruled as the cause.
Republican editors from across Indiana joined a Thursday evening event at the Denison hotel with Lt. Gen. Gilbert and lawmakers including Holliday and McKain. The Crawfordsville Journal and several other newspapers were represented as Gov. Durbin’s address was read by Secretary Wilson.
The Board of Safety asks the Board of Works to buy a lot at English avenue and Harlan street for 700 dollars and another at Nineteenth and Dexter streets for 300 dollars for new firehouses. It also wants the lot adjoining Hillside avenue for 700 dollars to enlarge a house already on site.
Anecdotes recount Col Joe Warner leading Baltimore guards to greet the prince in 1859. Warner’s vigorous handshake prompts a amused smile from the royal he asserts, “Ed Wales and I are Joe Warner,” and Maj Lloyd Parks rebukes the captain’s brusque hospitality. Other snippets include insomnia cures and a flamingo story in Washington circles.
The column lists upcoming events including Mrs New and Mr John C New traveling to California, entertainments by Gen and Mrs Harrison and Mrs Sutcliffe, and tea parties hosted by Stella Walcott, Mrs Taggartt, and Mrs Oliver T Byram. Bertha Pritchard wed H R Nation in Cambridge City and plans to reside in New Lisbon. A Boys and Girls National Home meeting is set for Friday at the Denison hotel club rooms with Col Hogeland attending. Dean's Ointment advertised for itching piles.
Multiple Indiana papers report on West Point hazing and its abolition. Editorials condemn hazing as unjust and dangerous highlighting Cadet Booze incidents and calls for reform while noting public anger at military training practices. The press frames hazing as undemocratic and harmful to cadets.
A Sun letter challenges a tale about Governor Hendricks signing the Baxter temperance bill on his deathbed. The writer, a local lawyer, asserts Hendricks never intended a veto or an extraordinary session to repeal and cites a separate account from T. Boyd, M.D., in Indianapolis.
A local review lauds James A. Herne’s Sag Harbor for simple loving drama and vivid Capt. Dan Marble character. Performances at Park and Grand receive praise for set pieces, baby star, new costumes, and Butterfly burlesquers with Amy Nelson singled out for applause. Engagements run through Saturday.
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