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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1908

Page

4

Beveridge and the Vice Presidency Debate

A column argues Senator Beveridge should not be drafted as Hoovers running mate, noting his desire to stay in the Senate where he feels most effective and respected. It criticizes press and political maneuvering while defending Beveridge's record and suitability if drafted.

Beveridge A. J. Beveridge Hoosevelt Senate Republican Noming Detroit Springfield Republican Washington Ice Bis Party

Leisure Hour medical mixup and charity medal tale

In a humorous narrow window a man named Filkins fears imminent death, but the doctor finds no physical cause and jokes about being tricked. The piece shifts to a tale of charity with Caroline Earle White praising humane deeds and recounting a peasant who saved a wolf, winning the medal even though the wolf had killed his wife.

Flikins Medylee Filkins Caroline Earle White Womens Vennsylvania Society For the Tetep Sherman Visconnes Str Kae Feetville Fail Birch George Standau Terre Hute San Francives Uieyele Manufacturing Company Terre Hotute Amt Rockville Caleb Powers Rheatachlan George Watkins Verge Haute Charles ‘Townsend New Waverley Emma Toothman Hoovers Willy Bruner Greenfield Ant Her Phitit Towaboy Euigene Joseph Neal Dhas Bmavion Neals Fae Gira Neal Toney Tryton Elaner Hammond EL Neeley Roy Morrisweather Firemanson van Galin Cmera Tion Merriweather Loganaport Harry Owens Terre Haute McMullen Joan McMullen Owens Rev Stewart

What the Papers Say Fourth of July Reflections

A collage of quotes from Detroit Free Press Louisville Post and Columbus Visyaich critiques the holiday as dominated by baseball and casual diversions. It notes Pittsburg spending over a million wartary Water annually and questions how many leaders were swayed by the era’s fetes and ceremonies.

Detroit Free Press Pittsburg Louisville Hvennne Post United States Columbus Visyaich

Search Me Says Flory as Officers Seize Riches

Police search at 208 Parker Avenue Brightwood leads to seizure of James Macken's property at the Flory home. Officers recover witch and chain and hear of a plan to exchange a ten dollar bill for liquor. Macken, intoxicated, is confined with Flory and his wife after the disturbance.

Sald Omers Johnson Baldy Willi Jam Flory Parker-nve Brightwood Flory Tim James Macwen Brightsend Plorys Macken Jatt

Merchant tailors push Saturday afternoon closing

The agitation for Saturday afternoon closing has been renewed among city tailors. The following firms have agreed to close at 1 p m on Saturdays: A J Trent & Son William Schoppenhorat Wm C Lepeort George Munfeld & Sons Nesaler & Co Gus Rosberg George J Trenk B B Dildine Becker & Son Young & McMurray Wassons will also close at 1 o’clock Saturdays and will grant each employee one week of holiday on full pay.

Mong Tha Merchant Tailors Thrmy Lp. m A. J Trent & Eon Willam Schoppenhorat Ww. C. Lepeort George Munfeld & Sons 2. Nesaler & Co Gus Rosberg George J. Trenk B. B. Dildine Becker & Son Young & McMurray Wassons

Bold Bad Men Identified In City Arrests

Ed McGuff of the Bertillon department identified two men arrested locally for breaking into a box car and taking shoes. They had given the names John Brown and Frank Tully but are really John O'Brien and John McCall, with prison records in flyracine, M. They are wanted there after prior convictions.

Ed McGuff Bertillon Department John Brown Frank Tully John O'Brien John McCall Flyracine

Songs and Sketches of a Singer Home Trip

A quirky collage of verse and caricature prose sketches set in a bustling urban scene. It blends humorous dialogue with portraits of street life, photographers, telephones, and everyday oddities through a string of scattered vignettes. The piece features colorful characters and playful wordplay.

A Corner For The Women Homa Gardening

Gardening advice outlines plant care and disease causes in home setups. It warns against overwatering underfertilizing and overpotting, recommends dry soil before repotting, and using a mild solution to treat root issues. It also covers plant recovery steps and avoiding fertilizer for weak plants.

Avidem

Worthington coal land optioned to Indianapolis men

Dijerx work near Worthington prospecting for coal. Land is optioned to Indianapolis interests. Fred Hawkins of Lebanon wins reward for climbing the courthouse flagpole and adjusting the mast. About 200 Upland residents petition to ban fireworks. Various local incidents and social items fill the page with scattered notes from Frankfort to Terre Haute.

W. A. Hays Wedrestay Worthington Indianapolis Fred Hawkins Lebanon Court House

Only Two Smallpox Cases Reported In City

There are only two cases of smallpox in the city after an outbreak that winter. Noah Jones, discharged from the pesthouse, is cited along with Susie Howard and Sirs Bexsle Method. Authorities expect no epidemic next spring and warn residents.

Noah Jones Indiana Ave

Indiana Statesmen Tell Fish Stories In Wisconsin Woods

The Indiana Statesmen who spent ten days in the Wisconsin wilds returned Monday evening with tales of fish and other wonders. The group’s reputations for veracity are decent, and many of the stories are believed by some.

Indiana Wisconsin Woods

Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News Parody

A jumble of wry aphorisms on virtue, vice, and society, noting that clever phrases reveal human foibles. It contrasts impunity, finance troubles, and judgment with social masks, ending with a satirical jab at equality and leadership in modern life.

Jokers and Peacemakers Reach for Settlement

Fragments show Tess seeking reconciliation while a peacemaker urges compromise. Jers and others argue over redress as characters trade blunt lines and a judge dictates terms.

Amusements at Fair Bark Highlight Ostendorf Singers

A Tuesday night at Fair Bark drew a large crowd as the Ostendorf band and singers Mabel Huson and Claude Cunningham performed. The audience praised the program, noting the performers’ appeal to Indianapolis residents and signifying Mudson's second week back on stage.

Fair Bark Ostendorf Mabel Huson Claude Cunningham Tio Indianapolitans Sigs Mudson

Reflections of a Bachelor in Witty Verse

A short comic piece on male vanity and courtship from an unnamed New York Press column. It jokes about an alcoholic audience, a woman’s speed of speech, and how curls look when mussed on a man’s shoulder. It observes men’s habits after marriage and the uneasy performance of “acting” in love.

New York Press

Frique’s Mystery Mirth Sparks Quiet Tease

A playful verse captures a maid’s fluster as she toasts a shadowed suitor. The dialogue hints at a thwarted romance and a sly pun, leaving readers with a light, enigmatic tone.

Health board clears Mrs Spillman in unexplained infant case

The Board of Health finds the claim that Ida Spillman bore a dead child highly probable and will not pursue further action unless new developments arise. The notice hints at general health advice but centers on the unresolved infant matter and the absence of arrest.

Spillman Ida Spillman Board of Health

Invitation to secure help via THE SUN notice

An invitation requests readers to secure help through THE SUN in a six word notice sent to THE SUN office located at 121 123 E. Ohio Street. The ad mentions a sew phone cost eight dollars and references the old main building.

SUN Free SUN E. Oniosi Old Main &S

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