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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
4
The Sun clerks share contact details for editorial rooms and business office on East Ohio Street. Subscription rates are listed for six months, monthly, and yearly in advance with carrier delivery via local telephone numbers 880. Readers are urged to report missed deliveries to the office.
The piece notes Albert A seeks a plant foreman paid around 0 a year while Charles M Schwab hires eight steel managers at 25000 annually. It explains how unions of plants raise top salaries but reduce total headcount, and questions social impact and potential state ownership. It also mocks fee structures and references a Nebraska licensing row.
Jacob Pratt Dunn the new city controller argues that a temporary loan is a debt and thus Indianapolis cannot build a bridge over White River at Washington St under the 2 percent debt limit. His view marks a shift toward common sense in municipal finance.
The Cincinnati Christian endeavor convention featured a song with a chorus asking if there will be stars in the crown. The piece drew strong emotional reactions and prompted editorial critique of the event and its display of sentiment.
Both political parties in Indianapolis assume their own reps may turn traitor and crook in the coming race. The remark expresses disgust at the tactics and distrust fueling the contest.
An excited major recalls a battle moment describing a shell burst and carrying a fallen Creighton as Miss Paraffine interjects, the scene turning awkward as the major clutches her. The dialogue captures a tense wartime memory framed by a humorous interruption.
A brief scene depicts a man in a crowd who did not recognize a woman yet bowed to her and then proceeded to tie his shoe, highlighting a quiet, ordinary interaction.
A compilation of caustic local commentaries from Indiana papers mocks monopolies and public services while lampooning social mores. Jests on coal and ice trusts, telephone woes, insane asylums, eggings in Evanston, river disputes, and a divorce tale reveal sharp gossip and regional attitudes.
Councilman Kaiser withdraws as republican candidate for city clerk in favor of Charles N. Elliott. A Bookwalter meeting at Fritz's drug store Virginia ave and Stevens st featured speeches by Bookwalter Elliott Collins Co. Geo Harris seeks republican councilman nomination in ward and John H. Renn in ward.
Column entries recount quirky tales from Cy Neal of the state auditor’s office and Indiana politics, odd characters in Grant and Brown counties, a secretary’s cuffs, and a Milwaukee newspaper staffer’s fish story. Other notes mention a fashion novelty shirt coat, a homebuilt flying machine claim, and references to Edison’s contested ideas.
The clipping lists social events in Laporte and Chicago including Mrs Nettie Ransford and Mrs Fred Smock. It notes gatherings hosted by Mrs Lando, Mrs Emory Brown, Miss Blitz, Miss Bessie Chipman and Miss Beatrice Byers. Also mentions dinners for Mrs Helen Webster and several state weddings in Knightstown Richmond Madison and Milton Kentucky.
A column notes the surge of interest in deaths of wealthy men like Rogers the locomotive builder. It observes tax cuts for Brewers and cigar makers should raise wages. The Buffalo News reports a grim term at the New York morgue with many unknown victims buried in Potter's Field and no services for the dead.
Frank Ogden of Cincinnati left about 250000 to wife Gussie and sister Mrs. Philip Armour of Chicago. Armour, through attorney John C. Healy, gave her share to the widow. Armour family is prominent in Chicago society. Butler College trustees report assets at 390380, with 133000 in site and buildings and 27000 spent last year.
A Springfield mayor drives out gamblers to force honest work. One man flees to Columbus to work as an asylum attendant, only to clash with old rivals who visit and reveal the truth. Startled by a question about sanity, he destroys his cell and escapes.
City engineer Jeup asserts he authored the electric light specifications without external help to keep bids fair. He notes testing methods vary from photometric to intercurrent, and says he invited no influence from rival interests. Jeup lists potential bidders including the old company Home Lighting and Heating Chicago and St Louis firms.
A New York Evening Post style sketch recalls boys trading five cent ice creams and peanuts for June bugs in the upper East Side. An elderly man rewards a bug rescue with a dime, while venders observe the playful scene. Various vignettes include Bishop Doane’s dog, Lt. Col. Hugh L. Scott’s sign language, and a Sunday school tale about a tails-cut cat. Across cities, machinists return to work or strike actions shift in Newport News and Trigg’s shipyard.
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