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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
4
Readable sections discuss civic issues, education fads, and local politics. Mentions officials John Banks Beveridge Hanly and Senator Joss, asphalt streets in Ohio, and the state’s urban population share. Notes on public schools, the Buffalo exposition, and the Philippine war era sentiment.
A collection of editorial snippets and quips from multiple newspapers critiquing trends in society politics and commerce. Items reference laundries clothing price disputes yachting races tobacco makers and political fortunes with a mix of humor and opinion.
Excerpts from major papers critique civic duty and leadership. The Detroit Free Press urges Lawton to embrace Independence, while the Philadelphia Record blames Carnegie era complacency for poor choices. The New York Evening Sun notes the empress dowager’s honors but hints at retaining future patriot views.
Wire tips mention labor contractors in Yucatan accused of holding white slaves and Great Northern train robbers said to be surrounded at People's Creek. A Great Falls sheriff reports a picked company of sharpshooters. Charlotte Cypriana, UC Chicago graduate, is hailed as the first woman to earn a Doctor of Letters from the University of Paris. Judge Hail in Salt Lake City rules that a deathbed wedding ceremony involving Dr. J. R. Park and Miss Arbitage was only religious and cannot affect the Park fortune, leaving the woman unentitled.
A columnist questions why Indianapolis fails to sustain sports and recreation venues. He cites Newby oval losing money annually, boxing and bicycle events underperforming, tennis leagues hard to organize, and promoters claiming public indifference to paid events. The piece predicts Newby oval may be sold for lumber and a baseball team might not return.
The article surveys Indianapolis hotel managers on dining room attire noting no strong objections to shirt waists without coats. Managers aim to please patrons and say shirt waists are clean and acceptable when familiar. Observations cite Denison and English cafes where shirt waist men appeared without protest during hot weather.
A collection of vignettes featuring Senator John W. Daniels, Capt. Deering, Russell Sage, Jay Martin, Brigadier general John M. Wilson, and a neighboring U.S. senator. The tales cover courtroom humor, a ghostly prank on a ship, praise from a Sage employee, a trousers remark, and a hat etiquette gag at Gen. Wilson’s office.
A dialogue about Claude and Stella hints at possible marriage while Stella and Claude flirt and bluff in parlor scenes. The piece ends noting Co. F. Wappenhans resigns as Indianapolis weather chief after 88 years, effective August 31, retiring with a military pension.
A fragmentary verse urges charity to the poor and moral deeds. The text quotes a blunt father pressing Mary to marry for livelihood, ending with a quip about the Shamrock following the Constitution.
In a chaotic game Pittsburg pitchers struggled as Boston hitters tagged them for 17 singles. Selly labored on the mound while fielding miscues and wild plays shaded the contest in a lopsided score.
In dialect speech Hungry Hal notes there are accommodating people in the world and Hoxey Hi agrees saying he only asked a man for a bite and the dog began to whine or whistle.
A poem fragment describes a girl walking daily to a factory with pride despite hardship. The piece notes her tired eyes and aging look, a machine town pride, and a line about a vacation funded by steady work. It shifts to a scene of Dr Davis and friends giving Jake Smith a grooming, then a humorous Uncle Silas anecdote and a late note from Edward Singir about two boys on staff.
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