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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1900
Page
4
The editorial targets Mayor Thomas Taggart over a proposed temporary loan and bond schemes. It accuses him of political manipulation, broken promises, and inflated expenditures. The piece contends Republicans exposed his handling, noting finances improved yet costly for campaigns and parks.
The column analyzes Bryan's stance on 16 to 1 in the Kansas City platform, debating whether it signals courage or demagoguery. It weighs political impact, Nebraska senatorial chances, and party dynamics, while noting figures like McKinley, Dunn, and Kern as potential influences.
The elder Sothern once performed a romantic leap from a tower with a safety ladder hidden for the scene. To spare him, a circus substitute jumped the drop, delivering a dramatic lift to applause after declaring the leap an honor. Mrs Patrick Campbell’s actor husband had just left for South Africa.
Mark Hanna attacks Theodore Roosevelt over the Rough Riders slouch hat noting its psychological grip on the public. The piece traces the hat’s lineage to Civil War army headgear, Kossuth’s Hungarian style, Italian republican signs, Roundheads, and Dutch liberty traditions, linking Roosevelt to a long lineage of famous headwear. It highlights a parade of notable figures associated with distinctive hats and ends by citing Horace Greeley and other figures as emblematic of hat-driven identity.
A gossiping London crowd recalls humorous theater anecdotes. Barry Sullivan is playfully saluted as if mourned, a Lancashire rehearsal tale ends with a super confessing Hamlet ties, and a New Jersey girl named Maggie O’Brien is renamed Zaza Belasca for the Casino program.
A diner recalls childhood days as coffee meets the palate and evokes home memories. The scene shifts to a king and jester exchange about hats and seizing power, then a sobbing youth explains his distress on the curb. The tale blends nostalgia with playful dialogue and abrupt shifts in mood.
A mix of domestic fantasy lines about a cottage paradise and satire on public opinion joins news clippings mocking political passions. The piece presents a light dialogue lampooning perceptions and a string of editorial quips from various papers, including remarks on Mr Bryan and party stances.
In Dover Delaware a hog on A G Masseys farm froze stiff as it pressed near an ice house door. Found after hours, the animal lay in the hole created by workers earlier. The cold caused the freeze and the animal remained stiff when discovered.
A collage of editorial quips from multiple papers. The Detroit Free Press notes American death lists from Tien-Tain and expanding U S service abroad. The St Louis Globe-Democrat laments distant duty for the Ninth Infantry. Others cite Hearst papers on heaven and money.
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