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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1903
Page
4
A local council probe faces pressure to stay focused on suspected contract corruption and not be derailed by side issues. Accusers who charged Logsdon with improper campaign funding face unproven claims, while calls for reform collide with broader political maneuvering amid looming public issues and upcoming elections.
A fragmentary newspaper piece presents sketches and stray anecdotes from a singer and strangers in a town. It mixes dialogue about card games and social misreadings with brief vignettes and humorous exchanges, culminating in short humorous lines attributed to Edward Singer.
A Indianapolis woman highlights the kimono as the favored negligee choice, noting Americanized styles with looser, yoked designs. Kimonos come in long and short forms, made of varied materials, and are sold ready made from about $1.25 to $5, with affordable options popular for bath and chamber wear.
A French editor M Huret visiting New Orleans erred by praising Booker T Washington in a autograph entry. Southern hosts corrected him, reminding that while kindly toward blacks they do not elevate him above whites. He departed without the autograph.
The Fair Bank concert features selections from Thirty Thirty and a musical burlesque at Park theater by Weber and Fields. A trombone sold by Thomas King is noted. A large audience attended Tuesday night's concert in fair weather. John Maurice Sullivan is profiled as a rising Indianapolis actor from River Ave. He recently spoke with Josh Haworth and will open in Chicago on August 15 in Broadhurst’s Sweet Clover.
A profile of W. P. Brown, known as Whisky Poker Brown, who built a fortune in cotton and banking after rising from a Mississippi store. Also notes Robert Golet and his $35,000,000 net, Schwab’s protégés, and a music anecdote about Edgar Allan Poe.
A group of young women from Bessemer Michigan set out as amazons for a day of fishing and sport. They did not return, prompting a rescue party. Found frightened along Black River near Lake Superior, they feared death but were saved within minutes by a boy’s timely efforts. Also noted is Curtin Currier and wife owning a large farm near Almontown Michigan with Mrs Currier plowing oats.
CITY LIFE notes Hutler college students present The Obstinate Family on Tuesday night. The Pinay is a German fare and was staged in Chicago last season as A Woman's Wants by Otis Skinner. Columbia Club Roof Garden opens Wednesday evening for members and friends with music and summer access on select nights. Electrical Workers Convention delegates from twenty Indiana locals meet in Indianapolis June 7 and 8 to discuss uniting locals into a state organization and affiliating with the AFL and the IBEW.
Chaplain Edward Wattman, U. S. A. returns to Washington from the Philippines and recounts a humorous meeting with an elderly Irish mother whose son Patrick, a private, is reported missing after being captured by insurgents. The mother’s quip frames the grim news as she asks for the full story amid her faith in providence.
The Swirl of Society reports Durbin and Jim with 1 N. Ritchie at Evansville horse shows. Bikers Clee Butler and Lena Spurgeon of Columbus are guests in the city. Mrs Harriet Malpas heads to Chicago for a 20 day visit. Harriet Fitch hosts Daughters of the American Revolution on June 14 at her N Capitol home. Louis Holliwe will retire from abroad on June 18 and Mrs Hollweg with daughters stay in Germany. Edith Dil and Ernest Athey Ford marry at Centrabhiie an church on June 21 with Pauline Tilly as maid of honor. Kathryn Bowaher and Kari Kelley wed recently at Rev Hood’s Woodruil residence.
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