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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
4
City and Indianapolis Gas Company battle over remaining natural gas supply. Courts stepped in but the company shut off gas to pressure higher prices. Public urged a fair, speedy agreement preserving gas access for Indianapolis residents.
The Sun questions Smiths claim that citizens may lawfully investigate suspected crime or public corruption. It condemns vigilantism as immoral and warns that allowing a treacherous vigil could undermine conscience governed justice. The piece also notes political chatter about Indiana’s world fair building and a preacher sermons to the president.
A Dundas audience hears a lecture from a Scottish speaker about Canada’s salmon rivers. A projected image showed an Indian holding a salmon in one hand and a frying pan in the other, prompting a amused remark from a young lady about the fish being caught with frying pans.
Five youths faced Magistrate Crane in New York for playing baseball on Sunday and causing a disturbance. The judge dismissed the case noting offenders from Moltst likely better behaved than those from Fifth Avenue. Other items include a man fasting 40 days in Poosle and a boy aiding his father’s escape from Chester police, plus cyclone injuries in Kansas and a reward dispute over a diamond necklace worth 25 000 dollars involving Miss Harriet Shade and Mrs Calgate Hoyt.
Mina Ford returns from Washington DC seminary. Mrs Perkins hosts luncheon. Alise Deahl and Darwin Sella wed. Aline Allboon marked fifth birthday. Jessie Gentry married Charley Gant. Florence Turker and William Haugh wed at Vestal home. Florence Russell hosted bridesmaids lunch. Alex Russell and William Lilly to marry next week. Bridal dinner for Mario Mines and Charles Kanter. Children to visit Lorberdy estate hosted by Flower Mission. Twenty first anniversary of girls classical school celebrated at Propylaeum. Jans Alexander and Jerry Likert wed. honeymoon to California. home from Aug 1. Willam Augur named Miami county clerk. term starts Jan 1, 1K. Charles Hughes eight years as clerk. term restriction noted.
A Corners for the Women column reviews summer outing hats with practical features like wind and rain resistance, noting an English hat approved by Queen Alexandra suitable for matronly wear. It covers bare dining table fashions, basket-weave plate doilies, and a recipe for strawberry vinegar, plus embroidered string ties and bridal dress trim trends, including buckles, silver touches, and green rush straw accessories.
Observations on nail hygiene emphasize avoiding acids on the cuticle, not cutting the cuticle, and using manicure methods. Regular care includes orange sticks, warm olive oil, hot towels, cold cream, and emery boards to keep nails neat, smooth, and less prone to splitting or ragged edges.
A coroner's clerk cites reports from shipwrecked mariners and old magazines noting drowning as a pleasant sensation. Admiral Beaufort recalls calm, tranquil feelings after submersion, with a mind rapidly active yet body unmoving. Another man who attempted suicide described hearing church bells and feeling comfort as drowning began.
A Baltimore American excerpt mocks trivial talk and social pretenses. It warns against gossip and intrusiveness, noting that probing others’ origins invites resentment and misjudgment while noting words can sting more than sweet talk.
A Chicago drummer challenged a man wearing wooden shoes to a speed climb up a tree. The Hollander won the bet. One Dutch company sells about 2000 pairs yearly in Holland style, mostly souvenirs or for Dutch adopters in America.
A garbled OCR item hints at an advertisement urging readers to sell items in THE BUN with a promise of guaranteed results. The fragment mentions a date like 14 6 and references an office, but specifics are unreadable.
A fragmented literary column recalls the Kaw River with desolate imagery and eerie phonetics. It includes humorous vignettes and quotes from Edward Singer Chauncey Depew, plus political chatter predicting Roosevelt's continued prominence and Parker's potential nomination.
New York on June 4 Friends of humorist John Kendrick Bangs learned he resigned as editor of the Metropolitan Magazine a job worth $10,000 a year. He said he will devote time to writing comic operas and gave no reasons, with plans to work on a new operetta.
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