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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1901
Page
4
The Sun details phone numbers for editorial poems and business office, carrier delivery six cents weekly, and subscription rates outside the city at six months for 1.50 and yearly at 33.00. It invites agents, news dealers, and rate inquiries through the advertising department and business manager.
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In a letter to a friend Rankin denies claiming Indianapolis favors granite and marble for the federal building. He says he and Supervising Architect Taylor discussed the material choice in Philadelphia and that Taylor misquoted him. Rankin vows to bear full responsibility and hints at opposition to Indiana stone.
The park board crafts a strategy to buy land along Riverside park to block roadhouses. It seeks land from Emericksvile to West Newton and may extend to cover much of Marion county. Officials acknowledge high prices but insist the plan is for park control and “fun.”
The court denounces schemes by county officers to bypass the fee and salary law. It rules a St Joseph County treasurer’s plan to sell 273000 dollars in bonds for a new courthouse falls within official duties, blocking the 2.5 percent commission idea.
The Sentinel claims the move is good policy in line with the city’s best governed status and faults the city council for alleged short-sightedness, pointing to President Sahm of the Board of Works.
The democrats on the council are in the minority in numbers yet sometimes show a clear advantage in wit and strategy, occasionally bending the outcome to favor Republicans.
A Tennessee court ruled that because a lawyer is an officer of the court and women cannot hold office, a woman cannot be admitted to the bar. The piece argues this reasoning is damphool and notes lawyers are rarely true public officers, often working against the court and chasing multiple incomes.
The Sentinel applauds President Crall for signing election inspector appointment certificates and opposing a council rule violation. The Journal counters by suggesting City clerk Geckler was trapped by preparing such a certificate. Both sides bluff for time, with unclear positions.
A city clerk and administration boards push legal boundaries with bold precedents as the mayor refrains from rebuke. The piece charges the regime with violating laws for convenience and notes Geckler's role in this pattern.
The Sun urges strong support for the lanterns feast held in Woodruff Place to benefit a major charitable cause. Organizers seek lavish patronage to maximize contributions and impact.
The arsenal is set to become an army post and an interesting attraction will be added to Indianapolis. Four companies of United States troops will eat a pile of beans in a year. Our industries are not languishing.
City records are under review after questions arise about whether fines were remitted for personal or political friends and increased for enemies. The inquiry seeks full disclosure of past practices, recipients, and any guiding rules.
City acts to keep saloons out of Riverside park while overlooking other parks. Riverside enjoys a clear edge from start to finish in the ongoing effort.
Citizens claim landowners close to Riverside park use hints of a strong roadhouse bid to sway the park board toward favorable sale prices. The tactic involves suggesting an excellent offer from a prospective roadhouse keeper.
The Sun finds the electric light plans laid by the Board of Public Works exceedingly fair given the source.
A local editorial blasts the city clerk’s conduct as reprehensible and warns it could impact the upcoming political race. The piece suggests reputational harm and potential backlash in the next campaign cycle.
An official body plans a sharp inquiry into the city clerk's office seeking clarity on procedures. The move signals heightened scrutiny of administrative processes and record handling within municipal government.
Journal clippings reference Bryan leading a ticket in 194 yet not the Democratic path. Editorials urge liberty checks on Dowie and note party formation discussions in Kansas City and Nemaska. Columns discuss Philadelphians, Republicans courting a Democratic nominee, and Pettigrew’s Hanna preference amid heated 1900s era political chatter.
A northern Indiana political tale centers on Senator Joseph Conlogue of Kendallville who shifts loyalties between Senator Fairbanks and his former allies. Conlogue, a holdover with influence over postmasters, is credited with forcing appointments and bending local power in a shifting web of endorsements and rivalries affecting Fairbanks' 1903 reelection prospects.
A verse sketch contrasts two reporters favored by the interview habit with a reticent figure who rarely speaks. The talkative man gets cut into fragments as he dominates news, while the quiet man speaks little and remains unshockable yet his words grow long under a threatening head.
A man facing charges from yesterday's incident told police he was merely practicing a new science of mental gymnastics as his defense. The courtroom heard this unusual explanation this morning.
A justice of the peace jokes with a newly married couple saying now you are married and may luck go with you. He adds that he is a first class lawyer with divorces a specialty, noting his tongue in cheek line during the ceremony.
A professor boasts two hundred twelve graduates while the editor jokes that only two hundred eleven have shown up to seek work. The exchange humorously links graduation numbers to future employment appearances.
The London Lancet reports cigars are more injurious than cigarettes. Some young men may quit smoking coffin nails and switch to cigars, prompting commentary from the editor on the scheme.
A fragment discusses perceptions of attire and price among a woman and a man. It mentions men accused of having "nulls" for push and vice versa, and notes harm from ongoing gossip with a to be continued sentence.
The Buffalo Times notes an Indiana minister preached from “When my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will take me up” at a child’s funeral amid divorce. The Philadelphia Item calls remarkable a young man imprisoned for borrowing an umbrella without permission, calling it severe.
Miss Margaret Cook hosts a porch party Monday morning. John M. Kern and family plan a summer in Virginia starting Monday. Mrs. Harry D. Tutewiler hosted a lunch for Miss Louise Tutewiler’s house party group Friday. Mrs. T. A. Winterrowd held a tea Friday at her Talbot Avenue home honoring Miss Clara Ingram. Invitations issued for the July 17 marriage of Albert E. Greilich and Florence Berry of Paris Illinois, who will reside at 115 Arsenal Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Dill of 2016 Park Avenue celebrated their twentieth anniversary with a Friday night reception full of guests.
A. Reser of Lafayette is described as able to secure Tippecanoe county nominations at will. The piece says Lafayette residents dislike him while farmers support him and he wins. It mentions his marriage on the 18th and the birth of twin boys now 11, plus a store mishap with steak and buttermilk. It also notes his name reads backward or forward and comments on political alignments and local officials.
The Buffaloes led by John Rucker and Harry Fidler perform at Park theater Monday and Tuesday with 200 members. A benefit bill includes the opening farce the past life of Bucktown an olio of specialties and a postlude with Rucker and Fidler as unwelcome party guests.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only constitutional cure for catarrh, with a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. The firm F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to request testimonials.
Difficult digestion and dyspepsia cause misery with irritability and constant discomfort. Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to cure thousands of severe cases, while Hoop’s Pills are touted as the best cathartic.
A montage of spoken remarks captures diverse views from William Flynn D P Stirk T S Crutcher Lewis Ludlow J A Kern and others on city politics transportation law and public projects. Notables weigh in on interurban franchises safety boards coal roads census plans and memorials with cautious optimism and sharp opinions.
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