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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1902
Page
4
The article argues for a thoughtful revision of primary election laws by the Commercial club’s committee. It defends the primary system as sound when properly applied, criticizes political manipulation, notes Ohio’s long use as a success, and calls for creating a law that serves the public good over party advantage.
The city’s three daily papers and city leaders question the entrance of interurbans, speculating on franchise decisions by the Board of Works. The piece warns that granting, denying, or expanding the project could reshape Indianapolis’s future growth and places responsibility on the mayor and board.
The News questions a city franchise bid by an interurban sleeper road claiming to be a steam carrier into coal fields. It warns the Board to scrutinize motives and notes past opposition to competition while urging careful balance with city growth and rail access. The Sun editorially contrasts the News stance on street railway competition and rail expansion.
Republican nominee Harry Tutewiler tells The Sun he is willing to have the coroner election votes recounted as Dr Brayton requests. He made the statement when the votes were first officially reviewed, and The Sun notes his apparent openness.
The state printing board risks a grave mistake by refusing to print the report of the state geologist. Such reports are among the best written advertisements Indiana can present to readers and potential sponsors.
The quote expresses a stance that the newspaper believes there is already enough street allway lines and that further expansion is unnecessary. It critiques an urgency to record more lines and emphasizes restraint in extending street infrastructure.
Kaiser William signs decree barring American fresh canned and smoked meat from Germany. The item notes Chicago failed to show Prince Henry the packing houses, implying a diplomatic misstep amid the trade dispute.
The publication envisions restricting the city’s business section to two blocks on Washington Street. Officials weigh zoning and storefront density as merchants push for tighter boundaries to boost trade.
A downtown rumor notes stomach trouble as a recurring accompaniment to the mayor's tenure, hinting at health strains affecting official duties and public appearances.
No opposing argument has been presented against allowing interurban railway entry. The discussion remains unsettled as officials consider potential routes and impacts on existing transit networks.
A collage of brief quotes from Indiana newspapers notes St Patrick’s Day ironies, a weak test of the Jess primary election law likely to be repealed, rising insurance rates explained as profit driven, sugar beet subsidies easing through Congress, and Booth Tarkington entering politics with material for a blooded Indiana novel.
A Dubuque minister may accept a new post at the Second Presbyterian Church. Rev. Owen D. O'Dell is to be officially invited to preach to church members next Thursday evening. He has not fully decided, but church members express strong confidence he will accept the better position.
Anecdotes recount reporters waiting for news from Secretary Root who finally delivers a brief alert that there is no news. Other items note Senator Burrows and Senator McMillan joking over a plant, and a sharp rebuke over promotions in army and navy driven by merit rather than politics.
A compilation of editorials and opinions from various papers. It cites New York World New York Sun Buffalo Times Boston Herald Philadelphia Record and Toledo News on topics from cheap talk and presidential candidates to the dangers of illiteracy and political corruption. It argues for independent voter judgment and local franchise rights.
Mrs John W Lovett of Anderson visits Mrs John S Duncan on North Alabama Street. Invitations go out for the wedding of Miss Anna May Beissenherz and Julius Mueller at St Pauls church on April 2. Violinist Mrs Albert Lieber plays at the Cecil concert at the Propylaeum Thursday night in her first appearance in a year. Miss Urmston of Hamilton Ohio bridesmaid for Miss Lillian Krauss and William S Allen has arrived as guest of Miss Krauss. Miss Marion Von Stauffer and Charles Stuart wed at Christchurch Wednesday night with Mrs Charles A Reed matron of honor. The bride wore pink liberty satin with duchesse lace. The couple will reside in Hinsdale. The Calderhead Wall wedding was at the brides home on West Vermont Street. The gown was white swiss with applique lace. lilies of the valley and a pearls and diamonds brooch. Mr and Mrs Wall will be at home after May 1 at 8 Lexington Court.
Fragmented OCR text shows a partial line about Herman Martens buying something related to C. B McDotealt and a jet at the southwest area.
Factory owner sells a new invention to workers. He touts a clocklike screw device that carves more efficiently while blocks are held in place. A stern worker adds a warning about a doorway that may drive them out.
A wealthy father declares he will disinherit his talented daughter if she goes on the stage. He warns that every reporter in the city will learn of his determination before sunset, prompting a tense family confrontation.
In a ball room confrontation Estelle ends her relationship with Lionel Kildare after he exposes a forged entry in her family Bible claiming she is Count and Countess Paulinski's daughter, aged two, while asserting she is actually 26. The revelation leaves Estelle fainting as Lionel departs.
Reader letters note an unsigned verse titled There was a good old farmer and attributed by the Hawkville Battle Axe editor to Col Hezekiah Bollitt in the Po dunk Times. The paper pledges to publish contributor names in full henceforth to avoid slurs and misattribution.
A brief dialogue reveals a husband’s heartbreak and a wife’s ruminations on farewell. Agatha notes the chauffeur’s wife waves goodbye each morning, hinting the chauffeur’s advantage of an automobile. The exchange underscores love, loss, and social distance in a domestic vignette.
Witty quips on facing overwhelming odds and social tea talk appear as snappy vignettes. Mrs Gabble fears talk after her husband’s death, Mrs Spyte quips about losing a voice, and a bachelor jokes about Friday weddings. The Commercial club smoke committee departs for Chicago with Councillors Mortality and Rhodes accompanying.
An Indianapolis advertisement touts Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a cure for nervous prostration and dizziness. Testimonial from N B Beckner of Monument Square praises relief and restored strength after using the pills bought at Hyder's Drug Store. The piece argues the product uniquely restores nerve force.
An old-time locomotive engineer recalls stopping his train near Dodge City as a colossal buffalo herd blocked the rails. A huge bull charged, the engineer shrieked the whistle, and the beast toppled dead on the track, terrified by the sound. In Jersey City, three armed men raided a drug store but fled after an English setter attacked one robber, allowing the pharmacist to call for help.
Salt improves safety and cleanliness in kitchen and home tasks. It prevents slipping when cleaning fowls and fish, halts fat flareups on broiled steak, soothes throat, aids cold symptoms, cleans willowware, protects oven tins, fires, carpets, and moths, and helps make whitewash stick.
Pictures illustrate spring frames with Oriental inspired lighter items. Descriptions cover coarse mesh bath towels from Egyptian cotton and linen, black and white marine bows, openwork hosiery in black and white, and DuBarry roses in varied color blends with pearl embellishments on velvet mesh.
An old ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. The copy notes each box bears E. W. Grove’s signature and promises a full money back refund if the remedy fails, priced at 25 cents.
Loose Leaf Ledgers With self-locking extension back. WM. B. BURFORD Indianapolis Indiana Henry Karstadt successor to Brill Drying and Cleaning Co. 228 Mass Ave 115 N N st G H Clay M D Central 150 N lilt Can save you money Fourteen years with New York Dental Company Best work only.
The article describes window displays featuring turn-overs with tube-like folds and embroidery as a top trend. It highlights white summer attire, heavy linens, embroidered shirt waists, stiff neckwear, tabs on flounces, linen cuffs, matching collars, and subtle black hairlines, with coral, gobelin blue, tan and reseda as favored colors.
A lyrical meditation on a mirror once owned by Alma. The speaker recalls how her radiant eyes lit the surface, turning her living beauty into an engraved, golden frame. Grief fills the gaze as memory contemplates a face that will not look back. A wavering spirit glow raises questions about a future encounter.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims the remedy soothes the child softens gums allays pain cures wind colic and promotes comfort. The ad prices it at twenty five cents a bottle.
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