Automobile Madness: Speed and Morality in Debate
The Indianapolis Sun discusses a French physician Dr Hatchet Souplet claiming high auto speed erodes moral sense like alcohol or opium. It questions whether mental imbalance follows or precedes driving excess, and muses on future acceptance of fast driving as society evolves. It also covers Dr A Loir's pasteurization of liquor and political notes on Hearst, Tom Platt, and campaign logistics.
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Hatchet-Souplet
Wen
Nquora
Ten Years Ago in Indianapolis March 21, 1894
Local showers and color mood. A man claiming to be mayor candidate and royal aunt Victoria is declared insane. Hobbs found liable for 1407 dollars after a street car collision in superior court. Oak Hill residents seek fire and police protection. A hungry unemployed man collapses at Pratt and Pennsylvania. No smallpox cases in Indiana. North side boarding house slang for pass the toothpick.
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Indianapolis
Queen Victoria
Henry
Hobbs
Superior
Oak
Pratt
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Old Bluffand Sorrow Lines From A Lounge Reading
A fragmentary verse sketch notes a speaker wavering over a long word and a mother carrying out a stop action, with a janitor reflecting on a voice that won’t stay broken. The piece also mentions a shell sinking a million dollar cruiser, and cuts to Phyllis with a mournful tone.
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Phyliss
Haughaille
Phyllis
Mother
City Engineer Jeup Recommends Halting Asphalt Street Improvement
City engineer Jeup reports most resident property owners between Central and College streets have slowed remonstrance against asphalt paving. He recommends the improvement not be made.
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Jeup
Central
College-over
Parker Emerges as Key Democratic Hope for President
Washington report highlights Judge Alton Brooks Parker of New York as a leading but little known Democratic presidential candidate. It notes his 1890s New York victory over McKinley era margins, Tammany influence, long legal career, and a plan to leverage the state to secure the presidency.
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Washington
Alton Brooks Parker
New York
W York
McKinley
Parker
Court of Appeals
South
Tammany
Terry Kite
Cleveland
Jule Parker 18
Lsapas
Hullseq
Kingston
Yo Wishoma
Hudson Valley
Dicky O Regan The Burglar Who Helped Ailing Woman
In a Westside cottage lives Dicky O Regan a retired bank burglar famed for charity. When Mag Sullivan's mother falls gravely ill, Dicky lends practical aid and even offers his revolver to secure urgent medical help. The doctor arrives and works, finding the patient improved after the intervention.
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Westside
Dicky O'Regan
O'Regan
Dicky
Dicky Hves
Mora
Fmeky
Tucky
Regan
Diky
Sullivan
Ticky
India Alri
Dickey
Femiry
Sullivan's Shanty
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertised as Blood Purifier
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills cleanse the blood to treat skin eruptions such as eczema and psoriasis. It cites cures of J G Hines of ersema and Miss Alvina Walter of facial pimples and body chafing, asserting many testimonials support the remedy.
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Hood
JG. Hines
Franks
Alvina Walter
Box 213
Altons
Wis
Dicky to Share Gun as Security in Quiet Night Incident
In a tense late night event Dickey pulls an unloaded revolver on a detective and offers it as security after a dispute with the Sullivans. Police later release him as his mother laments and officials review the officer’s statements amid a Chicago Tribune report.
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Mag
Dicky
Micky
Deke
Dickey
L Dowt
Deky O'Tegan
Sal Mag
Tie
Trick
Mra. Sullivan
Hig
Sullivans
A Corner for Women on Sorrow and Domestic Strife
A fragmentary column urges cheerful temper and innocence to ease a wife s sorrow, exploring how marital strain grows from nursing grief, misunderstandings, and absence, culminating in divorce. It contrasts such burden with endurance and shared cheer for dependents.
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Addison
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Sentinel
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Tadlanapolis
Smoot
AHO Shell
Lucky
Johnny
Lekime
Edward Singer
Alten B. Parker
Fat
Bae Duo Carfond
Bissell
Lenox
West Pasement
Ferma
Earter
Niles
Pian
Ern
Indy Fingers
Burdock
Ife
di Brber
Celine
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