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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1901
Page
3
Pabishea Daily details business office and editorial rooms at 109 E GHIC 57 with streets listed. It outlines delivery by carrier, advertising rates, agent terms, and mailing options for city and outside-city readers.
The Board of Works and Mayor face pressure over a new street car company schedule that would trim wages by more than 1 cent an hour and dock idle lunch hour time. The piece urges President Hugh McGowan to restore 20 cent wages and accuses the company of harming Indianapolis workers while profiting. Mayor Taggart is urged to act before the next election.
The Sun reports plans for one or two new bridges over the White River in Indianapolis, likely stone or Melan arch designs. Central-avenue already has a stone bridge over Fall Creek, while Meridian and Monis streets showcase Melan arch bridges. The cheapest option is Central-avenue stone. officials may push Melan arch due to politics and money, despite mixed experience. Health officer Griffin’s misfortune and alleged cases of Tanzy loom over local safety boards as a broader political fight unfolds.
The article reports Tanzy’s suspension amid an ongoing investigation and accuses the Board of Safety and the mayor of bias. It warns the board may conduct a secret inquiry and stage a whitewash while urging vigilant public scrutiny of the process.
The Putnam representative James uses a Greencastle Star Press column to defend his party loyalty in the recert legislature. He omits critique of the primary election law flop and his ties to Joss. The Sun had predicted his reception in Putnam resembled a muted event rather than a festival. The piece laments Republican business as usual in handling stamp sales and carrier funding while criticizing recent appointments and political tactics.
The text alleges a scheme where the street car company would cut wages and Mayor Taggart would intervene before the next city election to have the reductions canceled, implying officials and executives, including Thomas, could benefit from such acts.
The Sun endorses John Foley as chief deputy U S marshal citing experience and character. It argues the role should be filled by an experienced man and praises Foley as a good fellow who would fit by the letter or spirit of civil service.
The death of Engineer Patterson is sorrowfully noted among fellow-employes and railroad officials. His long faithful service and conscientious career are praised as exemplary and worthy of high regard.
The Sun mocks Hanna and cheers W. J. Bryan for forcing the continuation of the Nebraska senatorial deadlock. The scene reflects Bryan’s triumphal posture and the paper’s gleeful reception of the political maneuver.
The passage names Supt. Quigley and the county prosecutor on opposite sides, with Tom Taggart in front and Crawford Fairbanks behind, presenting Billy Trout as a favored figure in a tense Indiana political scene.
The public has a stake in wage reductions for street car workers, beyond company statements. Indianapolis residents deserve top service, and unhappy employees are unlikely to deliver it.
The article notes that in this community behaviors such as spitting on sidewalks and riding bicycles without a license are considered greater misdemeanors than insulting women, reflecting local enforcement priorities and social norms.
Theblend of editorials and social japes cites politics and culture from various papers. It mentions democracy needing fumigation before reform and Senator Tillman in demand on lectures, with Bryan buying a printing plant for his paper and Edward VII’s strict dress codes at receptions.
Disjointed OCR fragment hints at public realization of Gen. Harrison's value in 1992 elections and voter engagement. The text is incomplete and unclear but implies a rising interest in the candidate's worth.
An old reporter recalls a prize fight assignment and chaotic escape. He narrates chasing a sensational story after a barn brawl outside the city, with a sheriff’s raid, a fat cabman suspect, and a dramatic prison detour. The twist reveals the editor-in-chief was the fat man arrested. New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Rev. Wm A Quayle stresses keeping a good name or making a bad one holy. Rev J Cumming Smith compares saloon lawbreakers and silent authorities to mob law, noting both violate law. Miss Mattie Guild cites a county drink bill of 1.5 billion yearly, urging end to the drink problem and labor issues linked to it.
A roundup reports Isaac Levy and Lewis Goldstein of Philadelphia jailed on charges of stealing assets valued at 60 000. Samuel Weinstein detained after procuring much of the goods. A Denver plan for a sanitarium aims to treat consumption. money may come via cottage endowment. Authorities note varied items from a Minnesota smoking law to a Louisiana slate of cases.
A collage of pithy newspaper lines voices on learning politics and taxes. The Minneapolis Times notes Minister Wu’s puzzled response to a college yell. The Washington Star questions voter literacy. The St. Louis Globe Democrat references Puerto Rican tax protests. The Detroit News jokes about sugar cornering.
A short verse about a lively sparrow perched on wires and a singer's sketches. A man observes sparrows in a snowy scene, noting their stubborn spirits as they peck at conflicts. The poem contrasts urban life with nature and resilience.
Mrs Findout quotes a child about a Mr Hizwitts who is said to be disliked by the parents. The exchange hints at a rumor of moving away and a name confusion in a small community.
The American Fool asks if the Sphinx will speak. the Egyptian replies that she has never spoken and mocks the idea that a yellow journal reporter could interview her.
The poetic girl muses that some noble lives make flowers thrive on graves. Silas Dubbins replies with a wry joke about fertilizers, leaning from the window and expelling an improvised remark.
A child asks for a story. A bear traps a hunter in vague woods and hugs him as tiger policemen arrive to arrest the bear for violating game laws. The tale ends as the boy is sent to bed.
Industrial notes describe immense traffic on the Volga and its tributaries with 8 000 miles of navigable waterways and 10 000 000 tons moved annually. Nijni Novgorod hosts a great market fair drawing goods from Archangel to Astrakhan, St. Petersburg, and Moscow, with 30 000 craft and 3 200 000 000 worth of merchandise traded. Liverpool builds a colossal tobacco warehouse on the Mersey and doubles its tobacco stock to over 100 000 hogsheads as London remains the center of the universe. A. G. Root then unveils the smallest engine ever made, a horizontal device built from gold, silver, copper, and steel, with dimensions measured in sixty-fourths and sixteenths of an inch.
The 19th century engine, weighing three pennyweights, uses a crank wheel 6 32, ebony outer cylinder 3 16, cylinder bore 5 64, feed pipe 2 32 silver, valve rod 1 64, piston rod under 2 64, and runs on minimal compressed air. Mr Rooth crafted it all by hand in Hartford.
Mail advices from Suva report a great hurricane sweeping New Caledonia on March 25. Houses were blown down and railway bridges washed away. Cattle and horses drowned. Two large sailing vessels and a steamer were lost. Matuku island was struck by a tidal wave destroying 100 houses.
Miss Clara Fuehring of East Market street will entertain the Central medical club Wednesday night at the Oneida hotel, according to village society notes.
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