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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1901
Page
4
The Sun lists editorial rooms old 626 new 3411 and business office phonies 880. It notes subscription rates outside city six months 2.30 per month 2 per year 3.00 and advertising contact options.
A brief notice urging readers to report delivery issues to The Sun by calling 880 or sending mail, asking all customers to ensure regular newspaper service.
A colored man receiving sixty lashes an hour in the pillory, four years in jail, and a $5,000 fine for poisoning beans that almost killed five people sparks a broad critique of lenient courts. The piece argues severe sentences deter crime and condemns public officials evading trials, urging Indiana to adopt stricter justice.
The article recounts Dowie addressing followers about doctors in sickness and asks if a woman would want a doctor at her bedside during death with her next child. About 600 women shout No. It then criticizes press figures and mentions West Point cadets refusing asphalt trust jobs and a note on John Higgins parole wording.
A local insult claim questions Ward 15 Democrats plans to re elect Councilman Higgins if pardoned. The remark frames political fate around pardon timing and party loyalty.
A few days with an asphalt gang would teach West Point students lessons they claim surpass Tobasco sauce in impact.
The suggestion of establishing an army post on the arsenal grounds is proposed as a solution to the ongoing canteen agitation, aiming to provide assistance and stabilize operations.
Article urges careful city finance management as Indianapolis plans water works purchase, two costly White River bridges, and temporary loans. It notes a sinking fund levy of two cents may be adopted by the council to pay bonds, with later councils required to continue the levy until debt is fully funded. advocates prompt action to avoid breaching the 2 percent debt cap.
A W C T U woman argues army officers seek a canteen as a temperance measure while prohibitionists denounce the plan. The debate parallels cost concerns over a pesthouse and quarantine spending, with officials meeting secretly and concluding plans, though costly, to establish the canteen.
The Republicans are said to advocate municipal ownership of the water plant. Critics charge the City Council delays action on the water contract to shift the purchase proposition to the forthcoming fall elections, burdening voters with the cost.
The Sentinel’s discussion of municipal parks and finances is criticized as loud, improper, and untimely, likened to a recent noisy outbreak of circulation guns.
A brief poem contrasts two versions of a singer as a creator. The unreal rewards failed him while the real effort persisted, showing perseverance despite lack of wealth or fame.
A farmer spots the northern mob leader lynching a Black man and claims the man once cried at the opry house during Uncle Tom's Cabin, declaring him the accused. The scene frames a violent public confrontation with strong racial tensions.
Mrs Smithers bids George fetch celery at the market house and Mr Smithers notes the celery is sold out. He learns from the dealer that it is typically sold over the counter, illustrating how politeness fades when axes are ground.
A fragmentary quote shows a speaker asking about pride and a neighbor describing a woman asking him to carry an advertising banner for a rummage sale. The text captures local speech and street scene texture from the period.
A dialogue fragment questions a man’s claimed acting status and the roles he plays. The lines probe identity and the nature of his craft, suggesting the speaker doubts the man’s self presentation yet notes his apparent commitment to his chosen part.
A visitor notes the country editor leads an independent life and Col Boilitt laments lack of party support after five years. Edward Singer provides the quote about influence and money in politics.
Three young men were ordained to the Catholic priesthood at St John’s church on Sunday by Bishop D O Donoghue. The new priests are Rev James R Carrico of St Bridget’s parish Rev James Delaney of St John’s and Rev John Barthel of St Philips near Evansville Indiana. The ceremony lasted about three hours and featured officers including Celebrant Bishop O Donoghue master deacon Rev Stephen J Donoghue subdeacon Rev Joseph Zirkelbach master of ceremonies Rev F H Gavish and censer bearers Rev James McCol and Rev Timothy Murphy O S B John Cissell served as censer bearers.
The article recounts anecdotes about Joseph Choate and Edward Lauterbach linked to a railway and telegraph lawsuit, including a joke about their legal fees. It also covers Uncle Joe Cannon dodging a hostile press report, Booker T. Washington’s name origin, and social notes involving pension and cabbage purchases.
A collage of quotes on public mood and policy. Billy Mason offers six more years of salary restraint while Ireland’s population declines. West Point hazing draws scrutiny as cadets face a fresh lesson. Public opinion governs West Fountain’s discipline, Carnegie funds Scottish students, and foreign nobles’ earnings are noted with cautious humor.
A rider praises the Cleveland wheel as the best and nicest on the market. The note expresses satisfaction with the wheel and mentions Cart Toll as a gymnastic teacher from the South-side Turn Verein.
Humors are morbid fluids flowing in the veins that affect tissues, often from bad digestion or inheritance. They manifest as skin eruptions salt rheum eczema pimples boils weakness languor and debility. Hood's Sarsaparilla expels humors and rebuilds the system, claimed as the best medicine for humors.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer profile recounts Tom L. Johnson’s rise from streetcar superintendent to railroad owner. He details selling fare boxes, securing a line in Indianapolis, and negotiating with William H. English to take control for 30 cents on the dollar. Johnson describes early losses, insurance, and later bond deals that yielded substantial profits and credit leverage.
A collage of snappy observations from Indiana newspapers mocks ads, crime, marriage, and social behavior. Notable lines mention Evansville’s triple murder, a wary warning about advertising costs, and light social quips on women, men, and work.
William Beard, an elderly Bloomington resident, hovers between life and death at St. Vincent's hospital. About ten days earlier his left thigh was amputated after aggravated tuberculosis invaded the joint, a procedure deemed the only hope of saving him.
A reader recounts a Saturday a peace meeting by Indianapolis women at the Propylaeum. Only six attendees at start, joined by two ministers and two reporters, growing to fifteen. Mrs. May Wright Sewall led with courage, read a poem, and drew praise for composure amid a tone of satirical commentary on the event and its crowd.
Huntington Page’s seed farm eight miles east of Indianapolis raises fifty acres of onions for sets. The crew of about 100 hand weeders works daily from dawn to five, earning by the row with meals in a tent and beds in a barn. Ground prep began in spring. harvest targets mid July as weeds are fought with hoes, early shipments fetching one to one and a quarter dollars a bushel.
Sunday services at Second Presbyterian impressed with Rev. Campbell Coyle of Toledo and a possible call. Meridan Street M E welcomed 13 new members, among them Rev Wm A Quayle’s daughter Lillie Dale Quayle. he joked about not knowing her name. Other pastors spoke on philosophy, unions, and equality in sermons and remarks.
A court ruling states the diamonds did not belong to Frederick or Sophia Dickman estates and were not subject to extended litigation. The case, brought by Otto Dickman’s administrator, sought to determine the legality of a gift to his mother, with Edward Dickman appearing to present facts. The court ruled the diamonds belonged to Otto Dickman’s estate.
Promoting the healing, balsamic virtues of the Norway pine, the ad touts Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a natural remedy for coughs and colds, emphasizing its medicinal benefits and soothing effect.
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