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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1902
Page
4
A critical editiorial railes at Mayor Bookwalter and the city administration for unkept promises and political strings. It argues the interurban delay, gambling, and Sunday saloon violations show a failing administration and urges breaking the ties to fulfill duties to the people.
The Sun's opinion derides the county Democrats for weak nominations and poor judgment. It notes Ruckelshaus as weak prosecutor pick, suggests Charles B. Cox was best, and laments losses and platform flaws. It mocks trust ties and anti trust rhetoric, warning there will be no acclamation in the election.
The Boston Herald notes no leather medal in the Philippine debate should be divided between Senators Tillman and Wellington. A comment mentions prospects for ending the Boer War improving as Cuba remains Libre until affairs in that region settle. The St Paul Dispatch supports Cuba Libre and reports unrest as coal and beef trusts fade. Toledo Daily News cites Western bakers forming a biscuit trust opposition as prices rise, while other remarks describe general public discontent.
The Lafayette Courier notes bargains for speculators in Martinique’s real estate. The Greenfield Democrat urges caution on 1902 national platform momentum. The South Bend Tribune mocks overrain worries, while Vincennes Sun questions Hoar’s war policy critique. Terre Haute Tribune compares Simon Sam to Grover Cleveland in a harsh portrait of Hayti leadership.
State labor commissioner McCormack ends a three weeks strike among Hillsdale and Montezuma day workers. The union is recognized and wages left to arbitration. Acton park association directs plan Gen Fitzhugh Lee and Gen Gordon will address the assembly. Lee speaks Sunday July 15 and Gordon the following Sunday. Maccabees offer free entertainment Wednesdays at Comlinson hall with addresses and music from order members and visiting members. School board confirms teachers including Mary Dickson Minnie Tribby Clara Fisher Emma D Mohr granted leave of absence from June.
Representative Powers bets on the Boston team and loses as his son offers a practical verdict. Chauncey Depew and Mark Twain exchange jokes aboard a steamer while Samuel Clemens remains managed by a forgetful Depew. A Washington clash over Treasury posts sparks talk of a 1940 presidential bid with a Scotland-born Speaker.
Delicious home recipes including stuffed cauliflower with a heart filling of cauliflower and mushrooms, Parmesan cream, and croutons. Also Mccaroni Timbale layered with parsley and white sauce, eggs stuffed with sardines, and a rainbow jelly using lemon essence, gelatine, and mixed fruit flavors.
The New York Herald notes the high cost of reporting the Martinique calamity with $2.15 per Fort de France word and $6.45 for urgent words. It highlights extra expenses for cables, tags, special men, and photographers, yet asserts major papers deem it worthwhile.
In a vignette titled An Incident of St. Reno a Gascon and Pierre share wine under a tree. The exchange hints at dubious piety and social pretensions as the Gascon taunts Pierre about belief in a Lord. The scene shifts to a playful quip about recognition and compensation for poems.
For Woman's Eye notes latest fashion: white on black or blue rain suits with a Norfolk jacket. Velvet ribbon trim through open work, white coats and gowns for little girls, blue panne on dark gowns, lavender on tan, point d esprit over white satin with lace, white buckskin dancing slippers with a white bow, and the old chatelaine bag revival.
We bought 186 second hand novels at 40 cents each in Indianapolis and opened a free library for our paid subscribers. Seventy-six books vanished from the shelves and only 16 remain, forcing us to close the library and convert the room to the editor's living quarters.
A reader notes a peculiar slipper described as a plain black round slipper with a high heel and no tongue. It is heavily studded with small cut steel dots arranged like belts, with a small steel ornament at the bow area.
A mother asks about Mrs Gazzer's past and a boy replies with a witty share of a doughnut. Willie boasts that he gave Ethel the hole, a playful exchange captured as a light moment in Edward Singer's social vignette.
A sky blue taffeta gown features a net veil dotted with chenille and striped with narrow black velvet ribbons. Lace and embroidery form wreath ornaments, with Irish lace adding a high flat color. A blue satin belt, pompadour ribbons, and pleated lisse edging finish the design.
A shop glance highlights collars, belts, stoles for decolletage, sheer blouses, chiffon shirrings, tucker for semi dress, bead strings, silk lace net soutache braid, mousseline, barbarian jeweled touches, ready-made trimmings, Hungarian embroidery, diaphanous sleeves, light lace with chenille embroideries.
A poem meditation on youth fading and longing for a shore. The second piece describes white violets by a mossy pool, shy and pure, with subtle May fragrance and gentle birdsong, credited to John Howard, M. D.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from newspapers about speech, memory, dog names, and wisdom. A clergyman recalls a devout old lady with a collie named after a biblical verse, a senator praises oratory, and a father counsels a son to save clever lines for a book. The fragment ends with a South American mother dreaming of her child becoming president.
Invitations issued for the June 10 weddings of Miss Annetta Langsdale and Charles W. Bean. The upcoming June 10 ceremony for Miss Isabel Palmer and Charles A. Korbly at Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral is noted, with few relatives present. Archibald Stubbins announces the June 11 Meridian Street M E church wedding of his daughter Cora to Layton Chambers Walker.
Miss Jeffries of Shortridge high school denies grabbing a flag during the Shortridge and M. T. H. S. melee at Washington Park on Monday afternoon. Net receipts from Gen. Fitzhugh Lee lecture at English's Opera House for the Boys' Club benefit total $954.25.
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