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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1901
Page
4
Citizens recall Taggart era debts nearing $200000 and criticize Mayer administration finances. Democrats who served previously face questions over loans and ordinances as voters weigh honesty versus petty politics in city leadership.
State geologist Blatchley cautions investors about oil stocks, noting variability from good to bad and urging field visits to assess operators. He cites a 1900 Jasper county study and warns against distorted prospectuses that misstate facts to lure money.
The interurban firms request a conference with the Board of Works and Indianapolis Street Railway on November 27 to pursue an agreement. They seek rights to enter the city using local tracks even if power is refused, aiming to limit domination by the street railway. Arbitration may be asked to resolve interurban and local interests over shared tracks.
Two Madison county men sue for divorce on the ground that their wives are insane. The piece notes Indiana recognizes insanity as a statutory ground and mentions Florida as a unique case where vanity was used as a basis. It also discusses a plan for street-improvement assessments and comments on fairness in taxation. The football season is referenced with honors to a hunter and runner.
The employer of the courthouse heating plant faces dismissal for lack of prosecution. Bruce Strode and Clifford Day were charged with embezzlement. Strode’s trial ended in a hung jury while Day was not brought to trial. The piece notes past cases and criticizes prosecutors amid claims of influence. A NYC man faces insanity trial over 1800 love letters, with calls to set daily writing limits.
The Board of Works will ensure all contracts between the Indianapolis street railway company and inter urban companies are public records if this serves Indianapolis best interests.
The Madison Square Garden horse show in New York features a crowd and a quirky display with 400 finely harnessed donkeys in the boxes as part of the usual spectacle.
Supt of police Taffe states the order of Hibernians will escort Redmond McHugh and O Donnell when the latter visits here on November 26. A small boy must be at home by 8 p.m. or the police will gather them at once.
Patient claims relief from aches and pain after taking Dr Gossom 87 Kidney Bladder Cure. The fragmentary text offers no verification or details on treatment context or results.
A mixture of brief anecdotes and quotations shows temperance advocate President Leonard praised for temperance work in Montana. Other notes recount mishaps with fashion at a duke’s wedding and Grout’s anti oleomargarine stance, plus a Harvard geologist’s memory quirk about Spanish names.
Mrs. Kate M. Collins hosted a Monday card party. Mr. and Mrs. Russell King headed to Washington for the winter. The Minuet club opened with a Brenneke's dance. Mrs. J P Fisher plans Wednesday entertainment. Mrs. Herbert F. Wood hosts a tea for Mrs. C A Pritchard. Ima H. Perry and Lucy Fuller Poirier wed Monday night, daughter of Judge Allan Story of Chicago.
In a faded Washington anecdote from the national gloom era, Mrs McKinley tests two bonnets with a milliner while the president pretends to approve the commissions. A deadlock over which bonnet to praise ends with a quip that both may be left and he will cover them.
The passage recalls Rev. Edward Everett Hale’s 46 years attending Boston female asylum meetings. Seth Low, New York City mayor, is described as athletic in appearance. Mrs. Arthur Stannard, writer John Strange Winter, nails up horseshoes for luck and literary luck. A Daniel O Connell descendant dies in South Africa after joining the British forces. Emperor William rests as the wealthiest monarch, with inherited fortunes from grandmother and father and a prosperous wife.
A collection of editorial quips ridicules Texas rope imagery and lynching lore. It cites Kokomo News and notes satirical lines about rope supply and state affairs. The remarks mock political figures from Bluffton Hugh Dougherty to Andrew Carnegie and President Roosevelt remarks.
A young skilled funeral stenographer in New York attends services for prominent and wealthy individuals. She captures extemporaneous sermons and prayers in shorthand, often receiving liberal compensation for preserving these tributes, as families seek a lasting record of the preacher’s lines and the deceased’s life.
The onion is praised as a versatile kitchen staple and remedy. It flavors sauces and beans, fights colds via onion syrup, soothes insect bites with boiled onion juice and vinegar, and can be used to remove coins by soaking and applying the onion overnight. The Indiana YMCA annual convention starts next Thursday in Richmond and runs through Sunday.
A tense narrative describes a mountain scene with a beautiful girl weaving flowers, a masked foe with a bowie lifting to strike, and a narrator who freezes, watching the peril unfold yet remaining unmoved as the danger looms in a dramatic moment.
Legrand Worthington delivering Julius Caesar funeral oration at the opera house discovered a nail driven through the mantle fastened to the dead body by a miscreant. Journal notes suggest a feud over a young lady may explain the stunt.
A humorous exchange features Mr. Turkey asked for favorite quotations. He cites phrases such as The paths of glory lead but to the grave and Pride goes before a fall, while lamenting Fortune's fool in a light seasonal vignette.
The Sage of Hawville proclaims that in ten years he has spoken with 329 people who say their great great grandparents came over in the Mayflower. He notes some folks not spoken to but asserts the ship would have been loaded to the bulwarks.
A compilation of brief humorous quotes from multiple papers. It includes Johnny Smiles on riches with wings, a stock market warning, Chumpley’s failed walk from New York to Philadelphia, a late night purchase by Binks, Henry Clay quip about being right versus cigars, and a playful exchange about love and debt.
A man roared at his wife and refused a donation while she wrote a polite reply for the worthy cause. The Atchison Globe reports a humorous scene of hardship and gracious restraint amid hard times.
Houdney Wells a Zionsville contractor died from injuries after a fall from a scaffold at Broad Ripple on Saturday. He was a local tradesman known in the area for his construction work.
A collection of editorials and brief notes discuss Roosevelt as a painful subject for Senator Fairbanks and a forthcoming push for reciprocity. The mix includes praise for restraint in speech, critique of officers tied to a clique, and a note on Edward’s cancer in the throat with Miss Stone’s reported status.
In Belekhart Edward Parker aged 17 was injured after falling under a train while attempting a ride and lost a leg. In Elwood a southbound Panhandle train collided with a yard engine. engineer Lon Smyser suffered a broken leg and was returned home to Richmond. In Terre Haute Frank H. Ellsworth of Escanaba, Michigan, was identified as the man found asphyxiated in his room Monday.
Elder John W. Rogers of Filley Missouri testifies that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured his infant's violent croup after a few doses. He says the remedy prevents attacks when given at first symptoms, contains no opium or harmful substances, and can be given to babies and adults. sold by all druggists.
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