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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1901

Page

4

Fragmentary Notice of Phone Listings

Crude OCR fragment mentions two phones and a price or code 880 presen seencesences. No clear event or actions identified.

Gerrymander Concerns in Indiana 1903 Apportionment

The 1903 Indiana reapportionment faces partisan manipulation as counties grow unevenly in population. Proposals will shape senatorial and representative districts, with examples citing Johnson County shifts and districts 1 2 3 4 5. Republicans claim fairness despite gerrymander risks.

General Assembly Township Trustees Indiana Johnson County Cincinnati Supreme Court

Two Notions of Justice in Labor Strikes

The article contrasts federal injunctions shielding employers from strike disruptions with a Tampa incident where workers in cigarmaking were coerced or jailed, while leaders were kidnapped. It condemns the mob actions as slavery and criticizes authorities for offering no protection to strikers.

Tampa Fla United States

Fire-chief Barrett Fights Interurban Headlight Brilliance

The Sun reports Barrett urges council to curb bright headlights on interurban cars as a danger on crowded city streets. The piece critiques political messages and warns against manipulation, noting skeptical reactions to election signs and party tactics amid alleged secret service involvement.

Barrett

Republican candidate says saloon-keepers funded Democrats

A Republican claims Republicans did not take money from saloon-keepers for city campaign efforts, while Democrats allegedly received about 8000 dollars from almost every Indianapolis saloon-keeper. Reasons for GOP refusal are unclear, possibly to placate Civic Alliance and anti-saloon groups.

Indianapolis Civic Alliance Anti-saloon League

Harry Gates Declares He Is Not a Candidate

The note states Harry anti Bizartrate Gates will not seek any office if Book Walter is elected. It praises his lobby work for pure food and hints at a possible public health department role. It also mentions a nonpartisan council finance chairman Maj. Megrow receiving a large roll at English's hotel as recognition.

Harry anti-Bizartrate Gates Bookwalter Department of Public Health Maj. Megrew English’s Council

Medical colleges urged to guard subjects until evening

Authorities warn medical colleges to keep subjects locked until after six o'clock and note that departed personnel have been known to resuscitate for election day.

Justice tempered with mercy praised by Stubbs and Little

The piece argues that mercy should temper justice and notes that election day brings broad appreciation for every man over 21 as a hard working populace secures a fair ride of the year. It emphasizes the value of kindness in political rhetoric.

Messrs Stubbs Little

City committees flush with funds while treasury runs dry

The old-fashioned voters may wonder why committees sit rich as the treasury is empty. The contemporary observes the choice between the two machines favors the new.

P. m

Lipton aims to take cup if it leaves U S

Lipton states determination to possess the cup if it departs from the United States with tenacity admired. Bookwalter should assign a lieutenant to ensure Megrew does not forget to vote.

United States Lipton Bookwalter Megrew

Saloon league march and theater farewells announced

Albert Lieber and Rev R W Hunter plan to march to the polls for temperance reform. Henry Irving and Ellen Terry announce an annual farewell tour seeking funds. Mrs Edwin May is reported dead and questions arise about her claim.

Albert Lieber R. W. Hunter Henry Irving Ellen Terry Edwin May

Tales They Tell about Mr Major and Buffalo Bill

A Toledo girl charms author Charles Major with a fortune telling stunt at Petoskey while Thomas W. Lawson boasts of stock gains during an interview. Casgell's Journal recounts Buffalo Bill’s kindness to sick children and a display for hospital patients who longed for a show all their own.

Charles Major Toledo Major Petoskey Mich Miss Toledo Mr. Major Jit Thomas W. Lawson The Independence Times Boston Lawson New York New York Stock Exchange New York Times Buffalo Bill Casgell

What the Papers Say Collage

A compact clip of quotations from multiple papers on politics trusts and public figures. It mentions Lipton cider, European trusts, southern voters, Seth Low supporters, Fighting Bob and Croker, with judgments on public sentiment and leadership. The tone reflects editorial snips from Buffalo Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia and others.

Seth Low John G. Carlisle Cleveland Plain Dealer Bob Buffalo Times Croker Philadelphia Ledger

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Saved His Boy's Life

A. M. Hoppe of Rio Creek Wisconsin credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with saving his nine year old son from croup. He recalls the child being choked and unable to speak until the remedy was given and the boy recovered shortly after. For sale by all druggists.

Chamberlain A. M. Hoppe Rio Creek Wis

Proverbial Advice and Witty Quips Across Papers

A collage of newspaper quips and jokes from several papers. Uncle Eben advises about kindness and independence, a judge probes a lawyer about his prior cases, a cautious marriage belief and financial talk, and a trench side banter about an injured hand.

Eben Washington Star

The Inevitable Heroic Life of a Steady Soul

Poem praising a man who confronts daily struggles with courage and faith. He endures loss without complaint, trusts in God, harms none, helps others, and remains steadfast though fortune fades. His simple virtue makes him truly great through a life of quiet heroism.

Sarah K. Bolton

Power Above in Parlor Love Plea from Chicago Record Herald

The excerpt shows a dramatic parlor scene where a lover proclaims he lives to love the beloved and seeks a higher power to move her. The father upstairs dismisses the dreamer with a bluffing clash, warning of consequences and asserting his own skepticism about any unseen influence.

Chicago Record-Herald

The Sketches And Songs Of A Sinner And Guest

The fragment portrays a moral debate on wealth and sanctity with characters Miss Lugymugg Mr Grouchman and a pained Christian stranger. A comedic exchange follows about a frightening mouse and a plan to swap hogs with Jake Weaver causing tense churchly tension.

The End of Summer Poem in Century Magazine

The poem laments summer's end with vivid natural imagery of pods hollyhocks and seeds. It depicts a pond and reeds, the fading year, and the eastward moon announcing fall as the season shifts. The voice mourns Summer's death while autumn asserts its arrival.

Odds and Ends Jokes and a Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary

A compilation of light humor from the New York Sun with jokes about swallowing wrong way coughs and old signs. It notes Mr and Mrs Samuel Galey of Russellville celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

Samuel Galey Russellville

Telegram for John Banks on Cold Street Fence

A messenger boy is hailed with a telegram for John Banks as a gentleman on a picket fence explains the urgency and how time saved could mean a million dollar loss. The scene shifts to sailors and yachts, praising Captain Barr Shamrock II Lipton and Lipton’s son, closing with a verse from Edward Singer.

John Banks Danifino

Caraway law disenfranchises six in Frankfort

A compilation of editorials notes the Caraway law’s impact in Frankfort, dis qualifying six voters. It cites Indiana’s penal voting law as uniquely effective and contrasts other regional curiosities from Elwood to Lafayette. It also mentions Beveridge returning with eloquence and warns about campaign fund practices.

Frankfort Indiana Crawfordsville

Prune Ice Cream Ranked Among Good Mixtures

The article praises prune ice cream as a superior fruit ice cream and offers a simple recipe. It describes stirring sugar into cream with vanilla, freezing until half solid, then folding in finely chopped prunes softened in water.

Pineapple enhances peach marmalade flavor in recipe guide

The Philadelphia Telegraph notes a tip for peach marmalade adding finely cut ripe pineapple. Instructions include heating and drawing juice, boiling nearly an hour, then sugar at three quarters of a pound per pound of fruit, lemon juice, and a final ten minute stewing with a water infusion from stone kernels.

Philadelphia Telegraph

Freshening Dingy Matting with Warm Salt Water

Use warm water and salt to refresh dingy matting without soaking it. Make a strong salt solution, wash one strip at a time with a cloth from the solution, and dry each strip with two clean cloths before moving on. Ensure the matting never becomes soaking wet.

Fashionable Coats Defy Fur Trend This Fall

A fashion note praises very rough cloth coats in fine quality as the chic choice for fall and winter, excluding fur. It highlights their style and warmth while implying understated elegance for the season.

Sleeves for Kitchen Wear

Households neglect to provide washable sleeves for quick cleanup during kitchen work. White cambric is recommended for its full gathered cuff and rubber cord finish, suitable for rapid wiping and convenience in emergencies.

Farmer loses arm in buggy shotgun accident

Henry Treece, a farmer near Fort Wayne, was injured when his shotgun discharged as he pulled it from a buggy hammer first. He lost an arm in the accident.

Henry ‘Treece Fort Wayne

Bond Promoters Begin Shelbyville Interurban Construction

Promoters for the Indianapolis and Shelbyville interurban road have posted a bond with Shelbyville and will start construction at once. A gasoline explosion caused a 150 fire at Alma Thomas’s home at 431 Hiawatha Street Monday night with no injuries. The blaze spread to 430 Hiawatha Street, home of James Purcell, causing $1 damage, then to 432 Hiawatha Street causing $75 damage to Frank Shimble’s residence. The proposed removal of the Board of Trade was discussed by the governors Monday night but no action was taken. Governors are upset over tenants’ dissension and potential removal from the building. removal to the new Century building seems unlikely.

Indianapolis Shelbyville Alma Thomas Hiawatha-st James Purcell Frank Shimble Board of Trade

Dr Buils Cough Syrup Claimed To Cure Consumption

An advertisement touts Dr Buils Cough Syrup as helping consumptives and curing incipient consumption. It claims to loosen phlegm and heal, calling it the best cough medicine, priced at 25 cents.

Telephone your Litter ads to THE SUN

Advertisers are urged to phone THE SUN at 880 to place litter notices. The notice encourages new or existing clients to submit advertisements by telephone.

the Sun

Company Offices and Officers Listed on East Market Street

Offices Nos 118 and 122 in the Companys Building on East Market Street are announced along with the corporate officers. John B Holliday serves as President Henry Eitel is Vice-President Howard M Foltz holds the Treasurer position and Charles M Brtde is Secretary.

Company East Market St John B. Holliday Henry Eitel Howard M. Foltz Charles’ &M'Bride

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