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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1901
Page
4
The piece argues railroads should stop issuing passes to officials and judges, claiming excessive free travel leads to influence and injustice. It notes mileage allowances, lobby use, and potential fare reductions if passes end, concluding the decision is commendable for reform and fairer pricing.
Those who know Charles Maguire respect him but regret his Tuesday defeat. A business figure, Maguire wore the Taggart collar and embraced Taggartism, making Taggart the central issue. Voters aimed to repudiate Taggartism, and Maguire paid the price, though his supporters acknowledge his misstep and responsibility lies with him or his advisers.
Daly faces his final Thursday as police judge amid criticism for leniency and reform efforts. A pivotal McPeak workhouse release shows Daly seeking reform over strict legality, joined in prayer by Wheeler and McPeak, highlighting a legacy of faith and controversy.
The Sun criticizes carnival directors for plan to parade mainly on Washington street between New Jersey and Illinois avenues. It urges use of other east west streets to prevent crowding. The editorial also questions Tom Campbell’s claim that Gov Durbin will return Taylor and Finley to Kentucky, noting no public pledge. It says Indianapolis Democrats face pressure from national to city level elections.
The shift in administrations may lower pollution dumped into the White River by Indianapolis, but the sewage disposal problem should be resolved soon.
The passage speculates whether Wil Taggart will keep his machine ready for the next campaign or let it rust away. It notes Bookwalter button wearers seek job favors or show loyalty. It hints Myron King will likely hold office and mentions a forthcoming important football game in Thanksgiving week.
A 37 to 2 vote by Episcopal bishops in San Francisco adopts a canon forbidding ministers to marry a divorced person when the divorce arose for any cause not existing before marriage. The canon must pass to another church body. Critics say courts are too liberal in granting divorces and praise stricter legal standards.
Rev J A Thompson presided at a Greenfield ceremony for Miss Ella Cox and William Frye. Mrs Ross postpones a reception after her carriage accident. Susan Clark wed John H Plum at a New Jersey street home. Several other weddings attended the weddings of Angeline Woody Asher Evans Bertha Arnholter Charles Simpson and Helen McDonald Hugh Burkit. Directors Shoemaker Reed and McDonald reelected at I D W annual meeting.
A collection of light vignettes from urban life including a drunken sailor faced by a magistrate, a contractor’s practical joke with a valise, a countryman at the opera misreading Wagner, a boastful tiger tale, a skate fish joke, and a colored man nicknamed Tute who explains his reading habit in a playful way.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana declines to discuss the far eastern question after returning from a world tour. The Toledo News notes he is inflated with self-importance and predicts the country will manage without his views until he presents them in the Senate with rhetorical flourish.
Derenda and Breen open the program at the Grand with an entertaining half hour of Indian club swinging and juggling. Barbara Frietchie at Park Theatre. Clyde Fitch play by Julia Marlowe. Miss Gaunt to star. Empire hosts Harry Bryant burlesque and a new farce by J Perry next week.
The Indianapolis Sun questions Capt. English and labels anarchists as anyone who breaks or fails to enforce the law. It contrasts unrest caused by high food prices with wage stagnation, noting costs have risen while salaries lag. The piece frames government as law and criticizes failures to uphold it amid labor unrest.
A reflective poem traces October morning fields ablaze with gold and green grass, a blue haze over Nills, and a lone bird returning to a nest. It shifts to night with crimson and gold fading, a chill wind, and the speaker alone in a trailing diaphanous gown as darkness settles.
A. M. Hoppe of Rio Creek Wisconsin credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with saving his nine year old son from a severe croup attack. The father reports the boy choked and could not speak until the remedy was given, after which he recovered quickly. For sale by all druggists.
A collage cites editorials from Grand Rapids and Detroit papers mocking political figures and presidents. It notes Gen Alger’s lingering resentment, Chamberlain’s war blame, Seth Low’s mayoral nominations, and the habit of affectionate nicknames for U.S. leaders such as Teddy and Old Abe.
In Indianapolis residents amused themselves by making a football out of Taggartism, a playful local pastime noted by the Terre Haute Express.
On gray days a red detachable collar or vest can brighten cream, black, or blue gowns. Rather than buying new outfits, enhance current attire by refurbishing the bodice and updating headwear and gloves in dark or neutral tones.
Newport Kentucky woman Fannie B. Ralston credits Mme Ribault complexions beautifiers with clearing severe facial blemishes. She reports dramatic improvement after trying the product and urges others to write for a free sample mailed in plain wrap from Mme M Ribault of Cincinnati Ohio.
A collection of short quips and puns from various speakers. A thoughtful inventor recalls a failed flying machine dream while a child asks why poets are born not made. A deaf man misunderstands a greeting and a joking judge replies with a light remark.
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