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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1901
Page
5
Supt of Police Hyland says current statute covers street cars bicycles and horse drawn vehicles only and does not include automobiles. Ex city prosecutor Kingsbury notes potential conviction path if autos could be classed as bicycles under the law.
New York editor Theodore Sutro lauds Mrs Roosevelt for dressing within $300 yearly, arguing modest, tasteful attire reflects true culture. He says many women overspend, urges restraint, and cites European norms and democratic ideals supporting simple, well-made outfits.
In Bayville marble playing thrives as a social currency. Boys trade pee wees and agates, while the wealthy few amass keeps through stacked coins and larger marbles. Those who abstain face social ridicule and ostracism, and marbles fever spreads from streets to school daily. The piece ends with an advertisement for Dr Bull's Cough Syrup and a phone number for Sun liner ads.
A humorous Indiana item notes an employee at the Lake Erie railway shops in Peru hoisted a flag for the arrival of a coworker’s newborn. The piece also recounts rummage sales, a widow requesting a white owl at Fort Wayne, and a dynamite warning on a chicken coop launch, all from local notices and recollections.
Indianapolis bills feature the Faust family act and Stuart the female impersonator described as refined and popular. An American gentleman headlines Park shows early in the week. William Bonelli leads the company with strong reviews while Sheridan's City sports open Monday matinee and run all week.
Gen Joseph McDonald, 81, was found dead in bed Saturday morning in Cumberland Maryland. A brigadier general during the Mexican War he was appointed by President Folk and earlier served in the Pennsylvania legislature in the eighties. He was brother of the late Senator McDonald of Indiana.
Newspapers describe the Indianapolis carnival as a nuisance and a frost from start to finish. Indiana ministers denounce the event for indecency and fraud while urging a more respectable approach to attract trade and commerce.
When you wake with a bad taste in your mouth go to any drug store for a free sample of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. One or two doses may make you well and they also claim to cure biliousness sick headache and constipation.
In Cleveland Ohio a 14 year old boy electrician Raymond Stid lives at 36 Star Ave. He has transformed his attic into a cabinet of wonders filled with batteries electric bells and other devices. Raymond is said to have learned electricity on his own and now earns money as an expert. He wired his father's house to the barn and has impressed a nearby electrical worker with a salary of 150 dollars a month. Neighbors regard him as a natural born electrician and publishers have sent him books for study.
On a voyage a young man pursues Miss Latimer aided by a friend. He seeks marriage on the ship but learns the captain is already married to Miss Latimer, keeping the match hidden to avoid leaving his post. The captain reveals their prior marriage and secrecy is kept as the ship stops at St Helena.
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