Newsocratic demands condemn Indianapolis in vile platform
The Sun argues against the Newsocratic push to require voters to denounce Indianapolis as rotten morally and politically. It asserts the city is not pervasively bad or corrupt and warns voters against embracing falsehoods, gossip, and extremist rhetoric. The piece critiques the Indiana Avenue virtue claim and the undemocratic framing behind Holtzman.
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Indianapolis
Newsocratic
THE
SUN
John Holtz
Killed Fellow Soldier Parsons Is Now Insane
Cincinnati Ohio September 1 Brooding over killing a fellow soldier at Fort Thomas Zion P Parsons grows demented as Sergt Thomas Kelly moves him to a government hospital in Washington. Parsons earlier shot Pulver during a break for liberty when Pulver attacked him with an iron bar. Parsons was tried by a board and released but has long believed himself haunted by the victim.
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Cincinnati
Zion P. Parsons
Fort . Thomas
Thomas Kelly
Washington, D. C
Parsons
Government Hospital
Pulver
Uberty
Jung Pis
Eal
Daisy and Sketches of a Singer and a Close Call
Fragment from a period piece presents song fragments and spoken sketches with humorous lines about a performer named Daisy. The page includes a brief exchange about a near mishap, a line about loading a ship or wagon, and stray cultural quips. The tone hints at vaudeville or minstrel style with playful wordplay and dialect.
Fragments From a Hash Joint and a Warning Knight
A reader voice recounts a local hash joint tale with a jilted fiancée seeking marriage to a harsh pig farmer who reinforces control through work and threats. The narrator contrasts the grim labor cycle with the idea of marital rescue, ending with a distant American spirit note and a nod to Edward Singer.
Velvet in Millinery and Housekeeping Advice
A 1910s style column discusses velvet in millinery with colors and uses for hats, including cream and pale blues as facings. It also urges simplifying housekeeping, trimming chores, and choosing washable spreads to save time. A cucumber chicken recipe with steps and a cheese custard mold is included as a cooking note.
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Velvet Unis
Quita
Swirl of Society Returns From Travels
Mrs. Benest I Deipy and Mrs John B Tarkington have returned from Europe and Greensburg respectively. Mr George A Gay, W E Stevenson family and Edna Stevenson came back from Yellowstone and a Vermont country home. Leonora Smith and her companions will return from Southampton in two weeks. Mrs Herbert S Fieber returns from Spirit Lake with sister Mrs Howard J Kreiger. Evelyn Jeffries, to wed Walter King, was tea guest of her sister Mrs Fr b Williams in Fryington.
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Benest I. ‘Deipy
Europe
John 8
Tarkington
Greensburg
George A. Gay
Yellowstone
W. E. Stevenson
Edna Stevenson
Vermont
Leonora Smith
Smith
Lois
Ruth Pratt
Southampton
S. 1
Herbert
Fieber
Howard J. Kreiger
Omaha
Neb
Spirit Lake
Evelyn Jeffries
Walter §. King
Cay
Fr. B. Williams
Fryington
Oil Men Slept in the Livery Stable at Huntinton WV
Oil men rushed to Mil tion after a discovery of a large well drawing visitors from West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Hotels overflow as 60 or more men slept in a livery stable Monday night with more arrivals each train. Cases in the area are reportedly being offered at high prices.
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Huntinton
W. Va
Pennsylvania
Councilman McFarland Chloroformed at Home Burglary
Councilman J. J. McFarland of Fletcher Avenue was chloroformed while asleep at his home on Monday morning by burglars who escaped with $10 and his watch and chain. A pet dog was present.
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J. J. McFarland
Sit Fletcher-ave
Affects of Nazra Life on Frewin and Rose
In Nazra, Frewin, a junior civil servant, falls for Rose Rowan, a pretty country girl. They ride, dance, and improvise a bond amid a circle of English and India mixed society, while Miss Ethel Maynard mocks the affair as propriety clashes with affection.
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Rose
Aml
Galley
Caldie
India
Poty
Tomtself
Tan Pily
Nazora
Simla
Frewin
Prewin
Rosemary
Rossetti
Tradigman
Lucknow
Nagra Hills
Mose
Busr Rowan
Cormmon
Iwen
Ogni Nazra
Andre Chdren
Nazra
Tim Heavy
Englara
Catcutta
Anglo-India
Plaine
Nazca
Brhel
Miss Maynard
Miss Rowan
Miss Howan
Frewi
Griffin
Ethel Maynard
Mrs Maynard
Rose Barley
Akely
The Long Love Letter That Ended a Quiet Romance
A young woman pours loving forgiveness into letters to Frewin after a strained courtship. He replies with formal denials, citing circumstances beyond control, while she grieves and seeks solace in faith. The exchange reveals a restrained, ultimately unresolved romance amid social expectations.
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Nazra
Rowan
Heminal
Pristien
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