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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
4
Citizen questions disclose stockholder lists for city granted franchises and probes officials' financial interests. The piece surveys Taggart and Bookwalter's rivalry, critiques mayoral tactics, discusses rural school consolidation versus industrial mergers, and laments anonymous letters shaping public opinion amid a campaign season.
The U P S C HE and the grand jury handle a key city phase while Bookwalter and Maguire discuss it with vague generalities.
May Kee, long a Taggart backer, announces support for Bookwalter this year. The remark appears amid letters of acceptance and debate over the mayoral race.
The piece argues Maguire dodged key issues on gas payments and a gas-main tax, notes Sunday saloons ignore laws, and praises Bookwalter's replies to Taggart. It claims Bookwalter and Maguire largely agree with Taggart on governance but fault the Taggart administration.
Briefs note questions about condemning the president over a whisky breakfast claim while mentioning nearby railroad track elevation and natural gas supply briefs filed near a city election.
Schley draws first blood and Taggart faces a heated exchange with Bookwalter. The confrontation hints at deeper trouble as Howison suffers a severe abrasion nicknamed by street slang.
The Swirl of Society reports St Marys euchre club resumes twice monthly at St Marys hall. Miss Gertrude Wise and August J Seider announce nuptials. Invitations go out for Miss Margaret Goodhart and Dr David Ross Sept 24 at Roberts Park Church. State weddings listed in Richmond Jeffersonville New Albany Terre Haute Valparaiso Indianapolis.
The State W C T U convention will be held in Kokomo from October 4 to 9. William Chapman, once at the county jail, owns an old Springfield Mass Republican June 2, 1862 issue featuring Review of the Week Progress of the War as a headline.
The Salton salt farm in California sits 264 feet below sea level with 140 degree days as Japanese and Indians work the blinding glare and harsh heat. Four kinds of stone from the US and Europe supply Hamilton Bermuda's new episcopal cathedral. Hartford capital irrigation schemes failed after Colorado river water was diverted, but a US Supreme Court ruling could revive Kansas water rights and bonds.
In a string of editorials from multiple papers the tone mocks Lipton’s boat race efforts and jokes about paying bills while toying with American readers. The items also note critics of papers in Chicago and La Porte, while discussing McKinley’s assassination and anarchist views on law and order.
A Missouri man leads a crowd to a Chestnut Street restaurant and cracks a ripe watermelon over a marble counter. The fruit shatters into pieces and seeds fly as staff clean up, drawing amused remarks from onlookers about local eating style.
A compilation notes varied editorial tones from multiple papers. It cites sensational remarks by Talmage, discussion on Lincoln’s sacrifice, a caution about presidential receptions, and a Missouri lynching case where citizens protect a jailed man, praising civil order over mob violence.
A lyrical piece from By Grey Old Gardens speaks of a hawthorn tree loved by fairies yet laden with sorrow. The speaker contrasts pure white blossoms with hidden guilt and references the mistletoe road and a thorn crown, ending with faith that God forgives while the tree remains mournful.
Amusements mention a trained cat act to appear at the Grand next week. Empire burlesque house reports record business. Park tickets for Superba go fast as the annual engagement looms all week as a major season event.
A Detroit News opinion cites an anarchist as wanting to disturb another man’s graft, provoking debate on political ethics and free speech in the editorial arena.
The Cascarets candy laxative proves popular as customers repeatedly buy them after first use. Available through druggists in 10c 25c and 50c sizes.
A series of light hearted vignettes features Willie Brown, Fred, May, Preston and others. The children joke about pennies and dollars, doughy bread, and royal anthems with playful misunderstandings and clever quips. Humorous domestic exchanges and childlike misinterpretations color the portraits.
A collage of witty exchanges from era papers shows Miss Stetson unhappy with her living surroundings saying there are too many flats. A punchline notes a Kentucky girl with gold pins that are pistols and bottles. A tale of a grand family mentions an ancestor beheaded in the Tower during Edward IV’s reign for a playful twist.
A playful, satirical aside questions value of personal triumphs and comfort over genuine needs. The narrator muses that makeup users are not inherently peacemakers and likens a dog in the manger to a practical nuisance, underscoring social wit and domestic irony.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt explores love in many guises from trust to despair. It frames love as all consuming and contrasting with money, portraying love as wine honey pain joy and cautionary sentiment about wealth.
A London Globe item notes a woman who sued her husband for assault and claimed 28 hospital cards as mementos of their quarrels. The column ends with a promotion for Burdock Blood Bitters and mentions upright pianos available at Baldwin's.
Gen Robert Williams a Virginian who joined West Point in 1857 rose to colonel of the First Massachusetts cavalry and later brigadier general before retiring in 1892. He remained in Washington and is remembered for a steadfast love story that began in cadet days with Adele Cutts, later married to Stephen A Douglas, and ended with a long, devoted marriage until her death in 1899. He left three sons and three daughters, with two sons in the army and others in the navy and infantry serving in wartime locations.
A quotation from Youth's Companion quotes a scientist's wife admiring something as lovely and joking that the sheep may resemble clouds unless they are truly clouds.
A reader ponders why a skirt often drapes inconveniently with its front rising and back falling when the opposite fit is desired, phrasing a practical clothing mystery.
A brief ad notes immediate need for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil to treat sudden croup attacks and promotes Baldwin's as a source for upright pianos.
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