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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1902
Page
4
City editor argues for full contract integrity in the Indianapolis gas case as the Sun endorses an 88 cent tax levy after mayoral figures show $25,000 in potential savings. The piece mocks theatre pricing and notes Republican harmony wavering, praising council members Eppert Wysong and Crall.
A snapshot of editorials and comments from several Indiana papers debating tariffs, coal strikes and political shifts. Topics include tariff revisions by trusts, coal delivery woes, the Cuban soap ban rumor, and Tammany leadership. Notable lines reference President Mitchell, Roosevelt, Wilson and the coal board ruling on fixed carbon.
Miss Irene Taggart travels to Los Angeles for schooling. Gov and Mrs Durbin attend Louisville horse show. Conversation Club held a president’s day meeting at Mrs S E Perkins. Invitations sent for Oct 8 9 card parties by Mrs John H Oxenford and Mrs Sarah Dudridge. Newton Claypool family sail to Europe via New York. Union City weddings include Emily Grooms and Harry Wright, Lillian Hanseman and Henry Kmeelk, Alta Colvin and Frank Dye. First Baptist ladies host reception for Rev and Mrs T J Villers. Lieut Com Henry McCrea of Machias visits Logansport greeted by Elks band.
Green eatables in plenty decorate the market stands on Saturday morning with large carrots and beets, abundant peaches, and plentiful pears. The flower stalls show golden red blooms, while many bakers sell cakes and pies for Sunday stores and home Boston baked beans remain popular at busy stands.
A Birmingham headline notes Washington’s revival of spirits as the latest item, while the Buffalo Times laments the melancholy days of coal miners. The Grand Rapids Press jests that Senator Beveridge precedes Roosevelt, adding a dash of presidential spice.
The Indiana Baptist University will open next Monday with exercises at 4 p.m. at the school building on Oak Hill. The program will be held in the Oak Hill location.
A collage of quotes from residents and officials reflecting opinions on labor, politics, heating, and public works in Indianapolis. Notables include J. Dunn, D. Byes, J. Streit, and G. Knodle, with remarks on boulevards, streetcars, polo, and a will detailing property to a wife and a trustee for later division.
In Indianapolis, merchants court women with stylish shirtwaist sets, colored trends, and applique trims. Advertisers tout a $1.38 meat chopper aiding quick prep, while shops like L. S. Ayres and The Star showcase shoes, petticoats, millinery, and china. Oyster cocktail recipes and special glassware spur seasonal interest.
A government $1 annual salary is highlighted by Charles H Gibbs keeper of Nantucket light. Other notes cover Turkeys humane hospital in Constantinople, polygamy in Salt Lake, and a man who rejoined his former home with his dog after a transport mishap.
A Baltimore News hint suggests leaders cherish David B Henderson of Town for his tenure as speaker though he cannot be president due to being born in Scotland. The piece notes his alien birth barred constitutional eligibility and cites public affection despite this.
Winifred Scott Stratton, noted Colorado mining magnate who died recently, was a lifelong Freemason. His will provides 162000 dollars to the Free Masonic Temple of Denver to discharge its debts.
A London editorial notes that women shape fashion while men lead in games and politics, praising the male leadership as essential for the nation and contrasting women’s influence in dress and scent with men’s dominance in public life.
A New York Sun dispatch notes a Scottish arbitration on miners wages. The arbitrator awards a 6 percent reduction to colliery owners, affecting about 70,000 miners and related workers.
Separate waists of silk and lace appear in shops with greater elaboration. Once inexpensive silk waists dominated retail about 30 years ago, now the expensive varieties predominate, signaling a shift in fashion and consumer choices.
Ward 9 Democrats held a lively meeting at ward headquarters on English Avenue with many candidates speaking. Other items: the Alliance Francaise held its first meeting of the season at the Propylaeum planning future addresses by French scholars. American Express issued a 10 percent pay increase for messengers, boosting pay to $100 monthly. Lawyer M L Clawson to stump for Republicans in Indiana and Ohio at dates coordinated by Charles Dick. Articles filed to merge Cincinnati Indianapolis and Western railway roads creating a consolidated company with $8.2 million capital. biggest incorporation fee paid to the state. Mrs. Alice Anderson, formerly Miss Alice Parent, died by suicide in Denver after a skipped engagement. she had worked in a bookbinding house. A Morgan County couple sought guidance on a 14 year old daughter's marriage to Jack Bryant, revealed as having occurred Sept 18. they were advised to take the matter to the grand jury but chose to drop it.
A fragmentary collection of verses and snippets ends with reflections on miners, generosity, and a vanished loved one. The humor of Herlock Sholmes and wry lines about blockades contrast with sentimental memories of a missing friend and a child’s joy. The piece reads like a collage of light verse and character sketches.
A chef asks what the health food manufacturer ordered for breakfast this morning. The waiter replies with a simple list: beef steak, hot biscuits, French fried potatoes and black coffee.
Aunt Martha exclaims another calf has died and Amos and Lemuel plan to prop it up on the curve about five minutes before the fast mail arrives, signaling a peculiar rural response to livestock misfortune.
A stern father remarks on his son’s progress while a young companion jokes that the boy is a motorman on a trolley car. The exchange, attributed to Edward Singer, plays on generations and status with light humor.
One hundred dollar reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo owners pledge honesty and solvency. Local druggists endorse. cure claimed to act through blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials claim Family Pills are best.
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