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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1904
Page
4
In Indianapolis two girls arrested in a Davidson street wineroom were fined in police court while the proprietor escaped. Police report mentions open winerooms and questions if they may remain open. Also notes three residences entered by burglars with no arrests. October 5 Indianapolis day at the World's Fair referenced.
Letters from MAES. SPINE and A BUYER argue over dry coal causing higher costs and street dumping. ANNA B SMYTHA condemns Indianapolis dance halls as corrupting, urging parental accountability for teens’ activities and endorsing THE SUN’s crusade.
A column urges Indianapolis mothers to curb dance halls with beer saloon annexes, warns of divorce trends and law reform needs, and comments on public figures and political issues shaping the city. It references Pierpont Morgan, Bishop Doane, Senator Hoar, and Mayor Holtzman while calling for community action and stricter oversight.
A mosaic of dialogue and snippets from various papers. Casually notes Miss Rapidde and Rob Gayleigh the Hugger, a country visit by Mrs Banker, and reflections on science versus commerce. Also references Edith and Bertha in Boston columns and a glance at civic talk.
A collection of short jokes and quips including a molasses mishap after a boy buys clothes, voter honesty, beauty of women, tannery as woodshed, a loud preacher, and a circus rider gone missing with a police complaint implied.
Washington reports the outbreak of the Spanish war prompts Senator Pairbanks to resign his Senate seat and join the front. He is described as too thrifty to resign now for a rear position next November.
The payroll reveals 40000 city employees in Greater New York including firemen police and medical teachers. The semi yearly let notes salaries and changes over the past six months with few shifts except in police fire and education tied to length of service.
Amusements notices praise The Forbidden Land at the Grand with strong vaudeville acts and a romantic child wife play. London Belles at the Empire features Rose Sydell in dazzling mime with radium effects and a polished vaudeville lineup.
Melvin Be Gru Thy, longtime member of the St. Louis bar and benefactor to the local literary circle, died after a three week illness. The veteran lawyer was 81 and a lifelong friend of the late poet Tiel. Authorities report he succumbed to infection.
London dispatch reports from Walmer Castle that Lady Curzon passed a quiet night and is said to be somewhat better. The bulletin mirrors earlier hopeful notes, indicating improvement in her condition.
Col W C Breckinridge famed lawyer and orator has been stricken with illness in Lexington. He is bedfast with two physicians attending. condition reported not dangerous though confinement remains.
A collage of editorials comments in multiple papers discuss Roosevelt support in Arkansas, Gov Peabody’s policy success, Gorman’s campaign tactics and race issues in Maryland, Hay’s diplomacy, and Parker’s speaking strategy. The tone weighs risks to party unity and electoral outcomes with emphasis on national campaigns.
A collage of odd notes from early 1900s papers includes Atchison brides sorrow over rice in her hat and a Michigan City lighthouse keeper resigning. Boston Transcript profiles Mrs Potter Palmer as a lace collector whose house is a lace repository. The Boston piece notes her method and passion for identifying origins of lace. Lillian Thompson criticizes college life for moral concerns and defends keeping girls at state controlled universities while acknowledging common discipline breaches.
A Chicago Post editorial argues that in small towns with close-knit communities girls face fewer opportunities for undisclosed misdeeds than in large cities. It urges state universities to provide dormitories with strict rules and matrons to protect young women students.
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