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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1900
Page
4
Puerto Rican bill passes amid debate and political backlash
The article describes Wednesday afternoon progress on a Puerto Rican bill, noting Crumpacker and Watte as key figures in support. It cites opposition from readers and Republicans, claims the measure violates the constitution, and predicts better results post election as the administration seeks to consolidate support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana
Jim Watte
Watson
Richmond
Convent- Carney
United States
Street Car Men Form Political Union
A fragmented text notes street car workers forming a union to influence aldermen and back candidates who support their aims. It predicts a strength test between workers and street car magnates, with the risk that disunity among workers could derail collective action.
Wason Retires From Local Street Railway Chair
The Sun notes H P Wasson’s retirement from the Indianapolis street railway leadership. It recalls his long residence here and public service, contrasting with unnamed board members unlikely to voice public concerns. The piece reflects on management criticism and popular sentiment toward street railway operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
H. P. Wasson
Wasson
Indianapolis
Street Iy
Desineas
McKinley’s Failing Policy and Puerto Rico Issue
The piece argues the McKinley administration and Republican majority push toward destruction over Puerto Rico as a campaign issue. It predicts Indiana's loss to Republicans, condemns McKinley as a coward, and mocks Democratic chairman Jones for underrating Dewey and Bryan’s electability. It frames The Sun’s political stance as opposed to trust dictation and party hubris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Fepublican
Congress
Indiana
Jones
Democratic’ National Committee
Dewey
Bryan
Bynum Confident Of Senate Confirmation Said In The Sun
W. D. Bynum speaks with confidence about securing senate confirmation for the office appointed by the president. He asserts there is little sensible ground for opposition and the position is effectively in his control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Bynum
Senate
THE
SUN
County Council Debates Tunnel Material for Court House
At the upcoming council session officials will consider whether to build a stone tunnel between the court house and jail or to use brick as a cheaper alternative. The choice aims for durability and aesthetic value, with brick possibly offering similar longevity at lower cost.
Prominent City Administration Figure Discussed
A remark asserts Joe Fanning could be a prominent figure in Indianapolis city administration. The statement downplays his current role by comparing him to the administration’s size and suggests notable influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Fanning
Indianapolis
Joe
Roth Keeps Job Despite Turbulent Times
The poem expresses ongoing support for Roth preserving his position amid controversy and praises Crumpdcker with a hopeful cheer.
Dewey as Presidential Candidate Rumor Sparks Mixed Opinions
The Denver Post cites Dewey as a political topic with Gen Sherman’s line on war. Cleveland Plain Dealer urges leaving Mrs Dewey out of the debate and placing blame on the Admiral’s own judgment. Williamsport Sun finds farmers leaning to Dewey though unsure of his presidency, while Philadelphia Record notes party realignments depend on a strong leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey
Gen. Sherman
Denver Post
Dewey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Williamsport Sun
Philadelphia
Engagements and Weddings Highlight Social Week
The Swirl of Society notes engagements and nuptials across Indiana towns. Emma Edgar and Delmar Lincoln announce their engagement while Emma’s circle reports weddings for Bessie Groves and Robert Caird and Nina Harris and Robert Dale. The Dramatic club plans its last Propylaeum play. Local weddings occur in Hagerstown Worthington Sullivan Richmond and Jonesboro with several receptions and engagements reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Edgar
Delmar B. Lincoln
Dramatic Club
Propylaeum
John E. Scott
Albert Rabb
Arthur W. Peterson
Bessie Groves
Robert L. Caird
Nina Harris
Robert E. Dale
Frank Morrison
N. Meridianst
Worthington
Charles Majors
Shelbyville
Indianapolis
Ceramic Club
Hagerstown
Maud Gaither
Ulysses G. Manning
Lizzie Griffith
L. H. Graham
Sullivan
Alice Wilkey
Paul Poynter
Richmond
Ind
Edgar Stranahan
Friends’ Church
Jonesboro
Irene Dickinson
Samuel Dickinson
Fannie McClintock
Frank
Ilinois St
New Jerseyst
Indianapolis Manufacturers Meet At Commercial Club
The Indianapolis manufacturers club held its monthly meeting and dinner at the Commercial club on Wednesday night. They elected I. Gordon as president F. M. Fauvre as first vice president Charles D. Jenney as second vice president John Rauch as third vice president H. L. Beveridge as treasurer and William M. Taylor as secretary. They discussed forming a manufacturers mutual Insurance company and referred the plan to a committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Manufacturers’ Club
Commercial Club
I. §. Gordon
F.M. Fauvre
Charles D. Jenney
John Rauch
H. L. Beveridge
William M.taylor
Manufacturers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Man Charged With Murder Sent to Grand Jury
Police court records show Red Kettlehake was sent to the grand jury on Wednesday afternoon charged with murdering Fred 8 men. He offered no defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red. Kettlehake
Fred
Marriage as Burden and Benefit in Creative Work
The author argues marriage adds double duty but provides essential scrutiny from a spouse. He asserts high achievement relies on a wife's critical support, noting marriag e can hinder or help depending on a partner's intellect, and that economic strain often reduces work quality.
Marriage and success in life by W D Howells
The writer argues that sincere loyal partnership can offset life’s hardships and questions whether success means personal advancement. He cites successful men who balanced marriage with achievement and notes marriage is not a barrier to success, praising women’s own voice on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Howells
New York Journal
The Songs and Sketches of a Singer
A compact item previews verses and monologues credited to a singer with brief, whimsical lines. The piece mixes verse quips about April showers and easter flowers with a mock police report about a stolen pocketbook.
The Little Mysteries of Life We See Everyday
A reflective innocent voice notes odd daily truths from public life and street scenes. It contrasts visible discomfort and hidden causes in a balmy day, a girl on a car and a boy in the river with the idea that small choices reveal larger fates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvet
Opera Recital by City Musicians at Propylaeum
The Matinee musicale and Phiharmoonic club hosted a small audience at the Propylaeum for an opera recital. Highlights included Wagner's Flying Dutchman Verdi's Aida and Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana with soloists Mrs Ida Gray Scott Miss Georgia Galvin Miss Emma Iglemann and B Frank Croxton. Benjamin W Arnett lectured at Allen chapel on The negro as a soldier and a citizen discussing the evolving view of African Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matinee Musicale
Phiharmoonic Club
Propylaeum
Wagner
Verdi
Mascagni
Ida Gray Scott
Georgia Galvin
Emma Iglemann
B. Frank Croxton
Benjamin W. Arnett
Eighth United States Volunteers
Allen Chapel
Indiana March Death Toll Sets Record High
The state health bulletin reports 3,217 deaths in March, the highest monthly total. City population 790,522 had 1,159 deaths at 17.3 per thousand, rural population 1,854,458 had 2,058 deaths at 13.6. Among the deceased, 502 were under one year, 266 under four, 905 over six. pneumonia led with 594 deaths, tuberculosis 351, typhoid fever 42, influenza 77, puerperal fever 15, violence 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosiers
State Health Board
Town Tale Of Motors And Meetings In Indiana
English agents buy horses in Indianapolis for the South African war. Greenfield electric road to Irvington to start in ten days. Philadelphia power house finished with machines ready and cars operating in a month if weather stays good. Persimmon brigade club meets at C P Mowser home in North Indianapolis. Next gathering at Mrs. Davis Dukes home on May 1. Piqua mutual aid and accident association transfers business to Potomac Insurance in Washington DC, sparking concerns of unlicensed operation and policyholder risk in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Potomac Insurance Company
Washington, D. C
Piqua Company
Auditor of State
Potomac
Spirit of the State Press Snippets on Politics and Health
A collage of era-wide editorial quips and satire on presidential politics and public issues. Mentions stand by the president substitute gymnasium hazard and district of Columbia reform talk. Also promotes Hood's SARSAPARILLA and Hood's Pills with generic healing claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi Times
Plymouth Independent
District of Columbia
Fort Wayne Journal
Harrison
McKinley
Marion Chronicle
Bryan
Covington
Hurty
State Board of Health
Full Meal for 100 and Daily Lunch Service
A business lunch is served daily from 10 am to 2 pm. A ladies' lunch is offered on the second floor. The notice references Ormonde at 16 West Pearl Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormonde
W. Pearlst
Ponder's photographs receive high praise from patrons
Stan ton L. Wilhite operates at 229 Massachusetts Ave with Tele’s. The ad notes old and new contact numbers 980 and 673 and claims the studio offers the best photographs in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponder
Stanton L. Wilhite
Massachusetts Ave
Tele’s
Old Nurse Winslow Teething Syrup and Remedies Ad
An old advertisement lists Mrs Winslow soothing syrup for teething children at twenty five cents a bottle. It claims to relieve pain, soften gums, cure wind colic and diarrhoea. Also promotes Brazilian Balm for coughs and croup with 20 doses for one cent. A sample-room cafe and laundry services are noted with prices and hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tez Callaren
Honest Wealth Through Honest Means and Advertising
An extended essay argues honesty as the safer path to wealth, citing Bes semer and John Wanamaker as examples success built on fair dealing and savvy advertising. It contrasts two shopkeepers and praises Commodore Vanderbilt's reinvestment in railroads, concluding honesty remains the best policy for business. Building Permits list local applications and costs for renovations and new structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wanamaker
Commodore Vanderbilt
Hudson River
Harlem
Commodore
Big Four Route First Excursion to Cincinnati
First excursion to Cincinnati Ohio on Sunday April 15 priced at 1.25 for a round trip. Special train leaves Union Station at 7:38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Union Station
Local Births and Deaths and Marriages Notice
A list records births with multiple couples and child gender at various streets and avenues. Deaths include Frederick Simon and Edith Sweeney among others with ages and causes such as gunshot wound dropsy tuberculosis and heart disease. Marriages listed include Robert Caird to Bessie Groves and others among several couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Simon
N. Noble St
Edith M. Sweeney
Southeastern Ave
Sarah M. Mitchell
Detroit St
Tobias Log
Broadway
David K. Miner
Deaconess
Ellen Caraty
N. Liberty-st
la Grippe
Thomas Ryan
County
Asthe
Nia
Georgia Teller
Hoyt Ave
Emil Wulschner
Meridian-st
Elizabeth A. Brunnemer
Charles St
Catherine L. Craig
Massachusetts Ave
Allen Schomberg
Alabama St
Isabella E. Soewell
E. Market St
Russell C. Schamberger
Robert N. Caird
Bessie M. Groves
Frederick W. Wilson
Ida D. Hough
Charles Harris
Jessie Evans
John Pressler
Etta Miller
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Ohio St
MR. Wasson
New York
Albert Samson
Roth
Crumpdcker
Parker
Barker
Kopjes
Town Tale
Spirit OF the State Press
Hood
Edward G. Gardner
M’s’ging Jeweler
Hubbard Block
Kitz
E. Court-st
Chicago
Progress
Merchant's 3c
N. DL
Charles Hotel
Chas
Muellerschoen
Prop
McCreacsl
Osle
Chauncy M. Depew
Bessemer
Oscar Hermann
Bellefontainest
Frank Caldwell
W. Udell-st
A. L. Slaick
W. Walnut-st
Frank Mascari
S. East-st
Mo Florence McFeeter
Hancock
Sen EE. Watson
Jackson St
R. Duncan
Camp-st
Martha B. Clark
Miller-st
Lee
Harry Schower
River-ave
Sele
Manu
Speptis Dry Goods
Springfield
Andrew J
Anna McCullough
Senate-ave
Jacob
Etha Seter
Indianapolis-ave
John and
Kate Connor
Hough-st
Mary Minter
E. Thirteenth-st
Wm. R
Julia Morris
Standard St
J. C
Lizzie Jennings
Thomas and
Mary McKowen
Michigan-st
Charles and
Ona Gray
New Jersey
Henry and
Cora Harrison
Missouri-st
Hermann
Lucinda DeNane
Hartford
Pennant
Heralacours
Orenenru
Dalance
Raers
Lie
Einglise’s
Richard’ Mansfield
Charles Frohman
Julia Marlowe
Barbara Frietchie
Park
John W. Isham
Pittsburg
Parrott & Taggart
Parrott
Taggart
Lilly & Stalnaker
E. Washington St
Indiana Trust
Indiana Trust CO
J. P. .Frenzel
Frederick Fahnley
John A. Butler
Stationary Atlas Engine
Andrew E
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