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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
4
A reader alert from The Sun office at 125 East Ohio Street Indianapolis asks customers to notify the paper if delivery fails. It provides contact options by telephone 880 or by postal mail to ensure regular readership.
The article argues trusts are a campaign issue with McKinley and Bryan. It asserts trusts benefited the McKinley era, influencing campaign finance and policy. It also critiques Gov Mount over camp conditions, beer bon vivant behavior, and favoritism in Board of Works regarding a hot water franchise.
The piece condemns use of opiates like paregoric to quiet babies and argues it is a crime of neglect. It blames idle mothers and nurses and calls for state health board education campaigns until a law is enacted.
The notice cites Jos Kealing announcing early bids for office and contemplates McKinley re election and Wishard duties. It notes looming campaign contrasts between Republicans and Democrats, hints at county commissioner records, and references foreign ministers in Pekin with uncertain fate.
A Massachusetts ruling redefines bicycle as a machine not a carriage and overturns an $850 damage verdict after noting road hazards. Other notes recount a North Carolina judge’s coram non judice quip, Rhode Island funeral flower allowances, Alabama railroad promissory limits, New Jersey bank by law effects, and hotel practice fragments.
A Kentucky judge ruled that a guest who has been admitted to a summer family hotel near Louisville cannot be removed. The case involved a woman and her son who were asked to quit the hotel for unspecified reasons. An appeal has been filed and the pair remain as temporary boarders.
A collage of editorials laments unrealized world peace and critiques U.S. actions. Commentary includes calls to hang mob murderers, warnings about the Boxer rebellion’s impact on the South, annexation in Hawaii, and debates over China policy and executive war authority.
The Minneapolis Times notes that while the U S population center sits near Bloomington Indiana the focal point of postal proclivity appears centered around Muncie Indiana reflecting strong mail interest in that area.
Edward Udell, a mechanic at Udell works, was injured in the abdomen on Wednesday when a board flew from a ripsaw. Gen MacArthur's fatality list includes Guy W Henderson of Bentonville who enlisted here last September. Thursday featured a W C T U day at Ap ton with a diamond medal oratorical contest and an annual business meeting in the afternoon. Adjt gen Smock of the Indiana G A R was named to the credentials committee at the Chicago encampment this month. The funeral of Peter Hedderick, died Wednesday at 425 N Noble St, will be Friday afternoon. he was a longtime resident. Reports from the Philippines say John Glover, who enlisted in 1898, was killed in the Cabatuan battle in June. his parents live at Glenn's Valley. A Sunshine committee picnic at Fairview served 30 poor people with street car fare. Senator Fairbanks returned from Canton Wednesday night, predicting Republican success and urging favorable views on the administration's Chinese policy. Bishop Walters, ex Gov Pinchback, Brooker T. Washington and other leaders will attend the Afro American Protective Council convention in Indianapolis Aug 28. Dowagtac storehouse traveler W T Leckie doubts gold democrats are flocking to Bryan. a 1896 gold democratic club of 104 members reportedly remains faithful. Architects judging the new Indianapolis post office plans include Daniel Burnham, Henry Vanbrunt, Langford Warren, and BE H Green, with supervising architect Taylor. Bethany park missions featured again with Dr Jabez Hall as chief speaker. Directors elected: J J Thomas Rushville, Howard Cale Indianapolis, Amos Clifford Indianapolis, B M Hutchins Columbus, Myron Dickson Martinsville, J W Conner Irvington.
The verse salutes John Clark Ridpath from Fillmore Putnam County with memories of his boyhood, farm work, and schooling. It praises his persistence from wood pile to study, noting his late nights reading and the mother’s faith fueling his rise to fame in letters and education.
The Seventh Indiana district Democratic nominee Mr. Frank B. Burke is cited by the New York Evening Sun as posing as an anti imperialist with a parody on The House That Jack Built. The remark prompts critique of his seriousness and ambition.
Congress man Champ Clark recalled the first anti trust speech 4000 years ago at Mt Sinai where Moses inscribed Thou shalt not steal on stone tables during a Colorado Chautauqua address.
A collection of editorials from several papers reports Webster Davis accused of plagiarizing Garfield to aid Bryan, while editorials mock party factions and campaign tactics. Notable notes reference drum campaigns, censorship, and political figures such as Aguinaldo, Hanna, and Reed, with varied opinions on expansion and elections.
The society column notes Mr and Mrs Will McHugh traveling to New York for two weeks. Epworth leagues plan an outing at Broad Ripple. Miss Olia Boyle and Charles McDowell announce their engagement. Alta Watkins hosted a dinner for 12. Mr and Mrs Charles Greenen head to the northern lakes. Mr and Mrs Robert Springsteen and Miss Helen Springsteen departed for the east. Mrs Benjamin Lafayette of Checotah I T visits her parents Mr and Mrs G K Selig.
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