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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1899
Page
4
Public notice outlines second class matter handling for The Sun with advertising rates via the advertising department manager. It invites agents and communications of a business nature to the editor and business manager for publication and rate information.
Classified pricing details indicating subscription options outside city limits per year six months and per month in advance. Includes office address and references to The Sun Indianapolis with dated publication.
Citizens debate track elevation amid fatal accidents and railroad crossings. Opponents push for solutions, while advocates warn of continued danger and rising property ruin. Local editorials critique lynching records and public funds amid broader civic tensions.
The column cites criticism of Pal X and calls for clean leadership in the ball club. It questions Sunday game plans on Hoosier soil, notes the Supreme Court on gas meters, and mocks opponents of track elevation while denouncing Republican treatment of Philanthropist A. M. Fletcher amid ongoing civic tensions.
A compendium of quotes from W H Richhorn Chas E Shively Supt Hert labor commissioner McCormack Richard T Burrell Edwin Logsdon E B Nebeker John W Kern Mrs Mary B Orner William Fortune City engineer Jeup Senator Wairbanks Manager Robert Allen Congressman Overstreet Smiley N Chambers William J Carlin Harry E Rouse Ferdinand Winter and Charles E Thornton. They discuss Bryan republican prospects track plans political rings wage issues and daily civic life in Indiana.
The Indiana Sunday School association continues its Bethany assembly Saturday with a large crowd awaited on Sunday. Rev Wallace Tharp from Crawfordsville will preach the morning sermon. Acton park faces discontent as the Holiness camp meeting rents the grounds, cutting park revenues this year and altering old camp meeting officers.
A colonial era essay surveys the rise of women in theatre noting stage work is increasingly respected for women alongside other professions. It cites Ellen Terry advising only the gifted seek stardom, while others should pursue different paths and acknowledges temptations on tour.
Mrsr. James Broden is at Petoskey Michigan. Ex Judge L C Walker went to Martinsville Saturday. German house ladies held August entertainment Saturday afternoon. A garden party will be given at the Fairbanks home Wednesday evening for the free kindergarten. Maj Robert Anderson W R C No 44 will have a lawn fete Wednesday Aug 9 at No 3 schoolhouse for relief fund. Mrs Nancy A Weaver will soon leave for the south to spend the winter.
The Park theater will open Monday matinee for the season with Humpty Dumpty in a lavish revival. A cast of 50 includes Mae Raymond from Castle-square as Queen of Day, Lea Martin as Queen of Night, Eddie McDonald as clown, W. H. Bartholomew as pantaloon, Joseph C. Smith as Harlequin, Blanche Frayne as Columbine, Nadine the premier dancer, and a strong supporting lineup. Armando DeVeau will lead the musical kitchen scene. The company features eight sister teams and notable acrobats. Empire to be remodeled ahead of August 21 opening.
City engineer Jeup is expected to report the exact track elevation cost to the Board of Works to support enforcement of the elevation ordinance. The council railroad committees plan a Monday trip to other cities to study elevation. Dr. W N Wishard, longtime City Hospital superintendent, cites his experience treating people injured at grade crossings as further proof that elevation is necessary.
Senator Beveridge had been missing for weeks and concerns rose about his fate. He has now turned up safe and sound, ending the suspense as readers await further details, while commentary notes the incident sparked speculation and the press’s reaction.
Seven year Union Laundry manager leaves the firm and may move to another local laundry. Deni son billiard room owner to depart Sunday with Cincinnati railroad men for a Georgian Bay outing. Parcel-room clerk at Union Station vacationing at Lake Maxinkuckee. Several Indianapolis Academy members enter Princeton, Blane Miller to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Friends' Society to open a gospel mission at Capitol Ave and Thirteenth St. Judge Stimson weighs a receiver case for the Statehouse Building Association amid alleged misappropriation. Annie Hansford seeks divorce from Isom citing drunkenness and assault. Deputy U S Marshal Foley returns after a capture. Detroit echo meeting planned on orphan asylum grounds. Vandalia receiver Malott authorized to pay Rose Orphan Home over $11,621.76.
A collection of brief notes and quotations from various papers references Gen Otis McKinley Dewey and Mrs Winslow with commentary on pills mail exams and a promise to report on wheat raising. Mentions Lafayette Courier Lafayette Call Evansville Journal Anderson News and 014 Nurse for Children branding Mrs Winslow's Syrup as teething remedy at twenty five cents a bottle.
The General Passenger Agent of the Colorado Midland Railroad in Denver outlines where to go for maps views and descriptive matter to guide travelers. The notice directs inquiries about routes and travel information to the Denver office for precise directions and materials.
A compilation of editorials mocks William Waldorf Astor after his naturalization as a British subject. It notes the transfer of New York real estate to aliens, questions laws on non resident ownership, and recalls Astor’s political and diplomatic ambitions as described by several papers.
St Pauls Rev G A Carstensen 10 45 am Mayer chapel Rev Clifford McBride 7 30 pm Tabernacle church Rev W B Dunham 10 45 W Washington st chapel Rev W B Dunham 7 45 pm First Presbyterian Rev John Newman Tennessee 10 45 m Roberts Park M E Dr E Bacon 11 am and 7 45 pm Central Ave M E Rev H A Buchtal East Orange NJ 10 20 am
Beginning Tuesday August 8 parlor cars will attach to train No 11 from Indianapolis at 11 45 a m daily to Peoria at 7 15 p m with connections for west southwest and northwest. Return attaches to train No 18 from Peoria at 11 40 a m daily after Burlington Rock Island arrival to Indianapolis at 6 16 p m with connections to Knickerbocker Spectal and Washington Fast Line. H M Bronson A G P A.
An annual excursion to Niagara Falls on Tuesday August 22 1899 offers round trip $7 from Indianapolis with lower rates from other points. A separate $6.50 add-on covers Thousand Islands and Alexandria Bay. Tickets are valid for return for 15 days. A special sleeper coach train leaves Indianapolis at 445 PM arriving Niagara Falls at 900 AM the next morning. Space in sleepers available at Big Four offices.
Southern Railway advertises free distribution of Southern Homes folders large map folders Land of the Sky booklets Minerals and Mines books and other literature. It markets The Empire of the South a 200 page illustrated volume sent for 250 cents. Also notes shop-worn pianos and organs for sale and Progress Laundry offers free neckband sewing on shirts.
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