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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
4
The Sun lists subscription and delivery details with rates and carrier service information. It invites advertising inquiries and agent opportunities, notes office contact numbers in Indianapolis, and requests readers inform the paper if deliveries fail.
The piece argues both parties would keep the Sulu slavery system, regardless of who wins. It ridicules Democratic calls for withdrawal and Republican calls for abolition by force, predicting the harem and slaves remain in place as the election issue fades.
A letter denounces William Jennings Bryan as cowardly in public questions and evasive in speech. It cites Indianapolis coverage and mocks the Commercial Club and the Sentinel for bias and inaccuracies regarding Riverside and Military parks and hints at legal action over Bluemeyer Hitter donations.
Commentary condemns widespread illegal seining in Indiana: 1000 pounds of fish pulled from White River near Noblesville and ongoing violations across streams. Calls for harsher enforcement, higher fines, and better funding to protect streams as a revenue source. Politically charged notes critique Mayor Taggart and state taxation tied to municipal debt.
A lively portrait of Mansfield and Jack Quinn clashing over stage discipline, Maude Adams retreating to a secluded Catskills retreat to recover health, and a romantic Manchester wedding of Madge Robertson and Kendal with an unplanned public reveal as Rosalind and Orlando.
B. Danhe and B. Townsend sign with KianW Erlanger and Charles Hopper to prepare Mr Dooley for the stage by end of November. Hopper, who played in Townsend’s Chimmie Fadden, to create the title role with Edward Kemble illustrating. The piece notes theater superstition and hoodoo beliefs affecting performers.
A collage of editorial snips from multiple papers. The Minnesota Times jab at Hanna as a handsome figure, the Portland Oregonian praising imperial prestige, and British dispatches about Kruger. The Philadelphia Record on yield of South Africa, the Buffalo News on U S prosperity, and the Syracuse Journal on Adlai Stevenson moving from greenbacker to silverite.
A crowd hears Hon. Frank Burke address soldiers in a tent as street interruptions echo. The speech touts liberty and criticizes slavery while references to Philippines and Monroe stir sentiment amid raucous interruptions.
A collage of verses and verse fragments shows a singer’s life in the country and town. A frayed editor’s rejection scene and a satire on politics sit with urban nostalgia and portraits of couples and fashions from a bygone era.
A collage of quotations from various papers lampooning politics and events. Items include notes on frost in August in Indianapolis, Kaiser William’s harsh stance, and a critique of republicans who voted for Lincoln with plans to vote for McKinley.
The piece critiques the ritual of notifying nominees like Bryan and McKinley. It notes Bryan traveled over 1000 miles from Lincoln to Indianapolis to meet the notification committee, contrasting with earlier ceremonial lawn presentations. It mocks the formal pageantry.
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Miss Nebraska Cropsey returns from Europe and Mrs Charles E Kregele heads to Martinsville. Bowling party planned by the Ladies of the Mannerchor at German park. The Howe and Townley parties depart for camping and Europe. Sipe of Pittsburg visits Indianapolis after Europe trip. State weddings include Elizabeth Owen Copeland in Marion and Ethel Merrick with Waldo Quick. Fort Wayne ties Edith Zollars to Hugh Fullerton in Chicago.
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