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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
4
Public notice urges readers to report issues with Sun delivery by calling or mailing the Sun office. Readers are asked to use the provided phone numbers or postal address to ensure timely correction of service.
Indiana residents urged to telegram or write Senators Beveridge and Fairbanks and district congressmen to oppose the ship subsidy bill. Calling it a theft of public funds, writers insist defeat requires public action now.
Sloppy weather highlights inadequate streetcar service as residents complain about missing cars and poor board action. The piece condemns ship subsidy and tax cuts, cites gas safety fears from overheated stoves, and notes local malfeasance case in Kentucky, plus urban blight in Coatesville Brownsburg and saloon politics in Boston and Indianapolis.
A contentious editorial in Indianapolis argues gas company notices to curb waste are fear tactics. It contends few users waste gas and faults the utility for under delivering heat. The piece accuses local officials of corruption and political missteps while calling for tax repeal for firemen and questioning timing of political arrivals.
A compilation of quotes from multiple papers on China’s press reach, the Nicaraguan canal, and views on crime as insanity. Commentary notes the U S canal plans and contrasts American wealth with practical pleasures.
The Park theater opens a three day run of Chas H. Yale's Devil's Auction with lively music dances and spectacle led by Amelie Maveroffer and Madge Torrance. The Sorrows of Satan comes next and Camille is promised, with Quo Vadis drawing repeat crowds. Also mentions English's closure, Empire night speech by Manager Zimmerman, Zoo chimpanzee naming vote, and Thomas Reynolds ending his Grand stock engagement with a move to Cincinnati and a Pittsburg offer.
A newspaper report notes the conviction of Councilman Higgins of Indianapolis on soliciting a bribe. The ruling is framed as a broader lesson for officials statewide about ethics and corruption.
The piece describes a cashier marked as a high liver by neighbors for preferring champagne boiled ham. Bank directors investigate his accounts and relocate him to the pen. The notice then shifts to Eatonville's all negro town and its postmaster charged with local option violations. It also covers a soda dam in Box canyon Arizona and a rat led mine discovery by N B Ingoldsby near Mammoth Arizona.
Small items from state papers note possible nomination talk for William Jennings Bryan as a national conference target. Other clippings discuss salt prices linked to party concerns and the Philippines army debate, with comments on localcounty office hours and public service obligations.
A fragmented poem depicts an aging performer, his frailty, and an ambulance scene as a crowd gathers around a lifeless body. A punchline tale follows with a married couple laughing over bread made by the mother in a visit brief.
A narrator recalls a lodging-house friend who longs for his country town due to the pervasive mistrust in city life. He describes a landlady’s suspicious glance and the fear of theft as reasons he cannot stay. The piece ends with a vignette about a wary visitor and a line about eggs suggesting economic strain.
Mrs. O T Byram hosts a tea during holiday week. Mrs C E Kregele sent out tea invitations for December 18. The Minuet Club plans a dance at Brenneke's on Monday night. The Politica Equality Society holds its annual meeting Monday afternoon at the Propylaeum. W W Patton hosts a stag dinner Thursday at his Portland home. Miss Zora Cook and Rev B L Snyder wed at the groom's home. Mary Hogan and Henry F Fendler marry Thursday at the bride's home with Rev T J Villers officiating. A Columbia club room gathering plans winter social events with 25 attendees. Bull's Cough Syrup advertised as a remedy for coughs colds croup and whooping cough.
Indianapol s telegraphers held a Thursday evening dance in the Y M I hall. The grand march at 9 oclock opened with Mr. and Mrs. F W Samuels leading. The program featured shop echoes and Hog swot Hog played by the Moontant brothers at midnight before a luncheon.
Joseph B Somerville sues the city for 3000 dollars claiming a cess pool he allowed in front of his Elder Avenue and McCormick Street grocery caused sickness and the death of a child. The suit seeks damages and accountability for resulting harm.
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