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Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1899
Page
3
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Indianapolis
THE
SUN
America
Sigmund Barnay
Avenue B
New York Commercial Advertiser
Mayor's Gas Trust Buyout Proposal Faces Public Backlash
The Sun condemns Mayor Taggart’s plan to purchase the Consumers’ gas trust, arguing the move is foolish and risky. It warns of gas shortages, financial strain, and questions who would bear taxes if the city controls the plant.
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Taggart
Puyire
Indianapolis
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Indianapoli
Consumers’ Gas Trust
Transvaal War Reflections In A Fragmented Adverse Echo
Fragmented OCR reflects wartime rhetoric about the Transvaal conflict. References to British and Boers describe bravado, shooting skill, grief, and naval metaphor. The text hints at missteps, endurance, and national pride amid danger without clear events or dates.
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Transvaal
Annia
Gleanings from Nature by Indiana State Geologist Blatchley
State geologist Blatchley published a compact volume Gleanings from nature about Indiana snakes birds bugs fishes and caves. He corrects myths about blacksnakes and blue racers and notes snakes kill rats and insects saving the state. The book highlights ten Indiana caves and urges wide reading amid bird slaughter concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blatchley
Indiana
Mr. Blatchley
The Festival Failure in Indianapolis Exposed
A critical piece laments the overemphasis on art and culture in Indianapolis. It notes the May music festival is canceled due to lack of funding and questions civic priorities such as Union Station and the soldiers’ monument while probing statements by Mayor and Congressman Overstreet.
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Indianapolis
Thisun
Liteahtuah
Union Station
Soldiers’ Monument
The Cricket on the Hearth at Propylaeum Dec 22
The Dramatic club of For the Boys' Club presents The Cricket on the Hearth at the Propylaeum on December 22. Cast includes John Perrybingle Mr Sam Miller Caleb Plumber Edward Plumber Tackerton Booth Tarkington Tom Winter Mrs Fielding Bertha Tilly Slowboy May Dot and others. A second show will follow the next night for Boys' Club benefit.
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Dramatic Club
Propylaeum
John Perrybingle
Sam Miller
Caleb Plumber
Evans Woollen
Tackerton
Booth Tarkington
Edward Plumber
Tom Winter
Fielding
Mary B. Butler
Bertha
J. S. Holliday
Tilly Slowboy
Hasselman
May
Editor praises Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy in Leader Courier
An Osceola Mills editor asserts in the Leader Courier that Cham berlain’s Cough Remedy acts magically and is the best. He offers no fee or reward and urges readers with coughs to try it. It is available from all druggists.
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Leader Courier
Osceola Mills
Chamberlain
Tales They Tell Of Odd Bank Exam and Irish Wit
A national bank examiner James S. Escott recalls a mountain town bank where a cashier hid $1800 in an outs and over drawer to balance the ledgers. Other items recount a Hungarian watchmaker, Irish retorts on a streetcar, Frances Willard’s pennyless journey, and a Kansas feud survivor Col Daniel R Anthony.
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National Bank
James S. Escott
The
Southern National
Tach
Louwisville Dispatch
Daniel R. Anthony
Susan B. ‘Anthony
Kansas
Jennison
Anthony
Grand theatre thrills with strong cast in varied bills
The Grand offers a week of varied entertainments led by Henry Kolker and Miss LaVerne in a strong Tosca inspired program. Blanche Walsh and Melbourne McDowell shine in demanding dramatic turns while supporting players deliver solid work. The schedule includes Gismonda La Tosca Fedora Shore Acres The Rounders and vaudeville acts at English's and the Park with 100 performer companies and boxing up to two performances.
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the Grand
Capt. Swift
Stella
Henry Kolker
Miss LaVerne
Kolker
Cept
Swift
LaVerne
Capt
Miss Shannon
Carleton Macy
Miss Rand
Tom Reynolds
Blanche Walsh
Fanny Davenport
Melbourne McDowell
le Scarpia
McDowell
Mr. McDowell
Shore Acres
New England
English’s
Dan Daly
New York
Rounders
Mr. Daly
McIntyre
Heath
the Park
Weath
Georgia Minstrels
Neveros
Wilton
Lamartine
Bicknelle
Doctor’s Misread Death Time Amuses Colonel
The nurse quotes the colonel joking about a doctor miscalculating his death forecast as “dead at 5730.” He laughs, then sleeps. The doctor later acknowledges the error, per the San Francisco Wave report.
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Doc Sinks
San Francisco
Invitation to read The Sun liners Seventh page
An invitation directs readers to use and read The Sun liners on the seventh page for additional content and features.
Spirit of the State Press and Local Notes Mix
A collage of editorial quips and notices from various papers mocks politicos and social issues. It mentions Aguinaldo and Gen Otis, lynching as law disregard, bigamists in congress, Roberts’ seat troubles, Indiana county fairs vs Paris show, and Hood’s Sarsaparilla advertisements.
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Aguinaldo
Otis
Miami County Sentinel
Evansville
Mishawaka Enterprise
Ponder Studio Opens for Portraits by Stanton L Wilhite
Citizens are invited to line up for photographs at Ponder's photo studio. Stanton L Wilhite promises high grade work at reasonable prices with framing to order.
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Ponder’s
Stanton L. Wilhite
Jewelry Display At Gardner's 59 Commercial
Free skirts offered with purchase of 59 Commercial club neckbands as part of Gardner's jewelry display. Progress Laundry advertised with phone number 1122.
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Gardner's
Progress
Old Nurse for Children advertizes Mrs Winslow’s Syrup
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething infants. It claims to calm the child, soothe gums, ease pain, relieve wind colic and cure diarrhoea, priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
Railroad Time Card Marks Train Features
Time card notes classify trains with codes: Daily, Sleeeper, Parlor car, Chair car, Dining car, and indicate Sunday exclusions. It lists the shorthand symbols used for each feature and service.
City Ticket Office Schedule Highlights for Regional Lines
The listing shows train departures and arrivals for multiple lines centered on Cleveland, Benton Harbor, St Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Peoria, and Springfield. It notes specific services such as the Cleveland line, Benton Harbor line, St Louis line, Chicago line, Cincinnati line, Peoria line, and Springfield and Columbus line with times for accomodations, expresses, and fast services.
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Washington-st. Cleveland
Muncie
Enron City
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Boston Mail
Bos “Knickb
Changes in train schedule for Big Four routes
Big Four Route No 46 now leaves at 3 45 a m instead of 5 10 a m Wo 18 now leaves at 3 45 p m instead of 4 20 p m No 32 arrived at 10 40 p m now arrives at 10 20 p m H M Bronson A G P A
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H. M. Bronson
Public notices about rail schedule and ticketing details
A fragmentary public notice directs readers to contact the Union Pacific for schedules and ticketing options. It lists A. G. Shearman General Agent Union Pacific Railroad, 36 Carew Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, as the contact point for purchasing tickets. The text mentions time tables, folders, illustrated books, and pamphlets describing the territory traversed.
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Union Pacific
A. G. Shearman
UN. Pac. R. R
Carew Building
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati Train Schedule Fragments At City Ticket Office
Truncated timetable details show routes from Cincinnati to Detroit Dayton and Toledo with times from early morning to evening. Passenger connections include Cin and Detroit express, Cin and Dayton exp, and Cin, Toledo, Detroit services with noted departure and arrival times.
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Washington-st
Cincinnati Express
Cincinnati
Detroit Express
Dayton
Dayton Lim, Pd
Toledo
Detroit
Wabash Railroad to launch weekly sleeping car to Los Angeles
The Wabash Railroad will start a weekly tourist sleeping car service from St. Louis to Los Angeles leaving each Wednesday at 9 p m. The first car departs St. Louis on November 1. For full details contact G D Maxfield D P A 42 Jackson Place Indianapolis Ind.
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Wabash R. R. Co
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Cal
G. D. Maxfield
Jackson Place
Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago Rail Ticket Listings and Station Times
A dense listing of ticket offices and departure times for Chicago area trains including Express and Vestibule services, Monon accommodation, Mail and Express, and various lines such as Pennsylvania Lines, Colum., Ind. & Louis, and Pittsburg & East. Details show stations, times, and prices across multiple routes with notes on special Sundays and certain connections.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Haineis
Col
Ind
Mad
Sun
Alam
Louisville
Vernon
Madison
Martinsv
E & Vincen’s
Dayton & Xenia
Columb’s
Colum
Phi’phia
New York
Dayton & Nenia
Col., Ind. & Lovigs
Logansport
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Holiday Route Fare Notice by Big Four
One and one third fare for round trips to any point in Central Passenger Association territory. Tickets sold to students with certificates at term end, return by Jan 10. General public sale on Dec 23 24 25 30 and Jan 1 with return to Jan 2. H M Bronson A G P A.
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Central Passenger Association
H. M. Bronson
Tours of all Mexico January 23 and February 12 1900
On those dates the Iron Mountain Route will conduct excursions to principal cities and points of interest in Old Mexico. Special Pullman sleeping dining and observation cars will operate in both directions. For maps and information contact G. A. A. Deane Jr T P A Iron Mountain Route Indianapolis Indiana.
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Iron Mountain
Old Mexico
G. A. A. Deane, Jr
T. P.A
McCreast
Indianapolis
Ind
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