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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
4
A damaged text fragment outlines subscription rates and delivery details but is largely unreadable. It mentions city rates, advance payments, and a request to notify the office about delivery issues. No clear names, dates, or concrete figures can be confirmed.
The Sun argues Lawton monument should be funded by popular subscription or alternative means. It urges timely action, suggests readings by James Whitcomb Riley or a senator, and calls city officials to investigate the courthouse basement and a park deal while pursuing accountability for roadway damage and election issues.
An improvised fragment suggests a figure hailed as a hero of Calumpit is seized by a desire to write his ideas on the Philippine insurrection from the vantage of a printing press. Funston is urged to recall past leaders who faced public cheers that were drowned by their own braying.
The report argues for funding 26,000 soldiers as the size of a temporary force. It suggests that even this level may not suffice to meet ongoing needs, implying it could only manage limited tasks such as maintaining operations in new possessions. The tone is cautious about future military capacity.
A columnist argues George Gould should spend $100,000 on Christmas. The money would circulate to merchants who sell small gifts for wives and babies, creating many happier Christmases for others rather than for Gould himself.
Quote heavy fragment urges deep probe into city affairs not surface issues. Mentions Joe Fanning possibly in the mayor’s cabinet and calls for decisive action with a three tap gesture. Ends with a rhymed line about peace or the mayor’s arrival.
A British report shows global mercantile losses totaling 1,141 vessels representing 829,92 percent tons, with Great Britain suffering 2.53 percent of losses and Germany 2.23 percent. The data lists missing steamers and sailing ships, abandoned vessels, and compares national totals of owned tonnage as the United States and Germany race in fleet size. It also notes isolated communities like the Tshuktshi and New Siberian islanders and remarks on colonial travel routes and urban life in Canton and Paris.
A short note lists shoes and a 50 inch Ee size with a Washington Street address reference. The fragment suggests a sale or inventory line item and location, but lacks context for full event or action.
Editorials from Buffalo News Buffalo Times Detroit Free Press Philadelphia Times and Minneapolis Times mourn the death of Major General Henry W. Lawton. They hail him as a brave, efficient commander in the war against Spain and the insurgents in the Philippines. They note his imminent promotion was planned in Washington and lament his loss as a national tragedy.
A compact verse piece and dialogue fragment depicting a weary singer and family needs during hard times. The narrator laments long Sundays and the urge to drink, yet finds resolve in the look of his child, while other snippets jest about social pretensions and heaven.
A darkly ironic scene features a silent, enigmatic man whose remarks provoke reflections on work, wealth, and fame. A jaded exchange about factories, gas, and the value of names juxtaposes a father’s warning with a son’s ambition and the sobering absence of obituary praise.
A garbled mix of quips from various papers mocks politics and professions while a small classified blurb promotes children's rubbers for 30c at Stout's store on 450 E. Washington toast. The jumble lists lines about Jenny Bryan and Nebraska politics alongside ads for footwear.
Miss Bertha Mallory hosts Christmas day for Miss Helen Brockman of Chicago while Mrs D C Bacon travels to Wrbama Colorado for the holidays. The Dramatic club plans another benefit play at the Propylaeum and upcoming nuptials mark a festive series with multiple weddings including Miss Lucia Hanna to Jesse Hadley and Miss Cora Alexander to Nathaniel Owings.
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John W Isham's troupe drew large audiences with updated vaudeville and new songs Miss Belle Davis impressed with a powerful ragtime voice The run continues with Thirty minutes around the operas and daily matinees The English venue opens Runaway Girl and The Lady of Lyons feature in upcoming shows Empire's Harry W Lemon company offered a cleaner act though critics called the show rotten with no redeeming features
At 4 52 p m Thursday a lace curtain caught fire causing two dollars damage to William Campbells house 2879 Am etta street. One minute later flames swept one side of Henry Moors house 221 Minnisota street due to a defective flue causing one dollar damage.
Boston reports Mayor Proctor Somerville refuses salary rise. aldermen sought 5500 dollars while he draws 2500. New Haven notes Father Marco Mazzuca renounces Catholic faith and joins Cavalry Baptist Church. Columbus reports Sid the elephant acquitted of murder after trainer’s death. witnesses say trainer gave wrong order. decision spares Sid’s life.
Chicago leads with an automo bile club initiative as a Rich gold mine is found near San Diego. Sol Smith Russell plans a year’s stage retirement due to illness, and Daniel Anderson of Lexington, Kentucky faces a 15 year prison sentence for criminal assault. Frederick Vanderbilt is elected director of Canadian Southern. Edward Deering returns to Woodbury and Moulton’s bank in Portland Maine. Pittsburg and Cleveland furnace shutdowns loom from ore scarcity. Wm W Wilson & Co of Baltimore assigned liabilities 80000 assets 50000. Doc Harris captured in Boston for diamond theft valued at 8000. John Edward Gardner of Binghamton shoots wife then kills himself. Treasury approves 110179 to settle Ohio war muster balance.
Judge Weathers names Edwin Seguin as receiver for the stock of liquors at 721 Prospect Street. Harry Lindsay files a complaint alleging Augustus B D Wilmoth used trickery to deprive him, claiming Lindsay is blind and was manipulated into relinquishing the stock.
Dr E H Williams senior partner of the Baldwin locomotive works died in California on Thursday. General James M Lewis, a prominent St Louis attorney, is also mentioned in the notice.
Chairman Hernly invites Republicans to a December 27 event while United Mine Workers President John Mitchell pledges a December 28 meeting in Maryland. Miners seek ten cents more per ton, equal tonnage distribution, a weightkeeper for a miner, and an eight hour day. Appellate court upholds Muncie pulp case against Samuel I. Martin et al, awarding $2,000 for stream pollution damages to the Martins.
James W. Hamilton files suit against the P. C. Co. and St. L. railroad for damages after being struck by a train on November 20 at the Davidson Street crossing. He alleges the flagman hindered his path to safety.
William H Wright known as Uncle Billy is reported as much improved after a serious illness that began on a train near Spencer. The item endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a quick, harmless remedy for throat tickle cough and grippe with claims of preventing consumption. Available from all druggists.
Jos C Pfleger repairs sewing machines at 332 East Washington Street contact via old telephone 2772 or new 354.
A full meal for 10 cents is offered as today’s business lunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The ladies’ lunch is served on the second floor at Ormonds located at 16 West Pearl Street.
Short description notes a fire sale at Stout's store located at 40 East Washington Street offering infants' shoes priced at one dollar.
A vintage advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best value in medicine, linking reliability to purchasing Hood’s product and urging readers to buy for effective health benefits. The ad references Van Derpool selling robes blankets harness and trunks and poses a slogan about the power of a name.
Men and boys can buy $2.00 shoes at Stout's located at 456 3. Washington street with sales announced for tomorrow. The Sun's liners appear in the Seventh edition.
A list of ticket offices at the station and at a corner shows train times and routes including Philadelphia, Baltimore, Columbus, Indianapolis, Louisville, Dayton, Xenia, Pittsburg, Logansport, Chicago, Vincennes, and St. Louis with various daily departure times and connections Article presents scattered schedule data in a fragmented form with many OCR errors and repetitions.
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