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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1900
Page
4
Partial text from a classifieds or ad section shows pricing shorthand and city references. Mentions Indianapolis Indiana, monthly and six month rates, and symbols suggesting payment terms. Content is incomplete and lacks clear events or names.
Fragmentary OCR reads for THE SUN asking readers to notify the office about service issues. It mentions contacting by tele or postal methods and requests a favor from readers to inform the office of any reason to receive the paper.
The Board of Safety repudiates the police chief’s recommendations and dismisses officers led by Sergeant Laws, Captain Dawson, and Superintendent Quigrey. The Board of Safety and Mayor Taggart back the action, prompting calls for resignations amid the clash.
Cleveland officials vote to place the city art museum in Wadepenx, about seven miles east of the public square, reflecting a broader pattern of locating art buildings away from business districts. The report blends other city notes on safety, public offices, and municipal concerns from the era.
The Sun defends its stance against Empire theater productions seen as vulgar and indecent while noting other venues rarely reach such levels. It condemns sensational shows like Carmen and Fifi and questions city taste, urging police to close the Empire if duties are performed.
An ambitious ass dons a lion’s skin to gain power while other beasts praise his smile as heavenly. An Ox questions if the smile is natural or mere art, warning that vanity may mislead. When the king’s cabinet favors his own kind, the Ox reveals a prophetic truth about appearance versus source. A moral drawn from local history.
A king asks his Fool about power and sets the court’s officers, mostly friends of the Fool, over the rightful ministers. Justice warns that the king’s power wanes when vested in a fool, and eventually exiles lead to a loss of authority while the Fool’s folly becomes a byword.
A great man seeks a crossing and promises to open fountains for a boatman in exchange for passage. The boatman distrusts until the man presents a personal letter and opens the fountains, revealing the moral about keeping promises. The piece ends with an instruction to split the date of the previous municipal election by gas pressure ounces on a cold day.
A jumble of remarks from public figures and citizens is captured, featuring W. E. McMillan, Coleman, Waller, Latta, Landis, and others. Opinions span media trust, reform prospects, journalism scoops, hotel versus home, trusts, travel anecdotes, and political stance, reflecting a lively discourse in Indianapolis.
Brief, fragmented OCR text surveys opinions on justice, suffrage, fashion, markets, and politics. It references anti lynching society debate, women's suffrage, hat fashion critique, diamonds supply, Boer War price manipulation, Massachusetts candidate protections, and a silver republican party inquiry with unnamed names.
Quotes from multiple papers criticize the handling of Porto Rico after acquisition. The Detroit Free Press laments the political struggle over infant industries and payments. The St Paul Dispatch mocks Pettigrew's position. The Minneapolis Times notes Republican fear of constituents and industry graft. The Topeka Journal cites a push for popular election of senators. The New York Sun remarks on mule and horse prices in 1899.
A Bloomington Bedford stone company with $60,000 capital stock incorporates. John Fox Jr will lecture before the Contemporary club at the Propylaeum Wednesday night. Mrs Cleveland Van Camp of Indianapolis suffers a broken leg in Washington DC from a ice fall. Ada V Vawter, 37, is declared insane. At the national police chiefs convention in Cincinnati May 8, Quigley to discuss murders and policing details. Wilson and Long held for a federal grand jury in Vincennes. A horse wagon strike injures Miss Alvie Ches hire near Senate and Kentucky avenues but result not serious. Rev J Cumming Smith lectured on Mother Earth at Seventh Presbyterian Church Friday night. Commercial travelers meet at 2 pm Sunday at the Denison and visit George W Geiger’s body. Funeral Monday 10 am from the Geiger home. John B Murphy of Indiana Law School spoke to Marion county democracy on Imperialism. Lectures on liquid air to be given by Tripler or G A Brodrick at the German house Monday night. Over 2 gallons of liquid air to be used. Firemen suit case in superior court to City of unpaid salary. city argues they are hired by the day and may be required to take a day off.
John C Ferree of 1612 Hall Place paid a fine of 50 dollars and costs after being arraigned in police court for associating with immoral women. The incident resulted in a total payment of 60 dollars including the fine.
A New York Tribune feature recounts two Brooklyn women describing Philippine life including housekeeping methods, bamboo furniture, and simple stoves. They note tropical routines, curfews, and the casual dining ritual with rice, chocolate, and hands as utensils, while observing local labor division and sanitation.
Mrs. William C. Butler, wife of Capt. W. C. Butler, recently returned from the Philippines, offers a vivid view of Manila. She notes hot, disagreeable conditions, leaky houses, scant food, and poor laundry service, alongside glimpses of Filipino life and American influence.
Plague at Aden and smallpox alarms at Brunswick. A Mineola Tex wreck injures fifteen non fatally. Honolulu cremations of plague victims. Marcel Habert found guilty in Paris with five year banishment. Fires hit Hewitt block in Birmingham and firms in Providence New York and Wisconsin lose tens of thousands. Virginia honors Jefferson Davis with school holiday. Refrigerator car body identified as Stuart St Clair of Whamsport.
An independent ticket for Marion election is posted at the Marion club listing Charles E. Thornton as President Hillis PF Hackedorn Frank L. Littleton and Joseph R. Morgan as vice presidents Harvey B. Martin as secretary Wm H Schrader as treasurer Jobin L Hadley as sergeant at arms James M Leathers Herman C Tuttle John McGregor W H Nickerson and Cyrus J Clark as directors.
At United Mine Workers headquarters on Friday word came from the Illinois joint convention of miners and operators that a 49 cent settlement has been reached for the second district on a wage basis.
The case of manufacturers of Madigan and Grant counties against Indiana natural gas and oil company to stop piping natural gas to Chicago has been appealed to the supreme court. Oral argument set for March 28.
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