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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1900
Page
4
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The editorial accuses Mayor Taggart of poor judgment and fear as an investigation against city officials proceeds. It claims his prior support vanished when trials began, suggesting he concealed misdeeds and now faces public disbelief and looming trouble for attempting to thwart scrutiny.
A harsh critique argues the republican county convention is controlled by a small political clique. It claims nominations are preselected benefiting Koehne Ruckelshaus Sauley and allies while popular choice is silenced. The piece urges rejecting the local ring and pushing for the slate reform to improve election prospects.
A humorous bear story and political dissension intertwine as Mr. Warner once faced a bear while berry picking, braving danger with a pledge to meet bears, and Mayor Taggart shifts stance on a council inquiry, declaring he was not hunting bear anyway.
A featuring portrait praises Thomas Taggart mayor of Indianapolis as the states top josher winker and smiler outside show business while noting his long public career and his stance on a safety board that prosecutes roguish acts. The piece contrasts his joking persona with his support for reforms and his willingness to hold others to account.
The Sun condemns the city administration for not enforcing saloon and Sunday laws. It cites a drugging and robbery after a saloon visit, asserts police and grand jury ignore Sunday laws, and argues Mayor Taggart is beholden to lawbreakers with political promises that never improve enforcement.
The London Spectator argues the United States may act freely while England should refrain so long as the canal remains neutral. It hopes the canal question is settled soon as the wartime discussion with cannons and warships is unpleasant after the Hague Peace Conference.
A South Africa correspondent cites Boers treating wounded British soldiers with care at Nicholson’s nek and Pretoria, while a Manchester Courier tale recalls Boer chivalry at Magersfontein. The Temps notes a lighthouse keeper who spied for Boers, signaling troop movements for pay, and was executed after a bank evidence trail.
A collection of humorous anecdotes and social notes from various figures. It recounts Mary Todd Lincoln's bold choice of suitor, Admiral Watson’s misread cable, Lord Randolph Churchill’s finance chat, Rhodes’s Johannesburg jab, Li Hung Chang’s one wife reply, and a New York dinner speaker’s nerves and bluster.
A collage of brief quotes from various papers commenting on politicians, policy, and commerce. References include Judge Caldwell in Arkansas as Bryan’s running mate, speculators profiting from war and peace, foreign missions in Kentucky churches, a Lexington citizen’s American bar at an exposition, Britain’s colonial stance on Puerto Rico, and the call for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel to cure piles and skin ailments.
United States exhibitors will occupy most space at Paris fair with about 7000 participants across commerce, agriculture, science, education, and arts. Wines, beers, bottled drinks, health foods, meats, canned goods, tobacco, machinery, and novel displays highlight massive American presence led by New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia entries.
A collection of brief comments from several newspapers noting remarks on liberty in Kentucky, Bryan versus Washington and his farewell, finance for hospital and British aid, and reflections on political investigations. The snips reference Hay, Pre toria, the British, and the Clark senatorial inquiry, among others.
In the week ending February 24, Indianapolis handled 25,937 cars with 13,841 loaded, 1,687 fewer than the prior week. The Belt reported 17,873 cars, down 510 from the previous week.
A series of domestic blazes struck multiple residences from Saturday evening into Sunday morning. Frank McCrea, 217 S Michigan, suffered a $25 blaze from a bad grate two hours after 8 p.m. George McKinley, 218 N Laberty, lost $10 in a fire around 10 p.m. Sunday. A minor fire at 502 N Noble in Gage Brothers' grocery caused no loss at 9 a.m. Sunday. Annie Dale, 707 Fayette, faced a $150 fire from a defective flue at 3 p.m. Saturday. Edward Fry, 683 N Noblest, had $50 damage from a fire at 9:40 p.m. Saturday.
In this dialect verse a narrator vents at judges and a board for ruling against him. He denounces press mockery and peers’ laughter as he defiantly clings to a hard stance, railing at critics and the public glare.
Christopher Gompf a well known German resident of Indianapolis dies Sunday morning. He had lived in the city for many years and was active in several German organizations. He formerly owned a beer bottling business. Survived by a widow two daughters and three sons.
A fragmentary verse tale shows Plunkyplink in Mysteruzzyland where king figures grant him a lyre to write history. The legend notes the king forgot to pay him, leaving the poet in unpaid labor as he plinks on. A scene then shifts to Ete gritted teeth and a drunken innuendo with Pig appearing at a doorway.
A colloquial passage mixes a boy asking why Caesar crossed the Rubicon with a pun on Doers on kopjes and a streetcar passenger urging Kipling to write again on the white man’s burden. The text hints at upcoming county campaigning, money, bands, and a sly remark about a “floatin’ vote” and booze.
A tense domestic scene unfolds as a woman punches a man and urges hush amid fears of a downstairs intruder. The man, groggy and pragmatic, questions why he would hear a burglar yet sleep soundly, while Annabella presses him with a wary reply.
A whispered tale likens her to Capt. Kid as rumors say her hair once gleamed gold, a story never verified after her death and no gold ever found.
In a brief quoted exchange, a Stranger asks why Rose stood out, and Uncle Ebenezer notes she was married at sixteen, as Edward Singer adds. The fragment suggests a family reminiscence about Rose’s influence and early marriage.
Word comes of the death of Thomas Sweeny a molder and prominent molders union member killed in the Chicago and Attermouth side yards in Chicago on a recent Sunday afternoon. He formerly worked at the malleable iron works and lived with his mother Mrs Nora Hines 830 Harrison street in Indianapolis. The body will be brought to Indianapolis.
An advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a faster remedy for colds and warns not to ignore a cold to avoid danger to life. The price is listed as 35 cents.
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