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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1900
Page
4
The Sun lists subscription rates outside the city: yearly in advance 3.00, six months 1.50, monthly in advance. Readers are urged to notify the office by phone 880 or mail if they do not receive the Sun regularly from their carrier.
The piece notes England’s satisfaction over Cronje’s surrender and marks Majuba Hill’s bitter Boer victory as greater, despite Paardeburg’s success. It argues Cronje’s resistance delayed the British, likely increasing casualties and exposing broader Transvaal defenses.
The Sun critiques Marion County Republicans for backing a corrupt slate and urges voters to defeat the bum element in primaries. It notes prosecutors can pursue the street railway inquiry despite judge Alford and questions Mayor Taggart’s ambitions while lampooning the city’s public safety board and local press.
The speaker asserts Dr A W Brayton is mentally morally and physically fit for coroner and free of faction. He claims Brayton is chosen for merit not a party slate as county campaigning begins and criticizes political tactics and media coinages like bullerize.
The city faces criticism over moral governance while planning to dam and beautify Fall Creek to curb odor. Ladysmith is hinted as preparing for a horseless dinner, reflecting local satire on leadership and social pretensions.
The lyric speaks of a singer noting a peculiar view on charity from a woman to a weary man at the back door. It contrasts warm care with reluctance to provide clothing, ending with a mirror on two cents of value and ragman economics.
A man confesses inner temptation to renounce truth and become a robber while a woman scathingly questions his resolve. He rejects the idea, admitting difficulty, and she muses that trust requires more than one in the pair.
A damning tale follows Mamie Parkins and Dick Burton whose feud over bloodlines ends in vengeance. Twenty years later Dick returns to confess blood superiority, found invalid, then declares revenge with an odd twist. The piece shifts to a war era poem mocking Philippine combat toll.
A recollection from Leslie's Weekly recalls Speaker Henderson aiding a dying soldier with tender words and dignity. The piece also cites a river funding quip by Grant and Bret Harte's clash with early California censorship, plus Stevenson’s jab at the Anglo-Saxon world and its effects on fiction.
A collage of editorials criticizes suffrage foes and political shifts while noting Ignatius Donnelly’s party bid. It comments on Pettigrew’s failing reelection prospects and lampoons sensationalist press. The piece ends by outlining U S naval strength and manpower with ships under construction and current crews.
Attorney general Taylor explains the difficulty over school fund mortgages stems from auditors not promptly collecting interest on school fund mortgages and related taxes. When the state buys a mortgaged property, taxes due at sale are released unless the buyer is the mortgagor or assigns. If a stranger buys and pays full due, taxes are released.
The union drafts a wage scale setting four cents per hour for teams and one hundred seventy four cents per hour for shovelers. The action aims to take effect March 12 with officers to implement the measure.
Indiana editor and 41 year old Capt. Thomas H. McKee introduce Charles B. Landis, a new congressman, whose brilliant attack on Utah and defense of American womanhood electrifies the House. Landis recalls early Hay and Wabash roots and credits public speaking to crowd connection learned from his brother John.
An old five room log house on Raymond Street near Bluff Road, a South Side landmark, is being demolished after decades of standing amid Gen. Dumont’s large farm. Once possibly residence to the governor's son in law or overseer, it now yields to town lot development.
Mrs May Wright Sewall decries England's war against the Boers as an unwarranted attack on rights. She cites Boer resolve to place women in trenches as a sign of national spirit rather than disrespect. She argues humane victory is tainted by violence and clarifies Miss Anthony's resignation aimed at finishing a history of woman suffrage and funding political education.
Henry Fey aged 32 of 197 State Street Brighton station Cincinnati was killed while working on the Lake farm five miles south of Indianapolis when a tree fell. He died after being pulled from under the log and was taken to Cincinnati for burial. Fey knew the tree had split and was about to fall but his cap obscured his vision.
Gov Mount and C F Coffin will address the Greenwood farmers institute on Thursday. Albert E Hyde to lecture on Prevention of disease at Plymouth church Wednesday evening. Grand jury discharged several defendants for lack of evidence and indicted Storms for bicycle theft and Duncan for coat and vest theft. Peters drives wagon into buggy injuring Lizzie and Julia Price near Capitol ave and Thirtieth streets. no serious injuries.
A collage of editorials and quotes from multiple papers critiques art propriety laws, suffrage politics, tariff repeal, and populist views. It highlights figures like Bryan and Katersport, calls for trust busting, and envisions Kentucky enacting concealed weapons and public school laws to advance state prosperity.
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