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Advertising Department
the Sun
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Subscription Rates and Sun Telephones Notice
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Notice to readers about Sun delivery service
This alert requests readers to notify the Sun office if they fail to receive THE SUN regularly. It provides a phone number 880 and asks for a postal note to ensure delivery, urging prompt contact with the newspaper office.
County Officials Settle with Ex-Treasurers for 2400 Each
Experts Bookwalter and McCaslin claimed Holt and Schmidt owed Marion County over 70000 based on a supreme court ruling. Commissioners settled for 2400 from each ex-treasurer without consulting county attorneys or experts, bypassing legal counsel and expert opinion. The Sun notes improper settlements and criticizes the process.
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Bookwalter
McCaslin
Holt
Schmidt
Marion County
Supreme Court of Indiana
THE
SUN
Two Weeks Fair Idea Sparks State Debate
The Sun endorses Supt Howland s proposal for a two weeks fair in Indiana arguing bad weather often ruins midweek days and a longer event could work. The piece also mocks political maneuvering around Gen Joe Wheeler and local figures, noting headlines on Steele and Dunn while criticizing Indianapolis politics and public behavior.
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Howland
Indiana
State Board of Agriculture
Battle flag hearing dominates Mont h week in Ohio politics
The text notes Plavius J. Van Vorhis pressing a battle flag issue as Gov. Mount’s week unfolds. It mentions support to set aside by statute and references Mount attending farmers’ meetings and state house events. Marion County commissioners are cited alongside an Ohio justice of the peace overruling a supreme court decision.
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Plavius J. van Vorhis
Gov. Mount
Marion County
Ohio Justice of the Peace
Supreme Court of
State
Amusing Anecdotes and Historical Snippets Spark Memory
A collection of light tales and biographical vignettes features General Sheridan aiding a frightened American woman in Paris, Lord Chesterfield’s sharp wit, actor B A Sothern’s recounted dinners, a preacher’s zeal and a churchgoer’s punchline, plus a Springfield lawyer’s bashful family scene.
Postoffice Bid Opinion Sparks City Building Debate
District attorney Wishard and Deputy Lafollette prepared an opinion for the treasury department regarding the bid by four Indianapolis businessmen for the old postoffice site. They would not disclose the topic but assure the bidders are financially sound. Architects nationwide allege Supervising architect Taylor aims to name a jury to choose the design for the new building.
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Wishard
Lafollette
Treasury Department
Indianapolis
Postoffice
Archiect Taylor
Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup Advertises Re Med Remedy
A fragmented old advertisement touts Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup as a reliable remedy for coughs colds hoarseness bronchitis and throat lung ailments. It asserts the product can be re med and cure various conditions.
The Songs and Sketches of a Singer
A fragmented reminiscence recounts Doctor Wilson’s rise in a small town. Residents claim he killed thirty patients before one cure made him famous, yet the voice defends him and keeps faith strong in his practice.
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Gosh
Sage of Hawville Insight on Flags and Public Officials
The Sage of Hawville comments on English reaction to front reports and public officials quick to deny crooked dealings. He notes Brits raise flags at half mast while some officials dodge accusations with rapid denials, likening it to a cunning youngster insisting he has not touched the jam.
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Hawville
How to Feel Warm
A short exchange contrasts two men debating the season as one shivers and the other calls it lovely summer weather. He recalls listening to old timers recount winters from forty years ago, highlighting nostalgia and weather perception.
Old-Time Song Echoes Through Dreams And Remembrances
A reflective verse recalls the tug of nostalgia from songs of youth. The piece links memory to historical conflicts like the Spanish war and the Boers, hinting at how specific signs, such as a man’s whiskers, evoke distant victories and comrades.
An Unappreciative Man Recalls Fox Hunt Laughter
A Turnipville man in town with potatoes tells Jim the Boers have beaten the British but remain unashamed. Jim recalls Dave Snodgrass mishearing fox hunt music as he listens to hounds baying, misinterpreting the sounds as music.
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Jim
Turnipville
Dave Snodgrass
Dave
Beyant Mills
The Maudlin Man Crosstalk at Home
A husband staggers in at 1 a m and quips about the fire as his wife retorts with sharp humor. The exchange captures a domestic moment of brittle humor and tiredness.
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Minnie
Henry
A Prayer. Gee, whiz to curb bike riders
The piece criticizes a weatherman and urges action against cyclists in cold weather. It imagines bikes as icicles on wheels with red and blue noses while begging for snow or heavy measures to stop the bikes. The fragment ends with a note about a Gushing Creature and a scene of slumming.
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Mr. Weatherman
Mars
Day of struggle and quiet endurance in life.
A reflective monologue recalls destitute families helped by a woman who gives golf sticks and a servant’s blunt honesty. It notes a sheriff with a bill of sale and the refrain that success may come after defeat, as one man’s effort endures beyond failure.
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Walter
Mabel
Study in Ex Presidents
A historical overview traces the living ex presidents across U S history. It notes periods when Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe Jackson Van Buren Tyler Fillmore Pierce Buchanan Buchanan Johnson Grant Hayes Arthur Cleveland Harrison McKinley were alive, detailing how many ex presidents shared the status during each administration and peak counts of four living ex presidents.
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United States
Cleveland
Harrison
John Adams
Washington
Jefferson
Adams
Madison
Monroe
J. Q. Adams
Jackson
van Buren
J.Q.Q. Adams
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Polk
Tyler
Taylor
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
White House
Garfield
Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
District 7 Republicans elect new chair as Harry 8S retires
District 7 Republicans will choose a new chairman to succeed Harry 8S in a criminal court room on January 16 at 2 p.m. Primaries are set for the night before. District 7 Democrats plan to elect a successor to Thomas Taggart on January 9 at 2 p.m. in the Cleveland Club Hall, with primaries the night prior.
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Harry
Criminal Court Room
Thomas Taggart
Cleveland ‘Club
Town Talk Notes From Indianapolis Section
A collage of local items includes Y M I planned entertainment at 615 E North St and council happenings. Pension office clerks work extra hours amid transfers. An Ankah Leona Rudy piano recital occurred. The Indiana fanciers association set a December 10 15 1900 exhibition in Indianapolis. Mer Bessonies nears his diamond jubilee and contemplates France travel. Rev Charles Tinsley senior is the oldest active Methodist minister in Indianapolis.
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Browngon
North St
Fall Creek
Centralave
Indianapolis Whist Club
P. H. Herron
C. E. Coffin
A. Daller
Ankah Leona Rudy
R. B. Rudy
Baldwin’s
Indianapolis
Indiana Fanciers’ Association
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mer
Bessonies
France
Charles Tinsley
Furnas-place M. E
G. W. Tinsley, Jr
Fletcher-place M. E
Tinstey
Swirl of Society Events and Engagements Modern Weds
Social notices list Miss Kate Reagan visiting from California and luncheon honors for Dwight Day. Dances and name card poems mark several gatherings in South Bend and Noblesville. The engagement of Ada Hill and Julian L. Street is announced. weddings include Stella Joseph with Sigfried Solomon and Nora Wagoner with Frank Linton.
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South Bend
Ada Hill
Laporte
Julian L. Street
New York Mail and Express
Hitt
Noblesville
Stella Joseph
Sigfried Solomon
New York
Rabbi Messing
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Salt Lake City
Butte
Mont
Knightstown
Nora Wagoner
Frank Linton
Trust busting talk and gas fears in Indiana papers
A National roundup of editorials notes Gov Mount's vow to bust trusts and questions about Aguinaldo relief efforts. Indiana writers mock Auntie Atkinson and comment on poultry, coal, gas, beef shipments to Britain, and wartime trade flows reflecting local sentiment.
Hog Society and Berkshire record association elect officers
Tuesday evening officers were elected for the Hog Society and National Berkshire record association. W. L. Littard of Lawrenceburg Kentucky was named president with W. G. Riley of Thorntown Indiana as vice president. E. K. Morris of Indianapolis became secretary and treasurer. A. Crawford, E. M. C. Hobbs, W. A. Hart, A. Christley and A. Z. Green joined as directors. L. N. Jordan, Daniel Miller, W. H. Carpenter and Merchant Kelley formed the executive committee.
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Hog Society
National Berkshire Record Association
W. L. Littard
Lawrenceburg
W. G. Riley
Thorntown
Ind
E. K. Morris
Indianapolis
W. A. Hart
A. Christley
A. Crawford
A. Z. Green
E. M. C. Hobbs
L. N. Jordan
Daniel Miller
W. H. Carpenter
Merchant Kelley
Two Big Combines Form In New Haven
Ontario and Lake Superior company with capital 20003000 will work timber lands and run transportation business. War Eagle consolidated mining company capital 13090000 unites mines near Boise City Idaho. Both incorporations are the largest ever registered in Connecticut.
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New Haven
Conn
Ontario and Lake Superior Company
Capital
War Eagle
Boise City
Idaho
Attorney General Receives Railroad Tax Settlement Check
Attorney general Taylor received a Chicago and Eastern railroad company check for 20888.16 on Tuesday for taxes penalties and interest. The state will receive about one third of the amount and the remainder will be shared by the counties along the rail line. Some taxes had been delinquent for 25 years.
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Taylor
Chicago & Southeastern Railroad Company
Rockefeller Gift Extension Reaches Near Match for University
President Harper announced at the University of Chicago convocation that 1 985 000 of the 2 000 000 promised by John D. Rockefeller has been raised. An extension has been granted to secure the remaining 315 000. The total aimed for is 4 000 000.
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University
Chicago
University of Chicago
Harper
John D. Rockefeller
Severe California storm damages Mare Island sea wall
A severe storm hit San Francisco and northern California, causing major damage. About 150 feet of sea wall at Mare Island navy yard collapsed into the bay, with losses estimated at 75000 dollars.
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California
San Francisco
Mare Island Navy Yard
Vancouver merchant completes record winter bicycle trip
R P Mc Lennon of Vancouver arrived from Dawson after a three week ride, described as the fastest winter bicycle trip from the Kiondike. He left Dawson three weeks ago and reached Vancouver by rail.
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Vancouver
B. C
R. P. McLennon
Dawson
Gas Company Enjoined From Cutting Off Boilers
Final hearing of the petition to enjoin the Indianapolis gas company from shutting off gas to boilers on Blacherne Meridian and Vermont streets has been continued in the superior court until March 5.
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Indianapolis Gas Company
Blacherne, Meridian and
Vermont Sts
Superior Court
Filbeck Declines District 5 Chair Candidacy
Nicholas Filbeck of the state committee district 5 says he will not seek re election as chairman of the district committee due to business commitments.
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Filbeck
Nicholas Filbeck
State Committee
Kent Bellew Ill in London Sent to Continent
Kent Kyrle Bellew, Mrs Potter's leading man, is seriously ill in London and has been ordered to travel to the continent for treatment.
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Kent Bellew
London
Kent Kyrle Bellew
The Sun Promises No Pantry Shelf Circulation
A notice states The Sun will not pursue limited distribution or pantry shelf style circulation. It frames its publication as a widely readable newspaper aimed at general audiences.
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the Sun
Fires Burn Two Sawmills and Old Mansion in Separate Cities
Two sawmills in Williamsport Iowa valued at zero burned Tuesday. The Longfellow mansion in Portland Maine also burned on Tuesday. It was built by Alexander Longfellow, brother of the poet, who spent many summers there. Ernest Austin of Betefontaine Ohio sentenced to life for murdering his mother and brother. Admiral Schley is in Montevideo Uruguay. A child of Mr and Mrs Conner of Chicago died in a fire in Rockwood Tennessee after playing near a fire Tuesday night.
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Joe Wheeler
Philippines
Otis
Longfellow
Portland
Alexander Longfellow
Ernest Austin, Betefontaine
Rockwood
Tenn
Mra. Conner
Chicago
Incorporations and Capital Stock Changes
D. L. Adams company Portland formed for manufacture of staves headings and hoops with capital stock 50000. The Chicago and West Michigan railway merged into Pera Marquette railway. South Side improvement association Richmond 10000. Bridge City savings and loan Logansport capital stock 150000. United knitting mills Fort Wayne increased capital stock from 25000 to 50000.
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D. L. Adams Company
Portland
Chicago and West Michigan Railway Company
Pera Marquette Railway Company
South Side Improvement Association
Richmond
Bridge City Savings and Loan Association
Logansport
United Knitting Mills
Fort Wayne
Indiana Underwriters elect officers for Indiana league office
The Underwriters Officers hear officer elections with President J Warner Coleman of Warsaw. First vice president August Coeppers of Indianapolis. Second vice president A B Hahn of Richmond. Secretary Horace W Boyd of New Castle. Treasurer George H Rehm of Indianapolis. Executive committee members Charles G Glazier Fred W Alexander and Fred Penfield of Indianapolis.
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Indiana League
J. Warren Coleman
Warsaw
August Coeppers
Indianapolis
A. B. Hahn
Richmond
Horace W. Boyd
New Castle
George H. Rehm
Charles G Glazier
Fred W. Alexander
Fred Penfield
Is She Insane Probate Hearing Set in Indiana
Probate commissioner Walker will decide if Elizabeth D. Smith is insane on a petition to discharge her guardian the Indiana Trust Company. Relatives say she has a religious mania and that the guardian was appointed to stop her from giving money to religious societies.
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Walker
Elizabeth D. Smith
Indiana Trust Company
Highway Improvements Bill to Aid National Roads
Pittsburg Pa Jan 3 A bill proposing a 5 060 000 appropriation for improved highways nationwide will be introduced by Representative Graham of this state. The measure was prompted by the L A W organization.
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Pittsburg
Graham
No New Warship for Turkey
CONEPANTINOPLE Jan 3 The sultan abandons plans for more warships by the Cramps and agrees with Emperor William not to enlarge the navy Two million Americans suffer dyspepsia Burdock Bitters advertised at drug stores.
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Turkey
William
Burdock
Apy
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