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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
4
The Sun outlines building address and offices in Indianapolis Indiana The notice lists subscription rates outside city 3.00 yearly or 1.50 for six months and 0.25 per week for city delivery It also provides telephones for editorial and business inquiries and calls readers to report missed deliveries or contact the office for advertising rates or agent opportunities.
The Press argues discharged policemen will sue to challenge the Board of Safety's dismissal without trial. It asserts the council must still investigate charter violations despite dissatisfaction with both major parties and calls council members cowardly and subservient to bosses. Cowardice in public office harms good government.
Messrs Holt and Schmidt wrote to make themselves square with the county using quit claim receipts. The Sun asserts the receipts are illegal and that the county could legally collect interest alleged to have been taken. If suit is not brought, citizens should test whether the county can borrow and pay the treasurer interest.
A row over Mr. Leighty, the U S pension agent, and the dismissal of two democratic pension clerks draws fierce editorials. The piece deplores alleged bias in the Sentinel and accuses it of unreliability while calling for unity to support city workers and uphold the charter. It also references American foreign policy debates and local schooling amid a chaotic mix of names.
A collection of jittery notes mentions the Fenians offering a Holland submarine torpedo boat to the Boers and questions inland Boers’ use. It recalls McGowan’s horse show and Indianapolis street railway debates while critiquing Kentucky election results and the election board’s rulings as disgraceful.
The article notes Ambassador Choate is told to deposit a symbol of persistent 1812 spirit in government buildings on Downing Street, London with promptness and emphasis. Marion County residents mock Holt and Schmidt over their supposed full receipts, saying they are worthless. A proposed investigation of Secretary of the Treasury Gage is viewed skeptically unless introduced by a different congressman than Suizer.
In a sharp critical tone the article mocks England and U S alliance rumors. It labels News circulation claims inconsistent and ridicules Chairman Roth while noting public figures and Utah polygamy references amid political sniping.
A story from Ohio recounts Levi T Burgess using a forms based dismissal to win a case before a justice of the peace. The crowd mistook the motion as a vote while Burgess’ quip cleared the courtroom setting. The tale ends with praise from friends in public office. The piece also recalls Lord Lawrence’s tender heart and a voyage memory aboard a governor general’s steamer.
A woman recalls a case where a burglar entered her home to demand money, but her husband later confessed to robbing his own wife after a losing card game. The tale also cites Justice Brewer and anecdotes about Robert G. Ingersoll and public speaking.
Daily readers are urged to stay updated with The Sun for the latest stories and top headlines. Missing days means missing critical coverage and context.
Gov. Mount of Indiana advocates removing tariff protection from industries in trusts and proposes a nationwide price parity law to curb discrimination. He argues for free trade within a Republican state poised in a close electoral landscape, signaling a shift in Indiana and nearby states.
The notice asserts that healthy people need not fear la grippe from an attack and compares it to a severe cold. It advises staying at home and using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed for a cold, promising a prompt and complete recovery. The product is available for sale by all druggists.
A satirical tale follows a once healthy man who abandons many foods after reading about germs and disease. He adopts strict rules against meat dairy and bread, growing pale and thin while preaching about germ dangers to others.
A rugged speaker in red shirt challenges eastern critics in Ary zony quoting a rough camp code. He notes past violence, lynching, and gun incidents, arguing the frontier camp has moved beyond it and urging respect for local norms and credit.
A collage of quips and vignettes from a late edition, noting a South Dakota divorce case joke, a cop worried about losing his job, and a political aside urging attention to the Philippines and U S politics. The prose drifts through restless humor and civic talk with stray names and stray lines.
A string of editorials laments expansionist zeal and blames Lawton's death on those advocates. While Shafter asks for reinforcements and an auto, and British exploits provoke further debate, the pieces share a stance that expansionism bears responsibility for recent military losses.
A community cast will stage The renegade at St Marys hall on January 7 and 14. Proceeds benefit the debt on the new organ. Rev John Leible Joseph C Strack and Henry J Volkert lead the group with parts acted by Wm A Gisler Emmett E Dehringer C J Hintie Lewis W Krieg Ed Arszmann Charles J Gauss Wm Krieg and Misses Agnes Carrie Krieg Carrie Gies Clara Kreber Rosa Gisler.
The funeral for Capt Welcome Rice 66 formerly of 1869 N Alabama street Indianapolis will be held Saturday afternoon. He died Wednesday and had lived in Indianapolis 45 years. An early war volunteer he was commissioned a major in 1863 but not mustered. He leaves a widow a son and daughter with the George H Thomas post G A R and the Loyal Legion conducting the services.
A melancholy little scene unfolds in a Washington street hardware store window. Amid coal oil stoves and glittering wares a small pile of cast iron stove burners sits beneath a hesitant placard reading cooking stove burners cheap.
Public testimonial from Mrs. Matilda Ferguson claims kidney relief after using Morrow's Kid-ne-oids. Describes back pain nervousness and urinary issues clearing after treatment. Pills labeled Yellow Tablets sold for fifty cents, produced by John Borrow & Co.
Sarafah council of Princes of Jerusalem elected officers at the Scottish Rite temple on Wednesday night. Names include Charles L. Hutchinson grand master and high priest Willam H. Smythe deputy grand master Thomas P. Lixin senior warden E. M. Campbell junior warden Joseph W. Smith recorder Charles Fr Meyer treasurer Thomas J. Yount master of ceremonies Horace F. Wood almoner William E. English master of entrances Frank Wilson grand trumpeter among others.
A new 200 page volume titled Indoor Sports from the Union Pacific passenger department, Indianapolis representative J H June of 9 Jackson Place, presents descriptions and rules for almost every indoor game. It notes the season for indoor sports and offers to mail copies for 4 cents postage.
About 12 36 a m Thursday fire did 40 damage to Jones grocery at 44 Massachusetts ave and 5 5 damage to Benjamin Smith's building 987 941 W Thirtieth st with a defective flue. The city rents two rooms there for school purposes and the rest is occupied by Montgomery brothers.
Capt. Jas. M. Baker, long time hulls inspector for the district and brother of Page M. Baker editor of the Times-Democrat, died Wednesday in New Orleans. He was one of the oldest captains to sail between New Orleans and New York.
Fred Newhart died of consumption on a Big Four train near Mattoon HL on a Wednesday. He was traveling to Arizona for his health, with his sister Jeneer and Viv E. Twenty Fifth Street noted in the report.
Self preservation theme dominates the ad claiming Hood's Sarsa parilla cleanses blood and promotes health. It stresses impure blood and declares Hood's Pills non-irritating, mild, effective for restoring rich red blood and well being.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children during teething. It claims to soothe the child soften the gums relieve pain cure wind colic and treat diarrhoea. Price listed as twenty five cents a bottle.
Daily business lunch from 10 a m to 2 p m with a full meal for 10 cents. Ladies lunch on the second floor. Ormonds 16 W Pearl Ave.
The Indiana on savings deposits of 1 and up may be made at any time. The full amount deposited may be withdrawn with interest without any deductions whatever.
The Big Four routes adjust times with No 11 leaving at 11 30 am from 1 45 pm, No 3 moving from 4 35 pm to 4 20 pm, No 35 from 11 15 pm to 11 35 pm, No 2 arrival now 10 35 am from 10 20 pm, No 12 arrival 2 45 pm, No 18 arrival 6 05 pm from 6 16 pm, No 46 departure 5 45 am from 5 10 am, No 18 departure 3 45 pm from 2 20 pm, and No 32 arrival 10 20 pm from 10 40 pm, per H M Bronson and A G P A.
Readers are reminded to plan carefully for trips to California with notes on routes and timing. The column underscores potential delays and cautions travelers about seasonal conditions, urging preparedness and checking local advisories before departure.
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