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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1901
Page
4
The Sun masthead style notice lists postal status business address and contact details for subscriptions and advertising. It notes second class matter post entry and offers advertising rates via the business manager. It provides phone lines for editorial and business offices and cites Indianapolis Indiana as the city of publication.
If you fail to receive The Sun regularly from your carrier in Bay area please notify this office at once Call 880 or send a postal to The Sun
Opinion notes that Indiana legislators spend funds on salaries and default to politics. advocates private foster homes for orphans to save taxpayers money and build moral citizenship. Claims state institutions lack funds hinder care, urging bipartisan control of appropriations and radical reform. Town Talk section concludes with a pointed political question.
Gov Dur weighs on executive mercy petitions and jobs during the session as rail engineers push to ban white signals in favor of colored ones. Printers protest bill size changes that cut hand compositors. Geo T Jarvis resigns as receiver of Wisconsin Central. authority clashes with other officers. Jarvis previously worked with L E & W and L B E & St La.
A famed Spanish War admiral visited Philadelphia to obtain an original Independence Hall brick. The caretaker gave him one, the admiral thanked officials, then returned the brick after a warning call from the caretaker. The brick was later returned with a note reading Silence is golden.
The Sun questions the Melan arch on Central Ave comparing it to durable stone bridges, noting Bedford quarry stone as superior. Readers push for broader powers and funding for the state factory inspector, while Taylor Groninger seeks police judge support and election details hint at a water contract term reduction.
A compilation of biting quotes and satirical notices about politics journalism and international affairs. The column mentions burning a man in Texas rumors about governors in Illinois Michigan Minnesota and Minnesota politics and a jab at the U.S. Senate bar.
Rev George L Macintosh of Fourth Presbyterian questions wealth without inward gain as happiness. Rev Lewis Brown of St Pauls Episcopal laments irregular church attendance in Indianapolis and says true religious spirit development will remedy social ills.
Lincoln Nebraska January 14 The first issue of W J Bryan's paper The Commoner will be issued January 23. The editor insists that none but union labor shall be employed.
Mrs Sarah Chandler 96 died at her daughter Mrs Elizabeth Merritt's home in Battle Creek Michigan from old age. The body will be taken to Indianapolis Monday. Born in Pennsylvania she lived in Indianapolis most of her life as wife of Thomas Chandler. She leaves three sons Thomas B E Chandler Edward M Chandler and H C Chandler all of Indianapolis and the Merritt daughter.
The Central Labor Union plans an officers election Monday night. Candidates include John Feitham of the Cigarmakers and Thaddeus Gurley of the Carpenters with Edward Berry of the Typographical union pressed as a candidate though he denies running. Len Leister of the Painters and James W Madden of the Plasterers are likely votes, while Feltman, long crgotizer of the central body, is expected to receive broad delegate support.
Headlines note a convention of tramps in Florida signaling prosperity, calls for prudent legislative action and salary debate, inaugural hall preparations with regal attire, Sunday alcohol enforcement, and Delaware county political shifts with the McCulloch crowd in the lead. The tone reflects era concerns with governance, salaries, and social order.
In Clayton two couples wed at midnight after being urged to marry by friends who claimed they were afraid to. Charles S. Hallam wed Eapa Glover and John L. Sullivan married Mamie Hylan following the social pressures described.
Edward Hermann aged 69 a saddler and his wife leaped overboard from the steamship Kohn at sea on January 3. The Altenbruch near Cuxhaven couple were traveling to Chicago after selling their home due to a family quarrel, according to fellow passengers.
Baroness Von Ketteler widow of the late German minister to China and formerly Miss Ledyard will sail for Germany in the latter part of January from Detroit Michigan.
Farmer Whittle denies guilt as a neighbor named Amos testifies to his honesty in a dispute reported by the New York Evening Journal. The exchange underscores trust and reputations in rural life.
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best defense against the grip and other ailments. It claims the medicine purifies the body, tones the stomach, boosts appetite and strength, and expels lingering germs, priced at $1.
A collage of humorous quips and social commentary features Mrs Windermere and other unnamed voices. It includes remarks on food, onions, dining manners, and urban life with wry observations on kindness and class.
A tribute to a generous, fearless man nicknamed Billy notes his ready help and loyal stance with friends. The Free Kindergarten and Children’s Aid Society reports a successful Zoo fundraiser with praise for manager Rostock and staff. Attendees enjoyed Cingalese dancers, Farmer Jones’s educated pigs, La Belle Fatima the bear, and a dramatic encounter with Doc the elephant, stopped by Capt. Bonavita.
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