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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1900
Page
4
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A fragmentary opinion piece argues that the Boers seek not universal freedom but to preserve their own sovereignty. It criticizes granted religious and trade freedoms in the Transvaal and notes stubborn resistance to citizenship and taxation under restrictive conditions.
Fragmentary OCR records describe the Goebel assassination in Frankfort Kentucky and the political upheaval surrounding Governor Taylor and rival Taylor supporters. The text links the crime to intense factional strife and references figures like Robert Fitzsimmons and Marshall, noting the violence that followed and calls for order through courts and legislatures.
The letter attacks a Kentucky killing, dismissing Landis as a murderer sympathizer and urges strong action. It also criticizes streetcar gentry for expectorators and foul odors, urges stricter rules, and laments political leadership amid wider war concerns.
A northeast city lumber mill enforces a policy barring calls to workers during shifts. A caller demanded to speak to Mistah Jackson, a Black driver, and the clerk hesitated, learning the message only after a delay. The woman said she would be at the Park Theatre tonight to see him.
A fragmented verse scene contrasts idealized maiden beauty with a clumsy modern girl on a street. It includes lines about starry eyed maidens, sylph like forms, and white pearls, then shifts to a railway platform exchange between two Englishmen describing a duke and his train of servants.
A fragmented mirror of street talk and theatrical chatter unfolds with a burglar, a faintly comic tale of chatter aboutBoers and weather. The speaker praises a mysterious king of labor while mingling in scraps of dialogue and a poem about a man with a dinner pail.
The Concordia society hosts its twenty second annual mask carnival in Tomlinson hall on Thursday night. Plans for a new Brightwood factory will employ 250 to 350 men. Indianapolis Water Company approves a $100 addition to its pumping station and anticipates $600000 in annual spending. Glass jar makers vote to raise prices at a Bates house meeting due to higher materials and wages. A O H locals plan a pre Bucer meeting in Morrison’s hall. Boers relief fund planned by Hibernians and national group. John C. Snider wins a divorce from Sarah M amid threats and knife incident. National Association of Spanish American War Veterans forms. Indianapolis camp organized with Capt W E English. Thirty Indian apologists sign charter application. Railroads taxed for immediate improvements. assessors set March 7 dates for meeting.
Winifred Black argues that after great minds like Ruskin Thackeray and Carroll die, relatives and rivals rush to cash in with sensational biographies and reminiscences. She notes how valet and acquaintance anecdotes reveal more about the writer than the subject, and laments the flood of exploitative prints that replace genuine remembrance.
A spring freshet swept a wealthy farmer and his wife from a bridge in Indiana. The husband offered $1,000 for the rescuer, Rutherford saved the wife after a fierce plunge. Kokomo court ordered the farmer to pay the reward, then he refused to pay. The case draws criticism of the unpaid rescuer and the husband’s action.
Miss Shannon excels in Frou Frou at the Grand and the show is a season highlight. The Jeffries Sharkey pictures at Eng lish’s offer strong matinee and evening viewings. Henry Irving and Ellen Yerry’s Merchant of Venice seats remain scarce. Eddie Foy ends the week with Hotel Topzy Turvy and a Saturday matinee. Park crowds enjoy A Civil White Flag during its first engagement at popular prices.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Milburn host a dinner Thursday evening. Miss Hallie Terhune of Anderson visits Mrs. George Dickson and will marry Fred Dickson in April. Miss Mary Foulke and James W. Morrison plan a February wedding in Richmond. Mrs. May Wright Sewall hosts a Contemporary club guest Miss Margaret Noble from London. A euchre party honors Miss Reneer Ruaidton and companions. Mrs. Alice W. Pierce and Mrs. Harriet Wheeler entertain a large luncheon with violets hyacinths and pink roses.
An ad touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as superior for coughs and colds. It claims the product is the best remedy among many cough remedies in the range and encourages trial to be convinced.
Robert P. Morse son of T. J. Morse and member of T. J. Morse & Son contractors was released by Judge Allen on his own recognizance after arrest as he left the federal courtroom. He faces charges of obtaining 1500 dollars in Urbana Illinois by misrepresentation while settling affairs under involuntary bankruptcy proceedings.
A vintage ad copy claims Hood's Sarsaparilla can cleanse impure blood and cure a stagnant frame by gentle doses. It presents a vivid image of weak humans overcoming "great oaks" through tonic strength.
The piece cites editorials from Cleveland Detroit Springfield and New York papers praising or critiquing leaders and policies. It notes Rev Charles M Sheldon protecting a Sunday edition and discusses John Morley’s Boer War speech and British support for or against the war. It also remarks on China's dowager empress as a pragmatic political figure.
In a People's Congregational Church lecture Tuesday night Rev H B Long said laughter is the handmaid of good health and a substantial prank in the Platform of good cheer. He praised families that share puns and jokes with smiles and roses.
In a Tuesday criminal court session two teamsters and shovelers discussed reorganization to oppose cheaper farming labor. The union aims to persuade the city council to impose penalties on haulage workers operating without a license, noting Riverside park crews are unlicensed. A meeting is planned for next Tuesday evening. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is advertised as a cure for piles and skin diseases by all druggists.
Excerpts from various papers lampoon officials and discuss health warnings. Jabs about calling in experts, policing in Africa and New York, and double tips on sleeping cars contrast with public health advisories urging community reliance on physicians during epidemics.
A second attempt in a month to set fire to George Hicks's grocery at 52 W Twelfth Street failed with only one cent in damage. Fire crews searched a vacant room in Whenbisck, found smoldering sawdust, and a later blaze in Haughville reading room caused three dollars in damage. A dust shot blaze at 444 W Tenth Street was extinguished before damage.
The Louisville and Madison accommodation train No 2 departs Indianapolis at 7 45 a m beginning Sunday February 4 leaving Louisville at 8 30 a m and arriving Madison at 2 12 a m with a revised schedule to Louisville and Madison.
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