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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1900
Page
4
Fragments show a request to modify delivery of The Sun and confirm current or new mailing details at 135 East Ohio Street Indianapolis Indiana with a customer service request and contact note.
Engineer Jeup surveys trolley systems in cities like St. Louis and Washington to compare overhead pole placement and wire layouts. He notes Indianapolis led in moving away from cheap overhead designs and advocates adopting a modern underground system to advance fare and transfer reforms.
The piece laments recurring urban disasters blamed on weak bridges and ramshackle wooden structures. It argues modern docks and fireproof materials are needed, warning more horrors will follow if capital’s greed persists.
A chaotic account describes Monday night council contention over a natural gas meter ordinance. It alleges improper referral to the Board of Public Works, critiques the coverup of prior contracts, and accuses Consumers’ Trust of treachery while noting gas company influence among taxpayers.
The piece debates Bryan’s steadfast stance on 16 to 1 and suggests his continued influence in elections. It comments on gas meter debates in Indianapolis, Roosevelt as a Republican draw, and the broader 1900 campaign landscape with ties to Spain, imperialism, and key figures like Taggart and Hill.
Minneapolis Times reports Towne and Shively sharing top honors at a Kansas City event with Shively noted for the best performance and Towne close behind in the standings.
A baroness in Paris cares for stray and dead animals, burying them in a quiet Neuilly cemetery. Opelousas hosts a rare women’s brass band of 18, led by a male conductor, performing to warm reception. A Wisconsin man recovers from a severe skull fracture after a horse kick, with no brain impact. A New Jersey farmer buys ashes and uncovers a $500 windfall from a deceased miser’s hoard. A priest notes villagers worshipping matchboxes as deities after a box-matches gift. China’s domestic service remains costly for the poor as wages and perquisites vary with wealth.
Albert Lawson completed 37 years of service as a baggage master at Union station on Monday marking a long rail career.
College band and orchestra provide music for a trolley party at the college. The event starts at 7 30 with free ticket distribution and invites all students to attend.
An advertisement announces a Big Four excursion from Danville to Tit and back for 41 dollars. The listing notes travel on Sunday with July dates to be specified.
A compact vignette features a narrator and Hannah assembling a pasted picture from a bottom bureau drawer with a hint of sentiment. The dialogue references past promises to display the image again and lighthearted banter about opening lines and public perception. Strong characters include Hannah Bill Brown Roosevelt and a poetic editor figure amid domestic chatter.
Two neighbors discuss boarding workers and cows to use in exchange as farm families brace for incoming tenants. The dialogue shifts to a nurse’s visit and a sad funeral mood, with Galway accents noting illness, a baby, and a cling to faith amid hardship.
The piece surveys China’s major faiths Buddhism Taoism and Confucianism with Islam and ancestral worship interwoven. It notes Mohammedan followers at 30 million, Confucian scholars in temples, imperial rites at Beijing, and reports on a Jewish community in Kalung-Foo with a Hebrew synagogue and Torah copies.
A compilation of editorials and opinion excerpts from major papers discussing politics, party strategies, expansion policy, and presidential candidate character. It notes Republican and Democratic positions, public judgments on leaders, and the impact of public policy debates on the race.
The Philadelphia Record notes the Indiana Republican state committee chairman asked Gov. Roosevelt to lead a political tour of the state with as many Rough Riders as possible. The piece argues the regiment formed for service had no political ties and suggests the idea shows Republican eagerness to exploit Roosevelt’s military record.
A collage of editorials pokes fun at Democratic politics as convention talk runs wild. Kansans report 13 500 pints of champagne for delegates while others joke over Prohibition zealots and electoral math in Oregon. Local quips note Chicago Mayor Harrison’s LL D honor and gas meters at Crawfordsville.
The board announced a 40 cent per share dividend from the surplus fund for 8 000 shares. Each year a share is given to a member, with some older members receiving 18. The treasury holds over $8 000. Frank Wood H T Hearsey and Henry Mohr were recommended for membership. James R Ryan and William H Cooper were chosen as delegates to the National Day Association convention in Baltimore on August 14 15 and 16.
A fragment notes that Bromo is not the same as Bromide in the Laxative Bromo Quinine remedy. It reminds readers to buy labeled Bromide and to check druggists for the correct product.
Fred Knodle, a newspaper man, and his bride will be at home Tuesday evening. A friend received a letter from him written on Palmer house paper from Chicago saying I am certainly crazy I am stopping at the Palmer house. The note hints at a personal crisis and possible hospitalization.
Fred C. Victor left Tuesday for Europe while Virgil Lockwood and Henry B. Long are in Washington. Emma Boyd visits Washington. Victoria Wise from Perkinsville visits Mrs. E. S. Tolin. James McCool hosts an informal reception with Rev. James McCool on Union street. D. P. Erwin and Hannah Erwin honor guests at a garden party with incandescent lighting and a dancing platform.
The Aberdeen reports the Seattle sloop capsize below Nome with five dead and two missing. Identified deceased are Nen Adair, Frank Alger, John McFarron, A. Pavey and A. Wallace. Klondike reports the steamer Reaper lost at White Horse rapids with nine souls lost.
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