The Sun Advertisement Rates and Postal Details
The Sun lists office addresses in the Sun Building at East Ohio Street and provides contact numbers for editorial poetry and business offices. It details carrier delivery at six cents per week and advertising rates via the advertising manager. Rates for outside city subscribers show six months at $1.59, per month, 2, and per year, $3.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN Building
East
Ohio Street
THE
SUN
The Sun Delivery Notice Urges Reader to Notify Carrier
If you fail to receive The Sun regularly contact the office at telephone 880 or send postal mail to The Sun. The notice asks readers to report non delivery promptly.
Insanity Trust Probed as Courts Call for Deep Inquiry
Judge Leathers releases John Ross and Lillian Parks from the hospital for the insane amid calls for a thorough investigation of the so called insanity trust. The Ross inquest is labeled unscientific and possibly criminal, with the grand jury urged to review methods and records to uncover harmed patients and faulty diagnoses. The piece also jokes about Indianapolis politics and local issues while urging caution against sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leathers
John Ross
Lillian Parks
Insanity Trust
Ross
Medieval Methods in the Ross Case Alarm Critics
The passage denounces the Ross case lunacy commission as unfair and secretive, arguing the process ignores individual rights and could imprison anyone on an insanity affidavit. It likens the methods to medieval detention and warns of dangerous, arbitrary power in asylums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Insanity Trust
Wee of the glass trust to be issued Indiana certificate
A Journal notes the Wee of the glass trust will soon receive a certificate to do business in Indiana. The republican organ offers no opposition to admission despite a state anti trust law that denies foreign corporations the right to do business here. It questions officials duty to pre judge law before courts decide its validity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glass Trust
Indiana
Sun Praises Court Freeing John Ross From Contested Case
The Sun reports the court freed John Ross from a contentious case and urges authorities to curb the so called insanity trust. It argues the press must continue to safeguard the underdog against fee-driven schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
John Ross
Insanity Trust
Ross
Sanity Certificates and City Waste Paper Revenue
Stuckmeyer proposes a city wide halt from July 3 to 5 to destroy waste paper boxes. He warns each destroyed box harms city finances which rely on $80 per year. A public demand grows for a commission to examine citizens and issue sanity certificates, seen as a safeguard for uncertain days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuckmeyer
Ross Case Sparks Public Outrage Over Commitment
Fellow workers thank the community for opposing John Ross's confinement to the insane hospital. The Ross case exposes an outrage that public opinion will quickly challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ross
Ross
President Mc Gowan Interview Sparks Suspicion
The Sun casts doubt on Tuesday interview with President Mc Gowan, suggesting it may be the intellectual offspring of Mr. McCulloch. The remark implies a contested authorship behind the statements reported in several papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
McGowan
McCulloch
Perforate the insainity trust
A collection of editorial quips from Indiana papers notes various political and social jabs. It cites remarks on libraries, national conventions, banking prosperity, anti American figures, and figures like J P Morgan with light satire. The piece links several regional voices in a humorous critique of public affairs.
Insanity Trust Probed by Indiana Papers in 19th Century News
Indiana papers scrutinize alleged insanity inquests and an emerging “insanity trust” amid charges that sane individuals are committed for fees. The Sun notes a common Indianapolis magistrate presiding over most lunacy inquests, with recurring witnesses and physicians. Public critics decry lack of notice before confinement and weak legal safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Indianapolis
Shelbyville Democrat
THE
SUN
Indiana
Personal Matters and Local Figures in Prison Relations
John H. Stem wears pink striped waists reflecting comfort over coats in July heat. Dr. A. W. Brayton, a noted Indianapolis coroner and editor, remains busy as a physician and lecturer. Police judge William Daly is described as firm in decisions. Charles Warner, a prominent manufacturer, is approached by a hotel guest seeking a title for his book, proposed as "Jew, or gentile?"
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Charles Warner
Grand Rapids
Warner
Mr. Warner
Statewide report totals for county officer pay in 1900
The state statistician finishes a report showing 92 county auditors received 280 021 99 dollars. Marion led with 18100, Ohio had the smallest at 1283 33. Clerks totaled 228 186 60 with Marion at 19500 and Brown at 667. County superintendents earned 109 465 96 while commissioners 115 169 09. Marion paid 6982 44 and Brown 317 35 to their commissioners. Coroners were paid 39294 53 with Marion at 7111 50 and La Grange at 2. County assessors received 55293 80 led by Marion at 2785 and Brown at 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Ohio County
Marion
Brown County
la Grange
Swirl of Society Notes and Upcoming Weddings
The society column records Mr and Mrs John B Elam returning from the east. Mrs J H Lotshar of South Bend visits Mrs Clary Mallory. Mr and Mrs Jacob P Dunn plan travel to Buffalo and New York in August. Miss Kate Smith hosts a trolley party for Miss Jeannette Judson Friday night. Mr and Mrs F C Gardner stay in Irvington for summer and will entertain July Fourth guests. The marriage of Miss Margaret Allen to William C Sparks is set for Tuesday with a Philippines wedding trip planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lotshar
South Bend
Clary Mallory
Jacob P. Dunn
Buffalo
New York
Kate Smith
Jeannette Judson
F. C. Gardner
Irvington
Margaret Allen
H. Clay Allen
William C. Sparks
Philippines
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer Accepts Post
A piece recounts John Gowdy accepting a position with Doubleday and Dowdy after writing four pleading letters and securing ten influential friends. It notes the long wait of ten weeks before a terse but cheery acceptance and jokes about the effort involved in accepting such posts.
Dialogue of sea creatures on attire and taste
In a fable style exchange a swordfish critiques a mermaid for her clothing as she questions him. The swordfish mocks her trailing garment noting she should dress for rain while she departs proudly along the wall-eyed pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sword Fish
Stubborn Baby Won’t Eat Dinner in Music Hall Parody
A humorous verse describes a stubborn infant in a rural setting who refuses dinner. The mother feigns anger and forbids the child to approach the table, while the baby pouts and vows to resist every attempt to call him to eat. The playful image emphasizes the baby’s obstinacy and the family’s affectionate exasperation.
Stingy Pineyburg Man Saved Five Miles On Walk Home
A railroad conductor recalls detaining a passenger who lacked a $20 round trip ticket to Omaha. The brakeman confirms the man lives in Pineyburg and is notoriously frugal, noting they saved him about five miles on his walk home by turning him back near Pineyburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Sawdust Junction
Omaha
Pineyburg
Woman in Twelfth Story Chooses Home Fire's Death
Fire rages around a woman on the building’s twelfth story as rescuers urge her to jump to the street. She refuses, saying she would rather die in her own dwelling than in the heat, while reporters document the scene and heat exhaustion.
Caterpillar Time of Maiden's Fear
A dramatic notice warns of an invasion of caterpillars on porches trees and grounds. The speaker Mildred and author Edward Singer describe creeping hairy insects of yellow brown white and black approaching at night. Homeowners fearfully brush and fling them away to protect heads and necks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
Edward Singer
More Lives Than War On Independence Day Toll
The piece argues Independence Day celebrations cause higher fatalities and injuries than battles like Santiago. It cites 72 deaths and 2,791 injuries on July 4 and notes over half a million dollars in fire losses from fireworks, with firecrackers and dynamite torpedoes listed among the most destructive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Santiago
Inventions Feature Music Aid and Sea Power Storage
Articles describe Joseph Panholzer’s attachable device for stringed instruments using tune sheets, a wave powered air storage motor for compressed air machinery, Henry L. Gardner’s wall mounted shoe shiner, Frederic B. Abenham’s adjustable weight dumbbells and dumb-bells with removable discs for multi user use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Panholzer
Washington, D. C
What the Papers Say and Poems Cited
A collage of quips and poems criticizing society, labor, and civilization. It notes jokes about beer, Kansas farm hardship, Edward Markham on “Our deathless dead,” and a colonial critique of tropical clothing impacting Hawaiian and Samoan health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Markham
Denver Post
Grand Rapids Press
Injured 20 Picnickers in Weekend Lightning Crash
A Chicago & Milwaukee trolley car struck a Sunday school excursion train near Winnetka on Tuesday night, hitting 200 picnickers and wounding about twenty. Doctors say none will die. The incident left many shaken as rescue crews aided the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Road
Winnetka
City Officials Shuffle Posts As New Appointments Made
Controller Dunn names Jerry Kelly as bookkeeper and John F. Wallick as treasurer to replace resignations. Durbin joins Y M C A advisory board, and Gen Harrison’s seat is filled. Vernon Indiana Waener plow company to establish a factory at Belt Road and Churchman Avenue with work starting next week. Lucas Willis sues Indianapolis street railway for 5000 dollars after a buggy collision on Massachusetts avenue. Labor officials travel to Terre Haute to discuss the Standard wheel works strike. State florists plan a July 17 picnic at Springlake park. action against flower peddlers remains stalled. County commissioners award a 1983 dollar contract to purify boiler water to Joseph McWilliams company. Theodore Frazier awarded 973 dollar contract for a stone culvert on the national road. Marion county medical society postpones action on gift property for library and home memorial to Dr. G W Mears due to maintenance and transfer concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Durbin
Gen. Harrison
John F. Wallick
E. M. Campbell
The
Waener Plow Company
Vernon
Ind
Belt Road
Lucas Willis
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Massachusetts Ave
Joseph McWilliams Company
Louisville
Theodore Frazier
National Road
Marion County Medical Society
J. K. Mears
Phidelphia
Vermont St
G. W. Mears
Beware of Fraud in Cascarets Candy Ad
Warning to readers about counterfeit Cascarets Candy Cathartic substitutes sold by druggists. Mentions genuine product prices 25c and 50c and urges caution against imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luc
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oid
Flyon
Yihe Asylum
Manronical Society
Grand Line
Medical Society
Dunn
W. Washington St. Bridge
McKinley
Kansas
Texas
Mr. Sahm
16 Tol & Co
Spirit OF the State Press
Muncie
Logansport
America
Crawfordsville Journal
South Bend Times
Perry Heath
New York City
Fort Wayne Journal- Gazette
China
Lafayette Courier
Elijah
Dowie
Hamilton County Ledger
Lease
Tammany
Snelbyville
Huntington News-Democrat
Sulzer
Lentz
Pettigrew
Towne
Aguinaldo
Trinity
Marion Chronicle
J. P. Morgan
Europe
Tipton Tribune
Explorer Baldwin
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Baldwin
Tromso
Norway
Columbus Republican
John H. Stem
A. W. Brayton
William Daly
Mrs
John B. Elam
J. Bull
St. Louis
Hood
Johnson
Henry L. Gardner
Springfield
Mass
Fee
Frederic B. Abenham
San Francisco
Cal
Detroit News
Holy Land
Buffalo Times
Heiskell's Soap
Johnston, Holloway & CO
Commerce Street
Philadelphia
W.F. Herndon
Elmendorf
Bexar Co
Our
Pettis Dry Goods Co
City Life
Jerry Kelly
Board of Works
McCormack
John Blue
Louis Largent
Wheel Workers’ Union
Terre Haute
Standard Wheel Works
State Florists’ Association
Springlake Park
Greenfield
Haus
Indiana National Bank
John Perrin
Pres
Special Department For Ladies
Cranc
Washington
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!