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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1899
Page
4
A harsh editorial attacks ex Senator Butler’s idea of colonizing the Philippines with African Americans to govern themselves, arguing integration at home is the real issue. It cites white attitudes, northern sentiment, and urges fiscal restraint, weapon control, and political vigilance in Fort Wayne.
A longtime colored woman from Georgetown travels toward Virginia Midland to visit kin near Washington. Conductor guards her, preventing early exit as slow trains and crowded cars complicate her journey. The tale includes anecdotes about a Troy senator's recollections and a London club captain's cabin dispute.
Mrs W A Vail hosts a Friday morning card party Miss Gertrude Wocher hosts a Wednesday night small party North-side social club held a picnic at the Thomas home on College Ave with ten families attending Mr and Mrs John F Wild celebrate their son Johns sixth birthday with a lawn supper for 50 guests Mrs James P Baker hosts a Wednesday dinner and Mrs M B Wilson a Thursday dinner for Mrs James H Rabbitts of Springfield O J Q Barcus decorates adjoining lawns and hosts a grand garden party Tuesday Miss Maud Gray and Lena Cunningham host a house and lawn party on Cornell Ave in honor of their birthday anniversaries
A compilation of editorial quips and notices from Indiana papers. The pieces touch on campaign growth, the cost of war, Havana’s surplus under Spanish rule, a funding effort for Lawton sword gear, and a claim of rapid diphtheria relief by Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil. The tone mirrors penny press briefings of the era.
Vandalia and Pennsylvania Lines offer low round trip rates to California and Pacific coast points with liberal stopovers. Through tourist sleeping cars from St. Louis to Los Angeles leave June 27 and July 8 5 and 6 via Kansas City. Reservations: Geo. D. Maxfield Indianapolis. Also local ads for rock-faced stone imitation and Featherstone bicycles by Jos. C. Pfleger.
The Union Pacific cuts round trip fare to Los Angeles for the 1899 NEA meeting July 11–14. Special rate is one fare plus 32 cents with deluxe service via Omaha or Kansas City. Tickets on sale June 24 to July 11 in St Louis and Indianapolis offices with return by Oct 31.
N E A Los Angeles July 11 to 14. A personally conducted trip to Los Angeles and return by Profs Woodruff and Benton of Indianapolis leaves June 28 at 11 45 a m. It travels via Missouri Pacific Pueblo Denver Rio Grande Salt Lake City Southern Pacific and returns through Ogden Omaha Chicago Union Pacific and Big Four. Sleeping car berths and rates are listed with optional return via Portland and Northern Pacific. For details contact Prof J H Woodruff 2036 Broadway Indianapolis or Big Four agents.
Travel offer advertised with dates June 2 and July 6 for railroad trips to California. Sleeping car service described as tourist and personally conducted by A. D. Perry, Passenger Agent, room 6, Jackson Place, Indianapolis.
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