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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1888
Page
2
The Sun argues Indianapolis police force is under size, urging an increase far beyond current levels. It condemns penny‑pinching by commissioners, cites unpoliced city districts, rising crime, and demands immediate defense spending over showy improvements. It also weighs politics and national news in a broad, opinionated column.
Gen Sheridan better. Silk mill boiler explosion in Allentown Pa kills three and injures three. Bodies found: unknown man in Louisville river. Rochester dam collapse damages crops and bridges. David Clark and wife commit suicide in Sandwich Ohio. Heavy storms sweep West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Henry Powell drowns after leaping from steamer Servia. Ida Becker tells Louisville suitor she is too young. George Idled? himself. Elias Franklin kills J B Beck in Hardyville Ky accusing him of intimacy with Mrs. Franklin. New York lawyers say Marlborough and Idrs Hammersley not legally married. George Gooding arrested in Burlingon dynamite case. Henry Moora and Mrs Norton captured at Topeka. They are sorrowful.
Reports from Bucharest to Belgium and Germany describe Jewish emigration to America, election unrest in Belgium, Strasbourg land disputes, and European royalty in flux. Dom Pedro prepares to depart for Brazil while Irish bishops clash with the Vatican. Dr Stewart. the duke of Norfolk’s sister to wed in London. Prince Alexander of Bulgaria survives a crash. Parnell faces Times charges, Milan seeks divorce and a Russian crown inheritance, and Dr Mackenzie denounces recent interviews as falsehoods.
Free 10 word want ads published three days in The Sun office or by phone 880. Helps include Wanted Male Help, Wanted Female Help, Wanted Rooms, For Rent Rooms, and Wanted Situations. Additional words billed at one cent per word.
An old advertisement invites readers to submit small notices under free headings at THE SUN office 79 KE. Chiist. The offer states ten words free for three days under categories For Rent Rooms Wanted Rooms Wanted Male Help Wanted Female Help and Wanted Situations with a small additional charge per word for longer ads.
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