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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1900

Page

4

The Sun Advertising and Subscription Rates Notice

The Sun outlines subscription rates for Quinise City and Gatate City with annual, six month, and monthly figures. It invites agents and business inquiries to the manager and editor, providing location and telephonic contact details.

Aty SUN THE Quisine City Qataide City Gatate City SUN Telephones B. Chiest Indianapolis Ind

Stuckmeyer contract and litter boxes scandal emerge

The editorial contends the Stuckmeyer tier-box deal is corrupt and surreptitiously awarded by the Board of Works. It accuses officials of favoritism, questions legality of street obstructions, and suggests broader political manipulation within the Democratic party and city governance.

Bell Bruckmeyer Board of Works

Stuckmeyer litter box sparks mayoral talk downtown

Merchants recall the Stuckmeyer litter box amid overheard debate on city leadership. A hypothetical council contract over twenty years could yield from twelve thousand to twenty thousand dollars annually, prompting strong local reactions.

Stuckmeyer Albert Sahm

Two Caribou Shot at Once by Maine Guide Wal ter Swett

The Maine guide Walter Swett recalls a historic hunt where six caribou stood together. He fired from behind bushes and dropped two with one shot, then felled the remaining four as they moved. A separate tale tells of a nine-shot miss that killed all nine caribou, and a Boston hunter who struck antlers cleanly from a moose.

Walter 3. Swett Maine Mr. Swett New Bedford Boston Churchill Will Atkin McKinney Auburn Churchil

Parsonage Alarm Sparks Dark Comedy Tale

A fragment from the Toledo Blade recalls a chaotic scene in a parish where a frightened bird toppled before startled worshippers. The vivid line hints at a humorous or satirical moment tied to a church setting. The excerpt captures local color and timing in a brief, vivid snapshot.

The Songs and Sketches of a Singer Polly is Mad

A fragment notes a performer titled The Songs and Sketches of a Singer with a section named Why Polly is Mad. Details are sparse but indicate a variety program or revue style. No dates, places, or performers beyond Polly.

Mad Runaway Tale and Royal Jester Exchange

A fragmented reminiscence describes a walk turning playful with Polly Parks as the pair drift to a swimming hole. The piece interleaves a royal jesters scene and a domestic memory about a marriage proposal and a tin box.

The Insurance Man and the Oriental Lesson

A traveling solicitor visits several houses seeking business and is met with hostility until he explains a policy to the Oriental Insurance Company. A later town encounter with a Chinese man, Lee Hong, shifts from prejudice to reluctant acceptance as the man runs the town laundry.

Lee Hong

Political Gossip and World News Snippets

A collage of quotations from various papers criticizes political figures and events. It notes Col Watterson’s verbal tricks, hints at divisions over China, and mentions Croker’s dog purchase. It also references porch speeches, Bryan’s campaign path, Kentucky politics, a train robbery, and a combative congress nomination scenario.

Col. Watterson Andrew Johnson Evansville Journal

Odd Tales of the Wires items jumble escape

Cincinnati report describes Miss Elizabeth O'Brien of Covington narrowly escaping death when a train brake man knocked her senseless. Chillicothe notes excavation near Bourneville by Prof Mills and Ohio State students uncovering skeletons and tools. New York dispatch says a highwayman grabbed $1,000 from a young woman, triggering a chase that frightens an elderly Bright's disease patient to death.

Cincinnati Elizabeth O'Brien Covington Chillicothe C. W. Mills Ohio Archaeological Society Ohio State University Bourneville New York Bright

Local Social Notes Mention Visits And Engagements

Mrs H C Deventer visits in Lafayette while Mrs David Kahn and children travel to Wawasee. Miss Elizabeth Markey returns from Paris and Dublin. Alfred F Noll and Agnes Manning announce their engagement from Fort Wayne. Rev F O Ballard hosts niece Wilhelmina Schmitz of Washington PA. Dr Thomas Courtney and Margaret Anderson announce engagement. Olive Poucher marries E B St Clair Tuesday night at the bride’s Lawrenceburg home Engleside near Salem Ind. Dr Charles Poucher of Indianapolis attends the wedding.

Elizabeth Markey Paris Dublin Alfred F. Noll Agnes Manning Fort Wayne Thomas Courtney Margaret Anderson Olive Poucher E. EB. St. Clair Lawrenceburg Engleside Salem Ind Charles Poucher Indianapolis

Political Tips From Hoosier Democrats

Jobn Harriman the social democratic candidate for vice president said in Indianapolis Tuesday that the social democrats will poll 150000 votes. Judge John O C Robinson Spencer who headed the gold democratic ticket four years ago will speak to Marion county democrats at Masonic hall Thursday night on duties of American citizens in the coming campaign. Chairman Dupree says 120 Johnson county democrats will attend the Bryan notification on August 8. Prof H B Bryan of Valparaiso normal school denies he will support Bryan.

Jobn Harriman Social Democratic Indianapolis Social Democrats John OC Robinson Spencer Marion County Masonic Hall Dupree Johnson County H. B. Bryan Valparaiso Normal School Bryan

Next Allied Push to Peking Faces Blockade

The Philadelphia Ledger warns the advance on Peking will be a walk over only if the railroad is intact. The Milwaukee Sentinel notes skepticism among millions of Americans about foreign missionary work and distrusts Uncle Sam being chased home by a Chinaman.

Pekin Philadelphia Ledger Uncle Sam Milwaukee Sentinel

Hill and Croker Aftermath Fade Into Political Ties

The St Louis Globe Democrat notes Boss Croker grows warmer toward David B Hill after a tense period while the Rochester Democrat speculates that David Bennett Hill survived a danger moment, dismissing claims of a run over by an ice wagon.

Croker Mr. Hill David St. Louis Globe-Democrat David Bennett Hill Rochester Democrat

Death of Prof. C. H. Weeeman a longtime Indianapolis music teacher

Prof. C. H. Weeeman died at his daughter Mrs Jed Loomis home 1609 Colege Ave Tuesday. He served 36 years in Indianapolis as a music teacher and was born in Germany where he studied music. For three years he directed the Maen Nerchor and served as an organist at several churches. Stepsons Paul H and Charles Krauss are named. Funeral from his daughter's residence Thursday at 2 pm.

C. H. Weeeman Jed Loomis Colege Ave Indianapolis Germany Maennerchor Paul H Charles Krauss

Board of Safety Eyes Bend Issue to Boost Fire Department

The Board of Safety plans another push to obtain council approval for a bend ordinance to improve the fire department. Clerk Davis contacts officials in other cities asking about fire equipment and staffing. Comparisons are expected to be shown to the council.

Board of Safety Davis

A boon to travelers Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry

A vintage travel remedy article touts Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry as a cure for dysentery diarrhea seasickness and nausea. It promises pleasant taste and harmless effects, aiming to reassure wary passengers.

Great stock reducing sale at Siersdorfer's store

Ladies Ian Oxfords offered at 98c with regular prices of 2.00 to 2.50, in small sizes for ladies and children. The sale runs at Siersdorfer's new store located at 37 East Washington Street near Pennsylvania Street.

Siersdorfer's Washington St Pennsylvania St

Grain car move pushed. mixed city news report

News brief from Indianapolis notes grain car movements for new wheat, a 22 car delivery Tuesday, a fireworks display planned at Broad Ripple, and a grand water effects show if still. It covers a finesse of assaults, a governor’s Atlanta trip for a blue and gray reunion address, famine relief cooperation, a brick assault on Harry Moran, dental faculty meeting, barber lawsuits, a death shipment, monument planning, a wandering man found, a surveying error, a street robbery and a woman suspected poison case with husband away.

Indianapolis Broad Ripple John Davis Lulu Hopewell Mount Atlanta Commercial Club New York Harry Moran W. Pearl Sr S. Westst National Association of Dental Faculties Old Point Comfort Central Dental College Indianapolis United Denison English Stenzel & Pease, Wallace and Union Station A. H. Moore Rising Sun George Moore Board of Monument Regents Bryan Tomlinson Hall

Fourteenth Annual Meeting of Factory Inspectors

Factory inspectors convene in the hall of the House of Representatives on September 45 6 and 7 for the fourteenth annual convention of the International Association of Factory Inspectors. About 300 delegates are expected with Carroll D Wright U S Commissioner of Labor to speak. The schedule includes a gas belt tour a dinner at the T B Laycock factory and an evening at Broad Ripple.

McAbee International Association of House of Representatives Carroll D. Wright U. S

Peter Bany Found After Wandering From Saloons

Peter Bany a saloon keeper from East Washington Street who wandered off last week was found near Mount Nebo suffering dementia and unable to explain his actions. Neighbors saw him several times sitting on a log at Fall Creek staring at the water as he wandered. The item ends with a promote-for-a-product line about Dean's Ointment claiming it cures itching piles.

Milwaukee Gesu Ajas John Meunier Gun Company Peter Bany E. Washington St Mount Nebo Fall Creek

Siersdorfer's Opens New Store With Bargain Oxfords

Ladies' Tan Oxfords priced at 98c, regulars $2.00, $2.25, and $2.50. Siersdorfer's new store located at 37 E. offers bargain footwear in a sales promotion.

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