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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
4
In Indianapolis Sun Daily announces postal matter rules and subscription rates. Office details include second class matter at 123 East Ohio Street and SUN Building. Advertising department handles inquiries. business manager to receive publication communications. Subscription rates list yearly and six month options with city pricing.
Fragmentary notice requests readers to contact teleco 880 or send to THE SUN to receive THE newspaper. Details are unclear but indicate a carrier notification favor. The item lists a phone number and the newspaper name for subscription or delivery.
A letter-writing push argues the Sun defends the public schools against faddists and urges a calmer, more individualized approach to education. It contends the current system harms many children, pressures families, and calls for changes that ease fears and nerves while preserving learning.
An Indianapolis editor rails at an ordinance forbidding street litter while attacking Stuckmeyer’s waste paper box contract as a costly misstep. The writer condemns the lengthy deal, questions honesty, and urges citizens to uncover the alleged fraud behind the project.
The text notes Mark Hanna and President McKinley dismissing an extra congressional session on the Chinese issue. It criticizes Crall for ruling a reconsideration out of order in a Stuckmeyer matter, calls the council’s proceeding void, and accuses the Board of public works of chicanery while mentioning Albert Sahm’s mayoral bid amid a skirmish over local power.
The article notes a citizen suit seeks recovery of funds from ex-officials as political terms loom. It criticizes council decisions on a brewery license ordinance and bonds, alleging willingness to approve a small contract only after blocking administration financially. It claims the council prostituted itself for a petty sum, contrasting actions around Stuckmeyer’s contract.
The city law department issues instant legal opinions that back mayoral actions. Bell, the city attorney, claims spreading litter boxes on streets is legal as per his adjustable rulings. Critics doubt any real check on administration emerges and fear interurban franchise politics. Hurty reports vinegar investigation shows 80 percent impurity.
The Detroit News reflects on Generals Lawton and Liscum, honoring their Civil War service, Indian campaigns, and roles in Cuba and remote theaters. It links 19th century seizing of Havana with modern global deployments, noting American soldiers face distant duties, unknown dangers, and possible death abroad as a continuous military tradition.
A clip of editorials and quotes from multiple papers on politics and public mood. It surveys reactions to Bryan, foreign policy, and national sentiment, noting shifts in tone from approval to alarm and calls for vigilance. The piece blends partisan views across Detroit New, New York World, Los Angeles Herald, Detroit Free Press, St. Paul Dispatch, New York Times, and New York Sun.
Candy cathartic claims amid claims of bodily cleansing and suffering gospels. The text cites a figure of 25 600 and names Dre in a fragmented context, suggesting a discussion of causes and remedies without clear sourcing.
A fragmentary mosaic unfolds from a narrator addressing John the roamer and a sleeping world. It juxtaposes a working man’s duty and a grave political prophecy with a drunken streetcar tale, a tramp’s plea, and a dream sequence of a sea of lives and allegorical figures, hinting at fate and society.
J N Davin and J E Baldwin of Dalton Wayne county report finding a fragmentary skeleton of a prehistoric human remains near Richmond Indiana on July 19 The discovery follows a local dispute in which temperance advocates pressed police to require liquor retailers brewers quart shops and bottling houses to secure county licenses.
The British war office ships pounds of four month supply to South Africa and the United States follows with candy added to the army ration. A New York firm shipped over 60 tons of confectionery to armies in the Philippines Cuba and Puerto Rico. Jam consideration and jam plans, plus car trade schemes in Bellefontaine Ohio for six automobiles to reach 190000 people, are noted. Diplomas for washerwomen are issued in France. An odd Pittsburg labor strike over laundry charges and a statue project in Germantown Pa. are also mentioned along with lightning hair loss anecdote and life plant curiosities from New York World.
The Philadelphia Record notes Henry A. Johnson of Indiana, a former Republican recruit, joins the Democrats. It recalls his seventy fifth congress actions opposing imperialist aims and says he now intensively practices law and will campaign for Bryan in Indiana.
Camp Gray will meet at the courthouse Thursday evening to discuss matters of importance. Receipts for the soldiers' monument are 50 percent higher than four years ago. Sunday excursionists go up the shaft. Fred Gorvns of Indianapolis, guest of Attorney Schneeberger, Logansport, was overheated but recovering. Marion county Democrats to hear ex-Judge Robinson in the coming campaign. Dredging above Haversticks improves the steamer Sun shine’s run to Allisonville. The 3 weeks old daughter of Mrs White died of natural causes. A Carroll county ex-residents picnic at the fair grounds was postponed due to rain. M B Palmer of the typographical union was acquitted of contempt in Canton. Samuel Eckman, now in Porto Rico, returns home as district supervisor of schools. says rationing ended under American rule and many have starved since.
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A collage of editorials and opinions shows Republicans unhappy with Mark Hanna's administration and Democrats rallying Bryan in 1900 era coverage. Notes accuse Bryan supporters and report Tom Taggart claiming Bryan notification services for Indianapolis. References cite Ellkhart Truth Muncie News Terre Haute Tribune Lafayette Courier Evansville Journal.
The Bethany park assembly opened on Thursday with the reunion of the Seventy-Indiana regiment. Gen. Harrison was absent in the Adirondacks. A history of the regiment by John E. Cleland was for sale. The campfire is planned for Thursday evening and the reunion continues Friday with the Boys' Brigade at Central Christian Church establishing its camp. The grounds look especially pretty after rain, with green hills and a well-kept lake. cottages are taken and many tents up. hotel improvements noted.
The New York Evening Sun reports that Eugene V. Debs, presidential candidate of the Social Democracy of America, will withdraw in favor of William Jennings Bryan. It suggests Debs envisions a prominent cabinet role if Bryan is chosen.
Gen Lew Wallace hastens to deny reports that he is a Bryanite and asserts he supports his party nominees. The Grand Rapids Press records Wallace's emphatic assurance of loyalty to his political faction and its candidates.
Wire reports say St. Louis will host the next annual meeting of the League of Republican Clubs. Street railway employees in Dallas strike amid editorials touting favorable Republican prospects in Bryan's state. Washington officials doubt the Boxer uprising has spread to Korea. The Washington commission notes the $1,208 was raised to entertain the Boers, not for widows and orphans. Chairman Sulzer believes his committee deserves thanks. A balance of 322 remains.
Jacob Crone, a longtime Indianapolis resident and Sheridan post, G A R member, seeks the sheriff nomination. He is described as highly popular, a lifelong Democrat with sound business principles, and viewed as capable and creditable for the office. If popularity predicts the outcome, he may secure an easy convention walkover.
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