Old and New Phones Listed with Prices
A fragmented ad lists two phones with model numbers 626 and 3411 and a price of 150 dollars. It mentions two phone lines 880 and new 3411 and includes contact details implied but unclear.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
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!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1901
Page
4
Governor Durbin Announces Military Staff of Indiana
The governor reveals a formal general order naming his military entourage led by Winfield Taylor Durbin. The staff includes four brigadier generals, 15 colonels, 12 lieutenant colonels, and 18 majors, praised for tested service and spotless records. The piece mocks civilian romance with uniforms and notes the staff exceeds the prior governor’s by 15 names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Winfield Taylor Durbin
Gov. Mount
Govenor
Miners Skeptical of Codification Move in Legislature
The mining laws codification effort by a state commission is seen as unlikely to help miners. They favored a shot firing regulation but the bill stalled in the senate amid operator influence. House passage failed to translate into passage, and the senate offered codification as a sop. Miners remember the recent legislature as unresponsive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Federation of Labor
House
Senate
Ers
Health Board Urged to Crack Down on Camp Sanitation
A health official urges Indianapolis officers to inspect the Pentecost band camp near Thirty-fourth Street for sanitary neglect. The group uses a single old pump for water and sits close to a residential area, risking public health. The health board is asked to act to protect life and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Thirty-fourth-st
Naked Eye
Health Board
A Noteworthy Concession And City Law Dispatch
The column critiques beer politics as breweries push for stricter enforcement while mocking police ineffectiveness. It cites Edgar Maclay on naval history and notes Justice Good’s harsh handling of an assault case. Building Inspector Bedell is mocked for slow sidewalk enforcement.
National Democratic HQ to Close in Chicago Then Reopen
The national headquarters in Chicago will close in August and not reopen until the approach of the next national campaign. The Ohio platform may have hastened the decision, deemed wise, allowing rank and file Democrats to do substantial thinking for two to three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ohio
Dunn's Interference in Beer War Sparks Mayoral Question
Reports say Controller Dunn's interference does not boost city administration in public esteem. The piece asks if a Hamilton brewery allied candidate can emerge to ensure fair treatment for all interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Hamilton Brewery
Insurance firms see few fires this year with small losses
Through this year, insurers report minimal fire activity and modest claims as total incidents remain low and damages minor.
Cleveland Mayor Demands 2 Percent Campaign Assessment Return
Cleveland mayor Tom Johnson orders city bosses to refund a 2 percent assessment on employees used for the fall campaign. Warnings of possible exodus of police and fire departments from Cleveland follow the levy dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Tom
Johnson
Americans seek aristocratic titles and Lords trial
A controversial remark proposes Americans accept bigamous marriage in exchange for earldoms and a House of Lords trial. The speaker also advocates that the navy’s cream should be represented at King Edward’s crowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Lords
Edward
Ros Hawkins Seen as Federal Bench Prospect
After the election inspectors case observers view Ros Hawkins as a promising federal bench candidate. The remark suggests he is now widely considered qualified for a judgeship and suggests greater eligibility for a federal role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ros. Hawkins
Fire destroys bridge firm buildings and Sun plant
The January blaze that destroyed the Sun plant marked the era’s largest single loss. Firefighters are praised as July 4 passes, reflecting continued vigilance by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge Company
SUN
Buffalo View of Lafayette in 1900s Visit by Judge Vinton
Judge Henry H. Vinton of Lafayette Superior Court tours the city where he once studied with George Ade and John McCutcheon. Ade, famed for Fables in Slang, and McCutcheon, Chicago artist correspondent, witnessed the Manila Bay battle aboard the Olympia. Lafayette, a 18000 resident river city on the Wabash, is described amid rag weeds mud turtles and mosquitoes as Ade’s visit unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Vinton
Superior Court
Lafayette
Ind
George Ade
John McCutcheon
Chicago
Manila
Olympia
Dewey
Wabash
Lafay ette festival features band parade and prizes
Lafay ette hosts a railroad station meeting with a brass band, night arrivals with fireworks, and torchlight procession. Sixteen miles southwest on Shawnee prairie farmers award prizes to rat-killers. Goodeniable lies in Shawnee prairie near an artesian well and a soap factory in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Shawnee Prairie
Shawnee Praifrie
Buffalo Times
Tales of witty rail and political dinners across eras
A collage of humorous anecdotes from early 20th century figures. Cassatt quips with reporters in New York after a Morgan conference. Depew and Platt share a joke telegram about Mrs Platt. A Chicago lobby tale features Billy Mason and a shrewd money loan. Evarts at Harvard dinner ends with a stomach joke from Choate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambassador Choate
William M. Evarts
Harvard
Whimsical Tales and a Midnight Police Encounter
A speaker recalls a comic confession about sticking to friends, then describes a 3 am police encounter in which a cop offered to drive him home after asking for his address. A note mentions a young Ohio woman spotting the phrase do oo on a papa brought sheet music, while an Indianapolis hay wagon rider heard her scream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indianapolis
Press debates army canteen and whisky ads
The Brooklyn Eagle notes the Evangelical Lutheran Church backs restoring the army canteen due to whisky ads, insisting no whisky was sold there. The Detroit Free Press urges stricter policing for sober citizens needing prompt medical aid, while the Topeka Journal suggests rising tension between union labor and the steel industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Synod of
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Brooklyn Eagle
Detroit Free Press
Steel Colossus
Topeka Journal
Hall's Catarrh Cure offer and oath by Cheney firm
Frank J. Cheney declares his firm F J Cheney & Co will pay 100 dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason records the oath on December 6, 1896 in Toledo Ohio. The ad notes Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces and that products are sold by druggists for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Halls
J. Cheney & CO
Personal Matters at the County Courthouse
A humorous sketch describes court officials and attorneys in Judge Allen's court as they remove coats at the courthouse. It highlights Hary E. Rouse, Merrill Moores, Auditor Harry B. Smith, Benjamin Franklin, John B. Cockrum, and Parks Martin amid light satire on politics and prosperity jokes. The piece notes Martin's new role on the State tax board and his quiet presence during sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge
Parks Martin
State
Martin
McKinley Prosperity
Democratic State Committee
Quotations From Citizens On Politics And Daily Life
A compilation of remarks from John McGregor John Banks Joan Jones Harry Tutewiler Henry Seyfried EE H Tripp Emmet M Smith Eudorus Johnson James Munro Jor Haas John McGaughey George Thompson Tom Hedijian Dr John J Kyle Charles Frown Berton B Bales James Collins D W Brouse Congressman Norton Merrill Moores Clarence Kenyon Councilman Billingsley Police Capt Kruger Charles Lane and W S Watford exploring opinions on politics The Sun newspaper and local civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Jones
Harry Tutewiler
Henry Seyfried
EE. H. Tripp
Emmet M. Smith
Smith
Eudorus Johnson
Court House
Jor Haas
John McGaughey
George Thompson
Indiana
Tom Hedijian
Jim’ Wilson
John J. Kyle
Charles Frown
Berton B. Bales
What's the matter with Indianapolis sports scene
Dr. W B Clarke cites Indianapolis as an "overgrown village" where moneyed interests and a censorious press deter diverse sports. He blames inadequate streetcar service for losses, lack of event variety, and poor ownership, arguing a strong baseball outfit could gain support if properly treated by the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
W. B. Clarke
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Offer Dyspepsia Relief
The ad describes difficult digestion as dyspepsia causing irritability and poor appetite. It touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the effective remedy with permanent cures and claims Hoop’s Pills are the best treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Quotes on travel money scenery and milk purifying ideas
A collection of remarks from Tom Hay about Eastern cities drawing visitors and spending money, Frank Jones praising Niagara and recounting the barrel plunge, Ed. Gould noting reader interest from a central labor union investigation, Crate D Bowen proposing milk purification for profit, G W Pitts recalling ice fishing, and Dr E C Reyer urging health board action on a dispensary cited by a grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Pitts
McCarthy’s Slough
E. C. Reyer
Board of Health
Editorial Snippets Spark Intermittent National Rhetoric
A collection of brief quips from Indiana and Wisconsin papers features partisan banter on the Declaration of Independence, judge races, weather officials, high school output, and a canoe capsizing incident on a dry road near Pewaukee.
Hush Dont You Hear the Baby Cry Safe Medicine for Colic
An old medicine ad touts Cascarets Cathartic as the only safe remedy for sour card colic in nursing babies and claims mothers’ milk will be mildly purgative. Druggists offer 10c 25c and 0c packages.
Oran Muir Emerges as Young GOP Secretary in City Politics
Oran Muir has become secretary of the Republican city committee, among the young executives chosen by local politicians. Councilmen Harold Megrew and Albert Daller contemplate swapping roles. Daller seeks councilman-at-large while Megrew leads in that bid. Ira M. Holmes runs for police judge, leveraging free advertising amid opposition. A Fresh Air Mission visitors day drew a large crowd with a band concert and light refreshments, as the mission cared for ill children for three weeks averaging about 100 daily attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran Muir
Republican City Committee
Fresh Air Mission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indianapolis Sun
SUN Building
Ohiost
Cceens
the Health Board
Edgar Maclay
Navy
Schley
Santiago
Maclay
Justice Good
Millersville
Thomas Thayer
Thayer
Bedell
Board of Safety
Buffalo View OF
President Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
J. P. Morgan
Mr. Griscom
Cassatt
Mr. Cassatt
Philadelphia News Bureau
Depew
New York Central Railroad
Platt
Poughkeepsie
Ausditorium
J. Somers
William &. Mason
Illinois
Billy
Ovell
Milwaukee Sentinel
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Hary E. Rouse
Merrill Moores
Harry B. Smith
Benjamin Franklin
John B. Cockrum
John McGregor
McGregor
John Banks
Shideler
James Munro
James Collins
D. W. Brouse
St. Clair
Alabama-sts
Norton, Tiffin
Bernhamer
Shelby County
North and
New Jersey
Sta
Clarence Kenyon
Billingsley
Council
McGowan
Kruger
Charles Lane
Fort Wayne
Supreme Court
Aylor
Tom Hay
Frank Jones
United States
Niagara
Gould
Central Labor Union
Crate D. Bowen
Spirit OF the State Press
Rockville
John H. Baker
Francis Baker
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
Indianaapolis
Seymour Republican
Muncie
Pewaukee
Wis
Lafayette Courier
Harold Megrew
Albert Daler
Daller
Mesrew
Megrew
Jimme
Collins
Ira M. Holmes
New York State
Standard
Stanley
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Pennsylvania St
Americus C. Daily
Orlando M. Packard
George J. Maroit
Gavin L. Rayne Treas
Columbia National Bank
Erica
Mtu
American National Bank
East Washington Street
Francis Bacon
Indiana Trust Co
Terest
Indiana Trust Building
Wosk. SL
Virginia Ave
the Central Trust Company
DR. J. Je Kyles
E. Gchiocest
Indiana National Bank
BASS5
Union Trust Company
Company
East Market St
John H. Holliday
Henry Eitel
Howard M. Folt
Charles S. M'Bride
Search the Indianapolis Sun Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Indianapolis Sun?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.