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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
4
Public notice details subscription prices for outside city readers, six months and monthly rates, and delivery options. It lists office contact numbers and staff roles including editor and business manager for communication and advertising inquiries.
Indianapolis report finds officers and ex-officers failed to record about 19000 dollars in receipts. County Attorney Brown may sue but questions remain whether funds belong to the county or officials. The editorial notes the issue rests with Brown and critiques the process.
The text portrays Allen M. Fletcher as a public spirited benefactor moving to aid people in Indianapolis and Cincinnati. It claims his motives are pure love of the people and denies revenge, noting his help to communities harmed by the Dieterich gas syndicate.
A feature array recalls William Gillette's steam propelled houseboat on the Connecticut River near Hartford and a stormy trip with Charles Frohman. plus a tale of a musician whose scalp lifts during playing after a proscenium accident. Also recounted is a Chicago professor’s rent scene and Senator Cullom’s courtesy to a weary crowd and a child.
The column compiles brief editorials and remarks from several papers including Salem Democrat and Columbus Republican. Topics range from fashion advice and weather to a controversial divorce case in Indiana and comments on Croker and Tammany Hall. The tone is opinionated and retroactive.
A dense Indianapolis market page lists June prices across provisions, vegetables, fruits, canned goods, fish, seeds, oats, flour, and related groceries. Entries cite numerous specific items such as smoked hams, bacon, lard, pickled meats, fresh pork, beans, onions, strawberries, bananas, oranges, coffee, and canned fruits and vegetables with per unit and bulk pricing, as well as livestock and dairy components.
Auction and retail rates show Anthracite coal at 7.00 per ton, various lump and coke prices from 1.0 to 4.00 per unit, with coking and smokeless varieties. Animal products note ducks at 4 cents per pound and geese at 3 cents per pound.
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