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!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
4
The Sun lists old and new telephone numbers at 125 East Ohio Street and details delivery, business communications, and editor contact. It provides advertising rates, carrier delivery, and subscription prices for six months and one year in advance.
Readers are urged to inform the office immediately if they will receive THE SUN regularly. Call 880 with new or old numbers or mail a postal to THE SUN.
A public complaint calls for a full investigation of City Clerk Geckler for overstepping authority by entering fines and blocking judgments. The observer warns of potential corruption and questions how many fines were issued or withheld, urging Attorney Duncan to press the issue.
The piece imagines volunteers returning from the Philippines as teachers for Filipino students. It critiques guiding ideals, notes debates on tariffs and trusts, mentions Brown University awarding LL D to Gen Miles, and references university honors for Fairbanks, with a mayoral call for illumination and business ratings.
Local columns discuss bridge projects, city political alliances, and potential mayoral prospects. Notes on the Free Kindergarten, lantern festival at Woodruff Place, and a wary view of John R. Allen. Personal items cover Councilman Megrew’s paperwork disputes, Perrett’s arc light pin, and Charles N. Elliott’s smoking ritual.
Capt W E English writes from his farm near Lexington Indiana urging the monument dedication be a national event. Former Benton county residents held a reunion at Fairview on Thursday with Judge Wirley delivering addresses and Miss Lenora Tempton reciting Old Benton. B F Johnson elected president and J M Cassell secretary treasurer. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as a remedy for heartache and renewed courage.
Sentinel clippings compile wit from multiple papers noting quotes on salvation in China piano trust Paderewskis veracity in Chicago arctic expeditions steal magnate misappropriation 100000 and unionizing house staff amid labor talks with digs at homeseekers' fares and free coinage debates.
A Boston themed humor montage recounts sharp quips from Hoar Cannon and others. anecdotes include Hoar joking about meeting Charles Sumner in heaven, Holmes at a refreshment table with a hungry girl, Maxim misrecognition, and Max Muller's dogs Waldmann and Maunders keeping color coded beds.
Mrs. C W Fairbanks returns from Washington to end a busy week of social engagements. Tea events honor Mrs. Herbert F Jenkins of Boston and Miss Janet Turner of Muncie while Miss Irene Taggart hosts for Miss Janet Turner and Miss Mary Kahlo arranges a trolley ride for the Judson Ingram bridal party. Gardens and receptions follow at Propylaeum and Kappa Kappa Gamma marks a dance for Miss Marie Martin after her Chicago university diploma. State weddings take place in Bedford Knightstown Union City and Rush County with multiple couples.
The Indianapolis Sun started exposing West Baden resort as "Indiana's Monte Carlo" before a fast moving fire destroyed the entire hotel complex. The Rockville Republican notes the Sun and the blaze create a problematic pair for revealing scandals.
The Board of Works received a hostile communication complaining about prior sewer and pavement plans and warning of consequences if rework proceeds. The board ordered fresh advertisements for bids on the wooden brick pavement project for New York street ground, noting the prior bids were deemed insufficient.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.