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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1899
Page
4
Indianapolis editorials discuss whether school debt should count toward constitutional indebtedness limits and urge suit to stop park bond payments. The piece compares Grand Army reforms for Spanish American War veterans, critiques political figures, and questions streetcar speed and labor costs in a local politics context.
The text indicates a political alliance in Michigan and notes a strong leaning toward the former. It claims the government builds a gun to pierce 16 inch steel and then crafts a steel piece the gun cannot touch, suggesting a similar pattern observed in city tax administration.
A compilation of quotes from Joe Kealing A H Yoder Charles Henry Supt Taylor State librarian Henry and others covers politics education libraries and daily life. Citizens discuss campaign strategy behavior of teachers public libraries gas costs bicycle racing and personal travel plans.
In remarks before the paper, Frank Floyd cites newspapers for favorable treatment of the Wallace circus ads while W E Meyers defends Spanish-American War veterans. Meyers challenges Col Walker on G A R being exclusive, calling it an antique, and notes reluctant Spanish-American War veterans to join even with incentives.
Central ave M. E Led by Rev. C C Lasby with services at 10 48 and 7 45 First baptist Rev T J Villers at 10 48 and 7 45 First presbyterian Rev M L Haines 10 45 only Christ episcopal Rev A J Graham 10 30 only Roberts park M. E Rev C BE Bacon 11 00 and 7 45 Central christian Rev A B Philpott 10 45 and 7 45 St. Pauls episcopal Rev G A Carsten sen 19 45 only Seventh presbyterian Rev R V Hunter 10 45 and 7 45 Second presbyterian Rev J A Milburn 10 15 only Mayor chapel Rev Clifford McBride 7 30 Tabernacle presbyterian Rev J Cum ming Smith 10345 only W Washington st chapel Rev W B Dunham 7 30
Mrs. M H Spades hosts lunch on Friday. Mrs Edward Daniels hosts a luncheon for Mrs Hobbs of Atlanta. Miss Mary Shedd of Chicago plans a week in Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs A A Stubbins host a watermelon perch party. Conservatory of Music pupils give a recital in Baldwin's hall. Mrs W H Block welcomes Miss Pauline Miler from Cleveland. Rockville couple Frank McCune and Allen Brockway wed at the bride’s parents' home. J E Shideler hosts a lawn party for Tabernacle church leaders and spouses.
A terse, fragmentary collection of editorials and quips from multiple papers. Topics range from lawyers and Filipino trusts to weather wit and social trends. The tone is brisk and opinionated with a mix of political and social commentary.
Grading on the Southern Indiana is completed up to DBushrod. A sheet of armor plate from Bethlehem weighs 112 056 pounds. Promoters of the Columbus Bloomington Terre Haute railroad seek 500 000 dollars in subsidies, with total cost 700 000 dollars.
Edgar Duncan is the new postmaster at Payne in Monroe county. First assistant postmaster general reports a Muncie man, Alfred Mecham, a glass blower and union leader, named special agent for the bureau of internal revenue with a salary between 22,000 and 35,000 dollars. Additional clerks authorized for Bedford Franklin Greenfield Greensburg Hartford City New Castle two at 500 each. Martinsville one at 500 and one at 100. Kendallville one at 300 and one at 500.
The commercial club amusements committee led by Thomas L. Sullivan George W Bliss James L Keach and Henry Jameson plans to raise funds with 100 subscriptions of 15 dollars each to finance summer open air park concerts. Last summer concerts were held in Military and Garfield parks. Mrs Mary Kirkhoff 71 wife of H H Kirkhoff died at home 30 Oriental St Indianapolis after long illness She leaves seven children.
An advertisement asserts hearty health comes from pure blood and claims nine of ten lack it. It urges those nine to purify their blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla so they can laugh, be well, and enjoy lasting vitality.
Delaware street paving by the street car company progresses while incidents arise. A horse drawn by Dr Earp spooks at a tunnel car, throwing him but leaving him bruised. A string of local legal and civic notes follows, including a suit over a fire alarm system debt, a man declared insane with a $11,000 estate, and several community events and organizational actions.
A statistician who studies a man's liquid intake notes he will drink the equivalent of a bottle of wine six times his size in three summer months, and in one month a bottle twice his size. The estimate similarly applies to beer, excluding whisky which cannot be consumed wholesale.
The listing advertises talking machines for sale at Wulschner's with prices ranging from eight to one hundred dollars, highlighting a variety of models and price points for customers seeking talking devices.
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