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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1899
Page
4
A partial notice outlines second class mail status and rates for THE SUN. It invites dealers to obtain annual terms at the office and directs communications to the business manager and editor. The text asks subscribers to report delays to speed service and mentions agents.
The Indianapolis Sun discusses internal dissensions and a receiver’s control of the Evening News, praising Cyclone Johnson for support and critiquing farm labor wage reports. It notes the wage debate, domestic spending tips, and calls for funds to aid a local G A R post.
The prosecutor’s office failed to get an indictment against Sunday baseball players and declined to present the case to the grand jury. The Board of Public Works violated the city charter. The actions suggest partisan control of the office by Democrats, while a Fort Wayne G A R post supporting Gen Lawton signals a forthcoming token prize, diminishing the News’s impact.
City officials signed the gas contract and sent it east for the gas company's president to sign. Citizens ask if the city will provide lower rates should artificial gas be used for heating and cooking.
From a Biography of Charles Carleton Coffin the account describes the Lincoln meeting with the nomination committee in Springfield Illinois. Taney and others visit Lincoln who jokes about height while Mrs Lincoln offers refreshments and guests are turned away from wine or champagne. A nearby tale about Mr X a fashionable butterfly ends with a grim undertaker quip.
Indianapolis beat Louisville at golf on the Country Club links Saturday while Louisville won the other three games. A rock narrowly missed a Big Four train between Farmland and Parker City. Local civic notices include a school board building report and a looming opening in September.
C and H D declares a quarterly four percent dividend on series A and B preferred stock. Investors expect broader dividends under the new president. At a New York meeting of eastern trunk line presidents a potential independent grain freight rate is discussed. B and O uses crude oil on tracks and oil coats crossings after fast trains. In Indianapolis last week 26 995 cars were received and 21 784 were loaded, setting June records and exceeding prior years.
Mrs. W. T. Malott hosts Friday for Mrs. J. R. McKee. Judge L. C. Walker hosts the bar association Tuesday at the University club. Queen Esther auxiliary plans its annual picnic at Armstrong park on Wednesday. Herbert R. Gates and Madeline Meegan of Fort Wayne announce their engagement. John Lt. Geiger Jeft leaves for Europe for Beyreuth performances in August. Ladies of SS. Peter and Paul chapel hold a lawn fete on Wednesday and Thursday evenings on St. Agnes academy lawn.
Examination for clerks and carriers at Elkhart Indiana on August 5. Rural free delivery planned for Rushville and Madison Indiana. Postmaster Welshaus of Danville may request rural free delivery. Public health note claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil saves hundreds of lives yearly and treats croup burns and wounds.
The Wabash Railroad will run through tourist sleeping cars to Los Angeles via Kansas City with departures from St. Louis on June 21, July 4, 5 and 6. Reservations directed to Geo D Maxfield, D P A, Indianapolis.
A reader prompts emphasis on The Sun's liners on the seventh page. The note urges daily attention to the section for tips and featured content.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the remedy for teething distress. It claims to soothe the child soften the gums relieve pain cure wind colic and treat diarrhoea at twenty five cents per bottle.
Passengers for Colorado can depart Indianapolis on the Vandalia Line daily at 7:5 a.m. and reach Kansas City by 9:45 p.m. the same day with Denver service at 6:23 p.m. the following day. An alternate departure is 11:55 p.m. from Indianapolis, arriving in Denver the next day at 11:00 a.m. W. W. Richardson D P A.
A collection of editorial snippets from regional papers references heat debates, political plans for 1900, and the stance of governors. Notes include New Jersey's governor declining an anti trust conference invitation and calls for Democrats to unite before drafting a national platform.
General Passenger Agent of the Colorado Midland Railroad invites travelers to request maps views and descriptive matter to plan mountain excursions. The notice guides readers on where to obtain materials and how to identify routes and destinations for a mountain vacation.
In Chatham Ohio a gas well drill yielded an arrow point at 1562 feet. A P and W wreck near Renfrew Pennsylvania left eight injured on Saturday night. Charles Stalnaker of West Union West Virginia attempted suicide after Minnie Eagan refused his kiss. About ten thousand people joined the rough riders reunion in Las Vegas New Mexico where Governor Roosevelt received an enthusiastic welcome. Senator McMillan of Michigan favors industrial combinations and opposes direct election of senators.
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