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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1900
Page
4
The Sun lists address at 123 and 125 East Ohio Street and states post office entry as second class matter. It details carrier delivery, sale terms, advertising rates, and business communications directed to the manager and editor. Subscription rates show outside city eight dollars per year, six months one fifty, and outside city monthly.
If you fail to receive The Sun regularly from your carrier please notify this office at once. Call 880 or send a postal to The Sun with your address and delivery details for prompt correction.
Albert Sahm of the Board of Public Works criticizes annexation as unfair to surrounding territory. He argues annexed areas receive no light water or police protection yet pay higher taxes. He notes some cases justify annexation to avoid blocking needed public improvements.
A clipped editorial voice warns of a prophetic Lincoln quote about a coming era of entrenched money power and corruption. It urges national unity, criticizes McKinley era policies including army post canteens, and condemns liquor-law arrests of two councilmen. It notes annexation debates, Goebel murder sympathy, and a call for citizens to act.
The Sun questions if Prosecutor Pugh will investigate theater indecencies without a voluntary witness. It argues street morality and media scrutiny demand action, cites Sapho and Empire theater as examples, and critiques Gen. Lew Wallace’s expansion stance while urging adherence to the city charter.
A collage of rustic verse and prose sketches recalls a singer’s life in motion with swinging imagery. Tales of daily worries and wit contrast with observations on humanity and pride as narrator and characters blur into a picaresque echo of earlier days.
The piece recounts George Horace Lorimer of the Saturday Evening Post leaving Armour to pursue literature, rising to shape the Post after its purchase. It also notes anecdotes about Job Hedges serving Mayor Strong, Lord Kitchener’s self restraint, Ruskin’s blue eye tie, Mrs. Schreiner’s Rhodes feud, Olive Schreiner's charity, and George R. Sims' showpiece newsroom feat.
Editorial clippings praise General Leonard Wood as a potential educational reformer and mention Miss Helen Gould donating 100000 for a University of the City of New York hall of fame. They also quote critics on tax avoidance and assessors. The writings reflect varied public opinion on philanthropy and taxation.
An outbound Irvington car derailed at Washington and Meridian streets at 7 30 Wednesd ay. Track wear is blamed and cars routinely excursion onto the asphalt along this stretch.
An essay argues that the Anglo-Saxon jury no longer safeguards liberties. It cites widespread civic apathy, self interest, and legal delays as causes of inept juries. It warns mob lynching risks and urges paid trained jurors, noting reforms are unlikely soon.
The author argues that communication with the dead rests on a higher, non scientific faith rather than proof. He reflects on sorrow, prayer, and the search for a bridge between faith and reason, noting modern science’s drive toward uncovering life after death through future discoveries.
A collage of editorial quips on publicity, democracy, and reform themes runs through Indiana papers. References include Kokomo Tribune on prosperity, Fort Wayne News on news scarcity, Evansville Journal on a woman leading government, Lafayette Courier on anti Bryan sentiment, Plainfield Progress on Kentucky, and Frankfort Crescent noting Beveridge and Fairbanks over Puerto Rico.
Mrs Arthur Jordan hosts Alma's birthday party Saturday afternoon. Mrs Harris Holland at 1682 Broadway entertained Mrs Ballenger's Sunday school class Wednesday afternoon. Mrs C W Oakes marks Neal Dow birthday Tuesday at College Ave home. Miss Margaret Day hosts Yates missionary society Wednesday evening at First Baptist parlors. Miss Emma Pearson gave a dinner Tuesday for Miss Caroline Minor and Thaddeus Rodecker soon to wed. Stephen J Ward and mother Mary plan a Baltimore visit. Miss Kate Ward visits sister Mrs McGrath in Lafayette.
Judge Baker orders a new trial for Mary E. Crider against the estate of Noble Warrum with payment of all taxable costs within 20 days and a payment of $00 for non taxable expenses by the defendants.
A promotional notice claims Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup cures whooping cough when other treatments fail and conquers croup at once, presenting the remedy as unrivaled for these ailments.
The surprises of love at English's shines with Miss Elsie DeWolf headlining a strong cast. The Grand shows The new Magdalen to large crowds thanks to its heart interest. Park patrons applaud the Behman troupe while Frank Camp joins the Grand stock and rehearses Camille for next week. Beware of counterfeit witch hazel salves and fake punners.
March 31 is the last day for paying bicycle and vehicle license without penalty.
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