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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1899
Page
4
Indianapolis May 1 1909 reports recall of Admiral Dewey's rise to fame after Manila victory. The piece blends editorial notes on mining strikes in Idaho and railroad condemnation, with reflections on public sentiment and political hopes, citing figures and local concerns.
A collage of anecdotes highlights the Chinese minister in Washington praised for eloquence and memory, Col Funston’s frontier daring at Bayamo, and wartime tales from Dr. Boyd to hunting clergy. The sketches span America and Europe with sharp humor and grit.
Amusements page notes a single concert by Mme Marcella Sembrich and her 50 member orchestra at Senglishs Monday night ahead of the season’s musical events. Other engagements include Coon holiew at Park, Bon Ton burlesquers at Empire, Buffalo Bill Wild West show Friday, and A Woman's Politics at English's Thursday to Saturday.
The dispatch notes no official concern from Berlin over the Coghlan case. It reports Bruno Kirnes of Dayton Ohio sentenced to electrocution for killing his wife effective August 17. Other items mention a mule team runaway in West Liberty Kentucky and a child crushed to death near Charles Henry. In Kazan famine districts 132000 fed by Red Cross. England and Russia sign China railway accord. Mrs James White Kansas volunteer sues for divorce alleging abandonment after Rio Grande swim.
About 400 soldiers of the 161st regiment arrived in Indianapolis Tuesday evening at 8. The Soldiers' Aid Society plans to give each man a lunch box, with boxes to be left at the state house.
A collage of editorials cites regional tensions and national debates. References span Georgia race issues, the Black man's burden in the South, Bryan's political moves, and calls for accountability in legislation and public finance. Also contrasts rag time debates with Indiana fish law, and urges education to curb lynching.
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