The Sun Building Notices and circulation details
Published daily except Sunday The Sun building at 123 and 125 East Ohio Street. Entered at the Post Office as second class matter. Delivery by carrier citywide six cents weekly. News dealers may obtain sale terms at the office. Advertising rates via manager. Address business to business manager. Subscriptions issues to editor. Agents sought to forward rates to towns.
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Subscription rates outside city in advance
Rates listed for outside city subscriptions include yearly, six months, and monthly options. The notice appears in the Indianapolis May 19 1889 edition, with editorial and business office details.
Bryan Signals Shift Away From Populist Money Issue
In an interview William Jennings Bryan says free Silver may not dominate the next campaign and that the party must move away from radical 1896 money positions. He warns a political upset could burst like Johnstownian reservoir and urges Democrats to return to steadier principles.
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William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
Bryan
Lincoln
Save the Grounds for Epworth League Tent Site
The Sun urges moving the Epworth League tent away from the state house grounds to protect grass from heavy foot traffic. It asks officials to consider equally convenient alternative sites that can accommodate the convention without causing extensive damage.
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State House
Epworth League
League
The People Decide The Fate Of The Stage
A critique notes that theater success hinges on public taste beyond praise or critique. It mentions holiday shopping habits affecting workers, Friday as an alternative holiday, reform groups urging middle ground, and political shifts with Atkinson, Peffer, and Aguinaldo in play.
Elephant antics and a hunter's clever escape tale
The piece recounts how elephants, though massive, can perform agile feats when provoked, including a hill chase and a dramatic downhill plunge. It also profiles Tom Johnson, a blind fox hunter guiding his horse with the animal’s tail, describes the decline of traditional trapping, and notes Sam Wright’s geese hunting using a trained cow for concealment.
Spirit of the State Press Snippets and Political Reactions
A collection of sharp editorial comments and political jibes from regional papers. Topics include campaign rhetoric about trusts and platforms, anti umpire jests in baseball season, inoculation claims by historical armies, and Chicago day plans featuring Dewey with regional turnout notes.
Deaths and violence shorthand across multiple incidents
John Harrison of Bainbridge Georgia killed his wife with a hoe in a domestic dispute. A Brunswick Germany warehouse fire killed six girls and injured others. In Sweetwater Tennessee an 18 month old child died. Stockhull in Louisiana reportedly drowned.
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Bainbridge
Brunswick
Germany
Sweetwater
Tenn
Social News Notices From Local Gatherings
Mrs Henry Hanckel hosts a reception Tuesday and Mrs C P Morton moves to 1514 Ash Street. Mrs Samuel A Johnston held a ten-guest luncheon Thursday. Mrs John W Jones hosted a porch party for Mrs Coke Alexander of Evansville. Mrs M C Jacob receives Tuesday and Friday evenings at 623 Senate Ave. Martha Washington club luncheon Thursday at Millersville. Mrs Leah Ramsey to hold Meridian Street M E church reception Friday night. Mrs A Conduitt and daughter invite for May 26 reception. Hope Circle last summer meeting Monday at the Country Club. Miss Gertrude Hays hosted a flower luncheon Thursday for sister Mrs F E Glidden of Cleveland. State weddings list brides and grooms including Ella Moore Woods, Grace Riley Browne, Lillie Schoot, Grace Hungate, with spouses named in Marion Montpelier Dom es tic Marietta and more.
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C. P. Morton
Gill
Ash-st
Samuel A. Johnston
John W. Jones
Coke Alexander
Evansville
M. C. Jacob
Senate Ave
W. B. Budd
Martha Washington Club
Millersville
Leah Ramsey
Meridian-st. M. E. Church
N. Minolisst
A. Conduitt
Boyd
Hope Circle
King's Daughters
Gertrude Hays
F. E. Glidden
Cleveland
Marion
Ella F. Moore
Lee A. Woods
Indianapolis
Grace Riley
John R. Browne
Montpelier
Lillie Schoot
Domestic
Francis M. Reynolds
Auburn
Grace Hungate
T. G. Norton
Marietta
City Life In Brief: licenses, incidents and events
City records show nearly 19 609 bicycle licenses issued. A damage suit against Fairbank operator Wm Tron rests in Boone county. The Independent turnverein plans its annual gymnastic exhibition in Armstrong’s park Sunday with about 40 performers. A charity committee seeks quilting pieces for old ladies at the poorhouse. Jane Whitcomb Riley will give a benefit reading for the Boys’ Club next week. tickets for Tuesday’s show are nearly sold out. Newsboy Elmer Haines was injured by a buggy at Pennsylvania and Washington. Cora Babbitt, 15, was returned home after being picked up on the streets. Leland-Sanford University appoints Lillie J. Martin as assistant professor of psychology. San Francisco papers praise her learning. John P. Lyendecker urged voters to back the Democratic ticket citing elevated tracks and streetcar issues. George Ham, 819 EF New York, carried a revolver, it discharged, injuring his knee and sending him to Deaconess Hospital.
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Elmer Haines
Dougherty St
Pennsylvania
Washington Sts
Cora Babbitt
Belmont St
Lillie J. Martin
Indianapolis
Leland-Sanford University
San Francisco
John P. Lyendecker
George Ham
New York St
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Deaconess Hospital
Bethlehem Steel Expands to Fifteen Million Dollars
The Bethlehem Steel Company of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania increases its capital from five million to fifteen million six hundred thousand dollars. Steel and iron tube manufacturers press toward a combine with capital around fifteen million dollars.
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Bethlehem Steel Company
Warrisburg
The Grand Hosts Final Op Era and Holden Comedy Fare
The article notes Barclay Walker's opera praised for merit and popularity. The minister extraordinary is described as catchy and tuneful. Final performances are set for Friday night at the Grand and Friday afternoon at the Park with Holden company. The Denver express will be shown Friday night and Saturday.
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Barclay Walker
Holden Comedy Company
Denver Express
G A R Encampment Ticket Sale and Parade Schedule
The G A R encampment announces ticket sales on May 22 23 24 with return until May 27. A sham battle at Fair Grounds Tuesday May 23 and a grand parade Wednesday May 24. Special trains depart Indianapolis 12 45 pm Tuesday May 23 to Fair Grounds and Yeuve Terre Haute Union for return. Regular trains run various daily times with return services Tuesday Wednesday. W W Hichardson D P A.
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Fair Grounds
Indianapol
Indianapolis
City Markets Indiana May 19 Prices List of Provisions
Readable from the May 19 issue, the City Markets page catalogs a wide range of provisions with prices. Smoked meats, hams, bakers, beans, fruits, canned vegetables, dairy, fish, seeds, hides, oats, flour, drugs, butter, live poultry and coal are listed with per unit or per bushel prices. Specific items include sugar cured hams, dried beef, breakfast bacon, sausage, canned vegetables, salmon, oysters, lemons, strawberries, oranges, pineapples, and various flour and feed products. Prices are given for Indiana markets and related goods, reflecting a broad daily wholesale list.
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