Sun Editorials and Opinions on Electricity and Politics
A long Sun issue outlines skepticism toward electric lighting in Indianapolis, citing Cleveland and Detroit failures and urging council caution. It also surveys Blaine at Chicago, tariff debates, and political commentary on Umpire Decker Ingalls Hill and Cleveland, with social notes on local bicyclists and Chicago-St Louis politics.
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Indianapolis
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Fragmented 19th Century Chicago and Indianapolis News Snippets
A rapid-fire collection of toxic opinions and brief items touches on politics, crime, and social issues. It lampoons leaders like Cleveland and Depew, hints at scandals, cites a cow ordinance, and notes a christening, a Navy cruiser launch, and Maine prohibition gaps among assorted clippings.
Brazil frees 1,500,000 slaves under new act
Reports from overseas note the emancipation of about 1.5 million slaves in Brazil following a recently passed act. Other items include Irish bishops informing the pope of a rescript, Vatican rat exhibit damage in Rome, and various European dispatches on leaders and unrest.
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Brazil
Vatican
Rome
Germany
Stanley
Schweinfurth
Frederick
Dom Pedro
U.S
McLene
France
Thomas
Condon
Cork
Clare
Leahy
Mitchellstown
Wanted Help For Rent Rooms In THE SuN Building
A terse liner from The Sun offers free help wanted ads under headings for male or female help and for rooms or rooms wanted. The notice lists THE Sun building at 79 East Street as the contact point.
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East Ohio Street
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Sun Office
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Sylvania
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Bowser's Shirts and Collars Break a Marriage
A wife recounts how her husband Bowser, a picky dresser, tormented by ill fitting shirts and stiff collars, mocked and tested her sewing until she learned to tailor. After a series of failed fits, she crafts better shirts and collars, but the couple’s trust fractures as Bowser vents anger at every misfit.
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Sarah
Mr. Bowser
Poe
John
New York Sun
Counterfeit Old Masters in U S Galleries Question Angel Imagery
A lecture by Mr Beard of the New York Art Student's league argues against placing wings on the art angel and exposes the impractical anatomy of the conventional angel in art. He estimates at least 500 counterfeits of old masters are hanging in U S galleries bought at high prices.
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United States
Beard
New York
Tilton in Paris World interview portrays Beecher scandal figure
A New York World correspondent profiles Theodore Tilton living quietly in Paris. The piece notes his aging appearance and casual dress, frequenting Cafe de la Regence for chess, his reluctance to discuss Beecher affairs, and his limited literary activity while possibly writing for American papers.
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Beecher
Paris
New York
Theodore Tilton
Cafe de la Regence
Rue St. Honore
Comedie Francaise
Herald
Chinese Murderer to be Sliced to Death in San Francisco
A Chinese killer, Chang Ssu-Yin-Tizu, is ordered to die by the brutal slicing method for mass murder in Shansi. He, once aided by relatives, was convicted after poisoning a cousin’s family with arsenic in flour. The case rests on the law mandating death by slicing for killing three or more in a family.
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San Francisco
Chang Ssu-Yin-Tizu
Chang
K-e-kian
Shansi
Chang Wangta
Wangta
N. C. Picayune
Republican notes on Chicago convention and Blaine pressure
Political notes report a Republican committee organizing preliminaries in Chicago for a national convention and a composite photo resembling Blaine. Blaine says he does not want to be a candidate while pressure grows. Senator Edmunds counters Fuller’s nomination and General Powell Clayton denies any Blaine strength test plan. Also a for sale line lists an antique oak bedroom set in Hutchinson block.
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Chicago
Blaine
Edmunds
Fuller
U.S. Supreme Bench
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
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