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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
4
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A letter to readers argues a Democrat switched from Bookwalter to the Republican candidate after the News endorsement. The Sun urges readers to ignore the paper and vote for Bookwalter, defending his integrity and condemning the News endorsement as harmful to taxpayers and voters in Indianapolis.
The piece argues using injunctions to curb a persistent criminal gambling operation. It defends applying civil remedies to restrain wrongdoers, calling Roby a test case for bridging criminal and civil law with judicial power.
The piece warns Indianapolis faces more gas explosions this winter as aging pipes wear out and electrolysis accelerates decay. It urges stricter safety, calls for replacing old service pipes, and notes asphalt price debates involving local firms and officials.
The piece mocks local candidates Bookwalter and Taggart and criticizes The News and The Sentinel over coverage of issues. It accuses The News of flip flopping on the street railway stance and notes Taggart’s campaign persistence despite negative coverage.
A Rochester woman shows a Dewey Olympia glass used during a toast with Gov. Roosevelt. The jarred crowd watched as Dewey passed the glass up, some spills occurred, and one woman reportedly slipped the glass into her satchel. The piece bears U. S. N. ground marks.
A collection of editorial quips from diverse papers satirizes McKinley’s union ties, Kruger’s diplomacy, Aguinaldo’s peace posture, Dewey’s legacy, Bryan’s stance, and a hypothetical sale of the Philippine islands. Eyed as opinions, they reflect late 19th century press attitudes toward war, politics, and empire.
Society notes report upcoming Daughters of the Revolution officer elections on Saturday afternoon. Engagements and marriages are listed for Miss Effie Avery, Miss Harriet Brouse, Imogen Wells, Katherine Hart, Mary Davis, and other couples with wedding details and venues across Lafayette and nearby cities.
Oct 5 Indianapolis market notes show slight changes in provisions and groceries. Hams, bacon, lard and pickled meats listed with per hundredweight and tierce prices alongside fresh pork, beans, cabbage, apples, melons, bananas, oranges, lemons, cranberries and canned fruits and vegetables. Fish and oysters priced by grade.
The document lists selling prices for Clover and various forages, grasses, alfalfa, rye, oats, and bluegrass. along with hides, tallow, oats, flour, meal, oil, alcohol, drugs, cheese, butter, eggs, live poultry, and coal. Prices are given per unit, per bushel, per ton, or per gallon, with ranges and descriptors like prime, choice, and common. Notable items include Timothy, English blue grass, Hungarian millet, tallow per lb, linseed meal, lard oil, Butter and Eggs shippers’ prices, and numerous coal lump varieties with their per-ton and per-bushel rates.
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