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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1899
Page
4
A Chicago judge’s ruling on flag use is cited amid critiques of Mayor Taggart’s pledge to tolerate law violations. The piece argues police must enforce saloon laws regardless of officials in citizens’ clothing and questions Taggart’s fitness for office based on his tactics and potential to undermine public order and legal standards.
Miss Clara Barton argues that women hold inherent rights equal to men and should govern themselves. She challenges who could confer rights, asserting obedience to nature and justice rather than governments or force, and predicts eventual acceptance of women’s suffrage.
The Lafayette health board is barred from using a school building it condemned, under a ruling by Judge Taylor. The editorial notes broader pattern of similar cases and critiques the News for its stance on consistency. The piece also references unrelated topics including France, the Boer War, and a yacht race near Indianapolis.
Anecdotes recount Stephen Crane's Syracuse days and a chance Greek front-line rescue. A professor, a fallen prisoner’s revenge, and Crane’s later novel Active Service are linked to a moonlit meeting in Greek hills. The column recalls witty editorials and the humor of reporters and society figures.
Union railway employees will receive pay on October ninth due to election timing. The Big Four railroad earned $465,960.24 in the last week of September, up $26,152.31 from the prior week, and $1,456,842.83 for the month, up $56,717.14 from August. M. L. Lynch of Tyler Texas named chief engineer of the Cotton Belt. A. Boon to travelers. Dr. Fowler's Extract.
Letter from B C Howard of Indianapolis condemns Henry Russe for a campaign card mocking English. He argues a candidate with such barbarous phrasing cannot lead city schools and should study in schools first before seeking the superintendent role.
A series of society items reports recitals at the Propylaeum and teas hosted by Mrs. James I Lodge and Mrs. Samuel Brash. Engagement announced for Gertrude Rogers to Dr. E H Gebauer. Multiple state weddings listed including Cora Robertson Andrew Day and Josephine Dick Thomas King.
Harry Glazier offers a humorous yet serious take on the Dumas classic at the Park this week with Miss Vail de Vernon as Lady de Winter. The production, rich in period costume and limited scenery, entertains though not strictly faithful to the romance. Matinees, "the spider and the fly" at English's Friday, plus other shows including East Lynne and Exgypta rehearsals, fill a busy schedule with many vocalists and planned features.
E G Bechiol loses a finger at a church furniture factory in Indianapolis. Indianapolis & Fort Wayne Rail Road names Samuel E Rauh president Alexander Taggart vice president and Henry L Smith secretary and manager. Indiana Appellate Court says telegrams on Sundays need not be delivered unless flagged as exceptional charity or necessity. Court reverses Monroe county judgment in Flora Henley case for 1895. A woman learns of her mother's death only after seeing crepe on the door following a trip to Washington and a telegram to inform her sister.
A collage of quips from multiple papers noting political sympathy for the Boers, a fish commissioner still on earth, wind needs for vessels, Bryan in Texas, literary satire on foreign tensions, Dewey and Hanna visitations, and Kruger’s stout religious faith with a warning to prepare breastworks.
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