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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1900
Page
4
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A column argues Marion County judges should curb newspaper divorce notices and even bar coverage of trials to reduce publicity and immorality. It praises stricter controls on divorce publicity, criticizes lawyers and ministers, and suggests court action or public shaming to deter sensational cases and adultery.
Indianapolis officials redirect public taxes to a Democratic campaign fund while nominees hold booze meetings. Farmers near Flora burn tollgate protests over repairs and charges. The piece critiques campaign tactics and saloon law enforcement, noting political influence on Marion County elections and Indiana.
The piece critiques Mayor Taggart and officials Higgins Quigley for alleged protection of gamblers. It argues Taggart evaded questions, denying tool through silence, and suggests removal to prevent Higgins from wielding influence over ordinances and city governance.
The death of John Sherman removes a towering figure in American politics. His long influence on finance and policy shaped the nation for decades, with public trust in his judgment widely acknowledged. Debates over alleged deceit and motives in 1880 and later years remain contested, but his legacy endures in history, seen as uniquely significant beyond Blaine and Clay.
Rev W A Maher urged cessation of rag time songs in St Patrick's church on Sunday. He called the vulgar music unworthy of his congregation and said it promotes profanity and low nonsense, and he rarely shies from blunt, talker provoking sermons.
The piece criticizes Mr Burke as a poor choice over Mr Overstreet, labels Higgins actions as harmful and inflammatory, and questions legal conduct and vote trading in Indiana. It urges restraint and questions the ethics of public officials and their rhetoric.
Washington report notes Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang receives an advance copy of Chinese English bilingual Mother Goose rhymes from Fleming H. Revell. Illustrations by Isaac Taylor Headland show a novel, readable format for Chinese readers.
A survey of editorials from Detroit News St Paul Dispatch Cleveland Press Minneapolis Times Topeka State Journal and Philadelphia Times notes while miners resist a new term agreement a new election frame will shift power and influence. Also mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for rheumatism and related symptoms.
Minnie Madden sues Andrew and Augusta Sovers to quiet title over a Louisiana Street property between Virginia Avenue and East Street claiming the Sovers’ house encroaches. The defense argues the foundation has stood there since 1852.
Factory damaged infants shoes and children’s footwear in sizes four to eleven at Stout's Massachusetts Avenue shoe store tomorrow. Sale features damaged stock from the factory with limited quantities and prices to be announced.
A humorous slice from a city publication depicts October as a teasing figure and includes dialogue about a sergeant son, a landlady's worry, and residents awkwardly handling English and slang. The columnist sketches witty exchanges with a mix of local color and playful satire.
Mr Whistaker and Henry exchange questions as Henry sleeps uneasily. The den features rare hunting trophies a elk head eagle rug buffalo skin tiger eyes and a torn hole from a bullet. The speaker muses on the wild imagery and a man’s gaze even without hunting.
Mrs. Ovid B. Jameson and Newton Tarkington hosted a Monday tea for Miss Rowena New and Ernest Burford ahead of their Wednesday wedding. Catharine Godewn marries Clare Camer on November 8. Judge A L Roache plans California travel in November. Americas club hosts first ball of season Monday. Indiana ceramic association hosts informal reception Tuesday at Bates house. Rev Virgil W Trevis received a large reception Monday at Fletcher Place church.
Jesse Weik of Greencastle, a late republican candidate for the supreme court reporter post, is accused of using a post office inspector’s credentials to secure railway transportation. He has waived preliminary examination and his case proceeds to the federal grand jury.
Cholera rages in Japan as forty students at Miami University Oxford Ohio contract typhoid fever. A small riot occurs in Springfield between union and nonunion motorists. Leonard Bromley, 22, Frankfort Kentucky, is charged with murdering his brother Thomas. Eight injured in a wreck on the Illinois Central, Chicago. New York to host another Bryan rally at Madison Square Garden. Turkish counsel in New York seeks entry into newspaper work claiming salary too small. Fairmount Coal and Mining Company organized at Pittsboro with capital of 1 million dollars. thirty-nine mining plants in West Virginia represented.
The Indianapolis audience receives Tim Murphy in Rustgell’s A bachelor’s romance with praise for his enduring genius. Mrs Murphy and the cast receive favorable notices as Primrose and Deckstader’s minstrels, Box and Cox, Still waters run deep, and a strong stock company program. The Park theater offers The angel of the alley with a thrilling electrical chair scene, while Lincoln J. Carter’s The flaming arrow debuts Thursday. Royal burlesquers at the Empire theater begin a two week run with Kelly and Adama and a grand finale The gay travelers featuring Kid Bixley.
Romeo the Ringling Brothers elephant was shot and killed in Wichita Falls Texas after a violent day at the circus. The animal had killed three keepers over 15 years and the management decided to end his life.
Town notes report on an annual Indiana ceramic exhibition at the Bates this week Superior judge Carter will hear a track elevation suit. Sullivan M Hilligoss named credit man at W J Holliday Co. Suffrage bazar booth planned in New York. Minor transport and accident notes, probate and guardianship actions, a sewer accident, a lamp blaze, a funeral, stock exchange changes, and a cough syrup ad.
Minnie Allen sues for 10000 alleging her husband bought two Switz City tickets in a smoking car and the conductor tried to charge another fare, then ejected her at West Newton after she refused. Raymond C. Haris sues for 5000 claiming denial of his return Kokomo check and an insult by the conductor after being forced to pay cash to ride.
The Spirit of the State Press cites Mr Bryan as exposing trust ravages in every town he visits while critics debate the U S troop withdrawal from China and the 1900s political climate. Across papers figures reference a large Indianapolis carnival crowd and a campaign economy marked by distrust and morale concerns.
At Stout's auction a sale of factory items shows sizes ranging from 113 percent to 2. The listing emphasizes odd sizing and inventory disposition. No further context provided.
Fragmentary OCR indicates a sale at a scout’s facility with measurements or sizing unspecified. No clear date, place, or organization is readable. Further readable text needed to identify participants, items, or outcomes.
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