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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1905
Page
4
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The column hints at alleged improper methods by leading New York City insurers, including a $100,000 dinner charged to advertising funds and covert payroll ties. The New York insurance department opens an inquiry to verify claims. If true, policy holders deserve remedy. if false, Lawson earns thanks.
A Chicago murder case centers on Briggs condemned to death while his wife Nellie Briggs and two children suffer poverty. A reporter reveals her endurance as she walks miles daily, fasts, to feed and clothe the family. The piece questions mercy and societal punishment, noting public cruelty and the impact on those innocent children. It contrasts with political notes about the president’s vacation and Judge Parker’s horses.
A rare feather fashioned from periwak awaits on the crown worn by the Prince of Wales for special occasions. Worth fifty thousand dollars, it is described as the world’s only specimen, procured after two decades of pursuit that killed over a dozen hunters in tiger jungles.
Joseph Palmer of the United States National Museum will soon make a life mask of President Roosevelt. He has produced these relics for the government for over thirty years and is an English-born craftsman who once worked at the Crystal Palace in London.
Alfred Green, a businessman, reported walking 5 205 miles during 1904 with an average 14 14 miles per day. He started at 192 pounds in street clothes and ended at 178 pounds, noting the 14 pound loss was acceptable.
A Japanese scientist named Kitatsu showed that most germs causing consumption and other diseases found in dust are harmless. A single hour of sunshine is said to kill them, implying the sun as a natural sterilizing agent to prevent depopulation of the globe.
William Warner, the new senator from Missouri, began earning his living at six as an ore boy in a Wisconsin mine, reflecting early industrious beginnings in his career narrative.
Chief Red Owl a prominent Sioux wing chief attended President Roosevelt’s inauguration in Washington. He wore full regalia with symbolic feathers, while painters avoided face paint. Red Owl listed eleven Sioux tribes and denied involvement in Little Bighorn, noting Custer may have turned his weapon on himself. He is a farmer by vocation and prosperous.
A clipped collage of 19th century wit and social satire recounts a Kentucky congressman discussing race, a Madison Square Garden anecdote about Tim Callahan at The Abbot sale, and Nevada Senator Newlands delivering a pun about a hen and a carpet. The column blends humor with historical人物 references and urban anecdotes.
A girl in an Angilan police court calls her father a bald headed Welshman and says Welshmen are deceitful. Damages awarded to Mansfeld after a heart strain from a recurring medical condition. Vienna convicts two men to pay a monthly allowance to a widow following a fatal joke. Birth rates at Mt George’s in London’s east rise to 8 per 1 00, the highest in England. A Hamada missionary recalls a nationalist son’s honor in death. A new olive pink flower, resembling a wall tower, debuts at the Royal Botanic Society spring show in London.
Fragmented dialogue from a cartoonish rural scene features a road improvement talk, a farmer’s retort, a salesman and a doctor named Barker, plus snippets about politicians and fashion. Local character banter highlights modest concerns, pride, and humorous misunderstandings amid everyday life.
A fragmented astrological note warns of an unlucky year for the reader with quarrels, money loss, and poor health. It mentions a child born on this day and describes traits of carelessness headstrong and difficult control, predicting poverty.
A Dutch family, including a mother and three babies, arrived in Kalamazoo seeking a new life. The mother says she worked in the Netherlands and refused to work further, claiming she has earned her living. County Agent Nobilised states the family may be deported and sent back to Holland.
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