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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1910
Page
12
A sharp denunciation of modern speed culture denounces eighteen hour trains and rapid urban life as life threatening. The author condemns joyriders, urges city authorities to enforce speed laws, and calls for stricter penalties for reckless driving to protect walkers and passengers. The piece argues for a return to moderation and safer recreation for all citizens.
A poem titled The Comet depicts a blazing celestial spectacle and apocalyptic visions. The piece blends intense imagery with a playful aside about a tutor and war imagery, followed by a contrastive moral about money and happiness, concluding with everyday advice on contentment and love within humble means. The Baltimore Sun and a note about newlyweds Bob and Betty appear as framing quotes.
A call to residents to assist the census effort and ensure every inhabitant is counted in Indianapolis. Emphasizes national impact, local growth, and avoiding missed individuals to improve the city’s record and attract investments. Encourages cooperation with enumerators and accepting census questions as civic duty.
The piece discusses pardons for poets and first offenses, arguing probation over prison to foster industry and stability. It cites Carter and Underwood Johnson, praising public perception and reformist views from the Philadelphia Press, then shifts to Miss Marjorie Gould and A. J. Drexel, noting their $2,000,000 wedding presents and broader wedding customs.
The document argues the president is endangered by the retirement of Aldrich and Hale and blames him for backing party leaders and their tactics. It contends his support for the leaders and their policies has harmed him as the revolt weakens their grip, risking political embarrassment for the president.
A Heidelberg student touring the United States remarks that local men have adopted German dueling habits. The native asks what he means and the student points to scarred faces while the local explains the marks were made by hatpins. The exchange ends as they walk on.
Elbert Hubbard recounts a jailed man who, after release, starts at four dollars a week in a factory. The J B earns trust by locating parts and organizing work, becomes a right hand man, and even aids workers by sending pale nervous girls to enjoy a sunlit walk, provoking a sharp exchange with the Boss.
The Chicago Tribune applauds defeats of Aldridge and praise for Havens, urging Republicans to reject Aldrich Payne tariff and pursue clear downward relief. It condemns standpatters, predicts progressives gain, and argues GOP leadership under the president will push substantive reform through Congress.
In a dialogue captured by Puck style humor, a man with a mustache recalls a quarrel with Binton yesterday. A second man questions the remark about being an automobile license tag, and the first insists the insult implied being a back number.
A suburban visitor recalls a local justice famed for scaring motorists and asks if he retired. The native replies he did not quit but saved fees last year to buy a roadster, illustrating the old official’s lingering notoriety.
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