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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun advertises a summer duration mail service with daily editions mailed to subscribers at a rate of 250 per month. Address changes are accepted and processed frequently upon request.
Indiana lawmakers face a proposed Sunday closing bill for barber shops, supported by the barbers and labor groups. The measure, to be considered by the General Assembly, would forbid barbers from practicing on Sundays, impose fines up to 20 dollars, and jail terms up to thirty days for violations. The debate reflects a broader morality push amid changing leisure patterns and Sunday amusements, with supporters urging protection of rest and religion from encroaching secular activities. An unrelated note reports a ball game umpire fined for failing to prevent a fight, illustrating broad enforcement concerns.
A British royal commission proposes abolishing the speed limit and revamping motor vehicle law. It suggests juries be housed near the courthouse, tighter penalties for drunken driving, and publicizing owners who permit violations, with costs potentially comparable to current county expenses. Police convictions would focus on obvious public danger rather than mere speed.
The article notes England’s careful protection of human life, praising railways and strict automobiling laws. It discusses aligning auto regulations with general laws, enforcement of broad provisions against danger, and prospects for adopting similar recommendations locally. It also mentions John D. Rockefeller’s safe return to Cleveland and gratitude, with similar relief for Gifford Ohio authorities.
President A B Stickney of the Chicago Great Western argues that education of the public and railroads will solve rate discrimination better than enforcement alone. He insists fines under existing law are too small to deter, and parallels theft to dishonesty in business practices. He notes public awareness and graft investigations spur change, transforming railroads from within. Count Tolstoy and the czar team up on a new book titled Gea and Man, with Tolstoi contributing the Man portion.
A Chicago narrative describes county commissioners converting the criminal court’s upper floor into a hotel style facility with twelve-bench apartments for jurors. It envisions separate sleeping rooms a dining area and a smoking room for deliberations and satisfaction of the jury duties. Further similar suites for civil juries may follow as planners adapt the courthouse space.
A discussion notes that juries would be isolated and housed in private hotels at regular rates, raising concerns about courthouse to hotel transport and higher corruption opportunities. It questions county costs, public ownership push, and contrasts with the court building as mostly privately owned aside from a kitchen. The piece frames the experiment as potentially beneficial yet politically contentious.
A New York clerk Samuel Byerley profited greatly from a Panama canal bond issue by using business experience over mere luck. The piece argues that financial success comes from careful analysis and disciplined strategy, not chance, and notes other political and social observations, including Havana officials resigning and discussions of annexation and tariffs.
Clay City representative Guirl hints at a return to the legislature, touts the square deal, and discusses anti trust bills and private interests. Calcutta student Chakravarty tours the U S agricultural focus while Salem’s Selfers sees Democrats ready to seize the state. Labor unions back Pat Smith for senator as hotels report strong season business and Grand Hotel plans remodeling.
William J. Bryan praises King Edward as a wonderful personality and a great ruler in a London interview. The Nebraskan is depicted as approaching the royal presence, while critics label his remarks as courting trouble.
The record notes a rallying line from Mr. Carrie urging that English speaking unity may still emerge. It questions the notion of English being limited to a single race and points to Pittsfield as a cited locale in the discussion.
An exhibit featuring the work of Irishmen in America is down one item, hampering the display. The missing piece prevents a major Dublin to Atlantic voyage comparison and limits the exhibit’s scope.
Ad claims promise to train in thirty days for drawing, sculpture, acting, dentistry, writing, singing, sales, photography, clerical work, cooking, music, magic and more. It asserts diplomas on completion and placement in public view, offering a broad curriculum across many trades for a tidy price.
The article recalls a famed case where a dead woman accused her killers via a ghost leading to hangings. It moves to other eerie reports including Highlander and English soldier ghosts, then ends with O Donnell and a fatal Wyoming blizzard dispatch where a station operator dies after hearing a mysterious voice in the night.
Indiana Auditor Warren Bigler certifies the statement of condition for the named company as of December 16, 1906, showing adjusted and unadjusted losses, suspense claims, and contingents totaling about 10 900. The document bears the state seal and dates February 20, 1908, and March 6, 1906, with official attestations.
Mr. Thomas Taggart thinks Bryan will defeat Roosevel t in the next presidential race. He quips that if gambling chatter were less, he might back Bla opinion with a bet, noting the Portland Telegram and a Chicago improvement note.
A Guthrie Oklahoma note highlights a benefaction by Russell Sages to a group of young Indian youths, enabling their education. The record frames this act as the enduring accomplishment in a long life, per the Oklahoma paper.
Fragmented verse speaks of tranquil rivers and harmony away from courts. The speaker longs for rest and elevated thoughts, seeking freedom from law and noise, desiring a noble, chaste mate and a simple domestic solace.
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