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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
4
A fragmented summer travel advisory appears urging readers to submerge for The Jinn before leaving. The Indianapolis Run is teased with an odd rate and vague wording about meeting someone at a 250 weekly monthly rate, while mentioning frequent address changes.
The July 1 Salle sbury England wreck killed 28, mainly Americans, with extensive fatality detail. A July wreck tally across many rail lines shows collisions and derailments caused by orders, machinery failure, and unknown factors, prompting calls for stricter safety and the elimination of faulty practices.
The article discusses honesty in public life, warnings about graft, and the presidents attendance at a ball game on his farm in Oyster Bay. It contrasts reactions to reform, mentions James R. Day and Syracuse University, and notes Democratic and Republican political dynamics and figures like Bryan, Tillman, and Jesse Overstreet.
Secretary Wilson warns that potted ham by any other name becomes illegal under new inspection laws. The federal move aims to restore foreign trade after the packing house exposition, with October 1 deadlines for plant inspections or loss of interstate and foreign markets. Railroads offer reduced rates to Bryan’s New York reception, a blow to the so called Peerless Leader.
Secretary Roothaa urged universal peace in a speech urging attention to cases where the judge ought to be. The remark questions political bias and calls for fair judicial consideration in public discourse.
Grainfield resident Elmer E. Stoner discusses Bixta district politics at the Grand hotel Wednesday, predicting a Republican edge in state races while noting possible local surprises. Harvard students Barry Ulrich and Henry Raman tour the East. Edgar A. Perkins enters the Seventh district Democratic race with labor backing. Gus Conde advocates ending capital punishment in Indiana. CAH Rinaick travels to Winona gathering GOP data.
A London Lancet article argues against alarming claims about additives in cigarettes and asserts the danger lies in tobacco poisoning of youths. It reviews impurities, flavorings, and the dubious notion of morphine or cocaine being added, concluding that cheap cigarettes are unlikely to contain such poisons and that cessation must focus on reducing underage smoking and overall tobacco poisoning rather than adulteration claims.
Philadelphia North American reports a 90 minute Philadelphia to New York run time on a forthcoming Pennsy Reading timetable. Chicago outlets note Tony Taggart faces a national campaign issue, while mockingly referencing graft and money in political finance.
A collage of society items recounts a tearful elderly woman seeking a keepsake from a closet door as a tale of Winifred Cullen Stuart and a Confederate lover. It also covers missives on child labor law protests, a Detroit letter seeking general housework work, and profiles of women acclaimed for embroidery and public life. Features include Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Cushing among other notable women, with notes on their roles, travels, and legal actions.
A fragmentary verse piece laments a household emptied by death and wealth sapping youth. The speaker mourns the lone child and the family’s pride, noting the brood has grown and gone to court the might of wealth, leaving sorrow in the home.
A New York artist who painted a portrait of President Roosevelt spent days near the White House gathering impressions. President Roosevelt warned him to take care and not joke during his visit as the canvas neared completion. Senator Gorman of Maryland recalled early baseball days in Washington with the National club and a later offer of a Fifth Maryland district collectorship. A Western drover mocked Gorman at a banquet, prompting a defense of the senator and a joke about Harry Doreau upon a minister's public prayer for him after his wife’s death.
Ohio introduces measure to force drunkenness treatment over jail time. States already offer convicted drinkers option of term or treatment at public expense. Critics argue prevention should target youth and habitual intemperance rather than forcing treatment for existing drinkers. Hartford Times notes these efforts miss the mark.
New York World reports Bill Stone says Mr Bryan’s September 3 St Louis speech will be a keynote. Gumshoe Gumahoe declines to discuss rumors of succeeding Tom Taggart as Democratic chair. If Bryan wants to rally Democrats he may push Taggart to resign and insist no man of Brone’s canbar ascend him.
Alfred Henry Lewis writes in the Saturday Evening Post that Roosevelt has no voice against the people in choosing a future White House occupant. SAM argues Roosevelt’s words will count, while noting the clash with a certain kind of man. Portland Telegram reports the remark cast in contemporary political talk.
A St Louis bellboy returned a grip containing 160000 dollars to the wrong man. The Chicago Record Herald notes the incident as a caution that when holding ten thousand dollars one should avoid handing it over and should act with discretion to prevent misdelivery.
The New York Sun notes Alfred Austin is no longer the worst post in ia while Kipling’s latest effort draws praise and mockery in quick, fragmentary fashion.
A promotional note urging individuals to open savings accounts with Indiana Trust Co offering three percent compound interest. It emphasizes justice to self and family, and invites depositing surplus money. Includes capital and surplus figures for the company.
A fragment from the Atchison Globe notes contrasts between idealized scenes of siblings kissing in stories and the reality where occasions are rare. The piece references a summer, Zephyr breezes, and a sister, with a light ironic tone about imagined affection versus actual behavior.
An optimistic note suggests whistling through trouble, noting it takes faith and courage to imagine a tune rather than sink into despair, as expressed in a reflective, era-tinged exhortation.
A fragmentary rustic verse bids a final farewell to a child with archaic phrasing. The speaker promises daily care and a hopeful note despite dangers, mentioning death and bombs in a somber, antique tone.
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