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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1907
Page
4
The article argues that the Wall Street panic is not alarming the public as money shifts from New York to western regions. It condemns trust-backed media and politicians for inciting fear, asserts confidence remains intact, and notes Colorado women’s vote costs reflect social hypocrisy.
The piece asks whether telegraph operators earning about $50 a month should receive higher salaries, given living costs and the telegraph trust’s 30 percent dividends. It contrasts operator hardship with corporate greed and questions the necessity of 30 percent profit in the public interest and for the company’s life.
The excerpt contrasts surviving with a family before price surges with today’s hardship. It notes city operators fare better due to higher wages, while rural skilled labor averages about $50 a month, a barely livable sum, andCalls out the business world’s shame in tolerating such wages.
The phrase that every knock is a boost earns renewed noted validity as Mr. Foraker again demonstrates how setbacks can spur progress and resilience, turning criticism into momentum for his work and public presence.
The Crawfordsville Journal questions Gov Hanly over his stance on child labor reform and links him to the Knox Foraker Cannon Fairbanks bloc. The piece notes Indiana papers support Hanly and asks Fairbanks to declare his position on Roosevelt policies and who Indiana voters should back for the state’s highest honor.
A cautious statement signals we will retain control of the Philippines while evaluating the situation there. The remark indicates ongoing scrutiny of gains and strategic value as authorities seek clarity on future steps and responsibilities.
A long critique argues that safety devices alone do not ensure protection without ongoing inspection and modernization. It notes that air brakes evolved with heavier trains and speeds, yet many accidents show failures. The piece urges constant change, investment, and vigilance to save lives, and ends with a caution at the race track.
The piece notes about 12,000 abandoned farms in New York and a broader drift from rural Indiana to cities. It questions whether farms in Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana face similar fates as youth leave for urban life and frontier land lure. It cites population shifts and rising city growth at rural expense.
A plea that no state should legislate alone and that justice must reach the people and stock markets alike. The text urges trust prosecutions to curb market manipulation, placing responsibility on the manipulators rather than the government, even if both markets and people suffer.
The speaker assigns blame to the public for years of allowing illegal trusts to violate laws. Citing Standard Oil since 1882, he notes about 790 million dollars in profits from unlawful channels. He argues people and market participants must share responsibility for trust conditions and urges firm law enforcement as essential public safety.
Maryland has adopted the primary election plan for choosing United States senators. Indiana, apparently, is far behind Maryland and some other states in her desire for an honest choice by the whole people.
A remark foresees 276 pages detailing Standard Oil's iniquity and future pages to come. The commentator hopes the company is not allowed to write further evil history and warns against extending its influence.
Former Morgan’s men gathered in Kentucky for a reunion after years of believing they needed crossing into Indiana for a good time. The gathering signaled renewed ties and shared memories among veterans of the unit.
The statement labels Mr Rockefeller a cart horse for the American people and critiques his hire of $790,000,000 for 22 years as nearly placing him in the motor car class as a running expense, highlighting the implied critique of expenditure.
The Jamestown exposition defends its position amid Gov. Hanly of Indiana opposing the exposition appropriation approved by the legislature. The dispute centers on funding and official support for the event.
A peculiar note notes a temporary suspension of tabla et iquette and calls on a man to eat corn on the cob. It remarks that the inventor of manners never imagined the roasting ear and its impact on etiquette.
A collection of satirical snippets targets Fairbanks Cortelyou and Roosevelt era politics. It wittily mocks endorsements, trust bashing, peanut promotion, and railroad and oil magnates while lampooning Wall Street sentiment and public figures including Rockefeller Rostand Cohan and Knox Foraker Fairbanks Cannon alliance.
A collage of travel observations and cautions from 19th century tours. Berlin saloons for women intrigue a cler gyman while counterfeits menace tourists in France and Italy. Manila river life, Yukon prices, and tips on buying abroad underscore travel lore and cautionary notes for vacationers.
The government has accepted Saint Gaudens' new gold coin designs and deemed them beautiful works of art, though few people will have a chance to view them.
A river of theater lore from last spring's stock company performance of Othello to Beerbohm Tree’s absentmindedness. Anecdotes recount the audience’s convulsive laughter during a dramatic pillow scene and a waitress’s punch line about a pillow fight. Additional items note Jack Barrymore’s sharp wit and a parade of witty letters received by Tree, including a bricklayer turning to acting and a bold piano-teeth claim.
A short exchange from the Indianapolis Sun quotes J. Temple Graves calling Col. Watterson a brilliant old gossip, while a Portland Telegram quips about interpretations of the Constitution and asks whose it is, reflecting playful letters page banter.
Caleb Powers declares plans to run for Congress after release from Kentucky jail but then considers taking the first train to Indiana. A brief note from the Washington Post reports the possible shift in political path and location.
The Houston Post notes Marseé Henry would be poised to outpace contemporaries with a dark horse laugh should Gov. Johnson secure the nomination next year.
A compilation quotes figures like M A Downing on park accessibility, Harry Stratton on holidays, Al Mathey on springs and water, Arthur Hamilton on the telephone strike, John Purvis on West Indianapolis growth, William Brady on Fall Creek bass, George Meyers on dog handling, Joseph Thompson on policing, and P L Monice on telegraphers and picketing.
Thomas J. Market of 1043 S. N. Jersey St appeals to The Sun and authorities to close or repair the Virginia-are viaduct after a recent accident. He, a lifelong iron worker, warns girders and plates are dangerously weak and calls for 25 to 40 workers to immediately overhaul the structure to prevent loss of life.
A brief, reflective verse noting the weighing of rewards and neglect as a single true note resonates within the speaker. The lament contrasts the many who fail to heed with the single echo that reaches the heart, capturing themes of value, attention, and resonant impact.
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