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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1910
Page
12
Compare Florence Nightingale's care with a modern crisis as a sick Indiana baby toll rises. The piece condemns preventable infant deaths from poor feeding and living conditions, urging action by the compassionate and watchful woman.
Indianapolis shows 38.1 percent population rise since the last census as boosters promote efficiency. Local business groups push for progress and plan a trip to Illinois, asserting big-town ambitions and the reward of shared effort.
A poet extols Liberty as the sea’s vast and varied majesty, arguing freedom sets its own terms and endures in calm or storm. The verse links Liberty to nature’s power, peril, and steadfast resolve, urging trust in its eternal law despite tempests, riots, and peril. The piece closes with a vow to trust Liberty’s guiding light.
The piece argues vulgarity is innate or acquired, with abroad travel fostering it. It notes Americans largely remain unconsciously vulgar, unlike deliberate vulgarity which requires intent. It asserts vulgarity grows with wealth and that California cannot match foreign exposure for producing vulgarity.
The piece cites Ricard Achilles Ballinger linking Alaska to financiers and argues Alaska’s vast resources. It lists Alaska’s gold and coal superiority, vast area of 599,446 square miles, extensive coast line, McKinley peak, and comparisons to other regions. It presents Alaska as a giant land bank with major potential.
A collection of quips and brief comments from multiple papers, including lines about alfalfa records, a Crane lift for party troubles, an Indiana judge’s poetry insanity ruling, critiques of pedestal worship of women, and Roosevelt’s travels vs Taft’s. Pieces reflect period tone and media chatter.
A Milwaukee Journal remark states the tire duty increase is described as for administrative purposes, while a citizen who recently bought tires suspects the raise aims to spur greater support for good roads. The comment reflects skepticism about government motives in tariff changes.
Report from Pittsburg Sun noting upheaval with a mayor shot in a major city, Columbus strikers attacked, detectives lynched, and racial violence including burnings. The piece argues against moral judgment of other nations while highlighting domestic turmoil and alleged dishonesty.
The Chicago Inter Ocean questions Senator Aldrich's role as a benefactor and notes his extraction of 10,600,000 pounds of rubber from the guayule plant in Mexico's deserts, highlighting wealth and industry.
The Chicago Record-Herald quotes Maude Allan promising to outdo Salome next season and asks whether she plans to have herself skinned, reflecting controversy over provocative stage imagery and theatrical boundaries.
A fragmented romantic note references devotion and dates in February and April, with unclear context. The brief text names a drummer and hints at a vow of worship, while garbled terms hint at a historical or lyrical fragment. The readable elements emphasize affection and a tentative timeline within a constrained, partial memory.
The Pilgrims in New York host Sir Ernest Shackleton who jokes about geographical ignorance during a luncheon. He recalls a tale about a waiting maid and a playful reference to a flood and Noah’s Ark, provoking amused reactions in a light moment reported by the Nashville Banner.
A Philadelphia lawyer in the South witnesses a negro parade with varied dress and insignia. He asks a prominent local politician, but the reply suggests that parades need no occasion for expression. The piece notes that pageantry appeals to the negro and that church and lodge life shape social rhythm.
A writer cites popular maxims about unlucky days and the number thirteen. The Last Supper, Judas tipping salt, and salt shared at table mark friendship. leaving a table first predicts death. not picking up a pin signals thriftlessness. The piece contrasts superstition with a prior editor who found thirteen lucky, opening new reflections.
The piece argues that opposition to La Follette mirrors western Republican fights against special privilege and tariff abuses. It cites Indiana’s Beveridge stance against the Aldrich tariff and warns Wisconsin Republicans may maneuver to block re election. It notes tariff linked cost of living and urges workers to vote against crafty politicians.
The article notes over 60,000 New York City residents sought municipal jobs in 19 percent and more than 100,000 applied for lodging in 1909, far exceeding prior records. It questions tariff claims, linking rising living costs and poverty to stagnating wages despite factory profits under the Payne tariff bill.
In the Pictorial Review, Mayor Gaynor argues children have a greater right to the streets of New York than automobiles. He urges open public schools, year-round play in city spaces, and humane treatment of the child problem to prevent future crime and tax burdens, warning against viewing law enforcement as enemies.
A family voyage finds a sick couple and their cheerful six year old Willie on deck. The mother pleads for discipline as Willie plays, while the faltering father barely speaks, the ship drifted through a tense moment aboard.
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