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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1910
Page
4
A collage of satirical notes on politics and society including Indiana senators, tariff reform, and state gains. References to John W. Kern, Depew, Diaz in Mexico, Kansas agriculture, Nevada population, charity theater probes, imperial armor, and Oscar Hammerstein. Also eyeing Siamese elephants, white elephants, and parliament towel theft in Canada.
The Memphis Appeal questions if hell is a state of mind while the Philadelphia Inquirer notes the defeated candidate is also a state of insolvency. The remark frames political failure as a financial and psychological condition.
The Ohio State Journal notes Oklahoma’s population at 1,657,155, humorously counting Gov. Hasweil as a soul in the tally.
A short, wry meditation on winter blues as the speaker, wielding a snow shovel, laments feeling disgust with the season and questions their view of the housefly’s past presence, as echoed by a line from the Ohio State Journal.
A fragmented notice notes a forced change involving Sundays and a show event. Readable items include a mention of Baltimore and a sunk or moved action, but exact details are unclear in the OCR fragment.
The Washington gathering marks the final convening of the Down and Out club as seasoned lawmakers lose bids for re election. Many have grown distant from current life, seek government payroll positions, and question if the sacrifice is worth the candle. Only those who stayed in touch with the people and ideals avoid the political overturn.
The essay discusses Roosevelt’s standing after defeats, contrasting old boss politics with modern ideas. It recalls a 1884 letter where he described his uncertain future, readiness to retire or hunt, and insistence on public life only on his own terms. It notes his later 19 years in public service despite political opposition.
The piece argues that road quality directly affects farming costs, market access, and community well being. It links bad roads to higher production costs, restricted seasonal hauling, lower school attendance, reduced mobility, and rural depopulation, urging immediate, widespread road improvements.
Ingersoll reflects on Napoleon Bonaparte at the tomb, recalling the wars, conquests, and deaths his ambition caused. He contrasts the emperor with a humble peasant life, saying he would choose poverty and family over empire and murder. The meditation frames Napoleon as a figure of force and tragedy.
The best advertisements a state or boom region can have is good roads. Rural inhabitants gain rapid communication and cheap market transport. Country roads are as vital as railroads for development, with state investment yielding higher farm values, population, and wealth over the coming years.
Henry Markland argues that women shaped the French Revolution and its aftermath. He cites Jeanne du Barry, Henriette d Orleans, Montespan, de la Valliere, Maintenon, Pompadour, and Marie Antoinette as catalysts within a portrait of glory and luxury contrasted with famine and terror. The piece contends female willpower often drives empires, not male folly alone.
A New York Real Estate Bulletin piece argues business success hinges on personal presentation. It warns against flashy outfits but urges clean, neat attire, shaved appearance, pressed clothes, brushed shoes, and general neatness to avoid undermining real estate pitches. It notes a millionaire image may excuse rough style, while otherwise poor appearance harms offers.
A reflection on education and thinking shows uneducated minds focus on time and place, while well educated minds analyze relations among things. Method arises from habit of contemplating not only things but their relations to others and to observers, states, and listeners.
In a playful exchange a couple in a hammock laughs about a young man rocking the boat to hear a girl scream. They joke that a kiss would provoke a scream too, and safer in tone. The item mirrors light social banter from Chicago News.
A New York mining engineer recalls Peter McKenzie’s dread of legal action. He tells of a case where Smith won $500,000 after seven years of court battles, then received only a dollar after lawyers and costs. The tale ends with Smith puzzled by the bill.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes a man of strength and knowledge who faced vain imaginings and doubted, viewing the world askance. Despite power and chance, a losing fight and bitter fate shaped his life, as he lacked the will to wait.
A fragment from the Chicago Record Herald discusses the idea of a fluent speaker. The quoted lines suggest curiosity and the impact of eloquence on understanding. The text appears as an OCR snippet without a clear news event or named individuals.
The passage argues that balls should be discouraged for various reasons while praising dancing as a healthful, natural, and joyful activity. It contends that dancing can become a daily amusement, benefits both body and mind, and advances grace and harmony, quoting Channing on the natural appeal and higher faculties involved.
Apparitius, a figure linked to Helena, ponders a nocturnal phantom knock. The line questions whether the field union, the cast-off Queen, or the figures Waterloo or Josephine resolve the clue. Mahlon Leopard Fisher is cited as the source.
A 60 year old man and his 14 year old son visit a recruiting office seeking to join the army. The old man expresses a wish to provide for his boy and contemplates enlisting despite age doubts. He leaves by foot, the sergeant reflecting on the encounter amid a pile of papers.
The session begins with remarks by Mayor Shank and Gov. Marshall as officials outline road policy. Speakers include Logan Waller Page, A B Lea, O Illinois official A N Johnson, E J Watson, C D Miller, F J Robinson, J W Bunter, and Horatio S S Earle.
A Jersey cow owned by Harry E. Elliott leaped from the B and O bridge into the Big Miami River near Lawrenceburg Indiana. The animal surfaced on a cork and swam two miles, going under twice, before reaching the Kentucky shore and climbing out safe.
Chicago December 6 Attorneys for the indicted beef packers asked the United States district court to stay all prosecutions on the indictments they face. They cited the pending matter before Judge Grosseup in the circuit court over the government bill in chancery filed February 10.
Boris Reinstein, New York Daily People representative, plans a lecture in the criminal courtroom Wednesday night during his tour of the middle states after the AFL convention in St. Louis. He will discuss The Attitude of the Socialist Labor Party and the Socialist Party to the Fundamental Principles of International Socialism.
Continued from page one, the message by Taft was read in Congress as senators were sworn in. A number of Republicans favor reapportionment arguing it will yield more congressmen.
Senator Depew of New York fretted at the White House as insurgents gained access before old guard leaders. Caleb Powers of Kentucky, twice sentenced over Gov. Goebel's assassination, met President Taft with Senator Bradley presenting him. Powers claimed vindication in his district and denied plans to challenge him.
Washington December 6 Progressives in the senate gain leverage to block Taft’s court picks. They reject most candidates except Justice Hughes of New York as chief justice. Alexander P Humphrey of Louisville now under serious presidential consideration.
President Taft and Secretary Ballinger clash over core conservation policy as Taft releases a congress message stating a partial disagreement. Simultaneously reports from the interior department reveal friction between Ballinger and commissioner Fred Dennet of the general land office, fueling debate over the Bullinger Pinchot controversy and Ballinger's future in the administration.
Dr. George M. Freeman of Shoals Indiana was fully exonerated in about thirty minutes by the state board of medical registration which acted as a court. The board ruled the charge aimed at license revocation unfounded noting Mamie Chapel signed a hospital admission form by mistake. The case remains in Martin county courts and attorney Hiram McCormick represented Freeman.
Senator Bristow predicts the senate judiciary committee will report favorably his resolution to amend the constitution for senators elected by popular vote. The election results seem to press the case that the public demands representative popular government.
Joseph W. Costello 29 of the Fisher and Costello coal firm died Monday afternoon at his father Jerry Costello’s residence at McCarty street and South Capitol avenue. He leaves his parents two brothers Patrick F Costello and Thomas W Costello and a sister Mrs J H Bear of New York City.
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