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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
4
A skeptical view denounces a court ruling that requires insurers to pay taxes a second time when funds were paid to an officer lacking collection authority. The piece questions justice, the fate of reform, and urges enforcing existing laws over enacting new ones, criticizing temperance laws and praise for a New York stage project. It ends with a brief note on Platt and York state.
Indiana mourns Joseph H. Stubbs a beloved public official and former state statistician. He drew on broad travel to build a reliable data program, earning acclaim in elections and among merchants, students, and policymakers. His death marks a personal loss to Indiana and the nation. The shah of Persia also dies in unrelated note.
The piece argues against new temperance statutes, urging strict enforcement of existing laws. It notes Indiana already has comprehensive temperance rules governing saloon hours and license denial, but asserts reformers push more acts while enforcement remains the issue. It cites proposed measures on county costs and remonstrance periods, questioning their effectiveness.
A Des Moines conference urged state legislatures to call a constitutional convention to amend the constitution so senators are elected by popular vote. The effort faces obstacles, with primary elections yet not fully aligned to general elections, and the outcome will shape party reform and corruption, as Hearst and Wilson weigh in on political strategy.
A long list names hotel guests from Indiana towns such as Lapel Bloomington and Green Castle visiting the capital. The report notes talk among traveling men in the Grand hotel lobby about Gov. Hanly and speakership aims. It also mentions the death of Joseph F. Stubbs and tributes from road-weary colleagues who praise his consistency and integrity.
The article recounts a rambunctious Washington scene with senators and chaplains at the Senate, remarks by Rev. Dr. Hale, and quips about lawmakers and railroaded justice. It notes a banking bill passing the House, Panama Canal references, and debates on direct senator elections amid a storm of chatter and satire.
A fragment from Charles Hanson Towne appears in The Argosy. It laments urban life’s solitude amid chaos and noise, contrasting with wilderness escape. The speaker longs for human connection amid the city’s relentless pulse and shared pain.
A physician explains daily weight fluctuations from meals and sleep, noting gains of four pounds fourteen ounces daily and losses of nearly ten pounds through the day. He links shivering during cold to a natural warmup, urges brisk activity to aid immunity, and discusses chromaphage hair color, vision differences, color blindness, and brain size versus genius. A Chicago artist with a revolving head is described after examination in Prague.
The fragment references Senator Platt and a vivid image of a dodger, noting he is not as agile as before and recalling past prowess. It appears as a clipped quotation from a Cleveland Leader piece, with wry commentary on memory and performance.
A University of Wittenberg dispute claims neither Shakespeare nor Buhenn wrote Shakespeare. The controversy centers on credit for a rhce cradit, with bitter competition between the Sweet Singer of Michigan and the Literad) of the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Former Senator Burton plans a writing and lecture tour after release. The Kansas City Journal notes public sentiment may still see Burton as a past misstep and questions the wisdom of sending him onto the lecture field.
The Houston Post comments that the piece favors a sane and practical southern view of the negro question and notes that Me. Vardaman tends toward hysterical rhetoric in his stance at the time.
Fragmentary note claims meat eating harms vegetarians, suggesting trouble from fruit and a character named The Botemian. The readable text is incoherent and lacks clear events or dates. Entities include Vegetarians and a mysterious Botemian, but no verifiable actions or outcomes are provided.
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