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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1905
Page
4
Editorial condemns rushing epileptic and insane care policy. Calls postponement until facilities are adequate and funds available. Compares to missed exhibitions and suggests restraint in opening legislative course to new reforms. Mentions Indianapolis holdup industry and Appleyard syndicate skepticism.
President Roosevelt delivers a temperate yet firm appeal at a Philadelphia Union League banquet for stronger national oversight of big business. He argues fair railroad rate regulation, equal opportunities for shippers, and government duty to protect all citizens, rich and poor, against abuses. The remarks are praised as direct and moderate, contrasting with calls for unchecked private power.
The piece argues against separate epileptic villages, asserting all insane should be treated in asylums regardless of cause. It challenges the logic of creating specialty wards, warning it worsens asylum overcrowding and leaves non epileptic insane without care due to funding and space limits.
The piece questions a double standard in morals asking why a young man and a fallen woman face different judgments. It cites a Brooklyn effort to mark depraved women, contrasts Hawthorne's tale, and critiques ongoing social shaming while noting unrest in Russia.
An Indianapolis News backed critique denounces Portland exposition funding as graft and urges treas ury watchdogs Warren Sayre and allies to block appropriation. It cites Lewis and Clark memories, Supreme Court def trust ruling, Maj. L Gordon present at a delay tactic, and notes the Board of Health's recent odd behavior.
Senators clustered in the rear lobby to study a weather map showing two storms near Atlantic City and chalk lines. Louisiana's Senator McEnery noted balmy gulf conditions while New Mexico and northern states faced near zero readings as southern members complained of the chill.
Senator L Ert Slack, famed as warm, is noted for his brisk attire and thrift amid cold winds as he travels between hotel and statehouse. Senator Roemler, aging with gray hints, comments on an osteopath bill while facing public health committee scrutiny. Senate debates temperance bills progress amid shifts in positions.
A disjointed account laments political infighting over temperance and reform measures. It notes signatures in Ripley county and a public struggle involving a New York senator, while describing heated exchanges about opposing track elevation and a Fairfield commission.
A mobile corn culture school toured the Burlington line in Minnesota and neighboring states. The trailer train offered lessons on seed selection, soil care, testing, and best cultivation methods. Farmers learned practical techniques as instructors demonstrated in- field practices and harvest planning.
A garbled collage of jokes and clipped anecdotes references to Chicago politics Pennsylvanian figures and misquoted lines about Lincoln and Mrs Chadwick. The text parodies news, prophecy, and social chatter with odd spellings and stray phrases, hinting at a lighthearted column digression from a late era newspaper page.
Pennsylvania farmer L W Lighty turned a rundown farm into a productive dairy operation by upgrading cattle with superior sires and strict quality control. The herd now delivers about 190.4 pounds of butter per cow annually and sells at high quality prices, yielding $1720 per cow last year.
Wesley Cole shot and killed a seven foot two inch eagle at his farm near Noelville Indiana on Tuesday afternoon, the rare bird being inspected by local observers before disposal. The incident occurred in broad daylight as Cole reported the hunt to authorities.
Dr Obadiah C Bogardus sheriff of Monmouth county New Jersey discloses that his profits from the office in 1903 were 15000 and that last year he cleared a little over 16000 He argues the people deserve full disclosure of all county offices profits to guide proposed salary legislation for county officers.
Edward G. Hargis of Winchester Kentucky captures the annual gold medal awarded to the graduate proving most proficient in large caliber target practice at the Naval Academy. The Hargis family from Breathitt County has long been noted for its feud history in the region.
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