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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
8
Daily publication row in the Sun Building with postal handling details. Lists names Willis and Thompson and notes February 3, 1909 as the date. Indicates weekday publication with Sunday exception and second class mail status.
A passionate defense of science praises wireless rescue at sea and the intellect as humanity's salvation. It contrasts modern discovery with state killing, urging humanity to rise beyond superstition and violence, embracing science as the civilization’s master and future hope.
The article discusses United States public health and marine hospital service and the medical corps of the army and navy receiving time pay. It notes 19 commissioned officers on time pay in 1889 and mentions epidemics in New Orleans and San Francisco, with recent congress actions increasing officer pay in several services but not for the hospital service.
Wireless report notes the Army and Navy officers face a new pay rise under a substitute bill in the House subcommittee. The measure limits annual cost to 75000 dollars and aims to align the Public Health Service with other medical corps. Opponents Cannon and Mann of Illinois reportedly oppose. The bill, similar to a Senate pass, seeks to prevent hampered preventive medicine and ensure officers can perform duties with proper enthusiasm.
A long Palmer era column surveys petitions and lobbying around county option local option and a municipal courts bill in Indiana. Groups like the Friends and German Alliance mobilize support while advocates for prohibition and monuments press accordingly. Debates over head and rear lights on switch engines and a garnishee bill provoke industry reaction as lawmakers consider salaries and a statewide county courthouse agenda.
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