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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun announces its daily publication with details on office locations and subscription rates. It lists delivery charges for city and outside city, weekly and six month terms, and identifies advertising reps in New York and Chicago.
A critical commentary on Miss Exuntly H. Rhoades and the Girls Industrial School dispute. The piece defends the Women's Council while condemning Rhoades as incompetent. It calls out a state board exculpation and questions the superintendent’s conduct and the school’s future. Also covered are domestic abuse penalties, Mortick fines, and social themes including wealth and virtue. The article closes with Japan’s rice famine context and American abundance.
A fragmentary historical note discusses Croesus wealth at four thousand units and compares it to today’s American fortunes. It cites Sen Clark, John D. Rockefeller, and total U S millonaires, estimating lavish annual expenses and the vanity of excess. Cleveland Moffett is referenced regarding wealth discourse.
A column critiques the Indiana Board of Health plan to employ physicians at $100 per year per doctor to nurse health in public schools. It argues the approach prioritizes student body health over individuals, notes potential unpopularity with families, and suggests many able physicians would benefit from such work despite low pay. It also mentions Taft and Wallace in a separate note, urging direct questioning for clarity.
The piece discusses Lawson engaging high profile backers including Gov Cummins of Iowa Minn Gov Johnson and Sen La Follette to act as proxies for honest directors at the New York Life and Mutual Life annual meeting. It questions Lawson's motive and hints at his ambitious power play and past promises amid a satirical collage of anecdotes about Gen Miles and a mix of regional figures.
Lawson selects men to handle proxies with public confidence as counties lag in reporting results. The city heating plant at Indianapolis city hall broke down, leaving officials to address the outage while temperatures spiked and public offices closed due to the cold. The piece notes the absurdity of the plant failing as the thermometer read extreme heat.
The article notes a surge of unemployment for many workers while domestic labor shortages persist in major cities. It reports a Salvation Army plan to ship thousand of English domestics to Canada and discusses broader labor and social questions, touching on Indian affairs and political scandals with a satirical tone.
In their platform the Social Democrats promise free textbooks and medical services, free hospitals and legal aid, and free concerts. They advocate installing bathrooms in every home and public plumbing for city needs, with paid installations by the state.
At the Hotels James B. Taylor in Indianapolis discussed urban services in Denver and Indianapolis noting streetcar fares, telephone costs, and utility metering. A. T. Thomas of Toledo predicted American cars would soon standardize, with racing and road tests praised for speed and comfort. George M. Cook, Chicago, discouraged an extra Indiana legislature session, warning it would harm Republicans and stir political upheaval.
A Texas correspondent shares observations on blacksnakes and rattlesnakes, noting their size, behavior, and temper. A Brownsville collector, Armstrong, houses over a ton of rattlesnakes for sale by weight and ships to northern and eastern markets, with Mexican assistants aiding capture and live handling for the Corpus Christi operation. The piece emphasizes non viciousness of black snakes, their strength, and year round capture in mild climates.
A collage of curious notes: Indore famed for artificial noses, Roman roses fed by meat broth, a Philadelphia doctor praising frog heart vitality after limb removal, and odd notices from Warrensburg and Bangor about goats, toothache remedies, laziness and debt collection.
A fragmented mock news brief from Newark News references rapid speeds and a chaotic scene with crowd reactions and shouted calls. The garbled text imitates a street press style, noting a pursuit or show sequence and urging spectators to “keep to the course” as a distraction ends.
The New York Store Pettis Dry Goods doubles as a listing for a department sale or price reduction note. The fragment mentions a store and a numeric figure 446 43.63, suggesting an item or receipt detail without full context.
A fragmented recollection traces how Rip Van Winkle, boosted by Dion Houdtault and later refined by Joseph Jefferson, rose to fame in England rather than America. The piece notes Jefferson’s persistent but uneven yields, the Lambs Club discussions on tragedy versus entertainment, and anecdotes about actors Henry Irving and Emma Eames shaping charity performances.
Six young society matrons attended a stork party at Mrs. Charles T. Jones home, mother of City Attorney Maurice C Joyce s wife. Decor featured Dutch bird motifs with storks at chandeliers and mantels, a table centerpiece with a large Mork and a role of china babies.
A fragment from the Kansas City Journal criticizes Ade to Congress as the nation needs serious leadership not light humor. The text laments imagined political clowns and urges a more capable representative for the country.
If you were unable to open that long contemplated Savings Account during January we will be pleased to see your name on our list of new depositors this month. Don’t say I can’t just say I will and do it. Start with $1.00 or more and add to it as often as you wish. Three per cent interest on deposits. Begin to save now today. The Indiana Trust Company Capital 1,000,000 Surplus 300,000.
The Minneapolis Journal notes a prayer spoiled ballot in Leicester England urging divine rule over politicians and clergy. It cites Lincoln Steffens on dummy candidates and Tillman Grosvenor and others, suggesting many party members are dummies. The Louisville Herald quotes G Cleveland on public calls for greater candor and better patient care.
The Minneapolis Journal quotes a report noting Ohio plans a decisive move on anti tobacco legislation akin to actions in India. The piece hints at a strong response from affected citizens and references a lengthy New York insurance investigation report.
Baltimore Herald reports the theatrical syndicate punishes Shakespeare for omitting a dramatic line. Richard Croker warns he may return to New York and involve John A. McCall and Colonel Mann in public remarks.
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