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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1907
Page
6
The New York Press notes that golden footwear shifts from solid metal slippers to decorative overheels of gold. Designers pair openwork gold heels with satin or silk slippers, letting delicate colors show through. a single pair may suit many gowns, making the look practical despite its luxury.
The New York Press reports guests arriving at a party in casual attire were surprised by the crowd’s formal dress. A tall doctor stood out, appearing in evening wear, and his presence made others feel underdressed.
An old advertisement touts Gauss Catarrh Cure as a rapid permanent fix for catarrh and related ailments. It claims dangers from catarrh, offers a trial mail package at no cost, and urges readers to mail their names and addresses to C. E. Gauss of Michigan for treatment.
Chicago milliners plan a union with backing from Mrs. Potter Palmer and other society women. The group will seek admission to the American Federation of Labor, aiming to have shops offer union-made hats and to wage a campaign in Chicago’s 400 subset shops. Officers will be chosen, with affiliation plans discussed at Hull House.
Special to The Sun from Nome Alaska on February 12 reports wireless telegraphy entering the frozen expanse. Eight stations will be erected and soon the most isolated mining camps will be connected to civilization. The system promises faster communication despite blizzards and harsh conditions, a godsend to snowbound miners and mail routes.
Plans for the new Palace hotel on Market to Jessie streets call for a nine story main building with a two story Jessie street extension, a grand Louis XV reception room, multiple dining rooms, and a larger palm court to cost 5.5 million dollars. Architects Meyers & Ward oversee other projects on Mission, Third, and Mason streets as part of a thriving building boom.
A humorous but chaotic tale follows a city clerk group forming a humane society and one unstable member who, after a night of misadventures, escapes from a hotel room through windows and rooftops, narrowly avoiding harm, and eventually returns home unharmed.
Madison Horn of Watrous New Mexico is believed to be the last living participant in the Seminole Indian War in Florida. Born in Boone County Missouri in 1819, he earned the nickname Uncle Matt. His lineage includes a Revolutionary War grandfather and a father who fought in the 1812 conflict with Harrison. Horn also served with Price in the Mexican War.
In Cornwall England a flock of sheep ran into the sea and floated on their wool. Fishermen mistook the drifting flock for a new fish and eagerly set nets and lines. They hauled a catch valued higher than any prior voyage for their boats.
Honey Mellody defeated Willie Lewis for the welterweight title on Monday night in a 15 round bout at Valley Falls. Lewis weakened from the second round and was knocked down three times in the third before his seconds raised the sponge in the fourth. This was Mellody’s second win over Lewis in a year.
The Washington report outlines C. S. Hanks expose on railroad capitalization and hidden wealth. It notes railroads underwrite terminal firms, with public bonds yielding 6 percent while railroads siphon 30 to 700 percent as rentals. President Roosevelt forms a special commission to review banking work and the Hepburn bill faces push for lower rates and defined valuations.
Charles Stedman Hanks, a self-financed Washington figure and Roosevelt classmate, works seven months to prove Interstate Commerce Commission statistics flawed. He aims to cut railroad rates and improve antitrust machinery, drawing praise and sharp quotes from the president while recounting a mile-post road and a burned books incident as ethics contrasts.
Mr Hanks opened headquarters at the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington and has spent much of the past year on a plan to reduce freight and passenger rates by 10 percent without harming dividends or wages. He notes additional findings from railroad reports, including a case where a firm gained control of a small line initially capitalized at five million dollars.
The quoted passage notes a railroad absorbing into a larger system at 30 million dollars and floating an extra 25 million in bonds and stock. It argues freight rates must cover interest on the over capitalization, and claims Wall Street men allegedly telegraphed monthly from New York to reveal a railroad’s net earnings.
The speaker cites 102 miles of a railroad system capitalized at 846000 dollars per mile, contrasting with build costs from 320000 to 50000 dollars per mile to argue that the real railroad situation is misperceived. He says many similar illustrations show over-capitalization and questions whether business ethics apply to corporate management.
A railroad hides earnings by forming terminal stations or switching firms on its line. Public bonds pay for building while the railroad retains stock control. Rentals for tracks and terminals shift earnings from operation to nonoperating sources. Correspondence cites 720 such firms. some stock owned by outsiders yields 30 to 70 percent returns.
The piece discusses a revived plan to build an England France tunnel under the Channel. Despite engineering feasibility opinions, many in Britain distrust the project fearing invasion and loss of insularity. Notable figures cited oppose or question viability and security implications.
Coupon offer invites readers to bring the cut out to Tang’s Drug Stores at three locations to receive a 9 cent bottle of Dr. King’s Cough Balm and a 1 dollar bottle of Dr. King’s Great Restorative Blood Purifier and Tonic, all for 2 cents. The text lists multiple street addresses and emphasizes significant savings.
By the Romans, B C 55 and 49 and A D 48 and 9. By the Jutes, the Saxons, the Angles and the Danes, before the eleventh century.
An advertisement proclaims that inward humors are worse than outward ones and endanger the body. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla eradicates humors, cures inward and outward effects, acts as a great alterative and tonic, and its merit is established everywhere.
PCRO announces distilled water with new contact 2177 and old main line T78. Wire-salt packages priced at 40 cents. Twelve half-gallon bottles offered at 60 cents.
Dr D M Bye touts his combination oil cure as a recognized cure for cancer and tumor. Warning against imitators, readers are invited to write to the originator for free books at 316 N Wisconsin St Indianapolis Ind.
An advertisement by a doctor named Carter promotes reliable specialist services for chronic nerve, blood, skin and other diseases. It lists a location at N Meridian Street, room 4, and includes a stray number 3, suggesting a floor or suite reference.
Successors to Logsdon Bros fuel company, People's Coal and Cement CQ operates in the region offering coal and cement supplies. The ad notes two telephone lines for inquiries and orders, signaling service continuity and expanded contact options.
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