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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
4
Publication details for a historic Indiana daily paper. Includes price information, delivery options, and addresses, noting subscriptions for city and outside city delivery, with annual and monthly rates and service notes.
A landmark congress on marriage and divorce begins in Washington with President Roosevelt shaping the draft for a potential federal standard. Utah Senator Smoot and New York, Pennsylvania, and Utah delegates push diverse views while Utah polygamy fears a national law. Buffalo police secrecy precedes a clash with reporters as Doherty tightens controls.
Prominent physicians and lawyers call the painless death bill in Ohio a barbarous and inhuman measure. They argue against labeling it unscientific while acknowledging past limits on treating incurable diseases. Throughout history diseases like plague smallpox rabies and tuberculosis faced death sentences but were fought with persistent medical progress.
Medical progress moves from dangerous cages and crude preparations to clean operating rooms and successful abdominal surgeries. Vaccination and antitoxins protect patients, while X rays detect growths early. The piece urges perseverance, arguing killing is no cure and progress comes from solving problems. It references figures and a social note on Miss Alice and Nick, highlighting wealth and婚 gift mentions.
The loss of Warren G Sayre in Wabash county's legislative nomination exposes tensions within the party. Sayre, praised for honesty and saved taxpayers money, is accused of clashing with party leaders and the reform wing. Critics say petty politics driven his defeat, while supporters call him a strong, clean public servant. The piece notes Hepburn rate bill as a larger reform project spiraling through negotiations and legislative wrangles.
One hundred ministers in Cleveland protest what they call a diabolical usurpation of the people's power by Mayor Tom L. Johnsen. They plan speeches next Sunday to denounce him and urge action to close dance halls. The mayor defends his stance as moral and practical, trusting public opinion and no longer opposing walls. Also, Nick's wedding remains on schedule for Saturday.
A fragment describes John as a highly sought figure, known for clever talk and court ability, pursued by the attorney general of Missouri. The tale references a letter alleging the old king’s location, attributed to Captain Edward H. Greer, who commanded the steam yacht Diane when Rockefeller sailed from Savannah.
A letter to a friend hints that a ship will cruise along South America’s east coast perhaps to Rio de Janeiro rather than the West Indies. It questions what actions Att Gen Hadley would take over an extradition as Rockefeller might visit Castro, while Ohio ponders Sunday amusements as “necessary labor.”
The piece criticizes the Hepburn bill as flawed and dangerous, noting the president and Taft's views on cabinet powers and I C C control. It argues slow Senate reconsideration is needed to revise the measure, while praising public awareness of railroad abuses and push for greater people-focused regulation.
Wabash county representative Warren Grover Sayre’s loss shocks Marion attendees at the Lincon league meeting. Patrons at the Denison hotel report party politicking and calls for canvassing, while hardware dealers describe a year of prosperity and box packaging annoyances. Morton Hawthouse notes shifts in league leadership and praise for Marion’s conduct. Local figures criticize party tactics around Storms and Hanly amid calls for an extra legislative session.
The piece threads rumors of Tom Lawson wielding influence over major insurers while questioning his anti-trust stance. It hints at international unrest over arming China, labor tensions in the Northwest, and looming regulatory storms tied to Hanly. Gossip swirls around Jack London and Count Bon amid personal finance feuds.
The New York Sun prints a playful, patriotic verse praising Ade, Indiana, urging residents to celebrate as a brand new town is named. The poem mocks tyrants and imagines future livable towns, invoking cities from Frisco to Manhattan and welcoming Ade with bandanna imagery and cheers.
Odd extracts describe sun heat on a cigar and a skater’s ice powered gimmick while a Pennsylvania tunnel drill race prompts rival drilling schemes. Other items cover dried milk in Australia, schoolyard fables misread, a zoological anecdote, early camera history and global gender ratios with war impacts.
Washington stories describe naval aide Stout and Commander Wey drawing notice in formal White House events. Senator Crane studies paper watermarks as part of senate duties amid sharp rhetoric. Maine's Littlefold earns a reputation as the rapid talker who interrupts with syllable emphasis. Senator Patterson defends his reelection plans and ties to personal interests and ranches.
A Kansas City Journal clipping from Davis reports multiple twins in the Wheat family across Texas and Arkansas. Jacob Wheat of Lown notes seven sets of twins in recent years, with his father, mother, and grandmother all twins, and several Wheat children married to twins. The piece highlights regional twin birth patterns and family lore.
Sri Lankan B A C Jinaradasa from Colombo spoke in New York on Heaven and Tet. The speaker, C. Jinaradasa, traveled from Ceylon to address the audience while Jinaraduen visited the linked Btatea senate in Minneapolis Journal coverage.
Fragmentary text mentions the Rockefeller family and their high-priced attorneys. It suggests they pay experts to explain legal steps and ensure actions comply with the law, implying cautious, lawful conduct.
A garbled local note suggests speculation about a prominent figure named Mrs. Rockafeler and her trust funds. The fragmentary text hints at financial confusion and public shouts, with unclear references to a city journal and surrounding gossip.
A mishmash of anecdotes and cultural observations. A German immigrant greets relatives with awkward English and a sailor's blunt charm. Comments on Africa, Morocco, Roumania literacy, Scottish servants, and a Berlin beer and fruit oddity spark humorous social contrasts.
Literary circles report the free Derby Connecticut library has withdrawn all Jack London titles from circulation and urged other libraries to follow suit. The library cites London’s public stance and anarchist views, while publishers Harper & Brothers announce a new series of novels edited by WD Howells and H Mr Alden. Also noted are anecdotes from Mark Twain’s era and tributes to authors Mary Fisher and Rudyard Kipling, with a promotional note for The Indiana Trust Company.
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