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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1906
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun presents its masthead and publication details for the era. It lists rates, offices, and telephon e numbers, including delivery charges and subscription prices, with advertiser representatives in New York and Chicago.
A heated editorial argues that government concessions to labor agitators have strained treaty ties with China and risk war. It blames organized labor for trade disruption, cites Parry and figures like Gompers and Mitchell, and calls for careful study while noting Indiana wine fraud. The piece warns of a potential push toward arms if labor provokes conflict and critiques liquor purity claims.
The resignation of Indiana Secretary of State Dantel B. Storms was delivered to Governor Hanly Monday amid opposition from Storms' lawyers and friends. The piece argues governors cannot force officials from office and urges lawful, proper methods to resolve the alleged wrongdoing.
A editorial argues the governor is not judge nor executioner and condemns Mr. Storms’ resignation as damaging. It urges a direct, inexpensive removal law by the next legislature and endorses Dr. Stansfield’s biblical views alongside Darwin’s son’s critique of evolution.
The piece argues congress reflects voters, notes bosses arise from communities, and cites Cincinnati political boss George B. Cox, Taft’s challenge, and the Longworth marriage as a foil to political critique. It claims districts deserve their representatives and urges starting reforms at the voter level.
The article recalls Sara Bernhardt’s French insults during a Camille love scene in Paris and notes American audiences in Youngstown and Cincinnati applauded the rudeness. It argues no audience understands high French art and jokes about science and theology amid praise for truth beyond science.
The article discusses Japan turning to large finance with war debts exceeding 200 million dollars to be paid off in a third of a century, via six conversion operations before 1940, and a domestic debt about a third of that, to be funded similarly and wiped out by 1942. It contrasts 1870 foreign debt of under 5 million at 9 percent with current plans.
The passage notes Japans debt above a hundred million dollars with half in government paper money, an army of about 26,000, and no navy. It predicts sweeping global changes within a generation and compares Japanese bonds to Pacific bonds, while remarking on bond security and public sentiment. It also mentions Lord Aghburton marrying Frances Donnelly, a chorus girl known as Frances Balmont, as a casual aside with a wry remark aboutado.
A columnist argues McCall died from continued strain and exposure, linking it to attacks on wealth leaders like the Rockefellers. The piece urges a press restraint on sensational coverage, critiques Bishop Turner’s Georgia remarks, and notes pending divorces and state laws during a broad editorial midcentury frame.
A Denison gathering Tuesday featured Marion At Vormey discussing the county primary and graft. He warned that money buys influence at every election stage, predicts future registration and primary laws, and notes Grant county’s intense political pressures amid a rising need for reform.
A jumble of clipped clippings recalls a Philadelphia Telegraph item about a sharp tongued operator in Germantown, a bold exchange over a number inquiry, and corporate policy on attire. It also references Democrats, La Follette, and local political maneuvering, with varied anecdotes and remarks from political figures and social commentary.
A fragmented clipping notes extinct birds like the great auk and the white booby with market values for specimens at institutions such as the Smithsonian and the American Museum of Natural History. It also mentions a wingless giant bird from Madagascar, discussions of eye anatomy in a doctor’s note, and varied other natural history curiosities alongside theater notes and local commentary.
A fragmented line suggests a local note or column fragment discussing small matters and a frog related remark. The readable portion hints at a quirky or humorous topical blurb without clear event or named entities.
A Maine senator Eugene Hale, aligned with the Republican majority, is depicted as a powerful figure in public life despite opposing the war with Spain and later the war in the Philippines. The piece notes his consistency, influence, and stance, while also mentioning other society figures and scattered curiosities from the era.
Stage folk and Mme Bernhardt are at the center of a busy schedule with performances largely independent of weather. The article notes Bernhardt’s focus during serious scenes, violinist Jan Wubelik, and Mrs Roosevelt traveling to New York for Humperdinck’s opera. A financial advisory ad appears alongside, promising savings through Indiana Trust Company with a capital of 1,000,000 and surplus of 900,000.
A garbled OCR fragment compiles political jabs and editorials from various papers. It includes jumbled references to King Teopeut Ane and King Christian, mentions of New York officials, and blurred notes on a Chicago pack ing company and canal bills. It ends with an advertising pitch for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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