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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1905
Page
4
Daily newspaper line listing address 125 126 B. Obto Btract Indianapolis Indiana with telephones and editorial room details. It mentions business office numbers and a partial heading for a publication schedule or notice.
A Indianapolis debate centers on track elevation funding. Senator Hugg cites a 20,000 signers petition which he says does not endorse his bill. Commercial club and Merchants' association petitions oppose cost division with railroads. Indianapolis residents oppose taxing the people. railroads originally proposed cost sharing. Mayors Holtzman and local groups receive limited support. A separate note mentions asphalt pavement discovery on Pennsylvania Street and fuel gas pricing concerns. Carnegie hero fund mentions Anavias Baker of Fulton County Indiana.
Judge Cowing of the New York Court of General Sessions says in 27 years before him each person has both good and bad in them. He rejects the view that certain classes are utterly depraved noting most people tell the truth and strive to do right despite temptations and crimes.
The piece extols a disciplined optimistic outlook and generous judgment of others. It argues civic service should aim for the general good, not petty politics, and notes Mayor Holtzman could gain from extending terms. It ends with a light remark on John L. Sullivan’s enduring form.
A harsh critique condemns street car spitters for contaminating seats, floors, and clothing with tobacco and saliva. The piece urges arrests and fines, arguing spitting violates law and endangers health, calling for public decency and enforcement.
A global belief links whiter bread to higher value. French researchers ozonized the dough with air to whiten bread, but this process degraded taste and nutrition, producing a paler loaf with poorer nourishment.
German consul Joseph Jonas is chosen as Sheffield’s new mayor after long service in England. Born as a commercial traveler, he moved here as a young man and founded a business in 1870 employing over a thousand workers.
A Vernon resident, John J. Toche, attended a Park theater showing and laughed so hard at a joke that he nearly lost composure. Nearby sat an elderly man with a long beard observing the scene.
Shifting chatter links Senator Roche with Allison and Posey counties while Governor Miller orders lobbyists out within 46 hours. Amid sly witticisms about fashion and dinners, senators like Bull Kittinger and Dudley Shively drift into the page with rumors, prayers, and a curious parade of identities.
A fragmented report covers rail congestion hindering Prince Leopold of Prussia from reaching Marchurka overland, escalating undelivered goods to about 190000. Other items note a Cairo restaurant sign, black potatoes in Berlin fashion, motors for mail transport in Britain, and General Booth planning campaigns in Australia New Zealand and the Holy Land.
A Washington Post item recounts Speaker Cannon squeezing into the rear door of a Capitol-bound street car. He rode amid laughter as a strong man in a silk hat bulldozed toward the open door. A nearby elderly woman ended up in his lap as the crowd jostled. Senator Blank was identified by onlookers.
A nine foot three and a half inch Russian giant appeared at the London arena in February. He was introduced by Mina Chiquita, whose height is noted at 1319 inches in the rough OCR text. The event drew a large audience and generated much curiosity about the extraordinary performer.
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