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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1906
Page
3
A Washington dispatch analyzes naval balance in Asia, noting Britain and Japan as dominant powers. It outlines the US, Japanese, and British fleets, future ship programs, and potential shifts in global influence amid tensions over China and American interests in the Orient.
A fragmented account describes vast California ranches shrinking under tax and drought pressures, with fertile lands draining away. It notes migration of families, rising irrigation challenges, and a revived farm movement seeking support to counter the decline.
Public notice advertises Dr Pierce’s family medicines with plain ingredient lists and endorsements from medical authorities. It promises free medical reference books, emphasizes non secret formulas, and urges patrons to request copies by mail from Buffalo New York.
A fragmented item notes wives as silent partners in a Chicago business with stakes over 1,900 dollars. It describes wives guiding household finances and impacting how the enterprise is run, signaling rising female influence in America's business sphere.
The day in Manila listed grand opera vaudeville melodrama and heavy drama acts along with baseball games and boxing matches. Readers learned about entertainment and sport offerings including familiar acts and local newspaper fights.
Dr Douglas Hyde heads the Gaelic league and tours San Francisco to promote Irish revival. The Jeagua began as a nucleus of patriotic Irishmen and now claims over 109,000 members worldwide. Hyde draws vast audiences with fluent oratory and a crusade to revive Gaelic language and culture across Europe and Irish homes.
Washington reports Postmaster General Cortelyou will issue commemorative stamps for the Jamestown exposition of 1907, despite Lewis and Clark Portland show objections. The piece also covers Oregon promoter influence, postage policy lines, and a lengthy feature on Central Union Telephone Company training and operations for switchboard workers.
Washington note reports William Thomas Joy, who crafted the casket for John Wilkes Booth the assassin of President Lincoln, has died at his home aged about 86. Joy once worked as a cabinet maker in the navy yard and later held roles in the patent office and the war and navy departments.
Traveling readers urged to carry Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills to prevent headaches nervousness and dizziness. Two tablets before departure or at first omen of distress are claimed to stop Montsevrte headaches and calm nerves. The ad notes efficacy for travel weariness and excitement and promises a money back guarantee if not beneficial.
Special to The Sun says M Thile bur 3 Walker, a stone cutter in Wheeling, bought four poles of gall y colored trou ners to wear at work. Skin irritation followed, leading to death after intense agony. Physicians suspected poisoning, tracing virulent dye absorbed through skin pores. Health Board investigates poisonous dyes use.
Dr Blenk now bishop of Porto Rico has been elected by the pope as successor to Archbishop Chanelle who died here during the yellow fever epidemic last summer in New Orleans. Blenk Tonk was born in New Orleans in 1867.
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