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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
4
The article defends the general assembly, noting record effort and heavy bill volume. It argues criticism is often partisan and highlights that the current session is progressing more work than usual, with about 12,000 bills dropped into the hopper and committees cautious in reporting.
OCR garble suggests a report on a badly distorted primary election bill with unclear wording. The text hints at confusion over whether the bill remains in effect or has been altered beyond recognition.
Indiana politics remain under machine influence as the General Assembly debates reform. The senate passes a weak primary election bill that restricts voter choice, bars naming state officers, and preserves boss control, with selection limited to counties under party committee majorities, as Marion reports from the session.
The speaker condemns a primary reform bill as a political ploy to save the party and notes it mirrors excuses used by Senator who supported an insurance bill. He argues the reform is promised but unlikely to become real, and the senate signals no reform. Contrast is drawn with a Pennsylvania incident where the mayoral nomination was wrested by Postmaster Busse after a disastrous wreck.
The lower house supports a bill to raise the tax levy for school purposes to fund higher teachers pay. Senate passage is expected. Indiana lags behind peers in teacher compensation, harming school efficiency, and direct taxes are deemed necessary after other funding plans were rejected. The legislature must act to keep schools to high standards and recognize the duty to fund education.
Readers grapple with YMCA policies amid a charged local discussion. Community groups push for transparency while officials call for calm and constructive dialogue on the YMCA’s role and decisions.
The article argues the YMCA campaign for a 250000 building in Indianapolis is crucial for public morals and city welfare. It asserts the project will reduce crime by keeping young men from bad associations and will stand as a civic monument to local support and cooperation.
Mr Harriman as a witness is almost as great a forgetter as H H Rogers. The remark suggests a keenly noted lapse in recollection during testimony.
The Interstate Commerce Commission probes over capitalization in U S railroads. Investigators examine Harriman’s role as a leading financier as a hearing uncovers how the Chicago and Alton was acquired and how Union Pacific served as a basis for buying more railroads.
The commission heard Harriman recall buying the Chicago and Alton for about 36 million dollars and selling it to Union Pacific for 130 to 140 million. He could not explain the profit split or his role in bond syndicate dealings. The piece mocks railway finance and questions attention to small details while praising the vast, value-changing methods of big railroad magnates.
Officials report a Pennsylvania express struck an open switch at Pittsburg with no injuries. All other details were refused. the public questions railroad safety and fault, noting the railway bears costs for damaged cars.
In ICC testimony Harriman listed a 1,000,000 debt as an asset of a railroad he capitalized. Separately post office officials targeted stopping a prayer chain sent via mail, a nuisance to railroads burdened by low government rates.
The source notes Mr. Harriman testifying before the Interstate Commerce Commission. It adds a sardonic aside suggesting one might dream of acquiring railroads if a favorable option appears.
It is noted that the old Chicago and Alton management never boosted capital stock, explaining why competent men of Harriman’s stamp were brought in to supersede them.
An English lecturer in this country discusses the question Is Life Worth Living. He argues that after his visit he will be able to say definitively whether life is worth living when he returns home.
The article notes a belief that a man who could endure a modern railway wreck might endure four years as Chicago mayor, highlighting public perception of resilience as a political asset.
The statement notes a substantial treasury balance and a list of figures aiming to influence a $2 billion congress. It emphasizes the role of checks and balances and the need for strategic funding to affect legislative outcomes.
It is declared that a well known actor and actress plan marriage pending divorce. The couple may wed once she obtains a divorce, though her busy schedule could keep her from traveling to Dakota for ceremonies.
Critics argue the Texas senate uses a form of whitewashing that obscures problematic actions. The remarks label the approach as the blackest kind of white, signaling strong disapproval of the branding and messaging strategy.
The president orders a change in the canal project and implies the work is complete. Possible Shants claimed understanding of the decision and its impact, suggesting his testimony aligns with the revised approach.
Citizens decide to fund teachers' salaries themselves after saloons decline to cover wages. The note implies local action to sustain schooling without official support.
Report notes Democrats have swept St Petersburg as coverage questions where the party vanished. The piece also hints Bailey faces a race to Congress to earn the session salary despite the new halo.
The stolen sum of 173000 from the Chicago subtreasury is described as too small to charge to a real financier, underscoring a view of the incident as negligible in financial terms.
The primary bill advances in the senate as it keeps existing conditions intact. In the house the Sunday baseball bill passes and is expected to create noticeable reaction and a breeze of controversy.
The governor has signed into law a bill that enacts a two cent fare increase. The measure adjusts transit pricing and takes effect as specified by the enacted statute.
Gov Miller pressures lawmakers to stay at posts and shorten speeches while moving toward night sessions. Ditch bill battles and political maneuvers shape a tense session as leaders argue over timing and priority measures.
The house killed Senator La Follette's proposal limiting train crew hours as engines stall when the night engineer sleeps on duty. The Minneapolis Journal notes the danger of a locomotive advancing without an awake engineer.
Jockey Miller earning sixty thousand dollars annually claims his job is superior to President Roosevelt's though he admits the thrill of vexing the trusts outweighs the wage. The remark reflects a spirited critique of the Roosevelt administration and corporate tension.
The Washington Post notes over eight million Bibles sold nationally last year, contrasting with millions of poker decks and implying different levels of use. This juxtaposition signals consumer patterns and durability concerns across product categories.
Poem reflecting on weather and sound as contrasts to rain music and quiet. Imagery casts longing for silence and rest amid constant cheer and laughter, invoking a refrain about Sg as a focal point. The piece reads as a contemplative verse crediting Henry Van Dylon.
A San Francisco dinner honors Jack London before his world voyage in a small boat. The evening yields anecdotes from Brander Matthews, John Wanamaker, and others, including a joke about a burglar who is a burglar and a priestly quip about Donald in a Boston bar.
The Dayton Journal notes the War Office could be praised not blamed if Australian and New Zealand canned meats replace U S supplies, arguing that business and charity start at home.
A St Paul Dispatch quip questions the idea that gamblers shoot craps with a gun, labeling the notion as pure innocence and mocking the concept as reckless or absurd.
Tourists flock to Panama in a rush for quick sightseeing not tied to volunteering. The piece notes excitement amid travel boom and contrasts with volunteer programs, reflecting a trend of fast itineraries and limited community work.
The Pennsylvania Railroad conducts a major trial of metal ties on the Pittsburg Altoona main line to compare durability against timber. I-shaped steel ties, four inches wide at the base and five inches high, are used with steel clips. A second test on the Philadelphia division uses longitudinal girders and cast iron chairs. Concurrently, large scale tree cultivation projects aim to reduce timber demand, with over a million trees planted and a 14 000 acre tract near Altoona set aside for forestry. The article also notes the wide use of paper bags, the automated psephograph voting device, Boise hot water heating, and the snake bite lancet’s spread in India as life-saving tools, plus vaccination to extend exhausted trees’ life and a phonocard invention for voice recording on postal cards.
The Detroit Journal notes with praise that Chairman Shonts leaves his arduous canal zone duties to return home and offer a kind word for the patient and long-suffering railroads.
The Milwaukee News notes General Kuropatkin admits his war history shows he understands who was defeated, suggesting his own assessment of command and defeat in the broader conflict.
A reflective verse urges daily acts of kindness and courage to ease sorrow and improve the world. It invites the reader to review their deeds from dawn to night and claim a day made better by humane choices.
The article describes hoodoo desks in federal departments where a string of dismissals deaths and resignations accompanies a desk’s unlucky reputation. It recounts examples from various offices including a department with four clerks dying in two years and a door keeper post in the War Department building becoming haunted by a sequence of misfortune. It also notes a Mint coin design debate and Judge Thatcher's witty reply to a southern House member.
The writer describes keeping tawny owls and other birds as pets, including magpies jackdaws and barn owls. Jamaica’s songbirds include a large mockingbird and a gulf nightingale style warbler. A four foot high cathedral like bird cage is under construction by Peter Capello in Independence.
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