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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
6
An editorial urges young men to reject whisky and cigarettes, arguing that no one is an exception to the rule and stressing the duty to stay wholesome. It contrasts a reckless youth with an overconfident drinker and calls for cutting out booze to protect strength and future fatherhood.
A legislative inquiry in West Virginia will reveal a system of bondage in the coal regions where miners and families struggle under debt, high rents, and company control. The report cites forced housing costs, exploitative furniture leases, and dismissal for union activity, with immigrants exploited before deadly accidents.
Albany February 27. The court of appeals ruled George W. Perkins cannot be prosecuted for contributing New York Life Insurance funds to campaign funds. The ruling, by a divided vote, means Perkins is immune unless the district attorney seeks U.S. Supreme Court review and the indictment for grand larceny must be dismissed.
American officials report grave fears of a Santa Clara province uprising in Cuba. U S troops there remain under arms around the clock ready to march at a moment's notice as unrest in the region stems largely from discontented negroes.
London mystery details a bold scheme by South African financiers to seize the Celebes islands in the Dutch East Indies. Police blocked the plan which envisaged an armed expedition to seize possession and exploit mineral riches, with English and American backers reported involved.
Five gallon packages offered at 40 cents each and twelve half gallon bottles priced at 60 cents. The listing notes a new phone number 2177 for contact and location on Main Street at 778.
Ice cream cones offered for banquets receptions and parties with contact via Old phone Main 6211 promoting service for gatherings.
A short item records room 8 of the Odd Fellows' Building at Penn and Wash with buttons recovered after a dress plaiting incident.
English hotel tailoring and pressing parlor offers all night service with goods called for and delivered. Phone Main 347.
Collectors seek old national bank notes, notably one and two dollar bills issued since 1861. Descriptions cover obverse figures of Liberty and America, founding scenes with Pilgrims and Columbus, and reverses with eagles and historical tableaux. The 1882 series altered color schemes and dropped some denominations while maintaining core designs.
A novel sleeping cabinet provides abundant fresh air to TB patients while shielding them from drafts. It features two adjustable frames on a window ledge and bed, a hood connecting them, weather strips, and a spring mounted window curtain with a neck snugging flap and a small celluloid pane.
A brief joke contrasts two statements about travel and searches. The speaker flips the sense of being frisked versus frisking, highlighting a humorous take on travel experiences in Europe last summer. The exchange implies mistaken assumptions about personal privacy during trips.
In New York a dramatic coroner inquiry follows the alleged euthanasia of Ida Bauer Binge as her daughter Mrs. Wallau faces arrest. Binge died after bichloride of mercury was found in her body. suspicions arise over whether champagne served in the sickroom contained poison. The defense questions whether death was caused by poison, while motives of mercy and humanity are debated amid a wealth estate and sensational claims by Miss Hall about euthanasia.
Miss Anna Hall of this city voices sympathy for Mrs. Leopold Wallan of New York who is jailed amid an inquiry into her mother's death believed caused by poison. Hall champions aiding mercy death for incurable pain and urged Ohio to pass a law permitting such execution by relatives or friends.
Granville Jett arrives in Hyden Kentucky to prospect and think about entering the tie making trade as the Thousand Sticks column notes local industry chatter and potential enterprise.
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