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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1905
Page
4
The Sun Building at 128-126 Ohio Street in Indianapolis lists editorial rooms and business office locations. Published daily except Sunday, with old and new telephone numbers 626 and 3411 and a separate business line 880.
A lengthy commentary questions fuel gas pricing and the city’s use of authority to press for cheaper illuminating gas. It argues there is a real difference between fuel gas and illuminating gas and warns against abandoning a binding contract to lower prices. The piece notes political figures and a sheriff remarks, while also touching on religious converts in Liverpool.
Governor Pennypacker urges a press freedom restriction to curb Philadelphia Pittsburg machine politics. The reform movement, led by the Philadelphia North American, challenges the machine as it seeks to throttle the press. The public will choose between a free press and entrenched corruption and the battle promises keen scrutiny.
The piece argues that freeing Pennsylvania and Philadelphia from corrupt influence would inspire reforms nationwide. It contrasts the bleak fate of the commonwealth with the hope for progress and mentions coal consumers in Indianapolis and Senator Mitchell of Oregon in a sardonic tone.
A city editorial argues against imposing track elevation expenses on streets and interurban lines, saying railroads must bear the cost as the project primarily serves railway safety for residents. It notes benefits to railways like shorter schedules and fewer damages and recalls the Port Arthur disaster with a dull thud.
A critique of judicial slowdowns notes how legal delays enable powerful interests to drain funds from claimants. It cites Harry Gagan’s decade long case, Rudnik's 1904 Illinois win, and a nine year wait for a young girl, arguing interest on final awards could curb abuses and help the poor litigant obtain timely relief.
A fragmentary item reports a confrontation over a poem and a mistaken publication. A central figure denies a recent work and questions arise about motive. A tense exchange touches on delays, employment costs, and city events as characters debate timing and actions.
In Tokyo Jan 4 0 Kuchee Kuchee an officer in Company J Oolong reserves is overjoyed by Port Arthur’s fall and celebrates at a barber shop. Friends recount his vow to shave after the siege ends, while others joke about wartime bravado and a hospital patient’s grave condition and death.
The beet sugar industry cannot meet domestic demand for years if ever. With limited beet land, only a small portion of irrigated areas are used for beet growing, yielding high sugar content but small tonnage. Expanding to supply home markets would require 40 new factories and about $126000 in broad annual capital.
Reports on crop prospects and price pressures due to expected bumper yields. Mentions saltwater currents near Cape Farewell affecting fisheries and regional river activity. Notes media history with Argentina Peru papers and a test case in Cordele regarding city impounding outside-stock of residents. Blakely Reporter commentary.
A historical notice on feeding chicks and laying hens. It recommends soaked bread, warm housing, and careful brood care. It suggests a diet of corn with skim milk, milt as a bone substitute, and greens daily. It notes a six and a half ounce daily grain expectation per hen and mentions cabbage and potatoes as additions.
A Wisconsin farmer sues a seed denier over claiming ripe seed for the dwarf Eas y variety that ruined crops. The case tests liability for damages from adulterated seeds and would set precedent for future actions against sellers.
A damaged report warns that an insect attacking hickory trees may rapidly devastate forests nationwide. The note cites rapid depletion of forests for timber and urges concern over the loss of valuable timber resources and future supply.
A historic note provides several cake filling methods using common pantry items. Techniques vary by filling type including marshmallow sugar, egg white meringue, and fruit fig blends, with instructions on preparation, timing, and assembly between cake layers.
A shipping freight loading system uses a truck cant with a weighing feature to expedite weighing. The device employs a framed metal truck platform raised by a lever to lift the scale above the truck frame, allowing simultaneous weighing and handling without moving the load.
Jowa Agricultural college has established a chief of agricultural journalism and WHITS Ogilvie of Kelso Scotland chosen for the post. The chair is endowed by John Clay of Chicago. Prof Ogilvie is a noted writer in Europe and America.
From the Biltmore Jersey herd in Biltmore, North Carolina, dairy products fetched substantial sums in a series of sales during mid year. George W. Vanderbilt’s farm activity appears to generate notable income and enjoyment for the estate.
The Indiana Trust Co reports capital and surplus figures in a local notice. The bank lists capital of 9100,000,000 and surplus of 350,000, with location at the corner of Washington Street and Virginia Avenue.
Essay questions the value of constant "good" people and the exhausting effect of moral self sacrifice. It argues that unearned kindness and passive virtue can be harmful, leaving others annoyed, resentful, or drained, and even driving people to vice or despair. The piece laments hollow goodness and its social cost.
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