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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1905
Page
4
Publication details note the Indiana Indianapolis Sun Building address and listing of telephone numbers for editorial rooms sales and subscriptions, with a business office reference and rate notes. The fragmentary text indicates ongoing newspaper operations and contact channels.
Governors and lawmakers face scrutiny over railway passes seen as bribery. Critics argue passes bias voting and mileage claims fuel improper influence. The piece notes officials claim virtue while being swayed by corporate favors. It ends with a satirical line about dogs and a jury ruling.
Washington reports say the Monroe doctrine is evolving into a Roosevelt policy aimed at Latin America. San Domingo and Venezuela face pressure to reform after abuses by rival factions and American business interests seeking protection. European intervention looms if decency and order fail.
The piece argues United States must intervene in San Domingo and Venezuela to uphold order, even sea power demonstrations and potential landings. It suggests Roosevelt could claim a Roosevelt doctrine akin to Monroe, while noting Indianapolis politics push for an elevated track bill to appease railroads and raise property taxes.
The piece questions the citys education campaign against the smoke nuisance, noting continued pollution despite expert study and cold weather. It argues for immediate practical steps to reduce soot now, praising education yet urging tangible action alongside ongoing efforts. It mocks the lengthy program and calls for relief to registrants in the Columbia Club room.
Indianapolis residents are urged to question mayor plans to elevate tracks and tax them for most costs. Citizens fear higher taxes to improve railroad property, noting railroads once promised to pay all costs. Critics urge vigorous protest against railroad lobby tactics.
The text questions Senator Fairbanks’s involvement in a $25,000 funding plan to carry Missouri for the Republican ticket while noting he did not pledge money. It recalls his presence at a beer banquet where the plan was discussed and casts him as unlikely to aid a corruption fund yet willing to dine with those who do. It also notes Ten John B. Cockrum’s mistaken identity with the Indiana legislature.
Leslie Marmaduke leading a syndicate of St. Louis capitalists selects El Celeste hacienda, 80 miles north of Tampico, Mexico, as the site for a large Missouri farmer colony. Engineer Elehart surveys land in preparation for colonist settlement. Marmaduke, from a prominent Saline county family, is brother to the late Gov John S Marmaduke and to H H Marmaduke who commanded a Colombian rebel fleet.
A fragmentary Capital scene shows lawmakers and clerks amid humorous misstatements and social chatter. A passersby overhears talk about votes, support, and the roles of stenographers, private secretaries, and a state printer's representative, with observations on personnel changes over time.
Ivan Patrovitch Paavlopp, head of physiology at the University of St. Pateraburz, wins this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine with a prize of $1.00.
Senator Nelson, described as a fisherman by hobby, nearly drowned while fishing near his Alexandria home after a mishap with a line and rod. He floated for some time before locals and physician Dr. Brown restored him to life. the hooked fish remains at the lake bottom.
Gen Grosvenor, with help from Champ Clark, examines a Missouri made corncob pipe box showing the growth of a local industry. He notes the pipes and hollow walls are hard as flint and recalls a special seed used for planting corn turning into cobs sold to farmers. He cites estimates of substantial earnings proving the industry’s value.
Mid age performer May Trewin is described as frugal yet talented, recalling a red dress moment that sparked vanity and regret from a Las Vegas style dressing room vignette. The piece weaves in club chatter about amateur theater and a Columbia University professor noting how tone can alter meaning, with a Vermont clergyman misreading a sermon.
In a Salt Lake Tribune anecdote, Percival Lowell’s remark to a Bostonian about chickens roosting at 11 o clock on eclipse day astonishes a colored man named George. The tale ends with the humor of misinterpretation and the punchline that the roosting was not hatched a year earlier.
A garbled OCR style collage shows fragmented quotes and mock dialogue across papers. It includes misread names and odd phrases about sarcasm alarms, weather talk, and a mock discussion on ideas. The piece reads like a mishmash of clippings and cross-language phonetics with no single event or coherent narrative.
A city fire record lists multiple incidents with times, addresses, owners and occupants, and damage costs. Includes 14 E Twenty-third St Indiana Lumber and Veneer Co. damage $50, 1209 Bradway two story frame owned by M A Woelling, 170s Hrowlway two story frame damaged $50, Minos-st three story brick E King restaurant damage $15, 92 Broadway D L van Dom owner, 30 Bellefontaine frame dwelling owned by M J Mannix with damage $10, and 055 Massachusetts-area three story brick owned by V T Malotir with total damage $73 007.
The block of Theodors Thoms dies, Stock A. becomes acting director of the Uhiecen orchestra. He had led the ensemble for several years and joined from Germany. He contributed compositions and conducted on tour with the group and studied at a university.
A queer collection of items notes from across the sea. A German railroad move aims to require helmets for workers and travelers. London underground modernization would enable faster trips on electric traction. Florence’s Ponte Vecchio faces protests over delays. A Bremen school joke prompts a churchyard quip. Breston reports 3.5 horses slaughtered yearly for meat and Yarmouth herrings total 555 378 800 in season. Atlantic wireless charges set minimums. a Lucania Atlantic telegraph address is noted. Ireland’s National Bank adopts deposits with interest after 1 December. several London branches exist.
A writer unearthed old records showing a 19th century committee proposed fanciful names for new territories. Among options were Sylvania Michigania Chersoneaus Asrenisiph Metroponmia Polyporamia and Pelapollsipia reflecting playful, speculative naming during territorial organization debates.
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