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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1905
Page
4
Editorial blasts the use of handcuffs by Mrs Jenner and Miss Rhoades at the Girls Industrial School. It condemns the harsh methods, calls for leadership change, and questions reformers’ capabilities amid a broader critique of state institutions and public morals.
Lawmakers from both chambers conclude the codification bill cannot be properly disposed of in the remaining time. They favor postponement for two years or a special session dedicated solely to consideration of the bill to ensure thorough review.
Indianapolis faces a dispute as the Board of Public Works heard a railroad lawyer claim city funds may rise above 100000 for track elevation, while officials remained silent. The piece accuses city leadership of surrendering control to railroads and criticizes current administration for pushing debts onto residents. It also cites political chatter about a 1908 presidential bid and questions about rich Americans, per the Boston Globe.
Earle E. Martin resigns as managing editor of the Indianapolis Morning Star to become publisher of a local agricultural magazine. Founder of the Stay and former News editor, he is highly regarded in the Midwest, with several Eastern offers. He and his wife will spend weeks in Florida before overseeing the agricultural publication.
Representative Page of Biscoe North Carolina, treasurer and owner of the Asheboro and Aberdeen railroad, faces a moral bind after a fatal wreck on his line. The pastor Rev G A Oglesby named Page as administrator of his estate before death, forcing Page to consider suing his own railroad to fulfill the dying request, a conflict that tests loyalty to friend and duty to his company.
The report describes chaotic parliamentary scenes with Speaker Cantwell’s duties, Jesse Wilson presiding, attempts to adjourn, and muttered quips. It notes petitions in the senate, a poetry moment by Representative Yencer, and veteran appointment debates led by Senator Lyons and Roemles amid partisan humor and a New York weather aside. The column closes with a humorous vignette about a whale, a joke on future plans, and a savings pamphlet pitch tied to Capital bank’s assets.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions sailors and towns, a Massachusetts region, poetry by Algernon Charles Swinburne, climate musings, and assorted names. It hints at trains, crop reports, and a Mormon Amiths reference, followed by a dangling line about a man named Merman or Mors.
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