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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
4
The notice lists carrier delivery rates for city and outside city regions for various periods and payment terms. It mentions six months, monthly, and annual options with pricing in cents and notes Indianapolis as the port of entry for the publication.
The city faces a mayoral contest likely between Charles A Bookwalter and Holtzman as Republicans rally to Bookwalter. Some Democrats favor Bookwalter citing his performance and criticizing past attacks while others, including minister D R Lucas, shift from opposition to support. Governor Hadley and President Hadley refereNce appear in text.
The mayor and his ally newspaper attack the Indianapolis Southern deal after council delays. The Board of Works was ordered to proceed without council approval, raising questions about authority and delays while critics label the mayor's actions scandalous.
The piece mocks Hon. Leslie M. Shaw and Charles Warring Fairbanks as they race for the presidential nomination. It notes their press bureaus trumpeting antics from Ohio locomotives to witty quips and Lincoln comparisons, while Southeastern law and a chaotic day with fireworks wrap the local scene in a chaotic finish.
An excerpt notes Nathan Strauss warns of public reaction to extreme threats while contrasting imagined demonstrations with real harm to children from neglect and poison. The piece urges March as a time to engage the public in unseen dangers facing youngsters.
Philanthropist Charles Strauss advocates using press publicity to expose daily poisons in milk and adulterated foods harming children. He argues public horror at visible crimes spurs indignation and action, urging journalism to vividly portray abuses to awaken conscience.
A recent court case in New York exposed a rich woman using the word damn to dismiss an architect. Her husband backed her denial, while observers say profanity among elites reflects social excesses. The piece critiques refined society and notes some women may cross moral lines with such language.
A fragmented satirical page mocks university presidents salaries and public figures while cartoons and dialogue tease social norms. Names and places blur in a stream of quips about reporters, Japanese farmers, and shipbuilding, reflecting a noisy, gossip driven local column with jokes and spiky humor.
A Canadian proposal envisions the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad stretching 3200 miles from Atlantic to Pacific, with Dominion ownership of half the line and the rest financed by the government and leased to a railroad. Construction begins in July, with Fort William chosen for the western start to access Lake Superior supplies.
Center Silk counter opens at 1 o clock Friday with silks and dress goods including fancy caffetas warp prints jacquards and crepe de chine. Mill ends priced 6c to 1 13, plus black Japanese chikas water and perspiration proof. Also assorted soaps and toilet bars offered below half price front bargain bleachers in East and West Center Aisles.
The article describes a government led Tinama canal project with major portions government owned and built. It notes the eastern end to Grand Trunk control, western miles to be partly government backed, and an overarching plan shaping new capital cities as Alberta and Saskatchewan organize provinces. Ottawa debates representation and the siting of the new capital cities.
A Chicago broker S. Frazer vanished with his wife after an abrupt departure from the firm last Friday. Partner Thomas Shahiji remains, with uncertainties about the future of the business and possible European relocation.
James, a longtime keeper for John D. Rockefeller's secretary, has served ten years without speaking directly to the master. A Cleveland reporter notes the master pays well and expects continued service, while the servant interacts with passersby and maintains the quiet grounds as claims of ongoing duties persist.
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