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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1910
Page
12
A sharp defense frames pleas that claims of wrongdoing shield the public from exploitation and corruption. The piece argues against equating business difficulties with systemic plunder and calls for scrutiny of those who use such claims to excuse harm.
Senator Beveridge argues reforms protect honest business and halt dishonesty across industries. He cites Roosevelt, Heney, and Hughes, condemns big business pressure against exposure of corruption, and praises crises that force cleansing of city, state, and national politics as necessary medicine.
Yesterday the excursion steamer Grand Republic burned at a Brooklyn pier after being run ashore with passengers from a nearby coast resort. The disaster evokes the ill fated General Slocum fire of June 15 1904 with 958 lives lost and no punishment for owners or officers. The Slocum victims case, Alvin Boen ne, was argued before the New York court last month.
The Court of Appeals has borne long delays in Boenhart’s case. He was blinded and limbs damaged in a deadly fire among 242 survivors of 1,200 passengers. The writer calls for radical judiciary reform to curb red tape and end endless appeals and retrials.
The New York Press warns that if the public seeks to square accounts with powerful figures, recovering Andrew Carnegie’s libraries would be straightforward. The Buffalo News reports a Cincinnati woman notes thousands have died from missing a claim, yet survival would be great.
A mother admonishes her daughter to avoid playing in the front yard on Sunday. The girl questions if Sunday rules apply to the back yard as well, reflecting a playful domestic moment from The Delineator.
The article asserts an estimate of 50,000,000 hogs in the country, noting the figure concerns four footed animals and that no calculation has been made for the two footed type per the Schenectady Union.
A Chicago Tribune quote frames a debate on the so called great continental divide in finance, describing it as the final division of the continent between powerful families the Morgans and the Guggenheims, through a paternal lens.
The Baltimore Evening Sun quotes Strick Gillilan with a provocative verse line and Buffalo News notes him as a star on a major lecture circuit. Hives in exclusive Oakland Park spotlight his fame while many in Baltimore remain indebted to his persona.
An agent touts new modern house features such as electricity and instant water heaters. A buyer questions padding in closets, joking that padded spaces would hide family skeletons from neighbors. The remark reflects a tongue in cheek critique from the Baltimore American.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes skepticism about realism on stage with a six month gap between acts while the same cook remains, illustrating disbelief or humor in theatrical timing.
A brief notice from the Catholic Standard and Times notes that some men borrow with a reputation for repayment while others lack that habit. The piece contrasts those who return loans with those who do not.
The Wall Street Journal questions the Payne Aldrich tariff bill, arguing its framing to mislead the public failed in achieving its stated aims, reflecting the era’s tariff controversy and economic debate.
A Cleveland Leader line contrasts two kinds of widows and a narrator’s remark about regular widows, distinguishing lovely and lonely widows through a brief dialogue fragment and editorial tone.
The Philadelphia Record notes that gold scarcity or abundance prompts complaints. When scarce, it is blamed for hard times. when abundant, for high prices and costly living. The piece frames gold as a perennial scapegoat in economic distress.
A Cleveland Leader quips about Luther Burbank’s claim to produce codless corn and roasting ears, wordplay highlighting skepticism. The brief item notes public disbelief and humor over an agricultural breakthrough claim.
A diffident young man in trepidation asks to marry a daughter after meeting the father and mother. The father dismisses him, directing him to the mother, highlighting a social exchange from Everybody's Magazine.
The Ohio State Journal notes with sadness that whenever Senator Burton faces disapproval from Ohio constituents he quickly blames misrepresentation by the newspapers and defends his stance. The piece labels his remarks as a recurring pattern.
A pithy verse excerpt contrasts voices barred from voting with the irony of power. The speaker notes the amusement at allowing a game participant who cannot write his name while condemning those who disturb the order.
A New York Merald report notes an American company has received from the Cuban house of representatives the concession to conduct bull fights cock fights horse racing and gambling generally marking a civilizing influence of Americans in Cuba.
In Brooklyn Life a reader explains discovering a shared ancestor with Parker and asks to keep the information private while noting the historical family link.
A fragmentary dialogue pokes at status and attire as a clever remark. The speaker teases about servant girls and the limits of wearing their employer's clothes on evenings out. The edgy quote hints at social norms and class tensions.
Excerpt reflecting on pity for the afflicted and the social burden of deformity, quoting Oliver Wendell Holmes to contrast congenital incapacity with moral character and inviting sympathy rather than derision.
A long list of aphorisms appears as a themed compendium. It includes warnings on patience and haste, praise for listening, notes on charity, leadership, courtesy, and the limits of power, offering still firm cultural guidance without a single narrative event.
A elegiac note recalls a man who lived with prudence and public virtue yet kept a private secret. Upon death his true thought emerges as the iron map he forged to dwell in a hidden shore metaphor, revealing a final personal achievement beyond his public record.
In a critique of wealth and charity, Bolton Hall argues rich donors undergive relative to need. He cites 1811 estimates of about 15,000 well connected givers and contends monopolies and privilege inflate costs, urging wealth to fund public needs fully and abolish monopolies for labor to own capital. The essay concludes that the poor often give more than the rich, citing the widow’s offering from Luke.
Charles Ferguson argues the Kaiser’s health concerns threaten peace as Wilhelm II's illness could trigger upheaval in Germany. He notes the emperor’s restraint in wars and the rising socialist pressure, predicting that the death or weakening of the emperor would prompt political change, progressive or reactionary, across the empire.
The Baltimore Sun lauds the second session of the Sixty-first Congress for dethroning Speaker Cannon and ending one-man rule in the House. It says the revolt by Democrats and insurgent Republicans restored independence, with the majority now ruling and Cannon’s power clipped, a milestone surpassed only by Aldrich’s Senate retirement next March. The Toledo Times notes that a wife’s domestic skills, like biscuits, matter to a husband, arguing modern men value personal appearance in a marriageable girl.
An editorial from an exchange ridicules the belief that modern young men marry for hot biscuits. It argues domestic science education shapes discerning choices, notes hair curling as vanity, and asserts beauty remains a right of girlhood while condemning excessive austerity as priggish.
The Seattle Star notes unofficial census estimates show urban areas driving national growth. One-seventh of total increase is in seven largest cities with New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, St Louis and Kansas City pivotal. Urban drift risks agriculture as a national backbone.
A fragmentary note describes a theater visit last night where the reviewer enjoyed the performance. The text mentions costumes and a string of unclear phrases, indicating a positive impression without specific names or dates.
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