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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1907
Page
5
The Indiana GOP confronts a split over continuing Roosevelt era reform versus backing reactionary candidates. Voters favor forward reform in business, politics, and public life, while some leaders push a return to old crooked ways. The party must choose state pride and steady reform or risk supporting a doomed reactionary presidential bid.
A Cleveland woman kissed a burglar in darkness believing she caressed her husband. The incident prompted questions about deception and safety, highlighting mistaken identity and domestic trust in a tense urban setting.
The piece argues newspapers must avoid sensational war talk to prevent provoking conflict with Japan. It cites Hearst’s Spanish American War role, warns against yellow journalism, and urges restraint to protect peace, noting how press escalation can mislead nations. It recalls past clamour and calls for better reason to deter future jingoes.
A provocative line asks how useful the odorless onion is when cars and machines dominate modern life. The remark contrasts traditional culinary staples with advancing mobility, implying a shift in daily habits as technology reshapes routine choices.
Indiana ministers in Fairmount issue strong resolutions denouncing the custom of insulting and mistreating bridal couples during weddings. The action follows a recent disgraceful display of rowdyism at Fairmount by the suppo...
A group of residents denounces brutal wedding customs that harm bridesgrooms and brides, urging community action to stop the mischief and protect public morals. They warn of legal enforcement if needed while citing a St. Louis bride who lost sight in one eye from rice and noting Nebraska’s large wheat crop as a contrast to frivolous acts.
The American Flint Glass Workers union holds its convention in Evansville highlighting Indiana’s rise as a glass producer. The meeting showcases strong, capable members who focus on convention business, settle differences, and embody dignified labor and American industry.
A local judge named Harmon is praised for many manly qualities in a community endorsement. The discussion questions whether he can acquire an abridged biography and an engraved log cabin birthplace as symbolic honors.
The piece notes the July 20 elections in the Philippines may draw up to 50 000 voters amid census and registration completion. It argues representative government risks underrepresenting millions in the archipelago and urges brown and yellow citizens to participate. It contrasts voters who act with those who stay home as critics rather than builders.
A terse military directive orders completion and provisioning of thirteen coastal forts on the Pacific coast. The plan emphasizes securing coastal defenses, mounting artillery, and ensuring garrison readiness ahead of anticipated tensions along the line. Local commands coordinate supply and installation schedules.
A St Louis preacher attacks the Teddy Bear as artificial and argues children should embrace dolls instead. He contends the bear distorts motherly instincts and harms the child’s natural development, urging a return to toy dolls for nurturing.
A public discourse critiques a woman's affection for a lapdog nicknamed the Teddy Bear, contrasting it with motherhood ideals. Observers express pity and disgust, arguing that a dog cannot foster maternal instincts or replace a doll in a child's arms.
Chicago has shut off the Indiana Pipelines and abandoned natural gas for fuel and lighting. Some Indiana cities hope local needs may be supplied from the field that long served Chicago, as the pipeline company throws away the rind after squeezing the gas lemon dry. It would please many towns if gas remains in usable quantities.
The passage warns that Judge Landis could coax truths from John D Rockefeller and possibly shield him from jail. It questions the breadth of Standard Oil’s law violations and implies Rockefeller might avoid imprisonment, except perhaps in cases beyond Landis’s court.
Railroad and industrial securities have declined some 2 billion dollars in alleged value since January. It is probable much of this was water at the start. When values rise again, they will likely be based more on actual investment and honest assets than earlier this year.
The essay criticizes the man who introduces party politics in Japan as a jingo. The jingo is described as the out of office figure who talks war to weaken the in party. The aim is to place the administration in trouble, risking war and drawing the United States into conflict. The piece portrays the Japanese jingo as reckless enough for any outcome.
Grant county representative J. J. McEvoy received a Taggart prize in a Woodmen's contest for the smallness of his feet. He had previously won a Taggart prize last winter due to the coldness of the same feet during a vote on high license and Hanly reform.
The Kokomo News notes John W. Kern remains unfazed by opposition to Mr. Bryan, describing him as amused and a veteran political observer. He calls himself a “game loser” and a joy forever, beyond party lines.
An Indiana man survived after lightning struck him and melted money in his pocket. Officials question the link between the strike and the burn, suggesting the money’s heat may have caused the damage independently of lightning.
Democrats assert Bryan’s rising strength as Tam many refuses to endorse the Nebraska man. The Bryan supporters are active, passing the word and getting busy to boost the movement.
Public notices and editorials reflect Indiana reform efforts. Ulysess Grant Humphreys predicts few saloons outside Indianapolis within five years, while others urge stricter state editorial oversight and license refusals in Mitchell to curb intoxicating drink sales. Additional items note constitutional convention talk, reformatory inmate counts, Fort Wayne gas talks, Bedford building stone vs brick, and a humorous seal interpretation.
A Detroit Free Press note comments on an English combination seeking global steel dominance, while expressing greater familiarity with the United States Steel Corporation.
A Washington Star note comments on a New York man's case describing his assault on a stranger as psychosic epilepsy. The comment frames the term as a more scientific and plausible explanation than a brainstorm.
A brief quote from the Chicago Inter-Ocean notes that M. Clemenceau, despite faults, is not the type to be frightened by a wine cork popping. The remark presents a witty take on his composure and resolve.
A collage of urban notes from Indiana papers recounting clashes over civic projects and morals. Bouts about Indianapolis growth, a minister’s tower marriage stunt, and the fate of George Rhodius’ estate highlight debates on culture, law, and progress with a tone of wry irony.
A New York broker notes his wife sold their autos to cut costs as market strain hits brokers. He says he loses about $15,000 yearly in car expenses and brokers on the big exchange report about $66 in weekly commissions against roughly $40 daily expenses. Cincinnati Times-Star New York correspondence.
Washington papers buzz with talk of a presidential boom while Roosevelt remains the focal point. The Buffalo News notes the topic is thrust in the face everywhere, with little concrete public interest beyond Roosevelt.
Calveston News wonders how the vice president and speaker would finish speeches with the phrase Never said in suggesting a rhetorical quip about consistency. The item presents a witty editorial or column teaser reflecting on political rhetoric.
A man who husked 217 bushels in one day and broke the record contracted lung trouble and died from the exertion. A second man who husked 130 bushels is reported to be doing well.
An excerpt from the New York Mail reflecting on blessings in all things for the optimist. It ponders who would have welcomed a summer cold before the garbage strike.
A Chicago Pest excerpt accuses a mother of dangerous matrimonial ambitions and calls for papal intervention to spare an American family from misjudged baronial ventures. The piece questions paternal judgment and portrays maternal striving as dangerous folly.
A brief news item notes Rag-time will be performed on Belle Isle this year. A romantic vignette follows with a bench scene where a couple listens to music and debates the modern taste for ragtime over classical tunes, interrupted by a chorus about reviving lively rag tunes.
An Ohio hen laid an egg bearing Taft's name. Mr. Foraker vows to prove beyond dispute that the hen also “shot up” Brownsville, linking the bird to the incident and political theater.
A few talks by General Stoesgel on Japanese fighting propensities may temper some American hawks loudest for war.
A quip ponders science rejoining a severed spinal cord while noting hesitation among scholars about addressing the broader issue of stiffening the backbone of a mollycoddle.
The St Paul Dispatch quotes Mr Fairbanks describing his approach with a solemn manner when delivering undisputed statements, reflecting a calm and authoritative public speaking presence.
The document notes Mark Twain asserted Harriet Beecher Stowe did not write Tom Sawyer, a claim anchored in his literary stance in England. It presents the assertion as part of Twain’s public dispute about authorship and literary credit during his visit abroad.
A political suggestion card endorses Eugene V. Debs for president with William D. Haywood as running mate and Schmits as vice president. The note presents a labor aligned ticket and aims to influence union and socialist circles.
In a Portland Telegram report, Judge Landis expresses surprise that the president of a corporation cannot recall whether his company owns another firm. The judge overlooks the broader issue of convenient forgetfulness as a common trust attribute.
Leslie M. Shaw states he would be satisfied if Fairbanks is nominated for president. With Fairbanks silent, observers sense he would also be satisfied, the Washington Post reports.
The writing critiques Mr. Fairbanks for lacking foresight in crisis leadership. It argues he would have drawn from extensive correspondence to issue a broad policy stance, contrasting with a letter in the New York World that condemns certain cocktails.
A provocative quote from the New York Evening Sun argues that youths firing on Pittsburg from a motor car reflect a growing societal fear. It warns that fear could evolve into further terrors unless people abandon panic and seek understanding.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote attacks a claim that a cougar attacked a man in his room at a village hotel, labeling the Oklahoma source a deep-dyed nature fakir and asserting the tale is false.
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