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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1905
Page
4
The Board of Public Works wavers over a bitulithic pavement on Tuxedo street as rival bidders pressure and politicians clash. The piece condemns manipulation by contractors, criticizes city leadership, and notes a distracted mayor, amid broader fund and infrastructure debates.
Professor Stewart Culin of the Brooklyn Institute of Museum, a leading ethnologist, is divorced by his wife who laments his devotion to science over their marriage. The court affirmed the right to release, noting the scientist’s absorption leaves his wife lonely and without support while he pursues discoveries.
A Russian nobleman landed in New York with 95000 to buy a farm and settle in the United States, a note on possible reluctance to pay indemnity. A Colorado man and an Iowa girl wed on Pike's Peak. A baseball tale laments a long scoreless slump and a near miss in a 2 to 1 loss. The line ends with a reference to a $585,000 Equitable loan paid after Scotty the miner reached New York.
William A. Day resigns as assistant attorney general to head the Equitable Assurance trust busting unit. The move follows his role in exposing Santa Fe rebate practices and mirrors prior government efforts against large combines like Northern Securities. Day swaps public antitrust work for a Wall Street salary amid questions of loyalty.
The thirteenth annual national irrigation congress is called to meet in Portland Oregon from August 4 to 4. The event targets semi arid states with a government exhibit on the reclamation act operations. Department of interior officials will provide daily lectures and assist delegates with explanations of federal water works under the reclamation law.
Born in 1842 to Circassian lineage, Abdul Mejid ascended amid bankruptcy and court intrigue. He rebuilt finances, dissolved self-government, and faced wars with Greece and elsewhere while maintaining a vast harem and a wary, disciplined court. His reign featured reform of schools and finances and a preference for strict governance.
Jacob Waldecke describes a vast five lake reservoir system on the Mississippi near St Paul with 3 billion cubic feet of capacity. One filling could supply the city for six years, backing navigation below and above St Paul. Officials say it stabilizes river flow and aids commerce while triggering land disputes and flood concerns across Minnesota.
Mrs Rodeney Swift files a fresh federal suit seeking an accounting and injunctions against alleged illegal practices by the International Dairy trust. The action follows a prior dismissal and mirrors her earlier state court case against the same company.
In a campfire recounting a grizzly kill, Truthful James Emiley narrates pinning a bear with a hat pin and Jake Brmith reflects on a prior safety pin rescue. He recalls a 1891 fishing incident where a trout attacked, a safety pin improvised as a line, and a perilous struggle ending with a fatality.
The July forecast offers business luck around noon for most, warnings to health and accident risk for birthdays, and notes on employment gains with cautious management. A child born July 6 1506 is urged to stay employed, clever yet hot tempered, with rapid life rise. A Mrs R H M Johnson dies after accidental revolver discharge at home follows.
Special to the Bun Annie M. Gunning a printer who died recently left a quirky will. She bequeathed $150 to Card Fo Milter on condition he divorces his wife. Gunning formerly courted Milter, and also courted another man and another girl.
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