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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
4
The Sun lists delivery and subscription rates including daily carrier delivery, six month and annual options, and outside city pricing. The notice notes editorial offices and telephone contacts for business use and confirms second class mail status.
The piece argues Republicans must participate in the city primary to nominate a mayoral candidate who reflects the full party will. It condemns machine choice and bolting, urging turnout to prevent defeat and defend decent governance, while warning nonvoters indirectly back weaker candidates.
An Indiana writer argues that Hoosier women study Greece and Rome more than their own state’s history. He extols Indiana’s size, resources, and potential, claiming its literary center could outshine Rome with sufficient focus on local figures like George Ade and Beveridge. He asserts Hoosier devotion to homegrown culture will persist.
A New York park playground becomes a juvenile republic where registered boys vote for a mayor chief of police and street commissioner. The system, which bans partisan names, aims for orderly self governance, with few graft incidents and potential expansion to other playgrounds.
Inspector James Epperson leads a Capitol tour of Indiana mines as summer stations reopen and mines halt operations. Gov. Hanty leaves the city with Southeastern Hospital Commission for Friday morning. Fred L. Gemmer and Fred Bima accompany state officers and Republican officials amid ongoing prosecutions of Evansville factory owners for child labor law violations and illegal hours.
A reminiscence by Andrew D. White recalls M de Pobedonostzeff as a mild elderly figure who empowered tyrants, with a Russian reformist mistress story. A Virginia pastor humorously forgets to announce an oyster supper and blesses the crowd, joking about bring your own bowls and yarns.
The forecast warns of health concerns and anxiety in business while predicting fortune within the domestic circle. A child born that day 1905 is seen as fortunate, entering service and rising rapidly in life with a generous nature and free spending.
A garbled tale mentions two men nearly being strangled near Sherwell, monks to work Kent hop fields, and a Southwark bishop itinerary. It notes a Chertney bell tower repair, a London writer offering life tips to prisoners, and an elephant in Scotland swallowing a £20 note after stealing it from a farmer’s pocket.
London police maintain about 70 000 sets of criminals prints. Scientists confirm that fingerprint ridge patterns remain unchanged from birth to death, supporting fingerprint identification reliability across a lifetime.
A pair of old dog fongs used to eject quarrelsome dogs from church during Servier are preserved in Bangor cathedral. A similar pair exists at Lliyn- Snys in Wales, bearing numerous tooth marks from past use.
The Llanymynech inn sits with half its structure in Wales and half in England. The Welsh Sunday closing act applies to one half while the other half remains under English law.
A quirky note claims a giraffe cannot swim due to its long neck and contrasts animal buoyancy with other creatures. In a separate item, the thirty-second degree of Scottish Rite Masonry was conferred Wednesday night on class W& at the Boartist GEA, marking an initiation event for local affiliates.
The column mixes rumors of Anna Heldham’s alleged Monte Carlo win with a weather prophecy challenge by Belgian scientists. It notes a Shakesperean revival in London, jokes about birds and celebrities, plus chatter on Grace Snellen and a muddled court scene.
A Chicago firm was commissioned to supply two blooded bays for President Roosevelt's family team. Sears Gardner closed a deal in Madison for two five year old, 2500 pound horses. Cal. W. E. Bryan aided negotiations and rode the Roosevelt pair months ago. A reform measure in Wisconsin pauses the corp oration political contribution bill with a heavy penalty for violations.
A vintage classified listing promotes early June shoe clearance featuring boys and women oxford styles. Men’s and women’s pairs advertised in leather, patent leather options, with several price points and wide widths noted. Pricing shown as dollars and cents with emphasis on remaining stock.
A meeting of Home Heating and Lighting patrons at Ad Soule church resolved a long standing split over the rate. A 20 cent per square foot charge was not fully clear, while the company seeks a 5 cent rate in a Board of Works franchise bid. The decision aims to clear obstacles to board ratification and set eight month terms. John S. Lawson was awarded 800 in a federal suit related to guardian Adah Lawson from a street car incident. Indiana Tens
A Telin territory delegation traveled to Washington to protest repayment terms and press for action. The assembly discussed withheld space and the selection of a committee, with internal division noted and payment details unresolved.
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