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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
4
Delivered by carrier within the city for six cents weekly two weeks in advance. Outside city six months in advance one dollar fifty. Outside city monthly in advance five cents. Yearly in advance three dollars. Advertising representative CHICAGO Tribune Building We ALLEN.
The piece urges today’s youth to study history to understand why employment rose from mass unemployment to present prosperity. It recalls about 3,000,000 idle workers years ago and that economic conditions, and political guidance, shaped this rise. It notes Taft as Secretary of Peace helping ease tensions with Japan.
Massachusetts passes an anti bucketshop bill aligning with Illinois Wisconsin Vermont and Missouri. Indiana may join next session. Bucketshops involve customers buying stock through a keeper who profits from commissions and carrying charges without actual stock transfer, manipulating market changes to guarantee gains.
C G D Roberts notes a lynx that whipped eight wolves captures attention as Jack London concedes he is not an authority on any subject. The remark frames a sharp exchange about expertise and nature’s surprises in a concise literary vignette.
Elwood will be without natural gas after November 1, ending Indiana’s gas belt era. The belt’s rise began in 1887 with rapid town growth, huge land sales, and state industrial expansion. As gas waned, shifts in politics and industry followed, with manufacturing and the farmer benefiting from a new home market.
The narrative traces Indiana towns booming in the gas era from 8,000 to 27,000 residents in Anderson and Muncie, while Marion, Elwood, Alexandria and others grew rapidly then faded. Waste, careless venting, and competition from outside cities crippled gas supply. Chicago and Indianapolis drained wells. oil booms followed, reducing gas value. Cities later regained footing through measured use and industrial growth.
Authorities credit improved trust-led handling of the domestic crop for last year's results and note continued imports to meet American demand. The move reflects ongoing reliance on established practices to stabilize supply and prices amid shifting harvest patterns.
William Jennings Bryan concludes Hearstism favors a two party public issue split with Democrats and Republicans presenting the sides. He sees no need for a third party among Democrats though socialist thought may justify one.
The government emphasizes prompt action to investigate complaints about poor social conditions on the isthmus, underscoring commitment to address grievances and implement reforms.
The Anderson Herald editorially lauds Dr Edwin Holt Hughes of DePauw University for his Memorial Day address in Anderson and multiple Indianapolis talks. The piece hails him as one of the state's ablest, strongest and most persuasive speakers with exceptional wisdom and education.
The homely yet capacious dredge has diminished mining romance in the Yukon as Klondike reports show departures of the stained and picturesque prospector. Great corporations install vast machines and gold digging takes on the sordid profit driven aspects.
A steel manufacturer valued a plant at 25000 dollars while a steel corporation eyed it for 35000. The attorney intervened and secured 500000 dollars for the factory. The steel firm issued 4000000 dollars in bonds backed by the 25000 dollar property.
An editorial condemns bond deals and steel trusts, warning of reform. It cites 200,000 Greeks leaving Greece for America and the Transvaal, with 23,127 arriving in a single year. It notes Greeks in America sending home about 7.72 million dollars annually, while warning that child labor and harsh employer practices produce degraded citizens likely to threaten property and social order.
The Washington Herald notes Daviess county regrets that Congressman Charles B Landis will not seek the Republican nomination for governor. insiders suggest his withdrawal stems from self interest in politics and no one voices regret about the decision.
The passage notes that in New York seeking the Fairbanks movement the interested parties are not Gov Hughes nor Roosevelt allies but Boss Qdell, a discredited foe of Hughes and Roosevelt. This stance disgusts decent Indiana Republicans.
President Roosevelt dispatched pictures of himself to Ohio farmers who sent milk and praise. Likely Mr Fairbanks, from our city, will also receive a portrait. He hosted a dinner for Roosevelt and organized a parade in honor of the guest.
France plans maximum duty schedules on American exports including Porto Rican coffee shoes and cotton-seed oil, crippling interests. A new commercial agreement is possible, while the New York World notes Hearst is pessimistic about the political prospects amid a costly campaign and uneven losses.
Opinion notes that people heed actual statutes over party platforms as the true measure of political integrity. Platforms are criticized as lengthy and insincere, while enforceable laws exert real influence on governance and public life.
Secretary Taft comments that an American girl's choice to become a spins ter is welcome if she desires. The remarks appear to target securing support from an older bachelor voting bloc, suggesting a strategic stance in his rhetoric.
A concise denunciation of secrecy in business and politics, arguing that publicity serves the public in legal accountability and governance. It warns against individuals who avoid public scrutiny, highlighting the value and danger of open information in civic life.
Washington Indiana reports a precipitation of baby alligators provoking amused speculation that nature may offset a shower of pickaninkies with a quirky forecast.
The remark notes Mr Bryan's claim that his policies are well understood, citing the outcomes of the last three presidential elections as supporting evidence. The context suggests a political statement about voter comprehension and policy clarity during campaigns.
Organized labor in this country will not be ruled by the Socialistic eight per cent of its membership. The statement signals intra union resistance to ideological control and asserts independence from minority pressure within the movement.
A compact note frames Standard Oil as the goose that lays the golden egg, urging the public to value returns while warning against reckless behavior toward the company.
A call to expand naval forces seeks additional torpedo boats and destroyers to ensure a strong display at The Hague. The appeal emphasizes bolstering fleet strength and deterrence through expanded capital ships and escort vessels.
A survey of historical curiosities includes the claim that the name America arose not from Vespucci but from a Vosges geographer Martin Waldseemuller in a Latin pamphlet. The note recalls the pamphlet, the Lenox Library copy, and the impact on cosmographical circles. It contrasts the naming with streetcar terminology and traces the barbed wire invention and Paris origins to Caesar, ending with a Boston building-law anecdote from 1681.
The Kansas City Star questions what book Mr Fairbanks wrote while noting his active role in compiling a large and interesting bank book, a claim reported by the Chicago Tribune.
A collection of brief, odd statements referencing Democrats, Chancellor Day and W. J. Bryan. It mentions a hiatus instead of summer, a prompt about fall hats, Argentina bars ham, and ends with a playful admonition not to be a barnacle.
A New York Sun note argues fakira travelers operate across many states and should fall under federal Washington jurisdiction. It contemplates national oversight to curb their mobility and practices.
A Washington reporter notes Senora Creel wears 500 stockings as an extravagance not to be displayed, per the St. Paul Dispatch. The remark frames excessive dress as a social excess reflecting attitudes of the era.
In Milwaukee a woman applies for divorce citing her husband's heavy drinking and unbearable breath. The action aims to end the marriage, with the petition likely to proceed through local court channels.
A poem by John Russell Hayes from The Reader evokes a pagan speaker in a gray shrine kneeling among devout worshippers. The speaker senses an angel voice and a beloved saintly image, dreaming amid incense, holy wine, and scent of hair.
The Seattle professor counsels the young man to postpone marriage until living costs decline, but the Intended notes several notable felons are not waiting for prices to drop and the gas remains a pressing concern.
The Washington Post notes the new Indiana novel The Port of Missing Men makes witty digs at politicians while implying most Indiana office seekers appear present and accounted for. The comment frames the book as a satire of local political figures.
An Indianapolis man named Gus Rhake is described as a reformer in a Washington Herald item. The brief quip questions whether he may become a muck Rhake, reflecting a playful political jab about his reputation and intentions.
The Sun remains the sole one cent newspaper in Indianapolis, but it has risen in value to five cents, noted as a good paper by the Cambridge City Tribune.
A whimsical poem recites a writer sending verses to a city magazine, facing rejection then rebirth through absurd place names and misdirected journeys. The narrator muses on whether any edition will print artful verse, ending with a playful jab at literary worth and miscommunication.
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