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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1906
Page
4
Indianapolis Sur established 15m prints the first one cent daily news in Indiana. Published daily except Sunday in the Bun Building at 123 and 15 E Ohlest. Central Union Old. Subscriptions: 60 cents a week delivered by carrier in city, $2.50 six months in advance outside city, 50 cents per month, $6 per year outside the city in advance.
A summer travel tip promotes subscribing to The Sun to receive a daily letter from home. The Indiana newspaper states mail will be sent to the reader’s address wherever they travel, at 25 cents per month, with address changes encouraged.
Ohio mourns Gov John M Pattison as a reform from machine politics. The piece praises Pattison as honest and capable, notes Andrew J Harris succeeds and should carry out Pattison’s policies, while a Nebraska paper calls Bryan the man of the moment and future years.
A New York ledge proposes an umbrella check scheme to curb theft. Buy a check good for an umbrella at many stores, deposit when used, and reclaim by returning the umbrella and drawing a new check. Advocates say civilization tempts theft, but a citywide adoption could curb it.
A poetic notice praises a clever device that keeps clothing dry and honor intact, likening it to a Carnegie hero medal for public good. It suggests the inventor should wear a golden check as reward for the invention and its virtue.
The article defends Lavator Beveridge against attacks over receiving a fee from New York Life in 1893. It argues he was then a lawyer for the insurer, not a senator, and his work aimed at a law harming the life insurance business. It claims no dishonor, notes his later Senate service, and urges continued guarded integrity.
A printed opinion piece argues that gambling is not luck but math. Richard A Canfield defends his odds 100 to 96, claiming financial robbery done scientifically. He warns players that over time the house secures money, despite belief in luck.
A mixed view of packers and stockyards contrasts financial interests with moral concerns. Reports from government and the National Association of Manufacturers yield differing conclusions about sanitation and meat safety while praising workers. The piece suggests compromising to improve conditions and hints at Hearst's future political potential.
A mixed 1900s digest notes Emperor William II’s love of military pomp with a tale of a prince who must always appear fully dressed for honors. It profiles Christine La Barraque, a California law graduate and pianist who plans to earn living in music, plus Mrs. Astor securing a London house and other notes on social figures and views on wealth in a commercial age.
The speaker argues wealth corrupts ethically though not wealth itself and cites railroads discriminating for favored shippers as a danger to public morals. He notes growing public awakening since the Interstate Commerce Commission era and praises a public speech that refutes elitist biases, urging ongoing moral reform and honesty in daily conduct.
At the Stubbing hotel in Indianapolis a local chapter of the Army and Navy union discusses sailors who suffer homesickness during training. Neese recalls a Feckless fellow who deserted home for the navy and, overwhelmed by longing, ended up fighting with him behind a washhouse. The tale highlights homesickness as a deadly risk and the sea’s allure shaping sailors.
A string of odd golf mishaps reported from various clubs. A ball struck a bird at Raynes Park and another at Dirk Dale, killing it and costing a match. a ball hit a sheep at Balmois Links, Scotland. A ball rebounded from a wall at North Berwick nestling in a lark's nest. a ball atop a clubhouse roof at Woking nearly salvaged a hole. Similar incidents at St Andrews and others show the sport’s odd dangers.
A garbled note hints at a tip to Grover Cleveland about timing for writing a letter or giving an interview as the nation faces drift. The Chicago Tribune critique mocks sensational headlines and the sausage departments defend facts while objecting to shouted demands.
The West Indian immigrant pool flows into domestic service with many women seeking these workers for their refined English accents education and manners. Eastern society views them as superior to American Negroes and the trend draws attention in the press. Secretary Shaw’s presidential bid faces renewed expectations amid shifting political chatter.
The piece recounts how Pittsburg Kansas was renamed from Pittsburg to Tipton amid a coal boom and a bid of ten dollars to convince Pittsburgh, and then shifts to a San Francisco style discussion on salt consumption and health. It cites Prof Bunge and notes salt’s effects on the heart and kidneys, linking excess intake to Bright's disease, arteriosclerosis, and dropsy, and praises cheese and milk as healthier, lighter alternatives for digestion.
The president’s beef investigators refused to withhold their report to give packers a chance to salvage their position, a move the public nonetheless regards with gratitude for the investigators’ blunt honesty. Washington star.
A snippet notes Harper's Weekly on what a boy should spend at college. It remarks that a boy may exhaust his allowance and seek more funds, while Kansas City Journal humorously comments on optimism vs dryness and Kaneasky Journal highlights harvest weather.
A Denver Republican note urges preserving tanned meat labels as reminders of the row back then, suggesting the labels may prove useful months later for reference.
A New York World excerpt tells of Billy Gray a careless boy in Packingtown who loses his thumb to a meat chopper. The kindly boss remarks that though Billy suffers pain there is some good to be found if one tries and considers the employer’s gain.
A fragmentary line notes perseverance amid gloom with the refrain keep on keepin on. The text hints at a poem or literary note from HL Bahd in a literature column, urging grit as prospects appear grim and hope fades.
Miss Ella Fairbanks has been elected vice-president of the Fairbanks family association. She hopes to become president at the next election. Kansas City Journal notes the succession plan and future ambitions within the family group.
Fragmentary text references Bryan Rush and HUI Vilas with political and group mentions. Content is unreadable and lacks coherent events or identifiable entities to summarize meaningfully.
A fragmentary Washington dispatch notes Senator Smoot expressing sympathy to men and their wives amid ongoing political tensions. The report references Dr James conceding John J Ine salla's poem "Opportunity" as beautiful, though the obituary-like claim about death rates is incorrect, per Calenga News.
Fragmentary text from a local page mentions Naturals and a fund with uncertain purpose. The readable parts show no clear event, date, or named entities to establish a full card with a definite lead.
A cryptic publication fragment contemplates fate within a grand universal economy of nature. It mentions a character named Jenn and references squeezing or pressure as a motif, with disrupted phrasing and unclear source context.
A Winnipeg Telegram note hints Greece is searching for two men to lead in a forthcoming Bare Thon race. The piece stresses avoiding showy salons in Buffalo and cautions that the grumbler and knocker must not be part of the effort, signaling opportunities and hops ahead.
A Baltimore Sun note from How It Works suggests Kine Alfonso aims to suppress anarchists. Anarchists reportedly seek to reduce acreage to press the bar of asreg Pra, with unclear agreement among cotons.
The Indiana Trust Co urges readers to open a savings account now as the first half of 1906 passes, noting $1.00 starts an account and deposits can be added anytime. By year end, savers may be pleased with the results and thankful for the suggestion. Capital $1,000,000. Surplus $395,000.
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