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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1905
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR note records editorial rooms and offices with scattered numbers and phrases. It mentions Old 626 New S411 and a sequence of unreadable terms, lacking a clear event or date. No identifiable person or organization emerges from the readable text.
A readers letter rant questions Dr Keene on water safety while lampooning officials. It cites Roosevelt pledge on re election and discusses Butler Knox Garfield Pilgrim sentiment and Americanism, urging measured, inclusive immigration and free speech topics amid a political melee.
The obituary recalls John Caven as former mayor of Indianapolis during a formative era. It notes his efforts to modernize roads, promote the Belt Railway, and defend the city’s green spaces and streets against mud and industry. His death follows a fire that revealed he still lived, ending a life of public service.
In 1904 the comptroller approved 535 national bank charters but only 436 banks were actually organized. Delays or abandonment of applications reduced the number. The office reserves titles for 60 days and may grant extensions if valid reasons are shown for delay.
The Yukon territory covers 196,967 square miles with 196,327 land and 649 water. Population about 12,000, including 7,200 Americans. Since 1885 gold output reached 97,062,500 by 1903. Drewson, the capital, has about 4,500 residents, Americans making up 2,430 or 70 percent.
In Paraguay women are as numerous as men, leaving men protected from dangers. Women handle street cleaning, ship lighting, oxen driving, and reportedly even participate in wars as substitutes for men, shaping daily life and national defense.
A new two acre city slaughter house in Paris was opened with a banquet where horse and donkey flesh were served. The facility will slaughter horses donkeys and mules for food, and reports say about 25 000 such animals are killed annually in Paris with demand rising.
Fragmented dialogue sketches a bustling town scene with varied characters and vignettes. A man asserts moral responsibility and a different man jokes about standing for almost everything. References to a New York subway strike, a judge in England, and social clubs hint at broader news and cultural notes.
Senator Menefee of the Oklahoma legislature spent his boyhood among Indians. After his father’s death he was adopted by Fasteunner, a Carlos chief, living seven years and becoming a famed bareback rider and bear hunter in the Wichita country. He later studied in Virginia for three years and now runs a Fort Cobb mercantile business. Foster father Pant runner is still alive.
For three years France barred Algerian Muslims from the Mecca pilgrimage but the restriction is now removed. About 10,000 interior Algerian Muslims travel to bid farewell to 1,000 members departing. Pilgrims must show 40 pounds for the journey, prove family support, secure good conduct, and repay government costs if needed. Estimated total pilgrims from Algeria and Tunis reach about 3,300.
The article recalls Fort Marion on the Matanzas in Florida as the oldest U.S. fortress. It notes it has seen many bloody conflicts in past battles but now stands as a peaceful and picturesque area, watered by the sacrifices of those who fought there.
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