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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1905

Page

4

Editorial Rooms and Business Office Listings

Fragmentary newspaper ad lists editorial rooms at .45 ending in 2900 and 626, Old. New at 3411, plus a business office listing. Mentions phone-related pricing with a $80 note for both phones.

Voting machines must be chosen with care and scrutiny

The Sun urges a careful, thorough evaluation of voting machines to ensure an honest vote and count. It warns against selecting a machine based on promoter interests, notes potential issues with current devices, and calls for strict tests and oversight due to the large sums involved. It also notes retracting a previous column and ends with a comment on the Senate.

Lincoln

Editorial Aasociation indignant at Fairbanks probe

The Detroit News condemns Fairbanks for 1908 elevation and calls the Indiana senator’s career flawed. It labels him negative and calling only when party lines form, relying on others for support while lacking initiative. Secret Board of Health sessions and a West Indianapolis pledge are noted.

Detroit News Fairbanks Niep Fairbank T Indiana United States Senate Tan Board of Health West Indianapolis

Getting Something for Nothing at the Park Scheme

General Manager Chipman of the Indianapolis & Eastern electric railway used a novel ploy to attract visitors. He buried 500 in gold coin at various spots in a park owned by the company, inviting any patron to find the treasures and bring traffic to the park.

Chipman Indianapolis & Eastern Electric Railway Cary

Digging for Nothing in Park Sparks Public Debate

A plan using only small hand tools loosens park surfaces as amateur miners swarm, yielding coins and a plowed landscape. The piece mocks seeking unearned gain, contrasts gamblers and frauds with productive effort, and notes Indiana’s 1907 legislative adjournment and local rhetoric from Chicago era debates.

What’s Wrong With the City Hospital?

An editorial criticizes Indianapolis hospital management over repeated patient deaths linked to staff disobedience and weak discipline. It urges Board of Health action, notes ongoing scandalous reports, and laments the moral atmosphere compared to past years.

Board of Health Indianapolis

Bible Word Count and Read Pace Estimation

The text asserts the Old and New Testaments total 772,892 words. It suggests that reading at 200 words per minute for ten minutes daily could finish the Bible in about a year. No historical or publication context is provided.

Far West parties buy 300 acres in Glenn County California

The Far West Dunkarda from eastern states purchased 300 acres in Glenn County California to settle families. The land will be divided into 40 and 90 acre tracts. A California senate resolution urged action to curb Chinese immigration. A California shooting incident left a negro tramp badly wounded after a break in. Cats from abandoned camps in St Louis County spread.

Dunkarda Glenn County California California Senate Congress State Department Aten. Merrill Igerna Siakiveu County Cal

Hopkins Alumni Dinner Echoes Loyal Bonds

Dr. E R L Gould, city chamberlain under Mayor Lowe and a Johns Hopkins alumnus, spoke at Hopkins graduates’ dinner, introducing speakers as fellow alumnus. A song alumnus slept through the speeches and then politely asked if Gould was a Tropkins man.

Hopking E.R. L. Gould Lowe Johns Hopkins University Hopkins Tari Tom Gould Tropkins New York Sun

Predictions by Raphael the Astrologer Thursday March 16

Predictions note travel and work guidance for birthdays and anniversaries. It suggests favorable outcomes in business or employment for a male born on the day and more fortunate prospects for a female, with emphasis on seeking work and future advancement.

Ramse

Provocative Global Chatter Reflected In Late 19th Century Press

The column compiles editorials and notes from various papers on marriage roles flirting patriotism and women’s influence. It cites Hartford Times Los Angeles Times Philadelphia Inquirer and a Cleveland bulletin. It contrasts views on female agency with tongue in cheek remarks about housework and obedience.

Waterbury New Jersey Hartford Times New York Los Angeles Tom Philadelphia Cleveland Ohio

Origin of Petroleum

Until recently it was believed petroleum derived from fossil vegetation or animals. Now many scientists think it may not be organic in origin but due to subterranean chemical action.

Sunshine and Smiles in a Fractured News Snap

A jumble of quotes on Russian costs, American rail rebates, betting on horses, and social figures. The piece weaves overheard remarks about duchies, a Chicago club woman, and figures like Carnegie and Nels. It captures chaotic chatter and named names in a fragmented montage.

Advice on Coffee Brewing and Cutter Pots

A professional cotter tagter from a major New York wholesale coffee firm shares cautions on coffee preparation. He warns against boiling coffee or reusing dry, washed coffee grounds, explains sour taste from residual oils, and recommends singeing and cooling the bag, noting proper use extends to two or three months.

Grand jury probes book with flag cover in emblem row

The grand jury investigates a book whose cover bears a flag representation. Capt Wallace Foster is named as moving spirit in alleged agitation at the union emblem. Charges or indictments may arise as the probe proceeds.

Grand Jury Hkehfone Utte Wallace Foster

Farewell to Griffiths New US consul to Liverpool sails soon

Griffiths the newly appointed United States consul to Liverpool returned home Tuesday after a Washington trip and a talk with President Roosevelt. He will depart for Liverpool aboard the Collie with his wife to assume duties around May 5. A farewell reception is planned by the Commercial club on the evening of Wednesday March 22.

Griffiths Dehy Il Grifiths United States Liverpool Washington Vial Roosevelt Griffitas Bay 5 Commercial Club Mr. Griffiths

Baltimore Hullmore Rebuilding Celebration Planned

Baltimore prepares a seven day rebuilding celebration from September 10 to 16 with school children given a holiday for the work. Businesses and private homes will be decorated and transportation companies offer reduced rates. Officials hope the president attends the event.

Baltimore Hullmore

New Owners Take Charge at Ye Are Ark

Walter Jurens and Fred Hackman have purchased Ye Ark. Jurens remains chief of the culinary department and enjoys a strong reputation, while Hartmut previously with Lichter Co continues in some role. The duo pledges improved refreshments and service at Ye Ark.

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