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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1907

Page

6

Three Hundred Millions for Charity in Two Years

A 1965 Sun report catalogs major American millionaires gifts totaling 297.364 million since 1905 with education receiving roughly half. Notable donors include Rockefeller, Schwab, Hearst, Carnegie, Morgan, and Yale among many others. totals span universities, museums, YMCAs, clinics, and public works across the United States.

Newspaper Enterprise Association the Sun San Francisco United States Foreign Missions Boston Sage Russell Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Emma Willard Seminary National Y. M. Co. A Sag Harbor N. Y Sage Foundation Phipps Henry New York Phipps Institute Philadelphia Gould Helen Miller Y. M. C. A. Army Navy Yard Schwab Charles M Riverside Drive Fairhaven Mass Morgan J. Pierpont Harvard Law School Yerkes Charles T Metropolitan Museum Straus Nathan Frick Henry C Pittsburg Y. M. C. A American Academy of Arts Rome

Death in the Snow Fatal Snow House Collapse

Special to The Sun from New York reporting the death of John and Edward Mears two boys who died in a snow house built near a fence. Wet snow collapsed as they passed snow to other boys and they suffocated before help arrived.

Mears Begin

Persian crown prince Ahmed Mirza named heir to throne

Special to The Sun Teheran March 5 As cute a little boy as ever you saw is the heir to the throne of Persia Little Sultan Ahmed Mirza who was chosen as crown prince on Jan 4 is only He is the second son of the new shah In Persia the first born does not necessarily succeed to the throne so it is necessary to designate one of the princes for the succession Ahmeds ict is a happier one than that of hundred of thousands of other children in Pesia The national re forms recently instituted are bringing with them a great burden of taxation and many poor people have had to sell their children in order to meet their taxes.

Persia Sultan Ahmed Mirza Jan

Price on Head of This Chinaman Kang Yu Wei

New York reports Kang Yu Wei, once a reform leader, living secretly in the city after fleeing the Dowager Empress. A $100 bounty for his return to China, dead or alive, is offered as empress asks U S authorities to keep him under constant guard.

Kang YU The Sun New York China Kang Yu Wei Council of Ministers America United States

Empress Linked Boxer Disturbances To Chinese Modernizing Efforts

The article claims the empress incited the Boxer disturbances due to activity by a prominent Chinese reformer. It alleges he and his agents worked here to drill Chinamen and stock arms while quietly organizing stores. It notes his return after the troubles and that nearly all his fellow agitators were executed.

State Seeks Duss Millions in Beaver County Case

In Pittsburg March, John Duss, a surviving Harmony Society member, faces a court fight to claw back property valued between 300 and 600000 dollars. The Harmony Society, founded by George Rapp in Germany, held property communally in Beaver County, with Duss amassing the vast estate after older members died. He has long battled heirs, with cases reaching the U.S. Supreme Court, yet he has prevailed in several proceedings.

Almable Legheny Sta the Harmony Society Germany George Rapp America Christ Dass Duss United State Supreme Court

Colorado House Approves 900000 for Peabody War Debts

In Denera Col on March 2 the house of representatives amid disorder appropriated 900000 dollars to cover Gov. Peabody labor war costs in mining camps. The measure repays mine owners and state expenses in restoring order.

Antiseptic Healing Oil Claims Cure for Chronics

A railroad surgeon discovers Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil said to cure any old chronic sore, stop burn pain instantly, and remove inflammation in one day. Priced at 25 cents.

Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa Summary

Financial excerpt detailing Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa with figures for liabilities and losses. Notes include unadjusted losses, losses in suspense awaiting proof, and premiums paid in advance. Mentions legal reserve figures and various numbers in the 60s to 80s range.

Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa Kaedeee Secceess YU Legal Reserve Seccess

Home Sweet Home Crban’s New Country Life

A fragment describes a resident’s mixed feelings about living in the country after 27 years in the city. Vivid, quirky details include a second floor bowling alley, a woodshed over the bedroom, and nocturnal wood chopping, with automated bells and gouges that ring in sequence.

Sweel Crban Bace

Are You Tired Nervous and Sleepless

An advertisement describing Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as nourishing blood to calm nerves and improve vitality. It contrasts tonics with alcohol-free formula, claims broad health benefits for stomach liver and bowels, and promotes The Common Sense Medical Adviser free by mail. Includes purchase details and the Pleasant Pellets for constipation and headache.

Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Common Sense R. V. Pierce Buffalo N. Y. Ti

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