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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1905
Page
4
Mayor Opposes City Hospital for Consumptives
The editorial argues Mayor Holtzman is correct in opposing a city run hospital for consumptives. It contends such a project should be state handled to avoid becoming a local burden, noting demand for a tuberculosis facility and criticizing philanthropic sidetracks. It cites Rockefeller and President Harper as related public health concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holtzman
Rockefeller
Harper
Chicago University
Demand for Peace and Neutral Mediation in War
Opinion argues neutral powers may compel Russia to quit the conflict with Japan to protect global commerce. It notes Japan has achieved its aims in Manchuria and Korea and urges civilized nations to end the war once the objective is reached, while criticizing wealthy critics who preach restraint but hoard wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Japan
China
United States
Manchuria
Korea
Our Local Soldiers Armory Need Sparks City Drive
Beginning in October the Indianapolis national guard battalion faces homelessness as the courthouse overflows. Without a new armory the unit may disband, but civic leaders plan a fund drive with the Commercial Club backing efforts. The aim is to raise money from individuals to build a suitable armory for the guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
National Guard
Commercial Club
Need for a proper home for Indianapolis militia units
The piece argues a well-equipped militia is essential to government and that Indianapolis must provide a home for its military companies. It condemns disbandment and urges a public appeal to support building armories, noting the city’s history of backing worthy causes. It also mentions Russian fear of Quania taking action, though the reason is unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
A Tax on Coffee Sparks Tariff Debate in Puerto Rico
The piece argues for a coffee tax as a revenue source and tariff relief for Porto Rico. It notes historical U S coffee taxes, Brazil's export duties, and the island’s reliance on coffee over sugar. It suggests free trade with the United States harms Porto Rican coffee prices and life for local producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
United States
Brazil
Washington
Rio Janeiro
Porto Xico
Porto Rico
Spain
Postal Statistics Show German Lead in Per Capita Mail
Postal data reveal last year Germany sent 6.89 billion pieces, England 4.25 billion, and France 2.89 billion. Per capita mail volumes place Switzerland 130, Germany 114, the Netherlands 86, and France 83. Telegraphic service shows Germany fifth with 67 messages per 100 inhabitants. England, France, Netherlands, and Switzerland exceed it. German post office reported a year end surplus of 14.62 million dollars, behind England’s 20.09 million and France’s 14.00 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
France
Switzerland
Netherlands
Criminology Study Finds Delinquent Soldiers Physically Fit
Dr J Marty, a French criminologist, examined 4000 delinquent soldiers and found they averaged better in height weight chest measurement and muscular power than well behaved troops. He cautioned this does not prove criminals are inherently stronger but that harsh criminal-family conditions may weed out the weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Marty
Marty
Ancient Egyptian shorthand apprenticeship discovery
Excavations in Egypt reveal a dated inscription mentioning a slave apprenticed for two years in shorthand. The teacher received 120 drachmas about $24, and the fragment notes the pupil Dionysiou, with reference to learning to read and write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dionysiou
Town of Cullenberg Promotes Thrift With Birth Savings
The Cullenberg town council in Saxony plans to give every newborn a savings bank book and a small deposit. Withdrawals are barred until age 14, except in the event of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullenberg
Saxony
Golf an Expensive Game in Four Nations
It is calculated that in England, Ireland, Scotland and the United States a total of 50 million dollars a year is spent on golf. There are 879 golf clubs in England, 760 in America, 632 in Scotland and 18 in Ireland, totaling about 600,000 players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itia
England
Ireland
Scotland
United States
America
Proper Evening Dress for Dining with the King
The correct attire for dining with the king of England requires evening dress coat and waistcoat, breeches with black silk stockings or trousers, and a white necktie, with no uniform worn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
The Romance of the Sioux Chiefs at Roosevelt's Inauguration
Chief Black Thunder, a noted Sioux leader, rode with other chiefs to President Roosevelt at the inauguration. The piece notes his name from a thunder storm birth, the regal feathered regalia from eagles, and reflects on shared symbols of freedom between Indians and Americans, portraying Black Thunder as a prosperory chief with no regrets toward whites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Back Thunder
Roosevelt
Black Thunder
Thunder
Anecdotes of gout and a pastor’s bookmark misread
A Wau-st operator curses gout while Sage jokes about living on 50 cents daily. A youth minister at Wrentham Congregational misreads a Bible notice, causing church laughter until Mrs Fisk explains it was an old bookmark about Mr Porter and his fourth wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wau-st
Russell Sage
Mr. Sage
Denver Republican
Wrentham Congregational Church
Elisha Fisk
Fisk
Libbius Porter
All Right But the Ring and the Photo Stories
Philadelphia photographer Yarnall Annett, famed yet amateur, shares a playful episode from a Ninth Street studio. A young woman returned a cabinet of photos and asked him to remove the ring, revealing she had swapped to a younger beau while keeping the images.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarnall Annett
Philadelphia
America
N. Ninth-st
Ife
Iman
Salt Lake Tribune
Colds Cause Bare Throat and Laxative Ad Claims
An old classified style notice promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine and a “whiid wide Coil and Grip” comedy as remedies, then mentions E.W. Grove buying a 42 inch square extension table from Reliable Furniture Co for $4.73 with cash or installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.W. Grove
Reliable Furniture Co
Boy Bandit Sentenced In Seattle Hold-Up Case
Johnny Bush, 15, of Seattle, wearing a black Mackinaw and wielding revolvers, robs a crowded saloon but fails to escape with funds. He is sentenced to ten years in prison. A local dry cleaning business and a furniture store are noted in the text amid garbled lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jomnny Bush
Seattle
Wash
Neree for Child In Mra Winston's Soothing Teething Aid
An old remedy for teething is promoted for children to soothe gums ease pain and aid digestion. The advertisement mentions a thirty-two ounce bottle priced at $6.62 and a Velvet Velour Single Couch offered by Reliable Furniture Co with Thursday cash payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
Reliable Purniture Co
Pacific Coast Travel Tickets On Sale Across Regions
Tickets from Chicago via Union Pacific and Northwest Line to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle Victoria and Vancouver. Excursion rates apply to Pullman tourist sleeping cars Chicago to Portland San Francisco and Los Angeles with a Dowbie berth for $1.00. Fast trains offer varied routes and car options. Send 6 cents for stamps to receive booklets and folders. agents sell tickets through the thin line. General agent N. Bt. Freeze 4 Walnut, Cincinnati, O.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Cnt Caga
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Victoria
Vancouver
Chicago
Union Facific
North-Western
San Franchsco
N. Bt
Freeze
Walnurst
Cincinnati
One Way Rates Announced by Union Pacific
The Union Pacific reveals daily March 1 to May 15 one way colonist ticket rates from Missouri river terminals to multiple western and California points via Huntington Spokane and other routes. Chicago and St Louis connections offer proportionate low fares. For full details contact WH Connor in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inion Pacific
Missouri River Terminala
Council Ratts
Kins City
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Bute
Andcanda
Helena
Spokane
Wenatchee
Everett
Fairhaven
Whatcom
Vascouger
Victoria
Huntington
Portland
Astoria
Tacoma
Beatie
Worthund
Bpokane
Ashland
Neveburg
Eugene
Albany
Satem
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
California
Oregon
Washington
Bontam
Utah
Idaho
Chicago
St. Louis
Hnea
Union
Connor
Cincinnati
Rumors of Trouble and Public Meetings in Boston
A Boston dispatch reports rumors of trouble with Venezuela and Santo Domingo and mentions civic and cultural events. Notes include remarks on naval budgets and a joke about launching a battleship Kansas, plus town hall and club activities, debates on Rockefeller donations to religion, and community responses to polit ical talk. The piece mixes local humor with international anxieties and references to public figures like Roosevelt and Emerson Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corey
Boston
Venezuela
Santo Don Aina
Havat jirnRrem
Castro
Morales
Aire
Lille Waldo Emerson Smith
Henry Lakefellow Whittier Smith
Julia Ward Howe Jones
Browning Club
Children's Debating Club
John D. Rockefeller
Thoreat Jenkins
Not Enough for Two as Two Titled Women Part
The Denver Republican reports Mr. George Grossmith explains the severance of a long standing friendship between two English noblewomen. After defying social opinion for some time one tells the other they must part forever because one has no character left and the other lacks enough for two.
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York
Omer
Bowen
Quania
Postal Statistics
Chief Slack Thunder
Boy Bandit
Smith
Musaachusettg
Ieaders
Fteliable Purniture Co
Sunshine and
Warner
Missouri
Senate
Boston News
Bae Chie Aen
Connecticut
Peary
Walt
Towiah
Charge Spouter
Indiana
Pettis Dry Goods CO
A. B. Meyer & Co. Bank
Pennsylvania Street
Coughlin& Wilson
Newton Cinypoo
Brag
Raphael
Almanacs
Sun
Huntington & Page
Market St
U. G. Lipes
Beth Hoare
State Lite
Ladisnapolis
Bad
Columbia National Bank Foreign Exchange
M. B. Wilbon
A. A. Barnes
L. P. Newry
W. F. G. Golt
Cashier
W. K. Aproule
Dr. Asst
Cephier W. Dickey
Cachler
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