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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
4
The essay questions where the money comes from for roller skates amid rising living costs, noting prosperity and lavish leisure. It links the skating craze to a revived industry, jobs, and circulation, while warning about coal supply and a planned summer coal purchase to avert shortages.
The South Bend Times cites a 1964 Tribune silence on Roosevelt weeks after party dominations and claims the Tribune later backed Roosevelt and Fairbanks once Ambassador McCormick’s retention was secured. Now McCormick loses his job and the Tribune suggests Rooseveltism wanes. Senator Spooner prompts a guessing contest in Wisconsin, noting party caucus prudence.
A reader comments on a college aspirant advertisement for business work. The self made man is urged to smile yet may morally critique the university bred struggle. The piece suggests sympathy for youth while noting pride in personal hard earned success.
The piece argues the value of college training to develop manhood and practical skill. It cautions youth against delaying money earning, notes the boost from applying learned lessons, and contemplates the path from commencement to success. It ends by noting foreign acts and imported art profits cited at 2,330,400 dollars.
A northern voice urges generous support for Virginia's James River exposition, praising the South's progress and urging Indiana and other northern observers to abandon harsh talk. It argues the South is learning, prospering, and applying brains to opportunity, and calls for encouragement over sneers.
The text notes that $4,000,000 daily is spent on foreign lands to sustain armies and navies, while peace advocates argue these funds could better serve domestic needs and home-building.
The English company that staged Puccini’s Madame Butterfly in Indianapolis finished a 14000 mile tour with 29 weeks of nightly performances. They played 258 shows, added matinees in western cities, and head to Brooklyn, signaling future visits by similar productions. A Massachusetts man deemed financially insane was freed in bankruptcy, with court noting insanity not warranting a padded cell, reflecting on folly and greed.
From Huntingburg Indiana comes a family struck by diphtheria after a trunk was opened for the first time in fourteen years. Germs lingered in clothing of a former patient and were released through ignorance and sentiment, leading to illness and the warning that disease germs deserve no sentiment.
The passage argues that fad reforms prove foolish when tested across nations and eras and suggests that endorsement by W. J. Bryan cannot salvage a failed initiative. It highlights skepticism toward universal reform measures and underscores caution in political experimentation.
Illinois follows Indiana with a law banning saloons near army posts and Soldiers Homes. The Highwood area near Ft Sheridan, once a plague spot, is to be cleaned up by strict enforcement and legislation to shield soldiers from near by temptation.
A reckless driver struck a Cleveland D man who, though badly hurt, fought back after climbing onto the car and beating the chauffeur until he revealed his name and address. Nearby notes cover varied topics from government deficits to politics and industry.
The Grand hotel in Logansport reports strong business and expanding needs. Indiana guests signed registers from cities including Lafayette, Frankfort, Logansport, and Crawfordsville. Depauw alumni will banquet at the Grand Friday night with 150 plates. The Grand serves as headquarters for the Rebekah Assembly on May 12 and hosts the grand master of the Masons during the grand lodge on May 28.
A metropolitan magazine forecast says New York to Paris, Pan American, and Cape to Cairo railways may be completed in coming decades. United States leaders and financiers including Carnegie back global iron links, with America extending influence from Mexico to Asia and Africa.
A temperance speaker boasted that two Indiana judges have declared the saloon outlaw and that the U S Supreme Court will declare it. A listener asked if the speaker remembered there is a Brewer on the Supreme Court, prompting a pause for ice water.
The Owen County Democrat notes farmers who plant by the moon claim peach trees blooming in moonlight resist frost damage. This season is unusual, and outcomes remain uncertain as the frosty weather lurks despite the lunar timing.
Painters struggle through a wet April as rain keeps washing away fresh coats of paint on houses, delaying projects and lengthening timelines across the area, according to the Mt. Vernon Democrat.
A New York Tribune remark notes a capable man who can revive dead ashes and burn fresh coals may gain by engaging with enterprising figures discussing reorganizing the Democratic party. The quotation underscores strategic influence in party politics.
A Kokomo Tribune critique mocks Senator Beveridge for an unusually intense assault on Editor Harvey of Harper’s Weekly, likening it to firing heavy artillery at a mere mosquito. The remark frames the senator’s critique as excessive and overbold.
Washington Post notes a push urging Mr. Carnegie to aid 26,000 starving Russians by funding a well stocked library, framing the request as timely and essential.
Debs harshly criticizes the president in recent speeches, drawing sharp reactions and creating tension around his immediate supporters. The discourse intensifies as Debs challenges policies and political norms amid mounting public scrutiny.
The Omaha Bee notes the president remains busy and has not adopted simplified spelling in recent communications to railroad officials though his language shows some simplification.
Milwaukee microscopist reports over 5,000,900 germs in a nickel sized sample of fake ice cream. The Minneapolis Journal questions why germs would favor bad ice cream over good, highlighting the odd scientific curiosity.
James Raglan of Mitchell was fined and taxed costs for possessing cigarettes in violation of law last week, as reported by the Paoli Indiana Republican.
A jumble of 1900s editorials praises Vice-President Fairbanks, noting his campaigning vigor and cross state appeal. The chatter quotes Washington Star, Atlanta Constitution, New York Sun, and others calling him a strong contender while mockingly labeling rivals and questioning temperaments.
A short, frustrated verse laments broken telephone connections undermining business hopes. The speaker rails at the telephone central and manager while yearning for revenge, then admits the placid mind's loss. The piece ends with a grim mood set at New York Mall.
Local angler James Armstrong caught a long string of bass yesterday on the Southern near Cran dall ten miles west of the city in Big Indian creek. Two of the fish weighed three pounds each.
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