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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
6
A description of Americans abroad in Grecian tunics and sandals, walking in public with their brother and sister-in-law, a baby in a modern English perambulator, and a Greek youth as nurse. The piece notes their widespread cult spreading with ancient attire and contrasts comfort and labor-saving devices with ancient Greek invention.
Special to The Sun reports Berlin on May 17 witnessing the first motor hearse in service. Police approve strict automobile regulations and the vehicle moves swiftly without scorching, prompting demand among those seeking speedy funeral rites.
The Sun advertises a terse For Sale Misc listing offering ten words for three days at 15. gente. The fragment implies a classified sales pitch environment with limited word count and duration.
Detroit May 17 Herbert Secrest a 16 year old schoolboy who smoked seven years spoke his dying wish to save 100 cigarette fiends. After his death more than ten friends filed past his coffin vowing to quit. A post mortem showed half his heart diseased by cigarette use. His brother Frank promised never to smoke again.
Washington plans aid to France to save Algeria's dromedary camels from gadfly plague. A Pasteur Institute lead reports sending horse guard wasps and pupae from Alabama and Louisiana to Havre, then to Algeria to curb the gadfly by biological control.
Washington May 1 Special to The Sun Taft plans to leave Seattle in September aboard the Minnesota to accommodate the first Philippine legislature assembly set for late October He will be joined by Mrs Taft Master Charlie Taft a secretary and a messenger He will stay about two weeks mainly in Manila and return to Washington before Christmas holidays
President Roosevelt grants a conditional pardon to John L. Lennon a nephew of John L. Sullivan serving at Governor's Island for alleged desertion from the marina coins while in Cuba Lennon must re enlist and serve the full four year term after a dishonorable discharge was issued
Special from London reports a spectacle where mastiff dogs masquerade as lions in the final den scene. The lions refuse to attack a martyr, with management defending the masked hounds as faithful actors in a dramatic art.
Hamilton Wright-Torio argues Japan will soon dominate Pacific trade through a government guided trust system. He notes licensing to suppress competition, government stakes in banks and matchmakers, and direct oversight of commerce, signaling broader imperial influence in the region.
An analysis contrasts Japan and America noting government ownership in major Japanese utilities and arsenals, including printing, shipyards, steel works and telegraph stores. It argues privately owned Japanese railroads generally offer better service, citing a lower dining car price example.
An ad touts Golden Medical Discovery from Dr. B V Nearly four decades of forest root extraction to cure blood, liver, and stomach troubles. Claims to purify blood and improve digestion, with a non alcoholic formula and a warning against substitutes. Also promotes Piles laxative as a companion remedy.
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