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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
4
The fragment lists telephone editorial rooms and business office references with subscription rates in local currency. It notes varying charges for city and outside city delivery, including weekly, monthly, and annual terms, plus a New York office address and Tribune building cues.
The commentary argues that the Consumers' Gas trust muddle demands men of broad experience and warns that Holtzman’s city administration has not shown capability for big propositions. It urges stepping aside from the campaign as it is not a safe campaign issue for the mayor.
The piece condemns student led action in Chicago schools where youths from 12 to 14 organize pickets and riots injuring a wagon driver. It argues such anarchic behavior harms government authority and urges Chicago parents to respond while noting shifts in agricultural profits and remarks on figures like Mr Armour and John W Gates.
In the First district a tight race left Foster with about 1,000 votes against a 3,500 Republican base. The Hemenway-Fairbanks machine backed Brady to block Cunningham, leaving Foster reliant on party loyalty and exposing tensions within Indiana's GOP. A Colorado Capitol janitor story fragment mentions a legislator theft accusation and dismissive responses from officials.
The Rosebud Indian reservation in South Dakota has 120 marriageable young women who have drawn homesteads and received proposals from 10,000 men. Most proposals arrived by mail as the suitors are distant and unfamiliar with the women.
A quirky tale notes 120 Rosebud women refuse marriage offers. they demand suitors prove work ethic by plowing, sowing, and harvesting to win a farm match. The piece praises their discerning approach and suggests that marrying for a farm should be treated as a serious, unemotional proposal driven by merit. It also mentions Memorial Day observances and Buffalo Bill’s Cossacks in Paris.
A critical column questions lottery legality and enforcement, noting escape through legal loopholes and the failure to indict. It laments high government attorney salaries, local lottery sales, and concerns about youths leaving Rome, urging action and accountability.
Lady Henry Somerset reviews a recent Treves book on India. Quoting the author, the piece notes that smiles are rare among adults in India, while children smile, reflecting dire poverty and near starvation. It contrasts this with Professor Starr’s critique of missions and missionaries as presumption.
The writer questions how to influence Oriental beliefs with glimpses of a better viewpoint and better living conditions. It argues for extending the light of reform to Asia as Japan has benefited, while critiquing the cost of legal representation in federal indictments and suggesting higher government investment in capable counsel.
Gov J Frank Manly and Mayor John W Holtzman denounce athletic events and baseball games on May 30 in Memorial Day proclamations. The piece questions whether they will stop scheduled events. It notes assorted remarks on social issues and local happenings, including golf access and public attention to notable figures.
A large force cleans rooms and dusts old war records at the Adjutant General Ward. W. T. Freeman travels on board business. Quartermaster Perry solicits bids for supplies for the Indiana Guard encampment. A. C. Alexander hosts a Marion dinner for the Indiana World's Fair commission, its final meeting. Statehouse doors bare varnish to be refinished soon.
The article describes Japan adopting a unified national education system. Children begin school at age six and stay until twelve, studying Japanese and Chinese in the early years and English after graduation, with boys and girls learning in common schools.
The Princess of Wales plans a motor car built to her design with two small front seats and a rear seating area for five. It features a large rear window, folding table, and space for lunch service. The royal party aims for efficiency and comfort on journeys.
A hometown note highlights Wellington fair expectations with a strong race program and musical plans. Citizens may be asked to support new music initiatives as bands prepare and a hand organ performer is anticipated. The item blends local events with unrelated humorous notices and transatlantic news snippets.
A well known local character Sam Wellington, called the duke, is famed as a cook and camping companion. A pranksters ghost scare sent him racing from a tent, both fleeing and then sitting on a log as the improvised specter puffed. He vowed to chase back, while the ghost teased and matched his pace in a humorous exchange.
Dr Schmidt Monnard of Halle reports that sick children in half day attendance rise by one half compared with forenoon only sessions. Breslau Hygienic Institute attacks mosquitoes. municipal experts pursue winter breeding sites in cellars. Malachite green to be used to destroy larvae in ponds.
City brief items report the death of four year old David A Riddle from appendicitis at 1407 Montcalmst. police search for Murray Lucas from Louisville. two entertainments for visiting undertakers at Englishs opera house and Flanner Buchanan cremation. Willam Deamon of Kentucky Ave seeks marriage with Mary Williama. Maida Kruger chief Krugers daughter dies at 425 Delaware. toast to prudent funds for retirement urging regular deposits and compound interest.
The account describes yellow fever symptoms including fever yellow skin and gastro intestinal distress, spread by mosquitoes, with high mortality in Barbadoes and the lower Mississippi valley. It covers historical recognition since 1617, seasonal fatality May to August, immunity after one attack, and care guidance emphasizing rest and calm conduct to prevent death from fright.
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