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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1905
Page
6
Special to the Sun describes the Milano brothers, four powerful men hailed as the world’s strongest, performing remarkable feats on stage. The oldest lifts with one arm while the others assist, a 60 pound girl walks on a platform as the quartet demonstrates extraordinary balance and strength.
The Stork of Hudson Bay Company departed from the West India Delta in June 1905 bound for northwest Canada. On the return voyage it was trapped in ice near the entrance to Udoon Strait, forcing the crew to choose death by crushing, drowning, or starvation after ten months of imprisonment. They survived by building huts and foraging wild rabbits, finally reaching the East India Dock harbor again.
A British army officer in India was awakened by a servant who whispered that his master stayed up until 2 AM and asked what to do when ordered to wake him at 6 50. The servant reported his master did not go to bed until early hours.
The piece accuses prominent figures of misusing campaign funds and labels them common thieves under the New York Penal Law. It critiques public reverence for the wealthy, contrasts moral decay with televised success, and condemns edifying elites as ordinary thieves. Also notes a bridge player and a medical ad touting a tar remedy with a free sample offer.
Charles J Devlin, a Kansas financier, collapsed after a $94 million failure of First National Bank of Topeka. He diverted $700,000 in lands and $567,000 in insurance. Kansas state deposits totaled $647,000. Receivers say premiums paid on Berlin’s life insurance aided creditor payments as Devlin’s assets funded claims.
Promoters announce free handsome paper cutters from the Weisbach company, makers of the finest mantels, offered to anyone visiting their storm shop. The design is attractive and aims to showcase the manufacturer’s artistry in home accessories.
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