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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1907
Page
4
A factory morale exhortation urges workers to excel, warning that layoffs may follow a money squeeze. It stresses diligence, loyalty, and keeping value high to secure continued employment, warning against complacency and idle acts as management prunes staff.
The Beckham machine blames Col. Henry Watterson for Kentucky’s Democratic defeat, praising his influence and warning against party folly two years ago. Watterson’s silence allegedly cost thousands of votes and the state, while the note on Chancellor Day aligns with looters against law enforcement.
The piece criticizes Indiana Democrats for avoiding temperance opposition and liquor interests, noting the 1904 Hanly victory as forgotten in party ranks and suggesting the anti liquor movement deserves broader support. It also mocks Fullball Cortelyou’s field goal save of Wall Street.
Charles G Dawes former comptroller of the currency and political manager in Illinois sided with defiant trusts in a Chicago National Civic Federation meeting. He harshly criticized the administration and denounced forces aiding business condition improvements and the push for redemption of commerce.
The piece portrays Dawes as aligned with Standard Oil and against law enforcement and honest financiers. It labels him a Fairbanks type politician who would favor trusts and relinquish property protections, blaming him and his presidential backer for serving corrupt corporate interests over the public.
Fort Wayne aims to advance Maumee river improvements with a mass meeting this week. The initiative will be presented to the great waterways congress in Washington, D. C., in December.
President Roosevelt backs currency reform to aid farmers merchants and workers. He favors emergency notes or credit currency issued by banks during cash shortages and suggests taxing unused notes to prevent profits, aligning with L M Shaw and the American Bankers Association. The plan aims to guide upcoming Congress on reform.
A Posey county farmer received 110 dollars for a single shipment of pump kins. The Evansville Courier hints that pumpkin pie is sweeter in Posey county than elsewhere.
Henry Clews argues that the financial trouble is under control but recovery will be slow and irregular. He cites exhausted floating capital and over-extension of credit as causes, with reckless stock activity and corporate mismanagement as core issues. He notes government interference only where mismanagement or law violation is suspected.
Gov. Hanly voiced support for a Democratic mayoral candidate in Columbus Ohio. Columbus voters backed the Republican by a large margin, regardless of the issue's merit.
The Tennessee Iron company won large steel rail contracts from the steel trust, as buyers like E.H. Harriman shifted away. Rail safety concerns grew after several wrecks from defective rails, blamed on the trust prioritizing output over quality. The Tennessee firm promised to supply rails, challenging the trust’s dominance.
The piece critiques railroad steel rails trusts and potential monopolistic moves by a Tennessee company and a steel firm. It warns against overemphasis on output, the danger to rail safety, and the public’s distrust of corporate secrecy while praising temperance work and cautioning political entanglements with royalty. It cites Theodore Burton and Taft in a broader note on governance.
The Elkhart Review notes Fairbanks gains support from new quarters and hints at gratitude from Burton for a large Republican win against Cleveland mayor Tom Johnson. The piece mentions the president’s fiery talk, Jay county farmers backing deeper waterways, and a plan for a giant cracker trust, with a nod to oyster soup and gold savings reaching New York.
In a brisk political note the piece predicts a general election boost for Santa Claus the president and notes temperance gains alongside reform. It hints Taft’s pace, Foraker’s cable, and a coming dry stock era, with optimism on national prosperity and financial mood.
The passage critiques political deception and personal vanity in a guarded, satirical tone. It references a theater fire, price gouging, debt, and a square deal, warning readers about trickery and hollow promises amid social norms and fashion.
A collage of anecdotes from high society and public life. Gladys Vanderbilt generosity inspires, with a hospital child promise tale. Andrew Carnegie, Lord Clare poaching tale. music and taste quips from Thomas F. Ryan and a Duluth detective quote. a butler whistle joke. Gov. Harris on haste and fines, all recounted in light newspaper sketches from the era.
Two men die for unrequited love of the queen of the Hungarian set in Hammond Indiana prompting the Chicago Post to note the likely page of poses in Sunday papers.
The latest Carnegie heroes face scrutiny as to their true heroism. Medal money is held by Pittsburg Trust Company, which recently suspended operations, casting doubt on payout and recognition.
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