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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1905
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun announces carrier rates within city and outside areas. Six cents weekly in city, six months prepaid outside city, 160 dollars per year, 25 cents per month outside city, and 100 dollars per year outside city. Postage and second class matter noted.
A humorous critique mocks the term sporadic gambling used in local politics. It highlights business figures like Fred Heier Sullivan McGuire Shea Armitage Rahke and the Cleveland club, arguing the label covers real gambling activities and political failures by Holtzman. Citizens are urged to vote for sporadic gambling as a form of protest against promised reforms.
An editorial critiques wealth as a mere pastime beside higher aims, arguing money making remains vital for many yet should not eclipse essential needs. It suggests Rockefeller and trusts profit from higher necessities like oil and coal, while warning abundant riches hinder the average man’s progress. The piece concludes with a provincial jab at Indiana politics and a local editor.
The president plans extensive work for the next session, aiming to place key questions before lawmakers. He maintains his stance on railway rates, opposing rebates, and stresses open highways for all. He condemns abuses of private car lines and exclusive terminal tracks.
A lengthy editorial laments political corruption and calls for federal election reforms and tighter rate regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission. It notes Butler’s address on life insurance ethics, praising character over reputation and warning that tainted leaders lose public trust. The piece critiques bribery, fraud, and sporadic gambling, urging stronger federal oversight and moral accountability.
Local physicians, psychologists debate Leon Crambeau, a seven year old criminal, as he is examined in Marinette jail. Despite a well formed head and fit, he is small, tough, and heavily influenced by environment. A relative taught theft and arson, while the family home near Wausaukee is dilapidated. The child burned a baby to death by kerosene saturated cradle.
Predictions by Raphael the Astrologer warns to ask favors in the evening and attend to business. If your birthday anniversary falls on this day, you will be inclined to seek pleasure but should focus on duties. Within the family, grief or disappointment may occur. A child born that day will be untidy and fond of company and likely poor.
A jumble of quips, misread names, and stray lines from a Chicago page. It mentions a Cleveland judge sentencing a killer to seven years, musings on mercy, elopements, petty quotes, and garbled dialogue about a mayor, photographers, and a divorce case.
A string of terse local notices recalls violent deaths and crimes across Indiana towns. James Hughes shot and killed Smith on the Big Four cut-off, while Frederick Houk died in a dispute over a woman. Evans and Shirkie faces suit and a bar owner's despair ends in possible self harm. A man killed by a train near Richmon d, and a poultry house fire at Ganesville caused substantial loss. Attorneys Thompson and Jones dissolve their partnership while campaigning for judge. Interurban expansion to Greensburg eyed via the Van route.
A photo shows a member of Maj. Richardsons famous dog corps, which recently paraded before King Edward in Edinburgh. The piece highlights the unit’s loyalty and historic service to the British Army.
London reports that Dr George A Witzhoff the American Bigamist with many wives pursued love and dentistry in Britain after leaving the US. A suspected double under the names Weston or Gouldstein drew suspicion in Manchester and London as he courted women and fled with money and jewelry. Police traced aliases, patients, and a trunk full of photos and letters, linking Witzhoff to the Peerless Laboratory in Bridgeport Cann.
A statue of Marquis Ito, described as a firm modern monument in Japan, was dragged around the streets by the neck during a recent riot in Tokyo as mobs clashed, illustrating the charged atmosphere and symbolic anger.
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