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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1905
Page
4
Rates for delivery by carrier in city five cents weekly. Outside city six months one dollar fifty in advance. Outside city monthly fifty cents in advance. Outside city yearly in advance. Entered at Indianapolis post office as second class matter.
An editorial argues Bookwalter would be dangerous to trust with contracts with public service corporations and endorses Holtzman as honest and competent. It cites a past Indianapolis Southern railroad elevation and coal-rate deal that was altered by Holtzman, prompting Republican council corrections, to claim Holtzman’s incompetence. The piece urges voters to recall the incident at election.
A lively 1910s style forecast notes telephony shrinking distances from wireless to long distance. It envisions future air talk between cities, cites London and Indianapolis as examples, and mocks early bets on municipal streetcar ownership as reform waves pass through Dona von’s Ward.
President Eliot’s remarks to the Trestunan class at Harvard stress durable satisfactions found in moral cleanliness and generosity. He argues true happiness comes from inner truth, not wealth or power, and advocates old fashioned virtue and wholesome living as the key to lasting satisfaction.
Dr Agnes Valentine Kelley of Meadville Pennsylvania urges building 100 new schoolhouses in southern states to educate white children. She cites Louisiana and Alabama needs, lacking facilities and teachers, and appeals to governors and churches to support per-state funding for the first buildings.
Predictions by Raphael the Astrologer note a favorable day with potential benefits for success and relationships. The text mentions personal anniversaries, cautious employment outcomes, and a contemplative, persevering, overall fortunate sentiment. it hints at favorable marriage prospects for women and guarded fortune for men.
Edward Krause, owner of the Marian hotel, is negotiating to purchase the English Hotel, to be sold at receiver's fate. If the deal closes Krause would run the English Hotel and Moro Hotel, both prominent in city trades. The English Hotel, introduced by Krause, has a history of steady success and is expected to operate at popular prices under new management.
A torn fragment outlines Paris possessing the largest deice in the world valued at 400 041 dollars. It notes Europe Russia harboring about 22 million horses and claims Russia leads global equine numbers. Other items cover voting bans for poor and criminal classes, Lloyds insurance inquiries, and wine fermentation myths.
Morne norees In the PAR ALADTOS At Windeop are apeeally trained before dies are otnioldered safe for riding or driving. After they have been broken in they are dnven past mutiry bands and made to stand by railway trains and hear them rattle. The horses are also accustom to firing by taking them down on a field day at Aldershot.
Thousands of women under the auspices of the W. T. U gather in Philadelphia on election day to pray for civic righteousness and the success of reform. The Indies claim their prayers prevailed last year. City ministers were invited to participate.
Ivansville Indiana reports Henry Imbaan Aled died Sunday after a two day struggle from a broken neck sustained in a wagon collision while driving a wagon and street car, details remain limited as investigators continued.
Special to the Sun reports Lew Frank of Anderson Indiana slashed his throat with a razor on Saturday. He died, condition listed as serious but may recover. Frank, formerly an agent for a local brewing company, had been in Marion seeking Keeley cure treatment.
A collage of quotations and brief notes shows varied public figures and incidents. The president of a large Ife insurance firm speaks of family ties amid terror. a young engineer recalls hours of imprisonment and fear of a powder explosion. witnesses discuss hair color myths after a harrowing escape. The piece also references court actions, political figures, a murder trial, and social scenes from Chicago, Omaha, and Philadelphia.
A garbled Chicago News item describes a request for a clerk who can mimic a partner exactly while negotiating terms. The agent asks for someone who can relay offers nightly and monitor calls, with the manager unsure what is meant by insects. The unclear fragment hints at a scheme involving a double and staged appearances.
A terse late edition note references a shift toward more profitable work, with names like Michard Norm and a second story highlighted in the limbus dispatch. The fragmentary text suggests a regional business update and editorial emphasis on economic activity.
Report from Muncie Indiana states Mrs. Clara Stone was attacked when a brick was hurled at her through a window. An earlier shot through the window reportedly missed, leaving the assailant at large and the motive unclear.
A worker named Clinton was unloading a piano when it toppled, crushing him during the operation. The accident occurred as the team handled a play and a crane was involved, leading to a fatal injury under unclear details. Local authorities are investigating.
An advertisement touts Magic Foot Drafts claimed to absorb uric acid from blood through foot pores to cure rheumatism. It invites free trials by mail from Jackson Michigan, promising no charge unless satisfied and offering a color book on rheumatism with only the name requested.
Quality rugs at Pet us Dry Goods Co promise reliability and low prices. The ad touts Oriental and domestic patterns, Royal Wilton looks, Ingrain Carpets, and many border options across several yards with affordable per-yard rates.
In a Saks & Co window scene shoppers sample a $550 beaver shell overcoat with Persian lamb collar. A salesman touts fine leather coats and new automobile goods from Denmark France and England. He touts waterproof garments and a windproof design for motorists with innovative pockets laprobe and gauntlet features.
Tahlequah Oct 16 The piece critiques the administration in Indian Territory portraying a system dominated by Indian agents and federal judges with broad powers under Interior Department influence. It notes limited public schooling outside towns, tribal control of Indian schools, and a vast money flow overseen by Indian agents, with tribal governments set to dissolve next winter.
Richmond Indiana set to name permanent committees for the upcoming centennial celebration the day after October 20. The report notes a structured plan for event organization and local participation.
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