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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1907
Page
4
The article argues prosecutors in Marion County and elsewhere should be salaried rather than fee based. It contends office value is $25,000 to $30,000 yearly, increases with large delinquent tax suits, and fees should go to the county treasury. It urges attracting top legal talent with fixed salaries.
Portland Oregon enacts new rule aimed at reducing high prices by trusts. The measure seeks to regulate monopolistic pricing practices in western markets amid optimistic civic support.
The stand-patter theme falters as tariff change grows likely. The piece notes public skepticism toward safe, non radical policy shifts and cites signals that Americans favor tariff reform. It mentions William Rockefeller missing a New York trial and Standard Oil officials appearing disengaged.
Indianapolis experiences a rapid real estate boom as vacant lots double buyers’ money in a year. Real estate men note swift growth, with average citizens often unaware of the expansion and capitalists seeking wise investments.
The article extols Indianapolis property as a guaranteed money maker, claiming investments are safe and values will rise almost surely. It downplays declines and warns only a nationwide financial downturn could halt growth in this city’s real estate market.
A wry musing questions the prospect of a future governor resembling Hanly in temperament and policy, casting doubt on the idea of a surprising political likeness emerging in upcoming leadership. The line hints at resemblance as a humorous possibility rather than a serious assertion.
The Fontanet explosion devastates Fontanet Indiana, destroying homes and killing several, prompting rapid relief efforts. Indiana residents unite to shelter the homeless and aid the injured while pondering safety lapses in storing high explosives and the need for reforms.
The piece notes opposition from Senators and railroad controlled figures, with Senator Platt highlighted as a longtime head of United States Express. It suggests express stock ties and railroad magnates backing the opposition, while some in the governing party fear radical legislation before the campaign. It calls the struggle an object lesson for the nation regardless of the plan's fate.
Police maintain the northwest corner of Washington and Illinois streets to keep a crowd of young men away after evenings. The area had become a nuisance as women dreaded passing there due to ogling, jostling, insults, and leering remarks.
A new burst of energy in Republican newspapers across the state signals renewed support for Fairbanks. Editors, once muffled, are urged to jump in and boost his campaign as they toast the revival with optimistic, if sardonic, rhetoric. The Health Board plan to inspect Indianapolis tenement districts is a commendable move for public health.
The piece calls for strict enforcement of all laws to prevent future disease outbreaks and condemns neglect of lighted areas in Indianapolis. It notes varied city lighting, mentions new postal stamps, compares Chicago and Indianapolis paving, references the fish and game commissioner, and observes a Minneapolis Tribune remark on wealth and morality. It ends with a nod to a fight promoter potentially boosting Fish and Harrison’s fortunes.
The piece notes demands to drop charges against Life Insurance officials while questioning lapses and the ongoing vice issue. It mentions the Jamestown exposition finishing, the Methodist conference episode, Fairbanks, a Massachusetts preacher quitting his church to golf, and the Hartije trial reappearing as Pittsburgh remains in focus amid Thaw trial expectations.
In a Memphis speech President Roosevelt hails the Mississippi valley as the heart of the United States and foresees Chicago surpassing New York in wealth and influence. The piece notes Chicago as the growing hub of rail lines, trade, and population with rivalries and mutual prosperity between New York and Chicago.
Hobart Gazette notes editor Zimmerman of the Valparaiso Messenger is kind and publishes a timetable of trains stopping in Valparaiso on all roads through the city, with Zim donating the space.
A short Washington Herek piece notes a pupil answering parents about fifth grade next year. The child predicts fractions or decimals, but the teacher hints at headwork and perforated squares in a concise, quotable line.
The Washington Herald reports on a 8000 acre tract 25 miles southeast of Chicago where United States Stes! is constructing a vast industrial city named Gary. At $23,000 daily expense and a projected $13,000,000 total cost, the town will house 50,000 workers next year with hotels, banks, a school, assembly hall, and planned church and club facilities.
A mixed column of light sketches and tales begins with a compliant tour group fearing hosts at Hadrian’s villa, followed by a rocky mix up at Grand Central as a traveler misnames Rocky Island. A German worker’s joke about speaking with screws in his mouth, a Civil War quip from Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, and a Florida tarpon tale inject humor. Also recounted is a Bombay applicant’s earnest plea to The Standard Oil, revealing pride, hardship, and perseverance.
A high official hosts a French envoy at Washington dinner. The guest extols France's superiority while a nearby American quietly feigns politeness. The Frenchman asks if Americans admit France is the politest, and the reply reveals American humor about politeness.
Thursday’s Chicago Tribune summary reports a prince slain by peasants a captain killed by an unknown assailant a noble estate fire set by peasants and the destruction of buildings and thirty six political prisoners escaping from prison in the Russian empire events.
The goldfinch or wild canary is as useful as it is beautiful and a weed destroyer with a strong preference for compositae plants. It focuses on thistles such as Canada and bull thistles and is often called the thistle bird.
An exploration seeking a practical stock route in northern pastoral lands to central gold fields encounters a large number of a tiny Jog tribe animal no bigger than a rat. The natives eat the creature greedily and its potential as a pet boom lure is noted.
The city sold forty million dollars in bonds at four percent, subscribed five times over by savings banks life insurers and financial interests with an average premium just over two percent. The street appears to have recovered from tight money and invoked a virtue of necessity by calling off its strike. Money for gilt edged investments remains abundant here despite earlier tightness.
A Cleveland Leader reader quotes a dialect exchange about calling a boy naughty but a girl nervous, highlighting gendered labeling and social expectations in child behavior.
Professor David Todd of Amherst College, head of the Lowell astronomical expedition, arrived in Lima Peru and reported observations from his Andes trip at elevations around 17 500 feet above mean sea level, noting atmospheric conditions and celestial phenomena during the high altitude ascent.
A fragment suggests a Pittsburg source notes women drink more than men, with unclear context and possibly journalistic commentary. Readable details are limited, but the claim appears tied to gender and consumption patterns discussed in a local article fragment.
The article recounts presidential habits of abstinence and indulgence, noting Hayes shut out alcohol except for a visit by the Grand Duke Alexis, Lincoln’s abstention, and later presidents McKinley Harrison Garfield Arthur and Johnson. It highlights McKinley’s stance on hospitality, Buchanan’s liquor custom, and Arthur’s refined palatability and dining influence.
An enormous Gary Indiana crowd on a station platform faced a fast Chicago train that barreled through at fifty miles an hour without warning, killing seven and injuring many as clothing and body parts were scattered along the track. The item criticizes lack of signals and crowd control, urges safeguards, and notes an ongoing investigation.
A vivid, decorative portrait of a Brown October maid walking the streets in amber fashion. The piece riffs on her caramel glow, bonnet to slippers, and demure glare as she glides through shopping and social scenes, likening her to autumn’s painting in lively yet lyrical terms.
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