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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
4
The piece analyzes 1908 Republican delegate math. It notes 992 total delegates with 497 needed, breaking down by region and forecasting Rooseveltist control. It cites Indiana and other midwestern/state blocs and condemns bossism and brewers’ compliance with the law.
The article lauds Indianapolis public schools as a model, noting praise from other cities and observers who visit to study methods and innovations. It emphasizes ongoing improvement, reliance on progressive agents, and the goal of giving Indianapolis children the best schooling. It ends with a humorous reference to President Roosevelt and a pointed remark about a revolutionary figure.
The Indianapolis Sun has harped on Charles W. Fairbanks while revealing the push to use him as a figurehead for anti Roosevelt forces. The piece notes a possible last minute role for Fairbanks if he can unite delegates against Roosevelt and push corporate interests. It suggests major papers ignore him yet the movement remains active.
The speaker argues Fairbanks would be targeted by many factions if nominated by Wall Street. They claim he is vulnerable on multiple points and would likely lose Indiana to Republicans and fail in the general election.
A distant earthquake six thousand two hundred miles from Washington prompts caution against attributing the sea waves to Secretary Taft leaping to the rescue of a waitress, clarifying no such connection.
The piece argues capital absorption globally creates tight money, with high interest and slumps in markets not solely from policy or stock weakness. It cites exhausted banking credits, excess securities, and lack of machinery and labor as drivers, then asks what effect hay-pitching has on the straw vote.
The piece argues that US gas should cost less than 60 cents per thousand feet seen in 181 English cities, given cheaper coal here. It suggests lower consumer costs would expand service, boost production, and lift profits for gas companies, noting successful politicians balance work and listening.
The piece extols picture postcards as a low cost way to share historic views and famed places with homebound people. It notes collectors face mild ridicule, but the craze spreads beyond humor to include reproductions of paintings and sculptures and reminders to avoid obscene material while appreciating courteous, informative imagery.
A brief item notes a dog’s day ending as it parts from Willie on the school house steps, capturing a small domestic moment with period tone and local setting.
The New Castle Courier declines to interpret the Joe Cannon interview as certain papers would. It finds no wording in the interview to justify assertions by the anti Roosevelt press that a notice has been interpreted in a biased manner.
The speaker blocks Roosevelt reforms and Democratic distortions are unlikely to sway real progressive Republicans. Editors nationwide unite behind Rooseveltism, viewing Fairbanks opposition as misaligned with party wisdom. Indianap lis Fairbanks papers stand nearly alone in anti Roosevelt campaigning as time confirms editors’ belief in Rooseveltism.
Gov Hughes aligns with national leaders in urging local self government and responsible law enforcement through proper agents. The assertion centers on the people and the duty of state and city authorities, Roosevelt, Root, and Hughes backing active governance.
The passage argues Cannon failed to grasp the meat inspection lesson and the official report on stock yard and packing house conditions. It claims he yielded to public will after the report and would do so again under new public demands. It notes New York City's debt near US totals, with about half of $800 million incurred under Mayor McClellan, and mentions W R Hearst highlighting this state.
The Minneapolis Journal notes a Wisconsin paper maker found a waste product that can preserve ice indefinitely. The inventor may honorably advertise by gifting a vest made from the material to Mr. Fairbanks. The piece hints at political jockeying and upcoming campaign dynamics as eight months remain before the presidential contest.
U S readers note that, despite the Fairbanks boom, the Washington seismograph shows no reaction. The quiet readings suggest the event has lost impact on national consciousness with no measurable tremor in policy or markets.
A quirky collection of aphorisms on luck birth and death, home life and social roles, gender caricature, art and daily life, and advice when seeking guidance. The voice riffs on modern life with pithy quips and paradoxes, concluding with a fragmentary note.
The piece highlights Katrina Wright daughter of former ambassador Luke Wright famed for Americanism. It notes her bold act chaperoning in Japan and sitting when the emperor appeared, provoking quiet astonishment among Japanese and foreign officials. It also references other public women and Gladstone-like social commentary from era observers.
A Washington clerk James E Brown recalls a $1 250 000 bundle of greenbacks falling on him from a truck breaking his thigh The piece also notes Gov Vardaman of Mississippi remarks on a crook and a purse incident Retail Clerks chief W J Conway defends equal pay for women and stories about politicians theorists and a vacuum brake anecdote from Philadelphia and Reading with various noted figures and remarks
The Washington Herald notes varied views on Gen. Coxey's new army and predicts figures such as Harriman Rockefeller Foraker and Chancellor Day joining the front ranks if current tendencies persist.
A New York Commercial remark alleges Japanese spies, with special Japanese connections, have secured photographs and drawings of all our fortifications and defenses except Richmond Pearson Hobson.
The Difference notes Portsmouth celebrates treaty week while in St Petersburg and Tokyo residents try to forget the tumult of recent events. The piece contrasts public attention in New Hampshire with muted recollections abroad.
A Chicago Record-Herald piece urges not to crush the railroads while noting a disposition in some quarters to soak railroad presidents, reflecting a contentious public mood during the era.
A fragmentary poem by John G Neffiarde from Smart Sst env. explores enduring love after death. It imagines a loving spirit surviving in the world through memory and sensation, longing for the loved one and resisting forgetting.
In a London News anecdote, the etymology of dime and the Dickens connection are explored, noting that "dickens" derives from Elizabethan profanity and the deuce. The piece traces strawberry naming from Anglo-Saxon streawberige and discusses football’s 16th century portrayal, plus golf’s Holland origin and Dutch ball import.
The Accepted Hour notes Mr Fairbanks may deliver keynotes now. If he has speech plans, this is the moment to announce.
A narrator encounters a chorus girl in Lobster Land on the Great White Way. She boasts of her stage backing yet remains a modest performer. The scene shifts to her fading away as the speaker remains an aging angel gray, noting her honesty amid showbiz flattery.
The Sun advertises free want column space for three days with ten words per listing and no charge to readers seeking help in arranging social introductions or services.
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