River life and a banker’s awakening on the Mississippi
Henry Yates, a Wall Street magnate chasing wealth, reunites with his daughter Edith aboard the Valley Queen after his wife’s death. He confronts his wasted marriage and the old river clerk’s life he left behind, torn between social ambition and Edith’s happiness as they head toward New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Downs
Idith
Yates
Edith
Henry Yates
Mr. Yates
Allen Houston
Houston
West
New York
New Orleans
Memphis
Mr. Clerk
Ilowston
Mammon
Young Liouston
Mgr. Yates
Wall Street
Alen
Mother Mississippi
Ilouston
Crescent
Edith Yates
Tienry Yates
Horses Scarce and Prices High Amid Auto Craze
T S Gilbert of Cincinnati reports hunters face tight supply of high-class horses. Traders hunt Kentucky and Ohio stock but profits vanish as demand outweighs sales. War eras drained horse flesh, Boer and Spanish conflicts contributed, and prices are expected to stay high for years. The auto craze has not reduced demand for fine carriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Gilbert
Cincinnati
Barton
Kentucky
Ohio
Spain
Washington Post
The Old Fashioned Train Boys Fade Into Has Beens
An Indianapolis News essay traces the decline of train boys once common on rail lines. It notes fewer youths sell newspapers on stations and trains, cites lower earnings, and explains how changes from peanuts to shells and stricter company rules push the role toward oblivion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Railroad
News Companies
News Company
Indianapolis News
British Warship Scorpion Sinks After Tow Collapse
The British tug Powerful rescues fifteen crew members after the Scorpion, once a Confederate monitor, foundered eighty miles off Georges Shoa while en route from Bermuda to St John N I. The vessel had been towed and lost off George's shoal. In a separate court scene Judge Stubbs hears a juvenile case as Jackson, the accuser, pleads for custody of Sparkles and to have the boy placed under his care.
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Powerful
Russel
Josten
Bermuda
St. John, N. I
George's Shoa
Stubbs
Jackson
Sparkles
Plainfield
Illiser
England
Confederacy
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Hamilton
Scorpion’s Seizure and Indianapolis Welfare Efforts
Civil War era ships like the Scorpion built in England were hoped to dominate seas and threaten major Union cities before being seized by Britain. In Indianapolis, James L. Jackson plans a Christian Home of Rescue on Fall Creek to house and employ people from the Dumps, aiding workers with an industrial program and a restaurant to sustain the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggs
Louisville
Indianapolis
James L. Jackson
Fall Creek
Christian Home of Rescue
City Hospital
Jackson
Jacckson
Sparkles
Indiana Avenue
Daily report to benefactor at Indianapolis News
A worker reports daily to his benefactor at the Indianapolis News, outlining tasks and progress. The arrangement shows a subordinate relationship and ongoing payment or support from the benefactor. The note hints at a structured newsroom workflow and donor influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
atIndianapolis News
Picking the Winning Horse in a Race
A dialogue contrasts finding the fastest horse with identifying the winner. The speaker notes observation and experience help pick the fastest entrant, while the goal is to choose the horse most likely to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Preserving Railroad Ties in Transit
The piece describes moving tie preserving plants on cars to railway delivery points. It notes retorts of 500 ties each where sap is extracted and salt solution replaces it. A closing jab remarks some people enjoy making fools out of themselves.
Widow of Statesman Mrs Blaine Dies in Augusta Mo
Widow of famed leader Mrs James G Blaine died at her Augusta Missouri home where she had resided quietly since her husband's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Blaine
Augusta
Death of a Great American Artist Whistler Dies
The death of James Abbott McNeill Whistler in London marks the passing of a leading American artist. Whistler, born in St Petersburg, spent much of his life in England where his eccentricities and strong opinions stirred criticism. He rose to fame as an etcher before pursuing painting, influencing European art. his clashes with critics and notable libel suits are recalled along with his unique tonal experiments in color and atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. McNeill Whistler
London
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
England
Whistler
Col
William Whistler
West Point
Paris
Thames
Dklis
Great Ruskin
Lilby
du Maurier
Joe Sibley
Fnally
Broad Indiana notes of accidents and community events
A Indiana state column reports deaths from a corn crib fall in Owensville and a drowning near Aurora. Ezra Smith returns to Noblesville to find his father’s family dead. A Huntington greenhouse loses 2000 dollars in glass after a storm. The piece notes saloon protests in Camden and many travelers through Evansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William IR. Clarke
Owensville
John Moody
Aurora
Hogan Creek
Noblesville
Ezra Smith
George Pastor
Huntington
Camden
Evansville
South
Danville
New Albany
Prof
W. Latta
Purdue University
John R. Walsh
Southern Indiana Railway
Victor
W. W. Gordon
Powers’ Station
Spencer County
Southern Indiana
Sharp satirical musings mix war luck and weather hints
A tongue in cheek column jokes about global politics and finance from Morgan and Rockefeller to Japan and Russia, suggesting odd solutions like pennies for distant islands and pass keys for favored nations. It notes weather hopes for the western wheat fields and a grim line about an Ohio man sentenced to electrocution as six wives loom in memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Rockefeller
Wall Street
Manchuria
Russia
Kansas
New Jersey
Japan
Alfred Knapp
Ohio
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Nother Mississippi
Chicago
OX Toe Valley
British Warship Founders
Scorpion
United States
Percy Avery Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
Yr. A. Rockefeller
Sumis
Standard Oil Company
Stillman
Rockefender
Isibel Goodrich Stillman
Vira, Danas
Duane
Jn. A. M. Whistler
Indiana News
Lon Young
Crawfordsville
Robert Smith
Lebanon
Mr. Smith
Conrad Eberts
Ebert Lros
Millers
Jeffersonville
Pennsylvania
Franklin Township
Wayne County
Muncie
Durbin
Reid
Michigan City
Prison Reform Commission
Board of State Charities
Lammond
W. B. Conkey Company
Holland
Mieh
Conkey
Michigan
Scott Clarke
Sheridan Electric
Clarke
Otto
Crothersville
Charles Neisses
Cal Spencer
Josiah Bishop & Son
Rushville
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