Progressive State Ticket and call for new Indiana constitution
The 1914 issue lists a Progressive state ticket with Albert Beveridge as U.S. Senator and names for Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Attorney General and other offices. It argues the time has arrived for a new Indiana constitution to reflect modern needs and changes in the last fifty years.
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United States
Albert J. Beveridge
Indianapolis
William A. Pierson
New Albany
John Bawer
Fowler
George W. Lost
Vincennes
A. G. Manning
Kokomo
John W. Kendall
Greenfield
Edward R. Lewis
Jethro C. Culmer
Spencer
Supreme Court
Lew W. Vail
Goshen
Henry Pearson
Bedford
Elias D. Salsburg
George H. Coons
Muncie
Willis E. Roe
East Chicago
Homer C. Underwood
Fort Wayne
Batchelor’s Probation in Republican Standpat Rank
Marion Observer editorial argues Batchelor, once Progressive, sits on probation in the Republican party at Indianapolis. It says party leaders warned him his return would not grant full rights, labeling him traitor to the old guard. The piece portrays strong cross‑party tensions and warns Progressives.
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Marion
Batchelor
Republican Party
Boon
Progressive Party
Indianpolis
Ismay
James Statesman
Crawfordsville
Eleventh
Roosevelt
Taft
Bachelor
Pat Gang
Indiana Needed A New Constitution Says State Call To Unite
The piece urges citizens to form a broad political movement beyond party lines to adopt a new Indiana constitution. It argues Indiana lags in political practices, blamed on boss rule and sordid interests, not lack of intelligence, and calls for reform aligned with national standards.
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Indiana
Moat States
G O P Convention Noted as Political Lesson and Old Guard Show
The Benton Review reports the Indianapolis state Republican convention as a lesson in change and decay. It praises efforts to appear active, notes absence of youth, and cites speakers like C. W. Fairbanks and James E. Watson while listing veteran figures such as Joe Kealing and Harry Wallace in attendance.
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Benton Review
Fowler
Indianapolis
Lincoln League
J James E. Watson
C.W. Fairbanks
Republican Party
Ele Stansbury
Severin
Heir
Old Guard
Joe Kealing
Bill Davie
Harry Wallace
Jim Hemingway
Deceptive Surfaces and Quiet Modern Strength
Rupert Hughes notes Fifth Avenue people resemble motor cars: outward fatigue masks steel cores. He argues modern society hides nerve and precision beneath calm efficiency, favoring calculated restraint over brute display.
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Rupert Hughes
New York
Afr. Hughes
Fifth Avenue
Shively to Address Boone County Progressives at Convention
Bernard B. Shively of Marion, formerly a Democrat and state senator, will speak at the Boone County Progressive convention. He is described as a capable, aggressive orator who left the Democratic party amid criticism of Indiana’s party organization.
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Boone County
Bernard B. Shively
Marion
Shively
Pos Jesses
Boas
Democratic Organization
Indias
Progres
Law and Order and the Tolstoi Edict in St Petersburg
The piece argues for strict action against vagrants near St Petersburg, praising Mayor Tolstoi’s decree to expel the colony from dumping grounds and contrasting law and order with cynicism. It notes the impact on society’s moral fabric and the fate of the degraded in urban life.
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Count Tolstoi
St. Petersburg
Tolstoi
Tuskegee Lectures Highlight Black Pioneers and Progress
The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute organizes a practical lecture series led by Booker T. Washington and prominent Black professionals. The program showcases successful Black bankers, physicians, and artisans to inspire students and prove progress through example.
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Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Influence of Children Reforming Parents
The article notes children can be potent influences on their parents leading to reforms that other agencies might not achieve. Justice John B. Mayo observes that probationary youths often spark notable improvements in their mothers and fathers, highlighting a shared responsibility in child rearing.
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John B. Mayo
Jth
Standout Republicans split as infighting worsens Indiana fallout
The article argues Republicans are divided by personal ambition, weakening party cohesion. It notes the divide deepens as the Progressive movement gains influence, leaving no cohesive leader to unify the slate and diminishing chances for party success amid a fractured statewide platform.
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Indiana
Logansport School Debates Ending Junior Senior Reception
School officials favor discontinuing the annual junior senior class reception to cut costs. Parents argue plain graduation dresses suffice and funds should not fund the reception. The piece also discusses campaign finance reform urging parties to fund campaigns from their members.
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Logansport High School
Progressives Gain Ground in Anticipated November Campaign
Opinion notes many believe supporters of closer government to the people will back the Progressive ticket in November. The piece cites tepid Republican pledges on woman suffrage and a constitutional convention as evidence of shifting allegiances.
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Bie Omar
Democrats Reject Constitutional Convention and Woman Suffrage
In a period of political tension the Democrats refused to support a constitutional convention or woman suffrage, signaling a clear stance against those Progressive platform issues favored by some groups.
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Ing
Dreaming and Doing Should Go Hand in Hand
The Des Moines Register-Leader weighs whether dreams alone or action alone achieves worth. Real progress comes when visionary aims ignite practical effort, as Lincoln combined study with work to turn dreams into reality. The piece urges dreams as guiding beacons to motivate steady striving.
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Des Moines Register-Leader
Lincoln
Advertising Targets Women Says New York Firm Head
A prominent New York ad executive argues advertisements address women who act as family purchasing agents and are more susceptible to ads. He cites women’s influence over men’s purchases and their suggestibility as key factors. He adds that Russia alone among Western nations closely rivals U S population in home and extra European territories, framing the United States as a rising world power and potential modern world colossus.
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Huerta
Villa
Zapata
Madero
Porfire Diaz
United
New York
Russia
Europe
United States
America
Birth Registration and Population Vitality
Overview on birth rates and population growth stressing births over deaths as core to demographic vitality. Highlights illegitimacy nationality and parental status, infant life conservation, and the need for accurate birth and death records to guide public policy and child welfare.
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Children’s Bureau
Washington
Julia C. Lathrop
Birth Registration and Its Legal Importance Across Nations
The article explains how birth records underpin personal identity and legal matters such as inheritance and age related criminal and civil issues. It notes Indiana’s late start and compares European systems with Britain, Germany, France, Italy, and Sweden, highlighting Sweden’s century and a half of perfect birth registration. It urges timely birth certification within thirty six hours as a legal obligation to child and state.
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Ted
Indiana
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Sweden
Vera Cruz Port Four Times Captured By Veterans Of War
Veteran reporters recall Vera Cruz being seized four times before the April 21 U S action. Sieges in 1847 under General Scott, 1861 under Prim, and pirate era raids in 1683 and 1712 are noted, with references to Horatio Gibson and Major General Leonard Wood.
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Uinternational
Washington, D.C
Vera Cruz
Uncle Sam
Winfield Scott
France
England
Spain
Horatio G. Gibson
Leonard Wood
Gibson
General Scott
Mexico
United States
Miramon
Great Britain
Prussia
Benito Juarez
Washington
Vera Crux
Prim
Maximilian
Laurent and
van Horn
Saya
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J. M. Batpertom
Baker
A. H. Felees
Every Taureday
Taegresmire
Andiiana Streets
Lebanon
Ofice
Tampico
Navy Department
J. Blakely Creighton
Oneida
Japan
Gideon Welles
Ted States Navy
Washington, D. C
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