Campaign Tide Drys Political Carcasses in Time
A wary forecast warns the coming campaign surge will leave state senators and representatives politically stranded as the public speaks. The piece notes the people will be heard in the aftermath.
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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
4
Saloon Interest Dominates Lower House At Vote Time
The lower house has shown saloon influence controls its actions and confirms critics warnings. It remains to be seen how many other sinister predictions will be verified as bills touching other interests reach a vote.
Senate Concurred In Bland Two-Cent Fare Bill
The senate agreed to the house amendment to the Bland fare bill. It sets a flat two cents per mile for tickets bought at the station and two and a half cents per mile for passengers boarding without a ticket, becoming effective when this session’s acts are promulgated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Investigation in the county proceeds with no changes
The piece casts doubt on the county investigation and urges a restrained approach, noting that facts will emerge and be shared publicly. It warns talk could mislead and emphasizes patience as the inquiry moves forward without alteration.
Cravens Seeks Reform in Inspector Deputies Corps
Representative Joe Cravens of Madison pursues Sid Conger state inspector and a deputy force overhaul. He introduces two bills cutting deputies from twenty nine to thirteen and paying each deputy 1000 dollars a year with no travel funds. A resolution seeks an itemized report from Governor Hanly on deputy work, fee income, and state payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cravens
Madison
Sid Conger
Cravens
Hanly
Meeker bill seeks pay cut for railroad commissioners
The house fees and salaries committee voted to report favorably the Meeker bill reducing railroad commissioners salaries from 4000 to 3000 a year. The bill faced little initial attention but a likely House fight is expected, with three influential commissioners and senate allies shaping the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Meeker
Railroad Commission
Senate
Commission
Harum bill aims to curb horse malady trade in Indiana
The David Harum bill would become law unless Governor Hanly vetoes it. Representative Weaver introduced the measure, which passed both houses unanimously 84 to 1. It imposes penalties on sellers trading horses afflicted with the heaves or other horse diseases. Senator Slack supported the bill, noting traders in Indianapolis Traders Alley and pledging protection for Shelby county buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Harum
Hanly
Weaver
House
Senate
Slack
Indianapolis
Shelby County
Tomarkkeh
Lawmakers Face Scrutiny Over Temperance Stances
Marion Chronicle reports lawmakers questioned for fitness as Volz of Marion recounts an ante election pact to oppose temperance measures and Greiger of La Porte admits backing high license then reversing to avoid offending saloon brothers, highlighting perceived motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirth
Volz
Marion County
Indianapolis
Greiger
Laporte
Marion Chronicle
Anomaly in Legislature on Sunday Fishing and Baseball
The piece questions lawmakers who oppose legalizing Sunday fishing yet back professional baseball on Sunday. It argues fishing is recreation, not labor, while Sunday baseball is a business that conflicts with a rest day. The writer likens lawmakers to those preferring quiet leisure over commercial sport on the Sabbath.
Indiana high license bill dead in legislature
Crawfordsville Journal notes the house defeat of the $1000 license bill but says the issue remains alive with the people. It argues the defeat will provoke resentment not along party lines and that Republicans cannot be held responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana House of Representatives
Crawfordsville Journal
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Record of party votes on high license bill and in Indians
Republicans cast a portion of the votes while Democrats supported the opposite side. Members face constituents as individuals and the bill’s passage jeopardizes political careers. The author notes liquor interests influenced votes and predicts high license will be a central issue at the next election, with Indians and the public urged to stay vigilant.
Cooling literature and the desert of Kosseir
A critique of coolness in literature and the Flaubert Ducamp episode in Kosseir. The piece traces literature’s “coolness” from Horace to Matthew Arnold, then recounts Flaubert’s strained thirst in the desert, his lemon ice fantasy, and Ducamp’s silence after the episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace
Spenser
Goethe
Eckermann
Matthew Arnold
Flaubert
Maxime Ducamp
Kosseir
Red Sea
Ducamp
Mr. Tarver
London Globe
Corner Book Shelves With Gilded Small Ropes
Illustration shows corner shelves hung on thin gilded ropes. A bottom shelf drop holds old magazines or folios, keeping them dust free. Shelves are dressed pine stained dark.
Mediation of a Man’s Worth Beyond Mediocrity
A quotation reflects that a man surpasses mediocrity through abundant good sense and strong good feeling, attributed to Joubert, emphasizing inner virtues over ordinary traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joubert
Home Merchants and Community Welfare Argument
An earnest call urging residents to support local merchants over catalogue houses. It argues home traders fund churches schools and town events, keep advertising local papers afloat, and sustain town growth, warning that chasing cheap imports harms the community and reduces local prosperity.
Origin of Helpmeet in Biblical Creation Language
The phrase help meet begins with the biblical creation when the Lord God notes it is not good for man to be alone and declares I will make him an help meet. Over time the words fuse into helper terms like helpmeet and help mate, with variations noted by Macaulay in reference to a parson’s waiting woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catalogue
United States
Macaulay
Brown Sugar Returns to Favor Under Food Law
The article explains that pure white sugar is deemed impure due to chemical bleaching and adulteration. It notes brown sugar as the proper alternative, amid claims of marble dust, sand, and ultramarine residues in white sugar. The piece reflects changing tastes and regulatory rulings affecting household sugar choices.
Oddities of Diamond Imports Across American Ports
The Argonaut notes diamond trade concentrates at few ports with New York leading at nearly 24 million. Chicago shows 122 583. San Francisco similar. Newport records 11 728. For uncut stones New York tops 10 million with Boston and Baltimore close behind under 5 million. Paso del Norte Texas reports 34 dollars free entry for uncut stones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Newport
Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Paso del Norte
Tex
Argonaut
The Road to Fame and Zangwill’s Early Grit
A magazine editor recalls Zangwill’s entry to fame by selling his first story as pamphlets at newsstands for a cent each, earning 150 dollars. He later turned to plays, claiming true fame favors those with talent and tireless effort over blossoming youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zangwill
New York Press
Crude Printing In Tibet At Narthang
A correspondent reports extensive printing at Narthang Tibet with thousands of wooden blocks eighty by twelve inches carved with complete pages. Printing is done by laying paper on a surface and levering the block with a long handle, a primitive but established method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tibet
Narthang
Nartang
London Cook's Simple Duck Recipe Sparks Quick Roast
Jack London details a quick method for a wild duck. Stuff with celery or fill interior with celery salt and roast fourteen minutes. The result is blood rare and tender, dusted with salt and paprika for a melt in the mouth finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duck London
Jack London
Miles Bradford
Bohemian
Disappearance of the Ne er do well in English villages
A reflective note from Country Life recalls a past English village scene twenty five to thirty years ago. It observes many half employed locals who were amusing ne er do wells and notes these figures seem largely eliminated from modern country life under current conditions.
Australian Defense Deliberations Since Federation
Six years after federation defense began with vigor but now the forces are described as a mockery. The Sydney Herald laments that each state once had capable naval and military elements and that national defense has deteriorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation
Sydney Herald
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Republican Peoples Paper
Clifton
Ager
River Os
Lowell
Mast
Ayer
Kesseir
Boars
Home Merchants
Alfred C. Clark
Ist
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