Johnston's Hearing in Elkhart Phone Case Sparks Debate
The Truth reprints Mr J K Johnston's reply defending exoneration by Home Telephone Co directors. He accuses critics of plotting to oust him and publishes letters from six telephone girls alleging misconduct. The piece condemns puritan limits on progress and endorses telephones as essential, urging fair treatment for workers and broad views on life.
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Elkhart
The
Home Telephone Co
Elkhart County
J. K. Johnston
Sec’y
Nnmve
Johnston
Mr. Johnston
Home Telephone Company
Board of Directors
Sell the Islands to Japan Says Justice Brewer
The suggestion argues the Philippines offer no strategic or commercial value to the U S and would be profitable to transfer to Japan. It contends the islands would suit Japan's population growth and that peace might follow if Japan acquires them, with a cash indemnity from Russia potentially included. The piece claims American interest in occidental territory is minimal.
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Japan
Justice Brewer
Missouri Women Defy Plumage Dress Ban Says Song Birds Need Protection
A newspaper discussion argues Missouri’s hat plumage ban targets game birds while praising protection for singing song birds. The writer questions why only game birds are restricted and calls for broader conservation of songsters for the public good of nature’s music.
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Missouri
America
Narrow-Minded. Rev Builta at Oxford Indiana
A damaged clipping notes the Christian pastor Rev Builta in Oxford Indiana facing questions about his stance or actions. The fragment mentions his role and a referenced event or sermon but lacks full details. Further context would clarify the church and the issue prompting the inquiry.
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Builta
Oxford
Indiana
Decline of Liquor Use Narrated by Authorities
The article claims that intoxicant use in England has fallen about 50 percent in twenty five years and that bar drinking is waning in many London districts. It condemns drinking before a decanter and the practice of treating as senseless while noting broader social decline in alcohol consumption.
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England
London
Johnston urged to seek court vindication after board exonerates him
A local controversy over Home Telephone Company notes Mr. Johnston, named secretary, was cleared by the board amid charged claims by six young women. The piece argues for judicial review, stressing protection for working girls and potential damages if defamation occurred.
Call for Compulsory Arbitration to End Strife
A Sunday meeting protest urged compulsory arbitration to settle grievances, arguing it would end strikes, spare workers and employers losses, and curb grafting leaders benefiting from labor disputes. It criticizes Chicago strike disclosures and urges labor leaders to discuss arbitration despite employer reluctance.
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Shea
Chicago
An Uniform Divorce Law United in Morals and Law
The federal census bureau plans a large survey across states to study marriage and divorce as ordered by Congress. Supporters urge a uniform national divorce law, balanced by church and state cooperation to avoid hardship for ill matched couples and prevent lax morals.
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Federal Census Bureau
Congress
Fife Progress on Valley Line Advances to Middlebury
Valley Line Directors met in Secretary Straf ford Maxon's office at 10 am to condemn a parcel near Middlebury after the owner refused sale. Engineer Luther Swinehart reports rapid progress with rails arriving, crews at work, and the line now within two miles of Middlebury.
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Maxon
Middlebury
Valley Line
Strafford Maxon
Luther Swinehart
H. E. Bucklen
Swinehart
Pension Granted Widow of Col Murray in Ohio
Justice of the Peace A Sanders aided the widow of the late Col C H Murray in securing a pension in Ohio. A pension of 17 dollars per month was allowed beginning January 8 with accrued total of 60 dollars. The daughter Mrs Spence of Saratown Ala benefited from the will, while the widow received the pension.
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Justice of the Peace
A. Sanders
Col. C. H. Murray
Ohio
Col Murray
Spence
Saratown
Ala
Col. Murray
Piano Tuning Tip by Geo. N. Schaff at 503 South Third
The ad states precise piano tuning requires both tone and mechanism correction every time and asserts only a thorough piano maker can do it exactly right. Contact Geo. N. Schaff at 503 South Third, phone 611.
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Geo. N. Schaff
South Third
Time Tried and Merit Proven Cough Cure Promoted
A trusted cough syrup touts One Minute Cough Cure as effective and harmless for coughs croup whooping cough and related ailments. Marketed as a child favorite it is available at all druggists.
Torture of a Preacher Prompts Cure by New Discovery
Rev. O. D. Foote of Harpersville New York recounts suffering a persistent cough from the grip and sleeping upright until Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds cured his cough and saved him from consumption. Houseworth Bros. druggists offer 60c and 1.00 priced bottles with a trial bottle free.
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O. D. Foote
Baptist Church of
Harpersville
N. Y
Houseworth Bros
Hot Weather Advice for Piles Sufferers
Seasonal health note advises persons afflicted with piles to stay cautious in hot weather and drink water. It emphasizes hydration and comfort during the warm period.
Prayer at a Town Council in Caldwell Promotes Reform
Caldwell Kansas mayor C W Cupp, a quiet laundryman turned reformer, opens council meetings with prayer and leads a campaign to banish liquor. Voters elected him to end the old regime and enforce temperance, striking at gambling houses and saloons that once defined Caldwell.
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Caldwell
Kan
Kansas City Star
C. W. Cupp
Cupp
Frst
President Meets German Turners Amid White House Shuffle
The German turners visiting for an Indianapolis competition waited in the White House anteroom as Takahira and the Mexican envoy arrived. Simon Wolf introduced them to President Roosevelt but no speech followed. The scene contrasted with the nearby western farmers and the quick exit left the party astonished by the rapid reception.
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White House
Washington
New York Times
United States
Indianapolis
Simon Wolf
Roosevelt
Wessier
Mr. Wolf
Turner
Time War Trains Promise Faster Travel Between Cities
A poem recounts the race between rail rivals led by New York Central and Pennsylvania as they cut curves, reduce grades, and deploy faster engines. It notes how travel from New York to Chicago could be done in half a day, and ends with a reflection on time annihilation and the end of seasons.
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Pennsylvania
New York Central
New York
Chicago
No Crying for Mark Twain Declines Reno Invite
Mark Twain declined a Reno fourth of July invitation, recalling the Rockies era and a youthful wish to talk and celebrate with locals. He writes that travel would not be possible now, but he would gladly visit and speak if younger, praising Reno and a host of bygone figures.
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Reno
Nev
Mark Twain
New York Tribune
Rockies
Fulton
Overland
Ormsby
Carson City
Goodwin
McCarthy
Gillis
Curry
Baldwin
Winters
Howard
Nye
Stewart
Neely
Johnson
Hal Clayton
Jones
North
Root
Brother
Desperadoes
Nogi Regretfully Apologizes to Japan for Port Arthur
General Nogi, famed for Port Arthur, writes a modest letter to the minister of war published by the Japan Mail. He laments the losses and unmilitary comforts of peace time, praises Stoessel’s surrender, and urges discipline and simplicity in military life while thanking condolences for his sons’ deaths.
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Nogi
Port Arthur
Russia
Japan Mail
Stoessel
Fate of a Japanese Traitor Exposed in Navy Scandal
Bennet Burleigh reports in his book that two Japanese transports carrying troops and siege artillery were sunk or driven off after a Russian Vladivostok squadron attacked. The leak traced to a Tokyo official in the admiralty led to punishment. The man was stripped, spat upon, and killed by fellow officers.
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Bennet Burleigh
Japan
Chicago News
Vladivostok
Tokyo
Admiralty
Sioux Indians Embrace White Goods and Court Divorces
Reports from the Rosebud and Cheyenne River reservations show Sioux families owning telephones automobiles hearses pianos and organs while Indian divorces rise with forty seven decrees in Chamberlain and Oacoma. The piece notes lavish spending and display as tribes acquire machines and sponsor marriages amid new legality.
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Supreme Court
Rosebud
Cheyenne River
Chamberlain
S. D
Cincinnati Enquirer
Oacoma
Cheyenne River Reservation
Pierre
Bonesteel
Black Cloud
Omaha
Sioux City
Hollow Horn Bear
Yankton Reservation
Washington
Roosevelt
Shouting Horn
Yankton
John Hanley
Sioux Falls
United States
Dartos
Monaco Prince Advances Aerial Navigation Study
The Prince of Monaco leads a systematic study of upper atmosphere air currents. During a year he developed a kite system reaching 45,000 feet enabling coordinated results. He has prompted the German government to conduct similar experiments on warships and the Portuguese government has agreed to join.
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Prince of
Monaco
London
Globe
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