Soups and politics in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne notices
The Fort Wayne Journal and Wayne Gazette discuss subscription terms and postal concerns while Indianapolis news notes a soup distribution at Kingan’s plant and scrutiny of an anarchist paper Le Questionné Sociale for violent content, leading to revocation of second class mail privileges.
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Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Nsar
Kingan
Inithai City
Republean
Bookwalter
Indishapolis
Twelfth Presbyterian Church
Maryland
West Streaty
Walter
Europe
Kingan Company
Billy Gallows
Paper Trust Challenged by Publishers Association
A 1903 letter exchange shows Herman Ridder of the American Newspaper Publishers Association urging Congress to grant hearings and revise tariff rates on paper and pulp. Congressman Payne responds that the Ways and Means Committee will not pursue tariff revision this year due to elections and unrest.
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American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Congress
Roosevelt
Way and Means
Ridder
New York
Sevens C. Payne
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
Amner- Tean
Ansogre
Herman Ridder
American Newspaper Publishees* Association
Washington
TSO
Korman Ridder
New
Japan
Elrenton
Serendi
Payne
Labor as a Shareholder at National Biscuit Company
The Hartford Courant reports in February 1908 on worker ownership at the National Biscuit Company. About 7,600 stockholders exist, 2,396 are employees who bought 7,338 preferred shares, excluding directors. The firm’s sales rise from 4 84 051 000 to 41 802 000 in 1907, with 3,995 employee-owners, suggesting stability and broader capital participation. The company emphasizes fixed prices and open terms rather than price wars.
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National Biscuit Company
United States
Éartel
Notice on Delinquent Journal Gazette Subscribers
The Journal Gazette will discontinue papers after three months in arrears under a new postal regulation effective April 1. Delinquent subscribers have been notified and urged to settle accounts before April 1 or request an extension to avoid service interruption. The paper promises to accommodate subscribers who contact the office to arrange payment.
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Journal-Gazette
Journal- Gazette
Becaues
Abd Iti Rave
Bnt
Journal-Gesette
Gas Franchise Fight Delays Council Vote
City council debates a gas franchise contract with delay threats as members spar over reading, time to study provisions, and whether to ratify tonight. Mr. Johnson, Mr. Henry, and Mr. Baynr clash with Mr. Cook over price and length, while plans for a committee report are set amid calls to act soon.
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Cook
Mr. Baynr
Dr. Stemen
Bir. Welch
J. Frank Stungavan
Harrison
Kinder
Wres
Henry Gala
Bayer
Johnson
Henry
Dy. Brielen
State Democratic Platform IX Brief
Platform criticizes Republicans and endorses Ervin for president and Kern for vice president. Promotes income tax postal savings banks pure food laws weekly pay days and worker protections. Calls for reform of taxation, waterways, Panama Canal completion, bank deposits security, city ward township option, and repeal of metropolitan policy law. Targets centralization, trusts, tariffs, and Wall Street ties.
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Ervin
Panama
John W. Kern
Washington
Vawter
Ajdy
Roosevelt
Gortelyou
Peeve Ponte
Republican Party
Wall Street
Old American idea of merit fuels company’s shareholder shift
The text contrasts the traditional belief that merit determines success with a modern practice of converting as many workers as possible into shareholders. It highlights a tension between enduring ideals and new corporate methods that distribute ownership among employees. The passage reflects a debate over control, structure, and the distribution of profits within the company.
Call on Ew four boy's ap ne vlateher Co
Four boys call on Ew with a vague request to betray a local company, causing concern among residents about possible theft or mischief. Authorities urge caution as uncertain circumstances surround the incident.
William J Bryan prevented riot in Wheeling address
Riot nearly broke out at a Bryan meeting in Wheeling West Virginia as two city railway cars were forced through a dense crowd. Bryan urged nonviolence and officials agreed to reroute cars to calm the scene. He urged respect for law and noted that if officials do not intervene, the public may have to endure unrest. A Patterson-Fletcher Co store visit is noted with eighty styles of topcoats offered.
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Breats-Zeltung
Ibdjann
Thoms RL Marshall
Columbia City
Marshall
Indiana
Wheeling
W. Va
City Railway Company
Bryan
Shapirne
Patterson-Fletcher
Patterson-Fletcher Co
Doctors Firetrap Schools Urge Indiana Reform
An editorial by J N Hurty in the Fort Wayne Medical Journal condemns Indiana school buildings as firetraps and unsanitary. He urges immediate action, better ventilation, adjustable seating, and improved lighting, plus medical inspections to correct physical impairments among pupils.
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J. N. Hurty
jState Board of Health
Fort Warne
Hurty
Ile
Rulson
Colinwood
Port Wayne
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Terre Hauta
Chile
Bloomingdale
Harmer
Echosl
Public critique of cheap politicians and infant mortality in Indiana
A critical editorial argues that disaster and death drive learning for some, condemns penny-pinching politics, and denounces ignorance. It cites 1807 Indiana child deaths, claiming 90 percent were preventable and that the state’s intelligence is judged by this. It ends with a local advertisement for fabrics and patterns.
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Indang
Indiana
Waterloo Minor News Roundup Indiana March 28
Local notes from Waterloo Indiana report residents traveling to New York and Pittsburgh, visits in Auburn and Decatur, and a large funeral service for Charles Voss. Updates include Mr Leas and Mrs Leas returning from Indianapolis and Decatur, Mattie DeLong caring for Miss Sylvia Daniels, and Dr Broughten’s upcoming return from Chicago.
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W.H. Leds
Leas
Indienapolis
Leis
Decatur
Mire
Blatt Felers
Mattié DeLong
Goshen
Sylvia Daniels
Pearh
Benton Harbor
A. G. Griblke Kingly
Bila Whalen
Denbuer
Auburn
Maude
Clyde Willis
Nie Skellay
Herman Borzer
John Shuman
Ansola
Olive Jackman
Pontus
Wayne
Dapley
Charles Grimm
Chloe Boyer
FL. C
Mae
Frank Fisk
Sesson
Broughten
Chicago
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Ree, Wayne
Marsh
Paatminster
Aral “Meyer
Snd Tranelatone
Post Office Department
Czolgosz
McKinley
Buffalo
New Jersey
Tew
Paper Trust
MR. Marshall
Journal-Gazette Co
Patterson
Democratic
Vlateher Co
Sand Capa
Tor
William J. Bryan
Jor. Hurty
Secretary of Health Board
Journal
Taunes
Fisk, Clark and
Flagg
Redfern
Allen
Rurode Dry .Goods Co
Patteon-Fletcher Co. Eee
Waterloo
Berghoff
Dortmunder
Charles Voss
W. F. Anderson
Jackson
Joe
L.O. Hull
Ami
Calhoun Street
Dellyprad
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