Gambling and tax contrasts in Fort Wayne editorials
The Weekly Sentinel accuses Mayor Hosey of failing to enforce laws on gambling and saloons in Fort Wayne. It argues the city administration keeps the town open while tax and drink habits reveal class disparities. It condemns uneven enforcement and urges action by a nonlocal agency or a mayor with sworn regard for his word.
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Fort Wayrie
Hosey
Fort Wayne
Sam
Internal Revenue
Pittsburg
Key West
Virginia
Moody reports support Parker on enforcing existing anti trust laws
Attorney General Moody’s senate document summary shows the Sherman, ICC, and Elkins laws were in force in 1904 and under them most administration suits for corporate abuses were filed. Moody notes pre hearing cases were few, then 39 followed, with multiple indictments and convictions in rebates and rate cases. He cites tax quirks and contrasts cigars to illustrate internal revenue principles.
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Alton B. Parker
Taft
South
Senate
Moody
Houss
Congress
Parker
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Foraker
Nolle
New View on Baldness Links Nervous Origin and Intense Work
Lucien Jacquet explains baldness largely stems from nervous causes. The New York Medical Journal notes higher incidence among intellectuals and those under mental strain, with earlier onset under civilization. Degenerative nerve inflammation found in some early cases. excitation initially boosts hair growth before exhaustion and organ disturbance.
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Lucien Jacquet
New York Medical Journal
Brocq
Jacquet
Williams Backs Arbitration Principle Ahead of Inter Parliamentary Union Meeting
Hon John Sharp Williams Democratic leader in the U S House sails for Europe to push an international declaration that pecuniary claims between nations should not be settled by war He favors applying the Drago doctrine at Rio Janeiro and seeks to influence the Inter parliamentary Union in London toward arbitration and restraint in investor risk The aim is to limit U S naval entanglements over foreign investments and defend first principles of nonmilitary debt collection.
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John Sharp Williams
House of Representatives
Europe
Inter-Parliamentary Congress
Inter-parliamentary Union
London
Williams
Santo Domingo
Rio Janeiro
Argentina
Inter-pariamentary Union
Wages of English Women in Factories Noted Low
A magazine writer claims English working women earn about 1.75 dollars weekly on average. In many trades wages are higher, but widespread shifts across jobs leave a small pittance after board and lodging. Deductions for damaged items and fines are common, with examples of shuttles and stools leading to sizable losses.
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England
Lancaster
Training of Young Girls Beds Sparks Old Debate
A column note recalls an ongoing discussion about the education and training of young girls, referencing an age named for schooling and the associated opinions. The piece hints at historical views and policy considerations without detailing current actions.
Parents urged to pull daughters from deceptive 'chop' Imitation dancers warned
The piece condemns a fake school of Terpsichorean seminary graduates who abandon girls to rely on barnstorming tours. It cautions parents to withdraw daughters from such instruction before more young women are harmed by the exploitative scheme.
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Mentinel
Terpsichorean Seminary
Fort Wayne track elevation faces lengthy court saga
The piece notes ongoing legal battles over grade crossing elevation in Fort Wayne and the projected shift to route cars above tracks. It argues delays hamper Pennsylvania Railroad’s Fort Wayne improvements and laments citywide disruption from grade crossings. The column also shifts to profiles of Senator Tillman and Archbishop Daniel Murphy, highlighting Tillman’s farming pivot and Murphy’s long service from Cork to Tasmania.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
District of Columbia lifeways and poverty in alley slums
The passage notes about 320000 residents in the District of Columbia with over 60000 living outside old Washington. It highlights one third being colored, a large poor population, and severe alley slums where roughly 19000 residents pay minimal rents and endure sanitarily substandard housing.
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District of Columbia
Washington
United States
Grain crop condition report shows strong winter wheat
The Agriculture Department released last week its harvest condition report for winter and spring wheat and other grains. Winter wheat stood at 85.6 percent and spring wheat at 91.4 percent, signaling high overall crop health per the New York Produce Exchange statistician.
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Department of Agriculture
New York
Ie Tel
Corn Crop Projections Show Depleted Stocks
A government report estimates this year's corn crop at 2,703,000,000 bushels, about four million bushels below last year's yield. Despite near record levels, three years of sustained consumption prevent accumulation, reducing price pressure despite ample supply.
Free lemonade at congress sparks House row over freebies
A colorful note in the city press contrasts Congress lemonade for senators with a paid service for representatives. It recalls Chicago's push for death penalties for crimes against women and comments on Sullivan pursuing oil cases, Hornley’s vow to scalp Watson, and Indiana’s cigarette crackdown as law enforcement support grows.
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Congress
Senate
United States
Sullivan
Standard Oil
Cleveland
Indiana
Thompson brothers toil as pavers in Kalama
William and Boone Thompson, sons of Kalama mayor, work as street pavers. Boone, a college graduate, is becoming a skilled stone paver while William recently returned from a military academy course and is learning paving from Boone. They wear overalls and carry dinner pails while the father contemplates backing them with millions.
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William
Boone Thompson
Thompson
Mexico fall drive reflection in Diaz republic history
Opinion notes that some readers fear a renewed push to expel Americans from Mexico this fall. The piece recalls 1940s events when Americans faced expulsion attempts and urges awareness before any great drive resumes.
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Diaz Republic
Mexico
Senator Refuses Stock Gift Then Million Dollar Value Surges
The senator returned stock certificates valued at $5,000 after a visit to Arizona and New Mexico saying acceptance would be improper. The stock is now reported worth about $1.5 million. The New York Post notes Japan bought 11,075,777 pounds of canned meat from the United States in 1905, arguing meat imports don’t prove Russia’s enemy nations were strictly carnivorous.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Japan
United States
New York Post
North Carolina Tops 1903 Enactment Count With 1200 Acts
A 1903 comparison shows the British empire passing about 1900 acts while U S state legislatures totaled over 14000 laws and resolutions. North Carolina led with 1200 enactments, illustrating divergence in legislative activity between nations and states.
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British Empire
United States
America
North Carolina
War in Central America Sparks Slaughter, Panics Leaders
The regional combatants spill heavy casualties while observers fear the US president may push a peace plan too soon. Analysts warn a rushed settlement could precede a wave of new dictatorial leaders seeking power in the aftermath.
Preparations Underway for German Day Celebration
German Day preparations are moving forward for the August 12 state meeting of German societies in this city. Decorations will adorn all streets with merchant aid. Centlivre park will host the event with music from the Packard band and performances by leading German societies. Indianapolis officials Joseph Keller and Hon. L. M. Rappaport are slated as speakers at the Turners hall banquet and day events.
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Gust Schubert
Turners’ Hall
Joseph Keller
Indianapolis
Centlivre Park
Packard Band
L. M. Rappaport
Harlan Church Picnic Prominent Speakers July 21
The Harlan Church of Christ will hold a picnic in Reichelderfer's grove one half mile north of Mayville on Saturday July 21. Prominent men will speak and a musical program has been prepared. The Lutheran hospital building dedication is set for Sunday August 5 attracting crowds from Ohio Indiana and Illinois. Officers elected at the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of German Lutheran congregations are President William Doehrmann Secretary C A Kampe and trustees F E W Scheimann Charles Stellhorn D Brandt H Rehm and A Stephan.
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Harlan Church of Christ
Reichelderfer
William Doehrmann
C. A. Kampe
F. E. W. Scheimann
Charles Stellhorn
D. Brandt
H. Rehm
A. Stephan
Good Canning Recipes for Corn and Green Beans
Simple methods to preserve corn and green beans. For corn pack one gallon corn with one pint boiling water, cook twenty minutes, add one pint salt, boil a few minutes, then jar and seal. Green beans require young stringless beans, salt per quart jar, seal hot, and store in a cool dark place for midwinter freshness.
Admiral Chouknin Dies of Injuries at Sevastopol
Vice Admiral Chouknin commander of the Black Sea fleet died after a gun attack, ending a career marked by harsh discipline linked to the Potemkin mutiny. A February assassination attempt by Cecilia Shabad preceded his death. he had refused a marine ministerial post.
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Sevastopol
St. Petersburg
Chouknin
Kniaz Potemkin
Admiral Chouknin
Cecilia Shabad
Hebrew Band of
Minsk
Far East
Japan
Pacific
Rojestvensky
Vladivostok
Naval College
Black Sea
Cecillia Sha
Bourke Cockran Engaged to Miss Anne Ide
Santa Barbara July 14 engagement announced between Miss Anne Ide eldest daughter of Governor General Henry C Ide of the Philippines and Congressman W Bourke Cockran of New York. The couple met during Taft Orient trip and became engaged on a southern California tour. No wedding date set, expected after Ide’s October return.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Anne Ide
Henry C. Ide
Philippines
W. Bourke Cockran
New York
Miss Ide
Ide
Mr. Cockran
Manila
Rourke Cochran
Orient
Japan
China
Cochran
California
Grand Canyon
Fort Wayne Interurban Purchase Talks Spur Auburn Line Interest
Negotiations are under way to sell the Toledo and Chicago interurban to the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley company. If completed, the Fort Wayne system would extend from Fort Wayne to Garrett and Auburn, with construction ongoing from Garrett to Kendallville. The bonded road totals 1.25 million dollars, much of which funds current extensions and operations.
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Toledo
Chicago
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Company
Fort Wayne
Garrett
Auburn
Toledo and Chicago Company
Kendallville
Avilla
Cleveland
F. B. Perkins
Wabash Valley Company
Five Year Old Burned in Gasoline Explosion
Kenneth Patterson the five year old son of Mr and Mrs Geo Patterson of 225 Melita street was seriously burned Tuesday afternoon around 4 o clock while pouring gasoline on a bonfire started by companions. A passing milkman extinguished the flames. The boy’s father works for Kerr Murray Manufacturing Company.
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Kenneth Patterson
Geo. Patterson
Melita Street
Patterson
Kerr Murray Manufacturing Company
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Hornley
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Watson
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