Suppressing Gambling in Fort Wayne Chief Aim for Mayor Hosey
The Weekly Sentinel notes Mayor Hosey’s strong pledge to curb gambling in Fort Wayne. It cites verified police raids, orders to close saloons at midnight, and threats of dismissal for officers flouting duty. The piece urges relentless, ongoing enforcement for a clean city under his remaining seven months. It also reports on global gold production trends, highlighting Africa as the top producer and shifts in U S gold money totals since 1898.
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Hosey
Fort Wayne
Bosey
Ward
Africa
United States
Mexico
Australia
Russia
Track Elevation Progress in City Rail Plan
Mayor Hosey and the board of works, along with Pennsylvania railway officials, report progress toward an elevated track project long sought to eliminate grade crossings. Wabash Railway lags but shows optimism, and officials expect remaining details to be easily settled. The effort echoes historic urban campaigns in Chicago and Indianapolis. Calhoun street crossing removal is a highlighted public benefit anticipated.
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Hosey
Board of Works
Pennsylvania Railway
Wabash Railway
Chicago
Indianapolis
Calhoun Street
Gold standard gains from increased world gold supply
The article argues that rising gold production supports the gold standard and strengthens money systems. It notes that a larger gold basis correlates with milder depressions since 1907, faster recovery in America and Europe, and credits authorities for improved conditions. It compares current gold and silver money stocks to a decade earlier.
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America
Europe
Pot Should Spare Kettle in Tariff Battle
A dissenting commentary criticizes Democratic leaders and Southern senators for obstructing tariff revision. It argues that if revision fails, Democrats must share blame with Republicans for the tariff bill, noting Aldrich and insurgents in the Senate and a divided House. It urges Democrats to confront party conduct openly.
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Taft
Republican Party
Senate
House
Aldrich
Beveridge
Mr. Aldrich
City Beautiful movement urged for Fort Wayne citizens
In a Fort Wayne appeal, a civic revival is planned for early next month to rally public pride and participation in the City Beautiful campaign. Leaders stress that civic pride and voluntary effort can advance the cause without cost, and invite all residents to unite behind a healthier, more moral, and more beautiful city. Professor Zueblin will share insights from other cities on how to implement the plan locally.
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City Beautiful
Fort Wayne
Zueblin
Henry H. Rogers Life and Legacy as a Driven Financier
Henry H. Rogers died after overwork and imprudence despite medical warnings of a fatal recurrence. A towering financial builder, he amassed vast wealth and drove rapid railroad, industrial growth. John D. Rockefeller praised him as the genius behind Standard Oil’s rise.
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Henry H. Rogers
Mr. Rogers
United States
Rogers
John D. Rockefeller
Augusta War on Tuberculosis Intensifies Campaign
Augusta Georgia presses an unyielding fight against tuberculosis. The city views the health campaign as persistent and comprehensive, aiming to eradicate the disease through broad measures and community action.
Campaign to combat the great white plague gains public focus
The article argues tuberculosis prevention hinges on public awareness and timely treatment. Emphasis on nourishing food, rest, open-air housing, and sunshine as key barriers. It urges temperate living and accessible sanitary knowledge to mobilize a cooperative community effort. Augusta supports informing all residents about vital health practices.
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Augusta
San Francisco Saves City From Plague and Rats
San Francisco celebrates averting bubonic plague and the Great Earthquake threat, noting three hundred fifty thousand rats killed and two million carcasses found. The health committee reports a costly but cheerful campaign that stopped the disease and set a national example. A New York court ruling on racial bias in damages is questioned, pondering whether harm to body or honor would alter verdicts.
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San Francisco
the Tremblor
Golden Gate
Citizens’ Health Committee
New York State
New York
Naval surgeons probe mercury cure for Guam leprosy
Mercury treatment tested at the Guam leprosy colony by naval surgeons mirrors a tuberculosis method used at Las Animas Colorado. Early reports show possible cures in TB but leprosy results require years and the colony hosts nineteen native patients. Progress will be reported to the bureau of medicine and surgery as findings emerge.
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Guam
Naval Hospital
Las Animas
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Isand
City planning talk presses on population congestion
H. H. Mor genthau, chair of the New York committee on congestion of population, urged stricter tenement enforcement during remarks to the national conference on city planning held last week.
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HH. M. Morgenthau
New York City
Remedy for urban housing crisis outlined by reformer
A speaker warned of congestion in the United States major cities and urged a national effort to solve the housing question for those earning under $500 annually. He emphasized housing conditions to keep people healthy and morally upright, proposing continued inspection to ensure each person has proper air and a room with windows.
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United States
Dover and Patten clash over a taft era job and wheat climbs
The piece notes Elmer Dover a longtime Republican official unlikely to be offered a New York bank examiner post. It wonders about Patten and the Agriculture Department, then reports May wheat hitting higher prices on the Chicago board. Western crop news remains bullish with no clear peak in sight.
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Chicago Board
Patten
Tariff bill expected to reach executive signature soon
The column opines a June 20 executive signing date for the tariff measure with a lengthy political road ahead. It warns of a prolonged campaign season, urges candor on revenue goals, and mocks a British noble’s gag about an American heiress wife, noting foreign jokes seldom progress.
Nightly City Walks by Hosey Recall Caliph Al Rashid
The piece compares Mayor Hosey to Caliph Haroun al Rashid, noting their nightly strolls as a means to gain firsthand knowledge. It argues that direct observation helps settle doubts and prevent miscarriages of justice, citing historical reform through vigilant oversight.
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Hosey
Haroun al Rashid
Bagdad
Haroun
Jealous critics mock Nimrod with fake jungle tales
The speaker condemns enemies of the former president for inventing belittling stories about his prowess in wild Africa. He notes charges of ransacked European zoos used to stock a supposed wilderness expedition and laments degenerate human nature.
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Europe
Living ex-president targets stylish Sunday attire
An unclear report notes a living ex-president visiting for a Sunday appearance. The fragmentary text mentions fashion and timing but lacks coherent details or verifiable nouns to confirm events, venues, or outcomes.
Sunday Debate Notes Clash Over Prohibition Ethics
The excerpt discusses ongoing public debates on prohibition ethics with remarks on a Sunday game distraction and clipping bureau plans L. R. arranging. It mentions joint debates on legal prohibition and the view that communities voting for prohibition often know what they want and achieve it when desired.
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T. R
Meredith and Brahmins in editorial battles at Petersburg
Editorial writers hail George Meredith as a difficult genius while admitting their own Brahmin status. The scene recalls fierce Petersburg era feuds and the unveiling of a monument to a brave campaign hero, prompting Mr Hollingsworth of Ohio to demand public comment.
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George Meredith
Petersburg
Ohio
Mr. Hollingsworth
Virginia not the only state drawing Taft’s notice
A candid City Beautiful note discusses Virginia as the first colony yet not the sole focus. It cites West Virginia Kentucky and Missouri receiving attention, jokes about Bryan, and plans to fix Calhoun Street with crushed stone to create a mosaic look amid asphalt. The piece praises local strides in cultivating beauty.
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Mr. Taft
Virginia
Jolly
Bryan
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Calhoun Street
Thaw trial interior views may enter public society
A historic discussion notes that an alleged $40 000 hush money figure linked to the Thaw case could bring the interior of the famed murder trial into public view. The author believes exposing these interior views would place the trial more openly within society.
All fixed in this town now to enamor the stranger
The passage describes a town fixing its sights on impressing a newcomer arriving by train. The Wabash depot and Calhoun street with tessellated pavement are highlighted as emblematic sights. Other attractions exist, but these landmarks aim to win the visitor’s heart.
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Wabash
Calhoun Street
Cabinet in Cuba and Washington Aiding Secretary Dickinson
Secretary of War Dickinson is ill in Cuba and hurrying home, while Postmaster General Hitchcock is ill in Washington and has hurried to Cuba to assist Dickinson. The scene suggests more brotherly concern in the cabinet than casual readers might expect.
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Dickinson
Cuba
Hitchcock
Washington
City Beautiful scheme may progress without funds
The author suggests many phases of the City Beautiful plan can be promoted and realized without money, assuming people have basic tools and can borrow wheelbarrows. Individual energy and good will are acknowledged as potential doubts.
Hésey Administration Faces Exit Under No Gambling Promise
The Hésey administration appears poised for an exit in a blaze of glory as key promises unfold. A no gambling pledge dominates while other reforms like track elevation and street repairs surface as important items, though timelines remain unclear.
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Hésey
Abdul Hamid Advances Five Million From Bank to Turkey
Abdul Hamid has made over five million dollars in bank deposits to the Turkish government. The action, described as generous by supporters, draws contrast with others labeled bully boys and critics who view it as aiding a hold-up.
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Abdul Hamid
Ali
China Pushes Arbitration as Global Standard
Minister Wu advocates compulsory arbitration for international disputes, arguing China seeks a pivotal role in a balanced world order as Japan advances inscrutably within the Chinese empire, positioning China as a preferred ally on the global stage.
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China
Japan
Massachusetts professor aims ten miles up to hear Mars
A Massachusetts professor plans to ascend ten miles to intercept messages from Mars. He theorizes Martians have been sending signals, possibly using a code like C Q D or other historic forms, while suggesting Earthside attempts to communicate may require new linguistic methods.
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Massachusetts
Mars
C.Q.D
Jokers Surfacing in Tariff Bill Language
A daily stream of unclear jokers is uncovered in the tariff bill drafts. Framing such a bill may be seen as a joke yet the process delays obtaining essential benefits and leaves waiting businesses seeking clarity.
Japan to deploy cruiser over seal fisheries dispute
A historical remark notes Japan plans to send a cruiser to protect its seal harvesting interests, prompting debate over whether the move constitutes an act of war and what term best describes the action. The speaker invokes a provocative rhetorical question regarding Richmond P. Hobson.
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Japan
Richmond
Poe News from Poe Indiana May 25 Highlights Local Goings On
Reports from Poe Indiana recount social visits by the Snider sisters and Miss Vergie Beck, plus a Marion Township Sunday School convention officers list led by C. E. Morton. A 53 acre St Marys river farm sale to Theodore Melching for 6100 prompts relocation to a German Lutheran colony in Texas.
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Texas
al Gerard
Decatur
Lamon & Lee
Hoadly
Fort Wayne
Hoagland
E. 5. Morris
Will Buuck
Marion Smith
H. H. Roberts
Mr. Roberts
P. H. Snider
Ethel
Frank Snider
Merle Valentine
BE. E. Morris
Lutheran Hospital
Chris Buuck
Olds Coal Company Wins School Coal Contract
The Olds Coal Company won the bid to supply city schools 2935 tons of soft coal and 30 tons of hard coal for winter at 8414.45 dollars. Twelve bids were submitted with East Wayne Coal and City Fuel among the competitors. The school board also adopted Meyer’s plans for Washington school, began selecting next year’s teachers, and ordered all city schools closed on Decoration Day, Monday May 31.
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Olds Coal Company
East Wayne Coal Company
G. H. Krudop
City Fuel Company
Zurbach & Rinehart
United Coal Yards
Pioneer Coal and Wood Company
William Enough Coal Company
Maumee Valley Coal Company
Walton Avenue Coal Company
M. Frank Supply Company
Meyer
Washington
Crowds Block Governor Marshall at Mazonic Temple Dedication
Indianapolis May 25 The crowd at the Mazonic Temple closing exercises blocked Governor Thomas R. Marshall from entering the auditorium during Frank Gavin's address of welcome. The incident underscored the day’s tense atmosphere as plans for the program faced disruption.
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Indianapolis
New Mazonic Temple
Frank BE. Gavin
Candidates File Official Notices for Ninth and Tenth Ward Seats
Two additional Democratic candidates filed notices with the city election board for council seats. Herman Strodel seeks the Ninth ward and Henry Felger seeks the Tenth ward. No Republican candidates have yet filed official declarations.
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Ninth
Tenth
Board of City Election Commissioners
Herman Strodel
Henry Felger
Lima Negro Lawyer Sent to Grand Jury After Murder
John W. Beam, a Black attorney and real estate dealer in Lima Ohio, faced a preliminary hearing before the mayor under heavy guard as infuriated citizens confronted the case. Beam waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury for the murder of Mrs Maude Diltz. He cited love for a white widow and jealousy as his motive while in the county jail.
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Lima
Ohio
John W. Beam
Maude Diltz
Beam
Derailed Car Tears Bricks on West Main Street
A derailed streetcar on West Main near Ewing tore bricks along the south track area. The rear bogie apparently left the rails and dragged the street before the crew noticed, causing damage to a stretch of pavement and nearby bricks. The incident occurred shortly before noon today.
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West Main Street
Ewing Street
Conductor Dietrich Secretly Marries Nellie Johnson
Roy Dietrich a Wabash Valley line conductor has wed Miss Nellie Johnson in Michigan on April 25. She formerly lived in Huntington and later in South Whitley. The couple will reside in Fort Wayne after the ceremony. Dietrich disclosed the marriage to friends yesterday morning.
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Huntington Times
Roy Dietrich
Nellie Johnson
Michigan
Johnson
South Whitley
Fort Wayne
Dietrich
Birds Loosed From Belvidere Club In Morning Return Order
Forty three birds owned by members of the Independent Homing club were released at six oclock Sunday morning in Belvidere Illinois. Dr John Schillings bird was the first to return to the city arriving at 1136 a m. Dr Carl Schillings bird was second and George Millers bird was third.
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Independent Homing Club
Belvidere
Ills
John Schilling
Carl Schilling
George Miller
Marriage Licenses and Local Wedding Notices
Marriage licenses list Harry C. Smith and Charlotte K. Stier wed in Waterloo at three o'clock, attended by Ambrose Kennedy family. The text also mentions Livona and Sherman Kimmel, Bessie Breven, and Roy Breven with Rev Sterling officiating at a Presbyterian church service. An attending visitor at a U B church conference is noted as Rev H O Kern of Garfield.
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Ambrose -Kennedy
Waterloo
Livona
Sherman
Kimmel
Bessie A
Roy B. Brevenson
Sterling
Presbyterian’ Church
U. B
Huntington
H.O. Kern
Garfield
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