Governor should act on prison charges, board urged
The piece argues the Michigan City prison charges raised by Dr. Horne demand action by the Board of State Charities and the governor. It questions the governor's claim of nonaffair status and calls for immediate investigation into prison management, noting the board's composition and the need for scrutiny.
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Board of State Charities
Horne
Michigan City
Showa
Charities Board
Mayor Bookwalter Pledges Opposition to Gas Meter Change
In a plain spoken pledge, Mayor Bookwalter denounces Democratic charges of GOP support for compulsory gas meter use. He vows to oppose any legislation forcing water meters or similar measurements and to oppose policies increasing gas costs for consumers.
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Bookwalter
Democratic Party
Republican Party
There'll Be a Hot Time In the Old State Fight
A provocative note from the News owner Charles W. Fairbanks claims the paper invites conflict with Beveridge supporters. Beveridge allies deny seeking trouble yet won’t back down, challenging the newspaper to proceed with festivities and ensure an ambulance is available.
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News
Charles W. Fairbanks
Senator Beveridge
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Damphool News
Rathbone Faces Life Sentence and Doubt on Shim Verdict
In a tense case before the Cuban mail service circles, Mr. Rathbone confronts a life sentence and steep fine while Hon. Marcus Aurelius Hanna hints at Shim's innocence but signals doubt remains. The uncertain outcome leaves the parties under scrutiny and awaiting further judicial action.
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Rathbone
Marcus Aurelius Hanna
Shim
Public Works Board Voices Against Deluded Interurban Remonstrances
The remonstrances against the interurbans filed with the Board of Public Works are described as the worst batch of fakes known. The Board is urged to ignore them, citing a lack of honesty in the submissions.
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Board of Public Works
Cuban courts ruling offered as exhibit on self government
The decision of the Cuban courts in the Neely and Rathbone cases is offered in evidence as exhibit A, proving that the islanders are able to govern themselves and the imported thieves as well.
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Rathbone
President plans retire Miles and chooses a compliant successor
The piece states the president will retire Gen. Miles and likely select a general who will not dare to disagree even if wrong. It notes Chicago’s popular cry of public ownership of utilities aiding corporate control of city councils. Julia Marlowe schedules 320 farewell performances, aligning with women’s average adoption patterns, while Bonnell’s political activity echoes Hon. Joe Kealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen
Miles
Chicago
Julia Marlowe
Fragmented Political Rhetoric From a Distant Era
The text shows garbled political remarks mentioning a mayor, critical moments, Hanna for the Presidency, Col. Watterson and a Nash to Washington phrase, with remonstrances toward terurbans and a vague reference to Senator Fairbanks. It reads like a fractured pastiche of campaign chatter and regional tension.
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Kentucky
Col. Watterson
Nash
Washington
Mystery of Chauncey Depew’s Senate Seat Solved
The text argues Chauncey Depew was sent to the U.S. Senate to defend and protect the American girl. It lauds the gay young Depew as the proper man for the position, framing his presence as a protective, gendered mission.
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New State
Chauncey ‘Depew
United States Senate
Depew
Journal rails at misrepresentation of interurban street use
The Journal continues to criticize opponents of street use by the interurban transit system, portraying their objections as misrepresentations and bias. The item suggests ongoing controversy over how the interurban project is depicted in public discourse.
Mayor’s Pledge Questioned Over Meter System Choice
The remark admits the meter system is the proper one which we don’t and asks what becomes of the mayor’s pledge to the people. The quote signals political contention over policy direction and public commitments.
John F Bible Nominated for Ionia Mayoral Race
John F Bible has been nominated for mayor of Ionia Michigan. Critics say many have announced they do not believe in him, signaling division as the campaign begins.
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John F. Bible
Ionia
Mich
Rathbone Innocent Claim Faces Cuban Court Final Say
Mr. Hanna argues Rathbone is innocent but the Cuban court retains final authority in the matter. The outcome depends on the court ruling in Havana.
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Hanna
Rathbone
Public figures share cordial greeting after political defeat
W Blair and Chandler, once estranged, reconcile after Chandler’s electoral loss. Both met at the Fifth Avenue hotel, Blair joking about Chandler’s back pain while Chandler recalls kneeling to pray. A string of light anecdotes follows, including a New Yorker’s joke with a doctor and a western justice’s Christmas trip, ending with a child mispronouncing vinegar and a teacher’s query about Washington.
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W. Blair
Will
Hampshire
New York Times
Indianapolis City Needs Religion to Curb Vice
A 19th century sermon argues Indianapolis growth will outpace virtue. It cites American-born population, absence of slum districts, and strong Christian influence as factors and warns vice will rise with city size unless organized Christianity mobilizes to restore moral standards. The pastor urges united church effort to save the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ita
Ely
Sketches and Songs of a Singer
Bad news to the British, reports say ten Tommy’s doom in the latest news. Scouts note Peter Pruitt’s son is big enough to carry two pistols and a gun, while a street car conductor refuses to misuse his position to direct riders.
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Lannon
Tommy
Modder
Lyon Kon
Rifles
Peter Pruitt
Bessie’s Bonnet and Daisy Verses Across Newspapers
A poetic snippet contrasts Bessie's bonnet with charm and beauty, noting the bonnet’s spell in a judge’s verse. A garden line from the Garden of Light celebrates daisies, life’s morning joy, and the bittersweet twilight, ending with a question of love’s triumph. The Atlanta Constitution contributes the dainty, hopeful tone.
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Garden of Light
Lost Child Plea Breaks Routine In Asylum Yard
While moving through asylum yard crowds, a striking woman with a statesque air laments losing her child crying to Gilbert Barclay. She is directed to the pink room for rehearsal as staff note her act, revealing our ability to spot a genuine actress amid theatrics.
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Gilbert Barclay
Lillian
Spirit of the State Press and Indiana convention chatter
A compilation notes editorials from multiple papers on Furston’s scolding of newspapers and their role in his fame, the Indiana Republican State Convention expected to draw a large crowd with Tomlinson Hall as a venue, and a mix of local humor and social observations reflecting daily press opinion across Shelbyville Richmond Col umbia LaPorte Terre Haute on cultural topics from peach crops to youth behavior.
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Furston
Funston
Shelbyville
Richmond Palladium
Coluimbia
Heaven
Laporte Berald
Philippines
Terre Haute Tribune
Raglan Knitters Lose Goon but Fashion Fashions On
A verse laments the passing of a raglan goon and warns that fashion will spring another ill omen. The quatrain speaks in playful dialect about style cycles and lingering misfortune in apparel trends.
Climate quips and witticisms mix in old jokes
A string of quips from newspapers mixes satire and social bite. A tourist questions climate change while an old settler mocks change. A line from a girl resisting a kiss contrasts with a black humor about misfortune and a phrenologist’s claim.
Hair Restorer Claims Astonishing Hair Growth In Butter
A reader writes that after using a hair restorer, a bottle was stored in a cupboard and the next morning a long hair appeared in the butter. The writer notes they have no children, the wife is bald, and insists the restorer caused the growth. Enclosed is a photo.
Sweetest girl on earth remembered by ex wife and buzz saw
A quoted quarrel recounts a woman recalling a nickname and a husband replying with a witty jab. The exchange includes a pun about a railroad examination and defective eyesight attributed to Edward Singer. The fragmentary text hints at personal history and strained relations.
Jokes and anecdotes from the newspaper page
A collection of quips and humorous exchanges from various readers and columns. The snippets include puns about money and cash registers, skate humor, a wood cutting remark, and a joke about a boy and a long errand. A line about little colds and a medical product closes the page.
Senator Fairbanks Without Equal Interest in Neely
The remark notes Senator Fairbanks does not share Hanna’s stronger interest in Neely, questioning why he lacks the same concern. It references Rathbone in a query about motives and alignment. The line contrasts personal attachment with political curiosity.
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Senator Fairbanks
E¢Em’ ‘Ito
Neely
Hanna
Rathbone
Interurbans face street track laying ban to enter city
The city weighs allowing Interurbans to run here but prohibits track installation in streets. Officials consider alternatives while seeking transit relief and preserving road space for pedestrians and vehicles.
Dead easy interurban proposition to avoid streets
A quoted remark asserts the interurban system can be built without street use, calling it a dead easy proposition. The statement frames a plan to route electric trolleys or trains, implying minimal disruption and straightforward success.
Interurban float idea drifts over canal waters
A fragment suggests an interurban could glide in on the bosom of a white river or along a canal. The line evokes a transit dream tied to waterways, hinting at feasible routes or speculative travel schemes.
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Harry Higgins
White White River
Sickness Properly Adjusted Aids Officials
A historical note asserts that sickness properly managed aids men in official positions, helping them perform duties with better adjustment and resilience.
Punctuation Sparks Discussed in The Papers
A Detroit News gossip line warns Hanna risks Rathbone revealing campaign secrets if kept jailed. The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes Paderewski envy Kubelik as Paddy is cheered and rescued by police from an adoring mob of women, a rare boast in his fame.
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Hanna
Rathbone
Detroit News
Paderewski
Kubelik
Paddy
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Notable Civil War Leaders and 19th Century Figures
A roundup of biographical notes on Gen Miles and other prominent 19th century figures. Highlights include Miles rise to major general of volunteers, campaigns against Indians, the Porto Rico invasion, Roosevelt, Root, and Rough Riders veterans. Also mentions a hospital ambulance surgeon and a case of alcoholism in Williamsport.
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Nelson A. Miles
Indiana
Porto Rico
War. Department
Regular Army
Theodore Roosevelt
New York Police Board
The
Navy
Leutenant
Santiago
Elihur Root
New York
Springfeld
Corn Muffins and Eggy Apple Custards
A compact kitchen note lists a corn muffin recipe using one egg two teaspoonfuls sugar butter and sour milk with indian meal, plus a chicken omelet stuffed with chicken gravy, and apple cup custards made from baked apples beaten eggs and milk with a meringue top.
Pongee as the Silk of the Coming Summer
Pongee will be the fashionable fabric for hot weather offering comfort and economy. It launders well and can be tailored into jacket effects and shirtwaist suits with or without lining. Natural color remains in vogue, with options in blue red and green and a chic black stitched gown.
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S. la
Bargain Upright Pianos and Cleaning Goods Ad
An Indianapolis ad lists slightly used upright pianos at Baldwin's with leaf price books and flat openings. It also promotes veterinary surgeon Dr. W. B. Craig, Wood’s Catalogue, Up-to-Date Paper Hangers outfits, dry brushes, seam rollers and trimmers, plus carpet cleaning and relaying services by Capitol Cleaning Works at 240 248 Massachusetts Ave.
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Massachusetts
Indianapolis
Paint and Color Company
April Come to Me Poem Excerpt from Harper's Basar
A lyrical poem pleads for beloved April to return from winter, promising blossoms, sunshine, and renewed love. The speaker compares the beloved to the season, envisioning crocus wine, budding hope, and springtide romance, urging the April to come. The verse evokes renewal, longing, and a romantic vow.
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April
Harper's
Belp liners: Help yourself to a liner in The Sun's Belp
A brief note invites readers to sample a liner from The Sun's Belp edition, referencing a small local item tied to OfBoe and Ohio. The fragmentary copy hints at a light, informal blurb without substantial detail or context.
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SUN
OfBoe
Ohiost
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Norfolk
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Peter Thompson
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