Bookwalter pledge on meters echoes in city race
The article recalls Charles A. Bookwalter's pledges against compulsory gas meters in the city campaign and asks whether the mayor and councilmen will uphold their explicit promise despite pressure from gas firms. It notes his letters and speeches denying any support for meter adoption and questions if officials will reverse course.
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Charles A. Bookwalter
Bookwalter
Republican City
Book‘walter
The Gas Trust Turns Against Its People in Indianapolis
The Consumers' gas company, once marketed as a civic blessing to bring gas at cost, has degenerated into a soulless corporation demanding meters and 25 cents per thousand or face supply cuts. It boasts a surplus, betrays promises, and shames its origin as a public-spirited venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Gas Company
Consumers’ Company
Consumers’ Gas Company
Indianapolis
Consumers’ Gas Trust
Oprese
Board Will Explain Refusal Of Interurban Terminal Franchise
The text anticipates the Board of Works explaining its reasons for denying the interurban terminal franchise. It suggests the Board, and figures like Bookwalter and Mr. McGowan, will be frank in public communication, admitting influence if present.
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Mand
Board of Works
Bookwalter
Indianapolis
McGowan
Reference to Sun and Beveridge in state factional claims
A senile Cincinnati Enquirer local representative denounces The Sun as Beveridge’s organ in a claimed factional struggle for state supremacy. The Sun denies any link to Beveridge Fairbanks or Durbin, stating the issue has no bearing on future political outcomes.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
THE
SUN
Durbin
Indianapolis Southern road readied for busy period
The Indianapolis Southern road can now proceed to get busy. In view of the natural gas situation, the busier it gets the better will the people of Indianapolis like it.
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Indianapolis
City council leader challenged for overreach
President Haldeman of the city council appears convinced he embodies the body, but critics insist he is not the whole authority. He is said to fall far short of that standard.
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Haldeman
Physicians Face Off Over Fire Safety Critique
Dr. Spitzka sparks debate with bold critique while Dr. Fletcher remains firm in opposition. City leaders, led by Mayor Bookwalter, are urged to confront risky policies amid rising concerns over fire safety and public protection.
Bluffton Democrats Name Local Officials Ticket
The Bluffton Democratic slate lists Mayor John Mock, Clerk Harry D. Stout, Treasurer F J Tangeman, and Marshal Lem Stout. The ticket outlines the party’s municipal leadership lineup for upcoming election considerations.
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Bluffton
John Mock
Hary D. Stout
F. J. Tangeman
Lem Stout
Notable Authors and a San Francisco Journal Tale
A collage of anecdotes on Le Roux unfinished La Belle Nivernaise misattributed to Daudet, Twain’s San Francisco days on a tiny salary, Bret Harte and Joaquin Miller, and Heineman on enduring appeal vs fleeting fads. Aldrich’s poem snippet resold by an autograph dealer highlights literary fame’s oddities.
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Pa Hugues ‘le Rouz
Miterateur
Dhs
le Roux
M. le Roux
America
Daudet
Philadelphia
Timéa
Mark “Twain
San Francisco
Bret Harte
Joaquin Miller
Bohemia
Merk’ Twain
Indianapolis Banks Boost Citys Commercial Growth
The article notes Indianapolis banks increased resources from 14.45 million in 5 years to 334.22 million and clearing-house totals rising from 204.88 million to 412.92 million. It highlights Indianapolis as a reserve city and a banking center, with reorganization fostering unity and security for the business community.
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Indianapolis
Avery
Comptroller of
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisville
The Sketches And Songs Of A Singer
A fragment from a Chinese source recounts Fing Fong In of Hong Kong singing a playful ping pong tale to his beloved Ting Tong while a Boston child jokes about a wager on the flag over the Philippines. The quip reveals bias and light humor about nations and races alongside a personal father son exchange.
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Fing
Ting
Fing Fong
Hong-Kong
Ting Tong
Hong Kong
Fong
Papa
Boston
You in High Places and The Yearly Sequence
A compact verse pairing contrasts lofty lofty concerns with human toil and a gentle seasonal ode. The St Paul Dispatch passion about empathy for the downtrodden sits alongside a Philadelphia Press Bucks County cadence celebrating spring.
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St. Paul
Spirit of the State Press Highlights and Quotations
A compilation of editorial quips and social commentary from multiple Indiana papers. Quotations touch on voter responsibility, political interest, seeds of civic action, and criticisms of party dynamics amid early 20th century campaigns. Notable lines reference Be veridge Landis and race relations, reflecting partisan discourse and social tensions of the period.
How Little It Costs Poem Reflection
A brief verse from the Somerville Massachusetts Journal extols small acts of kindness. It notes that a simple smile kind word or gentle touch can brighten another's day and ease sorrow, urging readers to consider the costless effects of compassion.
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Somerville
Mass
Journal
Quotable Lines and Snippets in Brief Parlor Chat
A collage of witty exchanges and editor remarks from era papers features George and his aunts sent by a missionary society, a youth’s rejected verses amid editor rebukes, James Russell Lowell on mules, a cautious politician’s verdict on honesty, and Angeline resisting the old tale redone for stage.
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James Russell Lowell
Frills and Feathers: Doctor Warns of Extravagant Human Future
Dr W B Fletcher, a nervous disease specialist from Indianapolis, cautions that in about 200 years the entire human race may become Stark mad due to growing extravagance in ideas and lifestyle.
April Breakfast Menu for Laboring Men
An apparent newspaper menu for an April breakfast appeals to the laboring man by listing items like peas strawberries clams trout biscuits lamb chops potatoes claret sherbet squab toast jelly lettuce cheese and coffee Candied cherries. The writer notes newspapers aim to serve all classes and jokes that a future public thanks may come from a humorous observer.
Memories of a Child’s Loss
A nostalgic excerpt from Good Words laments a parent’s deep pain after losing a child. It contrasts tender memories of two little feet, blue eyes, and a smile with a stash of mementos like a portrait and a lock of hair, ending in a stab of heartbreak.
Aunt Martha and Uncle Silas Plan for Summer Boardin
Aunt Martha questions the use of pen and ink as Uncle Silas explains they will prepare for the summer boarding season and improve the scenery, signaling a planned household project.
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Martha
Silas
Prescription That Proves There Is No Money In Poetry
A grieving widow seeks help from an old family physician. He drafts a tongue in cheek prescription praising a man with strong hands and a warm heart who will provide half a million dollars, an auto and carriage, to mend a broken heart and stay corked forever. He never gave it to the widow and never received payment, showing poetry pays nothing.
Henry Tightfist Cartoons Compromise Wit
Mrs Tightfist chides Henry for stinginess and his pipe risk. Henry admits hesitation between singeing whiskers with a paper lighter and going to a bar, reflecting a humorous miserliness and frugal habit.Edward Singer provides the punny flavor in the dialogue.
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Henry
Veal Knuckle and Beef Bone Soup Method with Tomatoes
A historic kitchen note describes preparing cream tomato soup using veal knuckle and beef bone. Cook slowly with celery, strain, add part of tomato can, cook thirty minutes, strain again, then mix in a tablespoon of cracker.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Proclaimed Cure for Catarrh
An 1880s advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a constitutional remedy for catarrh, claiming it purifies the blood to reduce mucous inflammation and stop discharges. It warns of inheritance or acquired consumption risk and includes a testimonial from Mayn Dear of Indianapolis praising nasal CATARRH recovery after using the medicine.
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Hood
Mavn Dear
Arrow Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Amelia Bingham to stage ladies day hen matinee
The Bijou manager Will McConnell promotes a hen matinee with Amelia Bingham present. On April 17 she will perform A modern Magdalen privately for female theater professionals only, with all male attendees excluded. The event is billed as a strict ladies day.
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Will McConnell
Bijou
Amelia Bingham
New York
Skinner readies Lazarre opening as season lead
Otis Skinner and Aubrey Boucicault near completion of Mrs. Catherwood's Lazarre with plans for a season opening. Skinner company just made a record leap from Tucson to Bridgeport. A Broadway actor gifted a Buffalo woman five silver spoons engraved Waldorf Astoria, French for Forget-me-not. Dolly Varden stars Lulu Glas er and will tour all summer. Jessie Bartlett Davis leads a concert company through premier cities.
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Otis Skinner
Aubrey Boucicault
Mrs. Catherwood
Lazarre
Mr. Skinner
Skinner Company
Tucson
Tex
Bridgeport
Waldorf-Astoria
Waldorf- Astoria
Dolly Varden
Lulu Glaser
New York
Jessie Bartlett Davis
The Home Houses at Grand with Montrell on Show
European juggler Montrell performs with ease and grace at the Grand in a standout act. May DeSouss, a balladist, impresses the audience as she sings. She is described as the niece of Chicago figure Bathhouse John Yaghlin, known for political life in the city.
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Montrell
DeSouss
John Yaghlin
Chicago
John
Trans-Atlantics End Season With Strong Empire Performance
The Trans-Atlantics deliver one of the best performances the Empire has seen this season and will close their run Wednesday night.
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Empire
Feminine Tips from Blue Fashion Style Digest
Blue fashion’s favorite features outfits and hats for between seasons. Notes pale biscuit etamine gown, black silk coat, white cloth gowns for dress occasions, suede gloves becoming trend, large pearl clasp, mandated stock matching gowns, three flounce summer tub gowns, crepe and gauze ribbons trimming, white shirtwaist preferred, trim lace details, velvet moire bows, ox pleating, high stock future use with ceremony gowns, stole trims, expanding sleeves, white duck or blue denim walking skirts with white shirtwaist for outings.
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Dame Fashion
Better Than Pills In Stomach and Liver Tablets Claim
The advertisement argues Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are superior to pills by being easier and more pleasant to take, milder in effect, and more reliable. They cleanse and invigorate the stomach and bowels in a natural manner, while addressing piles.
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Chamberlain
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