Inheritance Tax Debate Grows Beyond Talk
Taft urges inheritance tax as Roosevelt’s remarks echo through Washington. Analysts split on timing, while Taft’s stance nears Roosevelt’s call for curbing vast fortunes. Observers say administration weighs the issue and expects early progress toward enactment as politicians gauge public mood. The pace suggests a broader movement as congressional adjournment looms.
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Wiliam H. Taft
Roosevelt
Hoe
W. H. Taft
Tait
Americans and Fads in Advanced Thought Magazines
The piece notes a surge of magazines under the banner of advanced thought, driven by individual promoters. Most magazines rise quickly, serving a brief purpose, with many focusing on sensational or speculative topics. Genuine scientific journals persist longer, while politics begin to use automobiles in campaigns.
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Pain
Panama
Trolley versus Steam in Indiana Interurban Effect
Indiana faces a debate over how interurban electric lines may affect steam railroads as interurban systems rapidly expand with strong passenger service and high reliability, raising questions about future competition and industry impact.
Dowie’s Bankruptcy Threat Fails to Worry Indiana Fans
Indiana readers breathe easier as involuntary bankruptcy proceedings are filed against John Alexander Dowie. The case, to be heard by federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, aims to settle the Zionist tangles with trusted creditors.
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Indiana
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Landia
Providence
Han
Pertopolla
Electric interurbans reshape Indiana railroad scene
The debate over electric interurban lines versus steam railroads in Indiana centers on travel growth, feeders to long-haul routes, and the potential adoption of motor cars by steam roads. Interurbans boosted local mobility, while rail giants retain long distance business, with futures of city projects and investor figures looming amid broader urban change.
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Indiana
Maea
Ofielala
Bryan thundered reform echoes in La Follette critique
The piece notes charges that La Follette stole Bryan’s thunder in criticizing reform and rail taxes, linking Roosevelt’s muckraking speech to Bryan’s ideas. It argues Republicans and Democrats share reform goals, cites Indiana’s reaction to party platforms, and predicts Bryan’s return with new thunder as Indiana sounds a primary election reform call.
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America
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What Hath God Wrought and the Mind of Man
A historical meditation on telegraphy and wireless progress noting 1844 as the first telegraph message and lauding human intellect. It shifts to critique Chicago drainage politics, congressional seed distribution, and a Chicago judge’s jail term for perjury.
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Franklin
American
Atlantic
Europe
Lim
Chicago
Indian Territory views and political reform talk in Indiana
A traveling visitor discusses the Indian Territory as progressive and civilized, criticizes past land sales restrictions, and notes low prices due to five year limits. Other quotes reflect on Louisville boom, a new Maury Anderson Theater, and calls for immigration and naturalization reforms to curb voting by uninformed foreigners.
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Weet
Indianapolia
Janes
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United States
Kansas
Texas
James
Indiana
Louisville
James P. Robarts
Indianapolis
Rte
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Netreas
The Muck Rake and Moral Dilemmas in Public Life
A Detroit News excerpt lampoons muckraking and public virtue with moral allegories from The Pilgrim's Progress. It questions whether cleansing society’s grime justifies harsh scrutiny and calls for honesty over sensationalism.
It Is No Joke on Earthquake Calamity
The Kansas City Post criticizes newspapers that publish crude and bungling jests about the Pacific earthquake and conflagration. It denounces flippant humor as indefensible and harmful to public sensibility during America’s greatest horror.
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Jean
America
Department of Ife
Kansas City Post
Their Mistake and Our Rail Road Coal Controversy
A Delaware judge rules dealing coal from a railroad company is a crime. The parties involved should have seized it, as railroads do. The Minneapolis Journal notes the system. Charley looks ill after the races as Mrs Torkins laments. The Washington Star comments on suspending judgment of Mr. Bryan. The New York Sun notes radicals gaining on him.
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Charley
Mr. Bryan
New York Sun
Perils of Peace Explosions Shadow Harbor Battleships
The Boston Herald notes that peace brings new dangers beyond war with bon jour battleships facing unexpected blasts. The piece argues that peaceful times carry risks and fatalities, presenting a sobering view of postwar hazards.
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