Interurban Franchises and City Oversight
The Sun urges careful handling of interurban franchise grants in Indianapolis. It warns against overpressure on lines using city tracks, favors long franchises, calls for public contracts, and advocates swift passenger service, arbitration if needed, and transparent dealings to prevent political manipulation. It also notes officials may delay due to local favoritism and insists on a fair earning share and a revenue scale aligned with franchise value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
SUN
City
Howver
City Company
Police Board Proclaims New Beer Rule After Officer Montgomery Sins
Friction flares as Friday's board enforces 118 rule against drinking by officers after Patrolman Louis Montgomery colored is found to have had beer before roll call. The piece denounces perceived favoritism toward Green Baumfuhrer and Lawlor, questions Quigley Roth and Taggart, and criticizes the Board of Works on Shelby Street pavement choices and city honesty in handling misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Montgomery
Montgomery
Green
Barmfuhrer
Lawler
Quigley
Taggart
Roth
Baumfuhrer
Lawlor
Board of Works
Shelby-st
Yok
China
Lafayette
New Orleans
United States
Kokomo Tribune
Bryanism and the Flag Sparks in Indiana Campaign
The New York Sun quotes Frank B. Burke criticizing militarism and anti imperialist views in Indiana politics. He argues against saluting the flag and mocks loyalty tests while contrasting with Daniel Webster's vision of preserving the Union. The piece labels Burke as anti military and aligns with pro flag rhetoric.
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Frank B. Burke
Democrats
Indiana
Congress
Indianapaolis
Burke
United States Army
Kansas City
Daniel Webster
Republic
Liberty
Union
New York Sun
School Board Names New Teachers After Budget Report
The school board Friday night received Auditer Johnsons semi annual report showing receipts 426987.22 balance 394611.95 totalabilities 344632.91. Miss Browning librarian reported July circulation 20080 total books 96 6284. The board appointed Philip Sieberth 950 Frederick A Que 1000 and William W McKay 700 as teachers.
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Johnson
Miss Browning
Philip Sieberth
Frederick A. Que
William Wt .McKay
The Songs and Sketches of a Singer in Open Mind Verse
A narrator muses on foolish impulses while recalling a church hymn and Marcus bathing, mixing light verse with a world weary thought on sin and song. The dialogue shifts as Mrs Meddergrass and Mr Meddergrass discuss foreign policy, contrasting openness and gatekeeping in a rural newspaper moment.
Editorial Exchange Corrects Name and Style
A reader thread corrects a misnamed author and clarifies spelling. Bertha M. Clay is advised to refer to Kipling, and a note commends Barling's grammar and penmanship while suggesting more economical wording.
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Stella
Bertha M. Clay
Kipling
Barling
Ragtime wedding and a chinaman misquote collapse
A humorous slice shows a comic wedding scene with cake walks and a ragtime march, then a Chinaman laments a misquote in a newspaper interview about him being "rightly in the hole" versus "wholly in the right." A suitor questions finances, engagement ends, while a father’s boy questions everything in a circuit show world.
Tales of Two Dogs in License and Rescue
Controller Johnson grapples with dog license rules after a man delays purchasing a license, misapprehends renewal dates, and loses a dollar to a prior purchase. A household bulldog, frail and patched with bandages, darts into a fire truck’s path, is injured, and a young woman in a gown carries the mangled dog to safety, with a physician summoned for care.
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Controller Johnson
Sixteenth and
Pennsylvania-sts
Bulldog
Sixteenth-st
Fish Poker Hits Stamford Beach as Cardless Betting
Four Manhattan men summering in Grand Beach invent fish poker on Captain Everett Hatter’s sloop Nellie C. Ante 50 cents. each bite raises the pot. A 21½ pound bass wins the first pot of 99.50 while a skate takes 3.50. disputes ensue over fish eligibility and a mock future game features weakfish as one pair, blackfish as two pair, bass as three of a kind, and a shark as a straight flush.
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Stamford
Conn
Manhattan
Grand Beach
Everett Hatter
Nellie C
No ministers no mercy platform quoted by papers
Excerpt captures fragmented quotes from Detroit Free Press and Paul Dispatch about European policy and a reference to Prince Tuan and Dom Paul, with phrases suggesting harsh judgments and unresolved power dynamics. The text reads like a collage of opinions on imminent strategic decisions affecting global order.
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Detroit Free Press
What They Say A M Glossbrenner and Others
A compilation of remarks from A M Glossbrenner Rolla Fisher John W Minor Charles Roemler Jacob Bogert Louis Weslyn Jones Ernest V Clarke Wick Stevenson Perry Evans Harry Smith Adit gen Gore Ames W Butler Sarah F Keely Ferdinand Winter c L Henry Anderson Frank McCray R E Springsteen Carl Fisher Frank Watrous John Merritt John B Orman J H Webber J W Henderson Louis Swartz Adolph Huelper J Gearhard John McGregor Dr Durham Dr Karchner Billy Morgan Chas Brown Dr F A Morrison Market inspector Pritchard on politics transit housing and public life with varied views on taxation canteens breweries and civic duties.
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Charles Roemler
Jacob Bogert
Louis Weslyn Jones
Paris
Ernest V. Clarke
Wick Stevenson
Perry Evans
Harry Smith
Gore
National Guard
Ames W. Butler
Sarah F. Keely
Reform School
Ferdinand Winter
Tax Board
Indiana
C. L. Henry
Anderson
J. Gearhard
John McGregor
Scotland
Dr. Durham
Hungarian Women in Coal Strikes Stir Pennsylvania Coal Regions
Descriptions from Old Forge and Duryea depict Hungarian immigrant women waging fierce protests during strikes, pelting workers with eggs and peppers, shouting curses at “scabs,” and proving more formidable than men as they guard mine entrances. The piece notes the broader social impact of immigrant labor on labor disputes.
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Pennsylvania
Duryea
Old Forge
Olid
New York Herald. Ee
New York Central Plans Grade Crossing Removals in Buffalo
The New York Central Railroad intends to remove all grade crossings along its main line in Buffalo. The city will bear part of the cost.
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New York Central Railroad
Tea Prices Rise Across China Prompting Famine Fears
War in China drives tea prices up from three to four cents a pound. Merchants warn that moving south into major tea districts may trigger famine in cheaper grades unless supplies from Ceylon resume.
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China
Boxer Country
Ceyton
Indianapolis Run for Bomb Proofs
The Indianapolitans prepare to trench themselves and sell their lives as dearly as possible. The Hon. Carter Harrison and other Cook county marching club members go to Indianapolis with Col. Bryan. In peace prepare for war.
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Carter Harrison
Cook County Marching Club
Indianapolis
Col. Bryan
New York Sun
Sunday Church Services in City
Sunday church services listed for St Pauls Episcopal with Rev Lewis Brown at 10 45 on Central Ave and Methodist with Rev E 3B Rawls at 10 45.
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St. Paul’s Episcopal
Lewis. Brown
Central Ave
Methodist
Rawls
Meridian
St. Methodist
TS. Jenckes
Roberts Park
Tabernacle
Presbyterian
Central Christ
B Breuey
Moberly
Ayasic
Brasil
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