Cleveland Gas and Electricity Debates Costly Franchises
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company plans a $30 million bond issue, hinting at a large consolidated utility. The piece criticizes public reliance on competition, urging public control and regulated rates based on actual investment. It compares Denver and Indianapolis to argue for centralized, fairly priced service.
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Irish Tales and Courtroom Banter From Old Snippets
A mixed 19th or early 20th century fragment features cheerful Irish anecdotes, a boastful quote about Irishmen, and a courtroom cross examination gag. It includes a story about a shooting mishap and a lawyer pressing a witness in a humorous exchange. The text blends humor and nostalgia with references to Irish identity and social manners.
State fair passes at issue as free-ride culture dies hard
The State Board of Agriculture aims to curb free tickets amid a flood of requests from well off applicants and courtiers. Farmers with families paying for entry are portrayed as the true supporters of the fair, while lawmakers and police receive passes, raising concerns of public funds and influence.
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Editorial readers back Gauss for Indianapolis mayor
In a long letter to the editor Edwin H Marble endorses Charlies A Gauss as mayoral candidate, arguing for reform after graft and urging thoughtful temperance laws. He notes personal voting history and pride in Indianapolis, urging citizens to support Gauss for one term to set the city on a better path.
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Letters to the Sun denounce Leslie Shaw and praise temperance
Readers respond with sharp critique of former treasury secretary Leslie M. Shaw, accusing him of serving moneyed interests and enabling banking panics. A Worcester, Massachusetts correspondent also commends an editorial on temperance, praising its clear reasoning and urging focus on true issues.
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Fishing tale matches a five dollar joke
Brown returns from a fishing trip and recalls a tale about a pike swallowing a five dollar gold piece last year. This year he hooks a large pike and, after removing the hook, his friends laugh at the recovered coins, including four silver dollars and a quarter. They wonder what happened to the missing quarter as Brown jokes the fish paid to pass through a lock.
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Shakespere club parody ends in falsetto farce
A New Orleans Shakespeare club staged amateur theatricals famed for actors. A socialite in a lordly role delivered four words about swooning the queen. The crowd roared as he mispronounced to a stage manager’s sharp rebuke and a dramatic exit amid continued gaffes.
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