Trust in Roosevelt Defended Against Trusts and Critics
A conservative defense praises Theodore Roosevelt for staying within constitutional bounds while criticizing Jefferson Jackson Lincoln and alleged overreach. It argues Roosevelt is discreet well advised and aims to curb trusts and law evasion. The piece contrasts presidential conduct with past leaders and notes public trust vs corporate pressure.
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Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Louisiana Purchase
Indiana
Supreme Court
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Trusts
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Fairbanks Declines Vice Presidency Duty Narrative
The Frankfort News and other Fairbanks papers report that Mr. Fairbanks felt he had no motive to seek or accept the vice presidential nomination beyond a sense of duty. He sought to appear reluctant about the honor after Roosevelt’s ticket nomination, pressing the idea of his own unwillingness.
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Frankfort News
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Indiana
Fairbanks Pursued Vice Presidency Despite Duty Plausible Claim
The text recalls Fairbanks eager pursuit of the vice presidency, noting friends and rivals perceived a long campaign. It cites his insistence that taking office was a duty, while insiders remember how fixed his path appeared during the national convention as opposition swirled around him.
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Fairbanks
Governor Hughes Admits Lewis Made Whiskers Famous
Government figure concedes that James Hamilton Lewis popularized his distinctive whiskers before the anticipated event, signaling a notable shift in public perception and media coverage of the era.
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Gov. Hughes
James Hamilton Lewis
Hughes
Mr Shipp Named Editor in U S Forest Service
Thomas R. Shipp secretary to Senator Beveridge will take a new post October 1 as editor in the United States Forest Service. The position offers a strong salary and reflects his versatile efficiency and steady courtesy. His Indiana and Washington friends celebrate his promotion.
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Thomas R. Shipp
A. J. Beveridge
Forest Service
United States
Shipp
Indiana
Washington, D. C
Martians See Panama Canal as 30 Cents Regionally?
A curious note suggests Martians might interpret signals from Mars as indicating the Panama Canal costs about 30 cents. The claim blends space event rhetoric with outsider interpretation of planetary signals and a playful take on terrestrial geography.
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Mars
Panama Canal
Massachusetts savings bank life insurance plan praised
The piece notes lawmakers and observers view the Massachusetts life insurance scheme for wage earners as sound. It claims premiums could be half the cost of ordinary insurers and credits Louis D. Brandeis with conceiving the plan. Indiana may adopt the system if proven desirable and feasible.
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Massachusetts
Louis D. Brandeis
Indiana
Savings
Caleb Powers longs for home after seven years of hope
Caleb Powers has endured over seven years of living on hope and now dreams of home cooking as a source of comfort and familiarity.
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Caleb Powers
Mexican War Veterans meet in Greenfield Indiana
The Indiana Mexican War Veterans association gathered in Greenfield with 15 attendees representing 1,212 years of life among 40 members. George T. Barney of Elk Hart presided, Dr. Jerry Worden of Spencer served as secretary, and the group notes the 34 year history of the organization as they anticipate a larger 1908 reunion in Indianapolis. A separate note mentions harvest labor famine easing through labor saving machinery adoption and maintenance.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Funny Blunder Over Perry Lineage Cited Worldwide
Newspaper readers face a volley of gaffes as Vice-president Fairbanks misattributes events among the Perrys. Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, who opened Japan to Western contact, was Oliver Hazard Perry’s brother, not a direct ancestor, and the Erie hero Oliver Hazard Perry died in 1819 at age 34.
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Nippon
Erie
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Fairbanks blunder shows limits of public speech
The piece mocks a Fairbanks speech that misattributes Oliver Hazard Perry to Japan and laments overexposure in public oratory. It notes the hero would have been 69 in 1854, stresses the risk of grandiose claims, and praises restraint to avoid slips beyond platitudes.
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Night blooming cereus season spectacle noted
The local paper marks the annual event of the night blooming cereus with ceremonial fanfare, inviting friends to witness the unfolding beauty of Cereus Grandiflorus during the season.
City urged to study plants in fire danger district
It will be well for the city to look into the nature of manufacturing plants and products in the fire danger district. The menace of explosive and of high inflammables is one of the things which properly come under the eyes of the Board of Public Safety.
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Board of Public Safety
Wise state sends brains to Washington for national service
It is a wise state that knows enough to send men to Washington for what they have in their heads rather than their pockets and to keep its best brains at the national capital.
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Washington
Self-named standardbearer headlines Kansas City post says
The Kansas City Post notes uncertainty over Democrats naming a standard bearer while suggesting an outsider has already claimed the role. It also comments on public trust overreach and remarks on The Crawfordsville Review transitioning to W. B. Welstlake’s management and apparent revitalization.
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Kansas City
Consumer woes intertwine with higher education dream
The passage notes a consumer may feel oil use funds education while a car buyer risks fostering a privileged class. It references a chautauqua bug and a silken Siren song about Judge K M Landis, implying persuasive, provocative themes surrounding public figures and social strata.
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Landis
Ida Tarbell Ridicules Rockefeller Over Butter Politics
In a sharp quip, Ida Tarbell says Rockefeller lacks collective sense while noting his supposed control over economics. The piece pivots to a pun on butter terminology, contrasting renovated versus process butter and implying similar effects by a different label.
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Ida Tarbell
Rockefeller
Ida
Oct meet of Farmers Institute Workers in D C
Col Watterson notes politicians are confounded as the American Association of Farmers' Institute Workers plans a Washington gathering from October 23 to 25. The item also cites Indiana Railroad Commission efforts to equalize freight rates and remarks on Taft's potential presidency with a mix of political quips.
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American Association of Farmers' Institute Workers
Washington, D. C
Col. Watterson
Fiji Bedd
Indiana Railroad Commission
Indiana
Noisy London and scattered world notes
The article surveys city noise in London and Paris with Melbourne, Amsterdam, Damascus, and Damascus cited. It notes London's relentless night roar and Paris quiet spells, praises Australians as musical, and comments on tobacco markets in Amsterdam. It mentions emergency doctors in Germany, electricity in Damascus, a proposed Palace of Peace, colonial sizes, and Indian rice compared to American cotton. It also covers Simla's climate season and white population, and African sheep run sizes.
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Isaac Rice
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New York
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Strand
Frank D. Hill
Amsterdam
Sumatra
Borneo
Java
Germany
The Ideal Vacation for the Busy Worker
A distinguished neurologist says the main vacation benefit is ample sleep. He links long quiet nights, easy digestion, light farmer meals, rested muscles, ample air and sun, and, above all, freedom from care. This yields quiet, peace, rest, and health.
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New York Herald
Knotty Question Teaches 29 Knots at New York Schools
A Boston Tran script notes that children in New York vacation schools learned 29 knots this summer. It adds that none mastered the depraved shoestring knot that ties itself now and then, a curious aside on knot knowledge.
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New York
Boston Transcript
One Philippine Blessing from U S Aid
The New York Tribune says the American administration has brought a blessing to the Philippines, noting the inhabitants are now freer from epidemic diseases than ever before. The statement portrays U S aid as a positive influence despite critics.
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Philippines
New York Tribune
Women of the Bar and Suffrage Movements Across Then and Now
A column of letters and notes surveys women's roles in law and society. It recalls a gender clash in a lawyerly dispute misquoted as propriety, notes Mrs Taft's musical prowess, and highlights the Anthony home as a suffrage hub. It also cites female craftsmen, fashion habits, and odd wedding dog attendances in Exeter.
All’s Right Save Wall-st. A Nation’s Financial Servant
A Philadelphia North American opinion line declares Wall Street as a well paid servant rather than an oppressive master and urges acceptance of a new status to set things right across the country and on Wall Street.
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Wall-st
Philadelphia
A Drawback In Judge Artman Not Supreme Court
Minneapolis Journal notes a limitation in Judge Artman stating he is not the supreme court of Indiana or the United States, describing this as a drawback in his role as a judge.
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Artman
Supreme Court of
Indiana
United States
Minneapolis Journal
The Song of the Reel A forest melody around a fishing reel
A lyrical meditation on summer air and forest sound in tune with nature. The reel’s notes disrupt birds and bees and trees, making rivers and sunlit days seem a grand symphony. The speaker revels in the thrill of fishing and the wild harmony.
Comfort figures as VP Fairbanks hints at party nominating strength
The Providence Tribune notes that Vice-President Fairbanks may derive comfort from the idea that political parties seldom nominate their ablest men for the presidency, implying a possible weakness in opposing candidates.
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Fairbanks
Providence Tribune
Not Even Many Dashes
A Detroit News remark notes a single automobile horn instruction provokes a strong pedestrian reaction that could not be matched by any noise from the pedestrian. The quote highlights urban friction between drivers and walkers.
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Detroit News
Swindler Passes Counterfeit Pennies in Indiana
A suspect circulated hundreds of counterfeit pennies in northern Indiana towns yesterday then fled into the woods as police and residents chase clues. The Chicago Post reports the targeted victims seek justice and caution mayavert further passes.
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Chicago Post
Awful Possibility Shocks Fairbanks Resus Team
The State Journal notes Mr. Fairbanks faces the awful possibility that the operator may be on strike during the next rescue attempt, underscoring tense labor disruption affecting emergency procedures.
Will Leaders Read Signs of the Times Correctly
The Darville Republican comments on a Lebanon Patriot piece urging political openness for 1908 nominations. It warns Republicans against self-perpetuating bosses and stresses that leadership should allow any ordinary member a fair path to influence, urging vigilance for signs of party control.
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North Carolina Judicial Mix-Up Sparks GOP and Legislature Debate
A San Antonio Express editorial argues a careful study of animady versions on the North Carolina judicial mix-up supports Judge Pritchard as correct and Gov. Glenn as correct, while suggesting any error lay with the legislature.
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Legislature
San Antonio
Bro John D Hails Country Amid OS Standards Talk
The Ohio State Journal notes Brother John D expresses strong patriotic sentiment toward the nation and opposition to burdensome study of complex Standard OS business methods.
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Ohio State Journal
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