Insanity Trust report clears Marion county charges
The State board of charities report to the governor discredits the idea that noninsane people are confined in insane hospitals. It urges prosecution of those behind extortion inquests and return of fees to counties. It calls for law changes to ensure proper inquest procedures and notes disparities in hospital discharge rules across counties.
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Insanity Trust
Marion County
Attorney- General
Indiana
Indianapolis Hopes For New Bridges And Sewage Plant
Indianapolis faces delays as it nears debt limit while funding for new bridges and a White River sewage disposal plant dwindle. Public welfare may suffer until city government reforms occur.
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Indianapolis
White River
Local Beer Debate Grounds Public Support and Prizes
The city faces headwinds against cut-price beer as residents press for free local beer until the election. Competitors push for prizes tied to keg consumption to spur sales, while officials weigh potential impacts on the campaign season.
Party committees vow no spending on beer despite pressure
Chairman Logsdon and Chairman Fanning say the party committees will not spend a cent for beer. If brewery interests are rightly reported, the committees will be spared that expense. The State board of charities declines to vindicate "Squire 1T." Poor fellow struggles to find support for labeling a man insane to secure fees.
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Logsdon
Fanning
State Board of Charities
Diamond Sunburst for Wife as Kid McCoy Courtship Climax
Kid McCoy offers his wife a diamond sunburst as a sign of reconciliation, noting that future gestures might be grander like a yacht or a private train if reconciliation fails to hold. The remark hints at personal drama surrounding their marital tensions and possible lavish gestures to win her back.
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Kid McCoy
Stockholder rights loom over freeze-out plans in Minnesota ruling
A Minnesota judge holds stockholders act as quasi partners with rights to inspect company books, a decision that could disrupt majority freeze-out schemes. The electric lighting franchise vote is delayed past the election and remains unsettled.
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Minnesota
Tow
The
Homie Heating and Lighting ‘Company
Man Unable to Sell House, Moore’s Frustration Cited
W. F. Moore voices frustration at being unable to sell a house, describing the burden of the sale and the emotional strain it causes. The remark reflects pressures on property transactions and personal resolve amid challenging market conditions.
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W. F. Moore
Bookwalier Smile Persists Amid Ongoing Observation
There is no perceptible diminution in the magnitude of the Bookwalier smile as observers continue to note its steady presence. The phrase suggests a stable, recognizable expression linked to Bookwalier, appearing unchanged across assessments.
No, the Reverend Bl ah speakes out on party lines
The text notes that Rev. Mr. Blackshear is likely to hear from his letter criticizing both political parties and that locally his sharp phrasing fits the context, though he has not entirely missed the point.
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Mr. Blackshear
Streets Weighed Down by Dirt and Damaged Roads
The description paints the streets as dirty and poorly maintained, hindering Mr. Maguire's bid for the mayor's chair and signaling tough road ahead in the race.
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Maguire
Made Up Again Kid McCoy and Wife Delight Indy
Indianapolis rejoices as Kid McCoy and his wife reconcile for the second time this year. The city cherishes this happy news from its notable local pair and echoes gratitude for harmony restored.
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Kid McCoy
Indianapolis
Beer price differences between Cincinnati and Indianapolis
Report notes beer costs four dollars a barrel in Cincinnati and seven dollars and twenty cents in Indianapolis. It adds that Indianapolis has drinkable water in difficult times, implying regional contrast in resources and affordability.
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Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Park Board Presses Ahead With Fall Creek Boyward Scheme
The Park board vows to keep the Fall Creek plan alive, deeming it one of the city’s happiest projects and insisting it must be advanced despite challenges.
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Park Board
Fall Creek Boyward
Filipinos Plot to Burn Ma nila and Kill Americans
A fragment says Filipinos plotted arson against Ma nila and the Americans, claiming they allowed a woman into the secret and warning that the rest of the story followed.
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Manila
Public Promise Could Ease City Suffering
A proposal hints that Mr Maguire might help the city by pledging relief from hardship, suggesting relief for residents facing ongoing struggles and immediate humane measures to ease daily burdens. The idea emphasizes leadership action to reduce suffering and improve living conditions.
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Mr. Maguire
Maguire Likely to Skip Stuckmeyer Boxes for Ads
The report notes that Mr. Maguire will probably not use Mr. Stuckmeyer’s campaign advertising boxes. No other names or dates are provided, leaving the decision as a probable choice without further context.
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Mr. Maguire
Mr. Stuckmeyer
Mark Hanna Humor Provokes Market Jolt in Sackcloth Prices
A light remark by Mark Hanna triggers a ripple in markets with sackcloth and ashes prices rising as observers note the wit shifts sentiment. Officials caution against overreaction while analysts call it a playful, symbolic moment in a tense economic backdrop.
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Mark Hanna
Gelicious Apple Pudding Stew Recipe Instructions
Instructions describe preparing pared apples by curing and quartering then pulping. To each pint of pulp add half a cup sugar a quarter cup butter half a cup breadcrumbs and three eggs beaten separately. Bake thirty minutes and serve with cream or a light dusting of powdered sugar. A pint of pulp yields pudding for four persons.
Bacon Perfection Guide from Cold Sliced to Hot Pan
Step by step on achieving crisp bacon by first slicing very thin, chilling on ice before frying in a smoking hot pan. Cook until clear and serve on a hot dish for best texture and flavor.
Theatre gossip notes on Barrett Drew and Duse origins
A vivid collage of backstage anecdotes and reminiscences. Barrett frets over etiquette amid a call from his dresser as Clara, the author’s narrator, recalls theater life. Drew’s clothes and polish scene amazes coworkers. Eleonora Duse’s beginnings and poverty are sketched. jokes about indignant actors close the column.
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Mr. Harriott
Mr. Barrett
Harriott
Mr. Booth
Clara
Lawrence Barrett
One Mistake of Women Not Knowing How to Eat and Rest
A sociocultural critique asserts women mismanage eating and rest duties. The text contrasts women choosing quick snacks and busy work with men who eat properly and rest, noting women’s fatigue leads to sewing, writing, and letters. It claims many women’s hospitals arise from a failure to rest.
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer
A fragmentary poem like sketch of a performer named Rastus with dialect lines about luck and mood. It hints at a singer singing in the rain and finding light in dark colors, noting a loss yet staying hopeful.
Barber Snares Customer With Clammy Grasp
A barber jokes about eyes shut during shaving as he silences a victim. The inmate suggests he does not want to see any more of the barber, lifting the moment into a darkly comic exchange before the barber’s grip becomes final.
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the Arta
Publisher and author clash over manuscript quality
An author questions a publisher about a manuscript, accusing it of being worthless. The publisher responds that he has read it and deems it rot, prompting the author to ask when the work might go to press.
Harmless Horseless Carriage Cited Without Brainless Rider
A street scene underscores that a horseless carriage is harmless when no brainless rider occupies the seat, reflecting cautious attitudes toward early motor vehicles and public safety.
Beaming Romance Turns Avalanche Exit at Keyhole
A comic exchange unfolds as a fair maiden praises Algy, while a grouchy father overhears from the keyhole and predicts a dramatic breakup with a line about an avalanche. The scene captures a sharp contrast between sweetness and stern authority.
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Papa
Buckeye Katydids Inspire Ohio Poet Edward Singer
An Ohio poet Edward Singer notes katydids singing in trees and wonders about a queer breed of katydids in the Buckeye state, capturing a playful regional observance.
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Ohio
Buckeye
Edward Singer
The Line in French Satire Note in Verse
A fragment of verse mocks a translated novel as a stale Frenchy cliché. A speaker asks Lisette who killed the man and the reply in French provokes frustration at translator assumptions. The narrator laments the ease of deciphering French through translated lines.
Buttered paper saves baked meat and potatoes from drying
An article explains placing buttered paper over meat during baking or reheating to prevent drying. It also notes mashed potatoes kept warm improve with buttered paper plus a lump of butter and warm milk. A separate brief reports an unknown man who lost $100 at a Bridgeton shell game run by an Indianapolis man then pulled a revolver and took $300 from the banker.
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Bridgeton
Indianapolis
Burning Feet Cure Ad by Dr A W Chase
An old advertisement touts Dr A W Chase’s Ointment for burning feet with claims of cooling soothing relief. The copy promises to ease heat and inflammation and restore comfort at 59 cents per box, available at druggists or by mail from the Buffalo New York company.
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A. W. Chase
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Big Packing Plant Planned at Interstate Stock Yards Site
Officials announce that representatives of a large packing firm have secured options on several properties to serve as the nucleus for a major packing plant. The Abattoir and Fletcher plants are named among the properties involved. A space labeled Blessing alike to young and old appears, along with an advertisement for Pr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry and bargains on upright pianos at Baldwins.
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Interstate Stock Yards Company
Geural Properties
Abattoir Company
Fletcher Paeking
Pr. Fowler
Nature
Valley Forge play charms Park patrons with rousing reception
Amusements column praises Valley Forge at the Park for thunderous applause and lively scenes. Critics note duels pistol play and Virginia’s rescue of her army lover as Capt. Wil ford Fairfax, played by W. L. Roberts, earns praise. Empire opening seats advertised.
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Valley Forge
Janice Meredith
Wilford Fairfax
Capt. Fairfax
Carleton
Virginia
Fairfax
Window glass groups agree resumes and openings
The meeting at the Columbia club concluded that the cooperative federation will resume work on October 15 and the independents and American Window-Glass Company will reopen on November 1.
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Columbia Club
Co-Operative Federation
Independents and American Window-Glass Company
City Life Highlights Local Deals and Events
Grafton Johnson buys canning plants for his Ohio combine in Kokomo. Prof. D K Goss plans a sail to a German school with Indianapolis youths. A Social turnverein party brightens Turner park. Mrs. Julius Wohlfeld reports her husband safe from the ill fated Islander. Land sales, business transfers, and tax plans feature the week in Indianapolis area. Fire chiefs meet again next year in New York. Knights of Fidelity lodge hosts first annual entertainment at C R C hall with sparse candidate attendance.
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Grafton Johnson
Kokomo
Csee
D. K. Goss
Indianapolis
Turnverein
Turner Park
Julius Wohlfeld
Nicholas McCarty
H. C. Campbell
Center Township
Robert Keller
Ardmore
Massachusetts Ave
Simon Cohen
Chicago
S Ochester
C_L
Ridoo
Pj Po
William Middlesworth
Caroline Barnes
Mabel Barnes
Walton Dynes
Middlesworth
Pennsylvania Ct
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
J. W. Clark
May Wright Sewall
Brown County
Brown
Johnson Counties
New York
Fidelity Lodge
New mayor vows reform as rival heckler urges action
The newly elected mayor pledges a clean administration while a disappointed office seeker disrupts, urging the new leader to swear out a warrant against himself for buying votes, highlighting ongoing tensions in the post election scene.
A Horrible Thought Probed by a Delirium Fear
Mr Gazzam asks about a rosy future, Mr Littleton replies with a horror of the future and fear that illness might strike and in delirium he could reveal actions to his wife. The exchange hints at private guilt and imagined consequences.
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Mr. Gazzam
Mr. Littleton
The Sun’s liners pay for readers’ contributions
The Sun invites readers to submit liners or short lines for payment. Writers can earn by supplying witty phrases, quotes, or capsule jokes suitable for the newspaper’s daily sections.
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Buffalo Exposition
Bacon
John Drew
New York Times
Mr. Drew
Arthur Byron
Mr. Byron
Eleonora Duse
Luigi Rasi
Gage
Eleonora
Stuart Robson
New York Dramatic Mirror
Ned Booth
Ned Forrest
Escesse Essenne Madras
Dimities
Batiste
Richelieu
Cnsecesnace
Berlin
Isinee Svar
Potts
Barnes
Palmer
Proctor & Gamble
Wilbur
Wesson
Senna
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Lisette
Monsieur
Methinks
Big Packing House
Baldwin'a
the Empire
Glass
City Life
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