Mortgage deduction law under Supreme Court review
The piece argues that mortgage deductions on real estate prevent double taxation and aid small property owners. It notes the deduction cap of 700 dollars, contrasts benefits to the rich versus wage workers, and urges stricter tax returns from mortgage holders to ensure complete justice in realty assessments. The author calls for applying the deduction to the outstanding mortgage amount and questions the fairness of current rules.
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Supreme Court
The
Union Trust Company
Miserable Street Car Service in Indianapolis
A harsh critique of Indianapolis street railway service describes repeated delays and crowding during a recent storm. The piece criticizes management for relying on novices, lacking foresight, and failing to prepare for inclement weather, urging residents to protest and demand a capable operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
New York State
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
People Protest Schley Court Findings Amid Santiago Debate
The public challenges the Schley court of inquiry verdict, recalling the victory at Santiago and praising Admiral Dewey for his minority protest. The piece notes Dewey’s defense of Schley, rejects cowardice charges, and argues Schley led the fleet decisively against the Spanish squadron.
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Schley
Santiago
Dewey
Benham
Ramsey
Admiral Schley
Admiral Dewey
Mdclay
Manila Bay
Manila
Railroad Consolidation Foretold At University Lecture
A Chicago university lecture quoted a railroad president predicting nationwide line consolidation. The speaker warned the government may own or heavily manage railways to ensure uniform rates. He cited Minnesota’s governor’s fight against Northern Pacific and Great Northern consolidations to argue for federal involvement and protection of community property values.
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Chicago University
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minnesota
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Washington proposes stone bridge over White River
A proposal for a new stone bridge over the White River in Washington is under consideration. Details on location, costs, and timing are not fully disclosed in the scattered notes.
Political Gamblers in Muncie Police Raid Question Ethics
In a scene described as a political conference in district 8, Muncie police raided a room where George McCulloch Judge Lefler and others met. The incident sparked debate over whether modern politics amounts to gambling under the statute as officers weighed holding the district politicians for court determination.
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Muncie
George McCulloch
Judge Lefler
District 8
E. W. Grove Name Claim on Every Box
A fragmented note asserts that the name E. W. Grove must appear on every box of the Erie Anes Brom. The text is incomplete but indicates required labeling or branding.
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Erie Anes Brom
Local Officers Face Repeated Schemes to Pocket Public Money
The text complains that county officers repeatedly attempt to skim funds from the public and suggests imprisonment as a possible remedy if resistance to the law continues, urging legislative action to curb the schemes and enforce penalties.
Old Lady of the Circle Disturbs Over Baker Appointment
Francis E. Baker's federal bench nomination unsettles the Old Lady of the Circle. She knits nervously and forgets to voice pro or con. The disturbance arises from a representative she sent to Washington backing another man instead of Baker.
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Francis E. Baker
Federal
Washington
Baker
Bridge Crisis Near Debt Limit Looms Over White River
The city faces an emergency for a new W. Washington Street bridge as the old one nears collapse. Indianapolis sits within about $5,000 of the constitutional debt limit and has barely enough money for current expenses.
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W. Washington St
White River
Indianapolis
Watson loses suspender buttons amid tariff reform talk
Reading Washington dispatches note that the Hon. Jim Watson, once the whip of the recalcitrants on the Porto Rican tariff bill, seeks recognition for a speech on reciprocity and tariff reform as the administration whip begins to crack.
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Washington
Jim” Watson
A Lively Mix of Local Quips From Monroe and Marion
A collage of rural quick takes notes Frank Ferguson’s four mothers in law and a New Year dinner, jury drawing discretion at the county clerk’s office, Crawford county whitecaps fearing a legislature’s author, White River patronage and a quaking-asp, Marion county’s grave-robbing indifference, cremation trends, and Booth Tarkington as legislative phraseology chair.
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Frank Ferguson
Monroe County
Crawford County
Indiana
Natrally
Fairbanks
White River
Booth Tarkington
What They Say Martin Hugg and Other Voices
A collection of quotations from Martin Hugg William Moore Ed Steinmetz J B Ludlum Rev C E Bacon Richard Craft and others offering views on newspapers journalism Madison County references and social topics including politics and culture in a panel-like roundup from Indianapolis era voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hugg
William Moore
Ed Steinmetz
THE
SUN
J. BE. Ludlum
Indianapolis
Richard Craft
William A. Armstrong
Marion
John Ruckelshaus
J. F. Wild
Addison
Harris
Washington
Dr. Trenary
A. W. Brayton
Mayor Hockwalter
James F. Quigley
Billy Fox
Charles Orbison
Quotes on social issues and public figures voiced
A collection of remarks from diverse figures including John F White P G Grambling Dr Brayton Conrad Keller G H Holderman William Joyce Eugene Tripp and Squire Nickerson. Topics range from religion education public safety fire alarm systems quail hunting child custody guardianship and political nominations.
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P. G. Grambling
Feg
Brayton
Indianapolis
Conrad Keller
G. H. Holderman
Fire Alarm Service
William Joyce
Board of Guardians
Eugene Tripp
Taylor
A Spoiled Christmas Sketches and Songs
A Christmas tale shows Pete O Reilly's twins waking to a missing stocking fright as a billygoat sits in the doorway. Harold debates the country’s decline and a pet petition as Mrs Youngwife asks about framing a pug support petition.
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Pete O’reilly
O'Reilly
Harold
Bust Inspires Nothing Yet Keeps Poet Busy
Visitor asks if viewing a bust or Shakespeare sparks ideas. The poet replies no, it simply occupies his time. He quips that each glance reminds him he is busted, turning a dour thought into a wry line about his own fate.
Stranger sells 100 Gayety tickets. show fails to appear
A stranger canvassed town selling about 100 tickets for the Gayety comedy company to perform at the opera house on the 9th. The show did not appear as billed and has not appeared yet. It may come this week. Other notes include a Christmas wish and rising Sunday school attendance. A widow Wetsel child writes Santa asking for his father.
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Gayety
Santa
I remember cabbage and Christmas cigars tale
An observant man reflects on aging tastes from cabbage as a boy to now enjoying his wife’s Christmas cigars, the joke turning on changing preferences and humor about indulgence.
United They Stand Divided They Fall
A playful exchange between a boastful barbershop artist and a wary customer jokes about shaving and the fate of barbers and the Police Gazette, highlighting humorous social banter in a busy shop.
That pugilistic has-been gang joins Terry group
Edward Singer quotes a youth with a bulldog remarking that the pugilistic has-been gang Terry recently joined dominates other societies with strenuous initiations. The aside suggests rival groups fear its hard-line methods and authority.
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Terry
Edward Singer
Meringued Apple Pie Without Upper Crust
A recipe note describes making a pie without an upper crust. Fill baked apples with a meringue froth created from two egg whites beaten to stiff peaks with three tablespoons powdered sugar. Bake, then serve warm, optionally with cheese, for a light sweet finish.
A Bunch of Keys Ringed by Silver Emblems
A heavy silver keyring with two doge faces and fidelity emblems frowns sternly at each other as the meeting ends. The ring shines in the mirror, suggesting a polished finish you can carry with you.
Aunt and Nephew Exchange Cheery Despair in Jocular Snaps
A string of light quips from various papers features a despondent aunt who fears she will be a nuisance no longer, and a nephew offering reassurance. The dialogue shifts to humorous asides about painting sardines, a friend named Binks, a club, and marriage jests.
Shell on a Mountain Height Poem by Eugene Field
A fragment of Eugene Field poetry reflecting on finding a sea shell on a mountain peak and pondering how it came to be there. The speaker hears the ocean in the shell and sings of home, oceans, and distant shores, with contemplative mood.
Invocation Prayer for Home and War Sacrifice
A Boston Transcript prayer asks God to strengthen a fainting will and shelter a soldier's family as the writer pleads for mercy and protection. The speaker seeks divine care for a small home in a vast world, promising to leave it safe in God’s sight during distant battles.
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Boston Transcript
Desk Gifts for the Christmas Writer's Table
The article lists handsome desk furniture suitable as gifts for women at Christmas. Items include leather blotting pads with silvered corner tips, pen racks, pen and pencil holders, blotters, mucilage bottles, paper racks, bill files, and various desk accessories. Also suggested are a 1902 calendar, address and visiting books, a traveling leather-bound desk clock, a sealing set, a candlestick, taper tray, and match-box.
Pie Confession Sparks Childish Riddle From Withington Family
A schoolyard joke about counting stones in a cherry pie leads Johnny to admit eating the pie to answer a teacher's riddle. His mother, perplexed, learns he chose pie consumption to fulfill a math question. In a second vignette, Johnny longs for his own children to escape errands.
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Withington
Johnny
Johnnie
Newark
Raisin Pie Recipe from Old Cookbook
Seed one and a half cup raisins and thinly slice one lemon. Place in a pie plate with pasted lining, add half cup sugar two teaspoons flour small bits of butter and one cup cold water. Top with paste strips and bake. Lemon may be chopped or used with raisins.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It claims a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and urges readers to send for testimonials from FJ Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Iddress
FJ. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Dingaleta
Reed and 7th Real Estate Listings Highlighted
Real estate offerings on The Reed and 7th pages are spotlighted with notable weekend listings. Highlights include property options, price ranges, and location details aimed at buyers and renters.
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SUN Building
Obi
E. W. Grove
Marion County
C.E. Bacon
Deaconess
Hood
Squire Nickerson
Pete O'Reilly
Whipple Creek
Police Gazette
Hale
Pike
Yonkers Statesman
Binks
Chicago
Court St
Harrison-ave.dium
Kankakee
Jackson
Puck
the Wanderer
Eugene Field
Willie
Little
Ingersoll Dollar
OPERA
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Security Trust Company
Americus C. Daly
Orlanda M. Packard
George J. Marott
Wm. F. Churchman
Gavin L. Payne
American National Bank
East Washington St
Columbia National Bank
E. Market St
Indiana National Bank
Raisin Pie
Outlook
Washington St
Virginia Ave
Company
East Market St
John H. Holliday
Henry Eitel
Howard M. Foltz
Charles 8. M’bride
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