Indianapolis Poised to Lead in Southern Trade Push
The piece argues Indianapolis must aggressively expand advertising and trade, targeting the South as the coming market. It lauds modern business methods, predicts canal-driven growth, and praises the Trade Association boosters planning a March trade tour to open a new era for the city as a top advertiser with strong goods and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Panama Canal
Gulf Cities
Mississippi Valley
Trade Association
Vindicated Lorimer and shuffled state names in new year
The piece notes Billy Lorimer vindicated by a congressional panel and ready to sit near Dick Ballinger. It references Brazilian navy revolutions, Harry Wallace’s controller appointment, Cincinnati appointments, and a big hippodrome at the statehouse around Jan 5. It cites druggists arrested for liquor sales to high school pupils amid statewide debate on local option law.
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Congressional
Billy Lorimer
Dick Ballinger
Joe Kealing
Shenk
Harry Wallace
Cincinnati
Newcastle
Ballinger Criticized as Misfit Secretary of the Interior
A congressional committee finds Ballinger incompetent as an official while exonerating him personally. It condemns his push for private coal land ownership and urges government ownership with long term leases to benefit the public and curb prices. Taft supports government retention this stance.
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Ballinger
Congressional Committee
Cunningham Coal l
Alaska
Gravis
Taft
Congress
the Interior
Progress on tariff reform and the call for a tariff commission
The discussion on the Payne tariff saw progressives push for a permanent tariff commission to oversee all future revisions, a move the president and most lawmakers opposed. Senate notes and public sentiment show business interests awakening to the need to depoliticize tariff setting, despite party divides and ongoing lobbying.
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Senate
Conference Committee
Hale
Tariff Board
Congress
Beveridge
Aldrich
Old Principle Upheld By Arbitration Board
A Missouri board of arbitration ruled that a girl cannot jilting a man days after accepting him and keeping his presents. The decision supports the notion of no taxation without representation as echoed by the New York American.
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Missouri Board of Arbitration
New York American
Fatal Injury Shocks City Worker in Jersey Yard
A New York manufacturer, reportedly sleepless, was fatally injured in Jersey City after a fall and decapitation incident. Police and local authorities investigate the cause as reports note a failed attempt to resume work on the D line.
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New York
Jersey City
Nan
Proposal for Amendment and Congress Session Call
Milwaukee Journal argues for constitutional amendment and an immediate congressional session after elections. It condemns forcing defeated figures to return to former glory as victors divide spoils.
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Congress
Milwaukee Journal
Doctoring the Way: A Father’s Advice in History’s Manuscripts
A fragment reflects a father advising his son to pursue medicine, praising the profession as one of honor and steady reward. The brief note hints at enduring respect for doctors and the value of scientific training.
Rural counties urged to unite to halt New York depopulation
The census shows 24 of 62 New York counties shrinking or stagnant, all rural, while cities swell. The piece argues industrial monopoly and weak public life drive migration, urging rural counties to organize politically and socially to reclaim economic equity and reverse population decline.
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New York
A Glimpse of Oregon Yesterday and Today
A vivid portrait of Oregon lands from Harney valley to Harney Basin describing sagebrush deserts, irrigation ditches, and green belts. It contrasts barren plains with lush patches of crops, noting cattle, sheep, and horses amid vast, silent horizons and distant rock walls.
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Oregon
Harney Valley
Hesa Ranch
Dakotas
World Todix
Simple Government. Oakland Adopts City Commission Plan
Oakland, California adopted the city commission at an election last week as a growing trend toward simple, efficient, and moral government. Proponents argue it curtails corruption and professional politics, while critics ask who will champion the people against entrenched interests. Ohio State Journal cites support and calls for bold reform.
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Oakland
California
Commission
Ohio State Journal
Neighbor Chickens Brought to Heel with Hidden Eggs
In a wry Cleveland Leader note, a neighbor who kept chickens near another’s yard faced a quiet stand: the resident hid eggs at night and displayed them in the morning, prompting the owner to move the birds to his own yard.
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Cleveland Leader
Self-Conscious Knicker I Love The Good The True
Fragmentary OCR reads as a personal note with muddled phrases about self awareness and affection. Names like Stella appear amid garbled words, suggesting a private message or diaristic line rather than a clear news item.
Spirit of the Age and Greek Hope at Our Door
The piece argues religion has become humanitarian over theological and notes a shift in medicine law theology and pedagogy toward human-centered focus. It likens ancient wisdom to modern church needs while urging courage in reform and arbitration over litigation as Greece stands at the door.
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Socrates
High Olympus
Olympus
Wrgsium
Athens
America
Superior
Supreme Courts
Advertising Cities to Boost Nashville Industry
Nashville business leaders push for an industrial advertising bureau with a spend plan. Demonstrations from Omaha Des Moines Kansas City Cincinnati Memphis Pensacola show varied factory gains and property value rises, urging systematic continuous promotion to keep pace with other cities. Louisville Courier Journal reports.
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Omaha
Des Moines
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Memphis
San Antonio
Buffalo
Lynchburg
Pensacola
Fla
United States
Nashville
Louisville Courier-Journal
Revere Race Against Time Amid Dark Plot
John Han cock and Sammel Adams hide as they debate Paul Revere s chances to reach in time. Adams believes he will succeed if his old spark plug holds. Source: Harpers Weekly.
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Sam
John Hancock
Sammel Adams
Adams
Harper's Weekly
Shopping by Maiti in a Prohibition Era Post Office
A lighthearted vignette from Mack's National Monthly describes a southern town post office where a young man seeks a postosive order for two gallons, reflecting humor in a period of strict temperance laws. The scene highlights playful slang and rural life in a bygone era.
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Maiti
Mack
National Monthly
Expediting Justice in a Fractious Courtroom
In a tense exchange the prosecutor asks for swift action as the sheriff’s bull pup damages the court bible. The judge dismisses the suggestion to adjourn and orders the witness to acknowledge the incident while noting the need to proceed.
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Lippincott's
The Family Growler Misprint Catches Readers
A fragmented garbled item from Louisville District era notes a joke about spilled milk and beer. The odd phrase sequence suggests a typo or misread line in a small notice, reflecting local newspaper error quirks rather than a clear report or event.
Indianapolis Trade Trip Aims Southern Markets
The Indianapolis trade association plans a special train tour for seventy five members to visit Louisville Nashville Atlanta Macon Savannah Jacksonville and other southern cities March 6 to 18. The trip features on train meals sleeping accommodations and exhibits of Indianapolis goods with compartment cars reserved for travelers and early reservations managed by Secretary W J Dobyns.
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Indianapolis Trade Association
Indianapolis
Louisville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Macon
Savannah
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Filia
Valdosts
Albany
Columbus
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Meridian
Miss
Memphis
Cairo
Paducah
South
W. J. Dobyns
First Federal Trial Over Safety Appliance Act Opens
The United States prosecutes Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for violation of the safety appliance act in federal court. Twenty three railroad witnesses testified. Frank C. Smith, safety appliance inspector, testified about inspecting Garrett Indiana cars on November 18, 1909, finding eight defective cars. District Attorney C W Miller leads with Roscoe Walter as assistant. The jury likely deliberations begin Thursday.
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United States
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Frank C. Smith
Interstate Commerce Commission
Garrett
Ind
C. W. Miller
Roscoe Walter
Christmas Rush at Post Office Sets Sales Record
The Christmas stamps rush began Tuesday with thousands of stamps sold. First day total reached 11038.14, about 3400 more than last year, with officials predicting continued heavy sales through Christmas. A large supply of 1 cent stamps is stored for postcards and postcards are expected to surge in coming days. A record year is anticipated.
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Postofice
Postoffice
Indianapolis
Tungsten lamps replace others in city lighting plan
Arrangements completed Wednesday allow the board of works to supply tungsten lamp plans to captiving districts. The Indiahapolis light and heat franchise calls for fifty candle power at $5, but seventy five watt tungsten lamps will be used at $385, with 150 lights bought for the price of 110, reducing the cost to about $27.25 per unit.
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Indiaartpolis Light and Heat Company
Kicks On White Line Regret At Busy Intersection
Post office cashier clerk DM Fittot registers a kick with the board of works against the white line traffic control. He cites cars stopping opposite the Denison hotel and people from the post office and K P building forced to cross a wide dangerous intersection to reach their cars. The complaint was filed.
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DM. Fittot
Tinanee
Post Office
Board of Works
Pennsylvania Street
Denison
K. of P
Settlement Ends Suit Over VWlickinger Wheel Company Debt
Frank Pigman of Ohio receiver for the Tennessee spoke company sued Frederick Biemel of Portland Indiana for 20000 for final expenses as a stockholder. The federal case was dismissed Wednesday by mutual consent with settlement at the defendant's cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pigman
Ohio
Tennessee Spoke Company
Frederick Biemel
Portland
Ind
Vwlickinger Wheel Company
Final report filed in receiver ship case over coal company
John K Seifert as receiver for the Southern Indiana coal company filed his final report in federal court on Wednesday. The company had been sold recently at a minister's sale to Alliance Coal Company of Ohio. The report shows total receipts of 1077.03 dollars and disbursements of the same amount.
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John K.seifert
Southern Indiana Coal Company
Minster
Alliance Coal Company of
Ohio
Marshall Seeks Open Ballot For Speaker Race
Indiana House hopefuls stood firm in a crowded caucus as Veneman named for speakership and other candidates including Adolph Seidensticker Adam Wise and Homer McGinnis voiced ongoing bids. Delegations from First district and various counties backed their favorites while talks of a purchasing agent and economy measures floated in the caucus.
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Albert J. Veneman
Evansville
Adolph Sefdansticker
Adam Wise
Plymouth
Harry G. Strickland
Greenfield
Homer McGinnis
Martinsville
New Albany
House
Senate
Joe Faulkner
Michigan City
Youngest and oldest Evansville reps in venewman bid
Charles M Frisse age 2 and Ezra Lyon age 62 both Evansville Vanderburgh county first time legislators. Frisse hailed as energetic youth with a background in auditing and furniture business while Lyon serves as councilman and Evansville manufacturers association president.
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Albert J. Venewman
Evansville
Charles M. Frisse
House of Representatives
Ezra Lyon
House
Vanderburgh County
Young Frisse
Ale. Lyren
Giohe- Bosse Work Furniture Company
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Salem
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