Democrat aids Cromer shocks Indiana congressman
A Democrat helps George W. Cromer of Indiana's Eighth district after Speaker Cannon slighted him on committees. Democratic leader John Sharp Williams praises Cromer as a hardworking member, while local pressure hints for GOP primaries in Delaware county. Indiana figures, torments, and municipal concerns ripple through the piece as Washington strains.
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George W. Cramer
Fashth
Indiana
Cannon
Cramer
Cromer
John Sharp Williams
House
Congress
George Cromer
Delaware County
George
John Sharp Williama
Remembering the Poor During Christmas Charity
The piece urges readers to remember neglected children and the hard lives of the poor at Christmas. It calls for charity toward the Star newspaper Christmas fund and recalls a West Virginia tragedy of a young wife and her 65-year-old husband poisoned, with the husband dead and the wife recovering.
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West
Virginiia
Hau
The Christmas Spirit and the Making of History
A brisk meditation on how deals and finance shape nations and destinies, marking a frenzied moment where centers of power mold events near and far in the season of giving and exchange. The essay traces how every bargain and scheme contributes to the broader arc of history.
Christmas Spirit Calls Kentuckians Home For a Day
A nostalgic editorial urges former Kentuckians to visit home for Christmas. It extols writing cheerful notes to friends, spending time with old neighbors, and cherishing youth memories, while noting the need for unity, kindness, and honoring local teachers and public servants. It also mentions Louisville homecoming planned for June and critiques wages for state workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Tome
Vanibal
Teachers' Salaries Raise Public Concern
A Detroit News interview with School Inspector George Harvey argues underpayment drives top teachers away to better paying jobs. He links Detroit and Indianapolis issues, cites government figures on teacher wages vs day laborers, and urges salary increases to preserve the public school system and sustain the republic’s character.
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The
Detroit News
George Harvey
Detroit
Indianapolis
Ken Foli
United States
A Real Reformer and the Hughes Inquiry
The piece praises Judge Hughes as a fair and determined reformer who seeks truth without hysteria. It argues reformers must avoid prejudice against the accused and commends fairness, urging study of Hughes’ methods for national reform. It jokes about governors, press agents, and civic ceremonies as Spring nears and towns prepare for seeds and smoke.
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Hughes
Hugues
Roosevelt Deflects Threat with Calm Boxing Gambit
From Henry Beach Needhall's Them the Roowewets An Outdoor Man in McClure's, the text recalls Theodore Roosevelt swiftly averting danger in the West. When a brawler threatened him, Roosevelt avoided gunfire and delivered a decisive jaw strike, drawing no blood, preserving his composure and honor. His courage solidified admiration among cowboys who valued his character and later reunions.
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Henry Beach Needhall
McClure
Las Gummas
San Juan
Texas
Roosevelt
Telescope man and a window light on Monument Place
A city council member examines a telescope show and misreads a lighted window as a target. Amid a comical aside, Senator Beveridge’s shoe misadventure unfolds with a secretary and a puzzled reaction, ending in a humorous memory of the forest.
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Fred Eppert
Monument Place
Eppert
State Life
Lisping Tongues and Odd Questions From a School Visit
A garbled excerpt shows a teacher asking a pupil about heaven bound hose and a child’s puzzled response. A parent hosts a guest who smokes a cigar, while in Hedle town Ethel seeks to impress a neighbor with local improvements. A Mitte visitor claims acolytes in his church, prompting boastful pride.
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Hleethe
Hedle
Ethel
Ves
Villagr
Lecire
Comedy Act Ends With All Eyes Open
An odd transcript captures a pair of comedians interacting with the crowd in a moment of shared surprise. The audience reacts with wide eyes and yawns as one performer notes the sleepy effect of a new specialty.
Telling Stories of the Solons in Troubled Times
A collage of anecdotes about U.S. senators Chandler Evatt Foraker Overstreet and others, recalling past feuds reconciliations and humorous exchanges. The piece sketches political personalities, miscommunications, and comic asides from convention moments and private conversations.
Sunshine and Smiles And a Town Full of Oddities
A fragmented set of lines features a chaotic scene with humorous and anxious dialogue. Odd fragments mention boxing, singing ambitions, and a nervous, planful town mood. Shopping day chaos appears with a distressed family scene as neighbors close windows and a father struggles with meals.
Walshs tough stance on labor shocks Indiana quarry
At the Hotels A story recounts John B R Walsh II as an enemy of organized labor. He allegedly ordered quarry workers paid off and not to hire them again during a strike near Bedford, with similar hardline tactics toward railroads. Axtell claims Walsh’s firms rarely lose bids, and bank troubles may not affect Monroe County.
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John BR. Walsh II
Harry Axtell
Cloorington
Reynollean Commmitier
Walsh
Tie
Bedford
Lawrence County
Chicago
Axtell
Stone
Mr. Axtell
Onder
John's Great Record at Fort Arbuckle Parade
Uncle John Holder is described as the longest bearded and fastest man in the off Fort Arbuckle neighborhood. The article recalls Civil War service with the Confederacy, a cattle and hunting lifestyle, Texas whisky college, and tales of petrified rattlesnakes and cottonwood trees near Oklehoms.
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John
John Holder
Fort Arbuckle
Texas Whisky College
Holder
Real Dread at Village Run In With Hurried Parcel
On the road I met a married friend racing Nemeward with a dangerous parcel tucked under his arm. He proclaimed he was off to fetch a new hat for his wife and rushes home before it goes out of fashion, shouting as he charged past.
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Chandler
Evatt
New Hampshire
Blur
Benator Foraker
Fale-Hooda
Indiana
York
A& Lym
Grutly
Jesse Overstreet
Indianapolis
Mrs Arat
Joseph Realph Harton
Kansas
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Roanevett
Vece
Burton
Weim McKinley Burton
Oventreer
Walls
Overktrout
Lowel
J.T. Wilcox
Grand Hotel Wedovschy
Amd
Fesn
Virginie
Wilcox
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Blue Todge
Shriners
Song
Blue Ladg
Wieex
Lorever
Nemeward
Jim
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