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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
4
Federal Economy Cripples Railway Mail Clerks
The article criticizes government cost cutting in the postal service, focusing on railway mail clerks. It argues longer hours, more trips, and fewer substitutes harm health and home life while earnings decline. It accuses subsidies to railroads and favoritism to express firms, urging economy without harming workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Postal Service
Railway
Postal Department
Hitchcock
Chicago
New York
Washington
Senate
Backward Step on Child Labor Reform in Indiana
Opinion arguing against loosening child labor rules. It condemns manufacturers pushing to lower age limits to aid families, questions who defines a permissible environment, and calls for united action by parents workers women clubs and churches to oppose the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Manufacturers’ and Shippers’ Association
Mayors Shank clash over fire department discipline
The piece argues Mayor Shank lacks authority to punish Indianapolis firemen and warns political interference harms public safety and insurance efforts. It labels his conduct as reckless and threatens citizen backlash if the mayor disorganizes the fire department for personal ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shank
Indianapolis
Fire Department
Mollycoddles and the Modern Education System
A Boston court injunction shields a boy from nicknames while critics condemn library bans on Tom Sawyer and other works. The piece blasts today’s schooling as mollycoddling and urges masculine, practical education rooted in old district-school methods and self reliant problem solving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sissy
State Library Commission
Tom Sawyer
G. A. Henry
Horatio Alger
Bookwalter
Library Commission
Big Tim Sullivan’s Bowery Christmas Dinner Reveals Tammany Tactics
The piece portrays State Senator Timothy D. Sullivan as a district leader who uses a charitable dinner and a vast patronage network to bind voters to Tammany Hall. It argues the events serve political graft under the guise of philanthropy, strengthening New York’s entrenched political oligarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Tim” Sullivan
New York City
Bowery
Big Tim
New York
Bath House
John
Chicago
Metropolis
Tammany Hall
Tim” Sullivan
Timothy BD. Sullivan Association
Tammany
Timothy D. Sullivan Association
Timothy D. Sullivan
Sullivan
Mobile Port Fight Echoes Medieval Trade Battles
Hampton's argues the Mobile port dispute shows railways suppressing water transport. The city built public docks but rail interests controlled access, threatening Mobile’s status as a major Atlantic harbor. A case is before the Interstate Commerce Commission to restore the city’s seaport rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mobile
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Southern Railway
Alabama
Farragut
South
Board of Trade
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Coast
Panama
Atlantic
Pacific
Free Cities
Hanseatic League
Hampton’s
Old Songs and the Enduring Charm of Household Melodies
A reflection on beloved historic songs and their lasting appeal. The piece cites titles like Alice, Where Art Thou and Auld Lang Syne, notes memories of piano scenes and social fashions, and quotes R Le Gallienne praising popular taste in Harper's Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Annie Laurie
Ben Bolt
Campbells
Erin
Tom Moore
Harper's Monthly
Apples a Path to Prosperity and Citizenship
Denver News extols apples as essential assets for morality and politics. It claims orchards nurture citizenship better than ships or camps, frames horticulture as science, and promotes apples as medicine and antidotes to vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anarchy
Nature
Denver News
Statue light judged by public square, not by you
A reflective remark on judgment by the public sphere. The quote suggests that public scrutiny measures true value more than personal flattery, comparing inner virtue to external illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Angelo
Squirrels Impress Two Voters in Lincoln Park
Two girls of voting age stroll Lincoln park and admire the squirrels. Miss Brunette finds them “awful nice” while Miss Blonde calls them “ter rible cute” in a light Newark News vignette on everyday observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Park
Miss Brunette
Miss Blonde
Newark News
Did you see the janitor in the cold flat tale
From Copenhagen Mrs. Shivvers asks her husband about a janitor in a chilly flat. He recalls telling him it was as cold as the north pole. The janitor’s response is described as supercilious as she demands her proofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
The Schoolhouse as a City Center for Public Service
The article argues the school plant is underutilized at 61 percent idle time and should be the neighborhood’s capital and focal point for education recreation and public life. It cites Rochester and other cities where evening schools lectures social centers and playgrounds in schoolhouses expand community services and civic engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exclusive Service Survey Press Bureau
America
United States
Europe
Greece
Rome
Palestine
New England
New York
Chicago
Rochester
Newark
Milwaukee
Rochester Public School
University of Wisconsin
Edward J. Ward
Wisconsin
Commissioner of Education
National Bureau
Congress
O. K
National Society For Study of Education
Lexington
Women’s Civic Club
Noiseless Soup Spoon Showcases Missouri Inventor
A Missouri man unveils a noiseless soup spoon, hailed as a practical invention proving that necessity drives innovation. The Toledo Blade notes the device eliminates clinking and spoons the dish quietly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Roast beef bites sparks headline in Atchison tale
A Kansas brakeman recalls a tough roast beef at an Atchison restaurant forcing him to chew the gravy. The quip appears in the Atchison Globe, while another note from Chicago records a woman struggling with a stubborn waistline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Atchison
aAtchison Globe
There's Only One Sher man in Senate Attitude Warning
The Baltimore Sun notes the Senate wants Vice President Sherman to understand he is no Uncle Joe Cannon, signaling a firm stance toward his leadership and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Sherman
Joe’ Cannon
Baltimore Sun
Possible Slips Between Whitewashing Report and Vindication
In the interim, the Chicago Tribune notes that there may be many a slip between a whitewashing report and a vindication, reflecting caution about premature judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Passing of a Bourbon by Alfred Henry Lewis
The article critiques Senator Hale with caustic portraits and charges of fiscal folly. It recalls his rise in the forty-first Congress, his fashion sense, and alleged deference to wealth over common citizens, urging open debate over secret Senate sessions. Also laments his retirement from public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pires
Washington
Blaine
Senate Naval Committee
West
Spain
Mr. Conkling
Hale
Mr. Hale
White House
Senate
Bailey
Tillman
Aaron Burr
Just a Minute Between the Acts: Stamp Odor Joke
A brief humorous exchange has a man John returning with a postage stamp and admitting he licked it. The punchline notes the government scented stamps with a particular odor, delivered in a light, wartime era voice.
Fairgoer poked in eye leads to court joke
At a fair Ag Trishman sued an offender after an eye injury. The magistrate questioned the intent and Pat quipped that the attacker meant to push the eye farther in, highlighting the humorous tone of the exchange.
The Crowning Tesé A Vision on Romance and Duty
A fanciful tale where Abou Ben Edict is visited by a romantic vision who lectures him on spousal behavior. The vision notes his snappish tone and neglect of duties, urging improvement before dawn. Ben Edict asks to defend himself, but the vision departs, leaving his name printed at the top of the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Edict
Benedict
Abou
Abou Ben Ediet
Carolyn Wells
Mystery Shoes Spark hallway squeak study
In a Chicago News tale a young man and a beautiful girl hide in shadows learning pa’s shoes squeak as he walks the hallway. The girl explains the resin sprinkled on the goles makes the squeaks to gauge his distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porehb
Chicago News
Practical Matrimony Marriage Quips From Harper's Bazaar
A humorous note on marriages formed for practical help. One line says he married to get his socks darned and another says she married to have her gowns buttoned up the back. Harper's Bazaar provides witty commentary on domestic alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Harper’s Bazar
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