Indiana Democrats Lacking a Leader and Vision
A Sun editorial laments Indiana Democrats lack a strong leader to challenge a wasteful Republican legislature. It contrasts old guard figures with current ineffectual opposition, notes pro-company bias in bills, and critiques local issues from police court sentences to streetcar damages as it urges principled action to benefit the people.
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Indiana
Voorhees
McDonald
Hendricks
Es Old Guard
Jokes and Stories From a Witty Campaign Era
The New York Times recounts tales of political satire and social mores. A former speaker Thomas B Heed is lampooned as czar yet chides the epithet as a mere nickname. A pension attorney Corporal Tanner recalls Gettysburg injuries and a doctor’s hot bath remedy. Henry Drummond meets American girls who kiss goodbye as in England.
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New York Times
Thomas B. Heed
Congress
Pennsylvania Ave
Mr. Reed
Middle West
Philadelphia Ledger
Tanner
Ilinois
Gettysburg
Henry Drummond
England
Place of Peace and the Home Vision in Verse
A reflective poem describes a dream of home and domestic peace. The speaker recalls ivy, china, a snowy cloth, tea, and a moth circling a lamp. A child’s rumpled doll and a half mortal, half mysterious woman who embodies life’s best promise complete the scene in a Good Housekeeping tone.
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Maxen Natr
Ratr
Ufe
Indiana Politicians Face Public Opinion Press Clippings
A compilation of editorial snippings critiques Indiana leaders including Governor Durbin and U S Durbin's reform conflicts, with notes on press bias and the public image of figures like John Mitchell. The selections discuss fiscal exhibits, convict labor proposals, and calls for political accountability amid a changing state landscape.
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Castro
Venezuela
Lafayette Courier
Capt. Hobson
Terre Haute Tribune
Daily Papers
Nangané
Kirklin Journal
Indianapolis
Luhring
Richmond Palladium
Durbin
Sait
Chamges
Auburn Courier
Ledger
Indiana
Saura
New Albany Ledger
Muncle
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Mafion Chronicle
A Corner For The Women The Thin Materials
Gowns of nun's veil ing canvas and other thin summer fabrics rise in popularity. Black gray blue and tans lead fashion with bias bands lace and embroidery accents. Two pretty waistlines in plaid taffeta and blue crepe de chine showcase practical styles. Cook tips and dietary notes close the column with kitchen etiquette for summer meals and comfort.
Notable Figures in Global News and Achievements
Paul Kruger enjoys good health in Mentone. President Loubet plans a mid April Algerian visit. Henry M. Stanley reports improving health. Father Klarmann of Woodhaven writes and works on drama. Wolfgang Babel gains fame in St. Louis for a custody case and a fine. Andrew Carnegie donates a pipe organ to Cleveland’s episcopal church for Easter. Lord Balfour notes prison rates across the UK. Baden-Powell named inspector general of cavalry. Frederic Bedell announces a new hybrid AC/DC power transmission. Pedro Alvarado, once a penniless miner, built a $50 million fortune. Rear Admiral Schley to tour the West, ending in southern California. Ross MacGregor, 14, of Chilton, memorizes Webster’s dictionary from A to E.
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Paul Krurer
Mentone
President Loubet
France
Algeria
Henry M. Stanley
Father Klarmann
Woodhaven
L. 1
Wolfgang Babel
St. Louis
Andrew Carnegie
Frederic Bedell
Ithaca
N. Y
Pedro Alvarado
Schley
Col
Mra. A. K. McClure
Philadelphia
West
California
Through Slumber Gate in a Smart Set Verse
A poem in verse form laments unrequited love. The speaker longs for a beloved to dream a message across Slumber Gate to a distant place where they might meet. Nights drag on as the dreamer waits alone between darkness and dawn, hoping the beloved will respond when night returns.
The Merry Round and Found His Sister
A poem from the Atlanta Constitution extols dancing to warm the cold winter. In Vincennes Indiana, John J. Witcher reunites with his sister after eight years, learning she had died a year earlier and was buried in Mount Carmel, Indiana, before a letter arrives with a possible late visitation.
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Slater
Vincennes
Ind
J. Witcher
Mount Carmel
Famous Women Swindlers and Their Schemes
A historical roundup profiles female con artists including Mary Moders posing as a German princess and Baroness de Menckwitz selling art and jewelry through fraud. Bertha Heyman and Emily Lawrence are described as high society swindlers who looted thousands to tens of thousands from travelers and jewelers, ending with prison terms and unknown fates.
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Mary Moders
Canterbury Cathedral
Jamaica
de. Menckwitz
Somerset- Portman Square
Little Helen and the Presbyterians in Funny Tales
A string of child anecdotes about Helen Little Bhavers. She resists talking Norwegian for Presbyterian speech and jokes about crossing a live electric railroad crossing. A geography lesson misnames the Mississippi as Mister Sippi and a mother explains God’s sorrow for naughty children with a child’s touching question.
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Helen
Waters
Father of Waters
Mister Sippi
Vaudeville and theatre notices at Grand Park and Empire
The Grand vaudeville bill features an European acrobatic act sketches comedy and a Yorke and Adams Hebrew impersonators headlining. The Park presents Joseph Arthur’s Last River for early week while Fon Ton burlesquers at the Empire offer vaudeville and burlesque. Julia Marlowe and Charles B Duningham read a new comedy by H Esmond titled Fools of Nature for next winter at the Criterion. contrast to Vienna audiences and Ibsen fashion. Actors' Fund of America backs a Palmer benefit with Frohman directing a plan to stage at the Metropolitan Opera House in May with a star cast.
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Yorke and Adams
Joseph Aruthur
Wil
Fon-Ton
the Empire
Julia Marlowe
Charles B. Duningham
H. ¥. Esmond
Actors’ Fund of America
Charles Frohman
A. M. Palmer
Daniel Frohman
Wiliam Harris
Joseph Brooks
Frank McKee
Metropolitan Opera House
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