Taxing the Boys and a School Music Teacher's Fate
A local critique argues against licensing newsboys with a twenty five cent tax, calling it wasteful and harmful to small merchants and public service. The piece warns the city risks removing a habit forming livelihood. It notes Gustavus Frederick Junkerman, a long time public school music teacher, was forced out by political moves and suffered a paralytic stroke.
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Iit
Busioeas
Itz Entireek
Lcense
Fpublic
Gustavus Freder Ok Junkerman
Inmid
Solely Thei Affair Wedding Debate Sparks Temperance Clash
A messy account describes a private wedding linked to the Roosevelt circle with protests by women’s temperance groups. It notes debates over public action, acknowledges private family rights in weddings, and assigns cautious praise to Laurences and other literary figures as part of a broader cultural dispute.
Smoot Case and Mormon Influence in Utah Politics
The text discusses Sen. Smoot and Mormon power in Utah, noting past and potential impacts on the state. It cites Sen. Thomas Kearns backing voters in Batt Lake, the 1889- era struggles, and Brigham Young’s 1847 arrival as context for ongoing tensions between church hierarchy and political control.
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Senny
Burrows
Smoot
Congress
Utah
Senate
Thomas Kearns
Mr. Kearns
Batt Lake
Brigham Young
Mexico
United
Statos
Merarchy
Mormon Church and Smoot Case Shapes Utah Seat Fight
The land election debate centers on Utah and a long Smoot trial. Senators including Burrows Foraker Hopkins and others are accused of favoring the Mormon church. The sugar trust railways and other industries are tied to the outcome. The press has shifted focus away from Mizner Yerkes and Hochbag as the Senate weighs polygamy allegations and the church hierarchy.
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Apostle
Mears
Burrows
Foraker
Depew
Beveridge
Dillingham
Hopkins
Knox Dolliver
Pettus
Dubois
Bailey
Overman
Patterson
Mormon Church
Foraler
Grant
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Smoot
Senate
Utah
Joseph Smith
United States
Church
Washington
Econte
Senate of the United States
Mizner
Mrs. Yerkes
Hochbag
Chicago
Shall it be 300000? Indianapolis growth debated.
A local columnist cites New York Sun census projections and past growth rates to argue Indianapolis could reach 300000 by 1910, noting a 30 percent increase since 1905. The piece blends figures for major cities with playful asides about Miles Standish and Nick Longworth, debating future population.
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Indianapolis
New York Sun
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Baltimore
Cox V8 Father in Law Sparks Political Strife in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati the wedding of Longworth to the president's daughter alters power dynamics as George B. Cox, once Ohio’s political boss, falls from influence. Cox blames Taft era shifts for his marginalization, noting strained ties with Longworth and the white house circle.
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Cox
America
Princess Alice
Nick Longworth
George B. Cox
Ohio
William H. ‘Ratt
Cincinnati
Buckeye
Longworth
Yoss
Charles P.taft
Congress
Bellamy Stores
Washington
Foraker
Brorer
Belllamy
Wick Longworth
Taft
Benson Foraker
White House
Cox vs Longworth and a world wedding plan
The text links a Washington and Cincinnati rumor of Cox opposing Longworth, with Longworth facing political downfall and a two year world tour after June. It also cites Dr. H W Wiley accusing 2,000,000 children harmed by poisonous milk and 1,000 deaths from fake syrups, urging stronger action against adulterated dairy and unsafe remedies.
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Longworth
Alice
Cox
Latonia
Nick
Washington
Cincinnati
Coxhog
Congress
Langworth
Ohio
Buckeye
Cox Vs
Boss
T. R
H. W. Wiley
Ohlet Themist
Department of Agriculture
Bible debates stir Boston clergy and scholars alike
A Boston debate follows President Hall of Uork university and a Chicago professor challenging the Bible’s relevance. Clergy respond with varied stances while readers note enduring Bible reading, Shakespeare, and other classics. Contributions from Dana on journalism link Bible knowledge to career prep.
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Hall
Uork University
Chicago University
Boston
Charles A. Dana
Cornell
America
Shakespere
Tess Homer
Jess Virgil
Milton
American Bible Society
United States
Owensville
Ind
Political theater in Indiana Eleventh district grows hot
Marblehead reporter John Benton of Marlon describes a tangled Eleventh district race with sectarian grudge matches among factions, supporting Landis against Steele and the lingering Lincoln League interest. Tensions over Gov Hanly and an anticipated extra legislative session spark GOP infighting seen as harming party prospects.
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John Benton
Marlon
Claypool
Fred Landis
Pears
Bresaman
Maj. Steele
Steele
Hehton
Republican Party
Landis
Renton
Canal cargo mixes tea sets with steam shovels
A ship bound for the United States carrying steam shovels also delivered a cargo of ladies nightgowns, men’s suit vases, and delicate china tea sets. An official said the goods were for entertaining Indies and visiting gentlemen, while the lobbyist query sparks debate on classification as criminal.
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United States
Tiagcpl
Indies
Colon
Panama
It Is Not Strange We Have Growing Pains
The piece argues growing pains are natural for a young nation and cites rapid changes since founding, including transportation and industry. It notes the youthfulness of civic agencies and contrasts optimism with the era’s vast, unfamiliar environment, referencing Alexander Beaubien and Isaac Wills in Detroit.
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Apon
Chicago
Whipple Nt
Alexander Beaubien
Ler City
Great Laken
Mr. Beaublen
Isaac Wills
Battle Creek
Mich
Detroit
Washington stories spark House clash in noisy scene
In a volatile House session Mr Sibley of Pennsylvania and Mr James of Kentucky clashed over the air rate issue. James interrupted continually. Sibley shouted about “gory locks” and both men grew increasingly heated. A Senate cloakroom anecdote referenced Patterson and Roosevelt era politics.
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Mr. Sibley
Pewnsylvania
Otte James
Kentucky
James
Sibles
Sibley
Eplotig
Mr Fairbanks Known for Practical Politics and Delogatea Hunt
The passage notes Mr Fairbanks values bold rhetoric and is not averse to frequent action. It suggests he may lack extraordinary wealth or magnetism, but possesses practical political insight and an interest in a low key hunt for delogatea, as praised by the New York Sun.
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Voliva
Hiijen Dovie
Zion
Atention
Yalia
Senate
Patterson
Roosevelt
Denver
Fairbanks
New York Sun
The Man Behind It in Washington Letter
Julian Hawthorne writes from Washington to a Hoearat newspaper admitting that Tanger at the rate MIs are held up to light shows that cogent and effective parts belong to his employer Tostan Herald, clarifying attribution.
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Julian Hawthorne
Washington
Mr. Hoearat
Tostan
Herald
Winter Fragments and Wedding Gossip Across Papers
A collage of stray verses and brittle notes from editorials and readers. Mentions of Bible in schools, Alice Roosevelt’s wedding controversy, mixed wedding pictures, and seasonal snippets interweave with whimsical poems and local chatter from Clinton Scotard and others.
Indian Lore Teas Creek Legend and Native Exhibition News
The Fort Smith Elevator recounts Creek lore with pyramidal temples, relics, and war gods linked to Montezuma era Mexico. H. EB. Huntington plans a southern California Indian exhibition with tribes, habitats, and handicrafts. Cherokee Advocate laments stalled statehood and recalls Indian contributions in U S wars, urging policy change.
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Fort Smith
Creek Country
Teacuca
Montezume
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Cortez
Spain
Witc
Montesuman
Guatemazin
Montezuma
H. EB. Huntington
California
North America
Women Drummers and Servants in Early American Sight
A Philadelphia Record piece reports on women drummers thriving in a male dominated field noting a successful performer who supports relatives through liquor sales. It quotes Hezekiah Butterworth praising women’s wit and recounts a Boston anecdote about a quarrel to illustrate perceptions of women. It also cites Mrs. Wood Swift of the National Gound of American Women on servants and gender roles, with examples of servant discipline and resilience.
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Philadelphia
Senda
Philadelphia Record
Hezekiah Butterworth
Boston
Toan
Scollay Square
Jane
Fragments of a Trial and Women’s Suffrage Debate
A narrator recalls a tense domestic moment and a maid’s reddened confession amid a quarrel. Mrs Julia Want Howe addresses audiences, while Chienga teachers’ Federation backs full municipal suffrage for women, arguing benefits for both women and Chicago.
Court of Appeals Decision Prompts Forbearance in Reporting
A British appeals court decision leads a Baltimore newspaper to limit disclosure of sources. The article notes that Mr Rogers is not involved and highlights restraint by HHS Rogers in not running the court out of context.
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Poult
Poultney Bigelow
Britfeh Court of Appeals
Rogers
Hhs Rogers
Baltimore
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