Opposing Rail Subsidy Faces Moral Debate in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis News criticizes city leaders and Senator Huge for backing a track elevation tax favoring railroads. It argues taxpayers should not bear the cost, cites theater safety as a precedent, and condemns elected officials for endorsing a wrong in urging subsidies. The piece notes Judge Swayne’s expense controversy and highlights Charles F. Daly’s rise to passenger traffic manager for Vanderbilt lines west of Buffalo.
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Indianapolis News
Senator Huge
Huge
Indianapolis
United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
Swayne
Congress
Charles F. Daly
Lake Erie & Western Road
Sun
Vanderbilt Lines
Buffalo
Daly
Dr Paul Martins Literary Effort Stirs Public Debate
A critical pamphlet by Dr Paul Martin superintendent of City Hospital touts his own literary work printed at public expense. The piece includes portraits and scenes of him at work with a stenographer and suggests critics view the hospital and its leader favorably while noting the public cost and lack of Board of Health knowledge.
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Paul Martin
City Hospital
Board of Health
The Religious Awakening Across Worlds
The piece notes a sweeping religious revival from Wales to London, with editors W. T. Stead and Newell Dwight Hillis predicting global spread. It argues modern life is hard and materialistic, sparking swings between idealism and materialism as people seek rest beyond bread. A stray line about Congress quotas and warming weather concludes the fragment.
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Wales
London
W. T. Stead
Newell Dwight Hillis
Capitol Chat Scribes a Fractured Statehouse Session
A garbled report describes a Capitol session with an absent preacher and Lieut. Gov Guert leading, senators Parka and Singer reciting prayers, pages as “Gnarubs,” Speaker Cantwell in conflict with the state printer, and humor about Cantwell, Burrard, Wend, Wood, and Huffman over calendars and clerks. The piece notes disorder in the current legislative session.
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Guert
Parka
Singer
Gummera
Rushville citizen letter warns against osteopathic bill
A Rushville resident opposes a proposed osteopathic bill, urging legislators to avoid unfriendly laws. The letter cites historical religious figures and asserts osteopathy’s positive reception among local people while insisting opposition will harm patients and the practice. It expresses strong disbelief in government overreach and emphasizes community support for osteopathic medicine.
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the Sun
Opty
Rushville
Rush County
Thana
John Thy Bannet
Law
Easterners praise new dish towel reform in public spaces
The London Globe notes a new civil service reform tied to a hygiene habit in offices. meanwhile, the Boston Transcript compares voluntary government resignations to potential rail changes, and the Lewiston Journal highlights Portland shipments as evidence of modern logistics and vast produce movements.
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London Globe
Jackson
Congress
Sanual
Civil Service Commission
Boston Transcript
Portland
Liverpool
Lewinton
Sunshine and Smiles at Bon-Yer Parent-Win Event
A local gathering at Bon-Yer marked by lighthearted remarks and mutual cheer as families celebrated a community win. Attendees, including Mika Der, enjoyed food and conversation highlighting a collaborative effort.
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Mika
Could You Blame Em HClinches in Dhaky Yang Flirt Tale
Murky dialogue fragment hints at a quirky scene with named characters amid garbled speech. Readable names and phrases suggest a light, humorous exchange about flirting and mixing up identities. Further context needed to confirm full event and setting.
Fragments From A Child School Rhyme Recall
A muddled OCR passage recalls children and a dog named Tommy in a classroom scene. The teacher calls Tommys dog away to avoid trouble while students await a holiday, revealing a chaotic moment with unclear dialogue and actions.
King Alfonso’s American Marriage Anecdote
Rev Thomas van Wess of Boston recalls a Spain travel anecdote about King Alfonso. A Spanish courtier urges a royal marriage to a princess but Alfonso interrupts with a plan to marry an American. He cites Americans as rich, Republican, and Neantigul to please various groups.
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Thomas van Wess
Boston
Spain
Alfonso
Mit
Buffalo Bill's Red Headed Indian Joke
Col. Cody told a Philadelphia Public Ledger professor a joke about a red headed Indian. He recalled a Cherokee on the Fort Scott trail who was bald, prompting a dry exchange on freakish appearances. The humor hinges on the bald remark and mutual amusement.
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Col. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Fort Scott Trail
Cody
Annual election held by Commercialers group selects new rectors
The Commercialers annual rector election concluded at a mockholders meeting. Three tickets vied for positions including the regular slate and two independents led by Frank Firhvack. Directors named include Frank Wllh, Alfred F. Potts, Sol S. Kine, H. Eldridge, George W. Brown, C. H. Hedger and Frank Firhvack.
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Frank Piahack
Temperance Lecture by JF Lewis at Salvation Army Hall
JF Lewis a temperance lecturer will deliver a Tuesday evening talk at the Salvation Army hall. Capt Tokwve and WN will accompany with microopticon views. This continues a weekly entertainment series conducted by the army.
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JF Lewis
Salvation Army Hall
Prudential Reports Record Insurance and Liberal Policy Benefits
The annual Prudential statement shows 1905 new insurance over 312 million and total policies exceeding one billion. In 1904 the company paid over 13 million to 18 policyholders, with total dividends to policyholders over 90 thousand and retroactive liberalities enhancing old contracts. Assets exceed 985 million with 313 million surplus, liabilities at 13 million. Investments are high quality, including loans and mortgages. The Home Office in Newark invites inquiries for policy information.
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Leana
Banda
Newari
Fragmented Notes Of Foreign Life And Disturbing Crimes
Reports recount several odd incidents including a case where Lowe Rung of Race Switzerland poisoned 34 apple trees with arsenic after a dispute with a daughter and her husband, leading to a five year sentence. Other items mention a church burning in Germany after a spontaneous combustion incident, a funeral prank with a phonograph, theft of bronze harness fittings in Tonga, and a legal reversal in a Bengal case.
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Lowe Rung
Race
Switzerland
Rung
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