Roosevelt Tillman rail bill clash stirs party tensions
A tangled exchange links President Roosevelt and Senator Tillman in a battle over railroad rate legislation. The article notes Democratic platform support for federal regulation, contrasts Republican authorship of prior planks, and cites political maneuvering around the measure amid broader party strategy.
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Bailey
Tillman
Lodge
Roosevelt
United States Senate
Resignation of Rev Thomas J Villers Stirs Fret Baptist Church
The Rev Thomas J Villers resigns as pastor of Fret Baptist Church, Newark bound, amid praise for his intellect and community work. Indiana grieves losing a valued leader while debates over Congo policy and foreign affairs draw renewed scrutiny of U S involvement and Secretary Root’s stance. Roosevelt resists foreign entanglements as calls to intervene fade.
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Fret Baptist Church
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Baptist Church
Endtona
Mr. Villers
Newark
N. J
Villers
Indiana
Mr. Villes
Oklahoma Capital Debate Sparks Statehood Fairness
A February Oklahoma City convention urged Congress to let Oklahoma decide its state capital by popular vote, arguing no precedent requires Guthrie as capital indefinitely. Proponents say Oklahoma and Indian Territory deserve a square deal and fair treatment, contrasting with President Castro’s ego and current events.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Senate
Congress
Ite
Ollano
Ragged Debate on Rahke Prison Stripes and Roosevelt Plot
A caller reports Gus Rahke 18 is jailed in Michigan City in prison stripes, with local critics calling him a corrupter of youth and a warning to the community. The column also notes Senator Aldrich and Tillman in a Roosevelt era political skirmish, praising or lampooning the White House aide’s role.
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Michigan City
Gus Ruhke
Indianapolis
Aldrich
Tillman
White House
Roosevelt
Dolliver
Theodora Roosevel
Bedford Case: Indians Question Slayings and Justice
The Bedford region faces a taint from a crime linked to Sarah Schafer’s death. Authorities in Lawrence County pursue the alleged killer, stirring statewide concern as the case draws public attention and debate.
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Bedford
Lawrence County
Sarah Schafer
Lawrence
The Girl Yes and Your Mother Pushed A Baby Carriage
Northern columnist recalls old London manners and a humorous line about baby carriages. The fragment references Detroit News and a toy carriage anecdote, noting past times and social wit in a brief, period tone.
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Pearson's Weekly
London
Eng
Married at Grand hotel in a simple seaside ceremony
At the Grand hotel parlors Peter Shuck and Minnie Ogden of Dupont Indiana wed in a brief ceremony led by M M Haines pastor of the First Presbyterian. Joseph Reilly served as best man and guests, including a Betsy attendee, watched as the couple, making a long voyage from Indianapolis, began their life together. Reilly and others later mingled with the crowd while remarks on Landis and senatorial reforms dominated political chatter around Indianapolis. The groom, a widower, sails to begin married life with his bride.
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Minnie Ogden
Joseph Reilly
geeNelorano Geos
Benedict
Peter Suck
Dupont
Ind
Jeferson
Shuck
Indianapolis
Haines
First Presbyterian Church
Betty
Reilly
Durbent
Indinapolie
Fred Hedgrs
Covington
Grand Hotel
Charten Landis
Landis
Fountain County
Lundie
Congress
The Sentinel's Death Darkens Indiana Politics
The Indianapolis Sentinel, Democratic party organ, is suspended after ownership changes and a sale to the Indianapolis News. The piece laments the loss of a party paper but notes shifts toward independence and the need for a state Democratic organ. It cites loyalty, influence, and the political era it exemplified, with commentary from Fort Wayne News and Greensburg Graph.
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Indianapolis News
Indiana
Indianepelim Journal
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Oth
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Curler
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Pompey
Fort Wayne
Daily and Sunday Sentinel
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Indianapolis
Democratic Party of
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Greensburg
Afternoon Sentinel
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Indianapolis Star
Sunday Morning Sentinel
Fairbanks
Tales and Tellers From A Mountain Hermit's Visitations
A fragmented reminiscence features a mountain hermit in Berkshire with a caustic tongue recounting tales from visitors at his hut. It weaves in anecdotes about boarders, jokes about owls, and humorous quips attributed to John L. Sullivan, Jake Jones, and Mrs Casey, plus stories of Marshall Field and Parisian dinners.
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Long Mountain
Jetin Smith
Jake Jones
Jake
Casey
Marshall Field
Mr. Field
Goodbye Pork Sausage Time Across a Young Essayists Page
A fragmented column mixes playful phrases, a clergyman substituted sermon, and stray dialogues about goodbye pork sausage time. It notes Indiana Republicans praising Vice President Fairbanks while some peers favor Governor Hanis, suggesting intra party tension ahead of a national convention.
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Fairbanks
Hoosier Estate
Quay
Pennsylvania
Rank and Sie
J. Frank Hanis
Roosevelt
Boston Herald
Democrat
Grover Cleveland Deliberates Before Case Return
A Chicago News line notes Grover Cleveland will take his time selecting a number of words from the dictionary before deciding to take up the case of the parson who represents him as despairing of the Democracy.
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Grover Cleveland
Chicago News
Bryan and Bryan talk on trusts and Filipino stance
The Pittsburg Press comments on William Jennings Bryan linking trust policy to Filipino issues and questions the idea of 49 cent dollars Bryan aimed to use in wage policy, noting skeptical remarks about Carnegie funding and related matters.
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William Jennings Bryan
Carnegie
Mr. Bryan
Pittsours Press
Sit Up and Take Notice in Wisconsin Investigation
A garbled Wisconsin item notes concerns about color line tensions and public reaction to health or food adulteration claims. The fragment mentions a Detroit source and calls for public awareness while warning against further social issues.
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The Path to Health Through Clean Air and Charity
Man’s habit of disease arises from artificial conditions in dairies stables and kennels. Outdoor air is urged for pneumonia and tuberculosis treatment, with trials at Fordham hospital Mount Sinai and plans for Bellevue. New Jersey launches a campaign against consumption, calling for knowledge, legislation, local health boards, and hospital services funded by John Eynon Jacobs’s bequest to aid Troy collar and shirt workers.
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New York
Bellevue
New Jersey
State Conference of Charities and Correction
Boards of Health
John Eynon Jacobs
Troy
N.Y
Samaritan Hospital
Jacobs
Tip in Time Tem Cream Adulterated With Benzole
A notice warns that Tem cream is severely adulterated with benzole and urges immediate attention from every girl in the country. The Detroit News notes more than 1,000 Americans attended Washington Birthday celebrations at The Legion Rome Detroit.
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New York
Washington
Stories That Leak Out of Washington Humor and a Daniels Debate
A Washington miscellany recalls jokes about Kentucky courtesy and Georgia manners. Senator Clark defends Ben Daniels amid questions of past crimes while Senator Teller rebukes the president over a letter about Daniels. Debate notes Daniels’s pioneer role and a remark about his “one ear” record.
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Ben Daniels
United States
Arizona
Clark
Wyoming
Judiciary Committee
Daniels
Teller
Daniela
Drenera
West
Dante's
Nelson
Afinnesota
Ben Daniela
Benator Clark
Ban Dantes
Republicans threaten ship-subsidy bill amid looming referendum
In a heated debate, Republicans in the house threaten to push a ship-subsidy bill, while noting voters will decide in November. The piece cites Detroit News commentary and remarks from Mayor Donne. The political clash centers on a possible referendum impacting the bill and the party’s standing.
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BL Louis Republic
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