Ring politics and primary reform sparks in Marion County
The column rails at anti ring candidates flooding the field and pressing that independent press aid them. It notes promises from Mayor Bookwalter about a temporary pest house, probes into John Ruckelshaus’s policy moves, and critiques streetcar fare issues, biscuits in Newark, and local party shifts. It also mentions Dr Hurty vaccination talk, primary ballot plans, Admiral Sampson’s retirement, Haas and Elliott party intrigue, and Warren Bigler’s hospital trusteeship amid claims no ring exists in Marion County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thibet
Mattsville
Rings
Bill
Independent Press
Bin
Quotes and comments from Indiana editorials mix aim at independence day and telegraph plan
A collage of editorial snippets from various Indiana papers critiques Filipino independence talk the logansport journal and shows a tone of humor about political slogans. It notes Adair Schley as a war hero a federal telegraph buy proposal and praises rural delivery expansion while criticizing Indianapolis bridges and local governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport Journal
Marion Chronicle
Admiral Schley
Columbus Republican
Anderson Bulletin
Quips on Puppies and Parental Pride in Press Snippets
A sequence of humorous exchanges from Chicago papers features a dog fancier debating puppy value, a son claiming inherited tastes, a father rebutting lack of gumption, and a barber’s joke about a hayrake appearance. Each vignette echoes press wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Sketches as Songs of a Singer Realism
A narrator recalls a city car ride filled with ordinary passengers. A fat man gives a seat, a mother and child sit quietly, and a boy notes a hat. Characters react with mild humor to everyday scenes, while a soap box philosopher muses on recognition in three stages.
Would Have Sounded Better
A woman and a man at a doorway spar verbally over terms of address. She protests being called a tramp and he suggests she should be called a bohemian or similar label, highlighting tension in a social exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
Joosé
Hurty
State Board of Health
Indianapolis
Teddy
United Strength
America
The Freckled Fanatic Talks of Winter Misfortune
A man greets the Freckled Fanatic who jokes about a harsh winter. He reveals a single setback, losing about 25 dollars worth of coal to fire, not household goods as expected. The exchange preserves a light, humorous tone about misfortune during the season.
Skating Lesson Leads to Fat Lady Conversation
A playful exchange features a strong man admitting he has been teaching a young lady how to skate while the fat lady remarks on fatigue and exercise with humor about 3,000 pound weights as a joke.
Coroner and Betts Clash Over Smoking Clue
A fragmentary quote shows the coroner debating suicide with Buly Betts, noting half smoked cigarettes as a possible clue. The terse exchange highlights uncertainty in the death case and hints at investigative tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buly Betts
Edward Singer
Fashionable Hat Making Trends Mention Straw Braid Shift
Straw hats move to second place behind tissue and fancy hats with endless shapes. Straw braid used only as foundation, covered with flowers foliage and lace. Lace scarves knot around crowns, roses placed around crown. Pale ribbon roses formed on foliage sprays around hat brims. Toques and small hats covered with flowers and leaves, small blossoms bunched into pompons on occasions.
What the Papers Say About War and Society
Quotes from newspapers critique war’s stain on humanity and its effects on steel. Observations compare Roosevelt and Kaiser, note Philippine dispute politics, and examine social divorces, sermons, manners, and fashion bursts in rose and ox-blood hues for young girls this year.
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The
Indianapolis Sun
Ohio St
Bookwalter
Ruckelshaus
John Ruckelshaus
Grand Jury
Criminal Court
John
Newark
N. J
Marion Club
Elliott
Admiral Sampson
Indiana
Charlie Haas
Republican State Committees
Haas-been
Charlie Elliott
Republican State Committee
Warren Bigler
Eastern Insane Hospital
Marion County
Spirit OF the State Press
Greenfield Republican
Knightstown Journal
Chicago ‘Tribune
Carnegie
Detroit Free Press
Kaiser
President Roosevelt
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Money
Buffalo Times
St. Paul Dispatch
Lockhart “Mill
Madras
Sea Island
Cseveccenee Sien AG
Adett
Oxford
Melton
Aarmbekan
Edwards
Columbia Torchon
Tween Sew Nees
Immerse
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Nottingham
Saxony
Eyapeeree
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