Public outcry over Indianapolis telephone rate increases
Citizens face higher phone bills as city leaders favor private promoters over public regulation. Critics accuse Mayor Holtzman and Mayor Bookwalter of steering rates upward, warning that current increases presage further hikes and perpetual charges on residents and businesses.
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Indianapolis
Cent
Ayor Bookwalter
Inolis
Oakwalter
Brailey
Court House
Holtzman
Bookwalter
Do What You Can to Help Along the Early Closing
The piece urges shoppers to support early store closing during hot weather to ease clerk workload. It suggests finishing shopping before closing time to give workers a rest and improve mood, arguing consumer action may lead to fairer pay and happier lives.
Paris Guide Describes Napoleon Tomb Sizes
A guide in Paris tours a Yankee through Napoleon's tomb with exaggerated measurements. The guide boasts a four part containment system including a steel receptacle and a leaden casket, while the skeptical tourist jokes about paying to be alerted if Napoleon escapes.
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Paris
Napoleon
Traveler seeks next train to Pudderbleg delayed until morning
A traveler asks if he is in time for the next train to Pudderbleg. The porter responds that the train will not arrive until 6:30 tomorrow morning.
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Pudderbleg
Old Politician Mourns GOP Peril Amid Statewide Corruption Talk
A veteran observer laments Republican woes in Indiana as indictments and scandals widen. He pins blame on Democrats for schemes, while warning about future probes at reform schools, the state hospital contracts, and county offices. The speaker predicts a tough campaign and calls for integrity. The Pert Young Reporter probes Whittaker and reform efforts amid the uproar.
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Rollo
Tom Marshall
Tom Marshall, and the Sharp Stick, Are Lkely
Gov. Marshall
Nemesis
Hawkshaw
Tom
R. Harry Miller
Democratic Party
Scott
Waldo
Emmett Huggins
Harry Brunaugh
Branaugh
Cy Clark
Dr. Ensley
Dave Sherrick
John Ward
Dan Storms
Reformatory
Charley Ryse
Marion County
Albert Sahm
Court House
Billy Taylor
Statehouse
Indianapolis
Barnard Whittaker
Horace
Girls’ Industrial School
Southeastern Hospital
Carl Riddick
Clark County
Lake County
Redeemer
Destruction Hill
W C Whittaker
Whittaker
Rafflin
Anne Butler
Russ Barnard
Hanly
When Extremes Meet Reginald Smith and the Night Out
A bank clerk Reginald Algernon Percival Smith, earning eighteen per week, takes his sweetheart on a night out. They splurge on theater seats for four dollars and a lavish meal priced with tips. The next morning he hovers with fifty cents and recognizes the breakfast scammer from the prior night’s generous tip.
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Reginald Algernon Percival Smith
Reginald
Reggie
Girlie
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