Prostitution graft debate in city council sparks outrage
The article condemns the Stuckmeyer graft linked to the Board of Works as a corrupt scheme benefiting business interests. It cites council inaction, calls for exposing the project, and notes political figures and judges commenting on related ordinances and porticoes. The piece references broader tensions between officials and business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Works
Hhe Council
Board of Works
Stuckmeyer
Commercial Club
Indianapolis
Indiana
J. F. Johnson
Billingsley
Ward 2
City council drops 150000 bond plan for new ordinances
The council voted to abandon the 150000 bond issue and introduce smaller ordinances. Officials say funds would not be tied to specific purposes, and aims to avoid increasing debt while maintaining city payments. The move targets tax politics and potential misuse of funds amid upcoming campaigns.
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Taggart
What They Say Daniel Scott and Others Comment
A compilation of quotes from Daniel Scott and numerous public figures. Topics include injuries from digging post holes, automobile pricing, food stools and soup birds, ambulance and ambulance riders, business reputations, editorial pages, insurance, hay for horses, Indianapolis club politics, railroad power, street car power, census information, public enterprise finance, natural gas meters, legal recognition, public discourse on editorial content, and political campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Scott
L. S&s Dow
The
Automobile Company
A. W. Brayton
Samuel Cunningham
J. Heeb
Parks Martin
Indianapolis
Hugh McGowan
Charles Downing
Board of Agriculture
John G. Blake
William Leedy
Robert Taylor
Fort Wayne
John H. Stern
Millersville
Indanapolis
SUN
The Women Who Absorb Large Numbers of Cocktails
Column by ANN TEEK on the rising habit of women drinking cocktails in society and cafes. The piece argues cocktails corrupt women’s virtue, criticizes husbands’ complicity, narrates encounters in New York and Indianapolis, and urges awareness of the social danger.
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East
New York
Ann Teek
The Songs and Sketches of a Singer Dialect Piece
A narrator recalls Miss Esmeralda Johnson and her dreams of palaces as the moonlight sparkles on a bicycle ride. A punctured tire leads a gallant stranger to offer help, sparking a playful exchange about love, marriage, and unspoken desires in a rustic, humorous storytelling style.
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Esmeralda
Diverse local figures weigh in on meters and civic issues
A collection of quotes from Dr Dodds Senator Fairbanks Rolla Fisher Mrs Sewell and others reveal opinions on malaria gas lamps sheep counting and a meter ordinance. They discuss reliability publicity and political stances amid Indiana civic debates and city governance.
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W. T. S&s. Dodds
Hurry
Charles W. Fairbanks
Rolla Fisher
P. W. Bartholomew
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Swirl of Society Roundup Moves and Marriages
W H H Miller and family plan a Charlevoix trip next week. Miss Rose Budd and Ernest L Abbott announce their engagement. D E Stone reveals Currie Stone to George Conner of Irvington. Allison couple invite for a July 24 reception for Bessie and Mabel Allison of Marshall. Walter Saltmarsh marks golden wedding with a garden party at Ash Street. Elizabeth Ryan visits Chicago. The sister acts in Hearts are Tramps at McVicker's. Kindacute girls picnic at Fairview with Alma Rost Lillie Julia Peterson Laura Diets Lizzie Steele Rosa Gross Bertha Heldt Lillian Heldt present.
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D. E. Stone
Currie Stone
George Conner
Irvington
John A. Allison
Bessie
Mabel Allison
Marshall
Walter Saltmarsh
Ash St
James B. Ryan
Elizabeth Ryan
Chicago
McVicker’s Theater
Fairview
Alma Rost
Lillie
Julia Peterson
Laura Diets
Lizzie Steele
Rosa Gross
Bertha
Lillian Heldt
Bromide label check on Hromo Quinine remedy cue
An OCR fragment notes the old standard remedy Hromo Quinine Tab marketed as Laxative Cures a cold. It warns to ensure labeling shows Brome and Bromide. The text is garbled but centers on product naming and labeling accuracy in a medicinal context.
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Frank Dwyer
Ibegins
Winard
Robertson
Bethany Park Assembly Excursion Ticket Offer
Bethany Park Assembly in Bethany Park Indiana offers excursion tickets at one fare for round trip from July 17 to August 13 inclusive. Returning to and including August 16 are noted in the sale terms. Partners or organizers include Pennsylvania interests and McKers.
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Pennsylvania
Nes
Mckers
Democrats Split Over Kansas City Platform Support
Statements from Judge Charles E. Flandrau B F Nelson and James H Eckels reveal divisions among Democrats over the Kansas City platform and the race between McKinley and Bryan. Eddy urges against nominating a gold ticket while Eckels favors McKinley to defeat Bryan and restore party principles.
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Charles E. Flandrau
St. Paul
Kansas City
B. F. Nelson
Minneapolis
Arthur J. Eddy
Chicago
McKnley
Bryan
McKinley
James H. Eckels
Indianapolis
Quotations from newspapers on manners and money
A compilation of short quoted snatches from various papers commenting on social habits, attitudes toward money, and political figures. It includes remarks on lodge pins, the Heal en Chinee stereotype, Mary Yellin Lease, Adlai Stevenson, British flag imports, Cleveland and Bryan, boxing gloves to Chinese boxers, sugar price rises, and Miss Josepha Franklin’s remarks on money worship.
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Hope Journal
Kokomo News
Mary Yellin
Kansas
Evansville Journal
Adlai Stevenson
Kansas City
Muncie- News
England
Marion Chronicle
Cleveland
Buzzard’s Bay
Bryan
Indianapolis
Terre Haute Express
Richmond Sun-Telegram
Sugar Trust
Nappanee News
Josepha Franklin
India
Colorado Springs Arrival of Captain Coghlan and Wife
COLORADO SPRINGS Col. July 14 Capt. Joseph Coghlan and wife arrived here Tuesday from Seattle. Since his arrival the captain, who is a sufferer from pleurisy, has been confined to a room attended by a local physician. He is somewhat better yet.
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Colorado Springs
Joseph Coghlan
Beattle
Ince
Lestite’s Weekly
Bryan
Wings of Love Motif Sparks Elopement Drama
The couple fled secretly and face hardship as money runs tight. The heroine sobs that she wants to return to her father while the suitor insists their only carry was the "wings of love" believed to be in their grip, driving a melodramatic moment.
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Papa
Sunday school joke about reading good books and injun stories
A brief quip shows a Sunday school teacher asking Johnny if he reads good books and Johnny replying that it’s hard work for a fellow to sit hold of a good injun story these days.
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Johnny
Rough rider uniforms gain popularity this summer and fall
A satirical note describes rough rider outfits with bold phrases about Chinese fighters and Cossack charges, ending with a remark that wind and retreat cause fluttering blouses and pants. It hints at fashion trends, praising or lampooning military style labels and waist coverage.
The Ain’t Pa’tickler Who Votes
A poem-satire critiques the voter who proclaims indifference to politics and party corruption. The speaker mocks the man who claims “I ain’t pa’tickler how I vote” while urging others to distrust all parties. The piece warns that such fatalistic apathy undermines democracy.
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Old Freedom
Cape Nome Writer Reports Hardship From Travel
George L. Vincent writes from Cape Nome to Indianapolis relatives saying he has been there six days and has witnessed three murders and three personal crisis reports. He states the place lacks much of being heaven.
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George L. Vincent
Cape Nome
Indianapolis
Reward Offered for Catarrh Cure Noted by Cheney Co
One hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Mall's or John Cheney & Co. Toledo. The undersigned have known Cheney for 25 years and believe him honorable in all business. H. Truax, M. Evans, and others vouch for his integrity. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by local dealers.
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Eeease Department
BUN
O ‘Hn
J. Cheney &Coo
Cheney
Mat & Truax
United States
Memphis
Detroit News
Bryan
Buffalo Times
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Paul Dispatch
China
Pekin
Philadelphia
Manchester
Times
Massachus Vetts-Ave
North-st
Massachusetts
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East Okie Street
Postoffice
SUN Telephones
the Sun
E. Ohiost
Indianapolis, Ind
I. Stuckmeyer
Stockmeyer
Mr.Stockmeyer
Board
Stuckr
Prophet ‘Fairbanks
Cleveland Press
W. McKinley
Canton. C
Han- Be
Uncle Mark
Canton
J. J. Grant
Fairnks
White River
Das
Smith
Mount
Zener
Shoula
Peter Bind
Wils Hond Ordinaner
Henry M. Talbott
Maurice Quill
Frank E. Jones
West
Vincent G. Clifford
Man
Darkville Wever
W. H. H. Miller
Charlevoix
Mich
Rose Budd
Ernest L. Abbott
J. E. Milks
Bethany Park Assembly
Bethany Park, Ind
Abed
Spirit OF the State Press
Capt
Coghlan
Til
Pa’tickler
Bill
STOR
Sestonien Butterick
Vindiana
Kodak
Yan Eastman
In An
South Balcony
Pettis Dry Goods CO
W. J. Bryan
Minneapolis Times
Webster Davis
Paul
Grand Rapids Press
IAD
Base
Milwaukee
Fair Bank
Ostendorf Band
ID ‘Orchestra
Newby Oval
Huder’s
Col
West and Canal Board
D. P. Stirk & CO
N. East St. India
Morton Place
Central-ave
Anna R. Meyer
Ind
Wilson National Surgical Institute
Ohio St
Caigten St
Paint & Color
Mass. Ave
the Savings Department
J. P. Frenzel
Fred. Fahnley
E. G. Cornelius
John A. Butler
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