Outrage Over Double Fares On Broad Ripple Street Cars
Indianapolis residents face two fares for Broad Ripple line within city limits. City officials and the Board of Works are accused of inaction while the street car company and its attorney profit from double tolls. Local officials are urged to act immediately to stop the practice.
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Indianapolis
Broad Ripple
Broad Ripple Company
Thirty-fourth-st
Thirty-eighth-st
Broad Ripple Line
Thirty-seventh-st
Board of Works
Eppert
Jolly Megrew
Ferd
Winter
Board of Shirks
Merchants heating franchise facing council vote
The Merchants' heating and lighting franchise, modeled after Marion county's, will be submitted to the council next Monday. Backers say it cleans the air by eradicating smoke and provides heat and light, while opponents allege influence peddling. The council is urged to act, and the interurban question may be discussed Thursday night if a deal is reached. Meanwhile Mancie faces 1,200 suits against a gas supplier for failure to furnish gas.
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Merchants’ Heating and Lighting Company
Marion County Company
Merchants’ Association
Mancie
Board of Works Frowns On Macadam Yet Enjoys Huntington Trip
The Board of Works criticized the bituminous macadam pavement but members still enjoyed a pleasant excursion to Huntington, returning with a positive mood despite the surface critique.
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Board of Works
Huntington
Hell Roaring Jake Smith Found Guilty at Court Martial
The court martial returns a guilty verdict for Jake Smith known as Hell Roaring Smith amid battlefield tensions. Witnesses testified to his actions and the panel delivered its judgment after deliberations.
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Jake Smith
What the Papers Say on Leaders and Power
A collage of editorials notes Lord Salisbury nearing retirement like a senior firm partner. Senator Bailey’s allies wonder how he will protect his honor. Georgia democrats seek a finishing edge over a peerless leader. Mussalino the brigand is praised by peasants, while modern leaders are hunted for similar excesses.
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Lord Salisbury
Detroit
Bailey
Detroit Free Press
Tracy
Grand Rapids Press
Georgia Democrats
St. Paul
Mussalino
St. Louis World
Political Snippets From The Era’s Headlines
A collection of brief quips and editorial riffs from various papers. Topics range from Bryan’s resolve to stand, democratic partisan tone, gas pricing debates, the young Spanish king’s rumored insanity, railway station fare woes, clerical marriages, western population growth, and tariff impacts on trusts.
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Marion Chronicle
Democratic Party
Laporte Herald
Greenfield Republican
Spain
Muncie
Man Goes Insane in Indianapolis Imaginary Ball Episode
Fred Mitchell from Providence Rhode Island arrived in Indianapolis three weeks ago and suddenly went insane on Js. Washing ton street on a Wednesday. He imagined an imaginary ball and police and Bicyclemen Trimpe and Lowe joined in a ball game to the station. In a cell he fought the walls, suffered a forehead gash, and required ten men to restrain him as he was chloroformed and treated by Dr. Foreman.
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Fred Mitchell
Indianapolis
Providence
R. I
Washington St
Trimpe
Lowe
Mitchell
Foreman
City Dispensary
Board of Safety Buys Oats and Seeks New Horses
The Board of Safety on Wednesday purchased 1,200 bushels of oats from William Rouse and Ben at 54 cents per bushel. The police superintendent requested three new horses for the force.
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Board of Safety
William Rouse & Ben
Leisured Hour Anecdotes and Capitol Visit Gaffes
A survey of light anecdotes covers a Virginia senator recalling a railroad watchman witness, a Capitol guide misstep with Washington and Jefferson busts, McClure’s Harrisburg tale of a Celt mistaken for an alarm, and a Pickaway county classroom joke about geography terms.
Tarkington and the lure of rural writing life
Harper's Weekly notes that New York can weary visitors while delighting residents and praises Tarkington for embracing a country home to fuel his literary crop. It cites Kipling Winston Churchill Stockton Twain and Indiana writers as examples of authors who balance farms with fame and royalties.
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New York
Indiana
Kipling
Vermont
Winston -Churchill
Mr. Stockton
Mark Twain
Hudson River
Harper's Weekly
Jinks in Loud Clothes and a Peculiar City Death
Quips from locals about a city feller boarding at Eli Summertime's. Hank notes the death last night in a peculiar manner. Hornbeak jokes the cause was a mix of mushroom appetite and toasted judgment, a common urban fallin. Affairs in the country seem prosper ous as the postal department reports high expenses.
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Hank
Eli
Hornbeak
Honk
Farmer Hornbeak
Sketches and Songs of a Singer in a Park Encounter
A narrative fragment shows two strangers on a park bench. He delivers a lecture on women’s inferiority in work life to a stenographer earning 35 dollars weekly. She is a downtown legal office clerk earning 35 dollars, while he works at a ribbon shop seeking an advance. The piece ends with a satirical lilt urging men to muzzle themselves on the topic.
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Capitol
Mr. White
Senator Frye
George Washington
United States
Jefferson
Henry Wilson
Advances since early days outshines ancestors
A professor notes vast improvements since earlier times and a student agrees, remarking that modern progress makes Shakespeare seem modest by comparison to Alfred Austin. The exchange highlights rapid cultural and literary shifts from past generations to the present.
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Alfred Austin
Obituary Poet Responds On Dave Gilfoyle Epitaph
A reader requests a corrective note about a previously printed obituary poem for Dave Gilfoyle. The writer chides the line about being asleep in the arms of the angels and questions the propriety of the company kept.
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Dave Gilfoyle
Dave
Cavaliers and archers clash in a forest ambush
The cavalcade advances with knights leading when a hidden archer volley erupts. A pikeman notes a knight’s broad shoulders, a narrow miss grazes his shoulder, and the pikeman vows the lesson will curb dissatisfaction as he charges the foe shouting Cromwell.
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Cromwell
Desdemona Smothering Discussed by Hamlette and Hamfatte
In a bizarre exchange Edward Singer cites two characters praising a smothering act. Hamlette admires Desdémona's expression while Hamfatte confirms the satisfaction with the deed and mentions using af for hands.
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Hamlette
Hamfatte
Edward Singer
Miss Lena Metz Weds William R Fuller at Sacred Heart
Society notes report Lena Metz and William R Fuller married Wednesday at Sacred Heart church. Several local and state weddings follow with couples joining in Tipton Bloomington Kokomo New Albany Richmond and others. The Daggett Wahlstrom union at the Daggett home joins educators with future studies in Chicago and Columbia.
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Lena Metz
William R. Fuller
Sacred Heart Church
Lento Fulwell
Denison
Rhea Mansfield
Ashland
Tipton
Cora Pershing
Albert C. Porter
Bloomington
Bertha Matthews
Edward Showers
Kokomo
Melinda Cain
Francis E. Tuttle
New Albany
Bertha Hieb
Malton I. Wella
Richmond
Jennie Brough
Mahlon Hampton
Ursula H. Daggett
Leonard W. Wahlstrom
Robert P. Daggett
W. Vermontst
Chicago University
Columbia University
New York
Fashion Tips on Jewelry and Dress Details
Fresh water pearl bracelets linked by a gold chain. Foulard gowns use black and white satin buttons. Unbleached linen collars and cuffs are colorfully embroidered. Grass linen parasols with floral patterns rise in popularity. A red geranium hat with matching parasol enhances a white gown. Fringed or lace trimmed sashes vary from inches to half yard in width. Cotton undervests offer cost savings and cleanliness.
Little Shavers and Children Sayings from Leslie's Monthly
A collection of quaint early 20th century anecdotes from Leslie's Monthly recounts children’s playful misstatements and prayers. It features Florence admiring her bonnet calling it the fashionest bonnet and Amy noting rain icicles as sticks of rain while a boy prays for divine aid.
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Florence
Lovers Endure Seasons in July Smart Set Verse
In summer days the roses and the lilies discuss love as young couples stroll beneath trees. They envy the secret language of lovers and hope for endless warmth but autumn proves harsh and flowers fade. Yet true lovers survive winter, defying seasonal change.
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Bneath
The Festive Maiden at Cape May
A maid bathes in spray as a youth watches from shore and asks why she bathes. She offers divers reasons and then sundry explanations. He remains curious yet leaves after no decisive answer.
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Old Cape May
Brooklyn Eagle
Walking Cues and Character Traits From The Star
A St. Louis Star piece describes how footwork signals mood and intent. Quick steps show energy and agitation while toeing and turned-in toes suggest preoccupation or stealth. Slow steady steps imply reflection or resolve and heavy firm steps mark obstinacy.
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St. Louis Star
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad
Frans J Chen gy senior partner of F J Cheney & Co swears firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure Sworn December 6 1884 before Notary A W Gleason Toledo Ohio testimonial claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and membranes
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Frans J. Chengy
F. J.nengry & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
Amusements at Fairview Park Avon Heights and Fairbank
Weber military band performs at Fairview Park at 3 30 and 8 30 with a descriptive Thursday program. Jessie Bartlett Davis and Ostendorf’s concert band visit Fairbank with a strong reception for Oh Promise Me and a Thursday night program including Wagner and Mascagni selections. Avondale Heights hosts free vaudeville with a large crowd and a wild animal show is prepared for next week after landing in Baltimore last Saturday.
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Weber
Fairbank
Jessie
Bartlett Davis
Ostendorf
Avondale Heights
Hagenbeck
Baltimore
Fairview
Hoosier City
Weber Military Band
Jolly Coppersmith
Peters Thyll
Eilenburg
Hermann
Ecceseneewevennes
Dalby
Tschaikowsky
Richard M. Brand
Eccesesees Hoffman
Tobant
Jessi Bartlett Davis
E. Lassen
Jessie Bartlett Davis
P. Mascagni
F. W. Supps
E. Barnes
Fashion Notes On Silk Ties Veils and Shirred Waists
Shop news describes narrow four in hand silk ties with wearer's initials at the ends. Veils in plain chiffon white or black with deep hem fagoting. Transparent stocks made from white or colored linen priced at 25 cents. Elbow sleeve gowns bring bracelet vogue. Modern designs include gold links with garnets and large baroque pearl pendants. A quaint dotted swiss shirred waist imitates a yoke with shirred cords across the front. Sleeve cuffs are all shirred.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Builds Reputation Across Cough Ailments
The product is praised as a dependable cure for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Every bottle meets the claimed high standard of excellence and is described as pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all druggists.
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