Pollution in Indiana streams prompts factory dumping charges
State officials investigate a Wells county stream below a nitroglycerin factory revealing nitric and sulfuric acids in water. The fish commissioner argues for prosecutions under the fish law with fines up to 100 dollars for dumping poisons, urging factories to seek alternatives to preserve pure streams and fish habitats.
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Indiana
Wells County
State Fish Commissioner
State Health Board
Harry
The Old Fight Between Bookwalter and Taggart Heats Up
The piece predicts a city election clash between Bookwalter and Taggart with Bookwalter urging an independent vote for himself. It notes Taggart’s past refusals and possible returns, framing the contest as a repeat battle likely to draw clear supporter lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bookwalter
Taggart
Health board urged action on formaldehyde in dairy products
The piece critiques a legislative move to ban formaldehyde in milk urging strict enforcement. It notes the bill ties to potassium bitartrate and baking powder sales, calls the issue a form of child murder, and questions why it isn’t a penitentiary offense. The author hopes health officers assert control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Board
Indiana
Gates
City Council Faces Cash Shortfall Amid Campaign Funding
The administration relies on immediate loans as taxes lag. Officials argue against delaying authorization to cover campaign materials and urgent municipal expenses. The text notes a 59-cent levy dating from 1899 and outlines a shift in bond proceeds away from the general fund, pressing for timely financial action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes
Taggart
Governor Durbin’s Son Appointed to Staff
The party organ claimed Vernor’s son Fletcher joined the governor’s staff and faced criticism. The piece notes Durbin’s staff term ends with the appointing governor, so Durbin’s appointment of his son is technically valid and the apology seen as unnecessary and ridiculing to the governor.
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Durbin
Phrase Fatubuous Bourbonism Haunts Sentinel Office
A blunt editorial line labels recent mockeries as fatuous Bourbonism and a dead issue, framing them as an unpleasant odor around the Sentinel office that irks old-fashioned democrats and nauseates free republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Wappenhans Retires After Long Service
Wappenhans plans final career milestone as retirement nears. Colleagues acknowledge decades of dedication. The article notes his decision follows a lengthy tenure and signals transition for the organization.
Wynne and power interests loom over Indianapolis council race
The piece notes Thomas A. Wynne, superintendent of Indianapolis Light and Power, may seek a council seat to influence municipal lighting contracts. It casts doubt on his motives, questions lawmakers on the Neely case, criticizes a Standard Oil tactic, and urges a citywide, amicable clearing-house resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Wynne
Wynne
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
Right and Power Company
Local Doctors and a Governor Highlight State Board Tale
A witty comparison contrasts a high achieving young doctor with a persistent practitioner traveling to patients by horse and buggy. It notes the governor as commander in chief of the Indiana national guard, a civilian in uniformless leadership, and ends with a nod to ocular welfare law making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Medical Board
Indiana National Guard
Leisure Hour Tales and Gentle Generals recollections
A collection of anecdotes and profiles from the New York Times and Independent note Mrs Potter and a zealous curate meeting a twist of fate. It also surveys Gen. Joe Wheeler and Gen. O. O. Howard with reflections on faith, luck, and veteran temperaments.
Curfew Remarks and Local Wit Liven Terre Haute
A jumble of satirical notes and light commentary from Terre Haute papers discusses curfew enforcement, local morals, and social quirks. It mentions Milwaukee beer plants, Indianapolis brewers, and a California divorce ruling, ending with a jab about a lynching era curfew lapse.
Sketches and Songs of a Singer Letter Writing
A humorous piece framed as a writer's weekly letters with dates Monday through Thursday. It depicts procrastination about replying to Joe, fatigue from work, and a backstage gag about a hailstorm report and the joke that readers expect hailstones the size of a hen's egg.
Millionaires Plan Private Exhibition Purchase Abroad
A man asks if the exposition has been attended. One American millionaire replies they will wait for official closure, then buy the exhibit, move it to England, and host an exclusive entertainment for a small circle of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Allen
Mississippi
Congress
England
Boomerang Question Hits Historian Maclay
A reporter asks about a boomerang as it strikes Mr. Maclay, the historian, prompting an explanation of the strange weapon and its supposed meaning to the incident.
What the Papers Say Roundup
A collage of quotes surveys mounting strikes nationwide and the surge in parental kidnaping cases. The item notes debates over appointing Dewey envoy to King Edward's coronation as a prudent political move.
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Dewey
Edward
Grand Rapids Press
Beautiful Summer Within the City Heat
Poem by Edward Singer laments extreme heat in Indianapolis area with references to dust, sun, and discomfort. Mentions sleeping and chair cars from I D W between Indianapolis and Quincy Illinois. Advertises square pianos and organs by Carlin Lennox with prices and hours. Wegman pianos touted for hot weather. Includes addresses on Market Street.
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Indianapolis
Quincy
Ill
Carlin & Lennox
Wegman
Kansas City garment workers start cooperative factory
Striking girls locked out by employers open a workers cooperative in Kansas City. They have secured enough work to last until fall and hold a union contract to make uniforms for the Labor Day parade. Each girl must own ten shares costing 3 19 to work there, with orders already flowing from other cities and plans to expand in the fall.
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Kansas City
Co-Operative
The Swirl of Society
The marriage of Miss Myra Oldfather a Madison schoolteacher to Rev. Charles Adams of Kingston Ind will take place July 21. Engagement announced Miss Mabel Hopkins to Dr George W Hubbard of Detroit.
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Myra Oldfather
Madison
Charles Adams
Kingston
Ind
C. C. Lasby
Mrs. Lasby
Saratoga
Bertha Ballard
Mabel Hopkins
George W. Hubbard
Detroit
Corn up and oil rises in heat driven markets
Quotes from Indiana newspapers note corn around 60 cents a bushel with prices rising as heat continues to lift fields and markets. Indiana oil climbs to a dollar per barrel while weather and economic factors push prices higher in a hot period.
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Laporte Herald
Logansport
Indiana
Lafayette
Gogebic Lake Hotel Opens for Summer Vacations
Sleeper service runs to Gogebic Lake hotel every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday via Chicago and North Western Railway arriving next morning. A northern woods vacation spot with good fishing and hotel amenities. Low excursion rates and an illustrated booklet available on request from W. B. Inniskern Chicago.
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Gogebic Lake
Chicago & Northwestern R'y
W. B. Inniskern
Wifthave
Chicago
The Indian and the Northwest book release
Handsomely illustrated cloth bound volume spans 115 pages with historical data on Northwest settlement. Features engravings of Blacksfoot Sitting Bull Red Cloud and other chiefs, Custer battle site, ten colored maps dating to 1600, and a review notes its value for libraries. Price 50 cents and postage prepaid to W B Knis-Kern Chicago Illinois.
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Great Northwest
Blacksiawk
Bul
Red Cloud
Custer
W. B. Knis- Kern
Fifth Ave
Chicago
Local Listings Include Shops and Services Around Town
Trunks telescopes harness cash or payments 313 EB Washington st Fine California Wines Brardies Bottled goods Schuller's 210 N Meridian st Am Framing Pictures at Cost Clark Art Studio 116 N Illinois INDIANA DENTAL COLLEGE Receives patients from 8 am to 5 pm for all kinds of dental work Take the Baby to Bretzman's Photograph studio 142 S Illinois st
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Washington-st
California
Schuller’s
Meridian-st
Clark Art Studio
Illinois
Indiana Dental College
S. W. Cor
Delaware and
Chio-sis
Bretzman
Illinois-st
Hay Fever Relief Offered In Free Booklet
Sufferers from hay fever and summer catarrh are urged to request a free booklet detailing a new home treatment. The F A Stuart Co of Marshall Michigan says the method is simple inexpensive and effective and invites readers to mail name and address to receive the brochure describing the treatment and the disease’s cause.
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F. A. Stuart Co
Mare Shall
Mich
Marshall, Mich
Notable Feud Between Schley and Maclay Sparks Debate
The New York Sun calls Schley the most distinguished living American historian Edgar Stanton Maclay. Detroit Prep Press mocks the remark. It is believed Schley demands Maclay prove the defaming claim, with the Detroit News noting the high demand.
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Edgar Stanton Maclay
New York Sun
Schley
Heaven
Detroit Prep Press
Mr. Maclay
Detroit News
Indiana excursion tickets at one fare for Bethany Park trip
Bethany Assembly in Bethany Park Indiana announces one fare round trip excursion tickets from all Indiana points for travel to Bethany Park from July 25 to August 11 with return by August 15. Special low rates apply Saturday July 27 labeled Children’s day.
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Bethany Park
Ind
Pennsylvania Lines
Indiana
They Are Prize Winners First Prize on Cabinet Photographs
Pouder takes the first prize in cabinet photographs at the Winona Lake competition. The event honors photographic work among entrants, with Pouder lauded for standout portrait work and composition.
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Pouder
Winona Lake
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Ad for Teething
An old advertisement touts Olid Nurse for Children Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup claiming it soothes teething pain softens gums and cures wind colic. It promises it is the best remedy for diarrhoea priced at twenty five cents a bottle.
Union Trust Co. Fiduciary Services and Loan Agency
The Union Trust Co. transacts every fiduciary service including executor administrator trustee guardian and receiver in any part of the state. Acts as financial agent for railway and other corporations cities and counties in securities or loans. Attorneys are employed for trusts. Loans money on first class collateral. Not a discounting or general banking business.
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Trust and Financial Corporation
List of named men in historical record
A roster-like line lists A. A. Barnes Addison Harris Cc H. Brownell John Holliday Thomas Day George Kothe Henry Eitel Volney Malott I C Elston Edward McKee W A Guthrie Sam Rauh as signatories or participants in the document.
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A. A. Barnes
Addison C. Harris
Cc. H. Brownell
John H. Holliday
Thomas C. Day
George Kothe
Henry Eitel
Volney T. Malott
I. C. Elston
Edward L. McKee
W. A. Guthrie
Sam E. Rauh
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Neely
Fairbanks
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Leisure Hour Tales
Henry C. Potter
New York
James Brown-Potter
Wallack’s
Cleopatra
Washington-square
Washington Square
New York Times
Joe Wheeler
Independent
Howard
Sherman
Lee
Gettysburg
Gen. Howard
Stonewall Jackson
Ackson
Mr. Schley
Milwaukee
Findlay
Gracie
Terre Haute
Terre
Joe
George
Banquo
Mate BisSyse Psne nieUten Es Ema
Taffeta Silixs
Oxford
Qe Dai
Seswayees
Aed Cena Deneies
Acareiain Delsians
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Topeka Journal
New York Evening Sun
Edward Singer
Organs
Market St
Lottie Adam Raschig
Adam
Richard Lieber
H. O. Pantzer
Philip Rappaport
Germany
Andrew Smith and Son
Cartersburg
Spirit OF the State Press
Admiral Dewey
Shelbyville Republican
Muncie Herald
Worthington Times
Ser Wishingon
Ceive
Schley, N.W
Bethany Assembly
the Union Trust CO
Company
East Market St
Howard M. Foltz
Charles 8. M’bride
the Safe Deposit
Wellingpass
Indiana National Bank
Hickley
H. Beutsch Tailoring Co
South Hlinois Street
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