Indiana’s Sage notes and Gary rail plan discussed in era report
The text surveys broad topics from labor and life preservation practices to political opinion and regional economics. It touches on legal cases, church attendance anecdotes, railroad development toward Gary, Indiana, and the potential impact on commerce and mineral resources. It mentions figures like Cannon and Sage, and notes debates over tariffs and public matters.
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Indiana
Gary
United States Steel Company
Gifford Onionine
Coil
B. J. Giford
Kankskea
Jasper An Lal
Vanderbilt
New York Central Lines
Lafayette
Stelf
The Sun in Summer Daily Letter Subscription Note
A garbled notice invites subscribers to The Sun for a summer travel period. It announces mailing to the reader’s address and suggests a rate of 2 P er month with free address changes. The fragmentary text resembles an old newspaper subscription plea.
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Mome
Coliseum plan sparks booster versus knocker debate
A city mayor defends a combined city hall and coliseum against critics, touting civic pride and broad support from business groups. The piece contrasts boosters with obstructionists and cites public opinion, urging timely construction to build a greater Indianapolis. It mentions resuscitation cases and a revived man in the city.
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Meyer Hookwalter
Indianapolis
Emall
Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Merchants’ Association
Manapolla
Tdeaa
Iit
Coliseum
City Hall
Thore
Endianapolla
Genlal
Orara
Europe
Nicholas
Government coal lands withdrawn from entry by order
President Roosevelt and Interior Secretary Hitchcock withdrew six million acres of public lands rich in coal from entry. The move aims to reserve supply for the government and reduce control by private operators amid concerns over monopolies and land frauds. The action follows debate on oil and coal land policy and responses to railroad and Standard Oil relations.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Department of the Interior
United States
James BR. Garfield
Standard Oil Company
LaFollette
Wisconain
Tales of political vanity from a dry goods box to congress
A scrambled reminiscence from Washington on private lessons about office and ambition. Stories involve ex Senator Chandler and his son the torpedo expert Lieut Commander Lloyd Chance alor, plus Walcott’s early career and a burro搬 to Georgetown.
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Allen
Anasissippi
Congress
Tupelo
Wiliam FB. Chandler
National Capitol
Com
Lloyd Chanc Alor
Eorker
Evansville Mayor Debates Aguar Law Enforcement
At the Grand Hotel in Evansville on Monday evening Mayor Boehne discussed enforcing Aguar laws after January. The crowd included reform supporters and liquor interests who favor Boehne’s removal. Major Menzies may withdraw his name at the Patersburg convention amid party maneuvering. Dr. E. L. Commons, recently back from Panama, says young engineers and clerical workers are in demand there despite malaria, with prospects for rapid advancement and good salaries for capable workers.
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A.M. Taylor
Evansville
Grand Hotel
Bookne
Jaw
Tle
Congress
Hoehne
Becquae
Boehné
Evanaville
Maj. G. V. Menzies
Patersburg
Maj. Menzies
E. L. Commons
Panama
Commons
Not Sickly Chauffeur Tale From Twain Passage
A Minneapolis Journal note recounts a humorous Twain story about four physician friends hiring a new chauffeur. A strong applicant questions carburetor skills, but the man boasts never being sick for two years. A wife jokes the couple compromised on a baby carriage in their first year of marriage.
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Mark Twain
Minneapolia Journal
Plain as Day in Early 20th Century Press Echoes
A collage of clipped quotations from multiple papers mocks political and economic figures. It references Russell Buge, a cold man influenced by money, a forecast about Japan studying railway methods, an imagined New York Herald extra about President Kasaki, Taft’s policy actions, and speculation on breaking the Monte Carlo bank.
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Russell Buge
Moybody
Kansas City Journal
Hoch
Shinbun
Kasaki
New York Herald
Static political stunts meet theater morals in paper doors
The New York Sun notes politicians shun publicity, while the Bil Posters' National association vows to refuse posting theater papers with pictures of Satan. The Philadelphia Press repeats the claim, calling it a strong stand for morality.
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National Ansociation
Philadelphia Presa
Russell Sage and the Four Cent Check Anecdote
A long-toned reminiscence recalls Russell Sage and a four cent check sent by a theatrical firm to illustrate time is money. The tale follows Sage’s early money-minded moves, his move to a new home, and vivid scenes of his Wall Street office, with clerks and bonds stored in a money-chest. The piece highlights Sage’s legendary thrift and bustling financial life.
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Ruanell Gage
Anid
Mike
Cneew
Hage
Russell
Uncle Ruaec
Wallst
Onander
Mtr. Gaga
Mr. Bage
Charlie W. Osborne
Col. J. J. Glocum
Taele Russell
Mr. Sage
Mes
Russell Sage
Gage
Savings and trust company appeal for deposits
A persuasive pitch urges individuals to open savings accounts with the Indiana Trust Co citing three percent compound interest to grow surpluses. The piece includes financial figures and a long, unrelated anecdote about securities handling and a clerk warning a debtor, illustrating value and costs tied to envelopes and duties.
Minneapolis Shocked by Churchill for Governor
Minneapolis Journal notes a national shock as Winton Churchill announces a run for governor of New Hampshire, countering the belief he resides in Indiana and unsettling political expectations.
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Minneapolis
Winton Churchlil
New Hampshire
Churchill
Indiana
Minneapolis Journal
A Wise Judge in a Court Discretion Decision
The New York World notes a Qhlo judge affirming that a woman’s age is her own affair despite interrogations, highlighting the courage of judicial discretion expected in court decisions.
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New York World
Ship Me Somewhere Neat of Kansas Frontier
A fragmentary poem longing for open spaces beyond crowded cities. The speaker prefers wide plains west of Kansas, evoking trains, lakefront Chicago, Kansas City bluffs, and the vast great plains as a hopeful escape from skyscrapers and fog.
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Kansas
Lake Front
Chicago. Com
Bluffs
Kansas City
Great Plains
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London Guarantes and Accicent Company, Limited
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