Indianapolis Advances as Regional Wholesale and Manufacturing Hub
A CITY AWAKE argues Indianapolis must push beyond local markets to compete for northern Indiana business. It cites modern transport and communication, notes wholesaler prominence, and calls for bold self-promotion to position the city as the state’s distributing center. The piece blames politics for regional prejudice but envisions tours to establish Indianapolis as the wholesale and manufacturing hub.
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Indianapolis
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Dayton
Indiana
Immigrant Farmers and the Back-to-the-Soil Movement
A telegram from Ottawa cites Canadian officials inviting immigrant farmers from Missouri to Ochre River Manitoba with ten carloads of effects valued at $18,000 and $70,000 in cash. The piece argues the United States loses productive citizens to foreign settlement and advocates expanding farming to raise living standards. It notes Armenians in California prosper with small land holdings and urges a broader rural shift for Americans.
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Ottawa
Canada
St. Paul
Minnesota
Missouri
Ochre River
Manitoba
United States
California
Origin of the Tariff and its Piratescale History
The author traces tariff origins to Tarifa pirates who levied tribute by force for personal gain, equating ancient graft with modern industrial tariff practices. He argues tariffs serve personal enrichment rather than the common good and likens early sea raiders to 1910 lawmakers who passed levies.
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Tarifa
Straits of Gibraltar
Just a Minute At the Game
A light exchange about baseball rules and plays between a man and a woman. They debate balls and strikes, bases on balls, spikes in shoes, and a squeeze play. The man hints at returning for another afternoon off in 1915, signaling a playful, in-season sports chat.
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Harry
Lorimer bribery accusations rock Chicago senate bid
The Lorimer election to the United States Senate faces fresh scrutiny as confessions from Illinois lawmakers support bribery claims. Bribes ranged from 1900 to 3200 dollars, with Democratic votes aiding a Republican in a rare cross party ascent. The Kansas City Star urges voters to seek honest representatives. Also: Taft defends travel expenditures as normal and necessary, despite criticism, noting legal allowances and the right to manage his own finances.
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Iwaen
William Lorimer
Chicago
United States
Lorimer
United States Senate
House
Senate
Congress
Cheaper This Way Trust Magnate Spars With Post
A Pittsburgh Post quip notes a magnate saying his firm scrapped its elaborate legal department because it was cheaper to obey the law. The remark underscores the cost and practicality of compliance versus complex legal machinery.
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Eminent Trust
Pittsburg Post
Fashionable Wedding Stuns Gotham Mob in Chicago Tribune Style
Curious crowd gathers as residents rush to witness a wedding described as a fashionable spectacle. The scene contrasts with early chatter of a dog fight, revealing a socially charged urban moment reported in a Chicago Tribune voice.
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Gotham
Chicago Tribune
Noahs Ark Dream Epics From The River Quest
A New York Sun excerpt describes Noah aiming to fit the river to the boat in a grand scheme. The fragment presents a legendary start of the ark building, highlighting ambition and divine purpose.
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Noah
New York Sun
Scraps Quip on Electricity and Ark Lights Insight
A fragmentary remark contrasts electricity with ancient times and cites Ark Lights as an example. The brief exchange hints at a humorous take on electricity as a long-known phenomenon and references a fictional or archaic lighting term Ark Lights.
The Long Lane Poem by Josephine Peabody
A poem from The Fun Scribner prints The Long Lane with moonlit imagery over a summer night. It follows lovers and dreams through a long flower filled lane. The refrain and yearning persist as the starry, silvered scene reflects unfulfilled promises and memories.
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Flower
the Jong
Josephine Preston Peabody
Menace of High Prices and Social Costs
An exclusive service survey details how rising costs hit a German mother of six and other New York families. It records food increases, adjustments in diet, and scarce reserves, plus rising overwork among mothers and reduced schooling for children. The piece links higher living costs to social costs beyond wages and emphasizes widespread strain across households.
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Exclusive Service Survey Press Bureau
Gifford Pinchot
New York
Ireland
Winifred Gibb
Association For
Cost of Living
New York State
Hleven
Board of Health
Tus
Prof
Patten
Are Women Stingy And Men Prodigal In Spending
A long correspondence argues women are cheaper shoppers and more thrifty than men. It contrasts pennywise women who seek bargains with lavish men who pay high prices yet may not value value, noting women manage household money while men face costly business lunches and debt attitudes.
Amorous Exchange Sparks Teasing Chat in Chicago News
In a lively Chicago News snippet, Edna mocks an amateur kiss from Katherine as only an apology, while Katherine replies she accepted the gesture without anger, highlighting playful domestic banter.
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Edna
Katherine
Chicsgo News
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AL Right
Shad Roe
Europe
Kansas City Star
Taft
National Treasury
Mr. Taft
Congressman Tawney
Boston Post
Nous
Lamb
Ccc
Esac Cssnsea Canereees Lim
W. Gibb
Cereus Oom
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