Duty to honor Gen Lawton outweighs local praise for Dewey
The Indianapolis Journal editorial urges Indiana groups to fund a home for Admiral Dewey only after recognizing Gen. Lawton, an Indiana hero whose Cuban and Philippine campaigns earned praise from military circles. It calls the Board of Trade to lead a Lawton tribute and postpone Dewey fundraising for the time being.
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Indianapolis Journal
Board of Trade
Admiral
Dewey
Indiana
Gen
Lawton
Philippines
Promising Signs In Debated City Pavement Contract
The Sun reports the Board of Works failed to approve the contract with the Indianapolis creosoting company for Delawares but may reopen bids. President Downing vows any awarded contract must yield first class pavement and a rigid examination of proposals to curb “asphalt barons” and protect the city’s interests.
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Delawares
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Creosoting Company
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Indianapolis
Fragmentary memo on state official origins and concerns
The text cites officials from various counties and cities including Randolph and Clinton while debating if concerns about outlying officials are justified. It mentions roles such as treasurer attorney general statistician and superintendent of schools with references to Indianapolis and Montgomery. The note ends mid sentence with a fragment about a man and presents a period of confusion.
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Indianapolis
Montgomery
Randolph
Isa
Clinton County
Regispion
Labor Commission of Indianapolis
Munele
Alford
Supreme Court
White River
Commercial Club
Sunday Baseball Prohibition and Local Commentary Rise
Opinion notes Sunday baseball is illegal under current law and urges enforcement despite higher court rulings. It mocks public figures, derides gas matters, and praises certain politicians while criticizing others and the New York Journal’s coverage of a kidnapping case.
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The
New York Journal
Marion Clark
Whittier Burns and Kindness in Authors Ties
A historical note recalls Whittier reading Burns to a boyhood class and the life shaping impact of poetry. Lewis Carroll’s gentle generosity with children is shared via a Youth’s Companion anecdote. Rosa Bonheur’s Legion of Honor story involves Empress Eugenie bestowing the cross. Bret Harte’s fame contrast with Col. Hay is recounted in a quip from a fan.
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Lewis Carroll
Dodgson
Rosa Bonheur
Legion of Honor
Mile
Bonheur
Agenie
Fontainebleu
Bret Harte
John Hay
Mr. Harte
Ant
Donkey Emblems and a Witty Soldier Tale
A York City returner votes with a donkey clad in green ribbons for a rival. He quips that the donkey is radical but insists he is right. A colonel audits a witty officer’s room and finds a cobweb, only for the officer to joke they keep one for finger cuts.
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Chixien Beresford
Horsa of
Atory
Local Labor Complaints Prompt Wage Petition Probes
Labor commissioners will investigate claims that workers were coerced by employers to sign a bi weekly wage petition instead of weekly. Police officials participate in regional events while Furnas seeks a restraining injunction against Woodruff trustees over alley grading plans.
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Furnas
Woodruff
Jocular Dispatches and Satirical Snippets From State Press
A collage of witty clippings mocks figures in the Philippines and Spanish empire era. Humorous quotes joke about Aguinaldo Funston Otis and homefront fears while lampooning scams and moralizing about local misdeeds.
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