It Is Fighting For The Miners Rights And Justice
A commentary argues the coal trust aims to destroy the United Mine Workers by suppressing higher wages earned by safer hard work. It lauds John Mitchell for peaceful leadership, calls public sympathy for strikers essential, and condemns trusts as slavery. It critiques Republicans on trust suppression and notes Cuba reciprocity debates and local political jabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal ‘Trust
Bince
John Mitchell
Mitchell
State and local voices on canal routes and civic duty
Editorials reflect diverse stance on the Panama or Nicaragua canal option and urge practical civic action. Regional papers condemn whitecapping and praise keeping promises across neighborhoods amid scarce gas and coal.
What the Papers Say Panama Hat Difference
A collage of editorial quips from Detroit Free Press Grand Rapids Press and Toledo News. Highlights compare genuine versus imitation Panama hats and citizens’ access to parks. Mentions Becky Taylor and upcoming police court proceedings with financial notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Grand Rapids Press
Becky Taylor
Toledo News
Swirl of Society Recitals and Weddings Highlight Local Social
The column details several society events including Miss Mary Wight’s pupils recital at 1405 N Alabama, Miss Lillian Taggart’s luncheon for Miss Nettle Shover and bridesmaids, and Mrs William Coburn hosting for Mrs William Reid of Paris. It notes a wedding of Harriet Jones Powell and Walter L Hill and a large card party for a twenty fifth anniversary. State weddings across Indiana towns and a reception for Mr and Mrs Rich Reed are listed.
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Mary Wight
Alabama St
Lillian Taggart
Nettle Shover
William H. Coburn
William Reid
Paris
France
Estella Hachl
Metropolitan School of Music
Philip Hauss
N. Senate Ave
Harriet Jones Powell
Walter L. Hill
Charles E. Jones
E. Thirteenth St
Joshua Bransfield
Bessie Clemens
Gertrude Berber
Mabel Bruner
Indianapolis
Blanche Busick
Ruth Lebo
Nellie Reed
Carrie Teter
Tipton
J. W. Duncan
Gertrude Lawrence
Bhellesville
Wabash
Alice Alber
George H. Burke
Florence ‘Thomas
Randolph Hayward
Springfield
Dublin
Genevra Faucet
Jacob C. Huffman
Shelbyville
Ollie Norville
Chester Gordon
Richmond
Anna Dean
David E. Roberts
Mary Korves
Charles Hasecoter
Rushville
Theodore H. Reed
Rich Reed
Hamilton
Ice pick stabbing during dispute over ice load
In a Thursday quarrel at the Consumers' Ice Company Arthur Dye white stabbed William Smith colored with an ice pick. The wound is not serious. A separate item notes efforts by a Commercial club committee and others to secure arsenal grounds for the National Technical Institute and a local union election for officers of the Indianapolis union of American agents, including plans to admit members from the new union of industrial insurance agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers’ Ice Company
Arthur Dye
William Smith
Indianapolis Union of American ‘Agents
B. Cover
John Thompson
J. T. Cooper
Union of Industrial Insurance Agents
Enduring Cruelty to Animals Calls for Humane Reform
A Boston Transcript column urges mercy toward animals and criticizes cruelty tied to hunting dogs cages and pets. It advises humane care for dogs and birds, fresh water basins, avoiding torture items, and providing refuges for abused animals. It condemns confinement and emphasizes kindness over exploitation.
Domestic Tips and Simple Household Tricks
Practical hints for housewives include washing muslin pillow covers to keep them clean and bright, using shaken bird gravel to cleanse small vases, and French cooks adding Rhine wine to baste fish for flavor. Naphtha helps cleaning cretenne, and a summer porch snack mixes dried figs with fig crackers and iced tea or lemonade.
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer
A humorous scene shows the king and his jester debating charity. A beggar asks for alms. the jester suggests the king give him his foot, sparking loud laughter as the king playfully kicks the beggar into the middle of next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Gouss
Fisher
Gavlie
Sing a Song of Heefataak and Price Strife
A verse laments high meat prices as the trust controls porterhouse and pork chops. It contrasts the hungry poor with the wealthy sellers and notes the unaffordable costs that keep basic foods out of reach.
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Trust
A Lady with a Rose and the Painted Past
A distant poem reveals a tarnished frame glowing with a scene titled A Lady with a Rose. The speaker recalls a lost beloved, dead long ago, and questions life’s fairness and memory as a painted semblance stirs longing. The verse shifts to a schoolyard vow and a restless heart finding home in study and song.
Love One Another Sermon Sparks Quiet Gossip
A local minister quotes the Bible during a morning sermon on loving one another. He admonishes that the message does not require a young lady to love every man she meets, drawing amused attention from the congregation toward Myrtle Pettigrew who fidgets and chews gum unaware of the scrutiny.
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Myrtle Pettigrew
Myrtle
Dainty Miss keeps neat attire with careful laundering
The passage describes Miss Dainty ensuring her veils are rolled on a well pad and her neck ribbons laundered using soap and water. She keeps hosiery changed daily, wears house slippers for comfort, and favors a tailor-made gown with a chic silk bow on a straw hat, avoiding flowers or plumes.
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Miss Dainty
Boston Women Discuss Use of Novels as Education Tools
Two Boston women debate the value of novels. They argue that what God designed is for good and one book could serve as a primer to educate Hit Vinicius after a discussion with his private tutor.
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Boston
Hit‘de Vinicius
Vinicius
Edward ‘Singer
Christmas Cheer Sparks Sock Confederation
A lighthearted classic from the Philadelphia Press notes five year old Tommy declaring he is glad Christmas isn’t in summer because he would have to wear twenty tiny short socks. His mother asks why and he responds with a wry seasonal joke about summer attire.
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Tommy
Philadelphia Press
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Portland
Sherman
Wood
Cuba
Sugar
Mr. Watkins
Toledo
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
Mr. Blythe
Spirit OF the State Press
Congress
Panama
Nicaragua
Terre ‘Haute
Kokomo
Alley
Muncie Herald
Indiana
Lafayette
City Life
Fred W.eee
Broc Ist Square
Mass. Ave
Foll
Boston Transcript
Willie
Oxfords
New York
ImpLaka’s
Richelieu
Armour
Smith
Iceland
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Sproen
Illinois St
Rink
Wate Jeeberg
Rocker
Sander & Becker Furniture Co
Merchants’ Association
Court House
East Washington St
Atlantic
Little May
Boston Opinion
Piano
Plano
The
Starr Piano Company
Pennsylvania St
the Cecilian Cecilian
NS Fe
Bacon
Egbert
Bayon
Atchison Globe
Spain
Sresastry
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