New Style Politician Jake Vorys Seeks Taft Support
Taft's Ohio campaign manager Jake Vorys, a Lancaster native born in 1856, is depicted as a cautious, unflashy operator with Democratic roots. The article portrays him as a rising force in Taft's rivalry with Foraker, noting his long career as solicitor and insurance commissioner, and his rare public statements since taking charge three months earlier.
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Mr. Vorys
Ben Tillman
Taft
Webb
Jake’* Vorys
Lancaster
Isaiah Vorys
O. 8
Columbus
John 8. Brasse
Jake Vorys Emerges As Taft Campaign Manager
Special to The Sun. Columbus June 2. Arthur Vorys known as Jake leads Taft’s presidential campaign in Ohio and nationally. Though once dismissed as a novice, he now commands attention in Fairfield county and beyond, differing from Hanna’s methods in McKinley era. His strategic plan gains traction as weeks pass.
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Columbus
Jake
Foraker
Ohio
Jake’ Vorys
Taft
Fairfield County
Arthur
Wvorys
Hanna
William McKinley
Fire Keeps Eternal Flame At Chequers Inn Osmotherley
The Chequers Inn in Osmotherley England preserves a century old blaze kept alight by peat from the Yorkshire mars. Visitors enjoy tea and especially the griddle cakes baked over the never-dying fire, with peat embers glowing beneath a suspended griddle.
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Osmotherley
England
One Fifth in Reserves and Timber Age Implications
The article notes that only one fifth of the US forest area is in national forests, with four fifths likely private. It states trees felled for lumber average at least 150 years old, implying a private owner must wait about a century for a second crop of trees of the same size.
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United States
The Nearest Port Fishguard Distances to New York
Fishguard, the new Welsh port of the Great Western railway, lies 115 miles nearer New York than Liverpool and 55 miles nearer than Plymouth.
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Fishguard
The
Great Western Railway
New York
Liverpool
Plymouth
Dogs Valuable Aid 10 Police in Vienna Trials
New York dispatch reports Austrian exhibition trials suggest dogs of German sheepdog type could join army and police. Siegfried from Jena led wins with others from Brunswick and Munich. Tests covered tracking, rescue, ambush detection, and message carrying at Schwarzenburg Gardens, with the verdict favoring canine use and potential department expansion.
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New York
Vienna
Austria
France
Germany
Siegfried
Jena
Harras
Lux
Pan
Siegrimm
Brunswick
Frankfort
Dortmund
Munich
Great Britain
South
Middle West
Canada
J. L. Winchell
Vermont
Winchell
Beaufort
Black Prince
England
Knox
Danbury
Conn
Longest
Boston
BE. R
O. B. Weir
Platsburg
N. Y
May Bird
Hempstead
Schwarzenburg Gardens
S&j. Bernard
American Kennel Club
Philadelphia
Lieutenant Robinson Designs Vast Dreadnaught War Ships
In Washington in June, Lieut Richard H M Robinson of the U S Navy is credited as designer of two anticipated largest warships. Design work proceeds rapidly as Uncle Sam prepares two new dreadnaughts for sea.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Richard H. M. Robinson
Navy
Indianapolis Public Works Notifies Sewer Construction Plan
The Board of Public Works in Indianapolis announces a major sewer project along Crawfordsville Road and Harding Street to Twenty-ninth Street. The plan details sewer sizes, construction method, funding shares, local assessments, and district boundaries including the C C C St L Belt railroads and Fall Creek area.
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Twenty-Ninth Street
Board of Public Works
City of
Indianapolis
Indianna
Crawfordsville Road
Harding Street
Tenth Street
Caldwell Street
Fall Creek
Eighteenth Street
Ismond Street
Parkway
Montcalm Street
Department of Public Works
Marion County
State of Indiana
Towi
Fighteenth Street
Monteaii Street
Monteath Street
Firhteenth Street
Sackville Street
Indiana Central
Thirtieth Street
White River
Ainee
Temond Street
Fifehteenth Street
Crawfordsville
Clek St. L.raftford
Belt Railroad
Jtrilannpolis
Indianapolis Public Works plans for several street improvements
The notice outlines proposed main sewer routes, assessments, and bonds under a 1907 act. It details property districts affected, payment in ten yearly installments at six percent, and city liability limits. It cites Improvement Resolutions for alleys and streets, and sets remonstrance hearing dates with Board of Public Works in Indianapolis.
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Department OF Public Works
Majestic Bidg
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indiana
Crawfordsville Road
Harding Street
City of
General Assembly
State of
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston C. Trusler
Fred J. Mack
Office of the
Board
Majestic
ST Joseph Street
Delaware Street
Alabama Street
ST. Clair Street
Noble Street
Massachusetts Avenue
ST. Paul Street
Prospect Street
North Street
Liberty Street
Hoyt Avenue
Nelson Street
Fred J
Jiame
Schurman
Eighteenth Street
C., C. & St. L. Railway Company
Preston C. Trussler
Brightwood Avenue
Pratt Street
Davidson Street
New Jersey Street
Thirtieth Street
Thirty-First Street
Bird Street
Vermont Street
Michigan Street
Allegheny Street
First Alley
Walnut Street
Fulton Street
Fowler Street
Moajestic
Harris Street
Washington Street
Victoria Street
Lexington Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Pine Street
E Usler
Fred
Pein
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Arthur Vorys
Sun
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London
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