Utah Polygamy Debate Sparks Political Tension
The piece argues polygamy undermines state authority in Utah, noting church leaders protect the practice while many Mormons stay silent. It cites Prof Wolfe resigning over deceitful preaching, Smoot’s senate tenure amid outsized influence, and barber unions seeking Sunday closing rights as broader civil liberty issues.
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Thertty
Wolfe
Apostle
Smoot
United States Senate
Nut
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Belisva
Intermountain States
Belittling Roosevelt and Tillman in a political clash
The piece defends President Roosevelt against ridicule over an alliance with Senator Tillman and notes Tillman backs the railroad rate bill to oppose road plutocracy. It praises Roosevelt for facing strong Republican opposition, describes Tillman’s antics, and discusses a Weather Bureau bulletin change reducing crop data, with economy cited and concern for students missing statistics.
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Tillman
Yeate
Tishnan
Roosevelt
Thodore Roosevelt
South
Mra. Morris
White House
Weather Bureau
Ormsion
Division of Statistics
Secretary of Agriculture
Smoot Dilemma Highlighted by Editorial Cartoon
A Washington Post cartoon critiques Senator Reed Smoot amid debates over Philippine bills and Utah polygamy. It depicts the apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints suspended in a rhetorical chair, with ministers demanding progress while Smoot resists, illustrating wider political pressure and accusations of manipulated elections.
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The
Washington Post
Church of Jesus Christ of Atter- Tay Saints
Hanks
Ge Pinin
Apostle
Joseph Smith
Utah
Apoalles
Getting Pure Milk Adulteration Fights Rise in City
A historical notice argues milk quality improves with legislation and enforcement. It notes Indianapolis aims for pure milk free of excess water and butter content, praising officials for cracking down on adulterators. The piece warns inconsistency endangers consumers and urges continued vigilance.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolia
Socialism and Anarchism Gathering at Stokes Home
A Saturday afternoon meeting near New York brought together socialists and reform-minded thinkers including J O Phelps Stokes, his wife the former factory girl and newspaperwoman, Robert Hunter, Joseph Medill Patterson, George Fred Williams, Arthur Brisbane, David Graham Phillips, and other millionaires and workers to discuss and exchange ideas on political reform.
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New York
Terre Haute
Joseph Medill Patterson
The
Chicago Tribune
William Randolph Hearst
George Fred Willams
Arthur Brisbane
David Graham Phillips
Stokes
Socialists in Chicago and nation split on reform coups
In Chicago about 2000 Socialists debated the Western Federation of Miners case and pledged rebellion against authorities. Speakers claimed a capitalist plot to disenfranchise workers while denouncing police, mayors, and leaders. The piece contrasts Chicago radicalism with Boston New York reformers and notes talk of electing state upper house members amid rising legislator prices.
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Chicago
Federation of Minera
Broomenberg
Iiaho
Lillian M. Forberg
Dunne
Roosevelt
Boston
Ekin
Ima
Practical Christian Socialista of
New York
The Eternal Gullible and Modern Frauds
A critical column mocks public credulity in ads and sensational medicine claims. It references the Fore Life Chemical case, skeptical witness Nellie Wallington, and a push to protect or trap gullible readers. The piece lampoons public figures Taft Wallace and bank practices, notes Vermont maple sugar issues, and hints at railroad power and a Rockefeller absence.
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Fores of Life Chemical Company
Nellie
Wallington
Hadley
Vwke Ib
Politician Holliday and Bryan discussed in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis a Brazilian visitor notes W. R. Kattman’s praise for Holliday the incumbent congressman seeking renomination. The discussion covers Holliday’s political shrewdness, labor support, and farmer backers, plus speculation on Democratic presidential contenders for 1908 led by William Jennings Bryan.
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W. R. Kattman
Brazil
Indianapolis
Congress
Holliday
Terri Haute
Kattman Anys
Holiday Haya
Polly Tietan
Trivcke
Hla
Tha
Ferenity
jMere
Charming Conversationalist in Naw Fork Guide
A women in Naw Fork shares a piece on how to become a charming conversationalist. The Chicago Journal notes guidance to cultivate new fields through engaging talk. The text mentions Russian government actions and graft opportunities with unclear connections to a tavern.
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Monty
Chicago
Fife
Columbus Dianateh
The Old Fireplace Nostalgia in Winter Night
A fragmentary verse memory evokes a fireside scene of warmth and old dreams. The speaker longs for bygone stories and loves, imagining rose memories and the glow of flames as a storyteller recalls a sweetheart and faded romances by the hearth. The voice blends longing with haunting imagery of warmth and memory.
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Teath
Washington tales of bold youth and aging justice foes
In a rambling Washington anecdote, Garratt defeats Rice Pierce as voters favor the brash youth over experience. A Dawes crowd scene and a humorous Fuller remark follow, with a Waterbury watch gag aimed at John Wesley Gaines and jokes about perpetual motion and presidential talk.
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Pinta J. Garratt
Technessports
Rice A. Pierce
Congress
Mr. Pierce
Garrett
John Wesley Gaines
Connecticut
Waterbury
Gaines
Phonograph Helps Liberal Triumph in English Election
A British by election tale from New York Times reports Lady Talbot using a phonograph to campaign for her husband Lord Talbot after his deer hunting accident prevented a personal campaign. The device played speeches to crowds, aiding a large majority win for Talbot, the 51 year old Norfolk lord.
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England
New York
Edmund Barastalbot
Chichester All Yision
Sussex
Mig
Talbot
Shushana
Lord Talbot
J Talboe
Ishale
Norfolk
Complinnes
Sevententh Earl
Shrewsbury
Eqventh Earl of
Abingdon
New York Times
Independent Sun and The Independent in Indianapolis
A fragmented archaic note discusses competing newspapers in Indianapolis and the risk of a dominant daily paper controlling city and county authorities. It contrasts the Sun and The Independent as potential independent voices against a growing newspaper trust.
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Indianapolis
SUN
Indiana
Renes
Guntay
Iniianapaila
Brae
San Falla
Alleremaing
TRO
Thym
Fotrbanka-South Newspaper Trust
Independent
Valuable Instrument Story Moment in a Kansas Clinic
A man visiting his wife’s physician watched as the doctor placed a thermometer in her mouth. After a few minutes of quiet, the husband broke the pause and asked what the doctor would take for the instrument, highlighting his discomfort with the long silence. Ashland Kan. Gazette.
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Kan
Gupnees
Mir. Dulteel
Roosevelt Letter on Coal Strike Sent From White House
A dated White House note to John Mitchall concerns the coal strike and is described as personal and unofficial though official in origin. The piece notes the historic context and expectations for handling by the administration in Boston or national circles.
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Roosevelt
John Mitchall
White House
Hoslon
Jas
Minnour
John
Precocious Child Tops Town Spelling Contest
In Dubuque a six year old outspelled every adult amid a broader talk of town ideas. Governor Cummings is cited in the debate, with national figures like the Portsmouth summer girls and the President referenced in lighter editorial chatter.
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Dubuque
Cummings
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Philosophy of calmness and a New York banking joke
A tale extols a philosopher's calmness during a fire and his wife quipping about trousers. It shifts to a luncheon table broker joke about mining stocks. A long printer ad parodies diverse careers and a philosophy lecture on identity ends with a paradox about reassembling a knife.
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Philadelphia
Hand of Fate Points to Judge Taft
In Chicago the Hon. William H. Taft secretary of war denied being a presidential candidate while a tide of opinion from Baltimore Herald calls him the one most deserving to lead the Republican party in 1908. Taft is praised for honesty resolve and progressivism amid calls he embody duty and reform.
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Democrata
Thair
Soma
William Jennings Bryan
Wiliam Jackson
Chicago
Rees
Bryan
Mr. Jackson
Jackson
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Bryan Ie
Pryan
Washington
Fuller
Pitteburg’e Bank
Feraely
Fate
Judge Taft
William H. Taft
United States
Toft
Cincinnati
Honga
Georgia Topics: Spring Delays and Lynching Resurrected
The Washington Post notes attorney George Grogvenot and a major assault case amid Georgia spring topics. The Baltimore Herald reports Georgia cotton planting politics and renewed references to lynching as spring returns.
Auditors certify December 1900 statement of Indiana company
Auditor of State of Indiana certifies the December 1900 condition report as a true copy on file. The document notes liabilities, delays, and pending claims while identifying the undersigned official and date of certification with official seal.
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Biase
Indiana
Office of Auditor
State
State of
Seal
Wareken Bigler
Auditor of State
Insteng
Haraty
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