Beautifying Indianapolis Through Civic Art Association
The city considers forming a Civic Art association to harmonize public buildings and layouts. Representatives from the Civic Improvement, Park, Boulevard, Bridge and Stream Commissions, and the Commercial Club seek a city plan uniting statehouse, courthouse, federal building, future Y M C A home, and parks to create a distinct, aesthetically cohesive center.
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Indianapolis
Civic Improvement Association
The
Park Commission
Boulevard Commission
Bridge and Stream Commission
Commercial Club
Statehouse
Cleveland
Thaw Lawyers at Odds Following Surprise Announcement
Thaw's legal team remains divided as Jerome signals readiness to unveil a surprise. Sources indicate internal tensions over strategy and timing while opponents await the move.
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Thaw
Jerome
Power Quits Riverside Amusement Tie at Indianapolis
The city of Indianapolis says farewell to J Clyde Power, longtime parks superintendent, after a law barred officials with direct ties to Riverside Amusement. Power claims his Riverside stock was sold last December, but the lapse in disclosure is noted. The change reflects public demand for park leadership free of amusements tied to a single venue.
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J. Clyde Power
Indianapolis
Riverside Amusement Company
General Assembly
Riverside
Power
Weeouah
Power disposes of stock in company amid graft concerns
The article notes that enacting the law spared Mr Power from abstract consequences and that his sale of holdings is seen as prudent. It argues public tolerance for anything resembling graft is low and Dowie’s will appears to raise hopes beyond brotherly love in Zion.
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Mr. Power
Power
Dowie
Zion
First Bathtub Arrives at Rosebud Reservation
A spirited notice declares the first bathtub has been installed in Fairfax, marking a shift from cattle stamping and rough frontier life to civilizing progress on the Rosebud reservation. It warns critics that progress is inevitable and civilization will expand despite resistance.
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Rosebud
Fairfax
Whiskers and Privilege in American Style Politics
The remark suggests Porto Ricans should not think facial hair defines American fashion. It notes Speaker Cannon enjoys special privileges, implying a critique of double standards in weighty political influence.
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Cannon
Safety reform urged after American accident record critique
An article argues America must slow rush projects to improve safety. Citing Prussia’s 25 year study reducing coal mine deaths from 571 to 29 per million, it urges U.S. inventors and industries to adopt safer methods and invest time in life protection, noting pressure to finish quickly. The piece ends with a sharp line questioning the reader’s appetite for reform.
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America
Prussia
Reading Railroad Raises Age Limit for New Employees
The Philadelphia and Reading railroad announces an increase of the age limit for new employees from 35 to 45 years, reflecting a shift in how youth is valued in modern life and in railroad management. The move signals changing hiring practices and broader expectations of experience over youth.
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Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Railroads rethink low entrance ages to improve safety
The Reading and other lines once set entry ages as low as 28 to 35 years. Now they restore higher limits, citing difficulties in securing skilled workers, rising accidents from inexperience, and union friction. Managers say experience should reduce errors under the block signal system. The shift is seen as a proper corrective measure.
London scientist warns earth quiet while Bryan writes
A London scientist sees the earth as ominously quiet arising from Bryan’s silence, while Secretary Taft frets railways cannot ship an army to the Pacific coast in six months. Bailey’s Texas parade ends with whitewashing, and the Star claims itself a great family paper.
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London
Bryan
Taft
Pacific Coast
Florida Trip Question Imagines Escape From Warm March Clime
A perceptive reader questions the rationale of fleeing to Florida to escape an 80 degree March day, hinting at the paradox of seeking cooler weather amid warm regional norms. The remark underscores climate expectations and regional comfort thresholds during spring.
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Florida
Mercury Bull Movement Compared To Bear Moves In Railroads
The bull movement in mercury is described as about as hard to account for as the recent bear movement in railroad stocks. The comparison highlights volatility and unpredictability in reaction to market factors within commodity and railroad share markets.
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Mercury
Milwaukee Seeks New City Seal Design Contest
A quirky note from the era questions state preeminence as the main issue and pivots to a civic design project. Milwaukee explores a fresh city seal while the public wonders about the score and symbolism behind the choice. Leslie Mortimer Shaw purchases a peashooter and signals a bold stance against the president.
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Leslie Mortimer Shaw
Hotels Hosts From Out Of Town At The Hotels Hoosiers
List of out of town guests registered at hotels including Lorraine Wish art and M Bachman in Lafayette, S. E. Snyder Attica, J. L. Smith Martinsville, F. W. Staub Muncie, many others in Lebanon, Kempton, Monticello, Madison, Terre Haute, Middletown, Martinsville, Westport, Cambridge City, Richmond, Columbus and more. Names include A G Yount North Vernon. F Foster Albany. T J Byer Kokomo. J M Fitch Muncie. C W Orr Fort Wayne. G H Greiger Hanna. Total coverage of visitors across multiple towns.
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Milroy
Frank Jones
J. G. Wilson
Hazelwood
Thomas Day
Monticello
Charley Day
Charles Collins
Madison
Daniel W. Jonas
Edward Hamilton
Muncie
C. S. Batt
Terre Haute
A. Gray
Lafayette
F. Martin
Danville
New Commercial
C. M. Stoule
Middletown
Sue Sander
J. A. Sander
C. N. Johnson
Batesville
Frank Heegley
Martinsville
William Cox
Charles Seamar
T. W. Robinson
Westfort
James E. Niceley
Westport
H. D. Richardson
Carl Shafer
Curt Gosner
Cambridge City
J. §. Couse
Marion
W. B. Ramsey
Grand
George W. Arbogast
Goodland
J. T. Sheetz
Remington
J. 3. Winter
Bickner
Claypool
R. E. Bradbury
TD. W. Thomas
Corydon
W. FE. Stout
Fort Wayne
C. L. Slinkard
Bloomfield
S. D. Roney
Richmond
English
F. A. Foster
Albany
E. J. Llewelyn
L. P. Bauer
Columbus
E. C. Irwin
Crawfordsville
T. H. Adams
Vincennes
A. G. Yount
North Vernon
R. H. Gardner
P. Wilson
Chas. R. Seberton
Evansville
Paul Missina
Mayhew
Shelbyville
Denison
T. J. Byer
Kokomo
FR. P. Johnson
F. J. Lesh
T. Meerman
William H. Meerhof
Albert D. Oghorn
Newcastle
Ll. F. Lowder
Bloomington
S. G. Baldwin
L. D. Madder
C. W. Orr
J. M. Fitch
C. B. Marshall
Veedersburg
G. H. Greiger
Hanna
Argentina, Americas Rival in the South
A Chicago Chronicle piece surveys Argentina's vast 4.1 million square miles, 2300 mile north-south span, and 809 mile width. It notes fertile plains, Andean peaks, 12,500 miles of rail, and vast estates where European workers seek only passage home.
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South America
Mississippi
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Parana
Uruguay
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Spain
Italy
Chicago Chronicle
Taft Dinner Sparks Ohio Taft Propaganda Surge
A 300 Republican delegates from Ohio’s Nineteenth district gathered in Niles, McKinley’s birthplace, expressing enthusiastic support for Taft for president. Judge Roberts assailed Roosevelt opponents in a keynote speech while Judge Wanamaker praised the moment, signaling a broader Taft push across the state.
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Ohio
Nineteenth
Niles
William McKsinley
Taft
Thomas
Judge Roberts
Common Pleas Bench
Congress
Roosevelt
Roberts
Wanamaker
Akrur
Washington
Washington Herald
Paradox in Roosevelt Endorsement for Taft Candidacy
The Kansas City Journal notes a paradox in Roosevelt's stance it says he is for Taft yet will not aid his candidacy. The piece comments that the administration appears to support the president's goodwill but with no political move to help Taft.
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Harriman
Roosevelt
Taft
Kansas City Journal
Women Lead in Butler Can Vases Competition
The article notes the women take the lead in the Butler can vase event, but the outcome offers no surprising result as the narrative seems routine and expected.
Doctors weigh the brain of a scoffer in old joke
A Louisville Courier Journal quip mocks the idea that the average nawnan soul weighs an ounce. It notes no scales are delicate enough to weigh the brain of a doctor who believes such tomfoolery, reflecting a satirical jab on pseudo science.
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Louinville
Mrs Bryan Sees Husband Capture Delegates and Lose
Mrs. Bryan says she has seen her husband capture the galleries and lose the delegates. She has also seen him capture the delegates and lose the election. Washington Lost.
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Bryan
Washington
Under the Leaves Poem by Albert Leighton
A reflective poem compares autumn leaves to hidden spring blooms. The speaker, addressing prophet flowers, divines faith and duty through nature. The verse urges walking life’s dark paths with love and divine foreknowledge, asserting God sees beauty where man sees decay.
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Albert Leighton
Sawbanks Seen Open To Presidential Nod At Proper Convention
Chicago Tribune notes growing impression that Mr. Sawbanks would not refuse a presidential nomination if urged at a properly constituted party convention.
Californians Nagging Japanese, Says New York Sun
A New York Sun remark notes Californians seem bent on nagging the Japanese to act, stated as a factual observation rather than opinion.
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New York Sun
Steel trust earnings burden on standpatters in congress
The Minneapolis Journal reports the steel trust reveals gross earnings of 596 million dollars and net earnings of 166 million, depicting a heavy burden on congressional standpatters as reaction centers on profits.
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Steel Trust
Congress
Minneapolis Journal
Harriman Admired Yet Irritating In Public Eye
The Charleston News and Courier notes that Mr. E. H. Harriman remains highly visible in public life, provoking mixed reactions as he dominates attention like a blazing spark in the public arena.
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E. H. Harriman
Charleston
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