Ordinary Prison Restrictions and Political Scramble
Report on Charles Terry alleging brutal treatment at Jeffersonville Indiana reformatory with prolonged confinement and manacles. The Sun comments on Capt Harry S New politics while noting Burdick murder case controversy and interurban expansion in Indiana. Mention of Mayor Bookwalter, Edward Morris and Swift & Co. ties to Kansas City Star framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Terry
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Terry
New
Capt
Harry S. New
the Sun
Capt. New
Buffalo
Burdick
Edward Morris
Nelson Morris
Flo
Gustavus Swift
Swift & Co
Kansas City
Architects of Their Own Fortunes Rise of Met railway head
A New York World profile highlights Drew Toot Jr rising from clerk to general manager of the Metropolitan street railway, overseeing 60 miles of track and 14,000 workers at age 19. The piece notes his rapid ascent, minimal talkativeness, and close ties to influential figures like Elihu Root. It also ties in Nelson Morris, a self-made industrialist who built a Chicago packing empire and weighed the era's wealth leaders as Armour Morris Swift and Cudahy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Toot, Jr
Ale
Ile
Rout
Hamilton College
H. J Vreeland
Mr. Root
Root
Metropoalitan
New York
Chicago
Contol
Vreeland
Metropolitan
Elihu Root
New York World
Nelson Morris
Kansas City
Europe
Globe
Globe Refining Company
Morris
Kermit Roosevelt's Feat in a Family Tale
A personal letter recounts a White House family moment during a renovation when Jermit Roosevelt, young and bold, splashed an unsuspecting envoy with cold water after bursting into Ethel's room. The tale, told with tongue in cheek, reflects a prankish episode from the presidential household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Ethel
Alice
Jermit
Ambassador
Brooklyn
Burdick Murder Murmurs Across Papers
A collection of editorials from Chicago Buffalo and other papers discusses the Burdick murder in Buffalo with irony and speculation about suspects including the dead and political angles. The piece notes varied theories from rail accidents to enemy plots and ends with a separate report of Mary Sellers 70 burned to death in Terre Haute when a lamp exploded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherlock Holmes
Buffalo
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Burdick
Louis Globe-Democrat
Washington Post
Chicago Tribune
Milwaukee Sentinel
Chicago Daily News
Buffalo Courier
Toledo Times
Terrehaute
Ind
Mary Sellers
Riley
The Sketches And Songs Of A Singer
A fragment from Edward Singer presents poems and sketches. It includes reflections on pity and battle imagery, a scene with a stage door hopeful seeking advice from a famed tragedian, and quotes from figures like Mayor Bookwalter Sir Thomas Lipton Grover Cleveland. The verses mix humor and sentiment with a newspaper social page flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bookwalter
Thomas Lipton
Grover Cleveland
Lettuce Promoted As Smallpox Preventive Says Medical Talk
A historical note touts lettuce as a remedy to prevent smallpox, claiming daily consumption blocks infection and is far superior to vaccination. The piece asserts lettuce supplies protective properties after picking, contrasts with scurvy, and questions vaccination risks.
The Little Church Back Home in a City Choir Era
A nostalgic dialect lyric recalls a rural church gathering and the comforting hymns and rites, including weddings and funerals, at a familiar country church. The speaker yearns for traditional worship, community warmth, and simple remedies amid wartime weariness, ending with a humorous plug for Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil.
A Corner for the Women A Little Hat News
A spring millinery display features salt hats in dark tones and matching shelves, plus a trend toward all white hats of lace and chiffon. The piece notes turban shapes, abundant trimming, and the rise of the suit hat for daily wear, with advice on fabrics and colors for summer ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sult
Milners
Etylea
Dendy
Various European Ties and Odd Claims Staged in News
A jumble of notes reports on Japanese and European lodge activity in Yokohama and London, claims of Japanese joining freemasonry, plus odd celebrity tidbits. It mentions Mme Maeterlinck denying Italian roots, and gossip about a Brooklyn Turkish citizen claiming to fast for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Maurica Maeterlinck
All Humors Impurity Behind Health Troubles
All humors are impure matters the skin liver kidneys and other organs cannot handle without aid. Accumulated humors litter the system causing pimples boils eczema poor appetite tiredness bilious turns indigestion headaches and many other troubles.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Promised Cure Advertising Claim
A testimonial from Mus. , lan 0 of Rumford Falls Me describes relief from salt rheum after using Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills. The ad asserts the product removes humor and improves health, claiming sores disappeared with continued use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Rumford Fale
Hood Isaparilin
Giants and marriages star in stray NY press items
A parade of oddities and social notes fills late 19th century pages. Camille Hugo, famed as the tallest man alive, arrives in New York aboard the St Paul from Paris, with feats of height and size. Nearby, a Russia-born boy and a cravat expert add to the miscellany. In Baltimore a hasty marriage links Pauline Schiling and F A Kliegstedt after meeting once. Regional quips praise love, home, and marriage, while a Kansas City note mocks downtown escapes and marital loyalty.
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Camille Hugo
New York
St. Paul
Parla
Lbuga
Chang
Hugo
Paris
George Ariington
Leo
Russia
Pauline Schiling
F. A. Kliegstedt
Baltimore
Atchisson
Kas
Glove
Archbishop Quigley’s Public Address in Chicago
In a Chicago address Archbishop Quigley denounces reformers who sow discord and claim impossible prosperity, saying such talk seeks revolution to destroy the country. He praises American judgment in choosing leaders to safeguard liberties, and laments politicians who disregard individual duty to state and nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quigley
Chicago
Itsiberties
United States
New “York Evening Sun
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Indianapolis Sun
SUN
Ohio
C. J. Bilson
Foreign Advertising Department
Tribune Building
Indiana
Delaware
Cupid
Nolanger
Kermit Roosevelt
Edward Singer
Wetle
Iltiie
Leslie's
Dr. Thomas
Milladi
Clude
Acme
Haitimora News
Meadville
All Humors
Philadelphia Press
Butterick Patterns
Massale
Oxford
Aisie
Isc
Thoreday
Hermsborg
Stransky Imperial
Stransky
Ets
Biel
Kyle
Jon Claypool
Wen
Borsam Grn
Mentep
Rosenbloom & CO
Pennsylvania
St. i
E. Market Street
Indianapolis Usiness Universit
Bousnitss
U.D
PutdeInatra
Stransky Steel Ware
Vonnegut Hardware
Washington Street
aUve PT Ntt Y
Security Trust Company
North Pennsylvania St
East Market St. Security Trust Company
A.C. Daily
WM. F. Churchman
Treas D. Cearea Pres
Urs Vice Pree
GAV
Columbia National Bank
Mortimer Levering
A. A. Barnes
Vics
FQ Galt
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