Digging Potatoes and Gary Steel Growth
The piece parodies Rockefeller public appearances amid satirical musings on digging potatoes and ambition. It discusses Gary Indiana as a steel boom site, detailing why northern Indiana’s lakeport favors steel production: easy ore transport, abundant coal, and lower costs, versus Pittsburg. It warns of a needed waterway to deliver ore to mills.
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Gary
Indiana
United States Steele Company
Pitlsburg
Great Steel Company
Iwat
Resson
Pittsbarg
Geal
Pittaburs
Olnce
Ita
Smoky Clight
Watson Urges Tariff Reform for San Francisco Recovery
Representative James E. Watson councilses opposition to a duty free building material bill for San Francisco recovery. He notes hearings will reveal reasons against suspending the tariff. Supporters argue swift access to materials aided Chicago after its fire and would help San Francisco. The piece questions Democratic Monday meeting motives and calls for tariff revision beyond protectionism.
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James E. Watson
San Francisco
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Wile
Ceferrest
Friends of Hie Industries
Chicago
Congress
United States
Republican Party
Watson
Indiana
Rumor Claims Japanese General Koroki An Englishman
The article repeats a rumor that General Koroki of Japan is actually an English commander trained by the English army. It hints Sir Hector MacDonald may have survived and influenced the Japanese forces, noting MacDonald’s renown and a claimed disappearance of Ku- Fold after the war, suggesting a tangled, unconfirmed lineage.
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Koroki
Far East
Hector MacDonald
MacDonald
Rne Mnetfon
Kurok
Ku- Fold
Japan War Leadership and Indiana Industry Report
The text discusses whether a famed Japanese commander is English, noting Japan's military prowess and the possibility of foreign aid. It criticizes Sunday baseball bans in Indianapolis and highlights Indiana’s industrial progress, naming Terre Haute, South Bend, Fort Wayne, and others as showing growth over five years. It ends with a quip about John Sharp Williams praising Charlo Landis as an optimistic young man.
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Optimlat
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Industriea
Indiana
Terre Haute
Byangyillc
South Bend
Fort Wayne
John Sharp Williams
Charlo’ Landis
Switseriana
Lawrence M. Conrad
St. Louis
Switzerland
Aighly
Hin
Ernest
Arthur Donald
Chicago
Indianapolis
Indiana Industry Prosperity Report Shows Growth
A cheerful report details Indiana industrial gains from 1900 to 1905. It notes fewer manufacturing establishments but near 100000 capital, a 50 percent rise in value, and a 10 percent rise in wage earners while child labor under 16 drops 6 percent. Consolidation boosts product value with increased capital. Indianapolis remains strong amid broad prosperity.
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Indiana
U . Trdinnapelis
VAGARIES OF SPRING AND CURIOUS NOTES
A collage of spring imagery and social commentary blends with brief notes on rulers, industry, and politics. The piece weaves poets Longfellow and May flowers with references to German princes, Rockefeller wealth, Indiana factory value, and tariff reform. It satirizes governance, finance, and public works while mixing whimsical nature scenes with sharp hints of contemporary events.
Reformers meet at Engian hotel in Indianapolis
A Monday gathering of Democratic reformers at the Engian hotel drew notable Indiana figures including John W. Holtzman Homer L. Cook and Paul Poynter. They discussed ousting current party bosses and pursuing reform with trusted leadership in a bid to win public faith.
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Engiian
John W. Holtzman
Indianapolis
Homer L. Cook
Paul Poynter
Sullivan Democrat
No Parental Opposition in Old Letter Exchange
In a fragmentary quote from the Houston Post, a father approves of his son’s marriage, noting the son’s wife will stay with his parents. The exchange reveals affection and a practical view of the wedding, with the father considering the daughter-in-law as “our cook” and blessing the match.
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Mynels
Houston Post
Chicago Man Faces Uphill Test At Water’s Edge
An unnamed Chicago man stands before an assessor charged with honesty as he contends with a long tested claim. Kansas City Star reports the unfolding course of action as authorities seek the full truth in a complex inquiry.
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Chicago
Kansas City Star
Presiding Figures Noted In A Curious Assembly
A fragmentary New York Evening piece recalls Sirs McLean presiding and Mr Fairbanks calling the meeting to order in frock coat and attire. The report hints at a formal gathering with references to speakers, roles, and local personalities amid a backdrop of 19th century civic ceremony.
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McLean
Fairbanks
Jor
Pat 'Galine
Minnrapatia Journal
Stories That Leak Out of Washington and Beyond
A collage of Washington anecdotes recalls President Carroll’s funeral scene with veterans and a whispered introduction, then shifts to Senator Tilman’s critique of a militia captain and a satirical view of parliamentary jokes. It includes a tale of Maj. McDowell steering a presiding member and a humorous note on courtship and stenographers in a distant era.
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Joe
Mle Father
Fitziven Lee
U.S. A
White House
Les
Lee
Cavalry
Aaldo
Atlanta
Tam
Capt. Gre
Capt
Tee
Boston Transcript
Tilman
Concord
Milithe
Martinet
Nia Company
Maj. McDowell
House of Representatives
Washington
Merrowell
Iwan
Sormps Ag Ald
Asher Hinds
Late Comers and Moonlit Waters in a Dreamlike Ode
A fragmented verse evoking late arrivals and night tides. Names and places drift through dream imagery as rivers, stars, and shadows frame a solitary speaker asking why one came tardily. The piece blends mythic and natural motifs in a somber reflective mood.
Various Epigrams and Anecdotes From an Unnamed Journal
An assortment of pursuits and curiosities features Napoleon I’s Spanish interlude and Bismarck’s 1862 visit recounted by his wife, a courtly bishop’s Egypt service and reception, Serb village swine herding, an Englishman spared a rabbit hunt, and a wave of carpet making among titled Britons in Scotland and Ireland, all delivered in brisk, era-appropriate diction.
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Biarritz
Spain
Napoleon I
Thither
Napoleon
Bismarck
Bismarck Lured Him On. It i4 Plenmanter
Mismarck
Aines Bava
The Poor Orphan poem fragment from Lipincott's Magazine
A fragmented verse from Lipincott's Magazine portrays an orphan lacking a mother’s care and shelter, with no family to shield him from enemies and hardship. The tone underscores loneliness, vulnerability, and yearning for protection.
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Lipnincutt's Magazine
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Andrew Carnegie
Giatutine Dowie
Comnans
Aura
Epeener
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Shay United
Washington Star
Rom
Durait News
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Make & Crick Martini-Locking Company
Alice Rongevelt Langworth
Sime Ark
Sitka
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Richard Pearson Hansan
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Einai
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Willie Rervitar
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Tien
Dulla C.K, Dore
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Roy Irish Regiment
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Kharroum
Nee of Nottingham
Cardinal Vaughan
Weatminster
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Lulu
Cerita
Alfonse
Soma
Aimerican
Duchess of Sutherland
Trimsilale
Sutherlandshire
Earl of Pembroke
Wilton
Earl of Raynor
Sir John Dickson-Sosnder
Axminster
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Auarda
Abbey Leix
Queensemuiltys
Ireland
Carr
Wilson Dentists
Penn. St
Galtyn
Fetna Cabinet CO
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New York
Pettis Dry Goods CO
Eton Poly
Qurtel
Creouel
New Isles
Ately
Alsto
West Lai
Marion Trust CO
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Indiana Trust Company
Mmelieg
Hefors
Crescent Machine and Tool CO
S. Perasyiena
Acme Bedding CO
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Anrons
Dinek
Butler Conta
Amutacourere
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the Union Trust Company
East Market St
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Citizens Savings Deposit Co
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Pichereek Bank
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