Indiana Books Deal Sparks Public Controversy
The State Board of Education faces May 6 deliberations on book contracts for Indiana public schools. The Indianapolis Sun accuses Edward Smith of steering bids to favor Heath and Company while blocking Bobbs-Merrill and Aldine, claiming public funds would stay in state hands but hidden profits would inflate costs and expose political influence.
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State Board of Education
Edward Smith
Indiana
Ginn & Co
Heath & Co
Ginns
Smith
Heath
Robert J. Aley
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Bob
Mr. Aley
Statehouse
Farmer Smith
Montgomery
Alexander
Southworth-Scott Grammar
Aldine
Bobbs-Merrill
Mr. Smith
Taken Up At Random Garden Delusion in Back Yard
A city husband, spade in hand, braves a springyard experiment as the Wife and neighbors push a backyard garden. He endures ridicule from the Cynic and German neighbors while discovering junk unearthed with each dig. Triumph turns to toil as he tilts toward a hopeful, stubborn harvest.
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Folly
Burroughs
Cole
China
Women Wage Gaps and Suffrage Debate Highlighted
A survey cites the average working woman earning 272.04 yearly and notes 800,000 women in 5,000 federated clubs across 46 states. It contrasts voting rights in Australia with arguments that ballot access could raise the ignorant vote, while another Ohio report details low wages and long hours for city women in 1901.
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United States
Vorcea
Women’s Federated Clubs of America
Germany's ascent shapes European power balance
London Saturday Review notes Germany's larger population, education, efficiency, and political cohesion. It argues their imperial unification expands international clout and sea power, urging the United States to study and respect Germany while reassessing its own position.
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Germany
Europe
London Saturday Review
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New York City
Marshall
Aldine Readers
Newson & Co
Cecace Dodge
Rand, McNally Company
Appleton
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T. E. Powers
Tightwaddo
Thanks
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Carroll D. Wright
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