Board of Works Should Know About Asphalt Bids
The Sun argues Indianapolis should invite competition in paving asphalt. It cites Pittsburg bids showing anti trust bidders winning contracts and questions the claim that pitch lake asphalt is superior. It urges openness to non trust suppliers to protect taxpayers and prevent favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Pittsburg
Asphalt Trust
Menta
Pitch Lake
Indianapolis
Mnust
Stone Bridge Bid Battle Over White River Crossing
The Sun backs a stone bridge on Washington street over White River if prices stay fair. County bids show contractors demand high prices beyond reason. The paper urges rejecting all bids and re advertising while resisting a $65,000 excess. It recalls a $150,000 figure as the council’s limit and suggests dropping high bidders if the price cannot be met.
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White River
Washington St
Tariff debate echoes past growth of infant industries
The quote notes tariffs shift from revenue focus to protecting infant industries, arguing that modern consumers are worse off than in earlier periods. It contrasts past reactions in 1880 1884 and 1888 with today, suggesting industry groups have strengthened while consumer harm increases.
Mayor Bookwalterurges clean streets aid from downtown residents
The mayor leads a vigorous push for street cleanliness urging downtown block occupants to stop littering gutters and alleys. He notes a shift in protest from Manila saloons demoralizing Filipinos to activists complaining about excessive water for islanders.
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Bookwalter
Manila
Indianapolis Bridges Questionably Safe and Polls Questioned
The Journal says municipal election results in Indiana mean nothing, noting little change for parties. It warns that most of Indianapolis bridges, of 25 to 30, are in poor condition, with only three secure, reflecting crumbling governance and lax methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Cigar shop robbed repeatedly sparks calls for action
A local business owner laments repeated robberies within a year and urges stronger police effort in Indianapolis. He advocates fair trial for women in police custody and questions the county Democrats’ handling of upcoming elections amid sensational rhetoric and railroad ads.
Indiana trust company elects directors and officers
Stockholders elected directors Al bert Lieber Edward Hawkins H W Lawrence Dr Henry Jameson Frederick Fahnley James Proctor O N Frensel Ww F Piel sr J F Failey Bement Lyman J P Frenzel Officers chosen President J P Frenzel vice president Frederick Fahniey secretary J F Farley treasurer Henry Wersel A semi annual dividend of 2 percent was declared and 325000 added to the surplus fund making it 125900
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Trust Company
Albert Lieber
Edward Hawkins
H. W. Lawrence
Henry Jameson
Frederick Fahnley
James Proctor
O. N. Frensel
Ww. F. Piel
J. F. Failey
Bement Lyman
J. P. Frenzel
Frederick Fahniey
J. F. Farley
What the Papers Say Prime 1915 Opinion Snippets
A compact roundup of witty newspaper quips from multiple papers. Items reference Philippines glory production resumed, farmers wanting rain in garden seed packages, Maj Gardener's notable knowledge, foreigners visiting the U S, and Congress seeking adjournment relief. The United States cruiser Chicago arrives at Trieste with hopes for sturdy restaurant tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardener
Grand Rapids Press
Toledo Daily News
Congress
Detroit Free Press
United States
Chicago
Trieste
Boston Herald
Holden comedy company stages Camille and gondoliers at English's
Amateurs under Marion lodge K of P presented Camille and The Gondoliers at English's opera house Wednesday night. The Holden comedy company drew a good-sized audience and impressed with professional staging and polished performances by both chorus and principals. Camille closed the week with Thursday matinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English
Opera House
Marion Lodge
K. of P
Holden
Camille
Dumas
Dirt Deals on City Homes and Farms in Ledger Listings
Lorenz Schmidt buys a ten room modern residence on Pennsylvania street for 14000 pounds from Ieaae N. Ritchie. Charles W. Pierson sells to David F. Swain a ground parcel 128 by 280 feet on Meridian street for 6500 dollars. A three story business building on Maola street near Georgia avenue sells for 12000 dollars to Henry M Talbott and George A. Dickson. A 200 acre stock farm in Wayne Township sells for 20000 dollars from Michael Selis to William H. Smith.
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Lorenz Schmidt
Ieaae N. Ritchie
Pennsylvania-st
Thirteenth-st
Charles W. Pierson
David F. Swain
Meridian-st
Thirty Eighth-St
Il- Maola-st
Georgia-at
Mary C. T. Howe
Henry M., Talbott
George A. Dickson
Wayne Township
Michael Selis
William H. Smith
Sourbier to Inspect Gas Meter Use in Indiana Cities
Councilman Sourbier of the contracts and franchise committee plans a personal tour of Indiana cities using gas meters. He will bear all expenses himself as part of an inquiry into the meter ordinance under study.
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THE
SUN
Sourbier
Indiana
Women’s Relief Corps to Host National President at Hotel English
The Women’s Relief Corps department of Indiana will give a reception for national president Calista Robinson Jones at the Hotel English on Monday from 8 p m to 10 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Relief Corps
Department of Indiana
Calista Robinson Jones
English
Passenger Confuses Signal With Swedish Movement
A Boston Transcript report recalls a humorous exchange after a hot run. A passenger asks why the car wasn’t stopped at the corner, claiming he signaled to halt. The conductor quips that the passenger overdid the “thing” and suggests the man looked like he was practicing Swedish movement athletics.
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Boston
Transcript
Crescenta Cookery: Yeast Rolls and Cream Cake Recipes
Readable cooking directions describe making crescent yeast rolls with scalded milk and flour, butter and sugar, plus cream cake, string bean and butter bean salads, and a mayonnaise dressing. Includes mixing, baking times, and glazing steps with vanilla and custard style fillings.
Quick Jokes and Quips From Era Newspapers
Comic quips from Chicago Tribune Boston Transcript Atchison Globe Chicago Post Chicago News Washington Star collect humorous lines about races nobility mules and everyday absurdities. The exchange includes a preacher and book agent wives, a race heat debate, and a seller wary of giving away a mule with a wary buyer.
The Swirl of Society Society notices from Martinsville to Omaha
Mrs. James B Black returns from Martinsville Mrs Otto Haueisen heads to Buffalo to visit sister Mrs Dudley Mr and Mrs Robert E Springsteen plan a Canoe club dance May 19 Horace Moore hosts a birthday surprise at The Holland Mrs James McIntosh Jason entertains for Miss Annie Blitz of Minneapolis Miss Blits returns home Miss N A Gladding hosts afternoon tea for Mrs Albert Baldwin Jr New Orleans engagement announced for Maude Louise Wright and George William Woodbridge wedding planned in June Miss Lydia and Julia Haynes travel to New York May 21 to Belgium with aunt Mrs Rapelye Miss Virginia Minor hosts a gathering for Mrs Thaddeus Rhodecker Corinne E Johnson marries Frederick A Swan at the Johnson home Castleton road east of Millersville Marie Bollinger and William W McCombs wed at the Omaha home
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James McIntosh Jason
Annie Blitz
Minneapolis
New York
Belgium
Mra. Rapelye
Haines
Virginia Minor
Thaddeus Rhodecker
Caroline Minor
Walter P. Howard
Owensboro
Corinne E. Johnson
Robert Johnson
Frederick A. Swan
Johnson
Castleton ‘Road
Millersville
EB. J. Swan
Battery A
Marie Bollinger
William W. McCombs
Omaha
Neb
Sketches and Songs of a Singer in Quiet Grief
A fragmentary verse piece recalls a young woman once famed for songs and charm. The speaker recalls how truth emerged after their walk beside a stream and her grave marks a withheld age she did not reach. The poem ends with the singer's lover weeping alone at her grave.
Water and whisky take center stage in stained dialogue
A Georgia fan and a Kentucky counterpart debate global water shares and the alleged decline of whisky quality, with the Kentuckian calling the situation scandalous due to unscrupulous dealers.
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Fan
Georgia
Hotel Night turns with piano rapture ruse
A hotel guest complains of an "abomination" as a piano scene drifts from the next room. Her husband identifies the culprit as the night’s acclaimed pianist from the theater, sparking astonishment at the unexpected encore.
Contractor cautions against dehumanizing Italians
A railroad contractor tells his boss not to call Italians cattle. He fears the remark may prompt them to demand higher wages or seek better prices, suggesting a shift in bargaining dynamics rather than genuine sympathy.
Consequence of Contraries in a Marriage Tale
A witty remark by Edward Singer reflects on Benedict and the widow who wed out of mutual aversion to matrimony. Their unlikely union arose from shared opposition to conventional marriage, yielding a quietly humorous view of love and choice.
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Benedict
Edward Singer
Fashion notes on summer wear and trims update
The article describes a summer fashion shift with straight band collars and matching trim on backs and sleeves, dainty lawn waist tucks with scalloped details, linen skirts with stitching emphasis, and hoop bracelets with coral or turquoise pins. It notes belt pins, embroidered belts, French challs in wool, and heavy use of black velvet ribbon across outfits.
The Rose Light Lingered By Evening Hills
The poem describes a sunset on a hill turning to wine like waters at our feet with moonlight and nightfall. It contrasts distant memories of spring May days, wild roses, and a scarlet tanager with a quiet countryside scene. The voice yearns for a beloved presence amid fading echoes of song and youth.
The Tree Planting Poem Echoes Civic Faith
A Century poem celebrates tree planters as builders of a nation. It links tree planting to friendship with sun and sky, beauty, shade, rain, and the future, arguing that those who plant a tree nurture home, loyalty, and civil progress from sea to sea, shaping unborn generations.
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Heaven
Foulard Silk Trim Featuring Lace and Velvet Diamonds
A fashionable trimming for foulard silk designs two or more rows of entre deux lace arranged to form diamonds with velvet ribbon crosses at each center. The trim suits blouse edges, sleeve extensions, and skirt hems. Cluny lace dyed to the game color is noted as especially modish.
Fashion notes and hats dominate spring display in Indiana
The piece highlights ivory white hats, pearl cabochons, lace appliques, ostrich feather boas, and decorative hat pins alongside new frocks. It also details fabric varieties from pongee to organdie and mentions stylish skirts and crepe de chine waists. The Indiana physio medical association elects officers with J Morrison as president and D H Snake as vice president.
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Indiana Physio-Medical Association
J. ©. Morrison
Anderson
D. H. Snake
Indianapolis
L. A. Dutria
Hall's Catarrh Cure Reward Notice
A Victorian era advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure not found in Hall's Catarrh Cure. It claims J Cheney & Co of Toledo own the remedy and asserts the firm’s long standing honesty and financial reliability over 15 years of business dealings.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Snd
The Army Mule A Comrade In Every Battle
A faithful mule bears burdens beside soldiers on every field of glory. Though unpaid and uncredited, he endures kicks and cuffs, broken bones, and long marches. The poem honors the mule as an unrecorded hero, trusted by the army and remembered by a higher judgment.
Indiana papers note varied local and political items
Several Indiana dailies report on political harmony over Cuban reciprocity, labor tensions as iron workers meet with Senator Hanna to prevent miner strikes, Berne to get a street sweeper, and Bluffton praising urban hustle. They also contrast rural declines, Potter Palmer’s death, and Chicago business leadership.
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Mitchell
Iron Workers
Hanna
Muncie
Berne
Indiana
Bluffton
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Detroit News
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Chicago Tribune
Withers
Boston ‘Transcript
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Chicago News
James B. Black
Martinsville
Otto Haueisen
Buffalo
Mrs. Dudley
Robert E. Springsteen
Horace Moore
Holland
New York Times
Shop News
Pongee
Lession's Weekly
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Writing
H. J. Huder
Washington
Pennsylvania Streets
General Electric Co
Spirit OF
the State
Connersville
Shelbyville
Columbia City Post
Potter Palmer
South Bend
Miki Siddideerege
N. Meridian St
Bear Main
Pettis Dry Fioods Co
Columbia National Bank
Ita
Security Trust Company
Wis St
Postoffice
Physicians and Surgeons
Walter N. Sharp
M.D
Newton Claypool
Lilly & Stalnaker
Indiana Trust Co
Indiana Trust Building
Chamberlain
H. R. Phelps
Plymouth
Oklahoma
Stevenson Bldg
Cincinnati
Indianapolis Union Station
Terre Haute
Jos Re
Adams
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