Burnt district plan could reshape Indianapolis rail access
The piece argues city and Indianapolis Union Railway should acquire the Meridian Street burnt district now to open Jackson Place to Meridian and create a direct route to Union Station, easing traffic and expanding rail capacity amid urban growth. It notes potential elevated tracks and warns against later condemnation. The shift could free space and improve commerce downtown.
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Meridian St
Indianapolis
City of
Indianapolis Union Railway Company
Railway Company
Jackson Place
Meridian-st
Union Station
Illinois and
Georgia Sts
Capitol Ave
City and Railway Company
Union Staton
The Big Sea Race Across the Atlantic
Interest in the transatlantic yacht race from Sandy Hook to The Lizard extends beyond sport fans to shipbuilding and seamanship. This event captivates the world’s maritime industry and challenges the great ships and crews involved.
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Sandy Wank
Lizard
Hired sluggers in Chicago strike cited in murder case
A formal case accuses Carriage and Wagonmakers union hirers of employing a man named Gilhooly and his cohort to attack nonunion workers. Charles J. Carlstrom was beaten to death on an order from officials to “put him out of business” for $15. Other beatings occurred as treasury funds labeled for educational purposes financed the violence. The editorial condemns sluggery on both sides and calls for arrests of those behind the hired hit squad.
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Chicago
Carriage and Wagonmakers' Union
Cilhooly
Charles J. Carlstrom
Gilhooly
Monley
Turn Down The Light Deficit Reported By Shaw
Secretary Shaw trained in a country bank tightens treasury spending after reviewing accounts. The deficit tallies 86 547 419 90 dollars as he orders cost cuts. The piece notes his frugal beginnings persist in federal duties.
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Shaw
Treasury
Sederal Treasury
Artist Robert Clarke Recalls Toothache Remedy Tale
In a Chicago Inter Ocean item, artist Robert Clarke recounts a walk with a friend who suffered a toothache. Clarke recalls advice given at a drive store about a product and jokes that his wife once kissed away his own toothache. The anecdote ends with a wry question about his friend's wife at home.
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Robert Clarke
Mr. Clarke
Sai
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Advertising Cashes In After Misread Eight-Word Ad
James Gordon Bennett of the Herald misread a bonanza eight word advertising line from Robert Bonner of the New York Ledger as tone page. The misread led to a full page in the Herald and ruinous bill, but Ledger orders then surged, proving the value of advertising. Bonner became a lifelong advocate of space sales.
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James Gordon Bennett
The
Herald
Robert Bonner
New York Ledger
Mr. Bonner
Herald Office
Bonner
Hardy May to Succeed Griscom at Tokio
Minister Hardy represents the United States in Madrid and is discussed as a possible successor to Griscom if the latter remains in transit from Tokyo to the state department in Washington. The report notes Hardy’s role and potential move within U.S. diplomacy.
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Hardy
Griscom
Tokio
Arthur
United States
Madrid
Tacya G. Griecom
Regation
State Department
Washington
Bennier Depew Faces Aquabble Sale Threat
Detroit Journal reports Bennier Depew could be forced to sell up to one million dollars in Equitable Life assets amid escalating aquabble tensions. The situation centers on potential asset liquidation without further recoveries anticipated.
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Chauncey
Bennier Depew
Equitable Life
Detroit. Journal
Limoges Barricades Highlight French Strike Unrest
Limoges remains in unrest as barricades rise in the streets amid a broader French strike. Soldiers report injuries and one fatality among rioters, while Prefect Lepine’s cavalry clearing method gains adoption elsewhere.
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Strkers
Limoges
Ornate Toys of India and an Irving Cigar Tale
A description of Indian carved mechanical toys, ivory and woods depicting a rajah home scene and sacred animals. Also a humorous anecdote about Sir Henry Irving and a Ravina cigar in a taxi, highlighting the driver’s delighted reaction and the landlord’s rent concern.
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India
Buddhi
Sir Henry Irving
Irving
Jehu
Millionaire Coleman Dupont Boards Streetcar
Wilmington Del based powder magnate Coleman Dupont rode a streetcar on A Street with a new conductor. He rang the bell to let passengers on then helped an old market woman aboard and paid her fare, smiling at her thanks.
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Coleman Dupont
Wilmington
Del
Areca
Mr. Dupont
Umea
Fragments From The Era Of Whimsy And Warnings
A garbled column cites Sir Gilbert Parker and Sir Carne Haweke with mentions of tidal waves, wild men, and a state of public doubt. It urges readers to question their home paper and notes political tensions while referencing royal fines and peculiar provincial satire.
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Gilher Parker
Carne Haweke
Massachusetts
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Lexer
York
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No & Lea
HS Vatu
Pettis Dry Goods Co
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Limones
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Partin
Lepine
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Germany
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Sunshine and
Senate
Fife
Edward
Ate Focal Pal
Ceylon
Green OF
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People’s Credit. Clothing Comp
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GEO. G Detch Wheel CO
Massachusetts Ave
Williams’ Grocery
HL. Sanders
Mads
Bride
Indiana Ave
Ohio St
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