New York Victory Signals Reform Push Against Tammany
The New York city election produced a reform wave as Seth Low defeats Tammany backed candidates. Edward Shepard runs as mayoral hopeful, framing the result as punishment of machine politics and a step toward civic governance and future reforms.
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New York City
York City
Catroller Coler
New York
Seth Low
Edward Shepard
Shepard
Tammany
Civic Excellence Board
York
Power of the Council Over Street Occupancy Questioned
Debates over whether the Board of Works may authorize street occupancy or extensions by the Indianapolis street railway company without council consent. The franchise and ordinance language suggests consent is indispensable, prompting calls for clear guidance before further occupancy or route modifications, including interurban contracts and planned track additions without council approval.
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Ianapolis Street Railway Company
Taggart
Board of Orks
Streetailway Company
Union Traction Company
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Capitol-ave
Ohio-st
New York-st
Sage urges transparency in corporate books and state finances
Russell Sage argues stockholders must know a company’s business and compares corporate book access limits to medical quackery. He says Indiana should require publicity of accounts, defend gullible investors, and restrain ignorance. Indiana reports under fiscal control with $300k debt paid and $200k unused appropriations.
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Russell Sage
Sage
Indiana
Political currents shape state campaigns with robberies debate
The text suggests Democrats may use Taylor and Finley requisitions as campaign issues in coming state races. It notes Indiana could mirror Kentucky in partisan fervor and remarks that e-robbers claim a share in prosperity. It argues the view that robberies rise with hard times is likely false.
Indiannapolis man arrested for alleged wife association
A week arrest in Indianapolis targets a man charged with associating with his own wife. The report contrasts moral rhetoric with local law enforcement actions amid a broader scene of public concerns and industry references.
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Indianapolis
Floyd Woods seen as possible GOP state committee asset
The text portrays Floyd Woods as a potential asset for the Republican state committee with railroad consolidation ideas. It notes Joe Kealing, expected to succeed Woods, favored consolidation yet opposed the Muncie normal bill, and suggests a GOP presence to guide the legislature after Kealing’s departure.
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Floyd Woods
Republican State Committee
Joe Kealing
Woods
Muncie
Kealing
Center Township Democrat Joe Wagner Targeted by City Party
The single Democratic officeholder in Center Township Marion County faces calls from Indianapolis Democrats to banquet him. Supporters urge former rival factions to unite behind the genial postmaster to restore honors allegedly won unfairly by the G O P year after year.
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Joe Wagner
Indianapolis
Center Township
Marion County
Chicago Council Orders Elevation of Railroad Tracks
City council action mandates raising tracks while Indianapolis faces ongoing court debate over a similar elevation ordinance. The Indianapolis administration shows little urgency for a ruling, and the council is criticized for not prioritizing safety at grade crossings.
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City Council
Chicago
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Rural mail clerks and civil service exam questions
The passage mocks civil service exams for rural mail clerks by listing fictional questions about distant farmers and celebrities. It highlights irrelevant or comically broad topics such as farmyard distances, a shah's address, and vaudeville stars to critique the exam scope.
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Zimri Smith
Joel Parker
County treasurer to collect delinquent taxes
It outlines money drawn from delinquent taxpayers for tax collection while preserving funds for all others, highlighting the friction between collection efforts and public financial relief.
Ohio Senatorial Campaign Rivalry and Future Matchup
The query asks if the cordial cross party display between Senators Hanna and Foraker during the recent state campaign will recur with Beveridge and Fairbanks in the next fall election. It notes the past collaboration style and ponders future partisan dynamics.
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Ohio
Hanna
Foraker
Beveridge
Fairbanks
Italians Burn Croker in Effigy on Bowery
A crowd of New York Italians set an effigy of Croker ablaze on the Bowery Tuesday night. The event, described with a wry tone as a "red hot time," reflects heated street sentiment.
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New York
Croker
Bowery
Awkward phrase from brief sports note about a close game
The fragment notes a close contest described as a you win or lose situation with an informal tone. Names, teams, and exact details are absent, leaving only a casual reaction.
Indianapolis Smoke Nuisance Clouds Monument
The smoke nuisance in Indianapolis darkens the monument as residents urge the city to join in a suit by the Board of Control. A Wis. smallpox scare is downplayed by a doctor, while armed guards shield a lecture from protest and interurban lines clash over just contracts.
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Indianapolis
Board of Control
Little Chute
Wis
Rodermund
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer Mayme Effingwell
A satirical sketch shares Mayme Effingwell a pretty girl with a lively social scene in a country town. It mixes rhymed verse on flirtation with a humorous anecdote about a wolf at the door and a light exchange about Schley and sailors.
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Mayme Effingwell
The Sage of Hawville a Creaky Verse Card
A quirky item brims with folksy rhythm urging steady nerves and cautious prospects in Hawville. The lines mix rustic advice with a wink toward luck and the singular cane as a comic motif.
Colorado town laundry strike stirs town over clean shirts
All the laundry workers in a Colorado town go on strike drawing strong reactions as male residents persist in wearing clean shirts. The incident highlights tensions between workers and townspeople over laundry services and personal appearance.
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Colorado
Frazzled Fike Plans Syria and Greece Research Journey
Police sergeant McCarthy questions Frazzled Fike who declares he will travel to Syria and Greece to continue researching archaeological problems for his forthcoming book. Edward Singer is noted in the inquiry.
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Policeman McCarthy
Syria
Greece
Edward Singer
Fragmentary Indiana Opinion Fragments From Newspapers
A collage of brief newspaper blurbs notes dress lengths, political stances, and local issues. Mentions Gov. Durbin resisting revenge, reform school enrollment, Brown county liquor status, Miss Beer marrying Cann, slot machines in Marion, Carrie Nation methods, and card cheating laws in Washington.
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Miss Beer
Mr. Cann
pa—Peru Sentinel
Marion
Carrie Nation
Crawfordsville Journal
The Bachelor’s Aphorisms
A satirical collection of quips about aging courting and romantic sensibilities. It notes that older men talk more about love when near death and that women judge lovers by imagined idealized visions of them. It also suggests keepsakes in a watch prove devotion.
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Promoted by Physicians
An advertisement extols Dr John W Bull’s Cough Syrup as the best remedy for asthma related coughs and urges buyers to seek the genuine product endorsed by doctors.
Readable items on The Sun's 26th and 7th pages
The notice references daily offerings listed on The Sun's pages 26 and 7 with emphasis on Saturday highlights. It notes recurring features and scheduling for the weekend edition while signaling broader content across the issue.
Smiles and Snippets of Witty Exchanges in Classic Papers
A collage of humorous quotes from 1920s papers shows social dinners jokes about paying for meals, awkward kissing, kitchen noises in households, and a playful exchange where a pig under a gate is misinterpreted as a reference. It captures light, era-specific banter.
Apples for Autumn: Harvest Ridged in Syracuse
Autumn winds blow as apples are gathered and stored. Greenings picked, Baldwins packed, Pippins dried, Russets stored for winter. Nights grow frosty, fires burn bright, and the pantry fills with red brown and white fruit. Neighbors gather as apples taste best now in Syracuse.
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Greenin
Syracuse
What the Papers Say Opinion Snippets Across Cities
A collection of brief newspaper quotes from Detroit News New York World Grand Rapids Democrat North Carolina Leslie Mich Grand Rapids Press and Baltimore American. Remarks range from political commentary on negligence executions to reciprocity silences and mission costs. A quip about a naval clique and a football game is included.
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North Carolina
Detroit News
Senator Jones
Nevada
New York World
China
Grand Rapids Press
Naval
Baltimore American
Read a Man Not a Bookish Muse
A poem portrait speaks of a dainty scholar who skims magazines and reads the latest novel yet possesses a deeper talent. She reads a man, not just pages, and her life is defined by discernment beyond girlish thoughts.
Society Swirls With Luncheons and Weddings Across Indiana
Mrs. Ernst Burford hosts a November 13 luncheon while Mrs. Hendrickson entertains for her grandmother Mrs. G W Thomas of Mt Vernon Ind. Wedding notices list Miss Tlenrietta Young and Edwin J Yates in Richmond and several other couples in Elwood Shelbyville and Indianapolis. A Japanese musicale at Mrs John T EBrush’s home features Geisha tea rooms. Mrs Phoebe Smith, age ninety four, celebrated with a birthday dinner hosted by her son in Meridian flats. she was widow of minister William C Smith who died in 1986.
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E. A. Hendrickson
G. W. Thomas
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Charles J. Buchanan
T. A. Winterrowd
S. E. Perkins
Richmond
Tlenrietta Young
Edwin J. Yates
Elwood
Goldie Fenstermaker
Wake Huggins
John T. Ebrush
Phoebe Smith
W. W. Smith
Meridian Flats
Bargain Day Woman Hurries Through City Stores
A verse notes a woman scrambling through shops on bargain day. She hustles and bustles to the notion store buying frills and trinkets, promising to send the bills to her husband as he reads in the papers. This vignette from the New Orleans Times-Democrat captures urban shopping zeal.
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Notion
New
Orleans Times-Democrat
Oxford
Sentimental man meets practical wife in a remembered date
A humorous mix of domestic life as a man recalls an anniversary memory that turns dark when the wife’s practical view surfaces. The piece blends light domestic banter with a twist of macabre humor as a flood of recollections collides with the couple’s reality.
Hoosierisms and oddities from the daily scene
A collection of short humorous items from Indiana readers. Dr Rubush shoots two deer in Maine with a loud yell attracting nearby hunters. William Barnes of Atlanta is wounded when a revolver explodes from an overcoat pocket. An Indiana editor incurs trouble over a misprint in his paper. A Vincennes girl asks about removing freckles with a carpenters plane. W E Water of Fort Wayne contemplates a name change after dairy purchase. John Pfender of Plymouth injures himself while cutting cabbage for Belgian hares.
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Indiana
J. A. Castall
Cats Tail
John Pfender
Plymouth
Strength to Endure Failing Body Warns for Digestive Tonic
A description frames a decline in overall strength with impaired vital functions and poor nourishment. It calls for a medicine to strengthen the stomach, improve digestion, invigorate, and tone the system, aiming to restore vitality.
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