Where Do the Bosses Stand in Indianapolis Politics
The Sun argues that a bi partisan machine controls city government through party conflict and questions if a non partisan election with recall and petition power could curb it. It compares Indianapolis to commission government cities like Des Moines and predicts if leaders like Kealing Taggart and Davis push for a commission system, signs of reform would appear in officials’ actions.
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Hogue
Indianapolis
United States
Joe Kealing
Bill Davis
Tom Taggart
Lew Shank
Mr. Owen
Street Car Company
Commission of Five
Commission
Des Moines
Mr. Hogue
Grilling of Sinners and Society’s Duty to Punish
Excerpt from Edward A. Ross’s Sin and Society arguing that society must vigorously pursue and castigate sinners rather than forgive all. The piece condemns nonresistance as enabling wrongdoing and urges public opinion to defend moral health by condemning prominent individuals’ sins.
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Edward A. Ross
Red hair and fire in a woman’s character
An essay contrasts red headed women with wit and danger, praising fire and spirit over timid compliance. It cites a businessman who hires red haired workers and compares Becky Sharp’s cunning to positive audacity, arguing goodness alone makes one a doormat.
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Becky Sharp
Amelia
Philadelphia
Red Haired Women Favored In Popular Opinion
An eastern paper notes a contest of beauty between blonds and brunettes but finds red hair winning popular favor. It argues red headed women are bright and ambitious and historical figures from Helen of Troy to Mary Stuart had red hair. The piece cites New Zealand belief of red hair as a partner to paradise and ends with Saginaw News attribution.
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Helen of Troy
Joan of Arc
Elizabeth of England
Mary Stuart
Anne of Austria
Eugenia
New Zealand
Cabinet Officials Traveled Far On A Grand European Tour
A humorous rundown lists US cabinet secretaries as visiting many countries and U S sites from Manila to Paris. It notes trips by Dickinson Wickersham Nagel Meyer Ballinger Wilson and the president toward Panama with endless jetting to summer resorts widening onlookers’ amused view of government mobility.
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Dickinson
Manila
Japan
China
Russia
Germany
France
England
Atlantic
Pacific
Wickersham
Nagel
Alaska
Meyer
Cuba
Hamilton
Mass
Navy
Ballinger
Salt River
Wilson
Massachusetts
Atlantic City
Ohio
Indiana
Minnesota
New Jersey
Connecticut
Panama
Congress
Hevever
Tiver
Idaho
Paris
Seine
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Berlin
Washington
Europe
Con‘cabinet
Boys Fighters and Scouts Shape Indianapolis Youth
Census figures reveal the vast city growth while focus centers on the boys as fighters. A newspaper excerpt praises youth, noting the lure of success and the price of pleasure. The Boys' club considers establishing Boy Scouts in Indianapolis with Seton Thompson and Dan Beard leading efforts, and the Y M C A. emphasizes it's a form of practical Christianity building good citizens.
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Boys’ Club
Boy Scouts
Indianapolis
Haughville
West Indianapolis
North Indianapolis
Brightwood
Baden-Powell
England
America
Seton Thompson
Dan Beard
Are There Enough Young Men for Tomorrow's Challenges
The author ponders chances of success and asks if there will be enough young men with strong brains, lungs, nerves, and hearts to face looming duties. The piece emphasizes fair play, decency, and responsibility toward others as essential for future fate.
Utah Rejects Prohibition Despite Calls For Nap
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes Utah voters decline to fully end prohibition, while Senator Smoot faces continued political tension. The Kansas City Star highlights Pinchot’s stance on Cunningham claims amid his removal, and the Hartford Courant remarks on Crampacker’s survival dignity in Indiana.
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Utah
Senator Smoot
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pinchot
Cunningham
Kansas City Star
Election snags and satirical quips in era headlines
A collage of terse newspaper quips critiques political theatre and public mood. From the Baltimore Sun to the Dallas News and Washington Times, writers quip on democracy, costs, and expectations, while the St. Louis Globe-Democrat hints at postcoal era questions in a fragmented Miscellany section.
Cocktails and Common Sense in a Caffe Society Voice
A satirical critique of cocktail culture and women’s drinking in a cafe, arguing cocktails reflect American excess and erode good sense. The piece laments flippant attitudes, the chemical poisons in drinks, and social antics while urging restraint and awareness of harm.
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Pat
The Scrap Book on the Life of Man
A poetic meditation on human life likened to a star, a falling bubble, a spring hue, and morning dew. The lines by Henry King compare man’s borrowed light to a life that ends at night with the wind blowing out the bubble and the spring entombed in autumn.
The Chrysanthemum and the Year’s Fesper Glow
A poetic tribute describing the Chrysanthemum as earth’s last tribute to summer and a herald of winter. It frames the flower as a kiss of warmth fading to snow and a promise of spring, mentioning Clifford Howard.
Give Us Men Poem Exhorting Upright Citizens
Refrain calling for strong, loyal, self denying men from all ranks to serve country, home, and God. It extols steadfast virtue, courage in hardship, and devotion to national welfare, urging readers to demand exemplary men as leaders.
Just a Minute The Optimistic Fadt
A Louisville Post urging readers to stay upbeat amid trouble. It lists common woes from debt to relationship woes and predicts one constant remedy to keep smiling despite misfortune.
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Louisville Post
Triplets Born in Beeleysport Spur Census Demand
Local report notes triplets born in Beeleysport last week as the chamber of commerce urges inclusion in the upcoming census. The plea highlights the need for accurate population accounting and representation for the town.
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Josh Wise
Beeleysport
Chambers’ Commerce
Home Sweet Home Echoes Through Domestic Woes
A light exchange reveals Mr. Crosslets fretting over a leaky roof a non-drawing furnace and a quit hired girl after leaving home this morning. The Washington Evening Star quotes the humorous pattern as a domestic aside.
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Home
Too Far Ahead in Dorsement and Posterity
A Washington Evening Star exchange features Senator Sorghum arguing that ideas expecting popular support will fail, while posterity’s campaign contributions would be to no avail to him. The remark contrasts enduring legacy with immediate political currency.
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Senator Sorghum
Posterity
Washington Evening Star
Couldn't Trap Him Judge Confesses Affection for Married Daughter
A mother with four daughters confronts an eligible suitor in her drawing room asking which daughter he admires most. He replies that he admires the married one, revealing discernment but complicating family expectations.
Time Will Tell Lecture on Tobacco by Father
A father of four gathers his four sons after discovering the eldest, 13, smoking. He lectures on narcotics, asking the youngest Willie if he will use tobacco when a man. The boy replies uncertainly, “Gon't know.”
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Willie
Tolstoe on Love and Happiness in Life
Tolstoi argues life should center on love and spiritual happiness rather than bodily pleasure. He warns self-centered living breeds misery, urges universal love, and notes salvation comes through inner spirit aligning with Christ’s teachings. He calls for practical trials of love in daily relations to prove its happiness.
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Lyoff N. Tolstoe
John
Peter
Mary
Christ
God
Galluses in Men's Apparel Enduring Despite Changes
An Ohio State Journal excerpt argues suspenders are a lasting feature of ready made clothing. It notes that proper cuts hold trousers neatly, making suspenders seem cheap, yet practical wear keeps galluses common. The piece comments on belt as alternative and the bustle of fashion.
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Ohio State Journal
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