Sin and the Chief Sinner at Masonic Hall Meeting
The meeting prior to the Masonic hall gathering urged residents to resist gas trust manipulation. Alfred Potts accused speculators of depressingly lowering Consumers gas stock to profit, citing a scheme linked to the Indianapolis News and EUR&KA Investment. The piece critiques uniform use and questions raid timing on gambling rooms, linking press bias and politics to city affairs.
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Masonic Hall
Consumers’ Gas Trust
Alfred Potts
John Frenzel
Consumers’ Trust Company
Indianapolis News
Potts
SUN
Indianapolis
Eur&ka Investment Company
Consumers” Gas Trust Company
Gossip and Experience at Indianapolis School Meet
Gossip and experience mix as Indianapolis school marms host a meeting of teachers and students. Officials note exchanges on training and discipline while observers compare seasoned voices to new ideas amid the event.
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Meet
Indianapolis
Logansport Chronicle editor touts paper’s constant editorship
H J McSheehy editor of the Logansport Chronicle at the oda fellows grand encampment credits his paper with a rare record of not changing editors or publishers in many years. He praises the paper as a standout in stability amid older publications.
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H. J. McSheehy
Logansport Chronicle
Odafellows
Be- Sheehy
Mr. McSheehy
Lucky Li Squirrel and the winter of trust and sport
A mosaic of short comic verse and anecdotes presents a squirrel in a winter mansion pacing through snow with thick coat and future riches, a streetwise boy eyeing jewelry windows and fearing a pinch, a weary family tale after the bank failure, a thrifty papering cost joke, a punny philosopher quip, and a hunter’s fading hope as leaves remain.
Rockefeller to Gain Control of Pennsylvania Railroad
Rumor says John D. Rockefeller has gained control of the Pennsylvania Railroad and will depose President A. J. Cassatt. The contention recalls Cassatt forcing Standard Oil to build a pipeline years ago, which Rockefeller may seek to avenge.
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A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
John D. Rockefeller
Vania Railroad System
Cassatt
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
The Decision of Tommy Atkins
During army maneuvers two officers dispute tree classification birch or ash. A private inspects bark and trunk with a bayonet and proclaims the tree is not birch or ash, but simply an ordinary wooden tree in a concise, humorous verdict.
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V. C
A Corner for the Women Home Decoration Trends
The Philadelphia Ledger describes rich upholstery and color schemes for home interiors. Plush fabrics with raised designs, green tones with yellow accents, and corduroy coverings are highlighted. Creative ideas include two-piece cushion covers, pale oranges for shaded halls, robin’s-egg blue bedrooms, and inexpensive chintz wall coverings for attic spaces.
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Philadelphia ‘ Ledger
Ballroom Intrigue Drives a London Match Plan
In a London ball, Alice Wimberley faces a social web. Lady Lester, her mother, pushes her toward Lord Wimberley while Alice weighs a proposal that could secure George Anderson a well placed future. Amid debts, flirtations, and vivid social maneuvering, the pair weigh wealth, status, and affection as the ball unfolds.
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Lesters
Lady Lester
Allea
Talso
London
George Anderson
Wimberley
Alice
Lord Wimberley
Alice, Bowdege
Teachers in M'Keesport High Face Skirt Rules
In MelKeesport on November 17 teachers at the high school were told to wear short walking skirts or risk damage to long skirts from air churned by new hardwood floors in the building. A petition to remove an office from the board’s Flores list was received.
Protest Becomes Mass Resignation At Local High School
After a request was denied, one teacher resigned and others vow to quit once new positions open. Capitalists formed a stock company to buy a so called petrified man, touring the country. Doubts arose about the relic, now alleged to be Portland cement rather than a petrified human.
Petrified Man Case Surfaces in Asheville Suit
The Pristine Petrified Phenomenon Company of Asheville seeks $3,500 claiming it was beaten out of by Aledault. The firm, composed of local businessmen, filed the suit after selling a petrified man found on A W Sitton land in Henderson County and exhibited in Asheville last April. Local details incomplete.
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Gringa
Asheville
N. C
Aledault
A. W. Sitton
Henderson County
Sitton
Mule throws boy fatally injuring James Downard at Michigan Town
In Michigan Town Indiana on Sunday a boy riding a mule while driving cattle was thrown to the ground when the mule leaped over a cow after a sudden stop. He lay unconscious for hours and doctors say he cannot recover.
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Michigantown
Ind
James Downard
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