Christmas shopping starting save workers and stores
Florence Kelley national secretary of the Consumers League appeals to shoppers to avoid late hours and support fair conditions, urging stores to close at 7 pm on Christmas Eve. The piece notes laws limiting youth work in New York and urges November pre shopping to ease December crowds and reduce worker fatigue nationwide.
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Florence Kelley
United States
Consumers’ League
Gardgar
San Francisco
League
New York
New York City
Age of Cheapness in Modern Craft and Industry
A historical reflection on rising use of aniline dyes and cheap production altering Persian rug colors, woodwork, weaving, and dyeing. The text contrasts cheap synthetic dyes benefiting mass readers through lithography with deterioration of artistic quality in crafts and print, arguing mechanization shifts value in art and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir
W. H. Perkins
Fabrica
Pat
Can It Be Ditched In Indiana City Government Debate
Politicians at a Indianapolis hotel discuss adopting commission government to replace the current deadlock. Union leaders and business figures from multiple Indiana cities cite Des Moines influence, advocacy by Berryhill, and a broader push for initiative and referendum as central to the reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
United States
Commission
Indiana
Federated Commercial Clubs of
Anderson
Berryhill
Des Moines
Real Commission
Ft. Wayne
Hammond
Richmond
Evansville
Cincinnati
Shank
Marion
Lafayette
Logansport
Can it be ditched in San Francisco politics
A San Francisco editorial argues that efforts to reject commission government fail, citing a city charter vote Nov. 17 where amendments aim to push initiative referendum and recall. Big Business opposed reforms yet may lose legislative control, and the piece frames Shank as the central target of a reform movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Board of Supervisors
Big Business
Indiana Population Shifts Reflect Trade Belt Dynamics
The piece analyzes Indiana census figures showing an 180,000 gain concentrated in Gary and coal regions, with many rural counties and small towns stagnant or declining. It argues Indiana’s role as a national distributing center, with trade routes through Indianapolis, Chicago, South Bend, Fort Wayne, and Louisville shaping population movement and state identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Gary
Vermilion County
Adams
Benton
Boone
Brown
Crawford
Daviess
Warren
Warrick
Washington
White
Whitley
Newcastle
Connersville
South Bend
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
United States
Illinois
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chicago
Ft. Wayne
Logansport
Richmond
Vincennes
Evansville
Tolstoy on Lincoln a giant among heroes
Tolstoi extols Lincoln as the greatest national figure, a humanitarian whose moral power and simplicity define a universal, charitable character. He argues Lincoln outshines Napoleon Washington and Gladstone, his love for enemies guiding a world changing commitment to truth, justice, brotherhood, and freedom. Lincoln's centenary should spur global righteousness.
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Lincoln
Alexander
Frederick the Great
Caesar
Napoleon
Gladstone
Washington
Count Leo Tolstoi
Where did they go where did they go
A reflective piece discusses rural population loss in Iowa and the nation. It considers migration toward cities, trade centers, and opportunities in Oklahoma and Canada, noting center of population dynamics and the pull of distributing centers shaping prosperity in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Oklahoma
Chicago
Indianapolis
Iowa
Ohio
Indiana
Municipal Beauty on Investment in Duesseldorf
Frederick C Howe argues German city planning, with Duesseldorf as example, mixes beauty with function. He notes strict controls on land use, waterfront reclamation, and public spaces that boost property values and attract residents. The harbor system, bridges, and docks pay for themselves through tolls and rentals, harmonizing business with art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuesseldorf
Duesseldorf
Rhine
Minute Between the Courses at Local Hotel
A stranger arrives at the hotel, asks for Room 37 and the clerk guides him to the second floor. He inquires about meals and learns breakfast runs 7 to 11, lunch 11 to 3, dinner 3 to 8, and supper 8 to 12. He plans to see the town amid the meals schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Mystery Quip Sparks Hasty Hat Search
A hostess quotes a line about salt water forcing a sleeping person to reveal past life secrets, prompting a visitor to frantically search for his hat as the scene shifts with a prompt question about his departure.
The Lost Stockun Alley Drummer Scene
A vintage stage excerpt set behind the Empire theater at noon in November. The cast, titled The Passing Parade, features a rowdy chorus and a truck horse, with acts of playful chaos as stockings and lingerie appear, culminating in a comic accusation of a missing stockun and mock furor.
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Empire Theater
Hugerie
Tolstoy May Reject Church Overtures Amid Deathbed Scandal
In St. Petersburg Bishop Tamboff travels to Astapova to seek reconciliation with Count Leo Tolstoy who lies near death in a hut by a railway yard. Aimed at avoiding a scandal over possible Christian burial, the effort could lift excommunication tied to his Resurrection writings. Tolstoy’s condition is dire with a weak heart and high temperature.
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ST. Petersburg
Leo Tolstoi
Tamboff
Astapova
Tolsto
Tolstoi
Prisoner Henry Carpenter Given Prison Term In Cocaine Attack
Henry Carpenter an 18 year old colored man was convicted in criminal court Friday of drunken assault on William A Greyer on Indiana avenue. Carpenter admitted intoxication and memory loss but not responsibility for the beating. Judge Pritchard sentenced him to from two to fourteen years in the state prison after the club used in the assault was examined. Greyer who lived at 1219 North Alabama street was struck across the left temple and knocked down while shielding his face from rain with an umbrella.
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Henry Carpenter
William A. Greyer
Indiana Avenue
Greyer
Pritchard
Carpenter
North
Alabama Street
Electricity Wins Fight With Steam Over Traction Wires
Judge Myers of the Appellate court on Friday ruled the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway cannot compel the Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend railway to install devices to shield steam line signal systems from high current traction wires. The ruling affirms Laporte superior court, finding no nuisance under Indiana law as to interference. Negligence malice or unskillfulness were not established.
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Myers
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company
Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Railway Company
Laporte Superior
Head Injury After Railroad Incident Near Belt Tracks
Vasil Stoadie of 214 Louisiana Street was found Friday morning at Michigan Street and the Belt tracks with a head injury. Railroad workers could not determine if he fell from a car or was struck by a train. Four foreign companions fled as the train approached. Stoadie was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital and can only state his address.
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Vasil Stoadie
Louisiana Street
Michigan Street
Belt Tracks
Stoadie
St. Vincent's Hospital
Struck by Auto at Chicago and Northwestern Avenues
Charles Dawson of 2411 Northwestern avenue was struck by a car driven by A G Beard of 3010 Baltimore avenue Thursday at the intersection. Officers arrested at the corner. Dawson suffered a sprained leg and cuts and bruises. A crowd gathered as a street car passed and the wagon arrived.
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Charles Dawson
Northwestern Avenue
A. G. Beard
Baltimore Avenue
Chicago
Aiking
McGee
Beard
Dawson
Board of Works Approves Six Month Coal Bid Plan
The Board of Works adopted a resolution to advertise six month bids for Pocahontas run of mine or Indiana lump coal starting January 1911 due to lack of appropriation for a longer supply. Bids for a ten to twelve ton steam road roller and an eighteen ton Kelley Springfield roller were also advertised with openings set for November 23 and December 2.
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Board of Works
Charles L Hutchinson
Board of Safety
Pocahontas Run
Indiana
Tomlinogon Hall
City Hall
W. TD. Vories
Tomlinson Hall
Market Place
Vories
Saloon Keeper Sued Over Car Hit Boy
Caroline Bracken files a $2,000 damages suit against saloon keeper John V. Scanlon claiming he indirectly caused Roy Bracken a 17 year old, to be served intoxicants, then thrown from the two story saloon opposite the state fair grounds on June 5, 1909, after which Bracken wandered onto Indiana Union Traction tracks and was struck by a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Scanlon
Roy Bracken
Indiana
Caroline Bracken
Scanlon
Mlinois Surety Company
State Fair Grounds
Mqnor
Bracken
Indiana Union Traction Company
JAGKIES RIOT AT CAFE CHAOS IN CHERBOURG
Cherbourg France November 18 troops patrol streets to quell disorder among American sailors from the battleship fleet anchored on the coast. About 200 bluejackets expelled from a cafe for disorderly conduct by gendarmes. they attacked officers and stoned the cafe. The body of H G Weidleich of Louisiana was found drowned, with initial suspicion of murder. No further trouble anticipated.
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Cherbourg
France
H. G. Weidleich
Louisiana
Salvation Army Kettles Rally for Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
The Salvation Army aims to feed 1000 city children at a Thanksgiving dinner in the old Fletcher bank building. Volunteers fundraise on downtown streets as kettles tally donations, continuing a long standing annual charity effort to match previous years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Fletcher Bank
Food Adulteration Smallest Share Yet Detected
Department of Food and Drugs report shows only four of seventy food samples analyzed last month were adulterated. This is the smallest number and the lowest percentage found since the passage of the Pure Food Law.
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Department of Food and Drugs
State Board of Health
Mills Seized in New England By Justice Department
In Boston on November 18 agents of the Justice Department seized the Neponset knitting company mills at Union Junction. The mills, owned by Joseph Brooks & Co. of Bradford England and New York, face government action in New York to recover about $200000 alleged from fraudulent undervaluation of imports.
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Boston
Mass
Neponset Knitting Company
Union Junction
Department of Justice
Joseph Brooks & Co
Bradford
England
New York
No appeal allowed in Standard Oil rebating case
Washington reports that there can be no appeal from the decision against the government by Judge McCall of the United States circuit court of Tennessee in the Standard Oil Company of Indiana rebating trial. The Department of Justice stated Friday the ruling stands with no recourse on appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
McCall
United States Circuit Court of Tennessee
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Indiana Railroad Board Probes Wreck Near Portland
The Indiana railroad commission will travel to Fort Wayne on Tuesday to investigate the wreck near Portland. Officials will examine the scene, determine causes, and assess safety measures for future prevention.
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Railroad Commission of Indiana
Ft.Wayne
Portland
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Postotice
Muncie
Frederick C. Howe
Hampton's
America
NEW Alley
Empire Chorus
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Howard T. Rosenheimer
Grace Hough
Jagkies
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