Chicago Police Rule Bans Officers From Saloons Sparks Debate
A Chicago police order bars uniformed officers from entering saloons, a policy critics say harms public safety by signaling criminals that police cannot pursue them in such places. The debate echoes earlier public safety fights amid broader calls to curb officers from drinking.
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Chicago Police Department
Chicago
Paggart
Board of Safety
Salcong
Taggart
Indianapolis
Taxing gas mains and political blame in Taggart era
The piece argues the natural gas main tax should have been levied during Taggart's administration when the Democratic council approved a 59 cent levy. It accuses the Democratic organ of mendacity and asserts reduced levy should have spurred alternative revenue plans. It claims Taggart never truly wanted the gas-main tax.
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Taggart
Democratic Council
Republican Council
Tom
Firm Evasion Leads to Dropped Embezzlement Charges
Justice officials dropped charges against Bruce Strode and Clifford Day after a Louisville firm failed to appear and testify in court. The firm, often seen in Indianapolis, had testified to obtain Day and Strode’s indictment and backed Strode’s trial, where the jury disagreed. The firm apparently preferred not to testify against Day.
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Bruce Strode
Clifford Day
Louisville
Indianapolis
Day
Strode
Congressman Cromer Faces Re-election Challenge in Delaware Rural Delivery Dispute
Congressman Cromer of district 8 faces stiff re nomination opposition as multiple candidates campaign to unseat him. Voters in other counties press for equal rural free delivery, noting Delaware County farmers were required to carry mail to him daily with few exceptions.
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Cromer
Delaware
Durbin backs Parks for four year term amid party struggles
The article notes Gov. Durbin placing Parks Mar fin at the ple counter for nut while chairman Charley Hern ey remains focused on his own ambitions. It highlights Hope tied to Jim Watson's promise and Senator Fairbanks backing amid internal Republican tensions.
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Durbin
Parks Marfin
Charley Herney
Jim” Watson
Senator Fairbanks
Disjointed OCR Note on City Ordinance and Tactics
Fragmentary text cites sidewalk paint color ochre and a police spitting ordinance. Mentions department enforcement and unnamed tactics described as demo tick-tacks. Source is unclear and lacks concrete events or names.
Washington statesman quotes and party critique remarks
The passage notes Judge J. Ham Lewis gaining national renown for his vigorous oratory. It also cites Representative Cushman asserting in an interview that the country deteriorated after the Democratic party pushed free trade, reflecting partisan commentary of the era.
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Washington State
Ham
Lewis
Cushman
Democratic Party
Pronunciation notes on Roosevelt and Kokomo emphasis
The assistant secretary reports Indiana that Roosevelt is pronounced Rose i velt with the accent on the first syllable. A note urges sending word to the president that Kokomo should also stress the first syllable, not the second, for that reference to Shirley.
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Indiana
Roosevelt
Kokomo
Shirley
Green goods swindle targets country postmasters
A New York firm defrauds postmasters by selling cut-rate stamps that prove to be blank. The ruse is tied to political pressure, with a campaign contribution demanded by a political committeeman if the green goods man is not the one pulling the postmasters’ leg.
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New York
P. M
Kidnapping of Miss Stone Spur Story Tales
Reportage on Miss Stone’s abduction grows daily with fresh details. A new theory suggests Peka Pasha, brigand chief, holds her at his home and begs her to marry him.
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Miss Stone
Peka Pasha
Monument to Benjamin Harrison Slated by Indiana
Indiana pledges support to the McKinley Memorial Association and plans a monument for Benjamin Harrison. The effort honors a figure believed to have done more than any other to elevate Indiana’s national standing.
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McKinley Memorial Association
Indiana
Benjamin Harrison
One Justice Rules Bre’r Rabbit Case In Dispute
A legal quarrel over Bre’r Rabbit’s status dominates debate as one justice finds in favor of the tale’s hero while another doubts the outcome. The matter may rest until higher courts weigh in.
Man with Diamonds Cited in Anti Spitting Ordinance Tale
Police justification debates omit enforcement of the anti spitting rule as Charles Reves is described with mouths full of diamonds, illustrating a bizarre compliance loophole.
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Charles Reves
Proclamations Issued Early Amid Thanksgiving Theme
Citizens express thanks for early proclamations read before Thanksgiving. A grim note recalls Indiana’s summer death toll with a saloon density of one per 573 people, underscoring public health concerns.
Kentucky Court Remakes Lineup in Party Vote Skirmish
An Anderson man faces a cross-complaint amid a divorce suit after his wife alleges he disrupted grace by saying Cut it off. In Kentucky the court of appeals removed the democratic attorney general by a party vote four to three, reflecting partisan tension in the state judiciary.
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Anderson
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Sen
Gene
Kentucky
D. W. Brouse
Mr. Brouse
Indianapolis
Sketches and Songs of a Singer in Humorous Parody
The piece presents Mr. Slimchest offering boxing banter about the Jeffries Ruhlin bout. He critiques Gus Ruhlin for poor strategy and explains in comic terms how to punch effectively, ending with a sly caricature of the scene and a final note by Edward Singer.
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Mr. Slimchest
Rocky Mountain News
Jeffries
Ruhlin
Gus
Jeff
Wifey
Edward Singer
The Girls With The Hoe Recalled In Verse From Galveston News
A Galveston News poem expresses admiration for a rural working woman tending cotton fields. The narrator reflects on times past, comparing the laborer to idealized figures from childhood literature, noting her care for home and family while contemplating distant stars and history.
Discharged Colonel Harrison Protests Telegram Charge
The St. Louis Post Dispatch notes Col. Russell Harrison was discharged from the army and charged for the telegram dismissing him. It argues patriotism is strained when officers pursue private gain while serving the government and calls for reforms to prevent repeats.
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Russell Harrison
Indigestion remedies advertised with physician-style claims
An advertisement touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and Herb Laxative Compound as a cure for indigestion and related ailments. It promises instant relief and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle and a booklet, listing multiple drugstores and addresses across Illinois and neighboring areas.
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Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello
Ill
Advice on dental care from the Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer prescribes daily mouth rinses with warm water and antiseptic wash. It urges brushing with a small reach brush from gum to tooth end, flossing after every meal, and regular dental cleanings at least yearly to keep teeth beautiful and healthy.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Local notes and satirical quips from State Press
Excerpts include mock claims about naming Theodore R in colored babies at Mitchell Bedford and Bloomington with none in Salem. Jokes on corn shredder, public improvements funding trust, actors marrying on stage at Defiance and likely divorce. Harsh moral quips in Indiana papers. Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley cited as early Christians.
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Mitchell, Bedford
Bloomington
Theodore R
Salem
Salem Democrat
Crawfordsville Journal
Defiance
Anderson Bulletin
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
Marion
London Lord Mayor’s Dignity and Debt Burden Ahead
The lord mayor of London must earn £10,000 a year and spend twice that to uphold his status. Sir Joseph Dinsdale, his successor, faces a heavy strain with the coronation next June and huge costs to host official guests.
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London
Joseph Dinsdale
William Jennings Bryan
New Haven
Rudyard Kipling
California
Observations on Women and Social Folly in a Philadelphia Record
A compact fragment quotes advice on women and manners, noting appearances and social behavior. It contrasts fragile beauty with practical wit, mentions married wealth, nerves, indifference, and critiques critics and romantic communications within urban gossip.
Milwaukee origin of ice cream soda legend
A Wisconsin legend attributes the invention of ice cream soda in Milwaukee. A confectioner serving the wealthy ran out of cream and added a small quantity of ice cream to the soda water to restore richness, creating a drink that became history.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
The Touch of Black in Modish Shirtwaists
The article describes adding a distinctive black touch to a white broadcloth shirt waist with stitched tucks a turn-over collar and cuff edges adorned by black silk French dots. It notes an alternative of using small embroidered black polka dots on white fabric for a similar effect.
Revival of Pearl Buckles Inspires Dress Embellishments
The article notes revived accessories like pearl buckles for belts and waist ribbons as stylish reminders of beauty. It mentions smaller buckles for various uses and the old-fashioned fad of buckles to clasp black velvet writes and arm ribbons. It also reports a Social turnverein fall festival on Thanksgiving Eve with German Vaudeville and subsequent dancing.
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Turnverein
Orpheum company brings top vaudeville acts to Park and Empire
The Orpheum company presents leading vaudeville performers led by McIntyre and Heath with Elizabeth Murray delivering strong comedy. The Park change Thursday features On the Suwanee River while Manchester's burlesque company stays at the Empire for the week.
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Thea. Udeville
Orpheum Company
McIntyre
Heath
Elizabeth Murray
Suwanee River
Manchester
the Empire
Ossified remains misidentified as mummy in museum scene
A museum attendant corrects a visitor noting the object is not a mummy but the preserved remains of a Chicago man who relocated to Philadelphia. The lighthearted exchanges include quips about marriage, church choir choices, fashion risks, and widow remarriage notions.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago Post
Public figures weary of reform and swift justice in early 1900s press
In varied editorials a Philadelphia Telegraph line critics Roosevelt's fatigue with Kentucky while Buffalo Times lauds rapid court justice for a burglar, noting a witness was a woman. Cleveland Plain Dealer questions Platt Roosevelt clash as Wisconsin hunter signs exoneration, and Detroit Free Press jokes about hunting gear and not guilty blanks.
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Swift
Buffalo
William Mcinley
Buffalo Times
Tom Platt
Roosevelt
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wisconsin
Detroit Free Press
Hoosier Accidents Report From Quarry and Town
A series of Indiana incidents reports William West fourteen Warren losing part of a hand in a quarry accident. Charles Sugars thirty Vernon dies from a boiler explosion at Lidell stone quarry. Donald three Lebanon severely burned after falling into boiling water. Tom King Hartford City glass blower killed while attempting to halt a runaway horse. Robert Lewis ten Mitchell dies when night clothes ignite near a grate. Jacob Steinbrenner seventy five Bluffton dies after a head injury found on the street. coroner investigates alcohol in his system.
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Charles Sugars
Vernon
Lidell Stone Quarry
Tom King
Hartford City
A Novel Quilt From Presidential Ribbon Bouquets
Mrs Caroline Moore of Brooklyn sent a quilt to Mrs McKinley made from ribbons that tied bouquets given to the president and his wife on their trip last summer. Miss Barber the president's niece wrote thanking her. The quilt center is white satin with a pink and white ribbon border bearing state names.
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Caroline Moore
Brooklyn
Indiana Deaths And A Seance At Englishs Opera House
Miss Rhoda Small 48 died in Wabash. Dora Kehlenbrick Richmond died suddenly of apoplexy. Lloyd Cavender 90 of Union City injured in a wreck. F A Fellows formerly of Worthington died in Phoenix. Arthur F Patterson 76 prominent Muncie manufacturer and father in law to George McCulloch. Dr H J Reynolds the medium to hold a seance at Englishs opera house Sunday night.
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Lloyd Cavender
Union City
F. A. Fellows
Worthington
Phoenix
A. T
Arthur F. Patterson
Muncie
George McCulloch
Union Traction Company
H. J. Reynolds
English
Opera House
Justices Clash Over Rabbits as Game in West Indianapolis
Justice Hawkins rules rabbits are game in West Indianapolis. He fines Charles Walch Chris Zimmerman F Stuckwitch and M Birchfield $43.50 plus costs each for hunting rabbits, contradicting Justice Stout's earlier ruling.
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Justice Hawkins
West
Indianapolis
Stout
Charles Walch
Chris Zimmerman
F. Stuckwitch
M. Birchfield
Escape and Capture of Petit Larceny Prisoner
George Watson escaped from the work house on Wednesday afternoon after a nine day sentence for petit larceny. He was quickly recaptured by Sergt. Boylan in a saloon on West Washington street.
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George Watson
Sergt. Boylan
W. Washington St
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