Governor Opposes Branch Choice In Indiana
The Indiana governor rejects dictating a legislative appointment, citing separation of powers and warning of a legislative storm. He endorsed Emmett Forrest Branch for Speaker, while others press dissent across the state, arguing executive overreach undermines government balance.
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Indiana
Hanly
Hanly de
Em Forrest Branch
Emmett Forrest Branch
Gun
Conds
Marion
John H. Edwards
Mitchell
Bratch
Elliott
Branch
Inana
Legislative Branch
Executive Department
Troops Discharged After Texa s Shooting Outrage
In Browns ville Texas during August members of three companies of the Twenty fifth Infantry colored troops engaged in a shooting incident. A civilian was killed and others injured. The war department investigated but could not identify any guilty soldiers. The president ordered the dishonorable discharge of the three companies. Political reactions followed with protests and calls for fair play.
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Brownsville
Tex
War Department
New York County Republican Committee
Taft
Panama
Ronse“walt
Herron Institute Dedication Highlights City Art Progress
The John Herron Art Institute in its new building on North Pennsylvania Street was formally dedicated with talks on art and its purpose led by James Whitcomb Riley and others. The event signals Indianapolis’s cultural growth and commitment to accessible, high quality art education for all residents.
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John Herron
The Literary World Notes and Folks Reignites Era
A sprawling collage covers Owen Johnson and other Owens in letters and memoirs, debates on La Follette, the Duke of Cambridge diary losses, a plan to fund Gen Lew Wallace statue in Indiana, and calls to reform jury systems in Chicago. It also recalls reviews and a 19th century portrait controversy, with Twain reflecting on fame and Nasby.
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Owen Johnson
Max Farm
Owen Wister
Owen Kildare
Owen
Seaman
Owen Meredith
Veran
Owen Moore
Chicago Post
la Folletta
Europe
Ohio
Duke of Cambridge
Frederick
England
Indiana
Lew Wal — Jace
Electuary Hall
Washington
State Senate
Missouri
T& Hoosier
General Assembly
Wallace
Indigna
San Francisco
Grand Jury
Gov. Morton
Travel Notes On Mummies And Armaments From Distant Lands
A collage of odd travel anecdotes describes Egypt’s mummies as fuel for fires and curios sold to tourists, British Columbia’s fuel choices, American night sticks and revolvers by regulation, and Alpine arsenic practices. It blends traveler impressions from Lincoln to Madagascar with reflections on police power and exotic goods.
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Egypt
Lynn
British Columbia
Washington Pettus profile and scattered notes on society
A Raleigh observer quotes C P Allen praising senator Edmund Pettus for kinfolk devotion and leadership in defense of relatives while a collage of varied clippings discusses nature notes fall bird census ideas, carrier pigeons aiding doctors, a spider encounter, a boy’s view of President Roosevelt, agriculture tobacco testing, and a light anecdote on savings and Providence in politics.
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Edmund W. Pettus
Alabama
C. P. Allen
Raleigh
Scotland
Washington Herald
Washington women diplomat notes and literary fragments
A fragmentary Washington report describes a prominent woman in diplomacy inviting officials to a function, with a note from a diplomat declining attendance due to health. The piece weaves in literary lines and references to women in government roles, including Elise Grid toy and Manon, plus stray quotes on English and Beveridge.
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Washington
Ifm
Omy
Dean
Blank
Ars
Harper's Weekly
Wisconsin Senator La Follette Defies Party Line
A editorial critique argues La Follette defies party discipline, urging the Senate to reflect the public’s desire for genuine reform. It notes Taft’s order on Brownsville troops and dismisses military conduct as a matter of discipline, not race. It also mentions a fundraiser in France and warships under construction impacting peace efforts.
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Senate
Wisconsin
Follette
Mr. Taft
Brownsville
Tex
Mr. Roosevelt
Ata Gre
Tou Jon
France
Penate
Robert M. la Folletta
Binco
Ja Follette
Gonte
Foraker
Elkins
Death of a shipping commission head cited in Indiana
A Deathern county shipner at the Imperial hotel reports that the rallied commission law grants the Indiana Legislature broad power. The piece argues the next legislature should empower the commission to act more aggressively, noting the commission’s past successes in regulating monopolies and correcting wrongs on the railways and in shipyards. It contends the supreme court ruling if unconstitutional would require a new law to protect public needs.
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Wadnesdaya
Lorraine —Long
Winegarden
Twelve Mile
George L. Thornburg
J. A Artman
Noblanville
C. Ratliff
Richmond
H. Marlatt
B. Burton
Orleans
Peter Smith
J. H. Hardison
Willam Glendenning
Jessa Thro Guero
BB. Len
Lapel
John FG
Mauda E. Thomas
Bloomington
J. E. P. Tolland
Ady Cutlewhted
Logansport
Rolinger
North Branchester
LB. Stulz
Huntington
Henry Callen
Fort Wayne
J. W. Orr
J. W. German
Denison
T. ‘M. Weaver
Atlanta
W. Waltz
Vincennes
George I. Lew
Jack Grook
Spontauer
George W. Dix Jey
D. M. Langtry
Hush J Cox
Washington
Bir
Mfra
Parker
Hirtington
W. F. Price
Qrienni Mr
G R Taylor
LaPorte
J. E. Chuch
Hammond
Jake ML Dock
Subwhur
le Penner
Feenes
Senator Platt Seeks Succession Claim On Region
The text argues Senator Platt will control a region if permitted to choose his successor and treats the town as personal property. It notes a Cleveland arrest of a millionaire’s niece and questions police reasoning behind the alleged grave mistake.
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Platt
Towa
Cleveland
Fragmented 1900s reminiscence on political figures and reforms
A stream of historical snatches mentions Robert La Follette of Wisconsin, Senate discipline attempts, railroad rates, Harriman, Elkins, Foraker, Sturgesant Fish, and other figures. Vague references touch on a divorce remedy, oil men, navy maneuvers, and reform demands amid a chaotic, reflective political current.
World of Tears and Joy Reflects Hidden Family Struggles
A New York Journal excerpt laments idle sunlit days masking hardship. It portrays children drifting to sleep with unshed tears as weary parents labor, their lives a blend of warmth and sorrow amid daily toil.
Mr Dooley Wisdom in Book Form
A compact reflection on public figures and common sense from Mr Dooley. The excerpt critiques pretension in politics and society, noting that even the wise can be duped while warning against blindly chasing empty power and vice. Harper's style appears in this pointed, humorous monologue.
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Mr. Dooley
One Day Late Ernest Craves Remaining Feast
A quirky tale describes Ernest visiting a party scene after a late arrival and asking Alts. Johnson to reveal what he would not eat yesterday. He mutters he would eat all the things he skipped, promising to rectify the feast with gusto.
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Ernest
Orly
Alts. Johnson
Worth What It Goats in Public Life
The St Paul Dispatch notes Hearst vows not to seek public office again due to the viciousness of attacks on him. It laments how his papers have long targeted public figures and now questions whether such experience benefits his future political aims in the empire state.
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St. Mister
Chicago
Hearst
Critt
Dt Cout
Empire State
St. Paul
Sixtieth Congress to Open With Notable Absences
President and leading lights of the present congress will be away at the start of the Sixtieth Congress. Captain Richmond Tenison Hobson aims to fill the vacancy as fully as possible, despite the anticipated gaps in attendance.
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Congress
Richmond Tenison Hobson
Ha Pataitry
Waanington Post
Removal call after Magoon audit inquiry
Right after Gov. Magoon ordered an audit of the Cuban treasury, there was no spirited push for his removal, as observed by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The brief notes the muted reaction to the auditing decision amid political reaction and local commentary.
Winter and wild weather in the Atlanta Constitution
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution reflects on winter fears and hopeful longing for spring, noting verses about violets beneath snow and a youthful heart despite harsh weather, in a nostalgic tone.
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Atlanta’ Constitution
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