Legal dispute over Alford seat and supreme court path
The article discusses Judge Alford's bid to retain his criminal court seat and a clash with Attorney General Miller White. It weighs whether the decision should stand, move to the supreme court, and the implications for statewide court uniformity and legislative impact. It also references Len Tillman and a Pullman porter in a skeptical tone.
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Henry Clay
Alfen
Chet Mremont Alford
Ildge Allen
White
Alford
Alter
Allen
Maelicult
Al- 4
Carter
Modsch
Alten
Supreme Court
Fremont Alford
Odd Fellows to Build New Indiana Building in State Investment
The Grand Lodge plans a new Indianapolis structure on Pennsylvania and Washington streets with about 100000 dollars, two top floors for lodge purposes, business rooms and offices, adding to downtown growth. Judges favor the project amid widespread lodge activity, noting Knights of Pythias buildings as models. A police escort for Tillman in Chicago is mentioned as a possible extension.
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Washington-sts
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania-et
Massachusetts
Knights of Pythias
City Eyes Underground Wires In Downtown Area
Fire Chief Coota and others urge placing overhead lines underground in downtown. The Board of Works plans to review the issue per existing city ordinance at an upcoming meeting to address widespread concern.
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Coota
Fire Department
Board of Works
Thag
Jen
Undergrounding Wires Urged in City Fire Safety Debate
Chief Coote warns overhead electric lines hinder firefighting and cause accidents as traffic and buildings rise in Indianapolis. Officials consider extending ordinances to cover more of the city and require safe conduits below street level to reduce risks and future costs. Suspicious men try to gain entry to Herkimer Jail housing murder suspect Gillette.
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Indianapolis
Tme
Coots
Herkimer Jall
Gillette
Call for Thorough Wreck Probes and Accountability
The text urges that when wrecks occur, the operating department and road officers be held responsible for missing orders and lax precautions. It argues the grand jury should pursue full accountability and that a real investigation is needed to identify guilty parties. Delegates to the Commercial Congress are snowbound en route to Kansas City to discuss promptness in filling appointments.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Higher Salaries Promised For Indiana Teachers
The Indiana State Teachers association expects a pivotal session with a report from Gov. Hanly’s special taxation and salaries commission. The document, to be reviewed at the opening and closing sessions, may influence the general assembly’s action on pay. Teachers’ salaries are noted as too low, with broad public interest and hope the recommendations are feasible.
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Special Commission
Gov
Hanly
M. H. Stuart
Association
General Assembly
Notable Oddities and Local Politics From Brainerd and Philadelphia
Reader P O Connor in Philadelphia begins with a biting joke about after dinner speeches. In Brainerd Minnesota BD Johnson outlines a humorous platform celebrating practical common sense and whimsical pledges. Edward A Curtis, famed photographer, is initiated into a Hopi lodge in Washington, enduring a perilous snake ritual as part of the ceremony.
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Stinner
Philadelphia
Daniel
Hans
Hotels New Commercial among city’s noted inns
Paragraphs describe The New Commercial as a high class hotel with full occupancy and European plan. It notes Méring at the Sherwin hotel praising canal zone work but warns laborers to avoid the area for health reasons. Indiana residents register at city hotels including many named towns and individuals, followed by various snippets on travel, education, and politics.
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Panama
Shérwin Hotel
Canal Zone
Indiana
Train wreck blame fixed by coroner and grand jury
Porter county coroner orders three men to stand before the grand jury for manslaughter or negligence in the Baltimore and Ohio wreck at Worthville where about sixty lives were lost. The engineers of the Immigrant and freight sections and the freight head brake man face inquiry. the coroner endorses holding the freight crew partly responsible and urges deeper investigation beyond the initial findings.
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Porter County
Grand Jury
Woorfville
Baltimore & Ohio
Hindu Parable Seeks Meaning Across Waters and Words
Fragmentary verses describe a god sending a message, drops creating life, and a rosebud guiding honey. A scattered quip about pronunciation and a New York Times note contrasts with a Tacoma Ledger joke. The piece intertwines myth, fate, and language play in a dated newspaper voice.
Tillman in Chicago sparks anger over Cuba annexation debate
The Chicago visit by Senator Ben Tillman, famed for attacking Black Americans in his speeches, provokes mass meetings by local Black residents and police watch, while a threat card prompts security measures. The piece urges avoiding race hatred and endorses patience and charity as a solution to the race problem. Two ocean steamers adopt the block system on the Atlantic.
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Ben Tillman
Chicago
United States
Cuba
Tillman
Trian
Nim
Anna Held
Tillmay
Indianapolis
Atlantic
Washington gossip and society notes spill from period doors
Multiple anecdotes from Washington society and politics recount playful exchanges around the Hoover and Roosevelt era figures. The piece notes remarks by Longworth and others, a bishop reception planning under Mrs. Augustus Heaton, and a costly room refresh by Mrs. Weston, showing social echo from the capital.
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Washington
Kitty
Beato
Ramey
Minum
Washingto Herald
Love as metal that builds the home in Baltimore Sun verse
A fragment from the Baltimore Sun muses on houses built from timber and brick and stone, but asserts that love is the essential metal that holds a home together. The poem juxtaposes humble cottages with stately manses, ending with love as the unifying building force across all houses.
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Baltimore Sun
In His Proper Place in New York Evening Sun
The text notes Daniel J. Sully, prominent for backing a major speculative bubble, is slated to head the new reform effort in New York Evening Sun context. The piece signals leadership change amid financial speculation discourse and newspaper industry shifts.
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Ever Buree
New York
A Mutual Difficulty Between Cuba and United States
The fragmentary clipping hints at labor movement issues between Cuba and the United States. It references people seeking work and questions about employment positions, but the text is highly incomplete and unclear.
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Cincinnati
Cuba
United States
Acts Like the Weather This Time of Your When a Furnace
Fragmentary OCR text references New York, Rockefeller, census bureau and a vague note about value and personal property of a person named Joby Db. The passage lacks clear events or identities to form a coherent summary.
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Rockefeller
Census Bureau
Joby
Rockefeller—Detrutt Journal
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