Mayoral corruption claims rock Indianapolis campaign
A local booster of the Democratic cause is accused of tolerating gamblers and counting outlaws to influence Marion county votes. The piece attacks the mayor for alleged payoffs to gambling rings, links to Yellow Hearse press, and criticizes Bryan and Roosevelt era politics while praising police handling of a parade.
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Tecumseh
Gambiers
Democratic
Indianapolis
Marion County
Dick Croker
Harrison
Unger
Yellow Hearse
Chicago
Roosevelt
Zeiss Stiftung Lens Factory Defines Progressive Labor Model
The article highlights the Carl Zeiss Stiftung in Jena founded by Prof. Ernest Abbe. It details worker benefits including pensions, paid vacations, eight and a half hour days, and a two week paid vacation. It notes a monthly delegate system, high training intake, and strong library facilities for employees. It also mentions the governing laws set to 1908 and the potential Indiana union influence on labor organization.
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McClure’s Magazine
Carl Zeiss Stiftung
Jena
Germany
Stiftung
Ernest Abbe
University of Jena
Abbe
Prof. Abbett
Lke
Education by hand over brain praised by record editor
The Philadelphia Record argues Booker T. Washington rightly directs education toward practical skills. It says the Negro's capital lies in physical ability and the industrial school trains better than classical studies for practical work.
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Booker T. Washington
Philadelphia Record
Night Owl Jim Adopts Quiet Country Life
A quirky sketch recalls Night Owl Jim a punctual recluse who never changed routine until friends push him to ride a cab. Crimson towns and late nights mark his rise and sudden end as funds fail and he ends in a quieter countryside.
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Jim
Meeting of Notables and Small Town Tales
A collage of scenes features McKinley and Bryan chatting in public, a backyard confrontation over romance, and a frontier verse about a town fleeing a smallpox scare. The piece blends political satire with rural anecdotes and local color in a single newspaper entry.
Swirl of Society Doles Out Local Visitor Notes and Wedding
Miss Paddock of Terre Haute visits Miss Myla to Closser while Miss Lucas of Columbus visits Miss Maude Smith. Newcastle’s Miss May Nixon vacations with Miss Earla Bowers who hosts a card afternoon. A cotillion is planned at the Propylaeum by invitations from Mrs. Atkins Gladding and Gates. Lawrence Mass. visitors Mrs. Roland Sherman and daughter stay with Mr. and Mrs. Haerle. The Hall and Zimmerman wedding ends with a bridal canopy and attendants.
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Miss Paddock
Terre Haute
Myla
Closser
Elizabeth Lucas
Columbus
Maude Smith
May Nixon
Newcastle
Earla Bowers
Miss Bowers
Miss Kyle
Aurora
Gertrude Schleicher
E. C. Atkins
N. A. Gladding
Arthur D. Gates
Propylaeum
Roland Sherman
Lawrence, Mass
Mrs. Sherman
William Haerle
Helen Marr Hall
William Campbell Hall
Wiliam Paul Zimmerman
Brazil
Sallie Hall
Gertrude Moore
John J. Richardson
Zimmerman
What the Papers Say Prophetic Campaign Flower
A look at headlines from multiple papers reflects political slogans and social commentary. The poems and quotes hint at campaign imagery and public sentiment as parties seek indemnity and influence in the upcoming political cycle.
Village stage life charms audience with vivid character sketches
Old Jed Prouty and Martha share a comic moment as a maid in a low necked gown faces playful skepticism. Richard Golden shines as a charming lead in a natural comedy about village life. The Grand features a southern romance with matinee options, and other acts include English’s performances and Empire burlesquers through the week.
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Old Jed Prouty
Martha
Jed
New England
Richard Golden
Political echoes across state papers on McKinley and Bryan
Editorials from multiple papers attack McKinley and Bryan with vivid language. An Alaska flag incident, Aguinaldo remarks, and calls to distrust stock exchange influence color the campaign. The tone blames trusts and advocates voting for McKinley amid harsh punditry.
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Philippines
Aguinaldo
Goshen Times
OG. Godkin
Stock Exchange
Odkin
Mark Hanna
New Albany Ledger
Muncie News
Hanna
McKinley
Huntington News Emocrat
Atlas engine works completes plant addition and plans further upgrades
The Atlas engine works company completed a 100 by 200 foot addition to its plant and proposes more improvements if McKinley wins the election. Attorneys for Fred Kettlehake, recently sentenced to life for the murder of Frederick Simon, seek a new trial citing 22 irregularities including a juror’s false statement about his qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlas Engine Works Company
Hhus
McKinley
Fred Kettlehake
Frederick Simon
Eruptions Treated by Sarsaparilla, Not Drying Medicines
Eruptions from humors including eczema pimples and salt rheum arise from inherited or diet related causes. Drying medicines are dangerous. the treatment should aid discharge and strengthen the system. Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to have permanently cured J. G. Hines of eczema and Miss Alvina Walter of pimples and chafed skin, with many testimonials supporting the medicine.
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Hood
J. G. Hines
Franks, Ll
Alvina Walter
Box 212
Algona
Wis
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Murphy & Slater
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George Brown
Lloyd G. Gibbs
Rastus & Banks
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Walter Gaston
William Carle
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