Senseless speed sparks calls for auto limits and safety
The editorial condemns a Long Island race that left two dead and two wounded, notes the danger of high speed on public roads, questions the auto craze, and urges restraint while contrasting the Vanderbilt donor's praise with clearer cautions about motor car use. It also highlights a New York effort on urban flowers and a woman’s influence on reform.
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Paris
Long Island
Vanderbilt Up
Thi
Fractured Latin Notes on Body Humors and Debility
Fragmented OCR notes discuss humors and body illness with garbled phrases about pimples boils and general debility. Mentions weakness and general decline, likely medical antiquarian context, lacking clear individuals or dates.
DePauw University Record Highlighted by Sun Letter
The Sun notes DePauw University’s distinguished Western record with alumni including governors, cabinet officers, ministers, senators, and judges. A reader from Greencastle criticizes Indianapolis’ rise of cheaply built double houses with single windows per room and high rents, urging pride in the city’s housing quality.
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DePauw
Sun
DePauw University
United State
Wystelans
Falter Sun
Indianapolis
First Turnpike Road In 1794 Between Lancaster And Philadelphia
In 1794 the first turnpike road was built spanning many miles between Lancaster and Philadelphia. The road earned its name because it was required to be so hard that a pike could not be driven through it.
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Lancaster
Philadelphia
Willam Williams
St. Louis
David Wallace
Worka In
Candidate W G Johnson Seen as Likely Secretary of Agriculture
W G Johnson of New York is the leading candidate for secretary of Agriculture under consideration in Washington. He runs the American Agriculturist and related papers, was born July 4 1866 in Plaintown Ohio, studied at Ohio State and Cornell, earned a post graduate year at Stanford, and served as a professor before becoming an agriculture economist in Maryland. He holds gold medals from the Paris exposition for practical and scientific farming and is active in agricultural societies and the order of patrons of husbandry. He is a popular public speaker with strong demand at conventions and institutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Johnson
New York
Washington
American Agriculturist
Plaintownshio
Franklin County
Ohio
Ohio State University
Inter
Cornel
Sunshine and Smiles An Elephant on His Hands
A collage of humor and quips from early newspapers contrasts playful lines about an elephant and comedic exchanges. It includes snippets from the Philadelphia Press, Washington Star, Detroit Free Press, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and London Punch, reflecting light social dialogue and ironic banter across venues. The page stitches jokes about effort, talkative machines, payrolls, and domestic misadventures into a single whimsical item.
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Philadelphia Press
World’s Oldest Man and Odd 19th Century Briefs
The report notes Mullah Bamahamet Ragurhoff, born 1702 in Samarkand, as the world’s oldest, plus scattered items: a telecryptograph said to link telegrams with telephone lines, Bignor Melcott’s invention, eight pallbearers at A Fryer’s burial, Wolseley’s planned direct-geared petrol car for suburbs, a vexed town clock in Launceston that struck wildly, Gertrude von Petzold becoming England’s first ordained female pastor, and the Kaiser accepting Dr Robert Korh from the Infectious Diseases Institute post, plus a deserter swapped clothes with a British uniformed American sailor who sought aid at Gravesend. PAZO OINTMENT advertised as a guaranteed cure for piles.
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Samarkand
Turkestan
Bmahamet Ragurhoff
Xoumlas
Bignor Melcott
A. Fryer
Truman, Hanbury, Buxton & Co
Pryor
Wolseley Motor Car Company
Birmingham
Launceston
Eng
Ui Om
Fermele
Gertrude von Petzold
Edinburgh
Leicester
Sho
Kalter
Robert Korh
Institute For Infectious Diseases
Gravesend
London
What They Say From Indianapolis Citizens and Officials
Quotes from locals span dining fears to city projects. Citizens discuss gas prices, interurban franchise delays, and bridges, while inspectors note few large buildings planned. Conversations cover crime, alcohol, family discipline, newspapers, and public office challenges amid civic growth.
Attitudes on Football and Politics in a Fragmented Speech
A reader's excerpt discusses football culture at schools, independence in the sport, and opinions on party strength. It notes a shift toward prohibitionist ideas amid Democratic dissatisfaction and hints at predicted political energy and future platform changes.
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Altatiers
Marton Bookman
Indianapolis
George B. Lock
Prohibition Party
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Bryan campaigns in Indiana spark Republican hopes
In Indiana this week Mr. Bryan addresses large crowds, with papers noting Republican strategy to mobilize support for Parker and alleging a deal with Nebraskan populists to reshape the Democratic party after Parker's defeat. A separate item mentions a quack remedy for liquor and a household poultice using soap and sugar for a finger swelling.
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Bryan
Indiana
Connersville
Bryans
Parker
Nebraska Popullata
Clay City
Lafayetta Journal
The Gentler Sex Divorce Testimony in Court
Frank McGee testified in Judge H V Johnson's court seeking a divorce from Sadie V McGee. He claimed she deserted him years ago, and the judge smiled at the inquiry. May Lusk, a juror, asked for the reason. the freedman cited a letter saying there were "pebbles on the beach."
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Frank McGee
H. V. Johnson
Sadie V. McGee
McGeee
May Lusk
Denver
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A. B. Cohen
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Morrison
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Capitol Ave
Fall Creek
Carl Parker
Federal
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