Roosevelt Letter Endorses Taft’s Labor Stand in Clash Over Courts
President Roosevelt publishes a letter congratulating Senator Knox on his Philadelphia speech and lays out his views on the Bryan Gompers attack on the courts. He approves Judge Taft’s anti‑injunction plank and presses the Democratic candidate for a clear answer on the issue.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Knox
Philadelphia
Bryan-Fompers
Taft
Gompers
President vows to aid wageworkers while opposing Bryan and Gompers
The president says he will continue to do everything in his power for wageworkers except what he deems wrong, asserting that Bryan and Gompers propose actions he considers improper.
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Gompers
Bryan
Old Riverside Bridge 9 Being Torn Down
The old Riverside bridge at Thirtieth street is being torn away as traffic routes shift to a new $180,000 bridge at the site. A roadway has been laid on the new structure for use of traffic while the new bridge is completed by January 1, with Marion County Construction Co. carrying out the work.
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Thirtieth Street
Marion County Construction Company
Cat Travels 2500 Miles Hidden in Drawers
A Maltese cat rode in a bureau drawer wrapped in sacking from Holland Michigan to San Francisco. Shipped by slow freight the cat sprang from the drawer when freight handlers opened it, completing a 2500 mile journey.
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Holland
Mich
San Francisco
Pictures On Roosevelt Africa Hunting Trip Plan Featured
A collection of images shows key fixtures for Roosevelt’s proposed Africa hunt. The NAI Robi Station of the Uganda Railway sits near a Maasai warrior, the steamship Winifred, and comfortable boats on Lake Nyanza Victoria, plus a map marking the Uganda Railway.
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Roosevelt
Africa
Nairobi
Uganda
Winifred
Nyanza Victoria
Sun Law Office Letter Demands Daily Indianapolis Sun Delivery
The Sun Law Office of Henry D. Pierce requests daily newspaper delivery to its Vinton Block office at 46 North Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis starting with today. Pierce asks monthly call by collector and to pay in full as they go, noting past ownership of the paper and changes in delivery.
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Indianapolis
Story & Clark
Henry D. Pierce
Vinton Block
North
Pennsylvania St
Ind
Indianapolis Sun
Sun
The Hallowe'en Party Traditions and Tricks
A historical look at Hallowe'en customs from ghost lore to fortune telling, games, and party ideas. It recalls how ghosts, witches, and fairies were imagined to shape the night, with activities like peeling apples for married-name hints, chestnut roasting, and lead casting, alongside a modern example of a neighborhood kids party with costumed guests and a witch hostess inviting children to four to six.
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Hallowe'en
Fortune Pot Delights Children With Hidden Surprises
Children draw from a pot packed with paper wrapped prizes and rhyming fortunes. Apples oranges nuts emerge next, then yellow pumpkins filled with trinkets. The game relies on layered coverings, with buys behind each layer, using household items like a ham boiler or wash boiler as containers.
Village dispute over hen lays lies as cackles weighs
Two local worthies debated a mooted grammar point about a hen’s nest behavior when Harper's Weekly notes a bystander farmer arguing that whether she lays or lies when she cackles is the more important question.
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Harper's Weekly
Public Works Plans for City Improvements Near Riverside Area
City boards publish several improvement resolutions from 5 787 to 5 791 detailing grading paving and sewer projects on rural streets now identified as Moore Avenue Southeastern Avenue Parker Avenue and Davidson Street along with water gas and sewer service extensions. A remonstrance hearing is set for October 30 1908 with the Board of Public Works to hear objections and weigh benefits against costs. Also a liquor license application is noted for 8 1 2 West Washington Street in the Twelfth Ward Indianapolis with a request for poor relief privileges.
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Department of Public Works
Kkuoin
Majestic
Indianapolis
Ind
WIHOM
Board of Panic Works
Indiana
Saia Board
LA Salle Street
Nowland Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Thirty-First Street
Central Avenue
Park Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Thirty-Second Street
Union Street
M'Carty Street
Palmer Street
Morris Street
Owens
Perty
Moore Avenue
Southeastern Avenue
Spades Drive
First Eley Beeway
Jefferson
Parker Avenue
Tenth Street
Warman Avenue
Washington Street
Victoria Street
Thec
Davidson Street
Daily Street
Board of Public Works
Roesta of Public Works
Aaid Board of Public Works
Department OF Public. Works
Board
Majestic Bldg
City of
Arding Street
Court Street
Harding Street
Joseph T. Bluiott
Fred J. Mac
Board “of Public Works
Majestic Bidg
Center Township
Marion County
State of
Board of Commissioners
Isaac Jaffe
State OF Indiana
Commissioners’ Court
William Gale
Warren Township
Board of County Commissioners
Township Fifteen
Township
Wuarren Township
United States
Co. F. Redmyer
Charlies Muesing
Henry King
Charles Witte
Geo. H
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All-Hallow
Rapture
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E. Brooks
Marshall, Mich
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston JC. Trusler
Fred J
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Board of Pulic Works
First Alley
Raymond Street
Talirne
Aller Saite
JOSEPH _T. OTT
J. Mack
Wiliam Gale
Christian
Spiiker
C. H. Johnston
John A. Furgeso
Nat Greene
W. A. Caylor
Jacob Amos
J. J. Lynch
Bec'y
C. E. Danner
L. Witte
H. Junge
A. J. Witte
Geo. A. Riser
F. M. Bachm
Charles F. Meier
Andy Wehr
J. A. Sandford
Font Lengender R. Shepherd
D. T. Riser
S. H. Wray
T. A. Britterrham
George Sander
Fred Danner
Oakley E. Lewis
Anton Meier
Fred Buesking
George Carr
Chas
H. W. Harteman
Christ. Kech
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C. Franke
A. L. Franke
Christ. Cranke
Edw. Amos
Henry Bade
iThomas Groves
Lewis Danner
Fred Bade
lHenry Hartmann
Charles Hartmann
Anton Hartman
Fred
A. Marion County
Ss. Art
William
Audite. Lig. Ind
Piinert T E. Amos
W. Wiese
Wm. J. Raab
Andy Wiese
A. H.W. Witte
Fred C. H. Witte
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