Bankers defend tax law amid secrecy claims in Indiana
Hugh Dougherty president of the State bankers association argues the 1901 tax law protects business secrecy and urges bankers to aid the assessor on demand. He says the old law’s broad access endangered capital and notes courts would require proof before revealing private accounts. The State tax board faced scrutiny as lawmakers and banks pressed enacting changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Board
Hugh Dougherty
State Bankers’ Association
Mr. Dougherty
Indiana
Association
Dougherty
Supreme Court of Indiana
Building and Loan Association
Supreme Court
Fr State Tax Board
State Bank’ Association
Delays in Indianapolis Interurban Plans Spark Public Debate
The piece argues that an electric interurban railroad network centered on Indianapolis faces unwarranted delays from the city council and Board of Works. It contends officials are indifferent, questions franchise handling, and warns continued stall may hinder expansion to Greenwood Franklin Greenfield and beyond. It notes related civic issues including a carnival trade aim and a Gamewell fire alarm debate.
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Jpany
Indianapolis
Apolis
Greenwood
Franklin
On Traction Company
Breutiy
Taggart Board of Works
Board of Works
Tts
Anapolis
Hale
Kansas City
Do You Want a Room Free of Charge Offer
A Sun advertisement promises a free room for three days under a prominent heading. The notice outlines a brief promotional stay with no charge for the initial period.
Delmonico Legacy and Tales of Notable Figures
A miscellany of old notes recalls Charles Crist who became Delmonico by his uncle’s wish, a long lineage of Delmonico restaurateurs, and their strict code. It weaves in anecdotes on a gambling ledger, rising Japanese athleticism, sardine canning oils, and quirky vignettes about goats and burglars.
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Delmonico
Great House of Restaurateurs
New York
Justice Jerome
Doe
Roe
Bordeaux
Fecamp
Marseilles
India
Senegal
Africa
America
Popular Science Monthly
Editorial quotes on banking, Schley case and politics
A compilation of newspaper quotes notes bank cashiers taking fall vacations draws disapproval from directors and depositors. It contrasts New York Sun silence during Schley testimony with remarks on Hall Caine entering politics. It also highlights Roosevelt’s appointment of William Dudley Foulke to the civil service commission as a reform advocate.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
New York Sun
Schley
Buffalo News
Hall Caine
Detroit Free Press
Roosevelt
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana
Civil-Service Commission
Maj
Harlow
Foulke
Philadelphia Record
Whose baby is the loveliest
A poem praising mothers and their babies worldwide. It extols the baby as the fairest in every land from China to London, praising the mother who first caressed the child and the tender gaze of the infant. It closes with a universal homage to maternal love across cultures.
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London
Philadelphia Ledger
We Work and Strive in Life’s Moral Questions
A Boston Transcript piece muses on life’s limits and the push to do right. It reflects with rural imagery on human doubt, judgment, and the struggle to accept fate while choosing ethical actions.
Pauline Hall at the Grand and Morrison's Faust
Miss Pauline Hall commands a large salary as Auditor Ziegler pays her, drawing big audiences with her noted costumes. At the Park on Thursday Morrison's Faust headlines a strong cast with prices still high. The Dainty Paree burlesquers remain a profitable draw at the Empire.
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Pauline Hall
Ziegler
Hall
Morrison
Faust
AcFEW DON'TS From a Household Guide by Mrs Rover
A list of practical domestic tips warns against drying pans thoroughly after washing, greasing pans, keeping cloths wet, discarding vegetables in sinks, ashes under the grate, open drafts, resting brooms, wasting bread, storing flour damply, wrapping bread, and beating eggs to dryness.
Gossiping Tides in Indiana Politics and Humor
A compilation of editorial quips from Indiana newspapers lampooning politics and social trends. The items mock Gov Durbin and Republican aims, boy and girl schooling signals, Logansport street delays, germ fears in rummage sales, cows’ whiskers, and Democrats kicked by the Sentinel over the next two years.
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Durbin
Huntington
Greenfield Tribune
Indiana
Logansport
Indianapolis
Sentinel
Columbia City Post
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Saved His Boy Life
A. M. Hoppe of Rio Creek Wisconsin credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with saving his nine year old son from a severe croup attack. He states the boy could not speak, he administered the remedy generously until he vomited and soon recovered. Sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
A. M. Hoppe
Rio Creek
Wis
Magazine Stand Holder Described as Elegant Furniture
A new magazine stand is introduced, standing nearly as high as a rolltop desk and wider than it is deep. It has four shelves with the bottom suited for large periodicals and the top for smaller heroic works, features pyroetched decoration, and blends beauty with practicality.
Alma-Bromo Spring Offered for Digestive Relief
Suppers and theater parties overburden the intestines and the liver and kidneys. Some aid to nature is needed to relieve that languid, heavy feeling which burdens and drains. Its action upon the liver, kidneys and nerves is unlike that of artificially prepared drugs. It contains only elements nature herself brought together in Alma-Bromo Spring at Alma, Michigan.
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Alma, Mich
Gastritis and Its Symptoms a Simple Guide
An old medical column explains gastritis as stomach inflammation with fever dull headache and loss of appetite. It notes irritation from fermenting food and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a year round remedy with 50 cent and one dollar bottles and a free book offer.
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Pepsin Syrip
Monticello
To Serve Grapefruit in the Classic Way
The usual method is to halve the fruit, remove seeds, loosen pulp from the skin with a sharp knife, and keep on cracked ice until serving. Powdered sugar may be added and a glass of Maraschino or Jamaica rum enhances the dish an hour before serving. For presentation the pulp can be dug from the skin and served with liquor and sugar on ice for an hour before breakfast.
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Jamaica
Bright Idea for Dining Room Carpet Fashion
A resourceful woman chose brussels carpeting with a matching border to achieve durability and style. She bought a center of hit and miss brussels and a stair carpet to pair as a border. A man was hired to craft and lay it, with total cost $18.
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Brussels
Hang Em Right Practical Laundry Advice
The Knightstown Journal urges proper drying by hanging linens along line ends to prevent warping. It warns that stretching fabrics lengthwise weakens fibers and can cause splits along folds, stressing sensible use of space and order in laundry.
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Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Charles Crist
Lorenzo
Crist
Rothschild
Astor
Delmonicos
Wall St
John Langdon Heaton
Grand Rapids Press
Japan
Chambers’ Journal
Leonidas
Willie
Chicago News
Freddy
Williams
Chicago Tribune
Noddin
Shadders Allus
Boston ‘Transcript
Dainty Paree Burlesquers Company
Empire
S. T. Rover
Ladies’ Home Journal
Spirit OF the State Press
Errenvesonr
Michigan Drug Co
Detroit, Mich
Miss Virginia Pope
Great Bird
Pettis Dry Goods Co
GEM Laundry
Indiana Ave
Phas
Clan Apos
Ssanap
Security Trust Company
Pennsylvania St
Columbia National Bank
West Washington Street
The
Washington St
Virginia Ave
Indiana National Bank
Volney T. Malott
W. L. McKee
Edward B. Porter
Knightstown Journal
Rouse & Mayhew
Monument Place
Practical Opticians
Central. Printing. CO
Union Trust Company
Company
East Market St
John H. Holliday
Henry Eitel
Howard M. Foltz
Charles 8. M’bride
Deutsch Tailoring CO
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