Franchise favors alleged in mayoral critique
The mayor questions Mr. Bookwalter’s claim that franchises were granted to friends without competition. Stuckmeyer, a city official, allegedly received a 20 year sidewalk franchise while proposals were unpublicized and bids not sought. A hot water heating and electric lighting franchise followed, awarded without competitive bidding to a company tied to political allies.
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Charles H. Stuckmeyer
Taggart
Board of Works
Stuckmeyer
Stuck
Edward Hawkins
Samuel Rauh
Crawford Fairbanks
Homer T. Yaryan
E. R. Vincent
W. W. Thornton
Toledo
Hawkins
Rauh
Yargan
Vincent
Thornton
Home Heating and Lighting Company
Maguire and Taggart Fail To Move Rail Elevation
The piece argues promises to elevate Indianapolis rail tracks remain unfulfilled. It criticizes refusals to pass ordinances, urges railroads to take action, and notes the cost of gates and bells to deter grade crossings. The Sun defends Indianapolis as well governed despite alleged saloon law violations. The obituary of Dr. P. S. Baker, DePauw professor and physician, honors his educational impact and Christian character.
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Maguire
Taggart
P. S. Baker
DePauw University
Medical College of
Indiana
Liquor Law Violations At Local Fair Grounds
A Labor Day report claims the fair grounds ignored a solemn pledge against intoxicants with sales occurring openly. The piece argues state enforcement should target liquor sales and criticizes gas meter politics linked to past elections. It notes Gov Durbin’s Buffalo trip and Roosevelt and Bryan seeking Western sermons amid the national campaign.
Prosecutors urged to pursue unpaid fines from noncompliant firms
The piece argues prosecutors should target major corporations barred by Indiana law to force continued operation penalties. It notes attorney general threats to pursue county and city clerks to collect unpaid fines, and criticizes Geckler for delaying the order while demanding immediate payment.
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Geckler
Wires to be buried and streets to be repaired in Marion county
Fire chiefs advised burying all wires rather than stringing they urge action by the next mayor and attorney general against County clerk Elliott. Citizens decry foul streets costly pavements and looming tax burdens while predicting John R Allen's mayoral bid may falter as enforcement of anti trust laws is awaited.
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THE
SUN
Elliott
Marion County
Taggart policy blasted over debt and loans critique
A critic denounces Mayor Taggart for a "ridiculous financial policy" of piling up debts. The speaker argues such a plan would ruin a business and land a banker in confinement, urging Taggart to resolve his 1899 anti temporary loan stance with his 1901 pro temporary loan stance.
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Taggart
Jokes and Stories From a Week in History
A selection of brief humorous anecdotes. Roosevelt recounts a New York governorship parcel joke with battle axes and daggers, a doctor hears a worried wife, Dorothy the minister's daughter acts with kitten capers, and a quip on Shakespeare from Mrs. Stormington Barnes.
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Roosevelt
New York
Albany
N. Y
Quips and quirks from playful society exchanges
A collage of humorous snippets from old papers. Jests about a human ostrich at a dime museum and a man told to drink whisky after swimming mix with light gossip about bathing habits and expensive bathing suits. A divorced couple is joked about in a brief Town Topics style exchange.
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Hooten
Stoughton
Falmouth
Boston Transcript
Grant's Early Hardship and Kind Assistance Recounted
A San Francisco anecdote recalls Ulysses S. Grant in poverty after resigning his captaincy. Capt. Richard L. Ogden lent him money and arranged a cabin passage, leaving Grant with only $12 and praise for a rare act of support. The tale, cited from Capt. Ogden's diary in Philburg Dispatch.
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San Yrancisco
California
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Gen. Grant
Gen. Barnes
Richard L. Ogden
United States Quartermaster
San Francisco
Oregon
Capt
Ogden
Grant
New York
Pacific Mail Steamship Office
Philburg Dispatch
Englishwoman’s lost boa story and overheard church notice
A visitor’s lost boa leads to a tale of church notices in colored congregations aiding recovery. The Englishwoman later compares heat exposure in various settings, from Death Valley to bakeries, and recounts a Buffalo dentist abroad charging high rates in Paris, claiming $20,000 yearly earnings.
Rail improvements push horsepower gains at railroads
The article notes engines rising from 500 to 1500 horsepower with some reaching higher, driven by boiler pressure increases from 150 to 200 and up to 220 psi. It argues higher pressure alone won’t cut travel time without better track, and highlights Europe’s Jungfrau railway as a feat of high altitude engineering. It warns that cost and track quality limit practical high speed on U.S. lines, and mentions Vanderbuilt’s corrugated firebox as a potential future advance.
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la Rochefoucade
France
Chabert
Sambon
London
Europe
Central America
Table Lands
United States
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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Echeidegg
Wengern
Jungfraujoch
Magazine Snippets on Politics and Puns Across States
A collection of witty opinions from several papers. Kellar the magician plans farming moves, three Colombian revolutions baffle readers, Indianapolis mayoral race lacks confidence. Castleacre blesses crops with a volatile populist flourish, Carrie Nation faces dwindling crowds amid reform zeal.
The Usurper Child Harbored By Family
A Boston Post poem about a boy who resents a newborn sister described as hairless, red skinned, with tiny eyes and hands, who cries loudly. The father plans to keep the child, while the speaker resists but is warned she will live there.
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Enny
Boston Post
What the Papers Say A Punch of Political Quips
A collection of editorial quips from Detroit News Detroit Free Press Grand Rapids Press and Cleveland Plain Dealer noting steel trust prices Bryan readers and Tammany Croker monetary opinions and commentary on party politics and press relations.
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Bill Stone
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
Detroit Free Press
Mr. Croker
Cleveland Plain- Dealer
Fall Millinery Trends This Season and Feathers Rise
Velvet dominates this fall with dark green as a leading color. Ostrich feathers gain popularity and price due to the South African war. Hat trims include breasts, pompons, wings, plumage and even entire birds. Flowers appear beyond summer hats with white black and pale roses being favored and crushed under brims.
A Small Boy's Cake Delights Birthday Child
A birthday boy enjoyed a cake decorated with pale green icing and a dozen tiny turtle shapes. The turtles were made from large raisins with almond legs and almond heads, the almonds blanched and peeled before shaping.
The Blues in Fashion Fall Goods Trend
The blues are evident in the fall goods with shades from hyacinth to deep navy. The spectrum will be widely worn this season reflecting ongoing popularity of blue tones in apparel and accessories.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Promotes Gentle Bowel Action
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a natural aid for liver and bowel activity with no strain. It targets druggists and lists price points of 10c and 25c, framing the product as a simple health helper.
Violent Deaths From Across the Nation
A roundup of deadly incidents across multiple cities. Demolished houses kill five in Texas. train fatalities claim a congressman's wife and another woman. suicides and murders reported in Ohio Illinois New York Connecticut Arkansas Arizona Tennessee and Indiana with multiple victims and motives noted.
Love as the First Victim of an Optical Illusion
A reflective piece argues that perception shapes romance and highlights how desire can mislead. The author suggests that what we love is often a projection, shaped by illusion rather than objective reality, urging caution in infatuation.
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Love
Child writes father of growing papa in letter
A 5 years old boy writes to his absent father saying his papa is growing bigger every day and sometimes twice a day. The note captures a playful and affectionate view of a child about his father.
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Pappi
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