The Franchise Business and City Franchises
The mayor questions if Bookwalter’s claim of noncompetitive franchises is true and asks for specifics. Stuckmeyer, city clerk under Mayor Taggart, secured a franchise amid proposals and no open bids, with the Board of Works signing a 20 year sidewalk contract. A hot water heating and electric lighting franchise followed, granted without competitive bidding to a firm linked to political allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bookwalter
Charles H. Stuckmeyer
Taggart
Board of Works
Stuckmeyer
Edward Hawkins
Samuel Rauh
Crawford Fairbanks
Homer T. Yaryan
E. R. Vincent
W. W. Thornton
Toledo
Hawkins
Raub
Yargan
Vincent
Thornton
Home Heating and Lighting Company
Maguire Promise and Track Elevation Debate
The Sun questions promises by Mr. Maguire and Mr. Taggart to lift elevation of rail tracks, urging ordinances as a cheaper alternative to grade crossings, while praising Indianapolis governance amid Sunday law claims and rail concerns. The notice mourns Dr. P. S. Baker of DePauw and Indiana Medical College for his teaching impact and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maguire
Taggart
P. 8. Baker
DePauw University
Medical College of
Indiana
Labor Day Liquor Violations Spotted at Fair Grounds
The piece reports on flagrant liquor law violations at the fair grounds on Labor Day. It criticizes the inaction of authorities and mocks political figures while commenting on enforcement, gas-meter controversy, and the national campaign climate with mentions of Durbin Roosevelt and Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siguor
Prosecutors Push to Enforce Indiana Corporate Law
The piece argues prosecutors must shut down noncompliant corporations barred from Indiana. It warns these firms will try to continue operations and suggests prosecutors will seize any funds or leverage to prevent undue profits, accusing officials of leniency and urging strict enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Geckler Orders Immediate Fine Payment After Clerks’ Demand
The attorney-general’s warning to county and city clerks spurs Mr Geckler to demand immediate payment of all unpaid fines. He warns of consequences for defaulters, noting a rift in his conscience that allowed the order to remain unissued until now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geckler
Call to bury wires in alleys and streets plea
Commenting on recent fire chiefs visit, officials urged burying all wires rather than stringing them in alleys or streets and urged the next mayor to undo the current administration’s actions on this issue.
Attorney General’s Move Targets County Clerk in Marion
A sharp note from the attorney general hints at a decisive action against County Clerk Elliott. The issue stands out amid prior dull messages, with observers predicting stronger consequences for Marion county if the measure lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Marion County
City streets in distress spark taxpayer burden warning
The account laments foul streets with little cleaning or repair, warning that a tremendous taxpayer load will come. It condemns the costly paving reaching terrible conditions and calls for action to address the urban deterioration.
Geckler Rejects Police Court Appeals Record
The article notes Mr Geckler’s conclusion that he is not a court of appeals for police court judgments and suggests John R Allen’s mayoral bid may fail under its own weight. It also mentions awaiting actions by Secretary of State Hunt on enforcing anti trust laws.
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Indianapolis
SUN
United States
The
Sentinel
Geckler
Court of Appeals
Police Court
John R. Allen
Mr. Allen
Hunt
Ridiculous policy criticizes Taggart administration
A public figure denounces Taggart's debt piling as ruinous to business and banking. The speaker urges the mayor to retire and resolve his inconsistent loan stance from 1899 to 1901 before questioning others, arguing he lacks qualification to led inquiries.
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Taggart
Jokes and Stories From A Busy Moral World
A collage of jokes and brief anecdotes from various papers. Roosevelt recalls a package sent to Albany with warlike theatrical props. A doctor visits a man whose wife has a speaking obstruction. Dorothy's willful ways vex her minister father. A kitten dressing mishap ends with a motherly quip. A quip on Shakespeare and touring performers closes the set.
Bathing humor across papers and quips
A scrambled collage of light verse and quips from Baltimore World Boston Transcript and Leslie's Weekly. Jests reference a human ostrich, a doctor and whisky after swimming, a costly bathing suit, and a divorce joke about incompatibility of temper.
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Dime Museum
Baltimore World
Leslie’s Weekly
Grant and Ogden tale shows Grant's early hardship in San Francisco
San Francisco context recalls Gen. Grant requesting a night on a clerk’s lounge with a misdrawn per diem certificate. Capt. Richard L. Ogden helped by cashing the faulty voucher and arranging cabin passage, leaving Grant with little money yet expressing gratitude at a moment of need. The anecdote, relayed by Gen. W. H. L. Barnes to the Loyal Legion, comes from Ogden’s diary via a California commandery meeting.
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W. H. L. Barnes
San Francisco
California
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Gen. Grant
Gen. Barnes
Richard L. Ogden
United States Quartermaster
Capt. Ogden
Grant
Oregon
Capt
Ogden
New York
Pacific Mail Steamship Office
Isthmus
Pittsburg
English visitor recovers lost boa via church notices in south
An English woman visiting a southern town had lost a valuable boa. After no responses to ads, she was advised to notify colored ministers. Churches read the loss aloud and urged honesty. The next day the boa was returned. The piece also cites heat tolerance myths and dental charges of an American dentist abroad.
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New York
Boa
Brooklyn Eagle
Railway Improvements and High Speed Limits
The piece discusses step by step locomotive gains from 500 to 1,50 horsepower with boiler pressure rising from 150 to 200 pounds per square inch and notes that merely increasing power does not raise average speed. It cites the Jungfrau railway project in Switzerland as a high altitude tunnel line under construction with dramatic elevations and tunnel work near the summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Vanderbilt
United States
Europe
Jungfrau
Scheidegge
Wengern
Jungfraujoch
Magician Kkellar to Try Farming and Unusual Land Tricks
A quirky note from Spirit of the State Press jokes about Kkellar the magician turning land into a ten acre tract when he needs it. Other papers comment on politics and social quirks, from Indianapolis mayoral hopes to Carrie Nation’s waning crowds and rural crop blessings.
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Kkellar
Irankfort Crescent
Colombia
Lafayette Call
The Usurper From the Woods
A Boston Post children’s vignette narrates a boy resenting his sister described as hairless red headed and mute yet loud when she cries. The father reveals the sister was found in an old hollow tree, and the family plans to keep her, fueling the boy’s jealousy and tension.
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Enny
Boston Post
What the Papers Say Collections
A compact compilation of editorials excerpts noting strong opinions on labor costs and political figures. Quotes include critics from Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press, and Cleveland Plain Dealer when discussing figures such as the steel trust, Mr Bryan, Admiral Howison, and Mr Croker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Stone
Bryan
Detroit Free Press
Admiral Howison
Grand Rapids Press
Mr. Croker
Cleveland Plain- Dealer
Fall Millinery Trends United by Velvet and Feathers
Velvet dominates fall millinery with rich dark green as a top color. Ostrich feathers rise in popularity due to the South African war, though priced higher. Hat trimmings feature breasts, pompons, wings, plumage and even whole birds, while flowers shift from summer use to all-season style with white, black and pale roses crushed under brims.
A Small Boy's Cake Decoration Delights Birthday
A small boy enjoyed his birthday cake decorated with a pale green icing and a dozen tiny turtle shapes. The turtles were crafted from large raisins with almond legs and pinhead heads. Almond skins were peeled and cut into strips for the design.
Fall fashion blues dominate the season
The blues appear across fall goods following summer in a spectrum from hyacinth to deepest navy. The trend emphasizes broad use of blue tones in apparel and accessories, signaling a strong color presence for the upcoming season.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Claims Gentle Bowel Aid
The copy promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a natural laxative that makes the liver and bowels act without strain. It targets druggists and lists prices 10c 25c 50c, urging readers to purchase for mild relief.
Violent Deaths from Across the Nation Reported
A string of suicides, accidents, and violent deaths is reported from cities including San Diego Port Washington Cleveland Chicago New York Corning Tucson Memphis Stamford Fort Smith Yonkers and Chicago. Several individuals are named with ages and circumstances such as poisonings gunshots and a fatal train accident. A miscellaneous note about General Miles emphasizes the value of returning salutes.
Love and myth mix in a quip about an African chief
A cheeky Chicago Record-Herald line claims love is doomed by illusion and calls a certain African chief with 255 wives “the worst lay on earth.” The remark blends satire with sensational stereotype and reflects period newspaper humor.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Boy Pleads for Paper Sale as He Grows Quickly
A distressed father receives a note from his son begging him to sell the boy’s newspaper to keep up with his rapid growth. The child quips that he is getting bigger every day and sometimes twice a day, highlighting the humor in a young reader’s plea.
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Indianapolis Sun
E. Ohrist
the Sun
MR. Maguire
Gov. Durbin
Buffalo
Roosevelt
West
Albany
N. Y
Hor
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dorothy
Uther
Mother
Jin
Milwaukee Sentinel
Shakespeare
Hoden
Stoughton
Falmouth
Boston Transcript
Adrift
Death Valley
la Rochefoucade
France
Chabert
Sambon
London
Central America
Table Lands
Grand Rapids
Paris
Ife
Spirit OF the State Press
Lafayette Courier
Castleacre
Norfolk
Clinton Argus
Carrie Nation
Carrie
Kansas
Tiaton Tribune
Maw
Steel Trust
Detroit News
Fall Millinery
Blues
Aiste
Agrie
S. Meridian-st
Madras
Ai Ree VC
Hunt & Williams
Victor Starch
Cam Armour
Star
Gem
Steel
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Directors Hervey 2
Wm. Du_ iste
Frank W. Lewis
Herman Lieber
A. E. Metzger
John Perrin
E. E. Perry
Joseph C. Schaf
Henry Severin
Armor Plate Safe Deposit Vault
Carnegie Steel Company
Pittsburch
American National Bank
Washington Street
San Diego
Tex
Louis Carrillo
Eustacio Resendes
Isabel Lopez
Jesus Rias
Juan Trevino
Port Washington
Wis
Congressman Sr
Barney
W. H. Ramsey
Cleveland, Q
Lawrence W. Webber
Chicago
Thomas W. Reading
Siegen-Cooper
Charles Knoepfel
Albert Zimmerman
Corning
M. E. German
Tucson
A. T
Carlos McCormick
Antonio Sato
Memphis
Tenn
Rose Wells
Stamford
Conn
George Chamberlain
Fort Smith
Ark
Glynn Liggett
Yonkers
Francesco
Dura
Bell Foran
Herman Wagner
Paris Green
Robert Zork
J. C. Poucher
Wagner
Miles
Love
God
Heaven
Henry van Dyke
Little Shaver
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