Hanly Stands Against Goodwine in State Budget Clash
The Lebanon Patriot details a long running dispute between Gov. Hanly and Senator Goodwine of Williamsport over state spending for a deaf and dumb school. It cites claims of extravagance with $325000 initially and $600000 later, while Goodwine pushes for restraint. The feud reflects accumulated judgments on institutional needs and fiscal policy. Jim Hemenway reportedly supports Fairbanks.
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Hanly
Lebanon
Fremont Goodwine
Williamsport
Warren County
Patriot
Gov
Goodwine
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Deaf and Dumb
Indiana
The
McClellan Purchases Dayton Journal Stake I Day and Day
George A. McClellan who resigned as Indianapolis Star general manager buys half interest in the Dayton Journal and will become its publisher. Ed M. Burke, long associated with McClellan, becomes business manager. Gov Hanly may seek a second nomination, a noted precedent.
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George A. McClellan
Indianapolis Star
Star League of Newspapers
Dayton Journal
Ed M. Burke
McClellan
Star League
Indianapolis
Burke
Party Responsibility Calls for Better Trust in Candidates
Marion Chronicle argues that voters demand more than party labels from candidates and call for tightened party responsibility. It emphasizes the Republican party must uphold its record and avoid shirking duty to maintain public confidence and avoid losing stature.
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Republican Party
Republican Leaders Must Be Strong Unselfish and Reform minded
The piece argues Republicans over the last few years should show courage and independence not mere party machinery. It urges leaders for 1908 to be zealous for the right, unselfish, and disinterested, with associations that strengthen public duty and law enforcement, not weaken it. It emphasizes real captains who are untarnished and independent.
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Chronicle
Times
Secret Filipino Society Stirs Tensions in Islands
The Cleveland Leader reports a secret group among Filipinos called the Iat aastaasan Kagalanggalang Katipu nan. It notes Taft should hurry to the islands and warns the mysterious name invites insurrection.
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Iataastaasan Kagalanggalang Katipunan
Cleveland
Taft
Islands
Root and Fairbanks in Race for President
The article argues Elihu Root is disqualified as a presidential candidate due to past associations while C. W. Fairbanks faces similar barriers. It notes Fairbanks's modest, reserved nature and compares their records, highlighting a corporate past for Fairbanks versus Root’s. The piece contends Root is impossible and Fairbanks doubly so, with a key difference being self awareness of race status.
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Elihu Root
Mr. Root
C. W. Fairbanks
Mr. Fairbanks
Enmity Tale Between Hughes and Roosevelt Debunked
Proponents of a claimed feud between reformers Hughes and Roosevelt are set for a reality check as new readings challenge the narrative. The piece stresses caution against sensational accounts and urges focus on their shared reformist legacy.
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Hughes
Roosevelt
Cost of Light Lines and the Financiers' Demands
The article critiques financiers who seek bond take-offs rather than honest profits in railroad and electric line projects. It notes rising costs, pressure for concessions, and the challenge of building light lines in sparse areas yet acknowledges rare successful, profitable lines. It ends by asking who exerts influence in Europe for funds.
Widows and tan shoes prompt Fairbanks inquiry
The Indianapolis Sun ponders a provocative question about widows wearing tan shoes and wishes for a bold, candid response from Fairbanks. The piece notes the need for tact while seeking a substantial stance on a seemingly minor social issue.
Quotes on Interrogation Tactics in Press Conference
The remarks discuss pursuing information from a suspect, suggesting ongoing questions and attempts to elicit a spoken statement. It acknowledges potential dead ends and emphasizes continuing inquiry to uncover truth.
A Candidate With Stature And Wide Popular Support
An available candidate should possess stature and command leadership to rally all party elements, along with a large popular following. The statement emphasizes a strong personal presence and broad appeal as essential for effective leadership.
Wall Street Losing Blood for Legitimate Business
The piece argues capital is flowing away from speculative trading in Wall Street toward stable, productive enterprise. It describes speculation as risky and predatory, while legitimate commerce offers safer, more reliable profits. The imbalance is framed as Wall Street’s ill health, with mournful call to shift away from gambling.
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Wall-st
Wall-st. Toss
Wallst
Walter Wellman Postpones Polar Dash Over Wind Lapse
Walter Wellman has postponed his dash to the pole due to insufficient wind, prompting speculation that he may not be part of the expedition at all.
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Walter Wellman
Walter
Umpire, Nature Faker, and Trust Targeted This Fall
A vague claim lists a set of targets including an umpire a nature faker and a predatory trust for actions from September 1 to September 1. The statement mentions pop bottles fountain pens and subpoenas as possible tools in the campaign.
Wrinkled brows over on hand business in ice floe era
Despite cries for more business, many men wrinkle their brows over how to handle the work already on hand amid the ice floe era.
Raisuli the Moorish bandit revealed as crafty politician
Raisuli has spoken to a newspaper man in a tale that underscores his political shrewdness and foxtrot like maneuvering. The account portrays him as a sly strategist rather than a mere outlaw.
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Raisuli
Fragmented Ironies From A Busy Political Almanac
A garbled digest riffs on Taft Hearst Bryan and personalities, noting Gans Britt allegations and tariff reform chatter. It mentions 1908 budget cuts by Mayor Bookwalter, Landis tariff opposition, Teddy Bear vanity pieces, and a safety note on drownings with the public debt drop cited.
Fragmented Reflections On Truth And Reform In Humour
A nostalgic, fragmentary monologue critiques chinks in life’s pleasures and political promises. It urges reform grounded in truth, warns against overconfidence, and counsels readiness to justify sources. The piece mixes aphorisms about beauty, age, and public life with light quips on deception and timing.
A Day at the Fairgrounds Through a Lively Bus Ride
A vivid tour of an urban fairgrounds experience begins on a rattling bus ride led by a jovial Irish slang master. The journey teems with crowds, food stands, games, and hustle as vendors lure with candy, balloons, and lemonade. The narrator samples rides and sideshows, loses money, and ends exhausted, dreaming of a girl dancing with a rival.
Sage and Wall Street Missed in Hard Times
The Cleveland Leader notes Wall Street borrowers miss Russell Sage amid scarce favors for needy speculators and questions whether Sage misses Wall Street in these days of tight credit.
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Wall Street
Russell Sage
Sage
Cleveland
At the Sign of the Tree Poem Fragment in Summer Verse
A lyrical passage paints August dreams along meadow streams and hilltop flora. It mentions a green inn of the poor and denotes creatures like katydids, a fat bunny, a squirrel, a partridge, and a whippoorwill. The verse emphasizes nocturnal insect voices and the hush of summer folding its brooms in rest, with a concluding mark of Hekinors Sun.
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Fat Bunny
Stage People and Critics Feature in Early 20th Century Troupe Tales
Stage figures DeWolf Hopper Billings and William Faversham are framed in anecdotes about theater life, with Hopper suiting up a gym at home to recruit a doctor for playful boxing, Fiske on restraint and the silent art, and Hitchcock defining comedians as blond actors. The piece weaves humor from Billboard Harper’s Weekly and Bohemian with Vesta Victoria’s London humor about a church wedding mishap.
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DeWolf Hopper
Sam E. Smyth
Hopper
Broadway
Harrison Grey Fiske
New York
Mr. Fiske
William Faversham
Fuller
Gen. Allen
Vesta Victoria
America
England
Tivoli
London
Stoke Pogis
What They Say on My Vacation and State Affairs
A collage of brief quotes from readers and officials. Topics include vaudeville, the railroad commission, sheriff department duties, aging roads, advertising signs, vacations, a boy matching age with a parent, vehicle safety at night, and melon prices. Names include OREN, WILL DUNHAM, UNION B. HUNT, JOSEPH CLAY, H. L. HUTSON, Cc. H. KING, FREDERICK R. BONIFIELD, CAPT. EDWARD BRAY, CHIEF ROBERT METZGER, WILL MOORE.
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Union B. Hunt
Railroad Commission
Joseph Clay
H. L. Hutson
Frederick R. Bonifield
Capt
Edward Bray
Robert Metzger
Jabs at Indiana in a string of jokes
An Indiana themed round of quips notes how not all geniuses starve and evokes a regional character with lines about old maids smashing bachelors, arithmetic class questions on oil gallons, Hoosier aristocrats, an onion carnival, Gary lynching imagery, and Booth Tarkington praising Indianapolis as more beautiful than Paris.
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Indiana
Washington Post
Booth Tarkington
Indianapolis
Paris
Boston Journal
Sympathy for Strikers and Telegraphers Hard Hit by Rates
The Crawfordsville Journal notes telegraphers, skilled and intelligent workers, have long been underpaid while facing two monopolistic firms. Public sympathy for their strike efforts is strong due to the challenging nature of telegraph work and the wage squeeze they endure.
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Crawfordsville Journal
When laughing gas makes a patient strike the dentist
A St Paul Dispatch quip notes danger of laughing gas as a medical joke urging caution about anesthesia. The line depicts a patient rising up to strike the dentist, illustrating comic peril of dental anesthesia.
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St. Paul
Trust. A prayerful vigil amid a weary path
The poem reflects a speaker bowing to God before an uncertain journey. The night is rocky and dreary, but the assurance that God never forgets the sparrow offers comfort. The speaker counsels rest in divine love and courage to move forward, trusting tomorrow and heaven’s nearness.
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B. E. Antrobus
Rates Spark Interest in Ocean Travel Cuts
The Philadelphia North American notes Bonaparte may pursue reduced ocean travel rates, drawing attention from "certain malefactors of great wealth" who could take a personal interest in the policy shift.
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Bonaparte
Philadelphia
North American
Comparative Forestry and the Mansfield Comparison
A brief note compares English estimates of Richard Mansfield to an American equivalent, weighing whether he resembles the famed American actor or the other figure more closely. The remark hints at Mansfield being closer to the American forest in spirit than to the American political figure, reflecting a playful cross nation's literary stance.
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Richard Mansfield
Forrest
Boston Transcript
A Dose for Jim in Molasses and Sulphur Remedy
A Detroit News item notes mothers mix a dose of molasses and sulphur when children feel unwell, describing Jim Hill’s reaction to the home remedy with a vivid early 20th century tone.
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Jim Hill
Detroit News
Looks Dark for Foraker in Georgia Convention Endorsement
A fragment from Baltimore Sum notes a southern Republican gathering in Georgia endorsing Foraker for president. The brief item signals political opposition within the party and hints at a contested nomination scene.
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Foraker
Georgia
Baltimore
Insurance probe saves New York firms under Governor Hughes
An analysis credits Governor Hughes with a costly insurance investigation that curbed waste and boosted efficiency. It urges residents to question spending, cut unnecessary costs, and save with the suggested strong company, promising pleasing results starting today.
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New York
Hughes
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