Play of Taggart ends in Dunn nomination controversy
The piece outlines Indiana politics around the Taggart slate nominating editor Dunn for congress. It notes Dunn did not seek the seat, pressed by Taggart and Morss, and suggests Dunn is chosen for influence rather than merit. The piece criticizes Taggart methods and mocks local democracy. It also mentions other political figures and local issues in a satirical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taggart
Jacob Pratt Dunn
Congress
Dunn
Indiana Democratic State Committee
Thomas Taggart
Sentinel
National Committee
Morss
The
the Sentinel
Will V. Rooker
Rooker
Porat
Jesse Overstreet
French Lick
Booker
the Sun
Indiana
Marion Chronicle
J. P. Morgan
J. P
Nappanee
Roosevelt
Muncie
Ledger
Beef Trust
Coal Trust
Sugar Trust
New England
New Albany Ledger
South
Arkansas
Terre Haute
Local notes and society items across multiple Indiana papers
A collage of brief reads including political barbs about Indiana and national figures, social events at Mannerchor and Shortridge, golden wedding celebration, Florence DePauw engagement, and a season bulletin from the Indianapolis Maennerchor listing concerts and dances through early 1908.
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New York
Chase ‘Art School
Ladies’ Society of the Mannerchor
Germania Park
Christopher Zimmerman
Florence DePauw
Charlies E. Seaman
DePauw
Engagements and Returns Highlight Local Social News
The society column notes the engagement of Miss Edith Pearson and Obie J. Smith and that John L. Geiger has returned from Europe after a summer away. Also mentioned are the forthcoming marriage of Miss Ida Foudray to L. J. Hadley of Denver and Alice Benton Scott planning a mid‑season return.
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Edith Pearson l
Obie J. Smith
John L. Geiger
Eue
Ida Foudray
L. J. Hadley
Denver
Alice Benton Scott
St Joseph Training School club to reorganize
City life item notes the St Joseph Training School club will meet Monday evening in the school hall for reorganization. The Sunday excursion trade reports a falloff with about 5 000 people passing Union Station. W P McVay a Big Four freight conductor from Oxford flats was badly hurt near Kankakee when jolted by an emergency brake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Union Station
W. P. McVay
Oxford Flats
Kankakee
Sketches and Songs of a Singer at Schlagel's Saloon
A readerly performance piece titled Sketches and Songs of a Singer is performed at Schlagel's Saloon featuring a chorus of voices. The sketched dialog rails against labor issues with a mix of dialect and political edge.
Etiquette of Weddings and Children's Fashions
A guide on wedding etiquette detailing procession roles at church and home ceremonies, options for bridesmaids, and ways to honor a father or male relative. It covers reception fare, umbrellas to match gowns, and evolving bridal accessories. plus Fashion notes on children’s dresses, fabrics, and seasonal school frocks with fabric suggestions and styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilren
Sandwich Mixes From Old Time Cookery
The text describes spreading olive mixtures on bread with mayonnaise, using stuffed olives and gherkins. It notes a tomato slice between tongue on bread, cucumber cautions for wilting, and a minced preserved ginger with cream as another sandwich filling.
Leppy the Education of a Burlington Coated Dog
Leppy the English coach dog owned by Mrs. Guesie K. Rigg of Burlington died of consumption after ten years of pampered life funded by eggs money. The dog enjoyed ice cream at Dubell's, daily candy and a special meals setup, and lay in a brass bed in its mistress’s sleeping room. A funeral with 150 attendees featured a cedar casket and flowers funded by the egg savings. Dooley the Boston terrier travels on a Pullman pass, bought by Mrs. Calhoun in New York after show winnings. Lady Curzon in Chicago promotes sympathetic causes in India. Miss Marion McGrath of Germantown invents a versatile gold or silver brooch enabling taut holds for veils and wear.
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Leppy
Guesie K. Rigg
Burlington
N. J
Dubell
Dooley
David R. Calhoun
St. Louis
Calhoun
B. T. Whitmore
New York City
New York Medical Journal
Marion McGrath
Germantown
Not My Ideal Husband Lays Demand for Authority
A young lady rejects a marriage proposal saying the husband must command others. The suitor replies he can become a section boss to fit the role.
Lizburg Correspondence Letter Highlights Orphan Aid
The note from Lizburg reports a city paper reprinting a local item about Milt McKee an orphan boy who lost his return ticket on a Milwaukee excursion and received a charity appeal. Four dollars sixty five cents has been collected with two dollars thirteen cents more needed before remittance.
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Lizburg
Milt McKee
Milwaukee
Milt
Doily Cleanup Causes Quip Over Cleaning Mix
A young wife boasts she removed stains with a cream carbolic acid vinegar and lemon juice blend. She says she bought two for seven cents and the mixture cost about ten cents. The exchange shows domestic humor over simple household chemistry.
Heart and Typewriter Jibe in Courtroom Banter
A witty courtroom exchange features a lawyer teasing stenographer Lacey about love. She replies that all her thoughts focus on work, prompting the lawyer to quip that perhaps the key to her heart lies on the typewriter.
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Lacey
Coxey's Ohio steel plant placed under receiver
The Ohio steel plant linked to Coxey has been taken over by a court appointed receiver. The so called general stated a strong distrust of world grabbing capitalists and rejected any shift to capitalist leadership under any circumstances.
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Coxey
Ohio Steel
Duty and Love Put to Test in Quirky Exchange
The playful line pits love against duty with a humorous remark about a brewery job. A speaker asks if one has ever stood between love and duty, and the answer references a past job offer in a brewery as a humorous anecdote.
Somerset Woman Seeks Deputy Factory Inspector Post
Mrs Jonathan Taylor of Somerville New Jersey is a leading candidate for the state deputy factory inspector role. The last legislature authorized an additional deputy inspector and several women compete. Gov Murphy's backing makes the contest unusually bitter with Mrs Taylor the sole Somerset county aspirant. Mrs Taylor is a prominent club woman and social figure. Paterson candidate Mrs John McDonnell attacks rivals by mail notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Taylor
Somerville
N. J
Ture
Not enough readable details for a full headline
A fragment shows Brown glancing at his watch saying nine o'clock and he must be going while Smith asks when his wife returned from her visit, credits Edward Singer.
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Brown
Musicians union elects officers at Indianapolis meeting
Indianapolis Musicians Protective Association select new leaders. President H. D. Beissenherz, vice president W. S. Mitchell, recording secretary H. S. Reissenherz, financial secretary J. B. Cameron, treasurer A. Schellachmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musicians’ Union
Indianapolis Musicians’ Protective Association
H. D. Beissenherz
W. 8. Mitchell
A. Schellachmidt
Breakfast hashed potatoes in cream or pan fry method
Two preparation methods are described. The first hashes potatoes in cream sauce and bakes in the oven. The preferred breakfast method boils potatoes in skins, peels, chops finely, seasons, and fries in butter until a brown top forms, then folds and serves with parsley.
How to wash and dry pillows with ticks and feathers
Instructions from the Denver Post describe washing ticks and feathers by soaking in warm soapy water with ammonia, scrubbing with soap, rinsing in luke warm water, and drying with a wringer, then air drying in shade for three days and heating before use. Pillows must not be dried in sun or near fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Post
Our Lives and Songs by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A poetic meditation on poetry and music showing how the same words can yield different emotional tones via the tune chosen. It contrasts minor and major melodies, urging singers to shape lyrics into a hopeful, triumphant measure to bring pleasure and uplift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Women and Girls Must Work in Harsh City Life
A London Chronicle piece laments the toil of women and girls in the city. The host on Chancery lane, the daily burden of work, foul air, and limited joy frame a weary, hopeful plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Lane
God's Angels
London Chronicle
San Francisco Editorial Quip About Tenderloin Coverage
San Francisco Town Talk notes J gee Follansby is on his legs again. City Editor asks why police stories about Tenderloin episodes appear in red ink and Jenkins replies to give them local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
San Francisco
Town Talk
J Gee Follansby
Wealth and Wisdom in Brief Uneasily Buoyed by Failing Ventures
A coroner's jury in Ireland reports a merchant's death from heart failure linked to recent business failure and speculation. The exchange in New Jersey notes satisfactory crops while politicians grumble about fences. A playful line from Youth's Companion contrasts poverty with walking after selling horse and carriage.
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New Jersey
Newark Daily Advertiser
Ireland
London
The Supply of Eggs and Dish on Roasting
A column discusses the large U S egg supply valued like mining output and notes varied consumption. It remembers roasting eggs by fire with a straw trick and cites literary references before recommending Dr Thomas electric Oil for croup emergencies.
Binders and Transit Route to Detroit by Rail
Burford of Indianapolis offers binders and order blanks with fast time to Detroit via Lakerie and Western and Wabash roads. Leaves Indianapolis at 12 20 p m and arrives Detroit at 10 p m.
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WLB
Burford
Indianapolis
Ina
Detroit
Lakerie & Western
Wabash Roads
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Uli
Tom Taggart
Jacob Piatt Dunn
Jake
West Virginia
McAbee
Westville
Bookwalter
Scott
Stubbs
Marion County
Gambler
Baumfuhrer
Spirit OF the State Press
Martinique
Fort Wayne
Tom Johnson
Ohio
Lafayette Courier
Shortridge High School
Principals’ Club
Manual Training High School
Shortridge
Lawrence C
Hull
Indianapolis Maennercher Society
City Life
Schlagel
Fer Schneider
Det Schneider
Undt
Bismarck
Barderman
Saga
Philadelphia Press
Children’s Fashions
Murphy
Lady Curzon
Vicerine
India
Chicago
Queen Ictoria
Lady
Edward Singer
Hood
Smites
Sanaa
Ana
Wilton Velvet Corpets
China
Japan
Este Deest
Cts Brey Grvels Co
Gounod
Starr Piano Company
North
Pennsylvania St
Youth
Boston Courier
United States
Tip
Touchstone
Pope
Baldwin's
Pitice
Ohio St
the Dental Test Company
E. Market St
Hoyt
Pinkham
Kilmer
Duffy
Dr. Pierce
Warner
Bo Bell
Huckmeyer's Pharmacies
Majestic
Vonnegut
East
Washington Street
E. Washington Street
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