Goebel Case Sparks Indiana Kentucky Extradition Debate
Friends of William Goebel urge Indiana to return Taylor and Finley, refugees, to Kentucky amid a delicate dispute. Arthur Goebel appeals to the governor, who must weigh comity against justice and the likelihood of a fair trial in Kentucky. The issue touches state relations and partisan tensions.
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William Goebel
Indiana
Taylor
Finley
Kentucky
Arthur Goebel
Frankfort
Governor Durbin’s Prison Board Dilemma and Warden Shideler
The piece argues Durbin bears responsibility for the prison board’s actions and suggests replacing some members to restore confidence. It praises Warden Shideler’s leadership while criticizing lenient reform approaches and endorses firm discipline for juveniles as the court and state policy.
Plain business man Ma guire faces decency and law
In a speech Nominee Ma guire claims broad liberties and lack of hindrance. Critics call him a plain business man whose promises threaten to extend the riotous breaking of laws under Taggart administration. The remark is seen as an admission of anarchy in the local campaign.
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Maguire
J. Maguire
Taggart
Hyde criticizes newspapers over fire department politics
Think of Hyde from the Board of Safety chiding newspapers for dragging the fire department into politics. His remark shows his humorous cuss side, and he notes the department has been the mayor’s political tool for six years.
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Hyde
Board of Safety
Fire Department
Fire department politics sparks election delay
Collins should be removed promptly but will wait until after the election. Hyde of the Board of Safety accuses the newspapers of pulling the fire department into politics.
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Collins
Maguire
Hyde
Board of Safety
Fire Department
Demagogic politics and campaign rhetoric criticized
The passage contrasts Taggart and a Nebraskan, noting Taggart lacks Bryan's oratorical power but would be stronger if he had it. It describes a local campaign as a gem for a demagogue and warns Maguire's election would show the Sentinel’s view of campaign lies. The sentiment is that a familiar pattern would reemerge.
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Taggart
Bryan
Maguire
Sentinels
Elevating Originator Faces Odd Pie Eating Contest
The originator of that elevating act is tied to a quirky Y M A pie eating contest. Local commentators joke about sending the mis sneey to the heathen to introduce omach trouble, reflecting playful editorial whimsy of the era.
Mayor Taggart's controversial credits for city improvements
The future history of Indianapolis may record Mayor Taggart as claiming sole credit for public improvements while his administration faces sharp criticism for law-breaking conduct and aggressive franchising.
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Indianapolis
Taggart
Eggleston Urges Sharp Law Enforcement to Curb Anarchy
Edward Eggleston, famed author and historian, argues that no better remedy for anarchy exists than strict enforcement of current laws. He contends justice delays once crimes are known to criminals and that such delays foster contempt for government.
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Edward Eggleston
Hoosier
City Tax Levy Set At 75 Cents For Next Year
The proposed levy totals 75 cents with 1 cent for firemen pension and 1 cent for policemen pension, 2 cents for sinking fund, leaving 71 cents for other municipal purposes. This is 12 cents higher than the 59-cent bargain levy that helped push Indianapolis toward the constitutional debt limit.
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Indianapolis
Townsfolk Alter Hello to Ohell in Telephone Snub
A local telephone service taints the civic mood as residents mock the word hello. One man admitted he transformed hello into ohell with a wicked grin, reflecting humor and profanity in public discourse.
Rally to back Columbia Republicans aims for decent decorum
The Columbia club plans a rally in support of the Republican city ticket asserting the crowd should remain refined and avoid democratic displays such as free beer preferring modest high balls or juleps to suit an aristocratic standard.
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Columbia Club
Fire-chief Barrett Confronted by Tug-of-War Over City Policy
Barrett serves the city as fire chief but faces obstructions from a machine that blocks his efforts. His recommendations are discarded when they conflict with Taggartism beneficiaries, highlighting political pressure in municipal decisions.
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Barrett
Enrollment Peak Promises a Bright Year at Colleges
The reports declare enrollment the largest in the institution's history and predict a record year. Officials note annual claims of unprecedented attendance and bright prospects, underscoring sustained growth across colleges.
Anti-saloon league leans Lieber brand
The Anti-saloon League appears to favor the Lieber brand in ongoing organizational alignment and public stance. Supporters note Lieber backed positions and messaging align with the league’s temperance goals, though formal endorsement details remain subtle and evolving.
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Anti-saloon League
Lieber
Shiloh officer and the field glass report
A Civil War anecdote recounts a Union officer delivering a report about Schwartz's battery being captured and the German general asking to spike the guns, followed by the officer retorting that they would take them back. The piece shifts to a humorous 19th century tale about Russell Sage and a pocket knife found in the elevator in New York. It ends with a quip about Eugene Field's frugality and a hanger-on offering money.
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Grant
Sheneral
Schwartz
den Schwartz
Cleveland
Western Union
Russell Sage
George Gould
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Geel
Uncle Russell
New York Times
Eugene Field
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Siasees
What the Papers Say Paragraph of Opinion
A compilation of editorials mocks sensational parachute deaths and press license while noting mixed civic views. It cites Toledo Neva on manslaughter guilt, Detroit News on no lament for criticism, Cleveland Plain Dealer on White House beds, St. Louis Republic on Roosevelt and Democrats, and Topeka Journal on Czolgosh defense.
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Toledo
Anarchist turned leading citizen, tale recalled
A detective recalls a former anarchist who fled Germany after the Haymarket riots. Once a prominent publisher of a rabid paper, he became an expert chemist, earned high wages, saved money, married an American woman, and rose in affluence before fading from anarchist memory.
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Haymarket
Germany
Philadelphia Record
Reflections of a Bachelor Quote
A pithy observation on courage and destiny from the New York Press notes that a coward stays wrong when aware, destiny ends a man, and aging shifts perspectives from youth to age, making past and future view different life scenery.
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New York Press
Senator Tillman backs lynching talk in the south and debt battles rise
Columns rail at Tillman supporting mob violence and debt politics, with Republican denigrations of Indianapolis, Taggartism, and Bookwalter’s election seen as likely. The piece cites labor strife in steel, gendered remarks, yachting odds, and mispronunciations of the president’s name as part of a broad newspaper mix.
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Tillman
South
Ben
Aitle More Ropeé
Williamsport
Indianapolis
Bookwalter
Columbus
Kokomo News
Wanted Child Quality Leads to Bright Warm Home
A moral verse sets out a cheerful boy who obeys parents and helps with chores even when unwell. It also praises a thoughtful, hard working girl who is kind to siblings, unselfish, and avoids quarrels in work or play.
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Daly
Reform School
The Light of Home a Heavenly Guiding Light
A poem from the St Louis Republic reflects on the light of home as a tender beacon guiding travelers and loved ones. It envisions enduring devotion across years and age, with divine grace and heavenly doors opening to reunion. The verse emphasizes love, family, and the eternal glow guiding souls home.
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St. Louis Republic
World’s tallest tin mine and other odds and ends
The highest mine is a tin mine at Oruro Bolivia fourteen thousand feet up. Britain consumes nearly seventy thousand tons of corks yearly for beer and soda. Redditch England hosts the world’s largest needle factory producing over seventy million needles each week. Of the 110000 American Mexican War veterans, about five thousand survive with a reunion in Independence Missouri last week drawing forty seven veterans average age seventy nine.
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Oruro
Bolivia
Britain
Redditch
Worcestershire
England
Independence
Quips and Banter from Early 20th Century Papers
A collage of light exchanges and wry remarks from Boston Transcript Tit-Bits and Detroit Free Press. Dialogues touch on fashion budgets starry musings and casual flirting as readers glimpse daily humor and social dynamics of the era.
Humorous quips on education and manners from Chicago News
A collection of pointed paragraphs satire on gender roles and social behavior. It lampoons education as a precursor to marriage, asserts men lose faith in platonic friendships after a certain age, compares some men to lobsters turning red in hot watts, and suggests undue neighborly concern could provoke anger at weakness.
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Watts
Taffeta Skirts Popular As Season Opens
Taffeta skirts remain in demand with flounced and ruffled styles selling quickly at retail before the season properly begins. Hem stitching holds well and velvet appliques on taffeta are favored for both day and evening wear. Black lace insertions and peau de soie follow as preferred second choices, with elaborate lace and net designs at higher prices.
Custard Pie Logic and Wisconsin Car Service Appointed
A quirky note on custard pie baking warns against overcooking the custard once it boils. Orace Kiapp, formerly of Indianapolis, has been named manager of the newly formed Wisconsin car service association based in Milwaukee.
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Orace Kiapp
Indianapolis
Wisconsin Car Service Association
Milwaukee
Nervy climber rides down Mount Wilson after fear collapse
Horace N Seaver a geologist and botanist from an eastern university faced a chilling ascent to Mount Wilson and was overwhelmed by altitude induced nerves. To escape the dread he summoned Dr Charles Lockwood and a Red Cross style litter. Ether softened his panic and he was carried down then walked the final miles into Pasadena with assistance and transport restored.
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Horace N. Seaver
Mount Wilson
Seaver
Eastern University
Pasadena
Charles Lockwood
Lockwood
Wilson Trail
Red Cross Ambulance Corps
San Francisco Call
Sunday Sprigs Alleged Uprising In Venezuela Not Materializing
A Sunday roundup notes that an alleged Venezuelan uprising failed to materialize while Santa Fe railroad net profits last year reached 14,182,401 dollars. Archibishop Keane of Iowa reputedly regained health after a European visit and thousands attended Railroad Day at the Pan American Exposition.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Archbishop Keane
Iowa
Europe
Justice-of-the-peace
Robert O’kelley
Fieclton
van Buren
Ark
Carnegie
Scotland
Wild Strawberry Extract Ailment Remedy Ad
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a universal cure. The copy claims it cures summer complaints and benefits all ages, asserting safety for even the weakest constitution without harm.
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Fowler
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