Progressive Party funds disclosure challenges GOP bid to smear Beveridge
Indianapolis August 6 Clairman Toner head of the Progressive State Committee challenged Republican charges that Democrats finance Beveridge and other Progressives. He said Progressive books are open for inspection and urged Republicans or newspapers to review them to prove or drop the accusation. Toner predicted Indiana politics will hinge on Democratic versus Progressive competition, not Republican claims.
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Indianapolis
Clairman Toner
Progressive State Committee
Albert J. Beveridge
United States Senate
Indiana
Toner
Beveridge
Progressive
Jennings county seeks 15000 for county property upkeep
Vernon Aug 6 The Jennings county commissioners asked the county council for 15000 to be spent on county property including the courthouse and jail. The September 22 1913 election to remove the county seat to North Vernon failed despite favorable conditions. The August session this year set the appropriation to ease life and business disputes and avoid continued dissension.
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Vernon
Jennings County
North
Burned to Death in Camp Stove Explosion Near Princeton
Mrs. D. C. Hughes was burned to death when an alcohol stove exploded in their tent near Princeton Indiana as she and her husband traveling from Chicago to New York for his health were camping. The tent and dog also burned. The husband had come to town for provisions when the accident occurred.
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Princeton
Ind
D. C. Hughes
Chicago
New York
Here
Dentist Lange kills family then commits suicide
Chicago police say Dr Olaf Lange a dentist beat his wife and three year old son to death with a hammer, then slashed his own throat. Insanity suspected due to brooding over the European war.
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Chicago
Olaf Lange
Death of Mrs Woodrow Wilson at the White House
Mrs Ellen Louise Axsen Wilson wife of President Woodrow Wilson died at the White House after illness of over two months. Her fall years earlier and spine surgery were said to have begun her decline. The president stayed by her bedside and several days after her death Washington mourns as gates close and flags lower in sorrow.
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Washington
Ellen Louise Axeen Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Tts
Wilson
Powera
Margaret Jane Hoyt Axsen
Savannah
United States
National Academy, New York
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts
Art Institute of Chicago
Austrian Mountain Guns in Alpine Frontline
Photo shows an Austrian mountain gun detachment in combat amid rugged terrain. The piece notes both Austria and Serbia rely on land forces, with no strong navy, as mountain artillery teams of about six men operate each gun under unit command.
A Sister's Plan for a Match Ends in Misunderstanding
Billy confesses to his sister Beth about loving Alice Woodson. Beth schemes to pair Billy with her friend, but Alice learns of the ruse and Beth's meddling is exposed. Billy vows to choose his own wife, while Beth’s actions strain family trust. Bombay cotton mills pay operas given about $00 a year in wages.
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Billy
Beth
Alice Woodson
Alice
Fred Perkins
Vin
Fred
Dow
Sal
Peth
Fabian
Bombay
Lost Princess of Australia and the Talisman crew tale
An 1852 ship Princess leaves Australia with wool and riches valued at 1.55 million but vanishes. In 1868 aboard the Boston whaler Talisman the narrator endures a four day gale and icebergs near Cape Horn, drifting then discovering wreckage within a volcanic ice crater. The debris bears the name Princess as rescue comes with the Jeannette.
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Australia
Cape Horn
Faust
Jeannette
Sixth Ocean Trip of a Sister and a Buried Mother
A long, strange transit of a dead woman’s body as her daughter fights cemetery authorities in Beeshaw and New Vern. The case moves through courts after repeated relocation of the coffin and back and forth burial plans, with a final appeal ordering delivery of the mother’s remains.
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London
Stice
Aeroees
United States
Timier
Dimnster Atal Bee Sen
Beeshau
Chewha
Amerion
New Vern
Sli
Chiat
Ware Baeteparte Spee Fond
Expenditures and Tax Levies for Madison Township 1914
The Madison township trustee proposes the 1914 to 1915 budget at the advisory board meeting on September 1 1914. It shows township expenditures 1375.00 township tax 10 cents per hundred, total tuition 3120.15 tax 2 cents, special school tax 2486.64 tax 40 cents, Nun Pax 1200.00 tax 5 cents, road tax 300.00 tax 3 cents, poor expenditures 1294.66 tax 0, other items 4035.00 tax 28 cents. grand total expenditures 47120.45 and total tax 14 cents per hundred. Net taxable property 1 371660.00 with 507 polls. Signed Robt H Manville, Aug 1 1914. Trustee.
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Madison Township
Jefferson County
City of
Madison
Robt Lk. Manvilbre
First Fuchsia Plant Brought to England by Sailor Couple
The first fuchsia known to cultivation was taken to England by a sailor and grown by his wife on a window sill. It later impressed a London nurseryman who purchased it for about $20.
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England
London
Young doctor seeks nickname swap and nerve tonic tango
An excerpt notes a young doctor asking for the honorifics to be placed before and after names. It suggests a playful line about earning a degree and adopting titles. The text also mentions trying tango as a nerve tonic.
Yale Mathematics Exam Row Sparks Quiet Clarification
A Yale student confessed failing to sign an honesty statement on an examination paper. The professor replied that signing was unnecessary as he had already reviewed the student’s work. The exchange emphasizes integrity while noting the professor’s immediate familiarity with the paper.
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Yale
Russian Cossacks Display Formidable Combat Prowess
The caption notes the Russian Cossacks as formidable fighters as part of Russia's military image. It highlights Russia's navy being less central to defense while praising the Cossacks as a strong ground force within the nation's armed forces.
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Russia
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