Inaugural Address of Indiana Governor in 1873
Governor Ralston outlines duties of office and calls for public utilities regulation, an inheritance tax, and a possible constitutional convention. He urges party loyalty to progress, argues for fair rates and honest government, and stresses government by the people with equality before the law.
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Indianapolis
Ralston
Indiana
Thomas A. Hendricks
Hendricks
Marshall
General Assembly
Public Utilities Commission
a_ utilities commission
Supreme Court
Thomas Jefferson
Isaac P. Gray
Supreme Court of the United States
Senaca
Times
Isaiahs of
National Progress
Burke
Worthy of All Honor Marine Corps role in U S naval history
The article extols the Marine Corps as a little army of the sea indispensable to U S power. It cites swift mobility, readiness, and bold actions from New Providence in 1777 to engagements from Tripoli to Korea, noting marines often act first on ground in crises and protect American lives and property abroad.
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United States
Tripoli
Mexico
Fiji Islands
Paraguay
Harpers Ferry
Kisembo
Africa
Panama
Chimonoseki
Formosa
Korea
Behring Sea
Honolulu
Chili
China
Navy
Marine Corps
Aldridge
New Providence
Bahamas
Nicholas
Kansas City Journal
That Old Blue Plate and Staffordshire History
In answering an inquiry about an old Staffordshire plate the piece notes the county s potteries trace to remote origins and Elers brothers from Amsterdam improving salt glazing in the 17th century. It mentions Josiah Wedgwood elevating Staffordshire ware and ties to the Dr Syntax books by William Combs with Rowlandson illustrations published by Ackerman.
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Staffordshire
England
Elers—brothers
Amsterdam
Prime
Josiah Wedgewood
Dr. Syntax
William Combs
Thomas Rowlandson
Ackerman
S. K. Nagy
Scrape brings Santa down the chimney in odd encounter
A scraping noise wakes Johnny who sees Santa emerge from a mantelpiece gas log housing. The boy notes Santa lacks his whiskers and the visitor explains a close shave navigating a modern brick-lined chimney through a worm hole, calling it a flimsy modern contraption.
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Johnny
Santa Claus
Santa
Bathhouse price comparison noted in Pittsburg dialogue
Brief dialogue contrasts bath charges with Pittsburg pricing. A customer asks the cost of a bath, replying fifty cents, while recalling paying a dollar in Pittsburg, suggesting regional price variation.
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Pittsburg
Pitts
Preparing for the Work of 1913 in Western Canada
The 1913 outlook in Western Canada anticipates vast rail and city building from lake ports to the Pacific. Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Pacific plan major double tracking and trunk line projects with costs exceeding thirty million dollars. Vancouver and Victoria are named for significant growth, while American settlers bolster progress across prairie provinces and British Columbia.
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Canada
Lake Ports
Canadian Pacific Railway
Panama Canal
Lake Superior
Pacific Coast
Grand Trunk Pacific
Western
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Vancouver
Victoria
Army bans officers as ball game umpires
Army orders forbid officers from acting as umpires in baseball games to prevent abuse of umpires by players and protect military discipline. Privates allegedly insult officers with terms like mutt and bonehead, prompting the rule.
Parisian Creations in New Styles for Neutral States
Parisian dressmakers unveil three new creations titled Triple Alliance Triple Entente and Political Horizon adapting wares to customer conditions. Women of neutral states will wear the last. New York Sun.
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New York Sun
Woman Believes Man Can Revamp Ankle Hat Easily
A woman argues that a man cannot simply remake his ankle hat as easily as she can transform her previous year’s bonnet. The remark highlights gendered expectations and fashion adaptation ideas in a light anecdotal note.
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Samuel M. Ralston
United States Marine Corps
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