Japan to scrap small warships imports policy born of small ships
The Mooressville Times notes Japan will eliminate small warships, citing lessons from Russia. The California Fruit Canners' Association orders 300 million tin cans. A theory says Wall Street is a necessity, but many call it a costly luxury. Richmond Pearson Hobson may help resolve naval disputes. A New York divorce suit claims the husband is an inveterate poker player and a loser.
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Japan
Russia
Wall Street
New York
Pittsburg pastor shuns coins over motto in God We Trust
A Pittsburg pastor refused to accept gold coins bearing the motto In God We Trust, a stance noted for its potential impact on his grocery venture and public reaction. The incident highlights religious conviction shaping business decisions.
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Pittsburg
Music Or Noise Depends On Your Phonograph Says Reporter
A columnist suggests the distinction between music and noise from a phonograph hinges on who owns the device. The piece riffs on listening taste and subjective judgment in sound reproduction.
Japan grapples with aging navy ships and rapid obsolescence
Japan discovers much of its modern fleet already past its prime as ships wear out quickly. The article cites a rough lifecycle of three major stages the Building, the trial trip and the scrap Pile, contrasting with a man’s seven ages.
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Japan
Pension rights for life-saving service members debated
A brief editorial notes that at a cursory glance there is no clear reason why United States life-saving service members should be denied pensions equal to those of other groups. It argues for parity in retirement benefits, highlighting the service’s dangers and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Life-Saving Service
Lane
Father shoots son by mistake in San Jose incident
A San Jose man mistook his 5 year old son for a burglar and shot him dead. Investigators described the case as a tragic household tragedy with questions about firearm safety and handling.
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San Jose Cal
President Wilson Advocates General Subject Professor Role
President Woodrow Wilson suggests colleges need a professor of things in general likely to be a woman or a newspaper writer. The idea reflects his view on interdisciplinary roles in higher education.
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Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Walking from New York to Chicago Cures Liquor Habit
A man claims a long walk from New York to Chicago cures alcohol addiction and could be recommended to friends. He notes he cannot bottle the cure or sell it to others at a dollar per bottle.
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New York
Chicago
New York Times Satirizes Woman Over Bank Checks
The New York Times ridicules a woman who locked up bank checks for safety rather than depositing them. The column suggests she might have done worse by depositing and hoarding cash, calling the act masculine foolishness.
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The
New York Times
Cobden-Sanderson Casts Doubt on American Suffragists
The English suffragette Mrs Cobden-Sanderson is quoted saying American women lack interest in issues beyond themselves and would not know how to use the ballot. The New York Sun notes these faults may also make them attractive.
Prices Rise As Gold Devalue and Trusts Push Up Costs
Signs of prosperity show higher bread meat coal and other essentials. Economists cite gold value decline due to increased production, while the Philadelphia Record notes trusts are arbitrarily maintaining prices as a stronger explanation.
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Philadelphia
Your Grace Is Sufficient At Dinner With The King
A Ladies' Home Journal writer recalls a dinner where the Bishop of London forgot to say grace. King Edward quieted the duchess with a smile and remarked that her grace is sufficient.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Duchess of Roxburghe
Edward
London
Grace
Outsiders Sparse as Parties Abolish Railroad Passes
With railroad passes abolished, officials doubt large outsider attendance at next year’s national conventions. Previously about 20 000 outsiders attended conventions, frustrating doorkeepers but pleasing hotel managers and bar owners.
Canadian court fines railroad for dangerous load practices
In a case of careless loading of dynamite, cast iron, and oil on a freight train, a Canadian court fined a railroad company twenty five thousand dollars. The remark underscored the duty of railways to protect life and property, even at high cost.
Hoosierisms Sewerage Project Planned for Princeton
Princeton will install a sanitary sewerage system at an estimated cost of $70,000. In other news, 22 year old Lee Weller drowned after a falling tree knocked him into a stream near Boonville. A divorcee, remorseful over his estrangement, shot and killed himself after his wife remarried to Jerome Richardson of Hammond.
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Princeton
Lee Weller
Boonville
Jerome Richardson
Hammond
Benefit Show in Indianapolis Clears 1700 for Unemployed
An amateur theatrical performance staged in Indianapolis raised funds for the unemployed, clearing a total of 1700 dollars. Local organizers praised attendees and volunteers for their support and generosity.
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Indianapolis
Farmland Farmer Shoots Self After Visit to Mother-in-Law
Arrett Fletcher, a farmer near Farmland, killed himself after seeing his mother-in-law Mrs. Sheridan Helms. No motive or cause is known.
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Arrett Fletcher
Sheridan Helms
Saloonmen in Evansville Back Liberal Liquor Policy
In Evansville the First District saloonmen held a secret meeting and adopted resolutions vowing to support no candidate this fall unless they were known to hold liberal views on liquor.
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Evansville
Poor Powder Foiled Suicide Attempt in Gettysburg Woman
Mrs Will Wenger of Gettysburg east of Richmond tried to kill herself with a loaded cartridge but failed as the poor quality powder prevented the bullet from penetrating her undershirt.
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Will Wenger
Gettysburg
Richmond
Funeral Cries Halt as Gravediggers Find Fatal Collapse
John W. Shaffer a veteran farmer near Muncie died after collapsing beside the open grave of his friend Warren Keene while directing grave-diggers. The tragedy occurred as laborers fled the site and attempted to aid him.
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Warren Keene
John W. Shaffer
Muncie
Tragic Death by Fire Near Columbus Woman Aged 45
Mrs. Caroline Davis, 45, near Columbus, died in a suicide. She retired with her daughter, then in the night arose, saturated her clothing with kerosene, and set her clothes on fire in a cornfield, dying from burns.
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Caroline Davis
Columbus
Will Complete Traction Line For Indiana Electric Railway
It is learned that creditors and promoters have reached an agreement to issue Receiver's certificates to complete the Indianapolis Newcastle and Toledo Electric Railway line. An estimated $400,000 is needed to finish the road.
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Indianapolis, Newcastle and Toledo Electric Railway Company
Tragic fall at Goshen ends in infant's death
Hilda Magnusson, a 21 year old Swedish nurse, was carrying 11 year old Thomas Heerner Riley when she fell down stairs at the Riley home in Goshen. The child, the heir of Mr and Mrs George A Riley, died from a broken neck as it was pulled free.
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Thomas Heerner Riley
George A. Riley
Goshen
Hilda Magnusson
Riley
Janitor Proves Heir to 30000 Estate in Court
Louis Lauby, janitor at the Bloomington courthouse, used a passport issued on leaving Switzerland and photos of his mother and brother to confirm his right as the rightful heir to a $30,000 estate left by his brother who died in Buck Switzerland.
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Switzerland
Louis Lauby
Bloomington
Buck
Switerland
Regulation of 5 Cent Shows Aims to Move Picture Machines
State Factory Inspector W. E. Blakely says a bill to regulate moving picture machines and protect attendees will likely be pushed in the next legislature. He notes Indiana lags behind other states in this area.
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W. E. Blakely
Wealthy Indiana man dies in brush pile fire
Michael J. Witt a prominent Union county resident and eastern Indiana figure died in a brush pile blaze at his home farm at age 81 He lived alone His wealth was estimated at 500000 Earlier years saw two of his daughters fatally burned when their clothing caught fire from a similar pile
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Michael J. Witt
Union County
Indiana
Witt
Boosting for Hubby in State Ticket Nomination
Mrs. J. L. Peetz wife of the Monon News editor pursues her husband's nomination as State Statistician on the Republican ticket. She announces in a two column spread that he is free from tobacco profanity and intoxicants and is clear in mind morally physically and politically.
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J. L. Peetz
Monon News
Greensburg Checker Star Goes 95-1-0 in Simultaneous Run
Herbert L. Brown of Indianapolis, an youth, tested fourteen boards at once and played ninety six games. He won ninety games, lost one and drew five.
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Checker Players
Greensburg
Herbert L. Brown
Indianapolis
Brown
Another Indiana Novelist Adds Charles E Walk to List
Charles E Walk of Galveston is introduced as a new Indiana novelist. He has authored The Silver Blade, to be published next week by A C McClurg and Co.
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Indiana
Charles E. Walk
Galveston
Mr. Walk
Silver Blade
A. C. McClurg & Co
Will Hunt the Festive Duck
Indianapolis hunters form a hunting club to lease preserves and enjoy duck shooting in Indiana marshes as part of a new organized pastime.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Marion County examines 1906 voting machine purchase
The Marion County grand jury has begun an inquiry into the 1906 purchase of 130 voting machines for 97500 dollars, noting three other machines were offered at lower prices.
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Marion County Grand Jury
Bloomington Smith Seeks Separation Over Wife's Harassment
Fred A. Hunter a Bloomington blacksmith says his wife pesters him at work and he will lose his position if he does not obtain a divorce. He has filed a petition for legal separation claiming harassment by his spouse.
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Fred A. Hunter
Bloomington
Leap Year Sparks Divorces in Delaware County
Leap year has seen thirty divorce suits filed in Delaware County with half brought by husbands. County Clerk Harve Leffler notes women initiate proposals in leap year, while men file the petitions in response, a notable shift in the usual pattern.
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Delaware County
Harve Leffler
City Treasurer Not Guilty in Laporte Court
Elijah Meyer city treasurer of Michigan City was acquitted by a Laporte Circuit Court jury of misappropriating 35.82 after allegedly shorting more than 10000 in his accounts. Auditors report malfeasance and misconduct. three more indictments remain, two for embezzlement.
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Elijah Meyer
Michigan City
Laporte Circuit
Meyer
Shale Oil Viewpoints Arise From Crothersville Gas Anomaly
State Geologist W S Blatchley explains Crothersville gas from shale is due to oil-rich Indiana shale. A plan backed by England capital and the B and O Southwestern RR aims to develop Indiana shale fields from Delphi to New Albany with potential oil output, noting Scotland's past success in shale oil production.
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Crothersville
W. S. Blatchley
Blatchley
Indiana
England
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company
H. A. Treadley
Cincinnati
Bureau of Development of
Mr. Treadley
Delphi
New Albany
Marion
Johnson
Bartholomew
Boone
Hendricks
Clinton
Jennings
Scott
Mr. Blatchley
Hans Duden
Indianapolis
Scotland
Preacher Takes Fifth Wife in Shelbyville Marriage
The Rev Daniel Hawkins, 68, reportedly wed his fifth wife Mrs Josephine Smith formerly married to Joseph Smith in Shelbyville. The bride is 60.
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Shelbyville
Daniel Hawkins
Josephine Smith
Tragedy as Toddler Kills Baby Sister with Kerosene
In Shoals area, two year old son of farmer Harry Bennell seized a kerosene bottle while parents were away and poured it on his seven week old sister, causing her death. The incident is reported from the local farming community.
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Harry Bennell
Shoals
Childrens Word Plural Trick Ends With Laughter
A classroom joke unfolds as Nellie gives oxen as the plural of ox. Robbie jokes that the plural of fox is foxen, prompting amused reactions from the teacher and class.
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Nellie
Robbie
Unraveled Shroud Sparks Feathering of Shirts
In Ithaca Penelope tells Ulysses of undoing the shroud while he notes she removed his shirt buttons before she departs by the next train to mother.
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Ithaca
Penelope
Ulysses
Mother
New York Sun
Judge cites panic harming farmers not
A courtroom exchange quotes a judge arguing that the current panic does not affect farmers, while contrasting it with an observation about prodigal sons returning to the community. The remarks reflect social tension and economic strain among rural residents.
Reminder thread tied to finger sparks memory joke
A humorous note from Harper's Weekly explains a thread tied around a finger is not for a reminder to oneself but to prompt the wife to ask if he forgot something she asked him to remember. The gag hinges on marital memory and domestic wit.
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Harper’s Weekly
Ten Years of Backache Sufferers Find Relief
Mrs Thomas Dunn of Columbus Ohio describes ten years of backache that made housework exhausting and left her nervous with headaches and dizziness. After using Deans Kidney Pills she found quick relief and a permanent cure. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Thomas Dunn
Vinett
Columbus
Ohio
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Indiana Business College Opens Spring Term March 30
The Spring Term starts March 30 to April 6 for Indiana Business College with campuses at Lafayette Logansport Kokomo Anderson Marion Muncie Richmond Columbus and Indianapolis The Indianapolis campus operates as the Central Business College in the Century Building The College Beacon is available free upon request Notify Charles Co Cring General Manager for the nearest campus.
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Indiana Business College
Lafayette
Logansport
Kokomo
Anderson
Marion
Muncie
Richmond
Columbus
Indianapolis
Indiana Business College of Indianapolis
Ind
Central Business College
Century
College
Charles Co. Cring
Roaring red hot mustard plaster quote by Burdette
Poetic lament describes intimate longing and devotion with vivid imagery of heat and service. The speaker frames a master slave dynamic to a beloved, using fiery metaphors and intense passion.
Still Treasured Boots In Africa Camp Tale
A South African camp tale recounts an army officer gifting a native boy a pair of heavy nailed boots. The boy wears them briefly then ties them around his neck, explaining they are too big and hinder walking or running, better kept for wearing in bed.
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South Africa
Ello
Music students gain steadier nerves with Postum drink
A Michigan music student recounts severe nerves ruined daily practice until coffee replaced by Postum. He reports improved well being by November, resumes eight hours of practice, two hours Harmony study, and urges fellow musicians to try Postum as a health beverage. His father, a physician, also recommends it. There’s a reason.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Sunday School Quarterly Review Of Golden Text Lessons
The article outlines a three year span from AD 26 to 29 with lessons centered on John Jesus disciples and Jewish rulers. It lists January February and March lessons, key passages in John, and suggests study methods and Word Pictures for teaching each lesson.
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First Quarterly Review
John
Holy Land
Jordan
Jesus
John the Baptist
Temple
Samaria
Jerusalem
Jesus the Saviour
Nicodemus
Bethesda
Mosquito Quip Highlights Surgical Billing Wit
A quirky line from the Chicago Tribune features a mosquito speaking about medicine and billing, noting the joke that the bill is added at the time of the operation. This playful quote satirizes medical billing humor within a newspaper column.
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Chicago Tribune
Their Designs Bishop and the Guild Romance
A humorous dialogue passage features a bishop noting a bond among the attractive young women met in the guild room. The curate modestly confirms the shared aim that all hope to marry the judge in the scene.
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Bishop
Curate
Blunder-Headed Idiots Forget Stamps in Office
In Tit-Bits this humorous exchange shows a merchant laments missing a fresh supply of stamps at the eleventh hour. The excited office boy blurts out the remark declaring both of them blunder-headed idiots in lighthearted fashion.
Delusioned romance question sparks wedding talk
In a brief dialogue from Chicago News a man named Tom confesses a six month long delusion while his friend Jack urges marriage as a solution. The exchange captures a lighthearted domestic moment.
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S. Query
Tom
Jack
Chicago News
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
A 19th century advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any case not cured. Includes testimonial solicitations and product mentions for Hall's Family Pills.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hali
Mongolians and others share a streak of yellow traits
A brief discussion notes that the custom or character described as a streak of yellow is not exclusive to Mongolians, suggesting broader cultural associations or stereotypes.
One-Day Cold Cure Hint from E. W. Grove Ad
An old ad touts Bromo Quinine laxative with a signature claimed by E. W. Grove and promises a world over cure for a cold in one day. It also includes a quip about borrowing trouble and endorses Mrs. Austins Buckwheat flour for cakes.
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E. W. Grove
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Voting Machine Inquiry
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USA
Aes Lanacieh CO
Lumltao Yoaowra
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Mother Gray
Chilren
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