Washington Social Feasts Highlight Capitol Week
Reports from Washington detail two grand social events, including the wedding of Miss Helen Lacey to Pave Whitney at the Church of the Covenant with diplomatic, Supreme Court, and presidential attendance. The Arlington hotel hosted a Friday reception for Senator Hanna with over a thousand guests, while President Roosevelt and family were absent due to Theodore Roosevelt Jr.'s pneumonia.
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Diplomatic Corps
Supreme Court
Cbinet
Hanna
Arlington Hotel
Mmany
Arthur
Roosevelt
Groton
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Charleston
Roose
Snow Ball Kiss Sparks Street Romance Folly
A foxy youth and a dewar maid were seen walking close along a narrow street on a cold evening. The maid hurled snow balls at the youth after he dared to kiss her, and she continued pelting him all the way to her home.
Poor Wheat Outlook Says State Statistician Johnson
State Statistician John Johnson warns the wheat crop looks very poor with about half killed. He cites last fall’s dry weather and little snow freezing roots. Acreage this year is higher but expected yields will be far from good.
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Johnson
Tough Boy Curses Mother In Indianapolis Robbery Attempt
A fifteen year old named Billy Frack tried to rob a jewelry store in Indianapolis and was caught. His mother sought his placement at Plainfield reformatory but he preferred the Jeffersonville state penitentiary with the rest of his gang. He cursed his mother and fought, and authorities proposed a six month program of bread and water diet with strap oil rubbed in to reform him.
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Billy Frack
Indianapolis
Plainfield Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Knights of Pythias District Meeting at Marion
Mayor J. E. McHenry announced the Knights of Pythias district meeting will be held in Marion on Tuesday February 18 with McHenry in charge and presiding. Distinguished Knights from across the state will speak and the Marion Lodge plans elaborate entertainment for visitors.
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J. E.mchenry
Wabash
Knights of Pythias
Marion
McHenry
Marion Lodge
Sugar Consumption and Production in 1901 United States
The total sugar consumption in the United States in 1901 was 2 360 585 tons while domestic production that year stood at 200 000 tons.
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United States
Fifty Years From Now Accidents Predicted In Satirical Retort
A satirical glimpse envisions future news where a horse drawn milk wagon collides with a rider on a motor wheel. The homeless rider is quietly placed in an ambulance and taken to a friendless home.
Congress Bill Proposes Vacations for Rural Mail Carriers
A bill in Congress would allow rural mail carriers fifteen days of full pay every year. If enacted it would benefit carriers on route No. 1 from Macy by giving supervisors and patrons time to repair poor roads along the route.
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Macy
Ping Pong Parlor Tennis Grips Chicago Society
The English game of Ping Pong or parlor tennis has spread through large cities and Chicago society is upset over the inability to obtain the game balls. The balls are light hollow shells of celluloid with no substitutes available.
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Chicago
Wolves in Indiana Sighted in Laporte County
Foxes and wolves have been seen in Laporte county in the last days. Hunters driven the wolves from Kankakee regions. yesterday a red fox was bagged. Farmers guard stock to prevent raids as wolves are hunted down and exterminated. Easterners call Hoosier land a wild west country.
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Laporte
Kankakee
Hoosterdom
Advertising Principles for Effective Store Ads
The piece discusses shaping ads by selecting one article or category and describing it accurately to highlight its desirability. It emphasizes that purchases are made with a sales reason in mind and that the advertisement should convey that reasoning clearly to attract buyers.
Canning of Horse Meat Proves Profitable in Oregon
The report notes that canning horse meat is a profitable Oregon industry exporting two to three dollar valued horses to Europe where eating horse meat is less controversial. Unbroken cayuse ponies, considered valueless, are culled as they graze land needed for cattle fattening, prompting stockmen to dispose of them.
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Oregon
Timber Shortage in Indiana Prompts Farm Forestry Plan
An Indiana analysis from eighty five years ago warns timber is vanishing from 18 million acres to about 1.5 million acres with most remaining as second growth. Annual consumption nears 500,000 acres, signaling a need for a foresty movement. It urges farmers and railways to cultivate hardy species like catalpa and black locust on farm land, promising profits after eight to ten years with minimal labor.
Industrial school planned for boys at Winona Lake
After a conference between Winona assembly directors and local interests, plans are set for an boys industrial school at Winona Lake. An endowment of at least 60000 is assured, and the school will open next September in Moody Memorial Building temporary quarters with permanent buildings to follow on land beside the assembly grounds. Warsaw will benefit from the institution.
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Winona Assembly
Winona Lake
Moody Memorial
Assembly
Warsaw
Paper Socks Enter Market As Cheap Hygienic Footwear
The paper sock, once hailed as an invention, is now a purchasable item selling for ten cents a pair. Offered in various shades and patterns, it is advertised as hygienic and a sure preventive of cold feet. It is not laundered. after use, it is discarded into a waste basket and replaced from a sock book.
Parole Law Working Shows Paroled Men Earned Over Two Hundred Thousand
State board figures show in four years seven months 1 430 men paroled 426 from state prison and 1 004 from the Indiana reformatory. Of total cases 246 unsatisfactory. Paroled men have earned 211 707.68 since release.
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State Board of Charities
Indiana Reformatory
Revival Meeting At United Brothers Church Continues
Attendance remains strong at the revival gathering held at United Brothers church with participants showing keen interest and ongoing engagement in each session.
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Nited Brethren Church
Sunuday School
M. Young People’s Christian Union
M. J.q.clime
United Brothers Church
Illinois Central to Adopt Telephone System on Lines
The Illinois Central railway plans to substitute a telephone system for telegraph on its lines. Dispatching is expected to be quicker and safer under the new arrangement.
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Plac
Child warns of retirement after eating in late night
A five year old girl, after waiting for bread and milk, went to bed earlier than desired. She finished a few spoonfuls, then told her father in a calm tone that she heard him say it wasn’t good to retire immediately after eating and suggested she would get up.
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Father
New Style Sleepers Put on Pullman Cars
Pullman introduces a new pattern of sleeping cars in service. The compartments are all on one side of the car and connect with each other, enabling multiple rooms to be used together. Finishes include birch and various woods, with modern gear such as an electric heater for curling irons.
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Pullman Company
Tey
Indiana Teachers Dropout Rates Point to Education Gaps
The Star School Superintendent Frank Jane reports that 20 to 40 percent of Indiana common school teachers leave each year and about half have only the basic schooling from common schools and normal training. He is compiling statistics on teacher education for a paper to be presented before the National Association of State City and County Superintendents in Chicago on February 26.
Farmer Declines Remaining Forty Thieves for Opera Satire
An Oklahoma farmer visits town to see an opera. He offers 8 gold pieces for a good seat, receives a dollar change, and, upon leaving, forgets the ticket but refuses to pay for the other thirty-nine. The scene ends with a quip about not wishing to see the other thirty nine.
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Oklahoma
Eternal Vigilance Drives Modern Advertising Trade
A fragmented passage discusses advertisers and merchants in a sharp competitive market. It emphasizes printers ink as essential and warns against complacent leaders who rely on past status. The piece highlights proactive outreach and visible storefronts as keys to success.
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