Washington Letter on Cuba Reciprocity and Senate Actions
The report outlines testimony on Cuba related funds and Theodore Roosevelt’s message to Congress urging reciprocal policies. It notes Republican resistance, Elkins’ Cuba statehood move, and Senate actions on naval appropriations and canal bills. It also covers House votes on irrigation and forestry bills, upcoming Philippine debate, and Secretary of Agriculture’s new protectionist stance for agricultural development including silk and tea efforts.
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Elkins
Congress
Cuba
New Republic
Roosevelt
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
House
Department of the Interior
Department of Agriculture
Hitchcock
Washington
Statement on labor efficiency in rice fields and broader overwork
The speaker argues that rice fields in the country can be tended by a single man rather than 400 cheap foreign laborers. He suggests applying the same efficiency to other industries to boost productivity and growth. The quote frames labor shortages as solvable by improved methods.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Wilson
Tuckegee
County spends 31000 to stamp out smallpox
Adams county council appropriates 31000 to eradicate smallpox after a decade of presence and state board pressure. Quarantine threats by the state board prompted action by local officials to control the contagion.
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Adams County
State Board
In Topeka Two Families Share a City House
An exchange notes two men in Topeka Kansas who run a single household with two married sons and two married daughters living together. Each family pays its share while the orderly head of the household keeps peace and harmony in the large residence.
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Topeka
Kan
Higher than the Angels and Living by Wits
A columnist condemns living by wits and dishonest schemes noting subscribers and printers as examples. The piece contrasts rewards for honest work with the fate of those who seek easy gains, arguing prisons prove the failure of the lifestyle. It ends with a quip about experience teaching.
Big Four Plans Half Hour Trains To Indianapolis
A report says the Big Four railroad will compete with Union Traction for traffic among Muncie Marion Anderson and Indianapolis. It plans trains every half hour from Muncie to Indianapolis and connections from Marion and Anderson. Rates are to be cut to or below traction levels as the battle is joined.
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Big Four
Union Traction Company
Muncie
Marion
Anderson
Indianapolis
Real Lace Trust Tip Leads to Caution for Vendors
Purchasers believed they were buying genuine handmade lace at a bargain. The piece warns that lace peddlers, especially those selling “real lace,” will face suspicion in the area in the future.
Waltz Sisters Big Show Draws Local Crowd Tomorrow
Local page notes a big Waltz Sisters performance planned for tomorrow night. Also mentions social events at the Methodist church and visits by Warsaw residents Babcock Jess Wite and wife. Subscription info and brief parish visits included.
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Babcock
Jess Wite
Warsaw
Alf Babcock
Lace Swindlers Prey On North Manchester Shoppers
A pair of gipsy women near North Manchester allegedly sold fake hand made lace at inflated prices after buying cheap shelf lace for five cents a yard. They targeted fashionable customers, charging twenty five cents to one dollar per yard, while claiming they spent hours crafting the product. Local notices also report routine community updates and local business ads.
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Manchester
Wade
Isenberger & Arnold
Senberger
Arnold
Ind
Commencement Exercises for Lake Township Schools
Commencement exercises for the common schools of Lake township will be held at the United Brethren church this place on Saturday evening July 5. Prof. Eschbach will deliver the address on this occasion.
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Lake Tow Ship
United Brethren Church
Prof
Eschbach
Indiana Consumption Cure Trial Soars for Health Board
Indiana may become a TB resort state as the Board of Health backs a cure based on lifestyle. Dr. Hurty reported a letter from a patient who claimed to overcome consumption by proper living, received after his November guidance.
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Indiana
Colorado
California
State Board of Health
Hurty
More Boys Than Girls In State School Census
Superintendent Frank Jones completes the state school census showing white boys 385,938 and white girls 361,06F, totaling 746,999. Colored children number 7,115 boys and 7,587 girls. grand total 762,001, up from 757,643 in 1901, statewide from county reports.
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Frank Jones
Change in Livery Business Names Eli Getty Proprietor
Eli Getty becomes proprietor of the local livery business after a deal made last week. He took possession Thursday morning, while Frank Lyon departs for Mentone to start a livery venture with his brother.
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Eli Getty
Getty
Lyon
Mentone
Frank
Timepiece clue ties Lincoln assassination to jeweler signs
A historical note explains that a wooden watch sign hung before jewelers shows the time at eighteen minutes past the hour. After Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865, a factory owner who made the sign recalled the watch’s hand pointing to the hour and minute the deed occurred, a reminder that sign makers once controlled a monopoly.
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Maine
California
New York
Broadwa
N. Y
Lincoln
Ford
Washington
John
Wilkes
Booth
Lily
Shaw Road Highlight by the Waltz Sisters at Sai Ard
The Waltz Sisters perform the finest shaw road at Sai Ard, promising lively tunes and spirited entertainment for.local audiences.
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Shaw Road
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Adam Stout
J.C. Cavender
Tout
Adam Stout & CO
Silver Lake, Ind
F. M. Downing
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League
J.W Tillman
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H. L. Greenawalt
Casnowe Posite
U.S. Patent Office
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Alexandria
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