Attitudes and Reform urged for Indiana National Guard
An Indianapolis veteran urged stronger citizen ties to the army and guard, arguing they are essential state and national power. He warned against indifference, urged officer accountability, and proposed solutions to boost attendance including pay increases, legislative changes, and stricter enforcement of drill obligations.
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Indianapolis
Journal
National Guard
State Guard
Guard
Army
Indiana National Guard
Indiana
United States Army
Guard Duty and Pay Reform for National Guard Leaders
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr commentates on her husband’s typhoid illness and urges higher pay and policy changes. She argues for closer Guard Army integration, civil life officers rising via National Guard, and a federal law to allocate officers from the Nation’s Guard.
Right Man at the Lever: Derby Engineer Saves Runaway Train
Connecticut railroad worker Billings of Derby acted with swift judgment to halt a runaway gravel train backed toward Derby from Bridgeport. With five seconds to decide, he moved a switch engine to front the derailed line, guiding the runaway safely ahead and preventing disaster.
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Hartford Courant
Billings
Derby
Bridgeport
Engineer Billings
Mr. Billings
Gnomes of Modern Life beneath City Skyscrapers
A detailed tour of Indianapolis underground power rooms reveals engineers and stokers toiling below the Stevenson building. Chief Engineer Henry Hamilton explains furnaces, horsepower, and safety measures as crews keep 240 horsepower at peak and the city’s elevators and lights running.
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Indianapolis
Stevenson
Henry Hamilton
Velvet ribbon collar trend in Paris via ruffled clusters
The piece notes a Paris trend to soften collars with velvet ribbon clusters at each side. It also mentions blankets, primarily priced from eight to twelve dollars a pair, with reductions to a fifth to a third off depending on condition. The sale starts Monday, with early viewing encouraged.
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Paris
Tory
The Candle Tree in China to Japan New Year Customs
The excerpt traces a tree with lamps and lights from ancient sun rites in Europe to China where a hundred lamp tree stood at the audience hall as early as 247 B C. It notes Princess Yang in 713 755 A D erecting a hundred lamp tree eighty feet high on a mountain and describes present practice in Japan with two evergreen trees tied by straw and bearing dried lobsters and oranges.
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England
France
Ireland
China
Japan
Admirals of the Teeth in the Navy
Harper s Weekly notes that navy dentistry now ranks as yeomen with rising pay and status. A House naval affairs panel heard leading dentists argue for advancement without line promotion, hoping to reach surgeon or chaplain levels or closer.
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Harper's Weekly
Navy
National Dental Association
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Lorenz
Bright boys rise to higher roles through self earned excellence
The article argues that workers who accept modest pay gain long term value from superior effort. It notes that when salaries are low, individuals invest extra energy, enthusiasm, and discipline, improving skills and business insight, which leads to rapid advancement and responsibility.
Slippers and New Year Parties Link to $2.50 Court Ties
A fragment notes slippers and New Year parties with new style court ties priced at $2.50. The brief mentions social events and fashion items connecting celebratory gatherings to court attire and an associated price point.
A New Year's Toast to Time and Hearts
A poetic toast speaks of Time on his journey thither and hither. It contrasts white headed and cold heads bowing or looking high, while Time and the young at heart sing to the old in an unsung song.
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Indiana Guard
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Regular Army
West Point
Congress
Connecticut
Tescher
Gnomes OF Modern Life
Germany
Ape
Madona del Sedia
V. Tozetti
George Hasbrook
Noble Charger
Norman Sire
L. S. Ayres
Greas
Admirals OF the Teeth
For Dancing
Ayres Shoe Store
Alaska
Northwest Coast
Sander & Becker
Sander & Recker Morris
Sander & Recker Furniture Company
Merchants’ Association
Washington ST
West
Washington Street
Schoo Lermocke
Indianapolis Conservatory of Music
Edgar M. Cawley
Illinois Street
Ee Ee
Puines Fae
Indianapolis Hardware Co
Serdar Sweet
Whivensit
Postoffice
N. Peania St
E. J. Heeb
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