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Carr
Indianapolis
Editorial roundup and political commentary notes
A long excerpted column surveys Democratic and Republican dynamics, tariff debates, and upcoming campaigns. It mentions Bryan, the Indiana world’s fair, and calls for honest money while noting diplomatic shifts around Serbia and King Peter. It references Roosevelt’s stance on postal investigations and a Chinese laundry case.
Mystery Murder Quietly Solved Through Police Work
An obscure member of a disliked race in the country was murdered. There was no crew, reward, or fund for investigation. Police patience yielded informants and led to arrests and a conviction. The case drew Chinese authorities' interest and its satisfactory settlement may strengthen Sino relations.
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Roosevelt
Attor
Dishe
Labor unions target walking delegates amid corruption concerns
The piece discusses unrest over walking delegates in unions, citing Sam Parks of New York as a paid promoter of strikes. City leaders like Mayor George P. Sullivan urge ending such graft, while employers fear manipulation. It notes signs of fatigue among labor leaders and impending anti strike organization. Another section touts immigrant contributions and republican ideals spreading globally.
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Sam Parks
New York
Parks
George P. Sullivan
Derby
Conn
Sullivan
Cleveland
Mole Hills
Chicago
Parks School
Chinese in United States Organize Patriotic Society to Promote Education
A San Francisco dispatch reports Chinese residents planning branches in major American cities for a patriotic society to spread education in China and foster national feeling. The piece notes Americans’ education values and cites census data on Chinese, Irish, German, Italian and other births, illustrating the impact of American ideas on immigrants.
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United States
China
San Francisco
Russia
Spain
Race prejudice and the race problem in America discussed
Rev D A Graham of New Orleans spoke at Bethel A M E Church on race relations noting Northern views shaped by slavery and emancipation. He argued against prejudice while observing North and South differences in trust, labor, and unions, and urged education and forbearance to ease tensions.
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D. A. Graham
New Orleans
Bethel A. M. E. Church
North
South
Georgia
Alabama
Graham
Rome
Russia
Austria
Army And Navy Promotions In Era Of Peace Appeal
The article notes weak recruiting for both army and navy in Indianapolis and nationwide due to peace, prosperity, and scarce promotions. It highlights pay, rations, and merit-based advancement as incentives, but warns young men fear losing years for little world exposure. Recent Congress measures and new rules aim to open officer promotion and improve recruitment.
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Army
Navy
Indianapolis
Republican Hopefuls and Women Seen in Public Discourse
The piece notes broad promotions reforms enabling army and navy careers without West Point or Annapolis, predicts a presidential-caliber Republican nominee, and laments a rising female highwayman in Indianapolis. It ends with a morale line urging the home team to seize chances and make hay.
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Army
Navy
West Point
Annapolis
The Humorists in Brief Verse From Time Wards
The column recounts quick comic items and quips from Times-Democrat and Columbia Jester. A remark to a woman calling her a bird sparks anger due to her pigeon toes, followed by a Montanan youth who slips on ban and ends with a playful reversal.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Modesty of Greatness Dictating Career Details
The eminent statesman, amid a Chicago Tribune interview, pauses to reserve comment on his early career. He notes reluctance to discuss himself and suggests the spot to insert such statements. The exchange, reflecting his measured humility, frames forthcoming details with caution.
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Chicago Tribune
The Sword Act Sparks Mixed Theater Talk
Quoted remarks from Philadelphia Lecter and Chicago man reflect confusion over modern dining and education. A college president defends athletes' academic effort against insinuations. A village theater doorkeeper bars admission to Uncle Tom's Cabin as patrons party inside.
Drift of politics in Indianapolis Democrats feud
Flavius J. Van Vorhis attacks James L. Keach as city party head while accusing Tom Taggart Samuel E. Morss and John W. Kern of duplicity. He urges Bryan as a reformer and notes the Greenfield Bryan visit as opposition to Keach. Other Republicans and politicians, including Beveridge and Sims, attend events and discuss future campaigns and appointments.
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Flavius J. van Vorhis
Indiana
Indianapolis
James L. Keach
East Ohio Street
Keach
van Vorhis
Tom Taggart
Taggart
Samuel E. Morss
the Sentinel
Morss
Samuel EB. Morss
Pierpont Morgan - Standard Oil - Economic League
John W. Kern
Kern
Chicago
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Cleveland
Hill
Gorman
Watterson
Heach
Ren of Morss
Cleveland Ring
Bookwalter
Royal
W. J. Bryan
Greenfield
Will A. Hough
Columbia Club
Hough
Legislators Take Pleasure Trip Over Indiana Gas Belt
Representative C B Landis of Delphi stays at the Columbia Club. Horace Stilwell of Union Traction invited several lawmakers to tour the gas belt. He calls it a delightful trip to Anderson Muncie and Marion with Overstreet Ricketts and Sims also aboard.
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C. B. Landis
Delphi
Columbia Club
Horace Stilwell
Union Traction Company
Indiana
Anderson
Muncie
Marion
College Sway on Birth Rates and Education Debated
The article reports Dr Engelmann of Boston arguing college education does not shrink family size. Harvard and Yale graduates marry well, but native-born fertility declines mirror national trends. Native-born Massachusetts averages 2.61 children per family with 1.92 surviving, while foreign-born families average 4.53 children with 2.01 surviving.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Popular Science
Engelmann
Boston
Eliot
Harvard
Yale
Brown
Bowdoin
Princeton
Massachusetts
Europe
Englemann
Franklin
France
Dr. Engel- Mann
Rance
Wise Trades Council Endorses Arbitration Over Wages
Philadelphia Ledger reports the San Francisco Building Trades Council adopted a resolution to refuse further wage increases until prosperity warrants them. It argues arbitration before strikes reduces losses to contractors and workers, noting New York carpenters strike losses exceed 25 million dollars and broader real estate slowdowns.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Building Trades Council of
San Francisco
San Francisco Council of
New York City
New York
San Francisco Building Trades Council
Those Diamonds in New York Stirs Philadelphia Man
Mr Widener of Philadelphia shows annoyance when New York customs ask about the diamonds but a pleased surprise follows as he learns the jewels belong to him. The episode reflects tension over ownership and value in a high profile case involving a major collector.
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Fred A Sims
Frankfort
Republican State Committee
Columbia Club
Sims Showia
State Committee
Tris
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Aes
Roosevelt
Cane Stor Bevery
Chicago Post
Widener
Philadelphia
New York
Widener admits carelessness over five thousand in diamonds
A gentleman of means promised to cable the hotel about a bagatelle of diamonds worth $5,000 after admitting it was quite careless. The dispatches indicate he intended to secure the items and resolve the matter promptly.
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Widener
An Outsider's View on Local Wickedness in Noblesville
The Ledger urges Indianapolis readers to stop merely complaining and to act against law violations. It emphasizes duty for reporters, ministers, and citizens to witness, testify, and reinforce the law rather than leaving the burden to mayors or others. It calls for constructive help over public complaints and notes imperfect but improving state society.
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Noblesville
Ind
Indianapolis
Remember the Maine towed to Norway harbor plea resurfaces
The New York Sun recalls the sunken Maine hull in Havana harbor and debates removal. It argues the vessel should be raised and treated with naval honor rather than sold for junk, urging a fitting end by the United States to memorialize the battleship’s saga.
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New York Sun
Maine
Havana
Norfolk Harbor
Florida Straits
United States
Victory for reform in New Hampshire town shocks saloon lobby
Boston Herald reports a New Hampshire city embraced reform to reduce liquor traffic, using canvassing and alleged ballot schemes to sway votes. The piece warns reformers may face broader corruption efforts and predicts the next town could be harder to sway.
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Boston Herald
New Hampshire
Friends of “Law and Order
Southern editors warn of convulsions over postwar law
The Charleston News and Courier predicts desolation for the South if courts and Congress enforce equal rights. It argues justice for the negro will not plunge the nation into bloodshed and suggests Southern editors overstate alarm in their editorials. The piece notes fear of enforced law while condemning harsh measures against African Americans.
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New York Evening Post
Charleston News and Courier
South
Congress
Americans in Belgrade. Washington Post tale of Yankee hosts abroad
In Belgrade last January Mr. S. E. Grainger of Philadelphia stayed at the New York Hotel. He found an American landlord and a second York hotel in the Caucasus run by a former American consul. The hospitable locals respected these Yankee hosts who offered familiar comforts amid foreign surroundings.
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Washington Post
Belgrade
New York
York
Caucasus
America
Educator Munsterberg on feminization of education
The Brooklyn Eagle notes Professor Munsterberg arguing that feminization refers to conditions affecting male students in coeducational schools rather than schooling for women. The Chicago Daily Tribune adds that such men have known no men and that older institutions have shifted social life toward dances and other events, remarking it could be damaging to family structure.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Munsterberg
Chicago Daily Tribune
Dike voice suit exposes marital strains and faith clash
An Indiana wife sues after her husband’s claimed religious conversion, arguing the lifestyle change harmed their marriage. The Providence Journal notes the dispute centers on authenticity of his piety and its impact on family life.
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Providence Journal
Indiana
Free Providence
Sey Ganois
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