Green goods swindlers prey on gullible victims nationwide
The May 3 dispatch from Washington details a long running graft in the green goods and sawdust schemes. It explains how counterfeiters target the unwary with persuasive circulars, how victims are recruited by inviting letters, and how Treasury and postal officials track and prosecute the operations while recounting a dramatic Holland versus boodler episode.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Bunco
Bureau of Engraving
Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
United States
Treasury Department
Treasury
New York
Justis
Hatste
James Holland
Lone Star
Holland
Davis
Post Office
Anthony Comstock
Society For the Prevention of Vice
Christian Science doctrine cited in Indianapolis Journal letter
A reader disputes the notion of special providences in Christian Science. The author emphasizes God as an active universal law guiding humanity, citing Science and Health and arguing divine intelligence operates always rather than through special dispensations.
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Indianapolis Journal
Second Church of Christ, Scientist
New York City
Mary Baker Eady
Minneapolis man builds cyclone cellar before cyclone arrives
Mr H F Davies of Minneapolis defies jeers to construct a cyclone cellar costing 70 dollars. The stone and brick vault under a woodshed features a brick arch, steel beams, cement floor, and a six inch air pipe, designed to survive heavy debris while remaining southwest of the house.
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H. F. Davies
Minneapolis
Davies
Arsenal Site Opinion Favors Large Military Post Near Indianapolis
John P. Hawkins of Indianapolis argues that abandoning the ordnance arsenal here would benefit the area by selling the grounds to acquire extensive White River land for a new military post. He contends the post would serve regular and state troops and outvalue keeping the arsenal as a park or institution. May 4.
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The
Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis
White River
Indiana
John P. Hawkins
Ex-President Celeviland Vouches Cortelyou’s Cabinet Level Role
Collier's Weekly praises George B. Cortelyou as President McKinley’s secretary, noting the role’s cabinet‑level importance. It highlights required traits such as tact, secrecy, immense work capacity, and adeptness in managing confidential letters, dispatches, and the President’s travels and communications.
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Collier's
Celeviland
George Is. Cortelyou
White House
Cortelyou
McKinley
Washington
Life Magazine Editor-But Well I haven’t such a dish
An editor notes the difficulty in reproducing a health foods claim from Detroit Journal with a skeptical stance on the supposed benefits. The passage hints at the unreliability or humor of exaggerated health food narratives.
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Life
Ame
Under the Blue Flag A Presbyterian Assembly Opens in Philadelphia
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Philadelphia hosts the Presbyterian General Assembly with debt paid and generous growth in membership surpassing one million. Anticipated topics include mission work, reforms to the Westminster Confession, and proposed amendments to church governance. Philadelphia’s historic role and exhibits mark the gathering with public meetings and receptions planned.
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Indianapolis
Philadelphia
New York
Presbyterian General Assembly
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Peking
China
Tte
Church—Education
Witherspoon
Walnut Street
The
Historical Society
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Academy of Music
Academy of Fine Arts
George Washington
New Jersey
Presbyterian Commissioners
Warssawiak
Presbyterian Church
Briggs
Hillis
Presbyterian Church of England
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L. S. Ayresco
Delft
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Corsset
the Sunday Journal
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Pennsylvania Street
Bath
Johnson
Woodbridge CO
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U. Tel. Co
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Framingham, Mass
William B. Dickson
South Bend, Ind
Christian Science Doctrine
the Arsenal
Gen. Hawkins
Detroit Journal
Sembly
St. Louie
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