Subscriptions rates and postal rules for the Journal
The Indianapolis Journal outlines subscription prices including Sunday and daily editions, mail and mall prepaid options, and reduced club rates. It lists distribution points in several cities and notes postage costs for domestic and foreign mail. It also features opinion on U S immigration policy, military salutes, weather impacts on crops, and remarks on British versus American prestige.
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Indianapolis
Pally
OPI
Venezuela Expels Minister Loomis as Persona Non Grata
The Venezuelan government declares Minister Loomis persona non grata and expects his return to Caracas will be blocked. The president says the move shows no unfriendliness toward the United States and suggests Loomis was overstepping his official bounds. Memorial Day events at New York University mark the hall of fame unveiling with military elements.
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Venezuela
Loomis
Caracas
United States
New York University
Grant
Farragut
Zee
United of the Confederacy
Columbia
Republic
South
Boone
Legion
Benjamin Harrison
Union
United States of America
Tsuty
Abraham Lincoln
Bett
Vicw
Hannibal Hamlin
Lincels
Ceremony Unveils Items as America Sings at Patriotiam
The event featured suitable ceremonies and closed with the singing of America. Patriotiam dominated the occasion, marking the highlight of the function with a patriotic note.
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America
Memorial Day Honors Defenders With Flower Decorated Graves
The essay extols Memorial Day as an exclusively American observance honoring fallen soldiers. It praises national traditions, notes universal veteran benefits in Europe, and highlights this year's widespread observance with strong local participation. Public school children are praised for their role as living lessons in national values and gratitude.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
Pittsburg Experiment in Municipal Reform
The article analyzes Pittsburgh as a second class city under new governance by a single recorder appointed by the governor. It notes taxpayers partly approve, praising a shift toward public interest oriented administration, while urging broader city reforms and businesslike management to curb inefficiency and corruption in municipal rule. It also compares U S cities and laments costly street and police practices, forecasting keen interest in the Pittsburg experiment.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Washington
Manila
Federal Convicts and State Jails Precedent Set by Judge Baker
United States Judge Baker in this city sentencing two prisoners to local county jails instead of Marion county jail as an act of leniency to allow visits from relatives. The piece argues for humane treatment and critiques federal punishment structure, noting only Fort Leavenworth military prison exists and many post jails are in poor condition. It emphasizes reliance on state facilities and sparsity of federal prison resources.
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United States
Baker
Marion County
Congress
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Federal Prison Reform Opinion on U S Jails
The United States should have one or two penitentiaries for male prisoners and one for female convicts. Courts may order sentences to be served in state houses of correction when no federal jail exists, leaving location choice to the court within state authorization.
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United States
House of Correction
House of Reformation
Publishers Neglect Tarnishes Harrison Book Worth
The executors’ appraisement shows the royalty contract for General Harrison’s book This Country of Ours as worthless, a sign of publisher negligence. The work is praised as a concise educational model, likely to influence intelligent patriotism, yet publishers deem it commercially worthless.
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General Harrison
Harrison
Republic Not in Danger Says Alonzo Smith on Imperialism
Hon Alonzo Greene Smith argues Supreme Court ruling could revive impecriatism and warns against constraining expansion. He recalls Civil War debates, predicts Democratic reorganization, and asserts Congress must freely decide on territories as needs arise without a fixed anti expansion rule.
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Alonzo Greene Smith
Supreme Court
Republic
Smith
Democratic Party
Mr. Smith
United States
Danish West Indies
Cuba
Congress
Memorial Day Reflections and Political Notes Across States
The article surveys Memorial Day observances with growing youth participation and National Guard presence, while weighing constitutional powers on expansion and territorial acquisitions. It critiques party alignments, notes Watterson on McLaurin, mentions SpringfieldRepublican views, and recalls veterans’ portrayals and a Kansas Ottawa tale on God proof and a New Jersey ruling deeming damn not a swear word.
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New Jersey
Expensive Papal Chair and Historic Inscriptions Featured
A silver papal chair valued at $20,000 is presented to the Pope. In New York a tombstone bears a macabre inscription about grave robbing. Delphos excavations reveal an ancient bookkeeping method, and Henry Jackson poems misattributed to Stonewall. A Kan lawyer quotes a high divorce fee as a judge condemns banker misconduct. The German Empress keeps a private diary, and a Maine judge laments bank director complicity. A New York physician notes New Yorkers talking to themselves on the street.
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Choes
N. Y
Delphos
Stonewall Jackson
Henry R. Jackson
Stonewall
Atchison, Kan
Solomon
Isaid
Tranforth
Maine Supreme Court
New York
Arctic
City Scenery Breeds Mental Scurvy In Self Talk
A Philadelphia Record excerpt notes urban isolation in New York streets fuels a mental scurvy visible as mumbling to oneself. It contrasts with parks and countryside where this habit is absent, citing city life as the catalyst for such behavior and linking it to temporary fantasy voyage and modest weekly costs.
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New York City
Indiana Editorial Notes Reflecting Public Opinion Across Papers
A collage of editorials and quips from Indiana papers on politics, money, education, and trust busting. Lines reference Fairbanks and Funston, faith debates, Bunyan book prices, easy money, a student theft, Fort Sheridan desertions, party confidence, Bryan’s stance, and U.S. teachers headed to the Philippines for a historic educational movement.
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Charlie Fairbanks
Fred Funston
Madison Courier
Confession of Faith
Anderson Bulletin
Northern Pacific
John Bunyan
Delphi Journal
Marion Chronicle
Fairmount
Bryan
Mundle Times
Fort Sheridan
Shelbyville
Elkhart Review
Mr. Pettigrew
Charles A. Towne
Elwood
United States
Philippines
Terre Haute
Jests and clashes of old era voices in print
A collage of witty quips and satirical lines from 1920s papers. Characters and authors wobble through cartoons and captions. Exchanges touch on coeducation church life and classic literary jests with playful banter and mock conversations.
Canteen Controversy Sparks Army Debates at Fort Schuyler
A New York Times reporter relays an officer at Fort Schuyler disputing WCTU claims about a military canteen. He recounts a staged inspection. He accuses the WCTU of deceit and predicts further discussion in Congress, citing a misrepresented visit and exaggerated portrayals.
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Christian Temperance Union
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Congress
Boston merchant backs newspaper advertising benefits
A Boston merchant told the Salem News interview that the biggest advertiser will eventually gain the most business. He said newspapers quickly reach thousands who ignore other publicity, delivering dignified, specific and prompt results.
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Philadelphia Record
Boston
Salem News
The Springfield Republican News Snippet
The fragment references The Professional Etker and Washington Post with a brief, unclear note about reconciliation and pursuing a man, implying a defiant or unresolved stance in a political or public dispute. The text lacks coherent events or identifiable actions suitable for a fuller summary.
Memorial Day Parade Through City Streets Honors Fallen Heroes
A large crowd witnessed a multi-division parade from Vermont and Meridian to Crown Hill Cemetery. Veterans groups led by General Harrison were praised for patriotism and civic duty, with schoolchildren placing flowers on graves. The address lauded veterans and urged continued remembrance and national unity.
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Meridian
Geora
Union Veteran Legion
German Veterans’ Association
Willam E. English
Harmon B. Hutson
John T. Barnett
Frank McCrea
Guy B. Boyle
Charles 8. Tarlton
Charles A. Garrard
Ray van Camp
R. G. Garstang
S. M. Compton
John 8
Poland
Frank 8. Clark
James W. Noel
Sons of Veterans
John F. Buckle
Ben Harrison
F. S. Clark
Charles J. Buchanan
John A. Johnson
Harry A. Richardson
C. W. Cochran
George R. Coulter
H. E. Negley
Henry Layman
John Layendecker
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows
Red Men
United Ancient Order of Druids
William E. Shilling
Leo Bassieur
St. Louis
Woman's Relief Corps
At the Cemetery Crown Hill Ceremonies for Civil War Heroes
Several thousand attended at Crown Hill Cemetery for the adornment of resting places for Civil War heroes. Power failures delayed travel to the pavilion where Adjutant General Irvin Robbins and Commander-in-Chief Leo Russieur led a formal memorial, followed by a moving address on patriotism and service.
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Crown Hill Cemetery
Irvin Robbins
Hev. H. C. Meserve
Flymouth
Leo Russieur
Mr. Bassleur
Union
The
Republic
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