How Balfour Missed the Maiden
Alexander Balfour a kin to Lord Burleigh grows up noble and brave in Scotland. After loving Anne Robertson the threatened murder leads to a dramatic escape with his sister Jennie and a royal pardon. He survives fifty years in comfort while the fate of Anne Robertson Syme remains unknown.
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Lexander Balfour
Burleigh
Kinross
Scotland
Duke of Argyle
Earl of Stair
Alexander
University of St. Andrew
Aleck
Anne Robertson
Anne
Lord Burleigh
Miss Robertson
Mr. Syme
Alexander Balfour
Balfour
Syme
Balfur
Morton
Jennie
Anne Robertson Syme
No easy path to success says the Silent Partner
The passage urges perseverance through hardship and conflict. It warns that a mindset of waiting for opportunity leads to being overwhelmed by effort and opposition. It stresses readiness to fight, with strength and energy driving achievement.
Oh Shining Shoes Democracy Quote
A Ralph Bergengren remark in Century celebrates democracy with a playful image of everyone as a king on his throne, while acknowledging the need for a fair, rotating order in polishing shoes to keep equality.
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Ralph Bergengren
Harbor of Rotterdam Captures City’s Scenic Life
An evocative description highlights Rotterdam harbor with its canals, bustling traffic, flying bridges, and colorful, composite views that contrast with New York’s skyline. The text emphasizes movement, craft, and a lively, picturesque harbor scene.
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Rotterdam
New York
Forcings in early schooling endangering child growth
The author argues that forcing rapid book learning on young children risks hollow knowledge without real understanding. She stresses experiential learning through play, social interaction, and concrete activities as essential foundations for genuine education, with reading postponed until meaningful.
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Sidonie M. Gruenberg
Mme Sevigne Birth and Fronde Associations
The article notes Marie de Rabutin Chantal known as Mme Sevigne was born around 1626 in Burgundy at Boubilly Chateau. She married Marquis de Sevigne in 1644, who died in a duel seven years later. She then focused on her children and became famed for her correspondence with Grignan after her daughter's marriage.
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Marie de Rabutin Chantal
Mme. Sevigne
Burgundy
Chateau of
Boubilly
Marquis de Sevigne
Marquis de Grignan
Curing Married Couples From Within
The Edinburgh Scotsman argues that harmony would improve if spouses ceased trying to cure each other. Scolding wives and self-appointed cure attempts by husbands are noted as less effective than individuals addressing their own faults.
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Edinburgh
Good Breeding and Civility in Society
The passage argues civility arises from good nature and sense, while good breeding adds luster and dignity. It contrasts a genteel courtier with rough laborers, noting breeding elevates the manner, sometimes even masking low substance.
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Lord Chesterfield
Jain Hospitals Care For Animals In India
A Jain sect in India forbids harming animals and promotes protecting their lives and healing their ills. Followers operate numerous hospitals where sick and maimed animals receive tender care from pious practitioners encountered on the road.
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India
Indiana University Economist Proposes Tax System Overhaul
Dr. W. A. Rawles, IU economist, files minority report on Indiana taxation urging property and income classification and opposing tax ferrets. He warns the general property tax is broken and calls for constitutional limits, broader state supervision, and modernized school funding reforms with revised rural administration.
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Indiana University
Indianapolis
W. A. Rawles
Indiana
William L. Elder
Jacob Pratt Dunn
Fred A. Sims
Thomas D. Brookshire
Roachdale
Doctor Raches
Eider
National Tax Conference
Doctor Rawles
State Board
Board of
Rawles
Ohio
New Incorporations and Dissolutions Listed
Notices show paper-company in Delaware dissolving while Carey Realty of Indianapolis with stated capital of 100000 dollars engages in real estate. Names John Carey Mary Stewart Carey and Martha Carey appear in the filing. The Federal Collateral Society of Indianapolis increases its capital.
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Paper - Company
Delaware ‘County
Carey, Realty. Company
Indianapolis
Capital
Air Rectors
John
Indiana National Horsethief Detective association plans state police bill
The Indiana based National Horsethief Detective association will push a measure to create a state police department. A three member governor appointed police board would oversee a state police chief with one officer per county. The plan would absorb oil inspection and fish and game duties and replace local detective groups. A 1915 proposal failed to advance.
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National Horsethief Detective Association
Indiana
Charles F. Martin
Jamestown
Will J. Calvert
Attica
M. J. Mendenhall
Sheridan
E. H. Lochry
Franklin
J. W. Carter
Indianapolis
Fish and Game Bureau
Fish and Game
State Police Department
Public Service Commission
Thomas J. Duncan
Joseph O’reilley
Charles J. Stewart
Duncan
Clinton Electric Light and Power Company
Dana
Field Hospital No. 2
Indiana National Guard
Llano Grande
Tex
A. G. Chittick
Frankfort
Noblesville
Upland
Aubrey L. Kuhlman
Lewis
Limo Grande
Elkhart
Wilson Roose
State Board of Bank Examiners
Mr. Roose
Cicero
New Christian Church
B. O. Hufford & Son
Shirley
E. P. Couch
Bloomington
Guy Reeves
American Cast Iron and Pipe Company
Monroe County Council
Tipton
Anderson
Evansville
Ralston
Edwin Gates
Quincey Myers
Vincennes
Floyd Duckworth
Indiana Creek Coal Company
New Albany
Charlee Miller
Louisville
Hammond
Omaha
Chicago
Gary
Federal grand jury checks Lake county ties in elections case
Indianapolis reports the grand jury, nearing completion of probes into the 1914 and 1916 Indianapolis elections, shifts focus back to Lake county. U.S. attorney Frank Dailey notes the deep inquiry reflects high expectations. A court filing reveals Samuel Warden, long viewed as penniless, was worth about 45 000 in real estate and securities.
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Indianapolis
Iits
Lake ‘County
Lake County
Frank
Dailey
United States
Samuel
Madison
Indiana Prohibition Bill Drafted for 1917 Legislature
Senator Dorrell unveils a statewide prohibition measure naming alcohol and all intoxicating beverages by explicit terms. The bill bans sale, purchase, or furnishing except for medicinal or limited uses and bars all advertising of intoxicants.
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Dorrell
Indianapolis
Indiana
Brown
Johnson
Monroe
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The
ADATS
Alexander’ Balfour
Richard
HITS
Commission
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
County Superintendents’ Association
City and Town Superintendents’ Association
Township Trustees’ Association
State Board of Education
County Boards of Education
County Board of Education
State Department of Public Instruction
W. W. Black
Black
State Police
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