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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
4
The Tribune notes Donald McCallum editor and Sixth Virginia District instructing delegates at large for Taft amid a flurry of divorces among millionaire families, implying other citizens may soon rejoice at their lack of millions.
Republicans gained ten aldermen in Chicago on Tuesday locking in control of the city council, replacing a Democrat controlled body.
Delaware Republican delegates refuse Taft directive to back him at Chicago. They elect uninstructed delegates, signaling a split with national leadership and a contested path to the GOP nomination.
Edward W. Clark, secretary of the Prohibition State Committee, criticizes local option planks in both Indiana Republican and Democratic platforms as designed only for delay and a snare and a delusion. He argues prohibition advocates remain hard to satisfy in human flesh.
The two major parties have issued platforms and fielded candidates but speculation is held up by the Prohibition issue not yet appearing in the campaign. Experts say prognostications cannot proceed until the Prohibitions side enters the fray.
Congressman A L Brick died at Fletcher Sanitarium Indianapolis Tuesday while attending the Republican state convention. He had been in poor health and suffered an attack of S Wrights disease during his stay, a loss to Indiana and to the state’s political ranks.
A crude editorial tone mocks Cuba’s Castro and the Monroe doctrine. The author argues the United States cannot act alone against Castro without allowing European powers the same option. The piece suggests suspending the Monroe doctrine briefly to allow a different outcome.
Illinois local option election conducted Tuesday across 4 counties with 1200 townships reports 20 counties dry and 64 wet. Approximately 1500 saloons closed in the dry territory, marking an anti saloon victory though several counties vote was razor thin including one county deciding wet by a single vote.
The article defends Vice-President Fairbanks against charges of avoiding ideas. It credits him with advancing the single word standard during silver coinage debates and proposes tariff revision by this Congress in November. It notes Senator Hemenway helped shape a plank in Indiana's Republican platform.
The passage argues the tariff revision proposal is a presidential campaign plank that others claim credit for, but contends Taft’s Ohio plank fails to meet national needs and that Indiana’s plank stands as the correct platform.
James B. Watson was nominated for Indiana governor last Thursday at Indianapolis by a large convention. He led on the first ballot and increased support each round, with Miller conceding to Watson on a unanimous note. The ticket, including Lieutenant Governor Goodwine, was otherwise quickly completed with all nominees deemed good men fit for election.
An old ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve for wounds burns piles and chilblains with claims of disappearance and healing. The Baas & Schultz guarantee backs the product.
Indiana Republicans unite behind Theodore Roosevelt's leadership and call for tariff revision while maintaining protective principles. They uphold child labor regulation, nonpartisan public institutions, and expansion of mine safety, mine inspection, and wage protections, and endorse Fairbanks for president.
A Cedell Marlshamburg citizen recalls the grasshopper plague days and a lingering cough. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for relief after other remedies failed, noting a trial bottle was offered.
An advertisement claims the pill aids liver function and bowel regularity to prevent appendicitis. It promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a solution to constipation and liver torpor available for 25e at Baas and Schultz's drug store.
The best proof of his qualities as a stock horse are his colts. You can see them to judge breeding results. Judge Tattler will stand the 1908 season at Greemann Livery Barn.
A promotional note extols a remarkable cure for colds as prompt effective and reliable. It describes the product as a staple in trade and commerce and urges trials of the remedy.
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