This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1912
Page
3
A Batesville Indiana page features local reading notices, obituaries, and a satirical column debating Indiana registration costs and party politics. The voice questions registration law costs, party strategy, and Bryan era politics, ending with a Bryan critique.
The old election board operated at three dollars per day while the pet registration board now receives four dollars daily. The change marks a four dollar per diem with a claimed 384 percent rise in costs for public duties.
The piece ponders whether a small faction voting in a preferential primary can claim to represent the people. It uses hypothetical margins such as 10 to 32 and 7 to 83 to argue that with 25 percent turnout of party voters deciding a majority, the remaining 75 percent cannot be compelled to support the chosen candidate. The rhetoric questions if such a result truly expresses popular sovereignty.
Osgood Milan Newpoint and Batesville form the Southern Indiana League and publish a seasonal schedule. Home dates include May through Oct with multiple two game dates and ties to local loyalties. Also offered are poultry hatching services and a wheat buying note from local businesses in Oldenburg and Batesville Milling Co.
In a college town a playful mock wedding between Walter Nixon and Jaqueline Woodruff leads to serious questions when letters of 'marriage' imply a real contract. The pair explore true intent while friends warn of legal consequences before a real ceremony ensues.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.