Indiana Republicans confident of sweeping 13 districts
Indianapolis August 28 The state committee expects to return all current Republican congressmen and gain at least two more. Hemenway in the First district faces no doubt of re election while Wadsworth in the Second and O Conner in the Third show strong support. Powell in the Fourth district appears likely, with Holliday in the Fifth and Watson in the Sixth set for victories. Overstreet in the Seventh and Landis in the Ninth win easily, with Hanna in the Twelfth and Brick in the Thirteenth also favored to return, signaling a statewide Republican edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Committee
James A. Hemenway
Gibson County
Hemenway
Evansville
Vanderburg
Peter Wadsworth
Magh O’conner
Zenor
Nathan Powell
Griffith
Congress
John Overmeyer
Overmeyer
Powell
Holliday
James E. Watson
Marion
Jackson
Overstreet
Frank B. Burke
Burke
Silver Push
Taggart
Street
Marion County
Capt. Allen
Sandia
Robert Hanna
Robinson
Aare
Hanna
A. L. Brick
Indiana
Nee
What Democracy Would Do.
A political platform outline asserts that Democrats would withdraw troops from Luzon and grant independence to natives, abandon warships in China, pressure England over the Spanish American War, smash trusts except those tied to Democrats, abolish the regular army, free Cuba and Puerto Rico, and repeal sound money to restore 16 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzon
China
England
Jones
Cuba
Forto Rico
McKinley vs Bryan and Prosperity Debate Cited by Indianapolis Journal
The Indianapolis Journal questions the demand for McKinley over Bryan and universal prosperity via free soup houses. It notes Bryanites cite consent of the governed but oppose applying their rule to the Slorth Caritas situation.
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McKinley
Bryan
Indianapolis Journal
Attacks on Altgeld and Bryan Reflect Political Rhetoric
The piece denounces Gov. Roosevelt's wartime record and Altgeld's anti war positions as baseless and hypocritical. It rebukes Bryan's Philippines policy remarks, defends U S sovereignty over the Philippines, and argues for the republic’s ongoing governance of diverse populations.
Bryan's 1896 Plea for Bimetallism Revisited
A historical note recalls William Jennings Bryan's 1896 speech arguing bimetallism would restore parity and shift the United States from debtor to lender. It questions his prophecies under the gold standard and asks readers to doubt his earlier predictions.
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Bryan
Bryan Flags U S as Ready to Bear a New Yoke
In a notification speech Mr Bryan warned that the United States was near substituting its yoke for the Spanish yoke regarding the Filipinos. The remark struck as odd for a presidential candidate to comment on government restraint.
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Altgeld
Toledo
Gov
Roosevelt
New York
United States
Santiago
St. Altgeld
Lfe
Bryan
Do Not Take It For Granted Says Bryanite Rebuked
An enthusiastic supporter in Indianapolis on Bryan day warned Indiana against voting Republican this year but was rebuked by his own words. The article notes the exchange and the party dynamics without graphic detail.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Murder confessions unfold in Lentz case in Indiana
Oliver Thomasson and John P. Gaines, confessors in the Frank Lentz murder near Bedford, Indiana, show signs of relief after their admissions. Thomasson, nervous but resolute, seeks forgiveness and vows to live rightly, while Gaines remains silent and asks for his father’s visit. Authorities fear mob violence and plan security as trials set to begin September 3. The case follows a wave of local lawlessness and a countywide pursuit aided by Grannan Detective Agency and deputy Rayburn.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Oliver Thomasson
John P. Gaines
Frank Lentz
Thomasson
Gaines
Reformatory
W. G. Gaines
W. H. Edwards
Mitchell
Thomasson and
Palmer
Lawrence County
Martin
Bedford
Grant
Lentz
The
Enquirer
Bryantsville
Lentz Farm
John Gaines
Lentz Place
Zaring
Deitsch
Captain Grannan
Grannan
Cincinnati
John Rayburn
Rayburn
Philippines
Orient
Aguinaldo
M. C. Stone
Stone
Tim
Mitchell notes and legal docket items lead off Bedford daily
Local columns list new suits in Mitchell and Bedford cases including note and mortgage actions, divorces, and damages. arrivals, visits, and community updates feature residents such as Mor ris, Hill, and Scoggan. also an August 29 report from North Vernon on a deadly rail accident and an upcoming Cincinnati excursion.
Teachers For Shawswick Township Schools Open
The Shawswick township schools will begin Monday September 3 1900 under Trustee W & West. Officers C H Faris Jimma Tresslar Mary Erwin Maud Malott and 13 district teachers listed include Edwina Day Lawrence Maher Emma Brown Craigie Mitchell Pearl Brown Thresa Brewer May Armstrong E D Sears Katherine Moran and C E Ray with Mary Day and J P Maher. Also note William O Jeter 80 returned to Russiaville Indiana with family after visiting Bedford area. Jeter recalls Bedford founded 1827 and log courthouse era. Hushinger Indiana Pension office chief was in the city on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. HE. Faris
Jimma Tresslar
Mary Erwin
Maud Malott
Shanswick Township
W. &. West
William O. Jeter
Russiaville
Howard County
Kokomo
Cosners
Stalkers
Lees
Bedford
Jeter
Horatio Jeter
Nicholas Hushinger
Indiana’ Pension Office
City
Indianapolis
August Flower Patronage Abroad Encourages Curative Talks
Professor Houton reports widespread use of Green's August Flower for dyspepsia liver derangement stomach issues and constipation after ten years traveling the world. He cites tourists salesmen and office workers suffering headaches from irregular habits as helped by the remedy. Sample bottles are free at Messick & Dodd and it is sold by dealers in civilized countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Houton
Messick & Dodd
Grain O praised in letter from David City reader
A reader from David City Nebraska endorses Grain-O citing health benefits after a family member avoided coffee. The letter mentions Genesse Pure Food Co Le Roy New York and describes initial hesitation followed by steady use and improved well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David City
Neb
Genesse Pure Food Co
le Roy
N.Y
Lillie Sochor
Community Notes From Local Weekend Actions
Sunday basket meeting at Old Union drew several locals. Burglars robbed McClung and Smith homes Saturday night taking ham and about four dollars. Camp attendees included Wm Mitchell, D A McCurdy and S O McClung. School opens Monday with Opal Armstrong principal and Miss Means assistant.
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Old Union
Hubert Ferguson
Miss Bird Williams
Bedford
Opal Pierca
Our Town
S. O. McClung
Elza Smith
McClung
Smith’s
Sallie Gore
Silverville
Bert Short
Grammar
Amman
Carney King
Elnora
J. S. Williams
Opal Armstrong
Miss Means
Mitchell
Chicago
Wm. Mitchell
D. A. McCurdy
Henry Birch
North Williams
Bedford Social Notes Include Local Guests
Bedford residents reported guests and visits with Mrs Leota Adamson staying with her mother C. A. Knight in Bedford. W4H. Martin, an insurance man from Heltonville, was in town last week.
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Bedford
Leota Adamson
C. A. Knight
Martin
Heltonville
Local Notes From Tunnelton Area Report Fragments
Saturday and Sunday gatherings include D A Lee and Lorey McKinney at Bedford and J W Mathes visiting in Jackson county. Eliza Crawford knocked from a culvert by a train but was not seriously hurt. Virgil Pate and M B Lee work with thrasher while D A Lee trades a horse and wagon.
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Tunnelton
D. A. Lee
Lorey McKinney
Bedford
Virgil Pate
Dixon
D. A Lee
Ford
J. H. Bear- Thomas Root
D A. Lee
James
WP. Holland
Jackson County
Clark Hinshaw
Martin County
T. J. Fields
M. B. Lea
Baders
Eliza Crawford
Thrasher
Gillen
M. B. Lee
Leesville Local Notes Highlight Moves and Visits
David Hughes of Medora buys cattle near Leesville while residents welcome Dr. W. C. Butler back to practice. Mrs. W. H. Consalus returns from Indianapolis with plans to visit India napolis. Visitors include James R. Brown of Washington and Lawrence Matlice of Erie. A child of T. W. Brown dies, and the community notes small events such as a ball game and an ice cream supper.
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David Hughes
Medora
John Willaams
Erie
John Williams
Greasy Creek
James R. Brown
Washington
W. C. Butler
Beltonville
Will Hess
Vernon
Ind
Lawrence Matlice
Nellie Swinger
Weddleville
Lou Weaver
Butler
Leesville
T. W. Brown
Susie Hill
Heltonville
Fayetteville Social Roundup Sees Visits And Picnic In Rain
Mrs Will Voris of Maul Ridge and Mr and Mrs Bud Massey of Springville visited relatives in Fayetteville. A gypsy caravan passed through town. The Farmers Picnic failed due to rain but organizers aim to reschedule in September. Local residents attended a basket dinner at Old Union and many family and friend visits occurred throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Voris
Maul Ridge
Bud Massey
Springville
Ollie McCain
Dark Hollow
Minnie McClellan
Orl Ferguson
Coxton
Alice Veatch
Bedford
Charles Sears
Caniel Jones
George Perkins
Hackler
J. M. Potter
Mondridge Lackey
A. K. Sears
Bertha
Clona Quackenbush
Trippleton
J. McClellan
Bryantsville
Luther Kern
Sarah Kern
Laura Owens
Old Union
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Bedford Mail
Thomas J. Brooks
Fred B. Otis
Otis & Brooks, Proprietors
Tr Official Republican Newspaper
Republican
Kinley
National
William Cickinley
Bio
Ae Saabs
Theodore Roosevelt
Winfield T. Durbin
Newton W. Gilbert
Union B.hunt
Auditor of State
William H. Hart
Leopold Levy
William L. Taylor
Supreme Court
Charles F. Remy
Benjamin F. Johnson
Public Instruction
Frank L. Jones
Dist
James H. Jordan
Supreme Court—4th Dist
Leander J. Monks
Ereanneel
G. H. Han Charles W. Miller
Marnow. Fields
George Gook
W. W. Borden
Frank Little
Ey B. Powell
William GH
William A. Johnson
M. H. Quinn
Robert W. Harrison
Eli Stansbury
Gtingey A. Myers
Harry Parks
Simpson EB. Low
Capegress
Peter R. Wadsworth
Daviess County
10Th Circuit
TG. Miller
Maco County
Litvia Adamson
Lawrence
Boone Leonard
William H West
Benjamin F Eestaley
James F. Smith
Jacob R. Pope
Mos W. Scoggan
George B. Ross
Walter Malott
Perry Woolery
Targe
Isaac N. Glover
John OD
Alexander
James Jf. Eversole
Walter Burton
Daniel W. Sherwood
Stephen A. Bartlett
Illiam Erwin
Ahhind E. Ray
Goren ‘Glover
Coleman Duncan
Edmund Thornton
Joseph R. Yoris
Stephe, Neon
Fred Byers
Joseph McBrayer
Charles R. Smith
John Castello
Illiam A. Campbell
M’kinley and Rough Riders Club
McKinley Club
Rough Riders
Fayetteville
Ira Batman
J. Frank Hanley
Mrs. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Paris
Spain
Dewey
Manila
Napoleon
International
Louisiana
George Washington
Wayne
Ohio
Thomas Jefferson
Texas
California
Jefferson
North Carolina
Clay
Republic
Lafayette
Thomasson and Gaines
W. H. Harris
Second National Bank of New Albany
Trinity Springs
Rence Circuit Court
Wiley G. Burton
Charles W. Burton
Burton
Sigel Ferguson
Perry
Town
W W. Ferguson
Wm. Murray
Frank B Dodson
J.H. Howards
Freling H. Hunter
Robert Hunter
Crooke & Crooke
David R.stultz
John McKnight
McHenry
Owen
Union Trust. Co
Tabitha Cobb
Brooks &Brooks
Susan A. Marine
James Marine
W. H. Consalus
Carl Short
Watson & Giles
Elmira Tindall
George A. Tindall
Matson & Giles
James McFadden
William C. Donica
C. Matson & Giles
Solomon Bass
Mary J. Bass
Dunn & Pearson
William T. Moore
ER. K. Dye
Mollie Perkins
Lawrence Perkins
J. H. Underwood
H. H. Noe
Bedford Belt Ry. Co
Pliff
Stephen.o. Fountain
Board of Commissioners
Commisioners Court
Laurenia J
H. F. Hinsdale
Illinois
Walter A Scoggan
Bnetsville
Nat A. Hill
Bloomington
J. L. Dillman
L. M. Pearson
Perry Township
James Pace
Mitchell Liquor
Stephenson
John F. Wright
Princeton
Kansas
William Day
A. M. Morris
Colorado Springs
Eva Love
Englewood School
Mitchell Tribune
William Henderson
Vincennes
Stone City
Black
Louisville
Robert Lane
Lane
North Vernon
A.B
Hayden
James A. Anderson
M. C. Black
Seymour
Robert Laffey
Charles Cole
Cold Springs
Joe Stroud
Robert Woodall
Nashville
I Street
Zoological Garden
the Lagoon
Coney Island
Opera House
S. L. Keach
Albert Wilson
Jacob Vines
E .C. Richardson
Weddleville Church
Frank Farmer
Kansas City
Andrew Acton
Louise Pender
Ed Browning
Co. D
16Th Ind. Mounted Infantry
William Hilton
Isaiah Phipps
Sam Moore
George
William Plora
William Shepard
J.M. Newby
Bessie
Charley Payne
Levi Johnson
Brown & Anderson
Will Vansickle
North I Street
Will Vandever
Will Roberts
Columbus
Monon
H. P. Rapey
G. A
Mattie Jackson
Eva Litton
Pearl Pearson
McGinniss
Chas. McCormick
Indian Springs
G. C. Smith
Rivervale
John P. Fost
Coxton P. O
F. Byers
Wood's Ferry
Walter Adam
Jane Nickless
Old Union and Large
Williams
Minhere
Shawswick Township
Edwina Day
Lawrence Ma
C. E. Ray
Mary Day
J. P. Maher
Rudner
John D. Alexander
Gunn
Eagle Clothing
E. B. Stephenson
South Side
Iindiana
C. H. Emery
M., F. Dunn
H. P. Pearson
Dunn & Pearson Attorney &S
Dunn Building
North Side Square
Bedford, Ind
Dr. Burnham
Bedford, Lad
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