Anti Boodle Agreement Sits Unreturned By Democrats
A Lawrence County piece notes the anti boodle pledge drawn up by the Democratic committee was signed by Republican officials but remains unsigned by Democratic candidates and officers. The delay prompts speculation on the fate of the agreement and clean election motives.
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Lawrence County
Democratic Central Committee
Daily Democrat
Democratic Committee
Zaring
Republican Committee
John H. Underwood
Underwood
Central Committee
Committee
Lawrence County to Vote on Local Option Dry Law
Temperance groups move to make Lawrence county dry under the new local option law. Sunday services across Mitchell churches populated by various societies, with a petition planned to urge a special election. A dispatch notes broader drying efforts including a similar push in Wayne county, Richmond.
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Lawrence County
Mitchell
Board of Commissioners
Temperance
Richmond
Wayne County
Boy Survives Lockjaw After Serum Treatment
Merle Boyd nine, son of Leonard Boyd near Bedford, nearly died from tetanus after stepping on a rusty nail. Dr McDonald used tetanic serum injections. by Tuesday the boy was out of danger and sent home, grateful to have escaped death.
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Merle Boyd
Leonard Boyd
Bedford
Boyd
McDonald
Bina Boyd
North I
Bonds Do Not Sell In Marshall Township Pike Bonds
Auditor Owens struggles to dispose of Marshall township pike road bonds totaling 29000 issued for new roads. Only bid 95c offered and cannot sell below par. J N Hostetter and wife of Mulvane Kansas visit Bedford relatives. Marriage license issued to Fred Richardson and Bertha May Newkirk. John Wever will probate will. Jerry Wever named executor. Herby W Fisher and Millie Harrell wed at Trustee Dalton's office. bride teacher from Pleasant Run township groom farmer near Bartlettsville.
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Owens
Marshall Township
McKee D. Anderson
Anderson
J. N
Doc) Hostetter
Mulvane
Kansas
Bedford
Herby W. Fisher
Millie Harrell
Young Lady Lillie Puckett Dies at 29
Miss Lillie Puckett aged 29 died at her parents home North Ust Wednesday at 1 45 am from consumption. She was the youngest child and had been ill for weeks. The remains go to Henryville Thursday for interment with funeral prayer at 9 30 am at the residence by Rev J P O Hayer of the M E church.
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Lillie Puckett
James Puckett
North Ust
Henryville
Fort
J. P. O’hayer
M. E. Church
Thanks for kindness at Mrs. Owen’s death
The husband and children of Mrs. George K. Owen express sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy after her death last Wednesday. They especially thank those who helped at home and those who sent flowers.
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George K. Owen
Buchanan Returns From New Orleans Visit
S. F. Buchanan arrived home after visiting his son Cloud Buchanan who had been seriously ill with gall stones until a week ago.
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S. F. Buchanan
New Orleans
Cloud Buchanan
Readout of Democrats split over county local option law
Indiana politics heat up as Tom Taggart attacks Democratic lawmakers who backed the county local option law. Thomas Marshall, Democratic nominee for governor, releases a letter dodging a pledge to repeal the law, signaling a tough campaign and uncertain party unity. Political figure Watterson’s past rhetoric cited in a broader national context.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Tom Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Indiana
Taggart
Lieber-Fairbanks
Marshall
James E. Watson
Mr. Marshall
Jackson
Watterson’s shifting stance on Bryan and populist script
The article recalls Henry Watterson’s early criticism of William Jennings Bryan in 1896 and contrasts it with later Courier-Journal pledges to back no candidate bearing Altgeldism or Tillmanism. It notes Watterson’s boldness and perceived inconsistency in party loyalty and public musings.
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Henry Watterson
Kentucky
Watterson
Bryan
Jefferson
Hamilton
Courier-Journal
Pretty Country Wedding Sunday Near Fayetteville
A quiet country wedding took place Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Blackburn near Fayetteville as Ethel Blackburn became the wife of William Thornton Dodd of Tunnelton. Rev. Wilson Whitney officiated with family and friends present. Miss Josephine Blackburn presided at the piano. The couple will reside near Tunnelton where Dodd farms.
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Cyrus Blackburn
Fayettville
Ethel
William Thornton Dodd
Tunnelton
Wilson Whitney
First Baptist Church
Josephine Blackburn
Finley Johnston
Isaac Holmes
Mabel
Ernest Blackburn
Ernestine
George Hudson
Mae
Josie
Leo
Clone Blackburn
Charles Beasley
Andrew Dodds
Hattie Richard
Louis Trogden
Stella
Albert Blackburn
Grace Johnston
Dodds
Fairbanks Laments County Option Setback in Indiana Visit
Crawford Fairbanks toured Green Castle area after a punctured tire on his six thousand dollar car returning from Indianapolis. He criticized county option results while predicting broader effects on Marshall in the state campaign, noting brewer opposition and hopes to influence the Legislature race. He cited Tom Taggart’s claim that Marshall gains 30000 votes, but offered no official plan beyond a stated belief the Senate would stay Republican.
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Crawford Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Fairbanks
Marshall
Marion County
Legislature
Tom Taggart
Watson
Mr. Fairbanks
Senate
Bingham to Speak in Lawrence County Campaign Visits
Attorney General James A. Bingham will speak in Lawrence county on Wednesday October 14 at Bryantaville 1 30 p m and at Bedford court house 7 30 p m as a re election candidate and noted orator. A death notice arrives: Joseph Dussard dies in St Louis, cousin to local Dus sards.
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James A. Bingham
Indiana
Lawrence County
Bryantaville
Court House
Bedford
Bingham
Joseph Dussard
St. Louis
Thomas and
August Dussard
Gyger Admits Guilt Over Laborer Slay at County Nomination
Dick Gyger the Democratic sheriff candidate acknowledged involvement in a political conspiracy that sidelined Jack Harrell a crippled laborer from Marshall township and aided Will D. Ewing for Recorder. He said Harrell was done dirt and condemned the plan though he claims no knowledge before it happened.
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Dick Gyger
Gyger
Lawrence County
Jack Harrell
Marshall Township
Recorder
Harrell
Will D. Ewing
Mitchell
Ewing
Bert Smith
Bono
Eck
Gunn
Lawrenceport
Smith
Cal. Harrell
Jack
Cal J. Harrell
Bedford
Pursuit of Slain Murderer Narrowly Missed in Greencastle
After a cold blooded murder in Greencastle a fugitive fled by Monon freight. Depauw University students and local police scoured Limedale and Greencastle but the man remained at large. A tall slim suspect with a black mustache and brown suit was described by a student. Vengeful crowd reaction warned lynching if captured.
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Depauw University
Limedale
A. Posse
Reeves
Greencastle
Pool Room Cases: McOscar Fined for Allowing Minors
In police court Samuel McOscar pleaded guilty to allowing minors to play pool in his billiard business on the East Side. He was assessed a fine of $5 and costs totaling $15.
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Samuel McOscar
Oliver Martin Acquitted in Provoke Charge Court Action
In Justice Owens court Monday night Oliver Martin was acquitted due to lack of sufficient evidence. After his acquittal Martin filed a provocation case against George Fritts, who pleaded guilty and was fined plus costs of 39.50.
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Owens
Oliver Martin
George Fritts
Martin
Fritts
Egg Case Ended in Bartholomew Court Judgment
The Seymour National Bank received a judgment of 15,650.57 against the Frank H. Hadley & Co. in Bartholomew circuit court as the final chapter in the failed Hadley enterprise and its egg corner collapse. The suit, involving the Isle Preston Rider estate, was ruled non against the Rider estate and against Hadley & Co. as the responsible party.
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Frank H. Hadley & Co
Bartholomew
Columbus
McDonald case defense probes good character in Terre Haute trial
In Terre Haute Indiana the McDonald murder trial tests his character as a defense strategy. Witnesses admit McDonald was in bad repute after Sandford dynamiting while prosecutors seek praise of his conduct. Family testimony cites alleged insanity and a lineage of mental instability.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Henry McDonald
Dwyer
Sandford
Frank Parsons
McDonald
Big Four
John E. Lamb
Bryan
Lamb
Guthrie Township Democrats Nominate Trustees at Tunnelton
The Democrats of Guthrie township met at Tunnelton Saturday and nominated Andrew Dodd for trustee and Wesley Speer for township assessor. The convention, it is understood, was not very harmonious.
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Guthrie Township
Tunnelton
Andrew Dodd
Wesley Speer
Honest man returns found money on Indiana train
Linton Citizen reports Tilden Howard of Shelburn handed a fat pocketbook found on the southbend Southern Indiana train to a police officer in Linton. The owner has not yet been located. Howard is commended for his honesty. Marriage license issued to Henry Fisher and Nellie Harrell.
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Tilden Howard
Shelburn
Linton
Howard
Henry Fisher
Nellie Harrell
Agent Otis Hendren Shot Dead at Interurban Station
In Greencastle Indiana on September 29 Otis Hendren the interurban agent was shot and killed by a hold up man who fled toward the west after attempting to reach the cash till.
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Greencastle
Ind
Otis Hendren
Sherman Opens Republican Campaign in Cook County
In Chicago on September 29 James S. Sherman vice presidential nominee toured Illinois Indiana and Ohio outlining Republican aims continuing Roosevelt era policies He attacked Bryan and the Democratic party highlighting free trade and tariff policies and pledging a postal savings bank system Miss Sallie Scoggan is visiting relatives at Ellettaville for a few days.
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Chicago
Cook County
Hamilton Club
James S. Sherman
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Longworth
House of Representatives
Sherman
Roosevelt
Bryan
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Henry Watterson
Congress
Burglars Strike Three Mitchell Businesses
Three Mitchell shops were broken into around midnight. Matthew's Grocery, Ewing's Grocery, and Hazelrig's Market were entered, with minor cash taken from Matthew's and Hazelrig's. no valuables were stolen elsewhere. Officer Terrell pursued a suspicious intruder, but he escaped with no clue left for investigators.
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Mitchell
Charles Terrell
Matthew’s Grocery
Main Street
Monon Road
Ewing’s
Matthews
Hazelrig’s
Popular Couple Weds Quietly in Bedford
Miss Bertha May Newkirk daughter of Mr and Mrs James Newkirk West Seventeenth street wed Mr Fred F Richardson Tuesday night at 830 in the Christian Church parsonage South H street The groom a Bedford grocer and the bride a former Chicago Dry Goods saleslady now reside at 1616 South H street The ceremony was small with few friends and relatives and the couple receive warm wishes from many locals.
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Bertha May
James Newkirk
West Seventeenth Street
Fred F. Richardson
Melvin Putnam
Christian Church Parsonage
South H -Street
South H> Street
Beaford
East Sixteenth Street
Bedford
Chicago
Richardson
Hunter Accidental Shot Sends Boy From Horse
John Roach accidentally fired a shotgun at wild ducks on a pond striking his 10 year old son in the forehead as the boy rode a horse nearby. The slug glanced off water and penetrated the skin but not the skull. Dr. Boyd removed the shot. the injury is not serious.
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John Roach
Paoli News
Mr. Roach
Dr. Boyd
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