Local Ticket Listing for State Officials and Justices
For Auditor of State John W. Minor of Marion County and Treasurer Jerome Herff of Miama County. Attorney General Go. P. Drummond of Marshall County. Henry Flory. Justices of the Peace James Dixon Basil Dishon. Notables Brace Pearson David Kidd George Spares Clifton Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Moffett
Joseph W. Yakey
E. W. McIntosh
Marvey L. Doney
O. C. Ballard
Hecorder
James H. Persons
W. W. Clogston
John F. Freeland
Andrew M. Bucher
George W. Marshall
William Extree
John W. Minor
Marion County
Jerome Herff
Miama County
Go. P. Drummond
Marshall County
Henry Flory
Justices of the Peace
James Dixon
Basil Dishon
Brace Pearson
David Kidd
George Spares
Clifton Dixon
Bers
County Central Committee
John W. Kern
Kern
Bloomfield
Parks Martin
Democratic State Central Committee
Greene County
R. W. Miers
O. B. Harris
Moffett
Democrats
Richland Township
Wm. Herrington
Frank Skinner
Mont Foster
Brack Pearson
George Sparks
New Democratic Newspaper Aims for Fair Civic Voice
The new Democratic paper pledges steady, earnest effort to promote community good, uphold Democratic ideals, and earn readers’ approval. It vows a clean, wholesome tone, fair treatment of opponents, and aims to become a welcome weekly visitor in every county family.
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Democrat
Welcome Readers Invite to Visit and Share in Town
Readers are urged to come and see us and get acquainted. The latch string is always out. Make it your business to drop in when you come to town or if you live there to visit. The editors express hope that efforts to please and entertain will succeed and that editor patron relations may be lasting.
Imperialism and the danger to republican government
The article argues against McKinley and the Republican portrayal of imperialism. It warns that imperialism means seizing distant lands without consent, undermining the Declaration of Independence, and turning McKinley into an emperor. It urges devotion to self government and vigilance at the polls.
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McKinley
Phillipine Islands
Republic
Edmands
Hoar
Wellington
Harrison
Jefferson
Jackson
Phillipines
Indiana Thorover and Systematic Pole Direction
A Thorover and systematic pole of Indiana by the direction.
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Indiana
Indiana Gold Democrats Favor Bryan Despite Split Vote
The Democratic State Committee finds 90 percent of Indiana Gold Democrats would back Bryan this year. The 1896 tally showed 15,000 gold democrats in Indiana with 10,000 voting for McKinley and the rest for Palmer and Buckner across all precincts.
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Democratic State Committee
Bryan
Indiana
McKinley
Palmer
Buckner
Reed May Be Republican Stumper in Maine Campaign
Ex Speaker Reed could campaign in Maine as a Republican organizer without inconsistency. The Hanna bureau risks error if pressed into service. He might back his successor in Congress, his former secretary, and praise Senator Eugene Hale, an anti imperialist reelected by a Republican legislature. Reed could favor Littlefield’s reelection and quote George F. Hoar to boost moves in the McKinley era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Maine
Hanna Bureau
Congress
Eugene Hale
United States
Senate
Phillippine
Littlefield
Dingley
Porto Rico
George F. Hoar
Massachusetts
Enquirer
Li Hung Chang under fire for mixed signals to the U S
Critics note Li Hung Chang praised as an eastern statesman while misusing U S support and leaving missionaries and ministers cut off. The commentary compares his conduct to deceitful leaders and warns of unreliable diplomacy between China and Western powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chinamen
United States
Li Hung Chang
Earl Li
Democrats sweep North Carolina election victory arises
The North Carolina state election produced a Democratic landslide with the full ticket winning by about 50 000 votes and the party securing about four fifths of the legislature. A constitutional amendment on educational qualifications for African Americans also passed by a large margin. Greene county Democrats praised the county ticket and urged turnout. Cincinnati mourns census count misalignments while Cleveland vies for Ohio’s top city title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
United States Senate
Marion G. Butler
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Ohio
Democratic Clubs Meet in Indianapolis with Bryan and Stevenson
The National Association of Democratic Clubs will convene in Indianapolis on September 5 and 6. President Hearst informed Mayor Taggart that William Jennings Bryan and Stevenson will attend, with the Courier Journal stressing the McKinley Administration as the pivotal issue for the Republican party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Democratic Clubs
Indianapolis
Hearst
Taggart
Bryan
Stevenson
Courier Journal
McKinley
Republican Party
Alfred Owen Nominated for Congress in First District
Alfred Date Owen of Mt. Vernon Indiana won the nomination for Congress in the first district at Evansville after five ballots. Three other candidates were in the race during the Thursday proceedings.
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Alfred Date Owen
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Evansville
Assassination Plots Spark Pan-European Anarchist Alarm
The assassination of King Humbert I of Italy and attempts on the lives of the King of Serbia and the Shah of Persia within a week suggest a broad anarchist plot to remove rulers in a single stroke.
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Humbert
Italy
Servia
Persia
Greene county Democratic convention names county ticket
The Greene county Democratic convention nominated a full county ticket including representative and sheriffs, pledged unity, and urged strong organization for the November election. Speakers criticized McKinleyism, praised the Kansas City platform, and backed Kern for governor and Harris for circuit judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Endres
Sexton
Gilbert H. Hendren
John Cravens
Moffett
Alabama election yields full Democratic ticket victory
The Monday election in Alabama produced a decisive win for the entire Democratic ticket by a margin over 50,000 votes. In the eighth district Judge William Robertson won the seat to succeed Gen. Joseph Wheeler in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Eighth
William Robertson
Joseph Wheeler
Congress
Prospective Farmers Offered Tennessee Farm Bargains
Mr W Halli Burton of Brownsville Tennessee will arrive August 13 at Hendren and Slinkard to assist in examining emi grants for Tennessee farms. He brings letters from Indiana residents long settled in Tennessee praising new homes and favorable climate. Prices from $10 to $15 per acre. comparable lands nearby cost $35 to $50. A Switz City to Brownsville ticket costs $11.55 and is valid 51 days. Citizens are urged to visit and inquire about farm homes in Tennessee.
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W. Halli Burton
Brownsville
Tennessee
Hendren & Slinkard
Halli Burton
Indiana
Switz City
G A R B Encampment Train Fare to Chicago Island
The E and I railroad offers 1 cent per mile round trip fares from Elliston to Chicago Island for the G A R encampment. Round trip from Elliston is 455 dollars. Tickets on sale August 25 to 29, valid for trains leaving Chicago by August 31, 1900. Extend return by depositing ticket and 50 cents with FP Donald, Joint Agent, Imperial Building 258 South Clark Street, to Sept 30, 1900. A FP Staroup Agt Elliston.
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Chicago
Apple exceeds expectations in size at Worthington
Dr. W H H Welch showed a Democrat reporter a Fillbasket apple weighing 19 ounces and 14 inches in circumference from a tree planted seven to eight years ago. In Worthington Edward Loye’s residence was burglarized Sunday night with 25 dollars taken from Mrs. Loye's brother's trousers.
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W. H. H. Welch
Democrat
Edward Loye
Worthington
Correspondence News and Local Social Notes
Sickness and community updates fill the letters with reports of fever illness and families. A basket meeting is set for Clifty Sunday while Church at the Chapel enjoyed strong attendance. Family visits and marriages are noted including Frank Horn and Martha Ashcraft’s wedding at Koleen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Horn
Martha Ashcraft
Koleen
Sampson Horn
Fred Ashcraft
Dixon Notes and Social Visits Amid Winter Coal Prospect
Dixon residents report Isaak Snyder improving his residence while visitors arrive from Bloomington Lyons and Switz City. Mrs Britton suffers fever in Smith Township. Frank Brinson and wife visit Dixon from Dugger. A young crowd from Dixon goes to the cave. Katie Snyder and Mable Bartley call on Friday. The winter coal mining outlook here appears favorable.
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Frank Brinson
Dugger
Dixon
Oscar Bartley
Switz City
Chas. Medaris
Bloomfield
J. N. Hayfield
Lyons
Cave
Katie Snyder
Mable Bartley
Country Folks Report Visits Socials and Editorial Farewell
Owensburg residents Nick Rollins Stella Wileut Ona Sime and families hosted and visited over the weekend. A David Klinger ice cream social drew local youths. A feeble traveler stayed with Geo Rollins after being found at dusk. The piece ends with a light note about bidding farewell to Mr Moss and welcoming a new editor.
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Nick Rollins
Owensburg
Emma Rollinson
Stella Wileut
Ona Sime
Harley Mays
David Klinger
Will Rolling
Otto
Louie Hamilton
Geo. Rolling
Geo. Rollins
George
Moss
Local Notes On Farms And Weddings In Martinsville
Farmer James Williams and wife are spending this week at Martinsville. Mrs Bettie Williams will return to her home in Tennessee tomorrow. No wheat has been thrashed in this locality yet. What there is is of very poor quality. Will Hickam and Grace Dyer, two of our nicest young people, left the harbor of courtship and set sail on the broad sea of matrimony Saturday. May they have a smooth voyage and fair sailing in the wish of their many friends.
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Convernon
Greene County
Kansas City
Indiana
Han
Republic
Toe Link
Unk
Bryan and
Stevenson
Home Democrata
Bettie Williamen
Tennessee
Will Hickam
Grace Dyer
Notice of liquor license request for Bloomfield Indiana
Notice to residents of Richiana township and Bloomfield Greene county Indiana that SHERMAN OSBORN applies to the Greene county Board of Commissioners for a one year license to sell and drink spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities under a quart at a two story brick building on Main Street Bloomfield.
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Richiana Township
Bloomfield
Greene County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Said
Majin Street
Sherman Osborn
Applicant
Washington Township
Aaysbury Board
J.D. Chesnut
State of Indiana
Greene Circuit Court
Alice J. Musser
Edward Stanton Musser
Caving & Henderson
Edward
Stanton Musser
Hhe Greene Circuit Court
Epee
Joseph W. Yakey
Washington Street
Total
Lotare
Lewis Kidd
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the Bloomfield Democrat
Barron
Frank J. Barron
Logal Editor
County Official Directory
Township Directory
Geo. W. Osbon
Simon Lehman
Geo. Clark John A. Warren
National
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Adlair, Steveson
Ilinois
John C. Lawler
Washington County
Adam Heimberger
Floyd County
Supreme Court
Henry G. Vergin
Henry County
Charles A, Greathouse
Posey County
Wor
Bureau of Statistica
Edward Horuff
Jefferson County
Dist
George L. Reinhardt
Monroe County
J. W. Adata
Whitley County
Robert W. Miers
Cyrus E. Daves
Joseph Moss
A. F. Wilson
W. H. Burke
Andrew Bucher
John D. Haseman
Peter Oliphant
William Herrington
Frank Skinner, Mont Foster
Louis Napoleon
Greene County Democracy
Teddy
Ieball
Thomas Jefferson
Orient
South Africa
Lear
America
Republic of Asia
England
Republic of Africa
ARMY
George Washington
Lincoln
U United States
Navy
Washington
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Imperialiam
Democratic Party
Jeffererson
W. M. Moss
Humphrey
Cyrus E. Davis
Moore
Davis
Linton
W. W. Moffett
Wilson
Dr. Burke
Scotland
Andrew Booker
John D. Hageman
Uoroner
J. D. Edwards
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Phillippine Islands
G. A
Scott
Clifty
Ira Cooper
Zill Hardesty
Nellie Horn
Quince Ferguson
Louella Bailey
Marco
Isaae Snyder
Josie Sharpless
Bloomington
M. J. Britton Islow
Smith Township
Elliston
James Williams
Martinsville
Llaser
Township
Stockton Township
Greere County
J. D. Haseman
Trustco
Highland Township
G. Hk, Goodwin
Tudiana
Ane Greene Circuit Court
Lawson
Wharton Va
Lou
Wharton
S. W. Jarvis
A. D
Joseph W, Yakey
Nancy Critchfield
Lucinda J. Wilson
William B. Critchfield
Julia A. Dudley
John H. Crichfield
Rachel M. Critchfield
Moses Musgrove
Sarah Walraven
William Platt
Jacob Platt
Adda Richcreek
Mary Fortune
Polly Crown
Margaret Riley
Matrie Rankins
Nancy Spicer
Emerson Short
Anid
Nac
Spicer
Welch Dental Rooms
Pythian Block
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