The Democrat Newspaper Advertises Subscriptions and Rates
The Democrat prints weekly from Bloomfield Indiana with subscription prices 1 year in advance 1.50 six months 0.75 and single copies 0.05. It includes advertising rates and postal information and closes with a political editorial urging readers to choose a side on the tariff issue and referencing Mr Vater.
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Democrat Printing Office
Opera House Block
Bloomfield
Greene County
Indiana
W. L. Slinkard
Postoffice
Which will you Choose Vote on Wilson Hughes War Tariff
The piece argues the 1916 presidential choice between Woodrow Wilson and Charles E Hughes and the key issues of war policy and tariffs. It notes the Fed Farm Inheritance and other laws are sidelined and contrasts Wilson neutrality with Hughe s apparent support for different wartime actions and tariff aims. It highlights the voter must decide between peace and war stances and tariff protection versus revenue tariffs.
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Woodrow Wilson
Charles E .Hughes
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Hughes
Wilson
Lusitania
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Wilson
Democratic Party
Progressive Party
Fairbanks stance on Mexico policy through the years
The article recalls three year old remarks by Hon. Charles Warren Fairbanks on Mexico noting that disturbances were likely the work of ambitious men seeking intervention or annexation by the United States. It argues exploiters of utilities and resources may seek intervention to profit from the disruption.
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Charles Warren Fairbanks
Mexico
Fairbanks
United States
Mr. Fairbanks
Taft
Woodrow Watson
Burton After Oscar Five Two Cent Fare Debate
H. Burton, Progressive candidate for Congress, challenged Oscar Bland to explain how far a two cent fare law could have progressed under Hughes as Indiana governor. Burton compared Hughes and Oscar to one man planting a corn crop while the other plows it up, recalling Hughes vetoed a similar two cent fare bill as New York governor.
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H. Burton
Congress
Oscar E. Bland
Hughes
Indiana
Burton
Oscar’s
New York
Oscar Bland Speech Teases Self References At Jasonville
A Terre Haute Star report notes Oscar Bland in the opening fourteen lines of a Jasonville address uses I twelve times My twice Me once and Myself once. The column suggests rival Teddy may reach sixteen self references in a shorter line.
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Oscar Bland
Jasonville
Terre Haute
Bloomfield Tax Promises Spark Reader Skepticism
A 1917 reader note rebuts Bloomfield News claims on state and county tax cuts. It asserts taxes will fall next year and that May and November receipts will reflect lower rates, attributing the relief to Democratic actions and accusing the News editor of acknowledging it.
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Bloomfield News
Court House Debt Interest Paid for Thirty Years
A brief statement claims interest on the Court House debt was paid for nearly three decades, attributing the payments to Republicans and Democrats, asserting full payment and no sinking fund levy.
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Court House
Sheriff Jeptha Moss Oversees Balanced Sheriff’s Books
The sheriff’s books under the keep of Jeptha Moss as deputy have always balanced to a cent, and the money was turned into the treasurer’s office.
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Jeptha Moss
Bloomfield Tax Levy Leads County Last Year
Bloomfield residents leave last year with the county's highest tax levy recorded in the record books. The GOP party stance is cited as the driver behind the higher levy.
Democratic Ticket Endorsed From Wilson To Isenhower
The article endorses the full Democratic ticket from Woodrow Wilson for President to Harry R. Isenhower for coroner, signaling broad party support across offices.
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Woodrow Wilson
Harry R. Isenhower
Plot to substitute central bank for Fed targets Hughes
Report questions why major financial interests seek a central bank replacement for the Federal Reserve, naming Hughes as a point of reference in the discussion. The piece analyzes motives and potential economic implications of altering the U.S. monetary authority.
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Federal Reserve System
Hughes
Hughes Faces Unified Opposition From Industry and Finance
The question frames why reform opponents align against Hughes across industrial, financial, and corporate sectors, suggesting his platform or policies threaten entrenched interests and provoke broad institutional resistance.
Political reaction and Bourbonism for Hughes
The phrase examines why elements within political reaction and Bourbonist circles align with Hughes, exploring motives, alliances, and ideological overlaps that bolster his position in late era political discourse. It analyzes historical context and key actors shaping this stance.
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Hughes
Advocates Push for War with Mexico Over Intervention
Proponents urge military action arguing to curb incursions, defend sovereignty, and secure border interests. They contend Mexican aggression threatens U.S. lives and property, demanding swift action and congressional authorization.
Tariff Monopolists and the Payne-Aldrich Schedule
The question asks why tariff monopolists set the Payne Aldrich tariff schedules during Hughes era. It implies analysis of political influence by tariff interests over policy, including lobbying, party factions, and legislative power shaping tariff rates under President Hughes.
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Hughes
Why is Wall Street for Hughes Why are the trusts for Hughes
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Wall Street
Hughes
Mother Jones Endorses Wilson and Urges Child Labor Reform
The Terre Haute editor lauds President Wilson for championing child protection and schoolroom openness, recalling Morther Jones praise for his work against child labor. A political note from Cyrus E. Davis defends Davis and attacks a tarnished report linked to law enforcement voters. He urges inquiry into Jep Moss and defends Davis.
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Davis
Paul Davis
Jep Moss
Linton
Moss
Cyrus E. Davis
Secretary of State defends state savings in 1916 campaign
Homer L. Cook, Indiana Secretary of State, argues that automobile department costs were only six to eight percent of gross receipts in 1915 and 1916, cites saving $5,000 to $15,000 on 1916–1917 plate contracts, and notes employing one fewer clerk while handling more work, claiming monthly savings over $1,000 and pledging continued service.
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Automobile Department
Secretary of State
Homer L. Cook
Sheriff race intrigue in Greene county dispatch
A Worthington Times dispatch from October 81st 1916 alleges a Greene county owner of three blind tigers is active for Moss for Sheriff and Davis for Prosecutor. The unnamed lawbreaker, called the King bee, boasted of plans to oppose Davis in the prosecutor race.
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Worthington Times
Linton
Greene County
Moss
Davis
King Bee
Kern and Hughes meetings draw crowds in village rally
The Kern meeting drew a larger crowd than the Hughes gathering with estimates around three to one. In Bloomfield about fifty people attended the Special ceremony, which seemed more like a quiet funeral train procession to an insider than a public event.
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Kern
Hughes
Bloomfield
Macy Critiques Tribune Editor Over Campaign Attitudes
Hot Shot C. W. Macy blasts the Converse Indiana Tribune editor for bias in the current campaign. He accuses the Republican party of graft and double standards and says Theodore Roosevelt could not reconcile his past denunciations with today’s party aims. He argues Wilson shows steadier judgment than Roosevelt returning to the GOP.
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Terre Haute Tribune
Indiana
Senate
President Wilson
Mother Jones
C. W. Macy
The
Tribune
Converse
Republican Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Consistency
Taft
Marriage Licenses Report From Local Towns
A list of couples granted marriage licenses in Terre Haute Worthington Jasonville Linton Greene county and Highland township includes John Gambill and Myrtle Funkhouser Wilber Carpenter and Bertha Grounds Berton Jessup and Fiona Goodwin Andrew Hensley and Goldie Esra David Walker and Roma Wrork James Burroughs Jr and Henrietta Sarmont Rollie Brinson and Edna Johnson Edgar Ellingsworth and Lillie Benjamin Walter Ferguson and Daisy Cox Edna Turner and B H Noel The Rev Rankin officiated at Worthington Presbyterian church ceremony Wednesday.
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John 8. Gambill
Terre Haute
Myrtle Funkhouser
Worthington
J. M. Meredith
J. P. Lucas Cox
Debra Hensley
Jasonville
Wilber L. Carpenter
Lyons
Bertha May Grounds
Linton
Berton Jessup
Fiona Goodwin
Greene County
Merritt Owen
Record
Frances Nation
Highland Township
Andrew Hensley
Vicksburg
Goldie Esra
David
Anderson Improving After Illness at Lyons
W. R. Anderson, Lyons merchant, who has been seriously ill for ten days, is reported to be improving. His son Grafton, a National Guardsman, is home on furlough due to his father’s sickness.
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W. R. Anderson
Lyons
Mr. Anderson
Grafton
National
Foreclosures and Divorces in Circuit Court Actions
Court records show multiple proceedings including foreclosures with judgments for amounts such as 308.66 and 192.65, quiet title, divisions of divorce with two year marriage bans, and damages awards. Appraisers appointed for estates, sales petitions approved, and custody ordered in a divorce case.
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Albert McLaughlin
Samuel R. Jackson
George B. Watson
John Flood
Verna D. Johnson
Clarence G. Johnson
Verna D. Spensler
James Rhodes
Calora Coal Co
Blanche Marie Farnam
John J. Barker and
National Surety Company
Marie Farnam
James Abrell
Harry Pope
Ingalls Bros
Newark Lodge No. 270
K. of
Ad Kney
Nellie Knoy
Sarah Moreland
John W. Smith
Adm
C. T. Duncan Estate
Frances Duncan
Herman Schloot
W. A. Craig
Stella Bex
Hollie Bex
Mildred Minnie
Max Stein
Moses Kaufman
Indiana docket reports pleas and peculiar conditions
State of Indiana v Frank Wilkie pleads guilty for intoxication and pays a $2 fine. In State of Indiana v Ferdinand Pake the wife desertion case ends with a release condition to rent a house in Indianapolis and surrender all earnings to his wife Susie if she accompanies him.
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State of Indiana
Frank Wilkie
Ferdinand Pake
Indianapolis
Susie Pake
Probate docket appoints executors and guardians
James M. Hudson named executor of Eliza J. Thomas's will. Lola M. Rose named guardian of Delano Rose. George D. Clayton named guardian of Rachel Gabbert age fifteen and Gladys Gabbert age seventeen. Lottie Palmer named guardian of Barlow P. Palmer.
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James M. Hudson
Eliza J. Thomas
Lola M. Rose
Delano Rose
George D. Clayton
Rachel Gabbert
Gladys Gabbert
Lottie Palmer
Barlow P. Palmer
Divorce and civil actions listed in new cases
New cases include Olive Massey vs Frank Massey divorce Anna I May vs Virgil May divorce Maude M Funkhouser vs Harley E Funkhouser divorce Carrie C Schell Ida C Marshall Dorothy Drybread et al Ex Parte Petition for Partition Bourbon Silo Co vs Cora Canada and C L Canady note Joseph I Hays v John W Lehman on contract Thomas M Ryan v Town of Bloomfield damages.
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Maude M. Funkhouser
Harley E. Funkhouser
Carrie C. Schell
Ida C. Marshall
Dorothy Drybread
Bourbon Silo Co
Cora Canada
C. L. Canady
Joseph I. Hays
John W. Lehman
Thomas M. Ryan
Town of
Bloomfield
Lyons merchant undergoes above knee leg amputation
Corwin McLaughlin of Lyons had an operation at Linton Hospital last Monday. His leg was amputated above the knee due to a diseased shin bone. He is reported to be standing the operation fine and in fair condition for a speedy recovery.
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Corwin McLaughlin
Lyons
Linton Hospital
Mclaughlin
Democrat Speaks by Judge McNance in Lyons
Hon J F McNance editor of Loco motive Firemen Journal will speak in Lyons on November 3 at 7 30 p m The event is sponsored by local firemen and aims to discuss labor and safety issues affecting the community.
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J. F. McNance
Locomotive Firemen’s Journal
Lyons
German Submarine Deutchland Makes Second Atlantic Voyage
The German merchant submarine Deutchland arrives in port on its second Atlantic trip carrying chemicals and dye stuffs worth $1,000,000. The captain reports passing beneath major English battleships while weathering storms and remaining submerged most of the voyage.
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Deutchland
Atlantic
Os Calvert Opens Restaurant and Barbershop
Os Calvert launches a combined dining and grooming venue in the Flater block near the Monon depot, expanding local commerce and services with a new restaurant and barber shop.
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Os Calvert
Monon Depot
Governor Ralston Attacks Goodrich on Tax Dodging Plan
Indiana Governor Samuel M. Ralston denounces Goodrich for advocating constitutional amendments to lower taxes on intangible assets while tangible property like farms and livestock would pay higher rates. He warns that classifying property by type could invite special interests and injustice, urging insistence on the current tax framework.
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Indianapolis
Samuel M. Ralston
Booneville
James P. Goodrich
Goodrich
Ralston
Lewisluture
Tndigna
Harrison
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John A. M. Adair
William A. Cullop
Owen
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Frank Morgan
Sixty- Third Judicial Circuit
Paul V. Davis
Horace V. Norvell
Ralph C. Young
Vincent Hoke
Thomas A. Henry
Oscar
Olive Massey
Frank Massey
Anna I. May
Virgil May
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