Election Brings Out New Timber for National Race
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes the recent state elections signal shifts in national politics. It highlights McClellan as a potential presidential candidate, discusses Maryland's Democratic victory and Republican losses, and weighs Ohio and Taft Roosevelt dynamics for 1908 campaign planning.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
New York
Maryland
Ohio
George B. McCiotlan
Arthur P. Gorman
Myron VT. Werrick
Toml. Johnson
Wiliam HW. Taft
William RR. Vharst
David BB. Dile
Young McClellan
Kansas City
Croker
MccClelan
Brian
Nan
McClelan
McClellan
United States
Dresden
Saxony
Gorman
McComas
Teale
Semitor Tragna
Roosevelt
Hamia
Fie
Taft
Philipines
Theodore Rosevelt
McKinley
Corm
Brick work near completion at the opera house
Carpenters at the opera house place second and third floor joists as brick work nears finish. Overseer Charley Johnson says only three to four feet remain before brick work ends and roofing will start. Masons then head to Kentucky for another contract while Wiley Brothers are praised for swift, nationwide opera house work.
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Opera House
Charley Johnson
Kentucky
Bss
Wiley Brothers
Tomad
Meteor bursts over Dunkirk causing fright and rumor
A bright meteor burst at 5 oclock Friday over Dunkirk alarmed residents who heard a loud explosion and felt tremors. No fragment was found, but dozens witnessed a large fireball moving westward before vanishing, fueling belief in a meteor rather than nearby explosions.
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Dunkirk
Almos
Abbonville
Mufften
Clover Leaf Wreck Closes Line After Open Switch
Saturday morning the Clover Leaf wrecked at Frankfort when an eastbound passenger train hit an open switch derailing the entire train. Several were injured and some seriously though conductor Huntington reported there were no fatalities.
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Frankfort
Ped" Huntington
Record of US Education Rollup Shows Large Enrollment
The commissioner of education reports 15,925,887 pupils in common schools for the last year, over 20 percent of the population, with 69 percent attendance and 100 days average. Private schools add 1,105,001 elementary and 168,036 secondary students. Total enrollment across all levels reaches 40,980,000, with a grand general total around 150 million when including additional schools. The school term reaches 145 days, and average schooling spans 1,052 days. There are 638 universities and colleges, with 13 admitting women to undergrad studies. 820 admit both sexes, and 27 of 43 technology schools enroll women in undergraduate programs.
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Commissioner of Education
Betne
United States
Yar
Schools of
Hub Clothing store enters voluntary bankruptcy in Indianapolis
Health Bamberger receiver appointed by Federal Court Friday on application of the firm members. Bond set at 7000, business to continue at Hub clothing store 25 West Washington Indianapolis and Bluffton store. Creditors include firms in New York Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati Cleveland Indianapolis and others. Majority creditors sign for settlement. those who refuse face composition bankruptcy. Bo Betman to stay manager and operations unchanged.
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Health Bamberger
2. Moyer & Co
Clothing Deaters
Indianapolis
Stufften
Gudea Anderson
Busines
Hub
West
Washington Street
Bluffton
Indiana
Benj. Moyer
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cinccinnati
Cleveland
Ava
Bo Betman
Hab
Bhutton
Prank Ulmer
Ralph Pinter
Ducks in Tow: Plesinger Ferguson Return From Knox
Col James B Plesinger and J L Ferguson with wives return Friday from Knox after visiting Fred Plesinger and wife. Each carried a brace of mallard ducks and several fish, noting duck shooting may improve with colder weather.
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James B. Plesinger
J. L. Ferguson
Knox
Fred Plesinger
Buggy Sale At North Main Draws Crowd
Myers and Klopfenstine hosted a buggy sale in front of their North Main Street store Saturday. A large crowd attended as Col James B. Plesinger served as auctioneer.
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Myers and
Klopfenstine
North Main Street
Klos
Nice Fleure
James B. Plesinger
Chas Hackney Sends Picture From Meadows Idaho
Carl Bonham received a letter and package from Meadows Idaho where Charley Hackney now runs the Weekly Eagle. The photos show his Meadows plant and street scenes with Charley, his dog, and a cowboy gang at the Eagle office, a small shack. The note hints at possible foes renewing subscriptions.
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Carl Bonham
Meadows
Idaho
Charley Hackney
Desperate Jail Breaker Bachman Is Recaptured
Ed Bachman known as the race car burner made a bold but futile escape attempt from jail at 9:00 p.m. He and accomplices fought guards, leaped the iron fence, and fled through an alley before being recaptured after a blow from a man named Johnson. Bachman is held on a $500 bond and faces additional charges. Mayor Mack vows punishment for the jail assault, which left Charley Fox injured.
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Ed. Bachman
Rce
Whem
Freem Carlisle
Bushman
Vie Tee
Invectire Sherif
Rohnson
Tichman
Chicago & Evie
Mack
Charley Fox
Fox
Bluffton Tray Makers prepare for big time on the nineteenth
Members of the Tray Makers degree at the Red Men lodge plan a large event with eleven candidates to be initiated eleven loads of hay. Haymakers from surrounding lodges and state and national officers will attend. A banquet will follow lodge work and a light parade with possible street drills will entertain the public.
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Red Men's Lodge
Bluffton Lodge
Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with a single dose. The advertisement promises relief without payment if it fails and lists a price of 25 cents.
Suspicious Cases Prompt Quarantine Visit in Lanscaster
Dr. Louis Severin went to Lans caster township to investigate a smallpox case in the Summers family and establish a quarantine. Reports describe the illness as very mild, but locals intend to take precautions to prevent a wider outbreak and protect businesses from epidemic losses.
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Louis Severin
Lanscaster Township
Henry Summers
Residents Headed to Hartford City for New Homes
Mroo and Mrs. Walter Tadley departed for Hartford City to establish their future home. Mr. Tadley, formerly at the Tudor packing house, now takes a job at Homer Nat packing house in Hartford City. F. P. Wentworth travels to Marion on business.
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Mroo
Walter Tadley
Hartford City
Mr. Fadley
Tudor Packing House
Homer Nat Packing House
Free to All The Treatment That Cures
Public notice for the Dr. Lyon Home Treatment promising cures for catarrh and assorted ailments. Advertisement touts two part internal and local remedies, claiming benefits for digestion, liver and kidney issues, headaches, constipation, and general weakness. The copy urges readers to visit a store for a 45 cent package and claims special agency rights.
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Dr. Lyon
W. A. Guvenius
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Geneva Briggs
7Th St
Minneapolis
Minn
Swift Specific CO
Atlakta, Gas
Chas. Hackney
Befort
Ayer
W.C. Layton
Sidell, MI
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
F. P. Wentworth
Marion
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