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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
6
Boone county delegates will depart Friday at 5 22 p m in a special car for the convention with a Friday night meeting planned. The Progressive party remains rooted in broad humanitarian principles, resisting machine politics and vowing not to become a Republican crutch.
The piece cites resolutions at a Progressive convention praising human rights and criticizes Taft Aldrich Cannon Payne era leaders. It notes James M Zion of Tippecanoe County reporting widespread discussion of Progressives in Louisville and Kentucky, with hope of carrying the state soon. Zion sees Progressives as dominant locally and optimistic nationally.
Indiana Progressives plan a large scale kickoff for the April 18, 1914 state convention in Indianapolis. They expect higher attendance than 1912, with Joseph M. Dixon and C. K. Davis leading the national campaign headquarters in Chicago. Farmers will be busy, yet interest grows in the Progressive movement statewide.
News nuggets note many dodge the school enumeration, costing townships money per child. County agent Imel says cold spell hurt peaches but a fair crop is likely. Progrestees convention postponed to June 6 due to weather, to boost delegate turnout and convenience.
A library bulletin notes March 1914 activities including 5 093 books loaned by the coal shed operation and 4 640 books loaned by Center and Washington schools. It lists gifts of several books from various donors and new acquisitions such as Outlines of the History of Art and Principles of Economics. Young readers gained many titles including Oz and The Dare Boys Series. Rental shelves added titles and fourteen books were taken from rental, with numerous titles aiding rental.
County Clerk receives copies for election inspectors as Indiana organizes a constitutional convention. Reports cover Woman’s Relief Corps flag drives, Noblesville and Anderson transit talks, cinema attendance in Lebanon, bond and court actions, post office site lobbying, Easter weather musings, wild garlic control trials at Purdue, and local obituaries including Mrs Nancy Parsley.
Ray C Ratey and Edith May Swank wed at 2 p.m. on April 15 at the home of Rev. A W Cash on North Lebanon street near Win gate Ind. They plan to reside on the groom's farm and were joined by Charley Kennedy and Ethel N Quick in the ceremony as the pastor expressed pleasure at the couple's choice to honor him.
Mrs Sophie T Erbert sues for annulment alleging her former divorce decree was torn up and she was made to swallow the fragments. In Chicago Sam Martin steals a street car and, after the crew removes the controller, logs nine fares then is fined for drunkenness. James Deering of International Harvester donates 1000 to Wesley Hospital in memory of his father and sister. In Arlington Mrs Thomas Brown 63 seeks 10000 from Robert Burns Jr for alleged alienation of affection.
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