Boone County Progressive news notes and publication details
The Boone County Progressive edited by J. M. Atterton and A. W. Fore is published every Thursday from the office at the corner of South Labanan streets Leba Bam Indiana. It entered second class September 26 1912 under the Act of March 3. Report delivery irregularities to the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County
J. M. Aatterton
A. W. Fore
Tha
Erouretetye
Labanan Streets
Leba- Bam
Indiana
State Ticket Lineup for Indiana Elections
United States Senator Beveridge of Indianapolis and a full slate of state officers including Pierson of New Albany as Secretary of State and Bower of Fowler as Treasurer. Also listed are Lott of Vincennes as Auditor, Man ning of Kokomo as Attorney General, Kendall of Greenfield as Superintendent, Lewis of Indianapolis as Clerk, Cul mer of Spencer as State Geologist, Vail of Goshen as Judge, and appellate district selections for Pearson Sulsburg Coons Roe and Underwood with associated districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Beveridge
Indianapolis
William A. Pierson
New Albany
John Bower
Fowler
George W.lott
Vincennes
A. G. Manning
Kokomo
John W. Kendall
Greenfield
Edward R. Lewis
Jethro C. Culmer
Spencer
Lew W. Vail
Goshen
Henry Pearson
Bedford
Elias D. Sulsburg
George H. Coons
Muncie
Willis E. Roe
East Chicago
Homer £. Underwood
Fort Wayne
County Ticket Slates Local Officials
A full county slate lists Judge J M Worl Representative C Johnson Prosecutor W J Darnall Auditor C W Essex Treasurer Robert Swope Recorder James R McCann Sheriff Joe C Cain Clerk L J Kern Assessor James E French Surveyor Brant Pulwider Coroner Dr H W Millikan Commissioner First District Charles A Kern Commissioner Third District S M Riker Councilman First District Abraham Eckert Councilman Second District Watson Masters Councilman Third District James W Slagle Councilman Fourth District George Burton Councilman at Large Charles W Cook C D King Joseph Witham
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Worl
C. Johnson
W. J. Darnall
C. W. Essex
Robert Swope
James R. McCann
Joe C. Cain
L. J. Kern
James E. French
Brant Pulwider
H. W. Millikan
Charles A. Kern
S. M. Riker
Abraham Eckert
Watson Masters
James W. Slagle
George Burton
Charles W. Cook
C.D. King
Joseph Witham
Progressive headlines echo Indiana politics of 1912
The piece surveys Purdue University, local officials, and a Democratic push in Terre Haute. It notes Judge Rob erts's election-fraud trial context, tariff debates, and a new school book law. It reports Progressives in Bloomington and debates around Beveridge, with party figures Beveridge and Toner in focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Roberts
Terre Haute
Washington
Senatore Shively
Kern
Beveridge Addresses Packed Constitutional Conference
A large audience exceeds 500 citizens at Indiana University gathering as Mr Beveridge is persuaded to speak. The Progressive leader delivers a scholarly address on the constitution, drawing an enthusiastic ovation and the day’s strongest crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Beveridge
Indiana University
Bryan treaty sparks strong anti apology stance in Tribune
A Chicago Tribune excerpt rails at a Bryan drawn treaty with Colombia that would pay 26,090,000 in gold, calling it a pusillanimous policy and urging the Senate to reject it. It argues the United States should acknowledge error only when wrong and notes Progressive gains in Fountain City Indiana with rising township support and Republican declines.
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Wilson
Columbia
Chicago Tribune
Congress of Colombia
Bryan
United States
Coposal
Senate
Ike
Panama Canal
Mitch
Mr. Bryan
Colombia
Canal
G. A. Dwiggins
Fountain City
Ind
New Garden Township
Wayne County
Mr. Dwiggins
Paternalism in regulation of business questioned by president
The text critiques President Wilson’s paternalistic approach to regulating business enterprises. It likens businessmen to schoolchildren under surveillance, asking if such control truly represents freedom and questions the notion of paternalism in governance.
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Wilson
Five candidates named for Kokomo Republican convention
Five candidates have been drafted to seek congressional honors at the Republican convention in Kokomo on Thursday. The piece laments low enthusiasm seen last Saturday when a remnant of the old party gathered in a corner of the courthouse assembly room, with delegates largely unnamed and confusion over business interests and public letters.
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Kokomo
No sinister motives in president's view of supporters
The text states that, aside from the president's claimed psychological interpretation, the group appears to act in apparent good faith and shows no evident sinister motives. No additional names or places are provided in the accessible excerpt.
Democrat Joins Progressives In Indiana Politics
Emory Allison, lifelong Democrat and Laure, Indiana citizen, announces joining the Progressive Party. In a signed statement he says he switched not from malice but to uphold the Progressive platform, calling the old parties misaligned with justice and the interests of workers and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Allison
Laure
Indiane
Progressive Party
Allison
Taggart
Democratic Party
Indiana
Franklin County
Young Kansan Amy Coon Wins Dirt Road Essay Prize
In a nationwide contest for fourthteen year olds, Amy Coon of Scammon Kansas wins first prize and a gold medal for her essay on improving dirt roads. Lucile Huff of Willowdale Oregon and Melvin Paulson of Bloomington Prairie Minnesota win second and third prizes. Honorable mentions go to five more young writers.
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United States
Logan Waller Page
United States Roads
Office of Public
Amy Coon
Scammon
Kan
American Highways Association
Page
American Road Congress
Atlanta
United States Office of Public Roads
Imore
Lucile
Mise Coon
Kansas
American Highway Association
Congress
Gates
Amy
Leason
Rogda
Neftsaary
Proper drainage to prevent muddy, rutted roads
The text stresses that after locating a winding road the next priority is drainage to avoid a muddy, impassable path. Poor drainage lets water cut gutters and widen ruts, which worsens after freezes. proper drainage prevents these issues and preserves a level grade.
Expansion of Rural School Vision by Herbert Quick
Noted author Herbert Quick envisions a future rural school centered in a hamlet with a teacher and family living on site, a kitchen for domestic economy, and a curriculum spanning geography science and art through moving pictures. He cites citylike facilities, farm integration, and community activities as key reforms.
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Herbert Quick
Indiana
Brazil
New York City
China
Japan
Egypt
Towa “Better
Iona
Why Girls Should Save Message From The Past
A dated discussion on financial training for women cites Professor McKeever and a 10,000,000 U S households annual spend of three billion dollars. It argues that many wives and daughters control or influence expenditures, critiques modern female financial habits, and presses parental responsibility for money morals in a historical context.
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W. A. McKeever
United States
Dorothy Bate Tan’s Windfall Purchases Reveal Humble Joys
Rhode Island innkeeper’s daughter Dorothy Bate Tan received $50 000 and publicly shared her first expenditures. She remodeled the inn, bought an oriental rug a Jersey cow a grand piano an electric runabout a phonograph and travel books, skipping grand hats gowns or palatial projects. She urges readers to avoid self pity and to aim for happiness through constructive action. the message emphasizes optimism, personal responsibility, and communal joy.
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Dorothy Bate- Tan
Rhode Island
Grand Army
Dorothy
Paris
Sensible Living: Parents League Aims to Reform
The Parents League in New York plans to promote prudence among the rich and working families. Mrs. John Hays Hammond urges it to be fashionable to be sensible and to avoid foolish spending. Working girls’ fathers should supervise budgets to help daughters become self supporting and save for the future.
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Parents’ League
New York
John Hays Hammond
The Rightful Use of Our National Resources
Dr. Joseph A. Holmes of the U S Bureau of Mines urged conservation at the Natural Gas Association of America convention in St Louis Missouri. He warned against waste while advocating practical resource use for present needs and future generations. He stressed avoiding locking up resources and called for widespread understanding of conservation principles amid a growing undeveloped landscape.
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United States
Joseph A. Holmes
United States Bureau of Mines
Natural’Gas Association of America
St. Louis
Missouri
Bureau
Britain
Conserving mineral resources through national energy foresight
The speaker argues nations with centuries of resource use understand the meaning of scarcity. The United States, now a major manufacturing power, must curb waste and conserve coal and other fuels as demand rises. Replacing fuels with water power is seen as gradual, not drastic, and must be done with economy and practicality.
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Great Britain
United States
New York
New York City
Afterthoughts on marriage and daily bread dynamics
A sharp domestic remark exhorts men to supply the means as a wife bakes. The line wields humor to underline shared responsibility in households, reminding readers that generosity precedes home comforts.
Notable Inventions From The Catalogue Or The Media
A humorous list of imagined devices includes a razor safe for pencils a nose glass that stays dry on soup and a duck that stays on the platter. Garden seeds that meet only a tenth of catalog claims and a door key that finds the keyhole at night are proposed. A brass collar button that won t discolor and a timetable readable by an ordinary high school graduate round out the list.
Quirky Local Tales From an Old Timey Page
Reginald Hickey enjoys a Panama hat and summer chat style while Hank Tumms pitches a gunshot fishing scheme to scare fish to the top. Lem Higgins boasts a fast car habit and quick trips, with claims of expert lars and a note on tonsil history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Hickey
Panama
Hank Tumms
Hank
Lem Higgins
Lem
East Pearl Street hostess entertains regional guests
Mrs. Arina Conner of East Pearl Street entertained Monday evening with guests including Mrs. Elizabeth Lee and her daughters Virginia and Mary Edith of Crawfordsville, Miss Mary Stewart of Indianapolis, Tade and Tim Conner, Bernard Gaddia, Alva Martin, Clarence Ball, and Mr. Neeze. Music and singing contributed to a very pleasant evening. Refreshments were served.
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Arina Conner
East Pearl Street
Elizabeth Lee
Virginia
Mary Edith
Crawfordsville
Mary Stewart
Indianapolis
Tade
Tim Conner
Near Elizaville
Bernard Gaddia
Hammond
Alva’ Martin
Clarence Ball
Neeze
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Purdue University
Jim Statesman
Ninth Congressional District
Taft
America
Bloomington
Toner
Beveridge Apeech
Blooi
Willson
Saition
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