Taft and Bryan clash over courts and campaign funding
A political commentary argues Taft leads in campaign finance transparency and praises his New York treasurer George R. Sheldon under New York law. It questions Bryan’s stance on court appointments and warns voters to consider who would shape federal courts and the judiciary if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Frith
Bryan
Marion
Ind
Chautauqua
Denver
Chicago
Taft
Burrows
Mr. Taft
George R. Sheldon
National Republican Committee
New York
Hughes
New York State
Sheldon
York State
Marcus Daly
William R. Hearst
Jim” Guffey
Roger Sullivan
Supreme Court of the United States
Taft Boxes Bryan On Platform Expenditures
The Republican party plans full publication of campaign expenditures this year and promises no political capital for Bryan. Taft has challenged him by arranging to expose the party’s neglected plank and the finances behind it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Republican Party
Taft
Democratic debate on Lincoln centennial and Kern nomination shapes Indiana politics
The piece discusses Southern Democrats resisting reminders of the Civil War while pushing for Lincoln’s 100th birth anniversary in 1909. It contrasts Indiana figures Lieber Crawford Fairbanks Taggart Lamb and analyzes Kern’s vice presidential bid, predicting Republican overconfidence and a Taft-Sherman-Watson finish in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Prince of
Darkness
Indiana
Lieber
Crawford Fairbanks
Taggart and Lamb
Kern
Martinsville
Marshall
Bryan
Taft, Sherman and
Watson
Jeffersonville
Needed on the stump Watson cancels Chautauqua dates for Indiana campaign
Thousands regret Watson's reduced lecturing as he shifts to campaign duties for Indiana. The Republican state committee wants him to tour daily, sometimes twice, to rally votes, canceling about forty dates outside Indiana and some within the state. Critics allege a political motive, but supporters say the move leverages his speaking power for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Indiana
Republican State Committee
Chautauqua
Jim Watson
Lamed Disease List for Animals and Humans
Fragmentary list details ailments such as lameness injuries rheumatism worms bots grubs coug hs colds influenza inflamed lungs pleuro pneumonia. Appears as a veterinary and medical reference noting conditions across species.
DANGER IN DELAY Kidney trouble warning and cure claim
The notice warns that kidney problems worsen unseen and lists symptoms such as backache headache and urinary issues. It promotes Wican's Kidney Pills as a safe remedy and features a Cambridge City resident S I Barnett endorsing Dean's Kidney Pills after relief from severe back pains and weak kidneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wican
Cambridge City
Barnett
Front Street
Ind
Dean
Valaway
Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup Promises Gentle Bowel Action
An advertisement touts Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a hair and health product. It claims to cleanse and stimulate the bowels without irritation and is endorsed by Geo. E. Callaway. A curious aside notes a baldheaded man always has hair brushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. Callaway
Bucklen Arnica Salve praised by Chapel Hill reader
A Chapel Hill resident commends Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best, claiming it heals all sores and wounds, citing a thumb felon cured and noting its availability at Callaway's drug store. The excerpt also comments on vanity, kidney health warning, and a proverb about the black sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
J. W. Jenkins
Chapel Hill
N Cc
Callaway’s
New Life Pills Claim Comfort and Constipation Relief
Mrs. A. A. Felton of Harrisville New York endorses Dr. King's New Life Pills as the exact remedy for constipation biliousness and malaria. The advertisement promotes the product as relieving discomfort and notes availability at Callaway's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
A. A. Felton
Harrisville
N. Y
Cat Callaway
Dixie, Marching Through Georgia Highlight Denver Convention
The Denver convention favored Dixie as the anthem while Southern delegates rejected Marching Through Georgia, signaling regional tensions and differing loyalties within the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Georgia
Beare's Tue Effort Becomes Teachable Tale
Fragmentary notes suggest a local figure or event labeled Beare, with references to tears and care. The text hints at a themed moment or column about value in purchase or affection, but lacks clear details.
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Old Statesman
Eglantine
Jolly Tar Master
W. N. Tinsley
THE
American Tobacco CO
St. Louis, Mo
W.S. Hunt
the Grocer
Robert Hughes
Clothier
FM. Jones & CO
Milton, Ind
White
Mayer
Morgan & Dill
Cambridge
Niagara Falls
Pennsylvania
C. F. Hageman
Omeein K. of P. Building
Freeman's
Torita
Harlan
Brewer and
Peckham
Hayes
White and
Cleveland
Brewer
Harrison
McKenna
McKinley
Holmes, Day and Moody
Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Indianapolis
Platte
Ohio
White House
Fuller
Justice Harlan Eee
Justice Brewer Eee
Justice White Ween
Justice Peckham
Justice McKenna
Justice Holmes Écabben
Justice Seer
Moody
Castoria
Mr. Kern
Indianapolis Star
B. B. Spraive
C. C
Es. F.scolic
H.H
J. Kk
Rook, &c
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Col
William and John Streets
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
United States
Doan
Charles Kneise
K.of P. Tempie
Cambridge City, Ind
WM. Flannagan
F. M. Jones & Co
Milton, Indiana
M. A. Stewart
Jor Ware
Cambridge City Steam Laundry
W. E. Guyton
Prop
Bignatare
Charles Doney
P. O
Foley
G. Callaway
Pennsylvania Lines
Atlantic City
New Cape May
Ocean Resorts
Pennsylvania LineTicket
Miz, J. P. Fraunsera
Board of Trustees
Council Chamber
Council
Fr. W. Dirk
J.C. Dodson
ANLD
J. W. Maraon
Irocery
W. B. Harris
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
California
Via
C. A. Bram
T. H. Gurney
Chicago, Ill
Dayton Limited
Richmond Limited
Pp. Co. C
ST. L. Bar
Mary BB
J.M.& IL
Lake Erie & Western
R. R
Ft. Wayn
Cincinnati
BIG Four
South
Hagerstown
North— No
Foleys
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