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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1898
Page
4
The Richmond scene favors broad-minded aims over personalism as citizens weigh political choices. The piece cites civic pride in the Rush County Fair and praises public spirit while urging adherence to compulsory education laws and stronger truancy enforcement.
Brookville official W. Z. Zacharias, deputy collector of internal revenue, visited the Rush county fair last Thursday and found several men selling whiskey and beer without the new tax. He conducted inspections and collected a substantial amount of revenue, praising his enforcement of the law.
The passage notes ongoing judicial muddle and hints at a looming reckoning as Decatur County Republicans consider backing party nominees from a lawful convention. It urges loyal Republicans to submit to the inevitable and support the lawful nominees to the end.
A Cosmopolitan writer asserts he can determine a person’s reading, moral, and mental traits from over preference and proceeds with seriousness. He claims originality surpasses clues from company, clothes, haircut, hat style, and shoe fashion, praising Prof Peck as most original.
The excerpt notes the Dreyfus case and calls it a national crisis in France while denouncing local street conditions on Mill Street. It mentions two groups offering to fund hitching rooms, urging acceptance of proposals to improve sidewalks and curb filth and disease risk after rain.
From Camp Guayama Puerto Rico August 20 1898. C A Kinder of the 27th Battery Indiana volunteers writes of local life in Guayama discussing the district capital, Arroyo port, sugar cane fields, and mills. He reports on street life policing, lighting, and Spanish officials while praising the coming American rule and the hopeful mood as peace nears.
The Carthage Natural Gas Company will hold its annual stockholders meeting at Newsom's Hall, Carthage, Indiana, on Monday September 19 1898 at 730 pm. Election of officers for the coming year and any other business will be discussed. Harry E Stager secretary.
The piece praises the Republican administration for cutting public debt, lowering interest, and draining fees from state offices while funding Indiana soldiers and mobilization costs. It asserts no borrowed money was used and cites a $161,000 repayment from Washington. It contrasts this with shifts in tinplate industry and notes a Democratic auditor’s debt claims.
A Schenectady Union editorial contrasts Indiana Democrats with Republicans, accusing Democrats of wasteful spending and debt growth while praising Republican efficiency. It argues tariffs protect farmers, notes state debt and interest trends, and warns voters to prefer tariff protection and prudent fiscal practice.
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