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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
1
The notice sets display advertising at 10 cents per inch and locals at 5 cents per line per insertion. Local items in black face type cost 10 cents per line. Church notices with admission fees are priced at 5 cents per line.
Dr Geo McCulloch and J H Darrah declare GOP bids for 1908 primaries. McCulloch seeks state senator in Lucas Wayne district and Moore supports the bid. Darrah runs for state representative from Lucas County to succeed himself in the June 1908 primary.
L B Bartholomew announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for Lucas County Iowa County Attorney for a second term. The decision will be made by the Republican primary in June 1908. EK H rie also declares candidacy for the same nomination and office.
Notices announce candidates for Lucas County Iowa offices. M. M. Perry seeks Clerk of the District Court as a Republican primary candidate with cross county support. Geo. F. Carpenter joins the Clerk race. J. D. Clark runs for Sheriff, and E. A. Duckworth announces a Republican primary bid.
G. W. Wiltsey announces candidacy for county auditor for a second term, pending the outcome of the June 1908 primary election.
A. DD. Gray declares candidacy for County Recorder seeking a second term subject to the Republican primary in June 1908. The statement signals party alignment and planned campaign timing.
The notice lists Frank P. Wright seeking a second term as County Treasurer and J A White announcing candidacy for the Republican nomination for the Fat District Board of Supervisors. The document indicates other local party declarations for the 1908 primary.
The republican nomination for Justice of the Peace in Chariton township goes to a primary decision on June 3. Candidates H. H. Jones and J. C. Seward, both of Chariton, seek the office with the result pending the party selection.
A speculative scenario envisions J. Cummins proposing that Senator Allison be his successor at a Iowa Republican gathering. The piece argues factionalism would vanish, Republicans would unite, and Cummins would boost his own standing nationwide.
The piece reflects on whether Cummins will honor his pledge not to run against Senator Allison. It laments the risky, impulsive campaign he has begun and questions his ability to act rightly in the public interest.
Extracts from a Hamilton speech emphasize Theodore Roosevelt as the strongest element of national virtue and reform. The text discusses corporations, fair play, and the purpose of law in guiding modern enterprise. It notes global communication advances yet high ideals remain an undiscovered country.
The article notes fast rising postal costs with a projection near 220 million dollars this year. It cites 65 000 post offices and over 200 000 postal workers, plus 45 million paid to railroads, 25 million for city carrier service, 35 million for rural delivery, and 25 million for postmaster salaries.
A discussion notes mail transmission efficiency as satisfactory and lauds Iowa penitentiary leadership. Mrs. Maude Ballington Booth comments on Iowa’s prison policy, viewing incarceration as a corrective lesson, not revenge, and contrasts old southern prisoner leasing with open air reform in Mississippi.
A Hepburn bill imposing a tax on margins in stock dealing draws strong opposition in the House and may not pass this Congress. Critics call the tax prohibitive and say the measure tests the government taxing power, with referral to the Ways and Means Committee. The bill could prompt broader inquiries into stock exchanges, similar to New York state cotton exchange investigations by the Commissioners of Corporations.
Congressman Dalzell of Pennsylvania rejects as fake the claim that House and Senate leaders agreed to a joint resolution seeking data from State Commerce and Labor and the Treasury for a revised tariff bill. He says tariff policy will be set by the Republican National Convention.
The Taylor County Republican Convention at Bedford on March 4 endorsed Taft, Allison, and Hepburn with strong resolutions. Delegates, except one, were united in support of the Republican status and praised the Iowa congressional delegation.
The Supreme Court last week affirmed the Hepburn act as amended to punish railroad rebates under the Elkins law by imprisonment rather than fines. The ruling centers on the Hepburn act provision now in force.
Des Moines Capital editor Lafe Young announces his candidacy for delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention. He was among early Iowa supporters of Taft and has long fought for the party, urging honor in the delegation selection.
In Geneva New York a magistrate last week sentenced two boys as punishment for theft to attend Sunday school for fifty two consecutive Sundays. The judge believes jail would harden them, and this alternative may guide them toward better behavior and character.
The ceremony for Jesse A Shore of Chariton and Lettie Ghrist of Ames took place March 11 1908 at 2 p.m. in Des Moines with Rev Charles Pickford officiating. They will reside near Ames and then on a farm near Chariton, with well wishes from friends.
Harry Wilson of Waynetown Indiana touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as superior for croup and cold throat troubles. He claims early use prevents attacks and notes it is widely used in thousands of homes. Available from Williamson Drug Co and Patriot shop sale bills.
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