E H Kinney Ss A Turpin Propriations
Entered post office at Columbus Indiana as second class matter.
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H Kinney
Columbus
Ind
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Newspaper
Columbus Evening Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1898
Page
2
Local Officials Seek Republican Nominating Candidacies
City Marshal Vincent Thompson and David Philips announce candidacy for City Marshal. City Clerk candidate J D Hunter and Fred Ulrich vie for County Clerk. James Burk also seeks County Clerk. Albert F Owens announces bid for County Recorder. All to secure Republican nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Thompson
David Philips
J.D. Hunter
Fred
Ulrich
James Burk
Albert F. Owens
Recorder
Political Tracts At Public Expense Debate
The letter criticizes franking abuse by legislators flooding the mails with political literature under public documents. It questions Loud’s bill to tax reading matter and suggests auditing government printing costs to save money across departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loud
Congress
Loud bill to raise postage on books criticized in Congress
The Loud bill to regulate second class mail would raise postage for books and end sample copy rates, increasing prices and harming education. Critics call it a backward step and suggest freight-rate reform or railroad mail service as alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loud
Congress
Postal Department
Republican Party Advocacy and Labor Support
The text argues readers will oppose a bill via postal protests. It asserts the Republican Party aids labor, delivering fair wages and value. It claims Republicans endured decades in power without hard times, citing Cleveland and the Wilson tariff as turning points, praising western prosperity and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
West
Kansas
Republican Party
A Poor Law for the People Critique of Postal Reform
The piece denounces Congressman Foul s bill to alter second class postal matter as a move to curb public reading. It argues lower rates foster reading and warns that any saving to government funds through Loud s reform would harm future knowledge. Readers urged to protest by postal cards to their representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foul
Loud
Congressman Louds Postal Bill Draws Opposition
The piece criticizes California Congressman Loud for a bill to change second class mail rules, restricting publishers and lifting costs. It argues the bill would raise prices on cheap editions by eight cents per pound and warns of postmaster general discretion. It urges readers to contact their congressman and senators against the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressman Loud
California
Scott
Loud
Mr.Loud
Republicans Press Currency Legislation Amid President Plan
Congress leaders push for a currency bill signaling a shift toward gold redemption and treasury retention. The proposal would allow banks to expand circulation by issuing notes up to the par value of bonds deposited for circulation.
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Congress
Kids Capture County Committee Battle Amid Party Tensions
A Tus Times report claims the Kids have seized the county committee while posing as an independent paper to harm the Republican Party. It predicts unified efforts with Mossbacks this year and denies any ill will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tus Times
New County Committee
Republican Party
Mossbacks
Mississippi River Flood Deepens Crossing Rising
The Mississippi River has risen 23 feet in ten days and continues to climb. Tributaries have broken their banks and small levees are in danger, with several already failing.
Prosperity in 1898 Promises Quiet Markets
Dun's Review notes the year starts with favorable prospects and no wild speculation. It reports modest stock gains, slight grain movement, and principle clearing house payments 2.6 percent larger than 1892, with a 10.1 percent rise outside New York despite New York activity decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tus
Dun
New York
Populist Faction Split Over Future Democratic Cooperation
A Washington conference sought to unite populist factions backing the last presidential effort but failed to secure broad support. A major portion of the populist party opposes cooperation with the Democrats in national campaigns, while the middle of the road wing expands, and eastern Democrats push back against further control. The piece notes tension within tax friends of free coinage during the recent campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic Party
Democracy of
East
Toe Bagg
Drowned I. F. Cross Brought From North Vernon for Interment
The body of I F Cross drowned near Paoli after a wagon at Helix ford was swept downstream. He is 33, leaves a wife and two children, and was past chancellor of the K P Lodge. A search found him after a night and morning float. The death was noted in the Bedford X Rays.
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I. 5
Cross
Mr. Cross
K. P. Lodge
Bedford
Local Ad Snapshots From Town Listings
Notices advertise G. Schafer Co Rolla patent and Third Street shop. Mrs Reynolds promotes City Cafe dinners at 617 Washington Street. John G. Lay barber near the post office offers a good shave and first class hair cut.
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Schafer “ CO
John G. Lay
Postoffice
Opp
Bowen and Burns Granted First Marriage License Since Jan
William Bowen and Elizabeth Burns were licensed to wed this morning marking the first marriage license issued since January 8. The couple proceeds to formal ceremony per local registrar.
Bowen and Barnes Unite in Sardinia Ceremony
Wm. Bowen of Sardinia married Miss Elizabeth Barnes of the county this morning in the clerk's office by Esquire Palmer. The couple left the ceremony rejoicing and planning their future together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Bowen
Sardinia
Elizabeth Barnes
Esquire Palmer
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