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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1910
Page
4
The Corydon newspaper lists ad rates and payment terms for advertisers. Local notices cover church events and entertainments with admission where profits apply, plus special standing ads and reduced rates for longer runs.
In a contentious meeting, Progressive Republicans seed new positions on key issues while factions clash over strategy. Leaders publicly defend reforms as peers push back on concessions. Local observers note lingering tensions as party lines shift ahead of upcoming ballots.
The piece argues that Joe Cannon would run again for Speaker if re-elected in November. It claims most Republican leaders lack real reform leadership and draw influence from wealthy patrons like Rockefeller, Morgans, Harrimans, Vanderbilts, and Carnegies who supposedly profit from Republican laws at the expense of ordinary people.
The Corydon Republican reports Texas Republicans endorse President Taft a rare move amid widespread Western Republican repudiation of his policies. The piece notes Indiana Iowa Kansas Nebraska and California showing opposition, predicting a large Taft victory next election.
The text argues Republicans in Indiana are fortunate to have Charles Warren Fairbanks and Senator Beveridge as allies. It critiques the party’s tariff law and its perceived inequities, urging voters to remain inspired and to acknowledge Beveridge’s influence.
Theodore Roosevelt faces a second defeat as the New York Republican State Central Committee declines to recommend him as temporary chairman of the state convention to be held September 27. The old guard backs Vice President Sherman, while Roosevelt weighs an insurgent stance and possible future influence. The outcome keeps press and public eye on New York, Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas.
The Pan canal steel ladder dredge contract went to William Se Steamship Co of Renfrew Scotland for 399 540 after Taft declined to rule American price extortionate. Critics charge San Francisco firm overcharged and blame the Republican party for higher costs and lack of relief.
Senator Bristow charges Senate leader Nelson W Aldrich of Rhode Island with benefiting from the Rubber Trust via tariff changes. Aldrich denies the claims but acknowledges rubber tariff increases and involvement with Inter Continental Rubber Company. Insurgent Republicans push reform, aiming to unearth graft and corruption.
Insurgency within the Republican ranks spreads rapidly as recent conduct by Roosevelt triggers a boom in opposition sentiment. The development signals growing dissatisfaction and potential realignment ahead of party affairs.
The piece portrays a split among Republicans including Beveridge Cummins Dolliver Clapp Nelson Bristow and Indiana Iowa Kansas Nebraska and California members criticizing Taft. It notes the US government bought a dredge in Scotland for the Panama Canal project at a much lower cost, saving about 500000, urging consumer choices to restrain prices and competition among manufacturers.
Henry Watterson warned Roosevelt should be dictator in a long editorial as Roosevelt failed to secure the temporary chairmanship in New York. The piece follows Republican divisions as Roosevelts’s bid collapses and Democrats in Harrison county urge party ticket unity for November victories.
A reader argues that Republicans labeled Standpatters fail to act when pressured, criticizing how the former president is treated and suggesting limited willingness to respond under strain.
A report links Aldrich and his son to a seized shipment amid insurgent ties. Senator Bris Tow of Kansas is mentioned in connection with the same case.
An insurgent group vows to continue challenging Republican leaders amid graft and corruption claims. The movement argues it is making progress and exposing abuses within party ranks.
A naturalist praises beetles with remarkable traits. A bombardier beetle shoots eighteen charges when threatened, a diving beetle breathes underwater and dives deep to pursue prey, and a sexton beetle buries carcasses and raises many grubs. The skunk beetle emits a foul odor to deter threats, a trait shared by the common kitchen roach.
The piece notes that owl houses are largely bare with bones and skulls left around, viewing this as part of owl life. It observes hawks may share hollow-tree living, mentioning the sparrow hawk using flicker nests and bare, chip-strewn floors in knotholes as their living space.
At a Paris savants meeting Pasteur praised Lord Lister the pioneer of antiseptic surgery. He grew emotional as he spoke and, moved to tears, led Lord Aster from the front row to the platform and kissed him in full view of the audience. The act of homage moved many spectators.
Fair week note from Mrs. John Bennett agent for N A Steam Laundry announces laundry sent Monday evening and returned Wednesday evening.
A speaker observes a bride in confidences with a friend in a piazza corner. The friend's expressions reveal mixed emotions as the bride recalls a marriage proposal twice from Bob. The scene ends with the line that she will not be the maid of honor.
A London Telegraph item tells of Silly Billy a man in a northern English town who visits a doctor, takes a note to a lodging house for sixpence, accepts threepence from a street sweeper, and ends with a mistaken patient and a vow to confront Silly Billy.
Lord Westmoreland loves Child’s daughter but the banker opposes the match. They marry secretly and inherit Child’s fortune after his death, then name all six children Sarah to secure the wealth. The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune recounts this twist of fate and family renaming.
Mexico shows a striking geographical shape with terraces rising from coastal plains to a central plateau that trends northwest to southeast. The high plateau is 4,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level and is overlooked by snow crowned volcanic peaks. Ten volcanoes exceed 12,000 feet, with three peaking at 17,782 17,356 and 16,060 feet: Popocatepetl Orizaba and Ixtaccihuatl.
A clergyman preached at a country church and praised the attentive congregation. The verger replied that everyone had been waiting for the preacher to disappear, revealing the pulpit had rotted and hadn’t been preached in ten years. Pearson's Weekly.
Meech's Bakery advertises fresh bread rolls buns and coffee cakes daily and invites readers to visit during the upcoming fair next week in Mound City.
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