Local government official list fragment with district assignments
Fragmentary OCR of a government roster showing titles such as Senator Judge Prosecuting Attorney Representative Treasurer Sheriff Surveyor and Commissioners for First and Third Districts, plus councilmen for First to Fourth Districts. Naming is incomplete and uncertain due to garbled text.
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Congress
Cee Netree
Sota Wali Ey
Pe Gee Hat Hetseeea
Wall John Win
Landis Roosevelt clash and party proverbs dialogue
In a July column ex Judge John C. Nelson rivals Fred Landis in Congress race while blasting Roosevelt and the GOP. The piece mocks Republican procrastination, praises Democratic money policy, and questions US governance in distant colonies under flag and Protectorate rhetoric.
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John C. Nelson
Logansport
Congress
Fred Landis
Democrats Turned Their Backs and Ran Away Claim
The exchange centers on Charles Landis accusing Democrats of fleeing during the Spanish American War. Champ Clark defends Democrats, citing numerous Democratic heroes and asserting the war was not partisan. He accuses Republicans of politicizing the conflict and credits Democrats with bravery alongside notable figures like Dewey, Schley, Hobson, Bagley, and Fitz-Hugh Lee.
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Charles Landis
Champ Clark
Landis
Cark
Clark
Admiral Dewey
Winfield Scott Schley
Joe’? Wheeler
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Bagley
North Carolina
Fitz-Hugh Lee
Sehley
Schley
John Paul Jones
Horatio Nelson
David Farragut
Admiral Perry
Dewey
Indiana
Ohio
General Grosvenor
Farmer Trusts Threaten Small Grower Rights
A note from Moline proposes merging plow plants to curb competition and raise taxes on the farmer. It warns against trust profits at the farmer’s expense and urges voters to oppose trusts to protect landowners and tenants alike.
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Moline
Landis Attacks Utah Mormon While Supporting Sultan of Sulu
The piece notes Landis in Congress criticizing Utah Mormons for virtue while voting funds to the Sultan of Sulu who reportedly maintains thirty wives and numerous slaves. It questions how the lawmaker can condemn one group yet fund another perceived moral mismatch.
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Serif Saguin
Sulu
United States
Charles Landis
Roberts
Utah
Roberto
Congress
Landis
Congressional Hall
Economic Strife Drives Nationwide Wage and Price Tensions
The most sanguine Republican admits wage rises are modest while acknowledging food prices have surged about 40 percent, fueling widespread strikes for higher wages across nearly every industry in the country.
Landis as Editor Sparks Old Republican Friction
In 1899 Landis of Delphi's small Republican paper voiced sharp opinions on Roosevelt and Civil Service reform. He mocked Roosevelt as a mugwump and criticized his role in the Civil Service Commission, labeling him a Democrat-leaning figure with questionable Republican blood.
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Landis
Roosevelt
Chas. Landis
Delphi
Congress
Teddy Roosevelt
Curtis
Civil Service Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
George William Curtis
Casses
Blaine
Harrison
County funds report turmoil blamed on past officials
The article criticizes three years of mismatched school fund reports in Harrison County. It cites forced balances and clerical errors by former auditors and deputies, warns of a $2,400 shortfall, and promises detailed facts next week. It laments higher taxes and a potential mortgage on public buildings if Republicans had stayed in power.
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Harrison County
Tin Trust Prices and Labor Cuts Prompt Tariff Question
The Niles Ohio tin workers accept a 25 percent wage cut while the tin trust charges $4.19 per 100 pounds domestically, $3.19 for foreign sales, and uses tariff protection to maintain two prices. The speaker questions patriotism and criticizes a $1 per 100 pounds gap in American sales, urging Mr. Landis to address the issue and the duration of such a policy.
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Niles
Tin Trust
Europe
Tin
Mr. Landis
President critiques colonization language in speech
In a recent address the President spoke glibly about "our colonies" highlighting concerns over imperialism. He framed colonial ties as an enduring part of national policy, prompting debate among critics and international observers.
Thousands Suffer Kidney Trouble Says Swamp Root Cure
An old newspaper ad extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and urinary ailments. It claims sediment in water signals trouble and promises relief from back pain frequency of urination and night awakenings. It offers a free sample and a mail order address in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Game of
Swamp Root. Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Tin Trust Wage Cut and Price Disparities Criticized
The article accuses the tin trust of charging American consumers $4.19 per 100 pounds while Europe pays $3.19. It alleges the trust demands a 25 percent wage cut from workers to secure a Standard Oil contract, framing this as gall and cheek. It also questions Republican support for tariffs as benefiting labor.
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Tin Trust
Tin
Standard Oil Co
Europe
Republicans Portray Philippine War as Same as Cuban War
The text argues Republicans conflate the Philippine and Cuban conflicts, claiming they share a rhetoric of liberty versus benevolent assimilation. It asserts the Cuban war aimed to free Cuba and extend republican institutions, while the Philippine war seeks to assimilate a distant people.
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Cuba
Corydon Ring backs Milt Funk for Auditor
Local report says Milt Funk is the Corydon ring’s chosen Auditor candidate amid chatter the ring fixed the contest and laughs at rivals’ expense. The piece notes alleged influence over the race and suggests confidence in Funk’s candidacy.
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Milt Funk
Corydon Ring
Farm for Sale Near Corydon with Timber and Buildings
The undersigned offers a 60 acre farm six miles south of Corydon on a public highway with some timber and fair buildings. Sale by bar gain. Wo. F. Deatrick Cedar Wood Indiana.
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Corydon
F. Deatrick
Cedar Wood
Ind
Stomach and Liver Tablets praised by local justice
T W Robinson Justice of the Peace in Louis Michigan endorses Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They correct stomach disorders regulate the liver and bowels and are easy and pleasant to take. Price 25 cents per box at Crosier's Corner Drug Store.
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T. W. Robinson
Justice of the Peace
Louis
Mich
Crosier’s Corner Drug
Cure a Cold in a Day With Lurative Bromo Quinine
Advertising copy touts Lurative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day. Each box features F. W. Grove’s signature and a money-back guarantee if the remedy fails.
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F. W. Grove
Summer illness common among children prompts remedy note
A writer cites a family cure with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a recommended home medicine for summer complaints. The Lansing Town Journal notes the product is not an ad but a public health tip and lists Crosier's Corner Drug Store as a seller.
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Chamberlain
Describe
Lansing
Town
Journal
Crosier’s Corner
Notice of Application for Liquor License in Elizabeth Indiana
Notice to residents of Elizabeth and Posey township Harrison county Indiana that a male resident over 21 will apply to the Harrison county Board of Commissioners at Corydon on the first Monday in August 1902 for a license to retail intoxicating liquors in a two story frame building on Main street Elizabeth. The room to be used is the southeast ground floor of lots 7 and 8 fronting Main street, described with exact dimensions and features including doors windows and ceiling height. The applicant also seeks to sell tobacco and cigars in connection with the business.
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Elizabeth
Posey Township
Harrison County
Lindiana
Board of Commissioners
Corydon
Indiana
Main Street
Bu ‘ Jy Tsaaq Cotner
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William T. Zenor Smith
Askrenistopher W. Cook
John H. Luckett
Andrew J. Lopp
George L. Hess
Dward O’connor
Philip E, Leitch
Frank M Wilson WS. Nye
Hugh H. Rhodes
Lew J. McIntosh
Edmond HB. Love
Iain H. Keller, Sr
S. Arnold Scan ‘Thomas
William I. Mauck
Georia L. Shields
George G Schafer
Benjamin F. Davis
Republican Party
Democratic Party
THE
Harrison County Agricultural Society
Hele
Corydon, Ind
Oo. L. Huston
S. T. Wolfe
E. S. Tuell
Fairbanks
Casoline
McCormick
Vulcan
Wagner’s
Clever
Timothy
Miller
James & Mayer Buggies
Surreys
Bennett’s
Africa
Buffalo Dental Parlors
Pearl ST
Nfw
Albany
Samuel F. Cuonningham
Harrison Circuit Court
Jesse L. WA
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