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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1900
Page
4
Local notice from Corydon Indiana announces mail matter registration and post office handling with rates for one year advance payments and fees. The item references the Democrat Building as the office location and lists price points for advance and non‑advance payments.
The excerpt lists candidates for county offices including W. T. Zenor for Congress, John H. Luckett prosecuting attorney, A. J. Lopp clerk, Ed. O’Connor treasurer, Philip E. Lotich sheriff, John Habermel assessor, Geo. H. Mathes 2nd district, Ed. B. Love commissioner 3rd district, W. Sirwell Nye coroner, and Daniel M. Sharp murteyor for commissioner.
A legacy of scattered names lists several trustees and assessors including John J. Kessinger Martin Hausz Philip Walther James Keft Charles H. Kintner John F. Gettelfinger James L. Rector George M. Melton Johnnis S. Martin Peter Weilbaker Joseph D P Pitman Frederick O Payor and Joseph Hartung among others. The fragmentary item shows multiple offices and holders across unnamed jurisdictions.
The Corydon Republic discusses Republican graft, leadership clashes, and campaign lines. It laments corporate control, mocks editors, questions appointments like Neely and Rathbone, and argues for a government of the people amid wartime rhetoric and wage issues.
Indianapolis attorney John W. Kern, city attorney and noted Democrat, launches campaign for the Indiana governor's office praised as highly popular across the state. Kern's candidacy centers on Democratic unity and statewide leadership prospects.
A satirical prompt asks how many Americans would pay double prices to support trusts in underselling European rivals in Asia, ending with the line Dont all speak at once.
The National Watchman voices strong anti trust and anti imperialism opinions. It argues the American Bridge Co will dominate bridge production and cites distrust of lenders and officials. It condemns Republican policies and praises Democracy while warning of Britain and foreign finance. It critiques imperialism and Hannaism rhetoric.
A heated exchange over alleged fraud in the Tuell case surfaces with claims of clerical tampering in the Supreme Court record. Letters from Attorney General Mennini Moonks and other officials are cited to argue who lied and who acted properly, while editorials accuse Self of a whitewash and demand accountability.
The article argues prosperity will be the campaign slogan and notes some industrious people seek real gains if there is surplus. It claims conditions improved after 1893 bank panic and credit withdrawals, and asserts silver as full legal tender would boost prosperity and exports, contrasting with gold based bank credit.
The passage questions Inquiries into the Self and Taylor dispute and asks who altered a Clerk's record at the Supreme Court. It probes Attorney General Taylor's relation to a Kentucky escaped Taylor under Governor Mount and doubts editors shielding defaulters. The text challenges timing of refiling and mocks calls for accountability.
The piece criticizes the GOP for whitewashing postal thieves in Cuba protecting murder suspects in Kentucky and shielding defaulters in Harrison County, arguing the party runs parallel lines in policy.
The Senate refuses to affirm W. D. Bynum as a New York city supervisor, noting the ex-chairman of the gold bug faction of the Republicans in the last campaign. The post is held by a Democrat.
Notice is hereby given that Donatuan C. Murr has been appointed administrator de bonis non of the estate of Hiram Babcock, deceased, late of Harrison county Indiana. The estate is supposed to be solvent. my30-3w Admr.
The store offers remnants and sale items including apron ginghams 31 at per yard 34 cents, 2500 yards Amoskeag apron ginghams 5 yards for one week, Ladies neckwear sample sets 15 cents to 50 cents, silk umbrellas 98 cents, men’s working shirts 50 cents, white puffing and tucking 25 cents, and black lawns 40 to 70 cents per yard.
A sale offers 900 pairs of men's socks described as strictly seamless and colorfast in blue red tan brown and black. The bargain price is 10 cents per pair for this week only.
Our store highlights a shoe sale with discounts on ladies misses and children footwear. Featured items include white kid sandals at 75c pair, ladies French kid shoes at 1.98, and oxford styles 69c to 98c with men’s shoes at 1.95, all presented as a clearance event.
Dozens of sample suspenders priced at about 50 cents will be offered in roughly 25 styles this week. A 25 cent lot of men s suspenders, valued at 15 and 20 cents per pair, goes on sale during the same period at Gre.
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