Wake Up And Look About Fountain County Spring Spirit
A Fountain County newspaper piece urges readers to embrace spring, notes local historical efforts, and recalls Lincoln’s death a century and a half earlier. It promotes County Historical Association work, pride in home communities, and civic renewal while reflecting on past events and local life.
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Fountain County
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Lee
Appomat Sox
Lincoln
Johnson
Looks Blue for Fountain Democrats Editor Reports
George M. Ray editor of the Indiana Herald visited Fountain county and reports a three cornered faction amid Attica Covington and Veedersburg. He notes opposition to A T Livengood for county chairman and discusses woman suffrage saloon licenses and local political shifts in Covington Attica and Williamsport with references to Mayor Thomas McGeorge and Postmaster Frank Macoughtry.
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George M. Ray
Indiana Herald
Fountain County
Ray
Clay County
Terres Haute
Covington
A. T. Livengood
Itiooss
Hay
Thomas McGeorge
David Ferguson
C. W. Dice
Capt Gray
Schoonover
Philpott
W. H. Thompson
C. B. Philpott
NB. Cardiff
Samuel Rhodes
Roy Sanders
Martin
Attica
Veedersburg
Joyington
Court House
Murray
McGeoge
A. B. Shuler
Frank Macoughtry
Frank
Board of Commissions
Terians Ehursn
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What Of The Treasury Fountain County Republicans Critique State borrowing
Fountain county Republicans question why Indiana borrows money to meet expenses under a Democratic state administration. They note oil inspectors on the payroll varied from 25 under Republicans to 46 under Democrats, then to 5 and a half under reorganized Democratic control, citing W. W. Finfrock of this county. They call this one reason for the borrowing burden.
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Fountain County
Indiana
W. W. Finfrock
City to plant trees in Veedersburg park
The mayor and common council set April 15 and 16 to plant trees and beautify Veedersburg City Park. E W Finch and John Meeker offered to donate suitable saplings from their nearby maple and elm rich farms for transplanting.
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E. W. Finch
John Meeker
Veedersburg
Morrison is Qualified To Be Their Candidate
The article argues Congressman Martin A. Morrison of Indiana’s Ninth District is poised for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1916. It notes his vote against the Hobson prohibition amendment and his alleged ties to temperance supporters, contrasting him with Governor Ralston and a previous governor. The piece questions Indiana voters and frames Morrison as a brewer-backed contender.
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Morrison
Martin A. Morrison
Indiana
Ana
Washinton
D.C
Congress
Ralston
Marshall
Mr. Morrison
Hobson
Ruyter's Kramp-l and the Gas Company History
A compact exchange sketches a humorous debate over naming a gas company history. The exchange features Henry Wise and The Optimist and Pessimist voices weighing opinion and self-confidence in a light, humorous tone.
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Ruyter
Henry Wise
Light Brigade
Covington News Highlights From April 15 1898
Local items report Clint Beckett studying at Valparaiso and Rev W J Rice dedicating a new church in Hillary. Obituaries note Maria L Webb’s death and a coroner inquest for Charley Ovens. A fight outside a National saloon drew a crowd. no arrests. William Bryan’s Williamsport visit included an Easter service moment with Judge McCabe.
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Jake Watson
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Bet House
W.J. Bryan
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Ben Ayl
Randolph
Fountain Democrats
Williamsport
Wabash River
Warren County
Billy Finfrock
Dr. Burlington
Banker Clark
J. W. Harrison
David Milligan
Joe Rice
Hugh Shafer
Frank Hatton W. Young
Thomas Leif
J.S. Nave
Ed Moran
Dan Reid
Dan R. Young
W. H. O’brien
Burlington
Citi of
Wheeler McMen
Blisher
Neral
Nature
Atty
Clint Beckett
Valparaiso
W. J. Rice
Hillary
C.D. Case
Terre Haute
Maria L. Webb
Father Lewiper
Mrs. P.astor
Josephine Denman
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Myers
McNiel
Charley Ovens
David Ritcliff
A. Yerkes
Kingman Star
Bergdahl & Rogers
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