James Bingham for Attorney General of Indiana
James Bingham of Muncie, Republican nominee for a second term as Attorney-General, is praised as a hard working, capable lawyer. Born March 16 1861 in Fountain county, he rose from farm and sawmill work to district school teaching, two terms as county superintendent, and later prosecuting attorney. His career includes exposing Pollard school furniture swindles, overcoming blindness with his wife rereading law, moving to Muncie fourteen years ago, and earning a reputation for clear thinking, persuasive speech, and fearless official duties.
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James Bingham
Muncie
Indiana
Fountain County
Twenty-first Judicial Circuit
State Treasurer in Oscar Hadley's Hands
Oscar Hadley, Republican candidate for State Treasurer, is an Indiana agriculturist and banker born in Hendricks County. He presides over the First National Bank of Plainfield, has long served on the State Board of Agriculture, and led pavilion work at the State Fairgrounds. He endorsed public funds interest receipts and has been active in state and local politics for years.
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Oscar Hadley
Indiana
Hendricks County
First National Bank of
Plainfield
Ind
State Board of Agriculture
Association
Hefley | Wanignates
Dricks County
Hadley
Taft and Roosevelt debated Indiana choice in 1908 era
A compilation of Indiana newspaper editorials and political commentary endorses Taft as head of the Republican ticket while warning against Bryan. It cites leaders like Fairbanks and Taggart, notes brewer Lieber and Fairbanks predicting Democratic gains, and emphasizes the saloon issue as pivotal for voters.
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Indiana
Shelbyville
Democrats for County Local Option in Daviess County
Democrats nominate an in county representative and pledge to vote with Republicans on local option. They oppose the brewers local option plank and declare for a county unit local option law. Temperance Democrats nationwide oppose the Brewers plank and back legislators who support county unit Local Option.
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Daviess County
Tom Taggart
Taft Nomination Praised as Independent Policy Maker
The Cincinnati Enquirer calls Secretary Taft likely to pursue his own policies and judgments rather than follow Roosevelt’s line, arguing his temperament is conservative and independent. It contrasts Taft with Roosevelt and suggests Democrats should seek strong leaders like him in crises.
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Taft
Chicago
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Debt-Paying Party
Governor Mount's 1897 oath marked Indiana's $8,000,000 debt. Since then three Republican governors have led to clear debt reduction, with Henry S Lane's 1860 start of Republican governance cited as repeated history where Democratic rule saddled the state with debt and Republican eras paid it off.
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Mount
Indiana
Hanty
Henry 8. Lane
Beep Laxative Cough Syrup for you p. and old is prompt
Beep Laxative Cough Syrup is advertised as a remedy for coughs and croup. The item markets itself as a trusted old‑fashioned prompt treatment for respiratory relief.
A Chemical Fury Fluorine’s explosive behavior and isolation by Moissan
The article explains fluorine as a highly reactive gas that bonds with all metals, tears apart other compounds, and forms hydrofluoric acid that can dissolve glass and destroy most substances except platinum and lead. It notes Moissan’s achievement in isolating pure fluorine and describes its violent interactions with sodium potassium calcium magnesium and other elements.
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Moissan
No Longer Secret Inventor’s Hidden Tale Revealed
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press hints at a famed inventor who died while his secret remained, reportedly disclosed to his wife just before death. The exchange notes public suspicion and contemplates whether people improve themselves.
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