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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
2
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The document presents names for state offices including Governor James E. Waton Lieutenant Governor Fremont Goodwine Secretary of State Fred Sims Auditor John C. Billheimse Treasurer O. Car Hadley Attorney General James Bingham Reporter of Supreme Court George W. Self Sheriff Robert Kerr Coroner Fred Parham.
Indications emerge that Standard Oil plans funding or influence in Fountain County political matters, aiming to shape upcoming campaigns and policy debates amidst a period of unrest and public scrutiny.
The sentence notes Allen could not carry Fountain County for Mr. Landis and questions how he could do so for the rival. It reads as a brief political or game-like remark from a historical newspaper.
An anti league motto A square deal is cited with Col J L Allen as president and Dr A B Carter as secretary, signaling a local organization or meeting. Ye Gods is used as an exclamatory aside in the fragment.
A reflective line notes how factions in political parties resemble tacks pinning a cushion while the innocent fellow may sit among them. The metaphor suggests discomfort and unintended exposure within internal party strife.
A twenty page harvest edition of the Benton Review last week highlights the enterprise of the publication's management and its continued local presence.
Mr. Tarr accepts that even with the graph ophone he cannot match Bryan’s speaking pace in the campaign.
A contested stance is described with a colonel to lead and a horse doctor to tend wounds as the anti faction braces for a final stand. The tone suggests resolve and readiness for a decisive confrontation.
The voter’s reasonable doubt on the temperance question, if applied to the democratic platform in Indiana, would render the party entirely out of commission.
The Republican organization will meet at the headquarters in this city next Tuesday. All workers are invited. County and some state candidates and committee members will attend. It is described as an important meeting for every local Republican to attend.
The Oxford Tribune questions if Brewers opposition to the Republican state and legislative ticket provides sufficient motive to vote Republican.
Local license holders align with the Democratic platform, urging voters to back preferred candidates while opposing Republican opposition. The piece frames this as a civic duty for loyal citizens to support the party’s agenda.
A reader notes a Prohibition supporter predicting Bryan's election and disregarding the temperance plank in the Recordjia platform, calling the speaker a fake Democrat.
League officials including Col J Allen and Dr A B Carter appeal to members to vote and influence for Hon Martin A Morrison in the congressional election, stressing it as in the best interest of the republicen party in the Ninth District.
Some fellows threaten to kick or boycott the local paper if it does not follow their bidding. The piece argues that if the paper uses their own methods against them and their interests, an "awful crime" has been committed.
Delphi Journal argues that Taft will need a Republican majority in Congress to implement policies. It claims Democrats aim to win a Democratic House to block legislation for two years, warning Republicans not to forget their congressmen on election day.
The Fowler Republicans accuse brewers of switching stances on the Moore law high license law and the county unit proposition. They say brewers now back the unit and temperance measures, predicting future satisfaction with unit control and warning of dangers from brewer influence on politics.
Local citizens lament funds spent by the Martin-Dice administration on the school board while buildings decayed and awaiting repairs. The Hall suit cost the public, and the new board and Superintendent face hostile resolutions as the school opening is delayed and children suffer.
One Hundred Per Cent. Will S. Ritchie of Lebanon hardware reports to the Lebanon Pioneer that questions about the saloon abolishment affecting trade are answered with a definite yes. He notes monthly gains over the year except for one month before the ban, with June showing an increase.
The Attica Ledger notes Mr. Ritchie sees business shifts from saloons to clothes and goods as Lebanon money moves to other stores. He doubts the saloon will return, while Boone County remains dry despite Democratic papers arguing the county unit influence could loosen its status.
All persons interested in the Cooper cemetery are requested to meet August 24 to clear weeds. Committee involvement and local participation urged.
The Indiana State Fair board announces entries close August 27 with a full five day event opening September 7 at 9 am. The secretary promises strong shows, higher class music, races, horse show and nocturnal attractions in the coliseum, urging early attendance and complete exhibits.
A five page International Typographical Union article in Boston argues Secretary Taft long supported organized labor. It cites multiple cases and quotes to claim Taft’s actions and decisions favored workers, urging unionists to unite across party lines and credit him for defending labor rights and the nation’s broader welfare.
A collection of brief items and quips including liners and firemen, exports of jinrikishas, fresh eggs, street scares in Mexico and New York, anarchists’ antics, lard imports, 1907 production figures, and social wit. It also mentions fishhook demand, global sugar leaders, a Paris hit for a 2000 year old play, Roosevelt’s label of a leader, fashion riffs on Merry Widow hats, automobiles on farms, student strikes in Kentucky, a wildcat in Ontario, Manchuria’s hopes, and humorous international quotes from Boston and Chicago.
Resolutions from the Alliance of German Societies of Indiana recount how the Republican party repeatedly backed prohibition laws since 1873. They cite the Baxter law, a failed constitutional amendment in 1881, the Nicholson law, and the Moore law, with current governor and attorney general named as fervent supporters.
The city of Marion hosts forty one saloons and last year collected about $1,000 in licenses while spending 16,000 on the police force. The saloon is described as a major corner of local wealth.
The article ponders if slovenliness signals irrationality and urges testators to mind their dress and cleanliness. It then reports Europe’s abnormal winter with Germany and Italy experiencing heavy snow and cold spells into spring, even in Milan and Perugia, contrasting with expectations of milder climates.
Prof Klingman has preached three evenings on Sanctification urging believers to be clean at heart for acceptance in the great day. The speaker says every professed citizen should hear to live better lives and speaks frankly about evils in the community for church purity and public good.
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