Republican Ticket Names For State Officials
Governor James E. Watson leads the Republican ticket with Fremont Goodwing as lieutenant governor and Fred Sims as secretary of state. The slate includes John C. Billheimer for auditor, Oscar Hadley for treasurer, J. H. Preetz as state statistician, and Lawrence McEurnar atop public instruction.
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Wer Secretary of State
Fred Sims
John C. Billheimer
Oscar Hadley
Bupt Public Instruction
Lawrence McEurnar
Landis for Vice President Favored by Some States
Rossville Journal notes support for Charles B. Landis as vice president potential, with conditions if Fairbanks is nominated. Mentions constitutional limits on both nominees from one state and predicts regional backing if Landis is promoted and Fairbanks not chosen. Also reports Tom Rinn’s delivery horse runaway and Charles Meeker visiting from Imperial Nebraska, a Taft convention trip, and light political banter between Meeker and Ferguson.
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Charles B. Landis
Fabanks
Landis
Fairbanks
West
Rossville
Charles Meeker
Imperial
Neb
David S. Ferguson
Meeker
Indiana
Dave
Letter List for Week Ending June 3 1908
Week ending June 3 1908 lists Mr. W. W. Mahan Mrs. C. Myers Mr. Samuel Rumine four Mr. Adam Stephens. The call invites attention to the advertisement. FeW Boyd P. M.
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W. W. Mahan
C. Myers
Samuel Rumine
Adam Stephens
Pleaze Bay
Merry Widow Hats and World News Gapes
A humorous miscellany notes fashion costs of Merry Widow hats and pillowy chapeaux, while poking at imperial politics, wealth, and culture. It mentions a Chicago baby with a thousand dollar cradle, Asia’s imports, and New World trends with playful jabs at figures like Mme Anna Gould and the Roosevelts.
Oddities and court notes cross paths with fashion observations
A gossip skims topics from a court request granting an interlocutory decree for Friedericke Ann von Bardeleben to her husband Baron Friederich Wilhelm. The piece also notes a divorce for Fritzi Scheff and a quip about Merry Widow hats masking women from public affection, comments on venom use and homeopathy.
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Friedericke Ann von Bardeleben
Friederich Wilhelm
Carl von Bardeleben
Fritzi Scheff
Merry Widow neck grips Philadelphia fashions
A Philadelphia physician notes a sprained neck condition dubbed the Merry Widow neck results from attempting to view the decorative arch in a mirror at once. The ailment is reported as common in the city.
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Philadelphia
Man starves to death after 31 days to prove mind controls body
In a bid to last 40 days, a man starved himself for 31 days to show the mind can govern the body. The piece notes that religious teachers and philosophers have proven this, and that such experiments are deemed ignoble and forbidden.
Headgear Rule Sparks City Trolley Clearance Notice
The Providence Journal notes as women’s hats grow larger this season, churches and theaters may require removal. It quotes a patient, man controlled government ready to use its police powers to force abatement on urban streets so trolleys can pass.
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Providence Journal
Minister’s view of a model husband sparks competing ideals
A Jersey minister defines a model husband as one who treats his wife as an equal and keeps courting. Wives see this as reasonable, while husbands may view the description as an impossible ideal or as an angelic standard.
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Jersey
Mountain ascent tale shows shifting Alaskan towns drift by
In Dr. F A Cook's ascent of Mount McKinley, a big dory carries a miner and the town of Youngstown downstream. The miner says Youngstown moved, once 20 miles above the current position, illustrating life’s transience in Alaska.
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Alaska
F. A. Cook
Mount McKinley
Yentna
Youngstown
Dory
Random bits of opinion and rumor from early edition
A miscellany of quirky notes on milk bottles glass uniforms fashion diamonds and tipping public disputes and political talk. The items reference Cuban cities a dry joke about Merry Widow hats the Hope diamond and international affairs with light quips on salaries and the direct election movement.
Yankee Resourcefulness Powers Grain Elevator Work
A New England grain elevator required new boilers yet kept running by attaching a railroad locomotive outside to connect its boiler to the engine inside. The line stayed in operation throughout the retrofit with no one losing a day of work.
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New England
Admiral Evans Fleet Sets New Records at Magdalena Bay
The officer notes every ship in Evans fleet has beaten its former records by a large margin. He hints the world will be astounded when facts are released, urging pride while awaiting details of the target practice at Magdalena Bay.
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Admiral Evans
Magdalena Bay
Medical groups seek limits on expert testimony in trials
New York doctors and lawyers consider legislation to curb medical testimony in court. They argue current practices turn medical science into a sideshow and could undermine the profession’s dignity.
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New York
Eugene Aram bio: scholar to murderer tied to Knaresborough
The article recounts Eugene Aram born 1704 in Yorkshire rising as a prodigy, his 1745 murder of Daniel Clark at St Robert's cave, ongoing thefts, eventual discovery by a skeleton find, Houseman’s testimony, Aram's execution, and how his life influenced Hood and Bulwer in English literature.
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Eugene Aram
Hood
Bulwer
Aram
Yorkshire
Rouresborough
Daniel Clark
Richard Houseman
Clark
Arim
Houseman
St. Robert's Cave
London
Lynn
Niaaresborough
Thistle Hill
Knaresborough
St. Robert’s Cave
Knaresborough Forest
Peruna Testimonials From Stomach Catarrh Sufferers
Several letters from readers in Denver Tennessee and Minnesota praise Peruna for catarrh of the stomach. Testifiers describe long illness and bed confinement then recovery after using Peruna and urge others to try the remedy. They claim renewed health and ability to work.
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Lderman
George W. Weick
South Seventh Street
Denver
Cot
Eleventh Ward
R. Samuel A. Seal
Treadway
Tenn
Hancock County
Hawkins County
Rogersville
Tennessee
Frank Richter
East Second Street
Winona
Minn
Iernna
Cines
Prosecutor White Expands Court Duties With Mayor
Prosecutor White has been holding court with the mayor regularly. Reportedly several saloon men have been fined and disciplined, with expectations that such enforcement will earn respect for the law.
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White
Methodist Church June 14 1908 Schedule
June 14 1908 services at the Bend church include Sunday School at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. Epworth League at 6 30 p.m. and preaching at 7 30 p.m. Miss Lanius to sing in the morning. Prayer meetings Thursdays at 7 30 p.m. Official Board meets first Monday night monthly. Ladies Aid meets third Thursday. W F M S meets first Thursday. Bend church Ladies Aid meets second Sunday. Frank K Dougherty pastor.
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Epworth
Lanius
Ladies Aid Society
Ladies Aid Society of the Bend
Frank K. Dougherty
Notice to Bidders for Millcreek steam heating plant
I W R Massey trustee of Millcreek township Fountain County Indiana invites sealed bids for a steam heating plant in the Yedco school house. Bids due by 2 pm at Kingman Indiana office. lowest bidder awarded. Bonds double contract amount with surety. plant guaranteed three years. Plans and specs on file at trustee office. Dated June 8 1906.
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I. W. R. Masey
Millcreek Township
Fountain County
Indiana
Yedco
Kingman
DeWtt Kidney and Bladder Pile Remedy Endorsed
A promotional note claims DeWtt's Kidney and Bladder Pills quickly strengthen weakened kidneys and relieve bladder inflammation. The product is advertised as thorough and recommended everywhere and sold by Hedgex Drug Co.
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DeWtt
Hedgex Drug Co
Notice of Administration for John M Galloway Estate
The Fountain Trust Company announces the appointment and qualification of Lucas Nekeker as Administrator of the estate of John M Galloway, deceased, Fountain County Indiana. The Circuit Court has issued the administration order and the estate is presumed solvent. June 12, 2008.
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Circuit Court
Fountain County
Indiana
John M. Galloway
Sheriff Auction Notice In Fountain County
Certified copy of decree from Fountain Circuit Court directs sale of the lien held by Mary E Nebeker against John M Dotson et al for 1815 dollars 99 cents with interest and costs. Public sale to the highest bidder to be held on the specified court date and venue per court order.
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Fountain Circuit Court
Mary E. Nebeker
John M. Dotson
Public sale of rents and profits for Fountain County real estate
On Saturday July 11 1908 between 10 am and 4 pm at the courthouse door Covington Fountain County Indiana the rents and profits for a seven year term of described real estate will be sold if sufficient proceed to satisfy decree interest and costs If not sold the fee simple may be sold to discharge decree costs This sale is exempt from valuation or appraisal laws John B Hardesty Sheriff Fountain County H Yount attorney for plaintiff June 12 1908.
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Court House
Covington
Fountain County
Indiana
Towit
Saich
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Ayer
Gayer Co
Longh
Mase
Republican Peoples Paper
Eeree A. Clifton
James E. Watson
Fremont Goodwing
Wer
James Bingham
Supreme Court
George W. Self
Persadge
Quincy A. Myers
Appellate Court
David Myers
J. &. Preetz
Julius J. Higgins
Vermillion
Congress
Delphi
Tom Rinn
Few. Boyd, P. M
Chicago
South Africa
Mme
Anna Gould
Britain
India
Japan
Obama
Waseda University
Mr. Rockefeller
Mary
Whittler
Maud Muller
Kipling
Danny Deever
Roosevelt
Beef Trust
United States
St. Augustine
Fla
Prince Helie
Wu Ting-fang
Lance
Bellefontaine
Brooklyn
Mme. Anna Gould
Merry Widow
Detroit
Hotel For Women
Turkey
Russia
M. Malevsky- Malavitech
Tokyo
Birmingham
Jeffries
Pacific
Jeff
France
Great Britain
England
John Bull
Health Department
Berlin
Edward
William Waldorf Astor
William
Turis
Geo. W.weick
Denver, Col
Methodist Church
Cas
W. R. Massey
Trustes
Fountain Trust Company
Lucas Nekeker
Sheriff’s Sale
John BR. Hardesty
H. ©. Yount
Phunaft
A. D
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