Caught in Brewing-Backed Plot Against Watson
An Indianapolis area relief of a brewing backed plot aimed to discredit governor hopeful James E Watson surfaced in Anderson. A local man received a subscription and a forged list of donors claiming funds for a Friday Oct 30, 1906 edition charging Watson with charges. The document ties to Indianapolis and Terre Haute breweries and Ellwood saloonkeepers.
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Indianapolis
James E Watson
Republcan
Anderson
Watson
Anderton
James E. Watses
Cherger
Agianapolis Brewear Co
James Claybaugh
Elwood
Elwood Record
John C. Bell
Ewood
Bil
Ligt
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Albert Lieber
Reel, Balger
Norm Renner
Kiwood
Hell
Terre Haute
Idiana
Brewers Endorse Marshall Urges Votes In Prohibition Clash
Kentucky and Indiana brewers unite to back Marshall for governor and the Indiana Democratic ticket. A New port brewery letter to saloonkeepers attacks Prohibition forces and urges unified support for pro-Democratic candidates and defeat of Republican anti prohibition planks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Indiana
Marshall
George Wiedemann Brewery Company
Newport
Indiana Brewers Back Marshall and Democratic Ticket
Indiana brewers and saloon men openly back Thomas R. Marshall for governor and a Democratic legislature, trading support for Bryan for Marshall votes in many counties. The piece argues such interests could blunt national party loyalty, warn of 1892’s woes, and criticizes taunts about Taft by Gompers while invoking Olney as a historic “father of injunctions.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Thomas R. Marshall
Bryan
Marshall
Boy actor visit stirs chatter in Yonkers
The Yonkers Statesman reports on a late night joke about a local actor. Dialogue features Bill and Jt debating whether the actor received a bana and making a sharp remark about his politics.
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Bill
Yonkers
Statesman
Remember These Things Prohibition Message Urges Support
A temperance appeal argues for Watson as governor to protect county local option for four years. It claims Republicans have led temperance reform and contrasts Democratic promises with brewers and saloons, urging temperance voters to back the Republican ticket and avoid aiding repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Watson
Tom Marshall
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Watson
Bryan Against Wool Growers
The piece argues that Bryan’s victory would threaten American wool interests by opposing protective tariffs. It contends free trade would devastate the industry, cites the Wilson Tariff and the Tingley Act, and warns that tariff changes could smash both growers and mills, harming the American wool sector.
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McKinley
Rocky Mountain
Cleveland
United States
Bryn
Ebryan
Democratic Party
Australasia
Argentine Republic
South Africa
American Woolen Company
Briain Wold
Ant
Stetrast
Sweeel
Otter
Americam Economist
Taft and Bernt Symbolic Swaps in Unclear Exchange
Fragmentary note hints at Taft paying for a new horse and Bernt mounting a new hobby, attributed to Omaba Bea, with no clear context or date. The garbled lines suggest a political or satirical snippet lacking full details or attribution.
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Taft
Bernt
Bryan supporter argues against Bryan in Indiana letters
A reader from Gallaway Nebraska writes to defend William Jennings Bryan, arguing he is overrated at home and unlikely to win Nebraska or Indiana. The letter criticizes his record, states factory output would harm workers, and urges voters to study his past before supporting him. The note also includes a brief public notice from T. Sweeney, Commissioner, about animal and game laws and October enforcement.
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Bryan
Gallaway
Nebra
Willie
Fairview
Mr. Bryan
Polit Cally
Lincoln
Government Square
Salvator Army
McKinly
Lancaster
Indiana
Traina
Hiotel
Nébracku
Hivas
Tietu
Lam
T. Sweeney
Columbus
Indy
Oct
Wanted man to manage expiring subs and secure new business
Success Magazine seeks a Covington man to handle expiring subscriptions and recruit new patrons using effective methods. Position permanent with salary 1.20 per day plus commission. Experience preferred but any applicant with good natural quantifications considered. Send references to R. C. Peacock Room 102 Success Magazine Building New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Success Magazine
Covington
R. C. Peacok
Success Megaziue Hidg
New York
Choice Bulbs in Japanese Lily Hyacinth and Tulip Sale
Local ad lists a choice jet of Chinese lily hyacinth and tulip bulbs for sale. C W Weichel can be reached at phone 151 for orders.
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E. C. W. Weicheil
Gr at Music Offer from Todianapolis Publishers
An old advertisement offers a Popular Music Roll with 20 pages of sheet music for piano or organ. It requests names of three or more performers and twenty five cents postage, promising postpaid delivery and listing pieces such as Flight of the Bat terflies and The Girl I’ve Seen.
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Silvac
Marcass
Ogan
Rub Knau- Ek
Manila
Todianapolis
Tad
Letter List for Week Ending Oct 21 1968
Week ending October 21 1968 lists names including ES Cook Era Group T F Herighold and James Menroe. The notice requests calling for above pleas with any advertised items.
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ES. Cook
Era Group
T. F. Herighold
James Menroe
Cord Wood For Sale By De Sprosen Wilson
75 coins of Hickory wood for sale ready for the stove. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. De Witt Riddry and Biather Zilla claim better remedies but none match this wood for warmth and utility. A pen trial will solve a soda by The Hedges Drug Co.
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de Sprosen
Wilson
DeWitt
Riddry
Biather Zilla
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Terre Haute Brewing Co
Hester Brewing Co
C. Reel
James Baiger
Neem Reaner
J. L. Peters
Beveridge
Weedersberg
Enoch Robins
Union Tabernacle
Premiaw
Brewers
Gompers
Mr. Taft
Richard Olney
Sammy
Omoyany Goods
Danville, If
EMERY
Farnsworth& Reeves
Phelps
Fire Insurance
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