Covington Fair Attendance and Local Visits Highlight Week
A large Covington workforce attended the Covington fair last Thursday with the biggest train crowd yet. Families from Covington moved into Mary Odam's house on Monday. Frank Beymer returned from Columbus Ohio. Thomas Cox and family hosted Jim Clawson’s guests Sunday. John Hopkins traveled to Danville Monday. Mrs. Cox and two daughters visited William Shaffer’s family Tuesday. Stone Bluff residents attended church Sunday night. The stave factory is nearing reopening. Frank Benamire and S Ferguson visited Covington Tuesday. Josiah Cox and Harvey Lathrop picked tomatoes for John Hopkins Monday. Mrs. Smart of Fithian Illinois visited at Sam Otterman’s home. Mrs. Douglass of Covington visited Charley Ferguson and mother last week.
Election Countdown Signals Busy Campaign Weeks
The note hints at an approaching election with expectant activity and a tight timeline as candidates and voters prepare for a series of upcoming events and decisions.
Fountain County Republican Campaign Opens Postponed
The Fountain County Republican campaign launch appears postponed and may be delayed until March 1808.
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Fountain County
Law and order muttered in a restless public mood
An editorial voice notes public weariness with enforcement and suggests that many now see law as something to evade rather than uphold, reflecting a shift in attitude toward police and legal authority.
Government ownership debate gains traction
Mr. Bryan suggests the time may not be ripe for government ownership yet and notes public enthusiasm for the theory. The comment reflects ongoing debate on state control and economic policy.
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Bryan
Green -Nough
Cuban insurgents defy ships after San Juan Hill echo
The note recalls Cuban insurgents showing no fear of heavy battleships at Wilis and hints Uncle Sam should avoid a repeat of past blows after San Juan Hill.
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Uncle Sams
Cuban
San Juan Hill
Uncle Sam
Banks criticizes political speech at Chicago county building
Vice President C W Farr Banks is criticized for injecting politics into his address during the laying of Chicago's new county building last Friday. The speech is viewed as partially responding to William Jennings Bryan on government ownership of railroads and is seen as a keynote.
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C. W. Farr- Banks
Chicagos
Bryan
Indiana Farmers Split Over Tariff Twins 1896 vs 1906
Republican editorial argues farmers should favor the 1896 Wilson tariff over the 1906 Dingley tariff. It urges voters to back the 1896 conditions in the upcoming election, claiming farmers were better off under that tariff.
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Indiana
Bryan advocates reforms without action
The text argues Mr. Bryan gained support by suggesting ideas the current administration acted on yet he did not implement reforms he now promotes. It suggests he should stay out of public life to offer ideas while others convert them into laws.
Terre Haute Cleanups Target Gambling Dens
Police Judge Fortune fined Charles Lutz one hundred dollars and sentenced him to ninety days in jail for keeping a gambling room. The city, known for illegal liquor sales and gambling dens, faces renewed efforts by Mayor Lyons to purify Terre Haute.
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Terre Haute
Fortune
Charles Lutz
Lyons
Virginia farm labor demand outpaces available workers
Virginia's Commissioner of Agriculture states a need for fifty thousand farm laborers and that one thousand men could be placed if available. He notes three million idle men nationwide during this generation’s democratic control, yet three million jobs remain vacant seeking workers already employed.
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Virginia
United States
Non vote buying committees publish same actions this week
The item notes the two parties repeat actions adopted by their non vote buying committees and the joint central committees. It argues reforms move slowly and entrenched customs must die off before better results emerge, with future harvests anticipated as soil is prepared.
Homeowners urged to curb socialism and safeguard institutions
The Cincinnati Enquirer argues that no man with a comfortable home will listen to land seizure or state control of farms. It calls for increasing home ownership not to favor homeowners but to strengthen and conserve institutions against socialism.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Oldest Republican in Indiana Honored in Pulaski County
Rev Wesley Borders of Harrison township Pulaski county is the oldest Republican voter in Indiana and likely the nation at age 100. He voted first in 1828 for John Quincy Adams and supported Republicans from Fremont through 1904. He hopes to vote for the next GOP president. Born in Virginia August 27 1806 he is of Pennsylvania Dutch descent and lives with his son John F Borders, 74. Four generations of the family are living.
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Wesley Borders
Harrison Township
Pulaski County
John Quincy Adams
Fremont
Borders
Virginia
Ohio
Mr. Borders
John F. Borders
Laporte Herald
Governor Hanly Delivers Steadfast Cleansing Speech at Tipton
Across Tipton, Governor Hanly’s keynote condemns corruption and calls for clean officials and strict law enforcement. The Indiana governor argues brave reform faces criticism yet pledges to lead the state toward honest government and public good.
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Hanly
Tipton
Indiana
Prosperity Tied to Tariff, Wheelings Pulse Praised
The Wheeling Intelligencer argues the tariff has boosted wages, mills, and housing in the Ohio Valley since 1896. It claims prosperity from protection and warns voters in the first congressional district against abolishing the tariff and replacing it with a revenue tariff and public soup kitchen rhetoric.
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Ohio Valley
Wheeling
Vicinity
First Congressional District
W. Va
Intelligencer
Pelvic Catarrh Linked to General Catarrh in Ad Copy
An advertising testimonial from Mrs. M. Brickner claims Peruna Drug Mfg Co. cured her pelvic pain headaches backache and dizziness after failing other remedies. The piece argues pelvic catarrh is caused by catarrh and that Peruna relieves such conditions by treating catarrh in any organ.
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Eleventh Street
Milwaukee
Wis
Peruna
Webster’s spelling guide misused by sweltered readers
The text complains that readers rely on Webster for spelling and English rules but still misspell due to neglect and heat. It argues that Webster remains the only reliable standard, yet many poor readers struggle to tell what is correct.
One of the people Senator Hemenway
Shelbyville Republican notes Joseph Hemenway, born into poverty, rose from blacksmith to congressman and then senator. The piece praises his honesty, humility, and focus on constituents, calling him a man of the people and a solid choice for the United States Senate.
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Hemenway
Phen
Congress
Joe Cannon
Joe
Eace
Jim
United States Senate
Peple
Shelbyville
Marriage Licenses Issued Since Last Report
Clerk Bryant reports issued licenses to Otis Hoover and Doll Dowden Geo P Hines and Virgie Crang ford Isamual White and Bertha War land Towey William Jinks and Bessie Drol linger LeRoy Campbell and Susie Kiva yan Elsworth Robbins and Susan Clouse.
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Clerk Bryant
Otis Hoover
Doll Dowden
Geo. P. Hines
Virgie Crangford
Isamual White
Bertha Warland Towey
William Jinks
Bessie Drollinger
LeRoy Campbell
Susie Kiva Yan
Elsworth Robbins
Susan Clouse
Governor Hanly Urges Indiana Voters to Carry Responsibility to Election Booth
In Tipton Indiana Governor J Frank Hanly opened the Republican campaign urging every citizen to cast aside party bias and decide with conscience. He reviews past graft cases from 1872 to present, notes the cost and recovery of defalcations, and argues moral worth and enforcement of law are essential to good government.
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Tipton
Ind
J. Frank Hanly
Tipton Opera House
Indiana
Mora
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