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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
2
The fragment notes the Elkhart Daily Review publication details and post office entry, outlining its weekly and daily establishment dates and key publishers. It provides contextual era info about Charles H. Singae and Chase & Kent.
The editorial argues republican methods of reform lack substitute systems like primaries and warns against boss manipulation. It notes stock market gains from solid industrials, cites Taft vs Bryan as contrasting leaders, and highlights Cedar Rapids editorial praising municipal water ownership as an asset rather than debt while residents pay for water.
Nappanee Advance notes two local representatives John W. Brown and William Strucker while Goshen Democrat reports a large Elk Hart turnout. From Locke and Union townships Elias Fisher is nominated for commissioner Levi E Pippenger for trustee and James W Brown as would be trustee. Nappanee Democrats report a large, enthusiastic convention with no major ballot contests except sheriff.
Goshen News-Times reports Democratic candidate Henry A. Barnhart is using a “New Year’s resolutions” style platform, allegedly written by him last January. Critics say the scheme blends Bryanism and Hearstism and misleads voters about his true party positions.
The county papers clash over claims of decency versus rings and machines as Republicans tout a $150 essay prize urging GOP success. The South Bend Times notes Governor Johnson’s Bryan enthusiasm and jabs at Parker, while a potential joint debate between Foraker and Taft is pitched as a draw.
The document states the U S army has 69 871 enlisted and is not at full quota. It lists 1 785 commissioned officers and 453 warrant officers in the navy. Enlisted strength allowed by law is 38 500. Wawasee in Kosciusko county is noted for the smallest post office building in the United States about six by five feet.
George H Ingalls freight traffic manager of the New York Central Lines says cars are being put in shape rapidly and that all car shops have worked full time since July 11. Illinois Manufacturers' Association fears a car shortage as a revival nears. Investments by Chicago & Alton and improvements on Wheeling & Lake Erie signal loosening in railroad activity.
Philadelphia Inquirer reports a new view that life coexists with infinite time and space, never beginning. Dr Arthenius of Sweden suggests radiation pressure from suns propels cosmic dust spores to seed life across the universe, though he admits the idea remains theoretical with no absolute proof.
The 1907 felony arrests include grand larceny 205 and petit larceny 464, with assault and battery with intent 224, burglary 89, murder 63, and perjury 30. White defendants numbered 1 452. colored 1138. foreign born 1. Total county court convictions 9 287. mayors and city judges 15 082. justice of the peace 14 047. Fines only, and imprisonment totals are given for each court. Misdemeanor counts include drunkenness 104 and liquor law violations 853 among others, totaling 384 for other misdemeanors.
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