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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
2
The piece ponders what will follow the national convention as nominations lead to the election. It notes shifts in editorial tone, cites Governor Hughes's anti gambling bill victory in New York, and argues courts will not be swayed by anti injunction planks. It defends injunctions as preventing injustice and maintaining order.
The piece notes that a few wealthy individuals in cities like South Bend can drive urban change by hosting events and promoting opportunities to capital and industry. It contrasts past and present farming and transport, highlighting how modern infrastructure and railways enable vast agricultural and market reach.
The piece argues the party faces questions about its future, with pressure from untested plans, court dominance, centralization of power, and departures from traditional governance. It warns that these shifts threaten the party's historical role as a stabilizing force and guardian against political charlatanism.
The passage argues whether party policy can protect republican institutions from demagogic, erratic, and socialist pressures or be shaped by wisdom and statesmanship. It stresses that the party, not any single candidate, carries the accountability and future of the nation.
The Thirteenth district delegates to the national Republican convention in Chicago next week are F. E. Lambert of South Bend and L. M. Brackett of Rochester. Alternates are Christian Christianson of English Lake and FP Garn of Plymouth. O. Perry Smith resigns as Kosciusko County Republican central committee chairman.
A table reports 18,128 Negro voters in Indiana with 296 in the Thirteenth district. The Sev enth district (Indianapolis) has the highest count of 5,043, while the Twelfth district has the fewest with 154.
The Thirteenth district Republicans nominated Charles W. Miller for Congress at Plymouth in a hot contest. Miller, a seasoned public servant and strong campaigner, enjoys broad base support at home and across the district and is expected to unite the party and attract Democratic voters.
LaPorte circuit court hears a bid for a retrial by Lake Shore railway allies over cartoons by John McCutcheon. They claim he drew Millers landscape and Lake Shore station during a lecture while the trial proceeded, prejudicing jurors who saw the cartoons, with advance knowledge of his plan among sand land interests.
Sears Roebuck & Co announces discontinuation of grocery and retail drug operations due to enforcement of the Pure Food and Drug Law. The note accuses past adulterations and warns patrons to keep their money at home. A separate item notes a special train carrying New York Republicans to Chicago convention passes through Elkhart early Saturday morning.
Mrs. Andrew Koniecazny of Michigan City died of blood poisoning caused by stepping on a broken bottle while walking barefoot in her garden. She was forty five years old and leaves five children.
A report by Indiana statistician Mary Stubbs Moore shows civil and criminal court activity in 1907 edged past 1906. Civil filings reached 28 755 with 26 243 disposed. criminal filings 8 579 with 6 277 disposed, and liquor law violations fell from 2 380 cases in 1906 to 2 244 in 1907.
Ralph E. Prime of New York urging a nationwide Flag Day observance on June 15 1908 since June 14 falls on Sunday. He asks citizens to display the flag from dawn to dusk across churches schools offices and homes. The piece notes the 131st anniversary of Congress defining the flag’s design.
An aged inmate from Logansport recounts a case where a man once deemed cured at the central hospital for the insane in Indianapolis married and had children. later his mind failed, he returned to the asylum, with one son also there and a daughter there, while two other children attend a Fort Wayne school for the feeble minded, used to argue for stricter marriage criteria.
Real estate transfers show Joseph D. Devor to Laura B. Evans in North Elkhart for 800 dollars and Lovina Johnson to Ethan A. Dausman in Harrison township for 1 dollar. Harlan A. Stauffer transfers land in Elkhart to George W. Cotton for 1 dollar. LaPorte council on Wednesday night merged three franchises acquired by Murdock traction interests into a perpetual franchise.
Desirable ten room modern residence offered by Andrew and Lamb at 123 W Lexington Ave. Asking price is $500 less than its value. Contact Andrew 8 Lamb for details.
A description of an opium farm near the Canton river in China shows a wooden building where brown opium balls are sliced open by two coolies. Workers boil the opium over fires in chards and brass pans, then concentrate the sap until treacle like, before packing into cams and sealing with government marks.
Humboldt, silent at dinner with Mendelssohn the banker, learns his landlord sold the house forcing move. Mendelssohn secretly takes ownership but conditions possession: Humboldt may continue living there for life. The twist reveals the banker plans to allow another tenancy.
The article recalls punishment for forgers in England from the 16th to 19th centuries. It notes Thomas Maynard executed in 1829 the death penalty until 1832 when transportation began, with a later wit forgery exception until 1887. Under Queen Elizabeth I forgers could face pillory ears nose branding and lifelong imprisonment with forfeiture.
The Delineator lists famous figures once homeless children including Moses, Leonardo da Vinci, Rosa Bonheur, Poe, Hamilton, Catherine the Great, Rachel, Stanley, and others. It notes these waifs rose from destitution to contribute to global knowledge and culture.
A London Times quote notes the truism that ailment stubbornness grows with the number of so called infallible remedies proposed over time. It reflects on medical history and the evolving search for cures.
A humorous remark defines a sociologist as someone who can inspect a garbage can and extract material for a long lecture on societal needs, attributed to a Chicago Tribune column reprinted in The Daily Review.
Descriptive reminiscence of the Battle of Manila Bay focusing on the sinking Don Antonio de Ulloa and the ferocity of the fight. Graphic memories describe flames, exploding magazines, and the eerie night as spectators cheered the sinking Spanish vessel. The excerpt ends with a quotation about melancholy from Wellington via St. Nicholas.
In Miss Kingsley s West African Studies a village scene shows ants overrunning a hut after a family flees. A parent fears leaving the infant and finds a black mass that turns out to be meat, not a baby, as the ham is dropped into a water barrel and held down.
Tom Hood joked over death with a mustard plaster gag while his wife prepared it for his chest. Raleigh called the execution a sharp medicine, a cure for all diseases. An Italian joked his gravestone with I was well died from physic. Knight proposed Good Knight for his memorial. A Scot quipped Burns’ epitaph with His alimuame's enough.
A school guidance note urges boys not to rush into work. It favors pursuing a skill or craft, like carpentry or writing, as the key to steady employment. The article stresses lifelong value in mastering a trade or craft.
A London proverb from the Scholars' Own warns about hurried youth saying boys at fourteen earn eight shillings weekly and eighteen year olds are idle loafers with no trade or prospects. It urges patience and foresight as essential, noting that haste misleads while diligence catches success at the end.
The text notes Rubinstein’s dislike of musicians marrying, lamenting life spent on fashionable consorts and Russian pupils. It cites his deathbed remark about the prevalence of marriage and questions what such study was for. The London Musical World comments on why there are few great lady composers, urging reflection on these issues.
A girl asks for theater invitation while Mr. Grouch dismisses it, in a line from the Kansas City News book. The exchange captures local color and sentiment about entertainment in town this week.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note recalls Maude fearing her engagement ring would go unseen, then six girls recognize it instantly. The item sits among crowd-pleasing quotes and community notices about fraternal meetings, church events, and a June 17 social at St. John's rectory with a hat sale at Deffler's millinery.
Home kitchen dairy advertisement from Wambaugh Sanitary Milk Co. promotes pasteurized buttermilk sold at 3c per quart with contact home phone 1175. The brief item lists product and seller details.
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