Barnhart Gets Ovation At Democratic County Convention
Goshen Indiana August 15. Democratic nominees for county offices were chosen at a large crowd convention in Court Park with about 600 attendees. Henry A Barnhart received a boisterous welcome while Thomas Marshall was endorsed for Governor. The platform called for economy, honesty and reform, criticising Republican administration and vowing tighter bank oversight and tax reform.
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Court Park
Robert E. Proctor
Elhart
Clas. Dolan
Rogers’ Goshen
Gounty
Proctor
E. L. Arivol
C.C. Raymer
J. W. Longacree
Geo. Beck
Congress
Deahl
Benjamin I’. Deahl
Goshen
Committee On Rules and Order of Business
Geo. A. Briggs
W. B. Barnard
Millersburg
Grills
Republican Party
Deanel
Avere
Locke
Levi
Pippinger
Middlebury
F. Teller
Olive
F. W
Bramer
Osolo
J. P. Bechel
Union
James Brown
Washington
T. H
Adams
York
I. W. Nihart
Bango
John Peirce
Clinton
W. RB
Baman
Concord
L. Arnold
Elkhart
Als
Menaugh
Harrison
John Lown
Jackson
John
Conrad
Jefferson
W. W. Showalter
Barnhart
Prohibition, Politics and County Ring Critique
Readable fragments recount Goshen and Elkhart voters nominating a clean county-ticket while denouncing county commissioners and a ring controlled press. Commentary targets Francis Berlin and Gattshall, notes Taft era sentiments, and questions campaign decency amid Prohibitionist tensions before November 3.
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Goshen
Elkhart
Rast Returns From Scottdale Conference Leadership Post
M B Rast arrived this morning from Scottdale Pennsylvania where he attended a conference with the Mennonite Board of Publication. The board has taken over the papers of Mennonite Publishing Co. and Rast held the German position in the organization.
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Scottdale
Mennonite ‘Board of Public Ition
Mennonite
PuplleNing ‘Co
Elkhart county bridge contract suit filed for injunctive relief
Peter J. Longacire petitions for a temporary restraining order against the Elkhart County Board of Commissioners and several contractors over awards for bridge projects worth about 20000 dollars. The suit cites fourteen reasons including alleged illegality of the 1907 law governing bridge contracts and claims bids and awards were improperly handled. Judge James S. Dodge will hear the petition in Elkart courthouse chambers tomorrow morning. Local industry: National Concrete Co Indianapolis Elkhart Bridge and Iron Co Hacke done Co. David D. Lehman.
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Elkhart ‘County
Peter ‘Ts
Lonigadire
Elkhart
Plaintice
National Concrete Company
Indianpolis
Ad Iron Company
Hackedone Company
David D. Lehman
Board of County Commissioners
Longacre
Perry L. Turner
Ifié
James’ S. Dodge
Circuit Court
Elkart
County” Commissioners
Longacire
Frank M. Brumbaugh
Uae
Brumbaugh Act
Soietiénere
Pine Creek
Obituary notice for Miss Bash Was misspelt in LaGrange area
In LaGrange county a woman died after residing there most of her life and for the last four years until a month ago in another town. A brother I J Ash lives at Mogton. Sister Mrs John SwineWart resides at Fish Lake. Funeral arrangements show interment at Middlevury on Wednesday.
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Margaret. Roland
Franklin Street
George
Py Godfrey
Adie Roland
Ohio
Ihrée
Thomas, Fellbaum
Pennsylvania
Amyus
Fish Lake
Fu Meral
Middlebury
Peter Swartz Case Noted In Annotations
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a person named Peter Swartz and a marginal discussion involving another figure Shafer TM Tn addition. The text is unclear with few readable names or concrete events.
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Sawa
Shafer
Peter’ ‘Swartz
Train Wreck Recall Touches Two Ministers
Revered Rev Brightmire, visiting south of Ligonier, recalls aiding engineer Schuler after the 16 year old collision between passenger train No 12 and a light engine led by Michael Crow of Toledo. Schuler was pinned beneath the passenger engine and rescued. Brightmire later visited during illness and was summoned by the family.
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Engineer Schuler
Schuler
Rev. Brightmire
Brightmire
Ligonier
Michael Crow
Toledo
National Temperance Lecturer Denounces County Local Option
Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley state vice president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and national prohibition lecturer addressed a large Island Park crowd. She argued county local option has failed in multiple states and cited cases of increased liquor activity and lawlessness after local option laws, urging suppression of the liquor business.
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Frank
Manly
Elizabeth, Stanley
Women’ 'S ‘Christian Temperance
Union
Stanley
Island Park
Republican Party
Indiana
Joseph' G
Hanly
Washington
Goshen City Debt Report Near Legal Limit
Goshen City Treasurer Watts submitted a report on the city’s indebtedness to the Department of Commerce and Labor to assess whether Goshen bonds held by banks qualify as security deposits. Indebtedness includes obligations of 83 745.26 and an audit value of city property at 4 319 645. Robbery near Osceola and a morning burglary at Mrs. Cadwell’s home left a loaded revolver stolen. neighbors, authorities watch suspects amid limited loot and no break in attempt acknowledged.
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Balargerie
Trust
Congress
Pictatferm
Watts
Oth
Goshen
Department ‘of Commerce and Labor
United ‘States
Edward Cadwell
Osceola
John “Belden
Cadwell
Rand
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