Stability in Cuba and Taft's Program for Gradual U.S. Reform
The article argues for continuing Magoon's governorship until Cuba's conditions require change. It recalls Taft's spring visit yielding a gradual plan: census and voter registration, municipal and provincial elections, then presidential and congressional elections, followed by U.S. troop drawdown. It warns against hasty removal of occupancy and notes political pressure to end the occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Cuba
United States
Palma
Magoon
Cos
Nation sees farms yield record profits and growth
The 1907 farm value reaches nearly seven and a half billion dollars, up 10 percent from 1906 and 57 percent from 1899. Secretary Wilson is credited for expanding arable land, introducing Mediterranean durum wheats, and boosting irrigation farming to over 250 million dollars in annual crop sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Nho
A Pretty Good System Says Scranton Tribune
The Scranton Tribune mocks talk of draining the treasury and criticizes the idea that a democratic administration would panic the economy. It argues the system gives workers high wages and builds a surplus for emergencies, benefiting the American people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Tribury
Wortingman
United States
Scraatos Tribune
Nomination Appeal Sparks Unity Call in Democrat ranks
The excerpt notes Mr Breas urged Democrats to show unity as he sought a glimpse of the nomination. The reference highlights a plea for harmony within the party amid unnamed tensions.
Tariff Revision by Expert Commission Sought in Congress
Senator Beveridge urges a non partisan expert tariff commission as a way to revise tariffs. The Pittsburg Dispatch notes most favor delaying general revision this session, aiming for a commission report ready for the next Congress after the presidential election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverridge
Roosevelt
Pittsburg Dispatch
Sixty-first Congress
Old Methods Pass One Reason for Growth of Mail Order System
An essay argues that progressive business methods and mail order catalogs have reshaped commerce. It notes catalog houses educate farmers and towns, pressure local merchants to modernize, and stresses keeping trade within communities while highlighting value education and local employment.
The Middleman Role in Distribution
The article argues middlemen jobbers and retailers remain essential in distributing goods across the United States. It explains costs of direct sales, potential warehouse needs, travel forces, and complex networks, asserting that 18th to 19th century experience supports the current system and cautioning that middlemen are unlikely to disappear any time soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
ARE KILLERS OF TRADE
A town once thriving as a grain and hog market declines after unscrupulous buyers push farmers away. The elevator and hog buyers skimp on quality and weigh harshly, driving farmers to distant towns. Now the town is dead, and residents are urged to remove such bad actors to restore honest trade.
Bryan Roosevelt clash blamed for stolen ideas
The report cites Bryan charging Roosevelt with stealing ideas and Watson accusing Bryan Roosevelt La Follette Folk and Hoke Smith of theft. It questions whether Smith could prove an alibi and notes insinuations about Roosevelt looting Bryan’s belongings in a charged, partisan melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Tom Watson
Bryan
la Follette
Folk
Hoke Smith
Re Smith
Cooperative Systems Weak and the hidden costs emerge
Advocates praise English cooperative organizations but critics point to adverse effects. A London Board of Trade report suggests more than half a million workers in various lines have been displaced by cooperative efforts and depend on charity, burdening trade guilds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Board of Trade
An Organization Era Explores Power in Markets
A survey argues farming groups grain dealers stock buyers and manufacturers form broad alliances to influence prices while robbers, retailers and workers also organize. It outlines a sweeping view of collective power shaping wages and living costs in an era of consolidation and competition.
Indiana state society formed to abolish capital punishment
Indianapolis Indiana leaders organize a 30member state society chaired by Representative Gus Condo to push for an abolition law. Goal is to create county groups, collect statistics, and publish material supporting abolition. Attendees include Senator Charles Kim Brough and other regional figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Gus Condo
Marion
Condo
Charles Kimbrough
Muncie
William S. Elliott
Radley
Miles Furnas
Winchester
Levit Ulrich
Greensboro
W. K. Wickster
Plymouth
Ellis BE. Lawrence
Lnca
Lanapolis
A. R. Parker
Fr. Wayne
John B. Glover
Lost Her Way in Michigan City Miss Kinner Found Dead
The body of Miss Imogene Kinner, 45, was found near a creek two miles from Michigan City after she vanished from relatives on a December day. She had taught school in Yonkers, New York, later moving south for the winter. Her death is believed due to exposure after she wandered away from the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Imogene Kinner
Miss Kinner
Rad
Nyakate Yonkers
N. Y
Only One Saigon Left. Lebanon Fire Destroys Local Buildings
Fire originating in a bake shop destroyed Woodside's restaurant and one of Lebanon's two saloons. Emma Wealis reports a loss of 2000 dollars insured by National of Allegheny and St Paul Fire and Marine. Emil Schopbach cites 1500 dollars loss with 120 dollars in Company of North America 600 in North British and Mercantile and 300 in other companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Woodside
Emma Wealis
National
Allegheny
St. Paul Fire and Marine Cos
Emil Schopbach
Company of North America
North British and Mercantile
Fireman Survives Blast From Five Tons of Coal
Lafayette Indiana resident C. A. Blackburn a Big Four railroad fireman was buried under five tons of coal for 25 minutes after pulling a release string on the locomotive tender. An coal arch over his head saved him from fatal injury and he escaped with minor harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
C. A. Blackburn
Big Four
Blackburn
Blackburne
Former Rich Man Jailed in Marion for Dorse Stealing
Wm. Knight 65, once Marion’s wealthiest man and major landowner, is under arrest at Carlyle HL for horse thefts from Dr J Overman and others. His business collapse two years ago is blamed for his alleged actions and mental state. Knight admits leaving Marion with stolen horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Wm. Knight
Carlyle
South Marion
Knight
J. Overman
Charles Penstemaker
Phil Harris
Creditors In the East Rost Marshall Suspend Business
Richmond Ind. Rost and Marshall clothing and furnishing goods suspended business with liabilities around 41000 and assets near 13000. The firm cites poor recent trade and heavy investments as the cause, noting many eastern wholesale creditors. The company is one of the city’s best known firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Rost & Marshall
War Nurse Decadent Widow Amand Anderson Remembered
South Bend Indiana obituary notes Mother Augusta Amanda Anderson who led the Cairo military hospital during the Civil War has died at St. Marys Academy aged 77. She served as mother superior from 1882 to 1889 and superior general until 1895, then led St Cecelia Seminary from 1895 to 1905 in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Ann Amanda Anderson
Augusta
Cairo
St. Mary’s Academy
St. Cecelia Seminary
Washington
Terhune Expected to Be Reappointed to Indiana Reformatory Board
Jeffersonville Ind April term of D J Terhune of Linton as member of the Indiana reformatory board expires and is expected to be renewed He has served on the managing board since the reform school became a reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
D. J. Terhune
Linton
Indiana Reformatory
Terhune
Preferred a Lashing. Evansville incident notes boy's plea
Evansville Indiana reports that after arraignment in police court James Tingle a boy chose a whipping with a cat o nine tails by his father over jail. The act was carried out by the father. In Richmond Indiana Harry Dingledine alias Harry Dewar was arrested as police pursued a suspect labeled as wanted.
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Evansville
Ind
James Tingle
Papa
Dingledine
Richmond
Harry Dingledive
Alex
Join
Davis
Harry Dewar
Polles
School children should be told facts about sexes says teacher
In Indianapolis Mrs Martha J Ivin head of Munica high school mathematics argues for moral instruction in public schools and for teaching sex facts. She blames Bible ban in schools for degeneracy. At the State Teachers association meeting B F Moore of Marion becomes president, with Mimer B Bryan succeeding him. Fassett Cotton state superintendent urges teachers and officials to study current laws and adapt to new conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
State Teachers’ Association
Martha J. Ivin
Muncia High School
B. F. Moore
Marion
Mimer B. Bryan
Fassett Cotton
Cotton
Tarkington Arrested After Strenuous Resistance to Officers
Indianapolis author and playwright Newton Booth Tarkington was allegedly resisting officers during a riot call at Capital avenue and Washington street. Detectives Manning and Samuels were bruised as Tarkington and a companion fought. Tarkington was released on recognizance and faces a preliminary hearing in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Newton Booth Tarkington
Manning
Samuels
Capital Avenue
Washington Street
Tarkington
Y. M. C. A. Official Arrested for Embezzlement in Evansville
Evansville Indiana Porter Y Johnson assistant secretary of the local Y M C A was arrested on charges of embezzling about 490 dollars from the association. The case follows a membership drive that raised nearly 2000 dollars. Johnson is noted as a member of a prominent Kentucky family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetd
Evansville
Ind
Porter Y. Johnson
Young Men's Christian Association
Johnson
Kentucky
Democrats to choose delegates and district chairman in First district
In Evansville Indiana the First district Democrats will meet on January 2 to elect delegates to the district convention and nominate a district chairman. Arch Stevenson of Spencer county and Charles Greathouse of Posey county are candidates. In the Republican camp Phelps F. Darby of Evansville is conceded to face no opposition for re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Arch Stevenson
Spencer County
Charles Greathouse
Posey County
Phelps F. Darby
Winchester treasurer elect dies before taking office
Harry Jack, Winchester Indiana, who had been elected county treasurer, died at his home after a brief illness. George Robbins will serve as interim treasurer until a new election next fall as he had not yet qualified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Ind
Harry Jack To
George Robbins
Pioneer John Pyle Dies Suddenly in Warsaw Home
Kosciusko county pioneer John Pyle collapsed and died at his residence during a revival meeting at M E church center led by Rev Tillman Hobson and Jorney Albert Small. Pyle had been converted during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
John Pyle
Kosciusko County
M. E. Church
Tillman Hobson
Jorney Albert Small
Anderson
Pyle
Man Charged With Manslaughter In Open Switch Accident
Indianapolis man August B was charged with manslaughter for operating a streetcar that struck an open switch at Acton. He was rested and released under $1 bail as the motorman of the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Co. The report notes a Civil War veteran convict Crawfordsville incident involving John 82s in a related matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Inlis & Cincinnati Traction Co
Tarnto
Acton
Crawfordsville
John - 82S
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Clty
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Gratin
State Society
James Williams
Clinton
Tfenn
MU Summit
Guy West
West
Wint Cloud
Jeffer Avenue Presbyterian Church
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