Postponed Crawford County Republican Convention Aug 6 1910
The Crawford County Republican meeting at E G Boyds Hill postpones the county convention to Saturday August 6 1910 to allow broader participation. A ticket in Clerk Circuit Court Treasurer Recorder Sheriff Assessor Commissioners 2nd and 3rd Districts Surveyor and Coroner will be nominated. Prominent speakers and state office candidates will attend.
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E.G. Boyds Hi
Red County
Crawford County
Circuit Court
Cannot Undo It A Lesson For Young Readers
A children’s page reflection on the sorrow of irreversible mistakes. The piece urges doing right the first time and helping others, paired with short notes on local names and a 1910 marriage record. It ends with social dating advice about ages and marriage expectations for women.
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Fats
Births and Death of Cora Sevedse Sturgeon
Cora Sevedse Sturgeon born September 22 1866 daughter of C Sevedse died July 14 1916 aged 43 years 10 months and 22 days. She remarried John W Sturgeon August 24 1579 to this union ten children eight girls two boys all living. She leaves a sister a brother six grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral services conducted by Rev W Howerion Rev W O Snyder and Rev J T Toombs at Dillman cemetery July 6.
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Cora Sevedse Sturgeon
C. Sevedse
John W. Sturgeon
W. H. Howecton
H.K. Jenkins
Goodhye
Woh. Howerion
Woe. Snyder
J. T. Toombs
Dillman Cemetery
Tower Community Notices In July Weather Report
Nearly everyone has their wheat in the dry with rain every day from July 1st onward. Prof A W Tower went to Louisville to meet his wife visiting Michigan. Miss Blanch Everdon went to Richmond to work in the asylum. Victor Everdon visited Miss Joy Stewart last Sunday. Luther Temple and family visited Alvin Tower's family Sunday. Jessie Mitchell of Eckerly was guest of D M Matherly and wife Sunday and Monday. A large basket meeting at Baker's on Dry Run drew few due to rain and high creek. Delia and Sallie Cates Alta Henry and Perley Cates attended Dry Run church Tuesday night. Ice Cream supper planned at W P Everdon's Saturday night July 23. Everyone invited.
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A. W. Tower
Louisville
Michigan
Miss Blanch Everdon
Richmond
Victor Everdon
Costly Investment in Raising Boys and Its Parental Payoff
A columnist muses that keeping a boy at home to twenty one costs about four thousand dollars, exploring whether the expense yields returns if the son becomes lazy or a cigarette smoker, or a career of hard work and success provides lasting support for aging parents.
Goemmers Edge English Team in Rainy Sunday Game
Goemmers of Louisville and English ball club played a thrilling game at the ball grounds, English winning 3 to 2 after trailing 2 to 1 in the ninth. Everdon pitched for Goemmers, Whitlock for English, with 15 and 2 strikeouts respectively. English fans praised umpire Rothrock as Fair decisions. Hammond plans next Jasper matchup for Sunday.
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Goemmers
Louisville
Whitlock
Duncan
Everton
Hammond
Everdon
Rothrock
Jasper
Dean's Kidney Pills Publicized as Kidney Disease Remedy
An advertisement emphasizes kidneys as blood purifiers and cites backache as an early sign of trouble. It touts Dean's Kidney Pills from FosterMilburn Co as a reliable remedy, with user testimonial from Burton Leffier of Corydon Indiana and notes nationwide sale through 50 cent price.
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Irs
Burton Leffier
Lemon St
Corydon
Ind
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Excursion to Cincinnati From English Railed This Weekend
Fare three dollars to Cincinnati Ohio and return via Southern Railway. Depart English Saturday July 23 at 5 00 p m or Sunday July 24 at 10 30 a m Return on all regular B and O S W trains up to and including 2 00 p m Tuesday July 26 Visit Eden Zoo Chester Park Coney Island Ludlow Lagoon and Queen City Bathing Beach Local agent or J C Beam A G P A St Louis for details
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Southern Railway
English
Cincinnati
Queen City
Eden Zoo
Chester Park
Coney Island
Ludlow Lagoon
M W of A Oak Camp meets with district official
M W of A Oak Camp No 6407 held a meeting at their hall over E G Boyd's store with District Deputy Head Consul P J Strack of New Albany presenting a talk on wood craft and new ritual work. Refreshments followed as music by the camp band played. The note mentions a recent youth camp at Camp Jerry with chaperones and several attendees from nearby towns.
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Oak Camp
M. W. of
E. G. Boyd
P. J. Strack
New Albany
M. W. of A
Republicans Praise Public Accounting Law Across Parties
The piece argues the public accounting law is bipartisan, originated by Indiana businessmen largely Republicans, passed by a Republican senate with cross party support in the house, and implemented by field examiners from both parties. It notes Governor Marshall touts the law but cannot claim sole credit for administration efficiency.
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Indiana
Senate
House
Marshall
Pension Pledges and Party Roles in War Veterans Support
The piece argues for a dollar-a-day pension for Civil War veterans, urging Indiana Republicans to advance the plan. It casts Democrats as unable to pass favorable pensions, citing northern and southern factional divides and historical opposition to Union veteran benefits.
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Republican Party
Indiana
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Local Notables and Travel Notes from Marengo
Marengo area residents and visitors are listed with short notes on travel and business. Names include Miss Goldin Stanford, John Nobbitt, Jack Archabold, M D Framan, and others from Curby Louisville Pilot Knob Corydon Indianapolis New Albany and more. A death of Mrs Cora Sturgeon is reported and several trips to English Huntingburg Fall Cities and Michigan are noted. Birth statistics for the state are provided with counts of births and rates.
Sickness and Death in Indiana for June
The Bulletin of the State Board of Health for June shows measles as the leading disease, tonsillitis dropping, and scarlet fever much lower. Total deaths 2,588 (rate 11.1), city 14, country 9.2. infant deaths 380, deaths age 65 plus 800. Tuberculosis 365 deaths, pneumonia 120, diarrhoeal diseases 127, cancer 139, violence 212. City death rates listed for Indianapolis and Evansville.
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State Board of Health
Indianapolis
Evans
Roosevelt to Aid Indiana Republicans in 1908 Campaign
The coming of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to Indiana is expected to energize the Republican ticket. He may speak in Indianapolis with broad demand across the state. Roosevelt’s visit is seen as potentially swaying independents and boosting Beveridge’s re‑election efforts against Democratic opposition led by Taggart.
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New York Sun
Wabash
Beveridge
Thomas Taggart
Theodore Roosevelt
Indiana
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Parker
Democratic Organization
Tom Taggart
Indiana Democratic Organization
Taggart
W. J. Bryan
Colonel Roosevelt
Senator Beveridge
Indiana Democrats defy ticket as in 1904 says governor
Governor Marshall argues Indiana Democrats will not vote Republican. He recalls 1904 when about 25,000 Democrats crossed party lines. The piece notes similar conditions now with Tom Taggart leading the party and Bryan and allies sidelined, accusing the governor of partisan rhetoric over national unity.
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Marshall
Indiana
Tom Taggart
W. J. Bryan
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Wm. Nobbitt
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Washington
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