Foraker Faces a Fight as Ohio Girds for 1908
The Weekly Sentinel reports that Senator Foraker faces a tough re election in Ohio as anti Foraker sentiment grows among legislators and newspapers. It notes party factions, shifting conventions, and the risk to both his senate seat and presidential delegate ambitions.
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Senator Foraker
White House
Foraker
McKinley
Ohio
Congress
Mark Hanna
Warwick
Washington
Pittsburg Dispatch
Senate
House
State Central Committee
Taft
Tariff Reform urged by Root and Roosevelt critics
The article notes strong push from Secretary Root and President Roosevelt toward a maximum and minimum tariff as a remedy for Dingley era trade issues. Root argues for flexible duties to reciprocate international tariffs, while Cuba policy and Western Hemisphere commerce are linked to a broader tariff strategy.
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Root
Washington
Rio
New York
Cuba
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Jamaican Governor Snubs U S Aid After Kingston Disaster
The Jamaica Governor Swettenham refused U S aid and asked Admiral Davis to withdraw his warships from Kingston. The British press expresses regret at the snub to a friendly nation that moved quickly to feed the destitute, care for the injured, and restore order.
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Swettenham
Jamaica
Kingston
United States
Admiral Davis
Support Purdue Medical School By Allen County Leaders
The editorial urges Allen County legislators to defend and back the Purdue medical school in Lafayette. Fort Wayne and Allen County feel pride in the school’s growth and influence, noting the Fort Wayne origin of a large portion of the Purdue medical faculty and its early administrators.
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Allen County
Purdue Medical School
University At
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
The Knock-out Blow and Dr Pierce Remedies
The article extols the KO blow as a revelation in boxing and expands to promote Dr R V Pierce Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and digestion ailments. It claims cures for catarrh and other mucous-disease sites, with a free booklet and medical adviser offer from Buffalo New York.
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Corbett
Pierce
Golden Medical
Sage
R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Indiana conflict over medical school at Purdue
A historical note argues Indiana should support one strong medical school and favor Purdue over Indiana University. It claims Indiana resisted creating a Purdue medical department, prompting jealousy once Purdue stepped in. The piece urges unanimous Alien county support for the Purdue school.
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Indiana
Indiana University
Purdue
Alien County
Babies and home happiness in Chicago divorce case notes
Judge Williard McEwen, hearing 200 cases, cites babies as home-savers and urges three to six children per family. He links lack of children to drunkenness and laziness, and says incompatibility often masks another affair. Decrees show 155 no children and drunkenness, 25 another woman and desertion, 10 another man and desertion.
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Judge McEwen
McEwen
Indiana lawmakers and the lobbyist controversy
Two years ago Indiana lawmakers boasted courage against lobbyists in a bold statement. The session saw lobbyists brazenly roaming corridors and rooms until a farmer challenged and exposed their activities, prompting a rapid retreat and renewed warnings about lobby influence.
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Indiana
Baker
Questionable tactics bill funds favored transport interests
A house committee rushed a treasury appropriation benefiting major transportation interests. Hill Harriman and others stand to gain, while Congressman Watson from this state supported a pivotal role in the shady plan. The measure and its promotion likely disappoint constituents.
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House Committee On Merchant Marine
Treasury
Hill
Harriman
Watson
Death of Jeremiah Curtin Revered Translator of Sienkiewicz
The Bristol Vermont death of Jeremiah Curtin recalls his acclaimed English translations of Henryk Sienkiewicz. Curtin rendered The Deluge With Fire and Sword and Pan Michael noted as great historical romances, and his last translation On the Field of Glory appeared last spring.
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Jeremiah Curtin
Bristol
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Curtin
Sienkiewicz
Pan Michael
Dumas
Mr. Curtin
Lakeside Dodges Flood as Dam Fails Nearby
The passage describes Lakeside remaining dry despite the old feeder dam failing nearby. Residents feel vindicated in their confidence that Lakeside faces no flood danger, noting the dam's long-standing reputation as a threat to the area.
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Lakeside
Standpatters Face Pressure Over Tariff Reform Push
The president and secretary argued for reform while another administration member joins, signaling intensified effort to push tariffs after initial advocacy.
Straus Urges Tariff Reform In First Cabinet Address
Mr Straus, newly added to the cabinet, used a convention on foreign trade to press for tariff reform. The address marks his first public utterance since joining the cabinet and signals a stronger administration stance on rethinking tariff policy.
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Straus
Temperance vs saloons and politics collide in Albion and New York
Albion temperance forces fight a new saloon in a small town, citing high public costs and moral impact. District Attorney Jerome seeks clergy support to pass a strict anti gambling law, claiming preachers back will scare lawmakers into action. Maxim Gorky is invoked on wealth as a curse. Purdue and Indiana battle education in a lively state dispute.
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Albion
Jerome
New York State
Indiana
Purdue
State University
Northern Indiana lakes endure despite threats to beauty
A future generation will curse those who seek to destroy the lakes of the state. Nature has favored the northern region with abundant beauty, making any effort to mar its scenery hard to accept.
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Indiana
Record of a Famous Victory Reads Like Mystery
A reflective line notes that beyond Peterin many will study the record of a famous victory and wonder what it was all about, hinting at lasting mystery or significance.
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Peterin
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Pinfase Medicine Company
Rhodes
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