Democratic County Conventions Named for Goshen and Goshen Area
The Elkhart and Lagrange County Democrats call a joint convention in Goshen Indiana on August 6 1908 at 10 a m to nominate candidates for Commissioner Northern and Southern Districts and to determine representation by townships The Goshen gathering is followed by a separate joint judicial convention in Goshen on August 15 1908 to nominate a Prosecuting Attorney with specified township representation James Roy and Robert H Proctor serve as chairs for Lagrange and Elkhart counties respectively Dated July 24 1908.
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Lagrange
Ekhart
Gosden
Indiana
Announcements for Sheriff Candidacies in Elkhart County
Public notices announce candidates for sheriff in Elkhart County. Milo H. Plough and George E. Barney declare their runs subject to the Elkhart County Nabernute convention. Miscellany mentions Bristol of Bristol township and Cathcart of Jefferson town in related eligibility notes.
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Elkhart County
Nabernute
George E. Barney
Norther District County Commissioner Race Updates
Saturday events outline North county commissioner campaign activity in the Northern district as candidates prepare for upcoming votes. Local organizers urge participation and emphasize community issues shaping the race.
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Fof
Norther District
Defender of Honest Wealth in Bryan Speech Reactions
The excerpt argues the Democratic Party protects legitimate industry and wealth and regulates corporations to prevent monopolies. It notes Elkhart Review’s ridicule without refuting points, while South Bend Times lauds Bryan's acceptance speech as a forceful campaign argument.
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Democrat‘dc
Bryan
Democratic Party
Elkhart Review
Kent
South Bend Times
Roosevelt
Denver
Moffett Compares Platforms After Demise
One of the last pieces by Samuel H. Moffett, the marginal editor drowned last week, compares Republican and Democratic platforms from a nonpartisan view. He notes the Democratic plan is definite, with promises rather than vague generalities and sharper tariff issues. The piece cites downward tariff revision and free listing of paper, lumber, and timber, plus reductions on basic life goods for U S manufacturers abroad.
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Samuel H. Moffett
Bryan
Mr. Moffett
Powers The Henry Miller Associate Players Bring The Servant Of The House
The Henry Miller association company arrives at Powers Theatre Chicago next Monday August 17 presenting The Servant of the House by Charles Rann Kennedy. The cast includes Edith Wynne Matthison Tyrone Power Walter Hampden Arthur Lewis Galwey Herbert Gwladys Wynne and Edmund Rann Kennedy. The drama has drawn strong praise in New York and San Francisco and is touted as signaling a new era in modern realistic drama with a high ethical purpose.
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Powers
Henry Miller
Powers’ Theatre
Chicago
Charles Rann Kennedy
Atlantic
Pacific
New York
Edith Wynne Matthison
Tyrone Power
Walter Hampden
Arthur Lewis
Galwey Herbert
Gwladys Wynne
Edmund Rann Kennedy
Various Local Incidents and Appointments Across Indiana
Mrs. Hegs injured east of Columbia City after a cow kick. W B Thomann nearly died from heart stimulant overdose. Frank Golden of Bluffton arrested for brutal horse beating. Lightning damages Angola United Brethren church spire slightly. Notil2 county rural carriers to form Albion county group on August 22. Prof John Dutcher moves from Adams to University of Pennsylvania for physics instruction. previously at Indiana University Bloomington. Columbia City Post sues old subscriber over 21 years of unpaid dues. Charles Thomas 50 arrested in Marshall County for arson at Franklin Tripp residence March 10. Tony Osborne nets forty pound buffalo fish from Center Lake, Kosciusko County, largest in area in 20 years. John C Holderbaum of Whitley sues B&O Rail for $5,000 over injuries from fall at Tiffin overhead bridge. 15 month old child of Huntington residents saved by morphine pill ingestion after mother near death. physician intervention. Loren L Hills dies at Freeport aged 91. Mexican War veteran served under Gen. Scott and with Gen. Custer. resided near Freemont for 30 years. Eva Booth of Salvation Army in Winona Lake for Bible conference, with staff, speaking Sunday and Monday evenings on “The Grand March Past.”
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Michael Hegs
Columbia City
W. B. Thomann
Tuntington
Frank Golden
Bluffton
United Brethren Church
Angola
Albion
John Dutcher
Adams County
University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University
Bloomington
Columbia City Post
Charles Thomas
Marshall County
Franklin Tripp Arch
Tony Osborne
Warsaw
Center Lake
Kosmiusko County
John C. Holderbaum
Whitley County
Loren L. Hills
Freemont
Gen. Scott
Custer
Fremont
New Paris Notes Highlight Local Events and Births
Lloyd McClure visits Kokomo relatives while many townspeople travel to Benton Harbor and Niagara Falls excursions. Births occur to Chas Tarman and Mervin Mishler, and a Goshen couple wed. Oakwood Park hosts many campers at Lake Wawasee amid health concerns for Minnie Stricker. Katherine Thomas dies at 77 in Warsaw. Home grown melons plentiful.
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Lloyd McClure
Kokomo
Lewis McClure
Benton Harbor
J. A. Jontz
Middlebury
Chas
Rock of
Roy McFarren
Floyd Smith
Chicago
White Sox
Chas. Tarman
Mervin Mishler
Minnie Stricker
Oakwood Park
Lake Wawasee
Muriel Himebaugh
Ethel Shriver
Dunlaps
Lena Whitehead
Grover Tarman
Winona
Harry Ruse
Reeser
Milford
Mentzer Whitehead
Albert Whitehead
West of Town
Hazel
Goshen
Israel Immel
Mr. Immel
State fair prizes rise with many silver cups on offer
Indiana premium totals for the upcoming state fair run to 58 663 dollars with major rises in horse and cattle awards. Trotting and pacing races lead at 21 900 dollars while cattle show premiums reach 14 251 dollars. Silver cups worth about 500 dollars will be given for livestock events including a 100 dollar American Percheron stallion cup.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Exposition
American Percheron Society
American Breeders Association
American Saddle Horse Breeders’ Association
Virginia C. Meredith
Cambridge City
Meredith
Solomon Meredith
Deaths and odd maladies in Indiana region tales
A series of brief Indiana notices report Thomas Moses of Indianapolis losing speech after drinking ice water, believed due to heat. Other items: John Lewis Sickey found dead with a broken neck after a horse incident. David Moore’s post mortem reveals two hearts. and disparate farm and weather notes from Anderson and Fort Wayne with local casualties and unusual medical details.
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Lawrenceburg
Trd
Thomas Moses
Indianapolis
Broadway
George F. Smith
Moss
Morgantown
Ind
John Lewis Sickey
Sickey
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Robert BH. Proctor
Elkhart County Central
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David Moore
Fort. Wayne
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Toledo
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Michigan
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Madison
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