Democratic hopes at Denver and party contrasts in 1908
The report notes Indiana's strong role at the Denver convention and declares the Democratic front solid this year. It mentions socialist candidate Martin R. Preston and the 1908 campaign book by Jas T. Ligy d. It contrasts Republican vice presidential picks with a slate of strong Democrats and remarks on overall party abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Denver
Socialist Labor Party
Martin R. Preston
Nevada
Jas T. Ligyd
Democratic Congressional Committee
Washington, del
Chicago
George Gray
Delaware
Wm. L. Douglass
Massachusetts
John W. Kern
Indiana
Charles A. Towne
New York
David Francis
Mis‘souri
Aguns
James
Schoolcraft Sherman
Taft
Better Police Protection for Goshen City Demands Reform
The Goshen city council aims to improve police service with stronger regulations and a semi metropolitan system. Citizens favor better protection and a practical reform, noting current town marshal and two night officers are insufficient for a city of about 10 000 to 12 000. A six room rental near the courthouse is advertised at 210 West Pike Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Court House
West Pike Street
Two Wife Murders Followed by Husband's Suicide
In Indianapolis a jealous husband shot and killed his wife in an alley near Louisiana Street then killed himself. The couple, living with a young daughter, had clashed over her movements and a motel keeper mother-in-law. Another tragedy followed when a Peruvian man shot his ex wife in her mother's home and then killed himself, after a recent divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Louisiana Street
Exist Street
Clayde H. Barber
Sir Smithbine
Barker
Lulu Browning
East
Barber
Berans
Mrs. Browning
Seventeen Dynamite Charges Blasted by Storm at Quarry
Seventeen charged holes in stone at A. & Stone and Lime quarry near Ridgeville exploded when a thunderstorm struck wiring, blasting away rock and yielding a net gain for Sullivan and Poly. no injuries reported. Sheriff Walters orders strict treatment for prisoners after alleged court abuses, public indignation grows. A stove explosion at Adamex press agent’s home burns clothing but wife saved. owner may be crippled. An eagle carrying a six pound bass is shot after diving in the Kankakee river, Courtney fires, eagle drops fish on bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ind
A. & ©. Stone and Lime Company
Ridgeville
Sullivan
Poly
Marion F. Walters
Elwood
BR Albough
Adame Bxpress Company
Albangh
Albaugh
Morocco
Kankakee
Melville Courtney
Courtney
Bridge Repair Proposals for Elkhart County Arches and Abutments
The Elkhart County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids by July 2 1908 for bridge repairs and new arches across multiple locations including Middletown Township over the North Fork and Ban go Creek sites. Work includes new abutments girders and arch alterations as specified in plans on file with the Auditor in Goshen Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Indiana
Middletury
North Fork
Elkhart
Bango Township
Bango Creek
Jamestown
Concord Township
Yellow Creek
Dunlaps Road
Elkhart River
State Road
Goshen
New Paris
Clinton Township
Ulery Ditch
Phillips’ Corner
Cripe’s Corner
Gochen
Vawter Park News Highlights Goshen Visitors and Local Notices
Goshen residents and visitors frequent Vawter Park Hotel with engagements and extended stays noted. Weddings and party gatherings at the park are described, along with a stance on horse tethering for delivery wagons. Local officials report a dry Pierceton and expired licenses in Warsaw. A Lake James launch accident ends with a fatality as prices rise for hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waller
Herr
Goshen
Vawter Park
My. Florr
Mire
Alord
Ronald
East Gary
Chas
Seyder
Alford
Chas, Witt
Karl Smith
Maude Lambert
Beulah Lehman
Oran Ragsdale
Helen Hubbell
Vawter Park Hotel
James Judie
South Bend
Samuel Leeper
Goshenites
East Orange
N.Y
W. OK. McGarvey
Aleg Harvey
All Saints Chapelooan
Elkhart County Council Special Meeting Notice
Notice of a special Elk Hart County Council meeting in Goshen Indiana on July 14 1908 at 3 p m to consider bridge appropriations and other business. Auditor D O Batchelor officially announces the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Indiana
Goshen
O. Batchelor
Elkhart Driving Park Plans August Auto Race Meet
The Elkhart Driving Park association announces an August automobile race meet with famed driver Barney Oldfield as the headline attraction for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Driving Park Association
Barney Oldfield
Following Horse, Man Ends Life Near Wabash
John Isenhour, 45, of near Wabash shot himself after his horse died on a long trip. He returned home and swallowed strychnine amid troubles including separation from his wife and issues with his children in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Isenhour
Wabash
Kansas
Hough Sentenced for Prison Shirt Theft in Michigan City
W. E. Hough of Michigan City received a penitentiary sentence of one to 14 years from Judge Richter for stealing 96 dozen shirts belonging to the prison board of managers. The note about Dr Miles’ Anti-Pata Pally appears unrelated and unclear in source text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hough
W. E. Hough
Michigan City
Richter
Board of Managers
Pais
Dr. Miles
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Thomas R. Marshall
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Seta
Kangaroo Court
Huntington
J. A. Wells
Peru
Mes Agnes Price
Lariusport
Wells
Wialtist
Eagle
Oxfords
Oxford
Tomor
Ing
Sea Isle
James Man
Gibson
Vici
Batchelor
Vawter Park News
Wm. Dale
Andrew Stoutenour
Jos. Burns
Taylor
Sam C. Self
Pierceton
Warsaw
Wm. Chapman
Lake James
Cline
Muncie
Hoge
Elkhart County Council
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