Democrats Call Main Convention At Goshen Indiana 1908
The Democrats of Elkhart County invite all supporters to convene in Goshen Indiana on Saturday August 15 1908 at 10 a m to nominate candidates for commissioner northern and southern district state senator two representatives sheriff treasurer coroner surveyor and to determine township representation. Delegates are allotted by township and the call is dated July 24 1908 signed by Robert E Proctor chairman and Fred A Palmer secretary.
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Elkhart County
Goshen
Indiana
Northern District
Southern District
Elkhart
Robert E. Proctor
Political Campaign Rivalries Across Indiana in 1900s
Articles from Goshen and Elkhart papers discuss Vesey versus Fleming for joint senator seats in Adama and Allen counties, Democratic gains in Elkhart, and editorials from Fort Wayne and South Bend on Barnhart and judge nominees. The piece criticizes Republican tactics, mentions Jim Goodrich and James E. Watson, and notes a pattern of falsehoods about Taggart.
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Adama and
Allen Counties
William J. Vesey
Superior Court
Fort Wayne
Steve B. Fleming
Joint Judicial Convention Call for Indiana Counties
Democrats of Lagrange and Elkhart Counties call a mass convention in Goshen Indiana at 10 a m on Saturday August 15 1908 to nominate a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for the Thirty fourth Judicial Circuit. Lagrange and Elkhart central committee chairs James Roy and Robert Ed Proctor date July 24 1908.
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Elkhart
Goshen
Indiana
Thirty-fourth Judicial Circuit
Indiana Wool Tariffs and Republican Claims in 1893
Indiana farmers were told by Republican officials in 1893 94 that the low price of wool stemmed from Democratic tariff policies and that the party blamed competition and policy for declining wool prices. This summary notes the political framing used to defend tariff measures amid farmers concerns.
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Indiana
Republican Commission
Fragmented OCR leads to truncated newspaper note
A damaged OCR fragment discusses a lingering trend and suggests continued success for a themed effort. It mentions persistence and a plan to maintain momentum, but lacks concrete names, dates, or places to anchor specifics.
One View Of It Fort Wayne Sentinel Comment
The Indianapolis Star derides the Grosscup decision as exposing brass band prosecutors and judges who railroad offenders. It questions the moral drawn about Standard Oil of Indiana and notes numerous corporate prosecutions for similar offenses under alleged government aims to curb abuses in interstate commerce and regulation.
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Fort Wayne Sentinel
Standard Oil
Indianapolis Star
Schmitz
Ruef
San Francisco
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Schmitz and
Standard Oil Company
Grosscup
Fire ordinance on water use and penalties issued
Water utility alert requires immediate closing of yard hydrants and bans sprinklers during fire alarm. City pressure elevators must stop. water use limited to essential needs. Violations carry fines from one to one hundred dollars per offense as per Ordinance No 155, enforced by Fire Chief J Snobarger.
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J, Snobarger
Majestic Minstrel and Vaudeville Co At Irwin Tonight
A large Tuesday night audience at the Irwin watched the Majestic Minstrel and Vaudeville Co perform in better form than opening night. Acrobatic Chapman and Barbour Geiss were highlighted. The company ends its Goshen engagement tonight with free ice cream cones for the first performance at 7:46.
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The
Irwin
Majestic Minstrel and Vaudeville Co
Chapman
Barbour & Geiss
Majestic Company
Goshen
Actress Isabelle Turner Acquitted In Public Indecency Case
In Muncie Indiana on July 20 actress Isabelle Turner was acquitted by Justice Walter Pierce of public indecency for wearing a sheath skirt on public streets. Turner defended art and fashion, saying she would not be regulated by authorities and noting Luther’s persecution as a comparison. She described wearing a plain Directoire gown, knee-slitted skirt, and purple leggings, asserting the outfit was modest.
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Muncie
Ind
Isabelle Turner
Walter Pierce
Ub Ic
Lon Guibre
van Benbow
Miss Turner
Justice Court
New York
J. W. Baird
Conntry
Coincidence or supernatural tie to family tragedy
Columbus, Indiana July 29. John Crump, a leading local capitalist, narrates a tale for the superstitious. His son in law Richard Gottachalk, killed by live wire while overseeing Crump’s street railway interests, left a desk paperweight with his children’s photograph. Three days after Gottachalk’s death the photos faded to black outlines, prompting Crump to suspect a link to the death. Also from Homestead, Indiana July 20. George Davidson, 59, now in Vevay working in a flour mill, claims to have invented the ice cream soda in Madison in 1870, when he ran a confectionery. He recalls adding ice cream to syrup and soda water, producing a pleasing drink.
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Columbus
Ind
Crump
Richard F. Gottachalk
Lve
Gottachalk
Grottschalk
Gottschalk
Homestead
George Davidson
Vevay
Madison
Wolves Grab a Boy Near Stew, Bite Report
A July incident near a stew pot reports a boy seized by wolves and bitten, with local observers noting the alarm raised as authorities investigate the attack and monitor the animal pack.
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Robert
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