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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
6
The district counties Elkhart Filton Kosciusko Marshall Pulaski St. Joseph Starke are allocated representation in the convention for nominating candidates for Congress. The total seats total 21 apportionment and 104 necessary to choice.
The Fort Wayne News mocks Governor Hanly for his delivery method before the Chicago convention. Democrats in Marshall and Kosciusko counties nominate John W. Nusbaum of Warsaw for joint senator. E. W. Higbee of Milford is the Republican nominee. The Commoner notes an Indianapolis machinist fined 1600 for anti trust law violation has lost his home to collect the fine, while Standard Oil has not yet paid its fine.
The steel trust directors issue a statement saying no price cuts are planned. The Republican majority in Congress lauds tariff revision while the Cleveland panic is ridiculed by the Indianapolis Independent. The piece notes GOP dislike of the word panic and predicts rising ingenuity to suppress it as the public mood sours.
The South Bend Times discusses the Elkhart county delegate convention, opposing the old elumity method and urging a representative system. It argues that closer adherence to fathers ideas ensures safer governance and that delegates should possess intelligence integrity and fairness.
Obituary notes Emannel A M Lutz a pioneer resident of Wabash died Saturday at AH years. Center Cream Company plans a Fort Wayne distributing station. Bluffton home struck by lightning. Helderbaum family shocked. Warsaw cannery runs at full capacity employing 40 to 45. daily can fill 20 000 to 30 000. Leran Talbert injured by a hayfork prong through his leg. expects mobility in days barring infection. A two year old in Allin county burned by carbolic acid attempt. Lagro interurban crossing to get interlocking apparatus with dispatchers moved from Stantington. Canadian authorities plan to repatriate Jacob Guazzenmos once thought insane. naturalization papers imply Huntington ties.
Fragmentary society list includes Mrs. Clarissa Bartlett John Diehl Ebersole Anson Jones Ber Niles J W McCarthy Chas L Walters Wiliam B Weaver. Names appear in a partial page segment likely part of a local social register or club directory.
In probate court records Margaret Defrees estate with James H State as administrator has been discharged. Also Abigail E Fisher estate with Peltire Hill as administrator has been discharged.
Wilbur Hipskind of Wabash is in bad condition from a dog bite. The text notes price reductions for a cleaner and dyer for the next 50 days, but the phrasing is garbled and the main event is Hipskind’s injury.
Taft returns to Yale to attend class reunion activities and participate in university ceremonies. He is welcomed by students and faculty, joins the corporation meeting, dons law robes, and receives cheers on the campus during events at Memorial Hall and the medical school.
Secretary Taft spoke on women as witnesses after Spooner and Judge Clark addressed students. He noted experiences of a brainy witness, and recounted remarks on cross examination. Taft and Mrs Taft attended a dinner in honor, then toured Edwards House before a Yale Harvard ball, with plans for Oyster Bay conference and a Republican national chair nomination.
Ohio Attorney General Wade Til lis, a member of the Republican National Convention resolutions committee, defends the platform draft against critics. He cites seven committee members and notes six are in Hooseuss issues. argues attempts to revise plank mislead and that the party’s stance on federal questions should be straightforward and constitutionally grounded.
A June 23 holiday celebration honors William Howard Taft with nonpartisan citywide commemorations. Banks, lodgings, and factories close for the notification day as Cincinnati displays patriotic banners and public meetings. A national convention reception committee plans public events and a citywide procession.
Pancrratic state convention delegates from Park county move to present Jerry Sullivan of Des Moines as vice president candidate. Enthusiastic members pledge Sullivan support, with most of the Polk county delegation urged to veto Denver’s decision if Sullivan is not chosen. Brean
Fragmentary OCR reads as a disjointed note on a vice presidential nomination process with garbled names and phrases. It mentions someone named Willington or Ward and references a Federal Attorney and a possible speech at a power placing event, but key details and clarity are missing.
President Roorkevely enjoys a relaxed period as he attends to essential official business. The report notes Huey era style references and mentions New York, Minnesota, and ongoing duties while the president rests and reads, with no further details on dates or events.
Forest fires west of Buffalo Park engulf several areas near Buffalo Perk Colorado on June 24. Destruction from the blazes is estimated at 118,096 dollars as authorities battle the fires and seek to curb camping party activity blamed for the outbreak.
Real estate transfers show Geo W Griner to A C Mehl for an Elkhart lot at 2000 dollars and numerous other Elkhart and Wakarusa parcels. Amounts range from 90 to 17400 dollars with buyers including Carlson Heltzel Hoover Carstens and Shafer. Local ads promote Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and wallpaper bargains by Leidner & Hascall.
An 1880s style advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a toilet necessity for ladies of social prominence. It claims to brighten dispositions and improve complexions and skin. Sold as tea or tablets for 35 cents by Geo W Rule.
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