Items of Interest From The Democrat 1883 Notes
A 1883 era lot of local items: Eli Winters builds on South Seventh. H B Dangler moves to LaGrange for a meat market job. Zook Bros. buys Defrees Meader insurance business. Edmund Starr weds Miss Alice E Shrock. Vernon and Immel open penmanship institute above the post office. Allen R Bemenderfer weds Miss Alice Bensecker in Jefferson township. Grandmother Smith of Elkhart, 84, quilts a whole bedcover. J W Richardson moves to Warsaw to work for Lesh & Co. Deeds dated 1837 recorded for Paterson and Proctor Jr. Joel Heatwole’s arrival in Middlebury sparks praise and a Record tribute. O H Blackledge and others noted. visits from Chicago and Petoskey. Garland stores, Leas & Galbreath hats advertised.
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The
Democrat
Eli Winters
South Seventh Street
H. B. Dangler
Lagrange
Zook Bros. & Vail
Defrees & Meader
Edmund Starr
Alice E. Shrock
Amos Shrock
O. C. Vernon
C. M. Immel
Institute of Penmanship
Allen R. Bemenderfer
Alice E. Bensecker
Jefferson
J. G. M. Hunk
Grandmother Smith
Elkhart
J. M. Vanfleet
J. W. Richardson
Warsaw
Lesh & Co
Kronk
Qsolo Township
Albert G. Patterson
John Proctor Jr
Joel P. Heatwole
Middlebury
Mr. Heatwole
Moses
O. H. Blackledge
Anderson
Will Hughes
Chicago
Thomas Prickett
Ligonier
Goshen
Joseph M. Cripe
South Bend Fair
Alice Stutz
J. H. Violett
Charles Beane
Petoskey
Governor Sign Bill Solidifies Johnson in Miner Region
Indianapolis Oct 3 D C Johnson Republican representative from Vigo and Vermilion counties will not withdraw. He says a mining bill he introduced at the special session will receive executive approval and will keep him solidly in his home district. The bill lowers allowed coal mine bit sizes from 3 1/4 inches to 2 1/2 inches. State mine experts oppose the bill citing increased risk of blown out shots. James Epperson and others argue for stricter safety standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
D. C
Johnson
Senator Blind
James Epperson
Jolson
Fleming Supporters Honor Hartford Politician For Stand
Hartford City Indiana October 3 crowds greet Representative Charles O Fleming at the interurban station after his stand against county option under pressure. A band leads a procession to the Fleming home as supporters cheer him for staying with his party amid family appeals and anti option pressure.
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Hartford City
Ind
Charles O. Fleming
Indianapolis
Briuss
Pleming
North High Street
Hiin
Fleming
Cal
Bill Fleming
Lylis
Trial Date Set in Lamphere Murder Case
In La Porte Indiana Judge J C Richter set November 9 for trial of Ray Lamphere charged with the murder of Mrs Belle Gunness and her three children. Lamphere is also charged with complicity in the murder of Andrew Helgelin as the last known victim of Mrs Gunness. State's Attorney Smith says he can prove Mrs Gunness is dead, though defense contends she is alive. The first trial is expected on Lamphere’s complicity in Helgelin’s murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Lamphere
la Porte
Ind
J. C. Richter
Belle Gunness
Lamphere
Trophy for Corn Growers in National Exposition
Lafayette Ind Oct 3 G J Cheial et secretary announces a movement by the special agents and the commission for the National Corn exposition to fund a trophy worth 1000 dollars for the best ten ears of corn exhibited at the Omaha event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
G. J. Cheiatle
Omaha
What Time for a Year Terre Haute Indy
A fragment notes a whistle signaling men to report to car works on a Thursday in Terre Haute and Indianapolis, with unclear year and context. The readable words indicate a shift to work time at the plant and nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Indy
Judge Bingham Declines New Hampshire Governor Nomination
Manchester New Hampshire October 3 Judge H Bingham refused the Democratic nomination for governor after being named by the state convention on September 26. He had earlier stated he was not a candidate and would not seek party leadership. Clarence E Carr of Andover was later named as the party candidate for governor by the state committee.
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Manchester
N. H
H. Bingham
New Hampshire
Bingham
Clarence E. Carr
Andover
Root confers with Roosevelt on campaign matters
Secretary Root met with President Roosevelt at the White House in a late night conference. He declined to discuss Republican campaign financial management and denied assigning responsibility to Sheldon for any lag in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Root
White House
Roosevelt
New York
Republican
Hitchcock
Sheldon
Card Index Yarn Denied by Hitchcock in New York
Hitchcock counters claims of a nationwide card index system used for campaign tracking saying he has never maintained such a file. He dismisses the notion as absurd and notes he does not see the point in denying every rumor.
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New York
Hitchcock
Natonal
Sherman addresses Rock Island plow works workers
In Rock Island Illinois on October 3 1908 James S Sherman spoke to more than 5000 employees at the plow works on labor issues of the campaign. He was cheered by the workers and praised the cordial reception. Sherman toured Wyoming Toulon Galena Cambridge Moline and Rock Island with Representatives McKinley Lowden and Longworth.
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Rock Island, IL
Plow Works
James S. Sherman
Sherman
Wyoming
Toulon
Galena
Cambridge
Moline
Here
McKinley
Lowden
Longworth
Roosevelt for President Roaring Back Eight Years Hence
Rock Island October 8 Theodore Roosevelt for president again eight years from now was the declaration today by Representative Longworth the president's son in law in a speech on the Tri State exposition grounds. Kern democratic vice presidential nominee arrivedAtlanta today and rode about the city in the morning.
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Rock Island
Theodore Roosevelt
Representative Longworth
Taft
Roosevelt
Atlanta
John W. Kern
Hag
Atanta
Taft Campaign Rolls From Omaha to Denver in Busy Path
The Taft presidential ticket toured from Omaha to Denver with stops at Cheyenne North Platte Ogallala and others. He attacked Gompers labor lines defended protectionism and used beet sugar as a trust example while noting a watermelon joke in Ogallala and planning Topeka and Dodge City stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
North Platte
Ogallala
Neb
Jalesburg
Colo
Chapelle
Kimball
Pine Bluffs
Cheyenne
Wye
Greeley
Dolliver
Bryan Defends Experience For Presidency In Lincoln Speech
William Jennings Bryan told the German Bryan club in Lincoln that public life experience should not disqualify a candidate for the presidency. He cited Lincoln Grant Blaine Harrison and McKinley as examples with limited prior public experience and criticized Governor Hughes for using experience as a flaw against Taft. He argued that three months as governor of New York did not prove Taft superior in experience.
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Lincoln
Bryan Club
William
Bryan
Hughes
Abrahtam Lincoln
General Grant
James G. Bliaine
Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
Haying
Taft
New York
Bryan Iisl
Penn
Real Estate Transfers and Deeds in Elkhart Area
Real estate transfers list includes Charles Lantz to Elkhart Real Estate Association and Concord and Elkhart townships for $6. Sterling-Hudson Co. to Elkhart Motor Car Co. for a lot in Elkhart at $2,400. Wm. Carrier to Albert Ingalls loft in Elkhart at $3,000. Joseph J. Kauffman to Quincy D. Winegar land in York township at $600. Indiana Loan & Trust Co. to Ada Jones lot in Elkhart at $20. John Jackson to Mary A. Stiver lot in New Paris at $1. John K. Miller to Wm. Hershberger land in Clinton township at $600.
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Charles Lantz
Elkhart Real Estate Asso
Concord
Elkhart
Sterling-Hudson Co
Elkhart Motor Car Co
Wm. Carrier
Albert Ingalls
Loft
Joseph J. Kauffman
Quincy D. Winegar
York
Indiana Loan & Trust Co
Ada Jones
John
Jackson
Mary A. Stiver
New Paris
John K. Miller
Wm. Hershberger
Clinton
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Elgin
Sterling Reimedy Co
N.Y
Bickel & Baker
Lake Shore
Michigan
Garland
Hawks Hardware Co
al Leas & Galbreath’s
F. Thiers
South Main Street
Johnson Dees
Johnson Ltd
Senate
Harvester Trust
Wite
Kern Campaigna
Denver
Denver Auditorium
William J. Bryan
Union Station
Wyo
North Plate
Gompers
Gilad
Dodge City
East
Topeka
Gov. Hughes
Lexington
Panamas
Henriettas
Taffetta ‘Peticoat
Heatherbloom
Dita and
Fromer
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