Barnhart Calls for Immediate Tariff Reforms and Bank Guaranty
The piece notes Henry A. Barnhart's campaign in the district praising bank deposit guarantees and immediate Toledo Chicago ship canal construction. It records Miller's critique of a bank guaranty law as immoral, and mentions Senator Foraker being ostracized by the Taft administration over Standard Oil ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Barnhart
Thord
Ika
Congress
W. Miller
Elkhart County Trust Co
Miller
Indiana attorney general faces congressional bid amid railroad ties
The piece argues Miller, Drake and Hubbell’s longtime Lake Shore Railroad work conflicts with any congressional run. It notes Parker’s repeated claims of a $100,000 Standard Oil donation to Roosevelt’s 1904 campaign and calls for presidential explanation. Public distrust grows over past insurance, salvation fund, and Panama Canal issues, demanding truth soon.
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Yice
Indiana
Miller, Drake & Hubbell
Armg
Lake Shore Railroad
Miller
Congress
Foraker
Dard Oil Company
Roosevelt
Parker Repeats
Cortelyou
Insurance Company
Harriman Salvation Fund
Tafts Stumping Tour Revisits 1896 Silver Debate
Mr Taft’s tour through the middle and central west touches on the panic of 1893 and the 1896 campaign. He argues against Bryan by recalling Democratic calls for independent bimetallism and Republican pledges to international bimetalism.
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Mr. Taft
Middle
Central West
Bryan
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Taft plan on postal savings banks sparks political clash
The piece argues Taft and Bryan clash over government backed deposits and guarantees. It contends postal savings banks require government guarantees before funds move to national banks, challenging Republican and Democratic positions on currency and the silver issue. The article frames Republicans as unable to answer Democratic arguments and hints at broader economic debate.
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Mr. Taft
Farmers and tariffs shape 1900s political argument
The speaker argues the Republican party stoked 1900 and 1904 issues while noting a hollow dinner pail for workers. Farmers prosper by exporting crops valued at 970 million dollars annually, supporting national prosperity as they bring foreign earnings home. Abolishing the tariff and adopting freer trade would boost farm sales abroad and enhance sustained prosperity.
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Republican Party
Europe
Roosevelt Opposes Miller In Election Fight
President Roosevelt denounces railroad attorneys seeking congressional seats. He calls for public registration of railroad lawyers and insists their business remain transparent while arguing against Charles W. Miller, attorney for the Lake Shore railway, pursuing office.
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Roosevelt
Charles W. Miller
Lake Shore Railway
Local Benton Socials and Upcoming Church Supper Menu
Mrs Frank Jackson visited Ligonier relatives returning home Saturday. Goshen visitors include Mrs Ray Downing and daughter. First Methodist Episcopal church to serve supper Friday Oct 16 6 30 to 7 00 pm with a 26 cent menu featuring creamed chicken jelly gravy mashed potatoes baked squash cabbage salad bread lemon pie and coffee.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
Swindled by Pool Sharks in Edinburg Victim Clocks Loss
Indianapolis report recalls Alonzo Handy a 21 year old from Edinburg Ind who fell for pool sharks at the Majestic hotel in Illinois street drawing him into a game that swindled him of about 337 dollars after two strangers joined in. Handy borrowed 325 dollars from his brother to cover the loss and the sharks remained in control as the scheme unfolded at the pool room and nearby factory district.
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Indianapolis
P.T. Barnum
Alonzo Handy
Edinburg
Ind
Handy
Triction
New York City
Majestic Hotel
Illinois Street
Tandy
Mandy
Gaame
Shelly Street
Shy
Wardy
First to Die in Wilmington Case Reveals Inheritance Battle
A verdict in a Wilmington D C area suit holds A B Monyhan died from the Fontanet powder mill explosion before his wife, so inheritance goes to the wife’s relatives. Monyhan died in the office building. his home burned, and Audrey Gunley testified she heard the woman scream as she perished.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wiluington
A. B. Monyhan
Fontanet Powder mi
Tee
Monyhan
Audrey Gunley
Baden
Sherman Lomax
Usm
Widow's Wages Are Cut in Navy Yard Braiding
New York reports widows and daughters of Union veterans sewing white braid and stars for Navy seamen face wage cuts. The Navy Dept reduced pay from 10 to 5 cents per garment, compounding prior losses from labor-saving machinery. The article notes the workers cannot vote and highlights Republican and Roosevelt era politics.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Department
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt
Taft
Republican Party
Democrats on guard after Marion saloon interviews for governor
The Marion Leader cautions Democrats about alleged forged saloon keeper interviews in the Chronicle claiming opposition to Jim Watson and support for Tom Marshall. It says Republicans and Democrats both denounce the fraud, with 25,000 copies shipped to Indianapolis. Taft commented on holding back while Roosevelt acted against Foraker.
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Marion
Chronicle
Grant County
Jim” Watson
Tom Marshall
Indianapolis
Indiana
Filing deadline for certificates of nominations noted
All certificates of nominations must be filed no later than October 17, as stated in the notice. This deadline sets the cutoff for nomination submissions and is directed at interested contestants and election officials.
Millersburg Items From the Grit
Peter Hoffma has been very ill but is improving slowly. George Rink is seriously ill with typhoid fever. Wilma Rogers suffers scarlet fever. Samuel Kauffman visits his son in Fulton Ohio for a few weeks. O J Marty s daughter improves from illness. John Musselman was out with rheumatism and pleurisy for several days. Dr Kirby and Charles Potter and wife traveled to Galesburg Michigan by auto Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Palter brought home a fine team of horses for the doctor.
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George Rink
Wilma Rogers
Samuel Kauffman
Fulton, Co
Ohio
O. J. Marty
John Musselman
Kirby
Charles Potter
Galesburg
Mich
Palter
Shakesperean Family Visits and Local Travel News
Mr and Mrs Gerakan of Illinois visit with daughter Mrs Melvin Hamilton and family. Rebecca Hamilton visits South Bend guest of her daughter for a few days. Quincy Stanmle and daughter travel to Claffton to visit mother and sister and plan to stay until the holidays. George Haren det for South Dakota to attend opening of an Indian reservation for about six days. Moses Wyland and wife to keep house for Aaron Treesh and wife while they visit their son Moses in northern Michigan for about two weeks. Two men representing the pillar of fire canvassed the village with Christian tract literature Tuesday, similar to the Salvation Army.
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Gerakan
Ilinois
Melvin Hamilton
Rebecca Hamilton
South Bend
Quincy Stanmle
Claffton
Cearge Haren
South Dakota
Moses Wyland
Aaron Treesh
Mosés
Michigan
Pillar of Fire
Salvathon Army
Morris-Thurston Company to Perform At Jefferson Next Week
The Morris-Thurston company led by William Morris and Grace Thurston will present an all week engagement at the Jefferson starting Monday evening. Six night and a Saturday matinee feature plays such as The Man of the Mountains Jane Tyre Polly Primrose and A Daughter of Virginia. The 16 member troupe brings a carload of scenery and six vaudeville acts. Monday night is Ladies Free under the usual conditions. Tickets 10 20 and 30 cents. Seats go on sale Saturday morning.
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Morris-Thurston Company
William Morris
Grace Thurston
The
Jefferson
Jane Tyre
Polly Primrose
Virginia
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Clyde, Mich
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Petersburg
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Imany Sloss
Sea of Tohn Fordsee
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