Indiana Senate Clashes Over Committee Powers And Machine Control
Indiana politics report Democratic leaders abandon plans to name senate committees, ceding chairmanships to Republicans while maintaining Democratic members. Contests over state office results appear deflated, with Burt New declining a contested race. Republican floor leadership debates feature Hanly allies and young figures like Elliott, Greiger, and Ellicott, as machine influence dictates speaker choices.
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Indianapolis
Senate
Kistler
McCullough
Stotsenberg
Burt New
North Vernon
Supreme and Appellate Courts
New
House
Gus, Greiger
Hanna
Richard Ellicott
South Bend
L. K. Babcock
Topeka
Hanly
Babcock Insurance
Greiger
Legislative Visitation Commission
Elliott
Cherokee Strip
Democratic Party
Thomas Honan
Seymour
Honan
Stokes Jackson
L. Ert Slack
Wells
Garrard
Strickland
Faulkner
Coble
Smith
Frank Kistler
Logansport
Evan Stotsenberg
New Albany
Kern
B. F. Shively
United States Senate
Shively
Denison
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute
Joe Bell
Denver
Bryan
Indiana
Edward G. Hoffman
Fort Wayne
Steve Fleming
Fort Wyne
Hoffman
John E. Lamb
G. V. Menzies
Mt. Vernon
Ohio River
R. G. Tucker
New Regulations Grading City Carriers Effective 1909
Postmaster Braden reports a Washington issued grading system for all local post office staff and city carriers. The scheme assigns demerit points for insubordination intoxication or smoking on duty mishandling mail missed collections and poor mail handling accuracy. Appearance on duty and proper mail sorting affect overall grade and potential penalties.
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Braden
Postoffice Department
Washington
United States
Tourist Club Meeting Before Year’s End
The Tourist Club met with Mr and Mrs Bert Morgan on North Street Monday evening. Dr Curtis Bland spoke on Government Quarantine Inspection and how over one million immigrants are admitted yearly. He described the Marine Hospital’s role in eradicating yellow fever and other diseases. H H Meant discussed immigrant distribution and quality. He noted half the total lodged in New York and Pennsylvania. Mrs Clarence Eward sang. Christina Flint Phoebe Bently Helen Coles played piano. Mildred Conquest recited. Next meeting is January 11 with Mr and Mrs Dwight Murphy, then Z T Sweeney will speak at the Braden home.
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Bert Morgan
North Street
Curtis Bland
Marine Hospital
H. H. Meant
New York
Pennsylvania
Clarence Eward
Christina Flint
Phoebe Bently
Helen Coles
Mildred Conquest
Dwight Murphy
Z. T. Sweeney
Columbus
L. D. Braden
County Council Grants Appropriations and Resignation
The county council met to grant general expenses for 1908 totaling 1866.64 and borrowed 25 from the school fund for courthouse improvements. A 3900 special appropriation funded a local option law election. Gib Updike submitted his resignation from the council and posted a bond to become county commissioner after year’s start.
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Court House
Gib Updike
Johnston and Pfeiffer Tie The Knot In West Washington Home
W S Johnston and Miss Lena Pfeiffer were married Sunday evening at Johnston's West Washington street home. Rev Fichter performed the ceremony. The couple left for a wedding trip to St Louis. Johnston is a longtime Independent Telephone Company employee. The bride has long been part of the Johnston household. The Standard joins friends in best wishes.
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W. S. Johnston
Lena Pfeiffer
Mr. Johnston
West Washington Street
Seventeen Day Meeting Converts In Burney Methodist Church
The Rev. F. M. Westhafer conducted a seventeen day revival in Burney Indiana yielding several accessions to the Methodist church. When the Methodist meetings closed the Rev. Mr. Odel of the Baptist church began a two week series resulting in twenty five Baptist converts.
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Burney
Ind
F. M. Westhafer
Odel
Baptist Church
Indianapolis News
I. and C. Traction Line Time Table Arrive and Depart
The I and C Traction Line announces the Greensburg Express with limited service to Shelbyville. Schedule details include arrival and departure times and information on the new phone line 600.
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Greensburg
Shelbyville
Osteopathic Physician Dr J B Kinsinger in Greensburg Indiana
Dr J B Kinsinger osteopathic physician announces practice in Hamilton Block Greensburg Indiana. He notes healing methods yield results when old methods fail and offers free consultation. Office hours 9 to 4 on Tuesdays and Saturdays and phone number 433. He is a graduate of the American School of Osteopathy Kirksville Missouri.
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American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Hamilton Block
Greensburg
Ind
Knights of Pythias District Meeting Set at Edinburg
The Knights of Pythias Fifteenth District will hold a district meeting in Edinburg on Tuesday January 12. District deputy D E Farr of Edinburg presides over the event. District counties include Johnson Bartholomew Shelby and Decatur.
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Knights of Pythias
Edinburg
D. E. Farr
Johnson, Bartholomew
Shelby
Decatur
Family Reunion Held At Dickerson Home
Today the Dicker son family holds a reunion at Misses Kate and Dora Dickersons home on East North street. Will Dicker son of Goshen New York joins John Dickerson and wife of Memphis Tennessee and Charles Dobyns with wife and daughter Mary of Brookville for a daylong gathering and a noon Christmas dinner.
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Dickerson
Kate
Dora Dickerson
East North Street
Will Dickerson
Goshen
New York
John Dickerson
Memphis
Tennessee
Charles Dobyns
Mary
Brookville
Death at Home Claims Henry Emerich at 86
Henry Emerich aged eighty six died after a short illness at the I. O. O. F. Home at 4 o'clock Monday evening. He belonged to Harmon Sledge No. 199 Richmond and was among the first guests at the Home. The body was taken to Richmond for burial.
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Henry Emerich
Harmon Sledge
Richmond
Where Bullets Flew
David Parker of Fayette New York a Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg praises Electric Bitters saying they cured his stomach trouble and keep him strong He bought the remedy at F M Henry and Co drug store for 5 cents
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David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettysburg
F. M. Henry & Co
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Hall
Jority
House of Indiana General Assembly
Will R. Wood
Lafayette
Taggart
Slack
John Kern
Kern and
Council
Johnston-Pfeiffer
J. B. Kinsinger
Osteopathic
Garriage
L. W. Dickinson Monfort
Main
Chase & Sanborn’s Coffees
Beaucleve
Som Pan
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