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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
4
Indianapolis physician Dr. M A Young faced a charge for a postal law violation after writing a simple phrase on an envelope. He claimed ignorance of the rule and avoided sentence, noting the letter to W A Bartlett of Jacksonville Illinois included a jail warning if not found at the address.
Rushville has been chosen to host the next annual meeting of the second synod of the United Presbyterian church. Representatives from Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee will attend, with about seventy to eighty ministers and elders expected. The gathering will span two to four days in October, and the local congregation undertakes the major task with pride.
A Greensburg group announces weekly summer concerts funded by merchants paying 35 dollars per week to cover expenses. The first show is set for June 11 and features a 14 member lineup including Richard Williams on clarinet Guy Brown on solo B cornet William Kraft on solo alto Robin Montgomery on solo B cornet S D Pleak first alto Edgar Golay second alto Byron Taggart first tenor Tod Robbins slide trombone E E Wooden bari tone Gus Bender tuba Harry Nordmeyer snare Stanton Guthrie bass drum. SPILMAN & BONNER advertise plumbing steam and hot water heating with an offer to provide estimates.
Miss Mary Montgomery and Prof Roy Van Deman were united in marriage at the bride’s North Broadway home with Rev J F Fraser officiating. A Lohengrin march, a luncheon, and a departure for a four months journey abroad followed before establishing home in Atlanta. The couple will visit relatives in Indianapolis and travel to Europe before settling in Atlanta Georgia. The bride is the elder daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Montgomery and the groom is a theology professor at Atlanta Baptist College. Out of town guests hailed from Indianapolis Cincinnati Newtonville and Atlantaisa
The Republican Congressional Committee offers a $150 prize for the best article under 1,000 words arguing why the party should win in November. Submissions must reach by July 11 to the Literary Bureau in Washington, D. C. The winning piece will be widely distributed.
The Dunn & Douglas Stock Company loses its canvas pavilion and chairs after a foreclosure of a battle mortgage due to unpaid weekly sums of 100 dollars. James Douglas and George Littell had business ties with Douglas borrowing 750 dollars from Littell secured by rent. The company will keep performing in opera houses.
Mr White, eighth grade teacher in city schools, reports all thirty scholars passed examinations and were promoted to high school. He succeeded Miss Albrecht and hosted a Friday outing with fishing boating and bathing on Clifty.
Ennis Bros report the Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, made at Des Moines, has long served Iowa families and saved a life in El Paso Texas. They now run a Narcoossee Florida mercantile and have introduced the remedy with growing favor. Sold at Batterton's drug store.
A guaranteed washing machine offered for 1.95 this week only, regular price 2.75. Advertised as a bargain at 2114 ConBETT and Rome.
Representative Rodenberg argues the Republican era has strengthened national credit raised Cuba and Philippines freedoms repealed the Wilson tariff law expanded railroads and anti trust protections built Panama canal goals and labor reforms while contrasting Roosevelt and Bryan as opposites urging continued GOP control and achievements.
A May 7 session moment recalls the seventy second birthday of the speaker of the house. Mr Clark of Missouri offers birthday wishes amid remarks praising the Sixtieth Congress and stressing bipartisan civility and high standards in the legislative process.
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues that Bryan or Johnson share anti protection views and would slash tariff laws. It warns a Democratic victory could erase wage differences and shift to a low wage system. The piece calls the tariff the big campaign issue and says the fight should happen now.
The Troy Times critiques Representative Leake of New Jersey for proposing a gradual tariff reform. It compares his idea to the old joke of shaving a dog’s tail piece by piece and notes the humorous risk of a failed “one stroke” approach. The paper calls for more originality and sharper humor.
Congressman Rodenberg declares the Republican campaign stands without apology or need to explain any past actions. He invokes themes of home and fireside life, law and order, labor dignity, citizenship, commerce, industry, and national protection.
The article asserts there will be no wholesale tariff reduction. It states the party will acquiesce in the Chicago platform and implement its provisions sincerely, aiming to satisfy all industries as far as any tariff law can.
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