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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
4
The notice lists subscription terms for Luther D Braden editor area rates. One year within the county and one year outside, with an advance payment price of 11.50. A debt of $100 is referenced alongside 125 units or figures in the text.
The text notes the Statehood bill likely advances to the next congressional session while The New Era acknowledges its former allies are prospering.
The county Democratic convention is scheduled for August 2. Officials urge delegates and registered members to participate and decide on party platform and leadership. The event aims to unite local party members ahead of upcoming elections.
Hogs sold for 7.75 and cattle for 7.80 in Indianapolis Saturday. Both figures stood as the highest prices paid in twenty years, signaling a strong market and renewed buyer demand.
Coronation week unfolds with a grand ceremony as King Edward VII is crowned King of England in a spectacle of pomp. The event marks a historic moment for the royal lineage and national celebration across the realm.
Mrs Eva Merritt of Elwood says she is the youngest grandmother in Indiana at 34, with a daughter aged 16.
The government remains committed to complete separation of church and state in the Philippines, aligning with the principles that define the nation today.
The North Vernon Sun owned by Co. P. Butler has been sold to Charles N. Wohrer. The publication notes the change may influence coverage of local politics including Congressman Griffith and related policy discussions.
The town of Jeffersonville celebrated its centennial this week. The piece notes pride among residents while others in the state recall past compulsion to live there, a mix of mixed feelings about the town’s history.
The New York address by Grover Cleveland provokes renewed reaction from William Jennings Bryan. A cartoon showing Cleveland and Hill saluting Bryan’s grave signals implied harmony from the meeting.
An expert who examined King Edward's crown reports half the original diamonds have been removed and replaced with paste. He concludes a parallel claim about American women who married titled royalty, stating they are half fraudulent.
Pennsylvania ranks first in coal production followed by Illinois and Ohio. West Virginia and Alabama are fourth and fifth. Output has nearly doubled in ten years with notable gains in the South, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.
The bill authorizes the President to buy the Panama line for 40 million dollars and secure six mile wide land control across the Isthmus. Total Panama route appropriation may not exceed 175 million dollars, or 220.9 million dollars if Nicaragua is chosen.
The New Era has praised gambling coverage but should withdraw its invitation to try for 2,000 dollars for 25 cents. The editorial asks Mr. Glide for his reaction and whether the paper is right to support or oppose such bets.
The Panama route victory heights support for Senator Hanna as the President gains full emergency powers but cannot choose the Nicaragua path. Early in the battle only a handful of Senators joined the cause, with strong aid from Senator Faurbanks.
Last week the twenty first anniversary of the prohibitory law in Kansas was celebrated. The general sentiment among Kansas leaders is that the law has been a success. The mass of school children never saw a saloon and the moral sense of the people has risen noticeably. Kansas shows no wish to revert to old conditions. Drinking exists but is curtailed under the law and the evil has diminished.
The STANDARD outlines expected Democratic nominees in the county with J. Osborn as Joint Senator, Lee Tremain for Prosecutor, C. H. Ewings for Representative, Charles Zoller Jr. for Clerk, John H. Deniston for Auditor, R. C. Kanouse for Treasurer, David McCracken for Sheriff, William Snell for Recorder, and John Mentage for Commissioner. It notes internal favors for Zoller, and comments on party influence and potential changes as the campaign begins.
The Greensburg market sees hogs and cattle at seven dollars per hundred while corn sells for fifty eight cents a bushel and other farm products rise. The piece notes farm wealth contrasts with rising costs for workers, blamed on coop failures and global events, and hints at Morgan buying railroads as J Pierpont Morgan dominates finance.
President Roosevelt questioned Senator Beveridge in the morning session over the Statehood bill. Beveridge warned against rushing action at term end and suggested Democrats could gain long term benefits from new states if they come this fall. Roosevelt believed he can carry the states for Electoral College votes, potentially nine, regardless of party of the Senators.
Washington June 21 Special to the Record-Herald Director Merriam expects the twelfth census of manufactures to be printed by July 1 a historic first. North who heads the division foresees a permanent yearly cycle and suggests starting canvass January 1 to align with year end books. He is Clinton NY native son of Professor North and ex editor of the Utica Morning Herald.
Mr North credits a strong staff and rivalry under Director Merriam for a successful census effort. Despite Civil Service Commission complaints, Merriam recruited many competent clerks from across the nation. Clerks took non competitive exams and appointments were pro rata by state and district with discretion to reject incompetence. The outcome is described as very gratifying.
Voters in Decatur County cast Prohibition and Socialist Democrat votes with township breakdowns led by Washington 51 and Sandcreek 16. 1896 totals show Rep 2848, Dem 2520, Pro 17, Gold Standard 6, National 23, Social Labor 5, with county ticket pluralities listed for several officials.
The article lauds U S government statistical publications as ahead of European reports. It notes speed improves value, praises 1890- era accuracy, and credits N H North for leadership of the division of manufactures. He is recognized as an authority through his newspaper editing and textile industry paper.
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