Roosevelt proposes sweeping labor and anti trust reforms
The President urges immediate reenactment of an employers liability law and universal child labor bans. He calls for revisions to the anti trust law to protect unions and farmers, strengthens injunctive rules in labor disputes, expands interstate commerce powers, and adds a federal receivership framework for railroads. He also supports postal savings banks, tariff study, and a permanent waterways commission. March 25 1908.
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United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
House of Representatives
Permanent Waterways Commission
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Prediction of Sixth District Convention Outcomes in Shelbyville
The Rushville American weighs Indiana politics ahead of the Thursday April 9 Shelbyville Sixth District convention. It cites Barnard and Davidson as leaders with Barnard facing machine-plot doubts and Davidson gaining. A compromise plan to split Rush county votes is mentioned, while overall timing and outcomes remain uncertain.
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Rushville
Indiana
Shelbyville
Eleventh District
Marion
Barnard
Davidson
Rush County
Herses
Scotland
Mice and Men
Sixth District Republicans Rally Behind Nomination Fight
The Sixth Congressional district Republicans push to solve the nomination with Watson Tomlin and Myers favored for first ballot at the state convention. Most counties have chosen delegates except Shelby. Shelby enters April 9 with no choice, pledging equal votes until the strong man appears, then lining up. Delegations from several counties plan to travel to Shelbyville with boosters and large contingents. Local papers anticipate each county landing the man.
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Watson
Tomlin
Myers
Shelby
Shelby County
Shelbyville
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs and Colds
An old advertisement recalls Foley's Honey and Tar as the remedy for coughs and colds. The note warns to use only the genuine product in a yellow package, attributed to J. H. Batterton.
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Foley
J. H. Batterton
Close Race in the Sixth District Nomination Battle
The Sixth District races tighten as six candidates vie for the Republican nomination ahead of the Shelbyville April 16 convention. Key figures include Judge Barnard of New Castle and Thomas Davidson of Greensburg leading the field, with Senator E. E. Moore of Connersville backing the contenders. Davidson claims Decatur County support and aims to carry Rush and Shelby counties, while his campaign tours every township.
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Shelbyville
Marion
J. O. Campbell
Richmond
Wayne
Judge Barnard
New Castle
Thomas Davidson
Greensburg
E. E. Moore
Connersville
Davidson
Decatur County
Rush
Shelby County
Indianapolis
Civil War Time Photographs Exhibit at Court House Gallery
A photo of the Sixteenth Indiana Volunteer Regiment under Col. P. A. Hackleman in winter quarters at Camp Hicks Maryland from February 1862 is added to the court house art gallery. The gallery also receives a large photo from Gov. Charles H. Hughes and a crayon portrait of ex Governor W T Durbin. The county council plans to fresco the art gallery and add a museum this spring.
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Court House Art Gallery
Indiana Volunter
P. A. Hackleman
Camp Hicks
Maryland
Rush County Company
Col. Hackleman
Mr. Smith
Advertised Letter List Displays Local Recipients
The notice lists names including W. H. H. Conger E. C. DeHaven W. T. Gardner George Hoover Albert Harding Bruner Land Frank Lawson Barton Robbins Edward Seifert John Sinclair and several married women and Miss Rhime Cards Gourer Burton Charles Hamer Herbert Hermish Sam Smith Anna Foote Laura Savoy and others. Letters will be sent to the dead letter office on April 6 if unclaimed. L. D. Braden, P. M.
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W. H. H. Conger
E. C. DeHaven
W. T. Gardner
George Hoover
Albert Harding
Bruner Land
Frank Lawson
Barton Robbins
Edward Seifert
John Sinclair
Rose Buchanan
Chloe Herbert
Laura Skeens
W. H. Wilhite
Anna Young
Sarah Rhime
Gourer Burton
Charles Hamer
Herbert Hermish
Sam Smith
Anna Foote
Laura Savoy
Vagabond Life Cited From Homer Quote
A fragment presents the ancient poet Homer praising the harshness of a wandering life. The line underscores a classical view on mobility and fate without additional context or figures.
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White & Canine Mfg. Co
Corps of Mechanics
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Decatur
John C. Adney
Reaves Automobile Works
Columbus
Old Lincoln Carriage Works
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