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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
4
A short notice dated Friday September 4 1908 reports Luther D Braden serving one year in the county. The brief appears in a local column likely noting a punishment or sentence with no additional context or participants.
The Persimmon Brigade will hold a reunion on Wednesday September 9 at the G A R hall located at 222 East Maryland Street in Indianapolis.
The Old Thirty seventh Indiana will hold its annual reunion in this city next Tuesday. Organizers invite veterans and the public to greet attendees with a warm, royal Greensburg welcome and patriotic flags.
Transplanted Hoosiers in Pueblo Colorado form a Hoosier Club to entertain visitors from Indiana during the Colorado State Fair set for September 14 through 19. The club aims to showcase Indiana hospitality and community spirit at the event.
John J. Pearce of Conneaut Ohio is the sole survivor of the 1855 56 congress. The late Gov Will Cumback of this city was a member. Mr Pearce is eighty three years old and quite feeble.
The state fair at Indianapolis next week offers premiums totaling $60,000. Organizers expect it to be the greatest fair yet held for the Hoosier populace.
Indianapolis, Louisville, Columbus and Toledo chase the Western Association pennant as baseball fervor grips the city. Saturday's crowd reached 11,000 at the key contest.
Hon. A. C. Harris, noted Indiana lawyer, states that county local option urged by Republicans will not interfere with the remonstrance law in force. He says the new measure merely gives county voters a chance to decide on saloons.
Senator Beveridge has been invited by Mr Taft to open the campaign for the Ohio Republicans at Youngstown next Wednesday. This honor recognizes his real ability as a campaign orator and reasoner and places him among the front ranks of speakers.
A sixty day poll is under way this week with strict voter monitoring. Moving out of the township forfeits the vote unless a move to another precinct within the same township is completed before October 4, preserving eligibility for the November 3 election.
Republican campaign head Uncle Joe Cannon will speak at a monster gathering in Tomlinson hall Indianapolis on Thursday night September 24. His visit ties to Indiana races with his two supporters Jim Watson and Jim Hemenway both running in contests this year.
The piece argues the Democratic township and ward local option is inferior to county local option and asks why the Anti-Saloop League does not endorse it. It notes the League studied the issue for years and favored county local option before conventions, praising the Republicans for taking a decisive stance.
The plank asserts liberty for individuals under local self-government and supports letting communities decide on liquor sales via ward or township votes under a two year window. It emphasizes that the local option law is supplementary to existing prohibitions and protests against licenses. Organized liquor interests in Indiana back the plank.
The Rushville Republican reports New Castle hosted a demonstration by brewery and saloon interests against Republican governor candidate James E. Watson. A hired agent accused Watson of drunkenness at a Broad street cigar store, shocking locals who knew him as a nearby congressman and who blamed liquor interests for the remarks.
Ex-Consul J K Gowdy and ex State Chairman C S Hernly spoke at a Rushville rally, predicting strong Republican gains. Gowdy forecast Watson carrying the state by 52000 votes and Hernly said 600 more GOP votes in Henry, with nationwide harness on for victory.
A fifth division circular from the United States railway mail service under federal order declares obscene and indecent publications and any ads or notices that aid obtaining such material as unmailable. It imposes fines for mailing and defines indecency as materials inciting arson murder or assassination. Newspapers with related ads are also barred from mail.
When in need of a good pipe go to Batterton's. They handle everything from a corn cob to the finest briars and meerschaums.
The piece outlines Indiana as a leading agricultural state with over twenty one million acres across four hundred thousand farms. It notes high land values, substantial improvements, and livestock income, plus large corn and oats outputs and rising farm ownership ownership without mortgage.
The Purdue building at the state fair has been remodeled and will host a large exhibit from the agronomy animal husbandry dairy state chemist and horticultural departments. Demonstrations on spray mixtures stock judging seed selection and dairy processes will run daily along with exhibits of butter cheese and laboratory equipment. Experts will answer questions as the state board and Purdue invest to inform Indiana farmers and visitors throughout the week.
J Frank Hanly calls for September 7 1908 to close public offices and suspend private business in honor of labor. The proclamation bans sale of intoxicants to ensure peaceful ceremonies for women and children, urging strict enforcement by officials and obedience by citizens.
Clerical endorsements for Clarence Bennett's The Holy City at the K of P opera house on Tuesday September 8th run into the thousands. Church leaders from denominations invite attenders and praise its reverent treatment of a sacred theme.
Mrs. E R Pierson of Auburn Centre Pennsylvania praises Dr Kings New Discovery as a remedy that cures long standing threat and lung trouble. She credits it with lasting relief beyond other treatments and anticipates full recovery with continued use. Sold at F M Henry Co drug store 50c and 1.00 trial bottle free.
The Floyd estate heirs accept 150 dollars as full payment for land used for the approach and outlet to the new bridge at St Paul. The first demand was 1500 dollars, then 1000, but authorities declined. The commissioners approved a final agreement, avoiding appraiser delays.
Miss Ruth Oakley daughter of Shela Oakley and wife of southeast town entertained many friends at a birthday dinner Sunday. Ruth reached her twelfth year and about twenty friends helped celebrate. She received many handsome presents.
Taft argues security to invested capital and workers rights, with capital free to unite but not to oppress through restraint of trade or wage suppression. He contrasts Republican action and business stability with Bryanite democracy and labor disorganization, criticizing Denver platform proposals. He questions taxation to cover dishonest deals and suggests government insurance should aid farmers against bad crops.
The acceptance speech of Mr. Taft serves as a dual purpose document. It stands as a strong campaign platform and a formal state paper. The Republican party can rest its case on this speech, which functions as a handbook for politicians and a lexicon for lawmakers.
A concise restatement of the Republican platform emphasizing regulation of trusts and combines reform of abuses and responsibility to the people. The creed frames governance aims around oversight, accountability, and public welfare.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, condemns William Jennings Bryan and his platform in Paris. He derides the anti equity clause as unconstitutional and populist, says labor votes cannot be bought, and warns Bryan risks upsetting the Democratic party with a monomania for control.
The piece argues that tariff protection has strengthened American foreign trade for over a decade. Official figures support protection as raising productive resources and expanding foreign demand, countering claims that tariffs ruin trade and denying trusts as a uniquely protectionist flaw.
The Brooklyn Eagle declares the paper is historically and logically Democratic, wholly anti Bryan and wholly anti Populist. It states the Eagle will not platform or nominate Mr. Bryan under any circumstances and will not be influenced by Chicago or Denver statements.
A quotation discusses tariff law reform and equality in economic policy. It argues that changes should remedy inconsistencies over time without regional advantages, asserting equal treatment for factory and farm, capital and labor, producer and consumer alike.
The article reviews Hydrastis canadensis golden seal and other Peruna components. It notes uses for mucous membrane disorders, chronic rhinitis and dyspepsia, with cedron seeds as a bitter tonic and quinine substitute, plus copaiba as a mild stimulant and diuretic. It invites readers to request a free testimonials book.
Teachers from Adams Clinton Washington and Greensburg held a prelim inary institute on Sept 2 with topics from township outlines. Sessions covered recitation industrial education and address by President Roosevelt and President Elliott amid planning for opening city schools Monday.
Sam A. Garber recounts aiding a sick woman aboard an O R N train from Pendleton to Le Grande Oregon. He used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, giving two doses with whisky and water, rubbing her hands until she recovered before arrival. Sold at Batterton's drug store.
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