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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
2
The text outlines advertising rates including notices and notices for executives and editors. It lists charges per item, with variations for figures and tables, and specifies higher rates for obituary notices and poetry. It mentions a 26 percent deduction for certain work and references weekly notices.
The Grange adopts a resolution at Washington on November 18 1908 calling for tariff reform to aid agriculture. It argues surplus farm products suffer under duties, urges a nonpartisan tariff commission, and favors applying duties to protect farming while conserving natural resources.
Report outlines alleged graft involving eighty eight City Councilmen and bank officials. Klein, a council member, accuses Deputy leaders of distributing tainted funds from a mayoral election era scheme. Seven councilmen and two bank officials await trial under heavy bond as figures connected to a broader political machine are named.
Dr Woodrow Wilson argued that taxation should serve general benefits, not confer benefits on individuals or groups. Judge Corey told the Ways and Means Committee that tariff policy should end where protection becomes oppression, with Metcalf Carnegie and steel trust views cited to claim protection is no longer needed.
Investigators reveal findings from a Pittsburg councilmanic expose and urge swift, fair trials for the implicated. Voters are called to retire any councilmen who delay or obstruct investigations and to demand decisive action to restore public confidence in local governance.
Figures from the bureau of statistics show a global downturn in 1908 with about 200 million dollars less in imports and 150 million less in exports. Europe is cited as the main import sink and North America as the leading export decline region.
The Farmers' Bank notes its long operation spanning nearly a third of a century with officers experienced in banking and directors drawn from successful local businesses. It offers 4 percent interest on saving accounts and promotes high cash prices for hides calf wool pelts and tallow through Indiana Hide and Tallow Co. at West Water Street opposite P. ER. R. freight station.
An analysis of the House Naval Affairs Committee yearbook ranks the United States second in actual naval strength while arguing that defense needs must be measured against realistic threats. It notes that large navies abroad deter aggression and that history shows a small, efficient coastal force can deter major attacks, questioning the push for top rank.
The New York World Thrice-a-Week edition promotes impartial news reporting and prompt coverage. A two-year subscription costs 2 per year, including a bundled offer with The Indiana Democrat for one year at 65 cents, totaling 156 papers per year worth $2.00.
Taxpayers are warned to pay the 1908 school and building tax on or before January 10 1909. Post deadline adds five percent. J T Boucher is the collector of Indiana Borough. War job printing is provided by five class workmen. Try the Democrat for your job printing needs.
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