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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
2
Rush of Shoppers floods store as millinery ad slashes prices on trimmed hats from 400 to 295 and 5.00 hats to 205. Customers praise value and variety, with hundreds of hats sold and more arriving. Untrimmed sailors offered in assorted colors for shirt waist hats at bargain prices.
The readable text indicates that the first and last cars on each line will not run on Sundays and lists various times and route details. The fragmentary OCR mentions Clymer Line and Leave Indians, Tollock, and mentions of a.m. and p.m. times, with no full context.
A sale offers shirt waist suits made from quality batiste trimmed with fineral lace and inser ti. Special purchase allows offering 25 suits this week at 2.95, with original price 4.95. Limited quantity, heightening sale urgency.
The Sub-Committee of Resolutions reports a nine to four tilt in favor of the injunction plank among its thirteen members under Chairman Hopkins. Taft forces foresee a victory in full committee and at the convention, while Cannon's opposition claims thirty votes to twenty-two in the full committee and hopes to drop the plank at the national gathering. A protest from New York businessmen against curbing judicial independence was also presented by Representative Payne.
A local rental service gains approval to provide folded chairs and feather-topped decor for wedding parties. The approval covers Opholtarered folding chairs and associated feather top accents, enabling event organizers to furnish venues with compact, stylish seating options on rental terms.
John N. Hamilton of Winds, head of the American Bankers Association, warned that a postal savings bank plan would drain 40 to 60 percent of state savings deposits and provoke withdrawals in panics. In executive session a thirteen member sub committee was formed. The credentials committee reports six states favor the Taft faction with contests in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi. Louisiana dispute resolved with lily whites and black and tans split. Pearl Wight keeps his national committee seat. allies vow to press fights to the convention floor amid sharp disputes.
Chicago June 17 The rules committee discussed for two hours a proposal by Pennsylvania's James F Burke to cut representation in Republican conventions. The plan would set four delegates at large per state and one delegate for every 114000 votes or majority fraction from the last presidential election, with no decision reached.
Delegates from southern states urged rejection, arguing hardship and discouragement for their organization. Burke and Guthrie opposed, with Sullivan and Dawson defending the measure, saying it would boost southern incentives by increasing convention representation as votes for Republican electors rise. Burke warned North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania and others would see vastly different vote-to-representation ratios.
National League results from Philadelphia Boston and Brooklyn feature scores for Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati New York and Philadelphia with standings and upcoming games. American League results include Cleveland Detroit Chicago New York St Louis Boston and Philadelphia games, plus market notes on Chicago wheat corn oats and Pittsburg butter eggs cheese and livestock prices. The report also notes a New York to Paris car race through the area and grain market shifts from rain impacts.
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