Tariff Debate Ignites Textbook Campaign in Washington
Washington dispatch details the republican campaign textbook issued by the congressional committee. It features Taft’s keynote letter, praise for Aldrich Payne tariff gains, and quotes from Cannon, Lodge, Tawney, and other stalwarts. The piece notes party power, race in government, and contrasting reform stances amid 1910 politics.
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Sun
Washington Service
Hibbs Building
Washington
Congressional Campaign Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
James S. Sherman
Francis Tits
Congressional Committee
Taft
William B. McKinley
Hich
Abraham Lincoln
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
L. White Busbey
Cannon
Congress
Busbey
Republic
Tafes
Kansas
California
Representative Routell
Chicago
Ways and Means
Sherman
James A. Tawney
Minnesota
Hill
Connecticut
Lorgworth
Fordney
Representative Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Senator Smoot
Utah
Lodge
Public Life Salaries and Rubber Duty Debate
The piece notes Henry W. Furniss of Indianapolis as the highest salaried colored public figure, earning 10000 a year as minister to Haiti. It discusses Aldrich and Bristow over rubber duty, critiques a political textbook for Democratic bias, and notes Taft’s invitation to reelect Republicans while insurgent voices are absent from the campaign volume.
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Henry W. Furniss
Indianapolis
Haiti
Aldrich
O. K
Senator Bristow
Kansas
Lloyd
Democratic Congressional Committee
Taft
Republican Congressional Committee
Tailor Maurice Selko Accused In Divorce Suit
Mrs. Anna B. Selko alleges her husband Maurice Selko a tailor in the Indies earning 6000 a year at the Terminal building struck her. She seeks a divorce and a restraining order to prevent further injury and asks custody of their child Daniel T. Selko.
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Anna B. Selko
Circus workers sue for wages in McKinney court
John Welsh and Patrick White sue Forepaugh and Sells Brothers circus for $7.71 each claiming they worked all day and slept only two hours out of twenty four. Show representatives say they did not apply for the money. Trial set in Justine McKinney's court on Sept 12.
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Forepaugh & Sells Brothers
John Welsh
Patrick White
Justine McKinney
Council Elects Mayor in Aurora Special
Jacob McKenzie was elected mayor by the Aurora council to succeed Willard Stier, who resigned to focus on his Cincinnati law practice. Stier cited his increasing legal workload as the reason for stepping down.
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Aurora
Ind
Jacob McKenzie
Willard EB. Stier
Stier
Cincinnati
Mayor McKee to Enter Soldiers' Home in Milliion
Loganport Ind Sept 6 George P McKee longtime mayor of this city for thirteen years will enter the Soldiers home at Milliion to spend the rest of his life He is described as poor despite long tenure and popular with friends He left office last December 31 Town normally democratic but he was elected mayor on the Republican ticket for term after term.
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Logansport
Ind
George P. McKee
Milliion
Mr. McKee
WANTS MAN FREED WHO ASSAULTED HIM
Charles M. Wilson superintendent of the cotton mills near Washington street asked police court to release George W. Combs who was charged with assaulting him. Combs, a former employee, attacked Wilson with a blackjack but Wilson wrested the weapon before serious harm. Judye Collins discharged Combs.
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Judye Collins
Combs
Liquor Licenses Sought in County Court Rush
More than ninety liquor license applications were filed at the county commissioners court Tuesday. The list is unusually heavy and no remonstrances were received. The roadhouse on West Eighteenth Street operated by Lon McClure had its license application withdrawn.
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County Commissioners Court
Lon McClure
West Eighteenth Street
Man sues over ejection from stockyards streetcar
Silva P. Leach brings a $1,000 suit against the traction company alleging disgrace and ejection from a stockyards streetcar on August 6, 1910 for no fault of his. He seeks damages and claims the incident harmed his public image.
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Silva P. Leach
The
Traction Company
Leach
The Prince Wins a Thoroughbred Race at the Steeplechase
In a tense chase Somerfield leads until the final fences. The Italian riding prince stays upright as Lady Grace’s mare clears every obstacle. He wins by a dozen lengths despite a snapped stirrup and a dusty, demanding ride. Lady Grace is delighted and the duke notes the match was a finely ridden race.
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Bransome
Somerfield
Somerfeld
Prince
Lady Grace
Jowel
Grace
Charles
Trust Company Answers in Allis-Chalmers Cross Bill
The Marion trust company as trustee for the Indianapolis Crawfordsville and Western Traction Company answers a cross bill filed by Allis Chalmers in a suit by Electrical Installation Company against the traction line. The document outlines the trustee's position regarding equipment furnished and related matters in the case.
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Allis-Chalmers Company
Indianapolis, Crawfordsville & Western Traction Company
Marion Trust Company
Traction Company
Patriotism and the Stomach in Duty and Health
A condensed wartime essay links patriotism to digestion, arguing a strong stomach sustains citizens and soldiers. It touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for digestive ailments and health, urging readers to avoid substitutes and to request the Common Sense Medical Adviser by mail from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, New York.
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Maurice Selko
Justice Court
Charles M. Wilson
Washington Street
George W. Combs
Wilson
Ing
Owever
M’clure
PLAC
Pabst
Milwaukee
Case
Pabst Brewing Company
East Market St
Trust Company Answers
Dr. Pierce
Assachusetts Ave
Sprarel
Ose
Yuan
Silk
Wens
Qe Amir
Women's Union
Lord Mart
Pillsbury
Maslin
Sitkoline
Yuri
Leaf
Royal Laundry
Bhp
Office of
North
Pennsylvania ST
D. S. Murphy
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