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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
6
The Second District vacancy was filled in November with a Democratic plurality of 1 3590 and Progressive votes at 1 715. Had Progressives all supported the Republican, the margin would have been about 65. Now a Republican victory by roughly 800 shows a stronger GOP surge, reflecting a national Republican drift and changing conditions since 1914.
Senator Robert F. Droussard predicts tariff revision to rise after November election. He notes England may withdraw from U S sugar market postwar as British Guiana expands output from 100,900 to 2,500,000 tons and argues Brussels and English commission indicate war ends subsidies. He says a duty of one hundred may suffice now, but higher rates will come to keep England from competing. Washington Post reports the view.
Washington data clarifies Wood’s promotions came from Taft in 1910 making him chief of staff and from McKinley naming him brigadier general in 1901. Roosevelt promoted Wood to major general in 1908 on merit and seniority, according to Secretary Root.
The article lauds Taft for stepping back from personal ambition and urging a united Republican opposition to the national administration. It notes he seeks no favors for himself, asks for no candidate, and envisions a ticket built on straight Republican principles.
A statement argues that a man who seeks to sow discord in the Republican party cannot be considered a good Republican.
The author argues postwar Europe will flood markets with cheap manufactured goods no anti-dumping law can prevent. Only a genuine protective tariff, aligned with Republican victory in November, will deter the flow.
An editorial notes that Democratic papers push a Republican candidate and questions the need for a convention. It argues a Republican convention would make a better choice than a Democratic paper.
A comic note suggests men avoid marriage to escape supporting a large clan of in laws. The quip reflects social expectations and the humor of domestic duties in mid-century commentary.
Campbell B Slemp, a Ninth Virginia district Republican veteran, will assign speakers to aid fellow congressmen in their fall re election bids. He serves as an important member of the Republican congressional campaign committee.
A dialogue ponders whether a candidate can meet the responsibilities of office and hints at appointing the questioner’s wife’s first cousin to a position. The exchange exposes political favors as a factor in voting decisions.
A dentist quips about the patient’s teeth being in bad shape and their dis position rather than shape, delivering a dry humor exchange. The banter hinges on a pun linking dental issues to disposition.
The article surveys topics from soot handling in chimneys and electrical precipitation to notable gems, coal processing advances, aging hotels, Aztec corn 1000 years old, tall families in Virginia, wine in a Richardson cornerstone, university flotation research, global post office counts, Klondike dealings, and U S glove shipments to Grenoble reflecting 1914 15 trade levels.
Indianapolis report notes Judge Quincy A. Myers accused the Indiana Democratic administration of extravagant state management. The speech claims taxpayers paid $490 more per hour compared to the prior Republican era and previews the remarks as a campaign document shaping voter views before November.
The piece questions Governor Ralstons record on clemency and prisoner releases before he hands power to Governor Goodrich next January. It cites his early action freeing Tony Trentman and twenty other inmates at the state penal farm, justified by a dog show manager needing labor. The author doubts the wisdom of such leniency.
The state board of accounts reports to Governor Ralston a shortage of 1966.98 dollars attributed to Aaron G. Madden former Fountain county clerk. The governor sent the matter to the attorney general. Rockport Elizabeth Procasky 75 dies after long illness Covington attorney William H. Cox age dead Lafayette Shadrow 10 struck by box cars in Big Four yards Bedford Civil war veteran L P Leonard 81 dies in Owensburg Hartford City Susan Martin 74 dies on family farm Milton Dorothy Doty 6 suffers a broken collar bone after bicycle collision on sidewalk
The governor shut down a Sunday circus in Indiana Harbor after clergy complaints, drawing editorial attention to alleged favoritism toward French Lick gamblers. The piece criticizes Governor Ralston’s stance, cites Wabash Plain Dealer commentary, and notes Democratic hopes funded by alleged slush funds while Indiana voters turn toward Republicans.
Granville Fortescue writes in the Saturday Evening Post praising Swiss patriotism. He claims Switzerland’s people are natural lovers of country and mountains, calling them superpatriots and noting the ease of building a national militia there.
A brief note asserts that absolutely pure water cannot be found in nature, highlighting the paradox of natural water sources containing impurities despite cleansing efforts.
In Indianapolis Mrs WM Green reports severe illness left her bedbound and 109 pounds. Five months of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound brought her to 183 pounds and full household duties. She urges women to try the remedy and seeks advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts. California voters weigh a fall prohibition measure this season.
An advertisement urges readers to take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming quinine fights malaria and iron strengthens the body. It notes a 50 cent price and cites Chicago's city expenses of 27,587,207 for the year.
An advertisement touts a set of cream and lotion products for skin scalp and hands. It claims to clear pimples redness blotches roughness dandruff itching and chapping and soreness with a free mail sample offer from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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