Liquor law stance outlined in Madison Herald editorial
The Madison Herald argues the Republican party lacks a clear issue on liquor laws while praising Governor Ralston’s administration and Democratic stance. It defends the Nicholson and Moore remonstrance laws, asserts Democrats would retain and enforce existing liquor laws, and claims the News misstates Democratic intentions to relax controls.
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Ralston
Indianapolis News
Indiana
Tom Taggart
Democratic Party
Vernon’s Trish Riot Amid Railroad Labor Tensions
Vernon’s Early Days recounts the 1880s Trish Riot during railroad construction. Irish Corkonians and Fairdowns clashed. a Corkorian was killed in a bridge fight. Sheriff’s posse jailed suspects. Upset crowds threatened to free them. Residents armed for days as clashes loomed. conflict cooled after Pardowss and Lord Plan nigan's negotiation.
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Vernon Times
Vernon
Trish
Sheriff's
Madison
Sarngus
Yirstaman
Etter
Tesh
Plannigan
Ana
Michael O Connor Celebrates 78th Birthday in Indianapolis
Michael O Connor, longtime Indiana wholesale grocer born in Ireland, marked his seventy eighth birthday with a surprise dinner hosted by the Ready family on North Pennsylvania street. The veteran businessman, who migrated from Madison after the Civil War, remains active in M O Connor & Co with his sons and reflects a storied career from traveling salesman to firm head in Indianapolis and Madison.
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Michael O’connor
Indianapolis
M. J. Ready
Pennsylvania Street
O'Connnor
Madison
Ind
Roscommon
Ireland
Eame
Galeway
Boston
Kentucky
Connell & Jolson
Aomveling
Silesman
Hecho Bof Transportation
New Orleans
Indianpolis
Backache relief urged by Madison kidney patients
Madison readers learn that backache may signal kidney trouble and that Dean's Kidney Pills helped Mrs. J. Bumen of 716 N Jefferson St. She reports rapid improvement after a few doses and notes they never fail to relieve attacks. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y advertises.
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Madison
Dean
Doan
First Cleveland quadruplets born to Julia Zeman
In Cleveland on May 19 a quadruplet birth to Mrs Julia Zeman 84 wife of Frank Zeman produced four babies. A male infant three pounds died five hours after birth while the remaining three and the mother are expected to survive. The other newborns included a two and a half pound girl a three pound male and a 1 about 1 1/2 pound girl. Mrs Zeman weighs 110 pounds and has three other children Carl 8 Frank 14 and George 3.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Julia Zeman
Frank Zeman
Zemen
Carl
Frank
George
Startled by Kiss Ends in Quick Elopement Plan
Marcella Wowland, engaged to be married, kissed the wrong man at Katy station in Parsons Kansas causing a scene. James Vandyke arrived later, misread the moment, and the bride kissed him by mistake before kissing the right fiancé, John Doe, in a comic mix up. They arranged to marry in Joplin.
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Katy
Marcella
Min
Joplin
James Vandyke
James
Suidit
Anadarko
Okla
Parsons
Marcel James
John Doe
Dolor
Miarveella
Kia
Papa
John
Vandyke
Marvella
Tee
Satin
Dee
Uncle Joe Cannon Reflects On U S Growth At Eightieth Birthday
In Washington Uncle Joe Cannon, nearing eighty, recalls changes since he entered Congress in 1863. He notes U S growth from forty-eight states to more, wealth expanding from 821 billion to trillions, and the rise of federal welfare funding as Congress adapts to a national economy. He avoids politics, stressing broad cross party friendships.
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Joe Cannon
Washington
Chamber
House of Representatives
United States
Congress
Joe
Themue
Drawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
Wall Street
Prairies
Plains
Mississippi River
New York
New England
Uncle Sam
Uncle Joe
Lincoln
Memorial Day Proclamation by Indiana Governor 1916
Governor Samuel M. Ralston proclaims Memorial Day on May 30 1916 urging all residents to observe public exercises honoring Union soldiers of the Civil War. He calls for graves to be beautified with flowers and the flag and for living soldiers to be publicly honored. The proclamation is signed at the Indiana Capitol by Homer L. Cook Secretary of State.
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Indiana
Samuel M. Ralston
State of
Capitol
Indianapolis
First Caesarian birth yields triplet boys in Nebraska
Mrs Anna Richter 28 dies after cesarean operation that saved triplets, three baby boys live and appear healthy per Omaha report dated May 18. Doctors call it the probable first recorded cesarean birth of triplets.
Painter regains sight after eight years of blindness
Edward Claycomb of Altoona Pennsylvania, a painter, had both retinas detached in a 1908 fall. Specialists declared the case hopeless, but over weeks his sight returned enough to read large letters and distinguish colors. Doctors remain puzzled as vision slowly improves.
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Philadelphia
Edward Claycomb
Altoona
Claycomb
Man to bag potato savings. finds money gone
A. Cleland hid 520 in 20 gold pieces in a potato bin in Manton California. He forgot the stash and sold potatoes. A later coin search failed to locate the money. Cleland now favors banks over potato bin storage. Take The Herald.
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Manton
Cal
W. A. Cleland
Cleland
Big Red Bull Attacks Auto Near Anderson
Fred T. Barber of Barber Manufacturing Company and friends escaped unharmed when a large red bull charged Barber’s new automobile near Anderson Indiana. The beast rammed the car, bending a rear fender and stove in a door, then trotted off in defiance.
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Anderson, Ind
Fred_ T. Barber
Barber Manuacturing Company
Anderson
Indiana IOOF officers elected nominees named at Grand Lodge
A. A. Spears of Brazil Indiana was nominated for Grand Master of the IOOF of Indiana at the Grand Lodge session in Indianapolis. other nominees include W E Deuprece Franklin grand warden L W Durbin Indianapolis William Ehrhardt Greensburg W W Swank Windfall H A Winterowd Indianapolis H E Jones East Chicago grand secretary W H Leedy Indianapolis grand treasurer W A Morris Frankfort representatives Jesse Macbeth Fort Wayne two years and J T Arbuckle Rushville one year grand trustee Benjamin Franklin Indianapolis election set for November at the annual Grand Lodge meeting.
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A. A. Spears
Brazil
Ind
Indiana
Grand Lodge
Indianapolis
W. E. Deuprece
Franklin
L. W. Durbin
William Ehrhardt
Greensburg
W. W. Swank
Windgate
H. A. Winterowd
H. E. Jones
East Chicago
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Michael O'Connor
U.S
Sam
American Press Association
Uncle Joe Cannon
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Homer L. Cook
Secretary of State
Omaha
Neb
Anna Richter
Murray
BIG
Glaves
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
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