23 Sep 1910
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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1910
Page
1
A collage of items from September 1910 notes that campaign orators loom, Paris plans an insect menagerie, travel aches mix with backcountry woes, Fourth of July casualties spark safety ideas, stork counts and census work promise pennant wins, and aviation booms with daring feats.
The article notes art imports valued at 21 million dollars in 1909-10 and cites the Payne law removing duties on certain foreign artworks. It praises art as universal pleasure. It then argues for the value of schooling, urging youths to embrace education for future usefulness, contrasting with adults who regret wasted study and highlighting the esteem given to scholars over athletes.
Samuel Gompers urges labor to back friends, sparking war over Democratic state candidates. Labor Republicans campaign for legislature. Beveridge backing figures are named. Mentions of Kern, Shively, Lorimer, and Roosevelt. Also includes an imported medicine ad segment for Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
Labor men charge Democrats with pushing an unfair state registration bill at the 1909 Indiana legislature. The piece lists candidates allied with the measure and warns industrial voters would face delays and possible disenfranchisement at polls. It decries the proposed affidavit requirements and calls for disclosure of the bill text.
Republican editors plan district meetings across the state including a roundup in Indianapolis on October 4. Reports from Fifth district meetings in Terre Haute highlight candidate Frank Tiller and county reports. Fourth district meetings set for September 17 at North Vernon with three conventions. Democrats delay nominations, blaming Will V. Rooker, while Republicans prep for a major campaign push through September 20 and beyond.
Special Correspondence from Indianapolis reports intraparty revolt and factional fights over Zehring and Taggart alignment as Republicans promise progressiveness under Taft Roosevelt Heveridge guidance. Governors, wardenships, and naval college siting become campaign issues shaping Indiana politics this year.
A compilation of political notes praising Roosevelt and Taft while criticizing the Democratic Party. It mentions Indiana welcoming Roosevelt on October 18 and questions about Kern, Shively, and local candidates Brolley and Ellingham amid labor conflict and anti labor law criticism.
A young politician offers evasive humor when pressed about his wife’s attire for the mayor’s reception. He relays shifting plans from white to a rose colored gown, with contrasting outfits and a kilt snagged on a hook, leaving specifics uncertain.
An advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills provide relief for backache headache nervousness loss of appetite and general weakness caused by kidney or bladder disorders. It asserts users feel better stronger and more vital after taking the product, urging readers to try it.
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