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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
4
The editor invites thoughtful letters to the Peoples Forum offering local and national questions for careful discussion. Contributions must be signed with full name. unsigned pieces may be published with a reason. Real names may be withheld only with author permission and then still signed in byline.
The Rev. R. J. Moore will become chaplain of the Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonville and the Rev. W. Eagin will take the Martinsville pulpit. The swap, approved by Presiding Elder Himmitt from Baltimore, follows Edgin asking for a change after several years of successful revival work at the reformatory.
Trustee invites all persons having business with the township to meet at the office or about town on Sunday of the current week to attend township business and address matters with the trustee.
Announcement of a railroad excursion for the 1908 Republican National Convention in Chicago with return travel by June 30. Details include June 12 to 16 sale window, routes via South Bend Indiana and the Chicago and Illinois railways, continuous passage and no stopovers, return fare at one and one half regular fare, and notes on ticket validity and use.
A reader column scrutinizes Prohibition party strategies in Indiana, arguing Republicans lead temperance reform and should resist cross-field pledges that aid Democrats. It traces the party history from 1812 era temperance to recent bids for county option laws, urging voters to back Republican candidates for state legislature in November.
The piece argues GOP governance under Ford Lower reduced the general fund levy while increasing education funding through a 2.75 cent state levy. It counters Democratic claims of excessive spending, citing school enrollments at Purdue Indiana University and the Normal, and contrasts receipts and disbursements under Democratic and Republican treasurers to defend Republican economy and efficiency.
Local report notes Democrats lamenting a potential empty dinner pail and seeking another chance to fill it with soup in Cannelton Arkansas. The piece frames the issue as a partisan debate on welfare and economic relief.
The Indiana Railroad Commission persuaded shippers and railroad officials in Terre Haute to meet and form a committee, resulting in a favorable hay rate agreed upon within hours and in effect within forty eight hours, illustrating its proactive work and Republican legislative origins.
The Lafayette Courier notes Democratic candidate Thomas W. Marshall echoes Republican graft rhetoric in Logansport. It cites past GOP graft prosecutions in Marion county and predicts Marshall would face swift punishment if found guilty, drawing a parallel to Republican methods and punishment.
Forme tables and further information apply to local agent or H. P. Radley G. PP. &T. A. Grand Central Station. The snippet lists various times and a partial address indicating a notice about arranging services or shipments.
The Rushville Republican states that the party’s tariff revision means protective duties tailored to national needs and interests and a clear rejection of free trade, both now and in the past.
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