Saloon keepers favor Marshall in Indiana governorship bid
Fifty Grant county retail liquor dealers interviewed by the Marion Chronicle express unanimous support for Marshall over the county option plank, with several noting cross party votes and some backing the Socialist ticket. Dealers insist saloon interests influence politics, urging opposition to the brewery-led bloc and calling for disciplined organization among opponents.
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Marion
Grant County
Marion Chronicle
The
Chronicle
Marshall
Thomas R. Marshall
Taggart
Evening Leader
James Cline
Debs
Marshal
Mahaffey & Gray’s Place
Mahaffey
Charles McTighe
Christ ‘Kohlenberg
William Maher
Watson
Bert Matlock
Weber & Joris
James W. Rowan
William Lewis
Indiana
Mar
Marshall on Local Option and Brewery Backing in Indiana
The record tracks Marshall from March to September detailing brewery alliance support and opposition to county local option. It notes keynotes in Richmond and Salem, shifts in stance before ministers and Democrats, and repeated refusals to sign county local option bills.
Temperance Democrats Seek Local Option Support
Marshall declines to pledge on liquor restrictions while appealing to Republicans for votes. He has attacked President Roosevelt in every speech, and temperance Democrats consider his stance on local option if elected.
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Marshall
Roosevelt
Marshall Attacked By Indiana Anti-Saloon League
The September 24 issue of the American Issue accuses Democratic gubernatorial nominee Thomas R. Marshall of opposing temperance reform and aligning with brewers. It cites campaign statements about county local option laws and warns of party politics hindering prohibition.
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Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Lieber-Fairbanks-Fleming Brewery Alliance
Taggart Machine
Democratic
Knights of Pythias
Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Terre Haute
The Menace of Brewery Rule in Indiana Politics
A historical critique argues that Indiana's Democratic campaign is controlled by brewery interests. It links Kern Taggart Lamb Marshall Bell Foley Fleming Cline and Cullop to the Terre Haute Fort Wayne and other brewing power, claiming influence over nominations and policy and warning of a governor and legislature dominated by liquor interests.
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Taggart Machine
Brewery Alliance
Sam Ralston
Marshall
Steve Fleming
Ft. Wayne
Richmond
Salem
Indianapolis Sun
Breweries
Clinton
James E. Watson
Indianapolis
Taggart
John E. Lamb
Stokes Jackson
brewery-Democratic Machine
Indianapolis News
Terre Haute
Crawford Fairbanks
Indiana
Washington
Bedford
Petersburg
Oakland City
Princeton
Boonville
Marshall Aagin
Democratic Party
Kern
Thos. Taggart
Indiana State Senate
Senate
Nicholson
Thomas “Taggart
Democ
Democratic Nation‘aly
Democratic Party of Indian
Stokes -Jackson
John E.lamb
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
Joseph E. Bell
John W. Kern
Bernard Korbly
Seventh Congressional
Peter Foley
Fifth Congressional
Ed. Hoffman
Berghoff Brewing Company
Fort Wayne
Indiana Brewing Combine
Congress
Cyrus Cline
Lincoln Dixon
Brewery
Dixon
Joseph M. Cravens
Madison
House
Cravens
Liquor Alliance
William A. Cullop
Vincennes
Thomas and His Company
Thomas R. Marshall dodges preachers as he mingles in Indianapolis with a pro county option faction. Prominent Democratic backers at headquarters include Crawford Fairbanks Terre Haute Brewing Company Albert Lieber Indianapolis Brewing Company Steven B. Fleming Berghoff Brewing Company and other brewing heads.
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Thomas
Columbia City
Thomas R. Marshall
Indianapolis
Democratic
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Albert Lieber
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Steven B. Fleming
Berghoff Brewing ‘Company
Ft. ‘Wayne
The Professor Explains Vision in Astronomers
A fragmented dialogue presents a professor and doctor discussing why astronomers with keen powers of vision often struggle to see clearly. The excerpt hints at a puzzle about eyesight among stargazers, noting unusual phrasing and incomplete quotation marks.
State tax levy debated in Indiana political clash
The piece contrasts Republican and Democratic control on Indiana’s 1896 and 1908 levies, arguing Republicans set the 1896 rate and defended the 1908 rise to fund schools and state institutions. It questions Democratic cuts to education funding and criticizes Hearst Bryan ties, framing the fight as a Republican spectator event.
Hearst Seen Through Bryan and Democratic Views
Republican leaders and newspapers discount Hearst while noting his history with Bryan. A former Hearst ally judged Bryan and Hearst as intertwined, with Bryan once appealing to Hearst for political backing to push Hearst into New York governorship under the Bryanite theory.
State Enna nces and Tax Levy Truths
The Democratic Press Bureau of Indiana spreads misleading claims about state finances to influence elections. It asserts 1896 tax levy was Democratic, but that levy was set by a Republican legislature in 1895 after Ways and Means pressure to cut costs. the statement is false and aligns with other Democratic propaganda.
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Indiana
Democratic Press Bureau
Matthews
State Normal School
Purdue University
Indiana University
Benevolent Institution Fund
Democratic Press Bureau of
Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Why They Sleep in Church Hypnosis Theory
A hypnotist claims church services cause sleep via hypnotic suggestion from sound and rhythm. He argues repetitive speech and music entrain listeners, making pews resemble a railroad track for sleepers.
Worth a Trial Story About Charity From Dr Brady
Cyrus Townsend Brady told at a Toledo dinner a tale about charity. A dying millionaire doubts salvation if he leaves a large sum to the church and asks the minister if it would help. The minister sounds cautious but hints it is worth trying.
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Cyrus Townsend Brady
Toledo
Dr. Brady
Fascinated Her and the Theater Idols
David Belasco comments on matinee idols and the crowd appeal of leading men. A humorous overheard literary exchange notes a theatergoer’s admiration for a star’s hair as a notable distraction during a Shakespeare discussion.
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David Belasco
A Philosophical Fowl Revels in Dust and Evolution
A witty aristocrat rooster from Duster muses on justice and mortality. It proclaims mankind returns to dust while it itself evolves into a duster, reflecting on self transformation with luminous feathers and satirical wit.
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