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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
5
The notice invites all to multiple services led by Pastor H. A Tarnes with a morning preaching on agorpins and an evening sermon on Bye and Bye at 7 30 and Fire Church. Junior Christian Endeavor Spain and a teacher training class are listed with evening sessions and Thursday night prayer.
The township schools in Daviess County will open next Monday, September 14, following a resolution by the county board of education. An enrolment approaching 12,000 is expected, likely the largest in the county’s history.
Lyman Halverstock and Miss Ola Awens of Greene county were married Saturday at Bloomfield. They returned home to Bunkum Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Herron attended a holiness meeting at Elnora Sunday. Miss Nora Johnson returned from Bloomington where she has spent the summer.
Mr. Herman Kutch and Miss Bessie Harman wed Wednesday at 8:30 PM at the bride’s East Raca Street home. Rev. C. C. Lowther of the M E church officiated before relatives and a few friends. The couple will depart Sunday for Bloomington where a furnished home awaits Mr. Kutch.
Cecil Fellers, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Fellers, fell from a tree last Wednesday and broke his arm but is recovering well. Frank McMullen and wife visited this week. Mark Fershing and Floyd Overton attended the camp meeting at Elnora. Mrs William Overton and children of Odon visited Mrs Rezia Overton. J T Sears waited a well for further Sears. Mrs Clydia Maryfield and daughter Marie and Miss Daisy Prentize visited Mrs Alice Suallen Friday. Alvin Ziegler and Jesse Overton spent Sunday with Cecil Fellers. Edna Ramsey visited Clara Pershing Sunday. Mr and Mrs Grant Overton visited Washington earlier in the week. Gladys Reaster of Shiloh spent Tuesday with Mrs Harve Rusler. Ansson Overton stayed Saturday night with Dale Sears. School opens here Monday. Misses Hattie Hasting Audrey Aishe Jary Resler and Clara Woodsmall were here Sunday. Mr and Mrs J Lears surprised Verna on her eighteenth birthday Monday evening. about thirty friends attended. Refreshments served. Robert Peilers went to Duist Tuesday to work. Mr and Mrs Leonard Rimsey visited relatives in Bloomfield over Sunday. Elmer Overton and sister Bertha visited Kendrick Myers and family of Raglesville.
The Sherman's speech frames the central campaign question as approval of President Roosevelt's administration versus a coalition of experimental malcontents and theorists. It emphasizes four decades of wise legislation and faithful governance by the Republican party and urges voters to render a November verdict.
Pittsburg congressman James Francis Burke argues in a speech on The Powers of the President that the executive holds unlimited potential to rule and ruin. He contrasts Taft and Bryan, warns of vast spending power, and cites shifts in party control over Bryan's fifteen years in leadership.
A critical retort questions William Jennings Bryan as a prophet, arguing his forecasts on protection, the gold standard, and imperialism failed in 1890s campaigns. The piece cites past speeches from 1886 to 1904 showing recurring warnings that did not materialize.
Philadelphia North America argues religion should not affect Taft's fitness for office. Taft is a Unitarian by birth and attends Episcopalian services with his wife, but the paper says such questions reveal prejudice and have no place in evaluating a president.
Taft’s acceptance speech argues for equality of opportunity for wage earners and statutory protections. It cites Republican labor reforms including employers liability, eight hour laws, and government employee compensation. It notes union strength, strikes, and the right to organize while preserving lawful dispute and cooperative measures.
The Concord Monitor notes the Labor World’s strong push for Taft, calling him a true friend of labor. It argues Gompers attacks won’t sway wage workers and warns against labor factions, while urging organized labor to unite behind Taft.
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Raymond of the Chicago Tribune reports Vermont’s 29 000 plurality for Taft as a sign of Republican strength nationwide. He notes weak campaign effort and limited Republican surrogates, with Democrats few in number yet stubbornly active.
Hon William H Buchanan a Western New York union man and 1907 Democratic candidate for Chau tauqua assembly comments on Gompers persuading labor to Bryan He says many union workers will back Republicans for guaranteed business stability and freedom from disorder even if Bryan promises four years in office
Taft then secretary of war intervened to restore souvenir post cards produced by the Columbia Polytechnic Institute for blind vendors atop the Washington Monument. Principal F E B Cleaveland praised Tafts action as a boon for blind progress and self sufficiency, noting the cards were briefly removed by authorities before restoration. Georgia electors face a tight race as Watson Hisgen and allies gain momentum.
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