Insurgents win at Republican meeting at courthouse
Insurgents claim victory in a Saturday Republican gathering held at the courthouse in a quiet, orderly session led by local organizers. Kerche Val is noted as a top figure in the event.
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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
1
L F Weiss Named County Chairman
The Rockport republican meeting saw Beveridge insurgents prevail over Hemenway regulars. L F Weiss was chosen county chairman at the county committee meeting, with H Jennings presiding and J T Jacobs removed from the race. Legal notices include divorce suits and a drainage petition with deadlines set for February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Beveridge
Hemenway
Court House
Kercheval
J.T. Jacobs
Jacobs
H. Jennings
L. P. Weiss
B. F. Beifman
Frank B. _Garling
E.kerevtéval
W. F. Adems
B. F. Huffman
J. ©. Chewning
Crowning
United States
Hemsaway
Circuit Court Adjourns. Grand Jury Reports
The circuit court adjourned last Saturday and resumed Tuesday. The grand jury, in session three days, examined eleven witnesses and found no true bills. They visited the county asylum with nineteen inmates and the county jail, noting care and recommending repairs and a new floor for the women’s jail. In State of Indiana v Walters, the liquor case from January 1909, Walters appeals to the supreme court. judgment stayed pending appeal, bond set at two hundred dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Lindsey
Walters
Supreme Court
Local Citizen Samuel M Savage Dies Suddenly in Rockport
Samuel M Savage a prominent Rockport resident died suddenly of heart trouble at his home on 8th street shortly before noon last Sunday. Born May 6 1847 in Aurora Indiana he later moved with his family to Spencer County. He served as a local Methodist preacher in Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky until moving to Rockport in 1892. Survived by his widow six children and a sister the funeral was held Tuesday at 1 30 p m from the family home with burial in Shiloh Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. Savage
Rockport
8Th Street
Mr. Savage
Aurora
Ind
Samuel H
Margaret W. Savage
Spencer County
Indiana
Margaret W. Lusk
Thomas
Elizabeth Lusk
Addison
Sophia
Wade Thomas
Thomas W
Louis N
Elizabeth
John Kehrer
James W
Charlotte Lusk
Galatia
Savage
Methodist
Oak Grove
F. A. Hearing
Kentuky
R.R. Bryan
J. C. Wyatt
Shiloh
Thomas L. Jones Remembered In Washington Society Circles
The Washington D. C. Herald profiles Thomas L. Jones born in Rockport Indiana. A former printer now reader in the Government Printing Office he is a noted singer and popular entertainer in District circles. Jones serves as financial secretary of the Indiana society and leads major Hoosier social events for federal employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington D. C
Thomas L. Jones
Rockport
Ind
Government
Columbia Union
Jones
Royal Arch Mason
Indiana Society
Arlington
Gov
Parrish Sentenced five years in Kentucky prison
The Kentucky court of appeals affirmed the lower court in the Commonwealth v Parrish case over wrecking Owensboro Savings Bank and Trust Company. Parrish received a five year state prison sentence with no apparent path to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals of
Kentucky
The
Commonwealth
James H. Parrish
Owensboro Savings Bank and Trust, Company
Parrish
Transportation of School Children Sues Trustee for Mandamus
Sam Beeler sues Ohio township trustee C S Snyder to compel transport for his two children after the district school was abandoned and the nearest is under two miles away. The case alleges noncompliance with transportation laws since January 20 1910. Attorney Savage represents Beeler. In separate actions Bennie Arnold seeks divorce from Annie Arnold on cruelty grounds. Matilda Meredith sues Joseph Meredith for divorce over cruelty and drunkenness. Eugene Crowder sues Cora Crowder for possession. Henry C Semple sues to recover 150 dollars on a note endorsed by O C Baum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Beeler
Claude Snyder
Ohio Township
Sam
Nanny Richie
Savage
David Walter
Luce Township
Bennie Arnold
Annie Arnold
Matilda Meredith
Joseph Meredith
Eugene Crowder
Cora Crowder
Henry C. Semple
O. C. Baum
Guertner
Semple
Republicans Split Darkens Outlook Across Party Lines
A New York publication surveys Republican papers nationwide and finds a shared view that the party is fragmenting. Headlines from Boston Transcript to Cincinnati Times-Star warn of crisis, demoralization, and disintegration, with insurgents labeled rebels and regulars pressed to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston Transcript
Rep
National Republican Party
United Front
Rochester
N. Y
Post-Express
Taft
Louisville Post
Chicago Tribune
The
Brooklyn Times
Congress
Emporia Gazette
William Allen White
Kansas
West
Cincinnati Times-Star
Charles P
Republican
Cannon
Aldrich
Protecting a Robber Trust in Tariff Debate
Alfred Henry Lewis argues in Human Life that tariff protections on sugar favor large corps like the Sugar Trust. He cites 2 cent per pound tariffs that he claims cost the treasury $120000 a year and enrich trust magnates Havemeyer and Spreckels, costing average families about $8 annually. He condemns protection as theft from the public and warns of inflated prices and yacht owning magnates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Henry Lewis
Sugar Trust
Treasury
Trust
Congress
Spreckles
Havemeyer
Collective Wisdom or Schisms in the Republican Party
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat warns insurgents to heed past schisms and the fate of dissidents. It argues the Republican party contains at least two factions with opposed “collective wisdom” and Indiana shows unresolved split. It urges insurgents to choose allegiance or retire quietly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Republican Party
Indiana
Law Unconstitutional Forces Health Board Secretary Change
The state attorney general ruled a provision requiring physician experience or exams for county or city health board secretaries unconstitutional. Rockport’s former secretary Dr G D Ehrman was the lone qualified physician, but new appointments will be recognized as proper by state health authorities and the city health officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
Rockport
G D. Ehrman
Harry
State Board of Health
New Health
City Council Considers Sewer System Extension
The Streets and Alleys Committee will review plans to extend the sewer system. City officials discuss potential routes and funding as public input is sought.
City council discusses sewer extension and health matters
In a regular session the council reviewed plans to extend the sewer system south of Washington street and east of Greenwood, with engineer Shirley’s blueprints ready. The street committee will study the plan next. firefighters and railroad lighting issues were also addressed along with health board recognition. Real estate transfers and numerous filings followed, including twenty-five mortgages and four releases recorded in the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bise
Rimstidt
Washington Street
Greenwood
Shirley
Simpers
Boycott or Ballot: Pressure on the food and meat trusts grows
A public discussion argues that the meat, bread, fish, and fruit trusts dominate supplies and fix prices. The piece urges vigorous anti trust enforcement and suggests ballots may be more effective than boycotts while criticizing continued Republican power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meat Trust
Bread Trust
Fish Trust
Food Trust
Republican Party
The Meat Trust Critique and Political Trusts
The piece argues the meat trust faced a mild Roosevelt era inquiry but was not punished for price and profit behavior. It notes inspectors cost the public about 300000 dollars and claims ongoing packer manipulation. It blames Republican policy and calls for party and policy change in Washington for real relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meat Trust
Roosevelt
United States
Republican Party
Washington
Roosevelt Taft policies and the Aldrich Cannon coalition
The Indianapolis Star notes that President Taft backs the Aldrich Cannon tariff bill the ship subsidy plan and a central bank scheme. Aldrich and Cannon support Taft in the Ballinger Pinchot dispute and share views on solidarity and insurgents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Taft
Aldrich
Cannon
Indianapolis Star
Taft
Aldrich-Cannon
Tart
Taft Roosevelt
District Meeting Notice for G A R in Princeton Indiana
A letter to James C Veatch Post G A R announces the district meeting to be held in Princeton Indiana on February 10 with the Department commander and Indiana state Senior Vice commander in attendance. All comrades are invited for an all day event at the G A R hall and a camp fire at 5 30 p m at the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Veatch
G. A. BR
B. F. Bridges
Princeton
Indiana
State of
First District
G. A. R. Hall
Opera House
Local marriage licenses listed for Daviess county Kentucky couples
Marriage licenses show Fred Harris 22 and Lizzie Medcalf 19 of Owensboro. Gideon Pillow 24 wed Lucy Brown 19 at Beech Grove. William Murphy 22 and Minnie Driskill 18 of Newman wed January 27 by Rev G N Wall. Gleda Fulkerson 23 wed Lillie Bell Horton. Locket Allgood 22 wed Puskel Knight 28. all marriages recorded in Daviess county with ceremony dates January 27 and January 31 conducted by local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Harris
Farmer
Owensboro
Lizzie Medcalf
Daviess County
Gideon F. Pillow
Beech Grove
Lucy Brown
William R. Murphy
Newman, Ky
Minnie Lee Driskill
Newman
G. N. Wall
Gleda Fulkerson
Farmery
Penrod
Lillie Bell Horton
Locket Allgood
Kentucky
Puskel Knight
Samuel Brown
Rabid Dog Attacks Man Before Being Killed Nearby
Thursday morning a dog believed to have rabies attacked William T. Bullock at his home west of town, knocked him down and ripped clothing but did not bite. Earlier the same dog mauled poultry at Catherine Kramer’s place before being killed. word spread along the road by telephone. Martin Maffenbier of Hammond township was in town Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabbies
Wm. T. Bullock
Martin Maffenbier
Hammond Township
Also Mentioned on This Page
L.F. Weiss
Alice Hobbs
Isaac L. Hobbs
Belle Poole
Wm. B. Sallee Et al
Delia
Meredith
George Meredith
Ira N. Tower
Circuit Court
PEN
C. S. Snyder
City Council
Hurty
New City Board of Health
William P. Higenmann
Mollie G. Higenman
Hin Rockport
Joseph Holzman
Mary Collignon
Fulda
Joseph and
Blanche Holtzman
Bennie M Arnold
Minnie Arnold
Magee
Jackson G. Lloyd
Midway
Wolf L. Mann
Henry Brahan
John Sweeney
Albert Cooper
Lamar
Mary B., Butler
Wm. H. An
John J. Bergenroth
Ptse
Ptsw
John W. Miller
Fred O. Miller
Armina Beeler
Fred J. Beeler
Eva E. Atkinson
Amos P. Wright
the Meat Trust and
Others
ASTO
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