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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
4
The Rockport Republicans divide over Gov Hanly’s right to be a national convention delegate at large with opponents labeling him irregular. The piece mocks a political foe while noting Bourke Cochran’s Democratic stance and a call to elect Bryan in 1908 to shift control from “less than a dozen men.”
A dispatch reports Attorney General Bingham will take charge of the whitecap ping case to be tried in Bartholomew circuit court in two to three weeks with Governor Hanly providing special lawyers and detectives. No proceedings have begun against the trusts, and state officials have not yet acted. A family link to the Cumberland Telephone Co. in Spencer County raises speculation about potential installations and service pilfering.
The banks in New York control about one third of the nation's money in vaults. Per capita circulation stands at roughly $34 nationwide, while New Yorkers have about $200 per person, leaving the rest of the country with approximately $22 per person.
A reader laments a protective tariff stance amid persistent Republican prosperity. The inquiry questions who opposes protectionist policy and hints at broader economic debate.
The Indianapolis News notes the insolvency of three private banks partly owned by D P Baldwin of Logansport. It argues the state private banking law is inadequate while omitting a political moral about Republican rule failures since 1896.
Bowing to 1896 results Bowie Cochran claims a small group of fewer than a dozen men will control the Republican national convention in Chicago on June 16 and nominate “their man” for the White House. He accuses Cortelyou and Wall Street saviors of profiting from bonds and deposits, while noting Rockport's bonded debt has fallen from $22 000 to $8 600 over seven years. He argues the people must decide whether this program continues for four more years.
Dr. T. D. Scales of Boonville was elected district chairman of the first district by the Democratic convention at Evansville on the eighth ballot. Supporters vow to help him redeem the district from plutocrats despite Spencer County preferring Stevenson.
The obituary notes Myrtle Mae Kincaid of Mt. Zion died December 26 1907 after years of suffering. Born August 3 1880 she married Claude Kincaid July 29 1899 leaving husband two children and four brothers and one sister. Her body rests at Shiloh cemetery near Rockport after services by Rev. D P McCoy.
An incident shows Mr. Pratt detaching his dog from the milkman's trousers after a rough interaction. The milkman accepts the situation with humor and pockets a green wad, implying a lighthearted payoff.
An extract cites 16th century Italian finds of giants up to 33 feet tall with measurements and skull size, mentioning Sicilian sites near Panormum Syracuse Entella and Depranum. It then notes the French Lick West Baden railway extension beginning January 5 1908 with round trip rates and schedules, followed by a quip about restraint and drinkers.
Increased coal trade forces the Evansville and Eastern to lengthen their switch at main street foot. Louis Schoenfeld urges customers to call home phone 24 for coal prices. Also notes sale of a Thrashing outfit and saw mill by Wm F. Dilger of Mariah Hill Inn. Henry W. Kizenmann of Owensboro visited town on business. Cheeropathy described as the test school of medivine.
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