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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
4
Indiana Republicans to send delegates for Air Fairbanks
The Indiana Republican machine will send thirty delegates to Chicago to vote for Air Fairbanks who entered the presidential race years ago. It is said that all varieties of cocktails will be served at the headquarters and perhaps other good things.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Republican
Chicago
Air Fairbanks
Judge Artman Attacks Columbia Club as Notorious Bind Tiger
Republican Judge Artman denounces the Columbia club in Indianapolis as the most notorious bind tiger in Indiana. Yet key Republican leaders like Charles Warwick Fairbanks belong to the club. The text recalls cocktails from the club linked to Fairbanks' past affair last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artman
Columbia Club
Indianapolis
Indiana
Charles’ Warwick Fairbanks
Fairbanks and party words stir Indiana politics and Bryan odds
A commentary on Fairbanks supporters and rival press bias in Indiana, noting Republican ties to brewers and liquor dealers, and calling out New York World favorites. It argues Congress faces a panic with Aldrich and Fowler proposals benefiting financial interests, not the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Republican Party
Senate
House
Aldrich
Fowler
House Finance Committee
Wall Street
Outlook for Democrats gains in state and national races
The piece argues Democrats are united and strong after years out of power while Republicans are split and disgraced by failures and abuses of power. It urges every Democrat and reform-minded citizen to act to sweep Republicans from power in the upcoming November elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Panic attack exposes Watsons claim on labor crisis
The Indianapolis Star notes a 1907 style panic with unemployment rising, challenging Subsidy Jim Watson’s lines that the economy is sound. It cites Charity Organization Society data from Jan 3 1908 showing thousands of workers affected and factories cutting hours, urging scrutiny of Republican rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Watson
Watson
Democratic Party
Uncle Sam
Arm of Labor
Indianapolis
Charity Organization Society
Charity Society
New York
Chicago
Bryan favored as the likely Democratic nominee
The piece notes factional rifts within Republican ranks in New York, Ohio, Wisconsin and other states that could drive voters to Democratic appeals. It suggests Bryan's appeal to resentments from prosecutions and the panic may be as effective as other nominees and he is described as first in the affections of supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Bryan
Basi
Wilson
Princeton University
Gray
Delaware
Johnson
Minnesota
Denver
New York
Ohio
Wisconsin
Mr. Bryan
Unwelcome Ghost In 1906 Campaign Cards
Reprints of two postal cards mailed to farmers contrast 1896 hard times and hog prices with calls to vote Republican for continued prosperity. The piece argues Republican policies caused the 1873 panic and a later bust, urging a return to equal rights and an end to special privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton Times
Republican Committees
Treasury
Shaw
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Happy Family Says No One Needs a Doctor
In a folksy warning, a speaker assures listeners there is no sickness and no need for a doctor. The mispronounced phrases emphasize a casual, humorous tone about indigestion and medical care.
Drainage Assessments in Luce Township Spencer County Indiana
Notice to landowners in Luce township Spencer County Indiana of drainage assessments for a ditch project. Lists land parcels owners and benefit amounts from 10.05 to 60.00 dollars. Demands payment in ten percent installments starting March 1 1908 until the total assessment is paid. Dated January 29 1908 by Trustee Ford Dodd and drainage commissioner F H Crowder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luce Township
Spencer County
Indiana
Mary E. Baker
Board of Commissioners
Hareby
Jesse Hays
Ande Jones
Nancy E. Hemings
John J. Baker
Geo. W. Rieker
John J Baker
Uriah McCoy
Luce
Ford Dodd
Spencer
F. H. Crowder
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Charley
Faiirbanks
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Wil
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Indianapolis Star
Scott
Colossal
Childrens Coats
C. W. Halbruge Co
Main St
Rockport, Indiana
Evansville
Central States
Members
Retail Merchants Association
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