Standpat urging prices and land deals in Washington letter
Washington letter argues for open naming in interviews, questions tariff and land sales, cites wheat and corn price histories, and criticizes Standpat Republicans and tariff policy. It relays figures from The Globe Democrat and N Y Tribune Almanac, discusses land sale offers, and laments potato prices.
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Washington, D. C
Journal of the Third
Grandview Monitor
Luce Township
Wilson
Don Seay
Don
Board of Tax Commissioners
Spencer County
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Globe Democrat
Yellow Jacket
Journal
N. Y Tribune Almanac
Sam Haaff in Grass Township Tours City on Business
Mrs. Haaff reports crops in the Grass township vicinity suffer from drought with rain badly needed and widespread moisture shortage causing heavy damage to fields during a Tuesday city visit by Sam Haaff.
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Sam Haaff
Grass Township
Newburg Fourth of July at Rockport Fairground
Booster club staged a patriotic Fourth of July program at Rockport fairground with a Newburg band, a noon meal, motorcycle and horse races, and a court house square concert. Senator George Wint of Mt. Vernon spoke, races were won by Pardon Stinson Noble and Kentucky Boy Miller, fireworks closed the evening.
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Rockport Fair Ground
Booster Club
Court House
Main Street
Fair Ground
Fair Ground Park
George Wm. Curtis
Mt. Vernon
Pardon
Miller
Stinson
Noble
Sandford
Clemens
Prince Light
Red Nettle
Kentucky Boy
Miller Boy
Newburg
Bluff City Rebekah Lodge installs officers in meeting
Bluff City Rebekah Lodge installed officers at their regular meeting last Monday night. Noble Grand Miss Katie Merithew, vice grand Mrs. Cora Feigel, secretary Miss Ollie Gentry, treasurer Mrs. Della Bridges, Warden Miss Margaret Gold, conductress Miss Fannie Hill, inside guardian Miss Emma Feigel, outside guardian Mrs. Ida Snyder. Supporters to Noble Grand were Mrs. Katie Barnett and Mrs. Josie B. Kellams. supporters to vice grand were Mrs. Josie Vawter and Mrs. Sallie Poole.
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Bluff City
Rebekah Lodge
Noble Grand
Katie Merithew
Cora Feigel
Ollie Gentry
Della Bridges
Margaret Gold
Fannie Hill
Guardian
Emma Feigel
Ida Snyder
Katie Barnett
Josie B. Kellams
Josie Vawter
Sallie Poole
Former Rockport Lady Caroline Britton Dies in Evansville
Miss Caroline Britton aged 74 died in Evansville last Friday from heart trouble. A Rockport native who moved to Evansville in youth, she resided at the Rathbone home. She was sister to the late Mrs. Rachael Hicks and aunt of Mrs. Bess Ehrman. Funeral at the Rathbone home Monday at 9 30 a m.
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Caroline Britton
Evansville
Miss Britton
Rockport
Rathbone Home
Rachael Hicks
Bess Ehrman
Grandview Woman Struck by Traction Car Injuries Severe
Mrs. Tremper, about 45, deaf, was crossing near her Grandview home when a traction car struck her. She was thrown ten feet, both legs and one arm broken, and was taken to Evansville hospital after becoming unconscious. Motorman Mossman and Conductor Pine were in charge of the car.
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Michael Tremper
Tremper
Grandview
Mossman
Pine
Yremper
Evansville
Will of John Frederick Grass Bequeaths Mass Private Lands
The late Spencer County president John Frederick Grass entrusts Gustave A. Grass with all land and town lots in Maxville. His widow receives 300 dollars for life with support. Other beneficiaries include Frederick William 100 dollars Christian Fredrick 700 and Anna Doesch 700. Gustave A. Grass named executor. Will dated January 16, 1911 witnessed by Leonard Gebhard and Adam Busch.
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John Frederick Grass
Spencer County
Woolfolk
Gustave A. Grass
Maxville
Fredrick William
Christian Fredrick
Anna Doesch
Leonard Gebhard
Adam Busch
Passing Out of Uncertainty and Local News
Irving T. Bush articulates that crops and confidence drive economy while tariffs currency and rail rates loom. He predicts clear direction on banking, trust laws, and rate decisions barring Wall Street pessimists. Also notes Olive Collins improving and district M E conference at hand.
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New York City
Irving T. Bush
Bush
Mr. Bush
Washington
Wallingfords
Happy Roosevelt Bays Recalled In 1908 Labor Strife Recap
A Johnstown Democrat reprints 1908 labor unrest items from the Big Bull Moose era. Migrant crowds in Detroit Chicago and New York demand work amid depopulation of banks and tariff woes. Riots protests and unemployment measures appear in cities from Philadelphia to San Francisco and Camden.
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Johnstown
Spencer County
United States
City Hall
Detroit
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chicago
New York City
Central Federated Labor Union
Subway
New York
Colorado
Bulgaria
Philadephia City Hall
Kensington
San Frantisco
Toledo
Camden
N. J
Joseph Campbell Company
City of
Philadelphia
Democrat
County Officials Grant Licenses and Appoint Highway Viewers
County commissioners met in regular session with Hiceman and Squier present. Licenses were issued to Hargis in Rockport Jent in St Meinrad and Friedel in HulF. Highway viewers were named for Wilkinson and Hamilton petitions. Morgenthalers scholarship request lists alternates Snyder and Shrode. Halbruge Co. won dry goods contract for county farm and Laird Co. won groceries. National Monthly note features Congressman Lieb alongside other legislators.
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Hiceman
Squier
Joseph H. Hargis
Rockport
Frank Jent
St. Meinrad
Thomas Friedel
Hulf
J. W. Wilkinson
E. D. Ehrman
John Huffman Sr
James Abshier
James L. Hamilton
James Gentry
Thomas Axton
J. B. Nunn
Carl Morgenthaler
Purdue University
Snyder
W. E. Shrode
Johnson
C. W. Halbruge Co
W.S. Laird Co
Additional Train Service Promised on Rockport Branch
Supt. B. G. Falfis notified the Public Service Commission that an extra train will be placed on the Rockport branch soon. The move aims to boost service and handle anticipated passenger demand.
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B. G. Falfis
The
Public Service Commission
Rockport Branch
New Train Schedule on Rockport Lincoln City Branch
A revised timetable for the Southern railway branch between Rockport and Lincoln City was approved after a public service commission hearing. Trains No 41 44 48 200 201 and 42 are listed with specific departures and arrivals, with minor possible delays five to ten minutes. The schedule mirrors the 1908 plan and aims to boost local business and citizen support. The Cannelton baseball team visits next Sunday to play Rockport with Glackman Ryan and Boehm Waters in the batteries and Ferkins as umpire.
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Southern Railway
Rockport
Lincoln City
Public Service Commission
C. A. Edwards
Edwards
E. G. Farls
Fallis
Cannelton
Glackman
Ryan
Boehm
Waters
Ferkins
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Bill Jones
the Journal
U. S
Argentina
Illinois
Iowa
Japan
N. Y. Tribune Almanac
Cleveland
Payne Aldrich
W. H. Jonea
George Wint
Homan
Olive Collins
Portland
Ind
Chelsa Ashcraft
M.E
Dale
Happy Roosevelt
National Monthly
Norman Mack
Buffalo
N Y
Charles Lieb
James E. Anderson
W.ryly Anderson
Orval F
James L. Houston
Amanda Dougherty
Millard Evans
Anna Whitten
Robert Whitten
J. L. Houston
James Williamson
Bricht
Sunset Hill
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