Township Ward Option Debate In Indiana Legislature
The Rockfort Democrat reports on the state's political scene as township and ward option feature in the platform. It notes county option defeat despite GOP and anti saloon league support. It highlights Marshall, Watson, Hanley and Hem enway as key figures and urges Democrats to fulfill the platform pledge.
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Indiana
Republican Party
Watson
Hanley
Hemenway
Mr. Marshall
Marshall
Senate
Governor Johnson Emerges as Rising Figure in Minnesota
The text portrays Governor Johnson as a Democrat with three consecutive victories amid a Republican majority, suggesting he may become a pivotal leader for agricultural constituencies in the northwest. It likens him to a Moses guiding rural voters away from protectionist and trust‑driven Republicanism after forty years.
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Johnson
Minnesota
Moses
Indiana Republicans and Anti-Saloon League at Odds After Vote
The anti-saloon league and Gov Hauty sit in a critical stance with the Republicans denouncing the league for backing Watson's bid. Party leaders say they will not booster the league or accept its help in Indiana, as both sides grow disgusted with each other and with Hanly.
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Anti-Saloon League
Hauty
League
Watson
Republican Party
Indiana
Hanly
Election Report Page for Spencer County Nov 3
On page seven of this issue the Reneocrat tabulates the Spencer County election results from November 3. The note indicates the same format will be used for future reference.
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Spencer County
Indiana Senate Race Emerges with Strong Local Interest
Indiana Democrats face a field of U.S. Senate hopefuls led by John W Kern John E Lamb Benjamin F Shively and Mejor Menzies as Spencer County favors Kern. In Evansville Republicans challenge John W Boehne amid charges of irregularities in Spencer County election practices from Fred Hearing and John Brown.
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United States Senate
James A. Hemenway
Indiana
John W Kern
John E. Lamb
Benjamin F. Shively
Mejor Menzies
Spencer County
Kern
Congress
John W. Boehne
Fred Hearing
John Brown
Evansville
Judge Foster
Mr. Boehne
Local Indiana Republicans Tied to Prohibition Alliance
Spencer county Republicans react to memory of the Republican anti saloon league alliance. A recent county candidate remark praises saloon expansion across Indiana, citing Marshall's election as evidence of the temperance cause.
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Republican Party
Antisaloon League of
Indiana
Spencer County
Marshall
Bryan and Lafollette Face Senate Charge in Nebraska Debate
The speaker argues that sending William J. Bryan to the U S Senate and pairing him with Senator Lafollette would place the chamber close to popular interests, while warning that the Chautauqua platforms could reveal flaws in the national system.
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Nebraska
William J. Bryan
United States Senate
Senator Lafollette
Court martial session in Fort Wayne over misused horse feed
In Fort Wayne Michigan a court martial hears officers accused of misappropriating horse feed. The proceedings focus on improper handling and disposal of rations amid a broader inquiry into supply abuses.
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Fort Wayne, Mich
Political fears drive GOP drive for donations
The piece notes that the Republican Party employed heavy scare tactics to spark concern and motivate contributors, suggesting the strategy aimed at increasing fundraising pressures.
Post office banks promise deposits but others balk
The piece argues postal savings banks should guarantee deposits while other banks should not, and that if Senator Foraker erred it would be prudent to imprison him after the election to curb the beef trust.
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Postal Savings Banks
Foraker
Beef Trust Company
Unclear 1912 campaign chatter hints at figures and outcomes
The text quotes Secretary Luke Wright dismissing Bryan as not a Democrat and recalls Henry Clay's failed bids. It notes Mr Hisgen’s minor campaign role, ponders Roosevelt choosing a villain for a future play, and references Mr Leiter’s $54,000 salary and Uncle Joe Cannon. It closes with a nod to 1912 projections.
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Luke Wright
Bryan
Wright
Bananas Pass Through Many Hands From Farm to Ship
A banana supply chain description notes that a single South American banana bunch passes through at least 12 hands before shipping. After harvest a laborer carries the bunch to a plantation collecting point, then to the wharf, where it is loaded aboard a ship.
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South America
Tony
Omerville Journal Quote on Language Mastery
A brief quotation from the Omerville Journal laments that a man with strong command of language should wield it more often to persuade and express. It reads as a reflective aside on rhetoric and its use.
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Omerville
How Old Is the Barn A Mock Trial Joke
A farmer jokes with a lawyer during testimony about the barn age. The farmer implies the lawyer’s age by asking about his own house and roof, provoking laughter as the witness steps down and the case moves on.
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London Globe
An Acceptable Clock Birthday Prank At Lecture
A professor who often ran over noon time was surprised by a student alarm clock placed on his desk. The clock rang at noon causing applause before the professor revealed he forgot it was his birthday and remarked the gift would help his wife and servant.
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T Hen
London
Stop Jake of Valdes and the unnamed menacing cold
A humorous anecdote from Alaska tells of Jake who ran a dog boarding house in Valdes and was nicknamed Stop Jake. When ill with a severe cold reporters printed a vague notice about a well known fellow citizen S Jake, hoping for a quick recovery.
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Alaska
Valdes
Jake
New York Times
Fooling the Beans In a Henhouse Pole Prank
A Manchester Union writer recalls a spring tale of a Yankee who whitewashed bean poles to trick beans into growing on birch poles. A passerby questions the work and the witticism lands in laughter as the twosome debate pole color.
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Manchester Union
Etello
Burial Customs In Early Cities And Saint Augustine’s Temple
Ancient practice required burials outside city walls. St Augustine acquired a temple of idols from King Ethelbert around the late sixth century and used it as a burial ground after conversion. St Cuthbert later obtained papal leave in A D 752 to create church yards for interments.
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St. Augustine
Ethelbert
Cuthbert
A Bright Little Boy’s Neighboring Nicknames
A child named Barber recalls his father’s jokes about neighbors Mr. Wood and Mr. Stone and their children. He imagines meeting his father’s friends and hearing playful lines about "little splinters" and "little pebbles" and would greet them with "Good morning, Mr. Barber. How are all the little shavers?"
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Barber
Mr. Wood
Mr. Stone
Papa
Mr. Barber
No Title Yet For Curious Boy And His Dog
A short scene shows a spectacled boy in a sailor suit joking about long words while a second boy leads a dog on a rope. The exchange playfully contrasts vocabulary with a simple, practical advantage.
Four Kinds of Trouble
A courtroom quip where a judge asks about the charge of bigamy and the defendant replies that having four spouses speaks for itself in a humorous exchange.
Beaumont man charged after two pop injury incident
A Beaumont resident involved in a double pop incident is reported by Pex Enterprises. Authorities say the man received injuries during the event and is under investigation.
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Man
Beaumont
Enterprise
Simple home remedy for kidney trouble claims cure
An eminent authority on kidney disease touts a homemade mix said to relieve kidney complaints before Bright's disease. The recipe combines Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, taken after meals and at night, with claims of healing the urinary system and reducing rheumatism.
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Bright
Free Art Gallery De Luxe Offered With Christian Herald Subscriptions
The Christian Herald offers new and renewing subscribers a free Art Gallery De Luxe consisting of six paintings reproduced in fourteen colors. Subscriptions are $1.50 yearly, with delivery weekly from order date to January 1, 1910, plus the premium if ordered by December 10, 1908. The publication bills itself as the magazine that fully satisfies with 1,200 pages and 1,000 illustrations yearly.
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The
Christian Herald
Art Gallery de Luxe
Bible House
New York
de Luxe
Real estate transfers and mortgages recorded last week
Sanders Leonard and Myrtle Sanders undivided three fourths interest in section 74 to 5 3 for 450 dollars. Crowder Corn and Eugene Crowder to John Engle Hatfield parcels 13 and 14 first to 75 dollars. Lake Realty Co to Daisy Dean Richland City plots 43 and 44 for 115 dollars. Charles Harvey to Clara Day part of section 20 5 6 60 for 450 dollars. Richardson Rush to Nelson Ludwig nw sw355 i part sw nw 3s 55 5 for 900 dollars. Twelve mortgages and nine releases were recorded during the past week.
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Sanders Leonard
Alto Claude
Myrtle Sanders
Sesw
Crowder Corn
John Engle
Hatfield
Crowder Eugene
Lake Realty Co
Daisy Dean
Richland City
Chas. Harvey
Clara B. Day
Siz Se
Richardson Rush
Nelson Ludawig
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U.S. Senate
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Henry Clay
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Leiter
Joe Cannon
C. W. Halbruge Co
Clothiers
Rockport, Indiana
Main St
New Fitwell Shoeing Shop
4Th Street
Main
Elm
J. F. Onan
Devine Bolle
Henry T. Smith
Ebright John W
T. Duvall
Richardson Isaiah HE
Albert
Richardson
Eigenmann Land & Investment Co
Rockport
A. J. Glackman
South Side Main St
Rockport Milling CO
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