Local items from Rockport and vicinity
Local notes report Mrs. Baum improving after illness. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Scherer. Jewish New Year 5669 observed Saturday. Wilford Wells injured but not seriously. A. B. Branch moves to Richland City to teach. A Stevenson baby born in Seattle. Lincoln City baseball to play Rockport at 2:30 next Sunday. Ice cream supper for school library funds. Dr. Ehrman appointed surgeon for Evansville and Eastern railway. Trinity Lutheran and German Lutheran services listed for near future. George Karney injured from fall. Evansville traction offers excursion rates to Newbury and Evansville. Five-year-old Nunn dies. burial at Mt. Zion. Local grocery and hardware ads. multiple sales and needs. Rockport creamery directors change. Gentry resigns, Green new manager, Stuteville book-keeper. Some commentary ends the item.
Protection for London sewing machine makers
An article notes Bridgeport Connecticut sewing machines cost 35 to 40 dollars there and 20 dollars in London. It argues a tariff is vital to protect manufacturers' business in the London market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Connecticut
London
Sherman’s 1908 fundraising appeal cited in presidential letter
The passage notes that before his vice presidential nomination Mr. Sherman attracted national notice for appealing to Harriman for campaign funds in 1908. It argues Harriman’s notoriety was growing and that Republicans of 1906 already understood his character and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Harriman
Republican Party
Questioning guarantees in banking and notes
A fragment argues about why a bank should guarantee a deposit and questions a banker’s endorsement of a note. It uses a confrontational tone, implying distrust of security backing and calling for justification of guarantees.
Numerous visitors and residents seen in Richland City area
A parade of people from Richland City, Grass and Luce townships, Evansville, and surrounding areas visited the city this week. Students, officials, and businesspeople like J C Jolly, I N Shode, J S Johnson, Rev Karl W Kramer, and D A Perigrine were noted in town or about town, with many heading to schools, courts, or meetings. George Wandel, Jacob Zachritz, and others made business trips to Evansville, Washington, and Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Jolly
Richland City
I. N. Shode
Chrisney
George Wandel
Grandview
J. C. Haines
Jacob Zachritz
Evansville
Dewey Thorne
Pike County
James and
Samuel Clark
Midway
Ed Ebret
Luce Township
John M. Gwaltney
Grass Township
Wm. B. Gwaltney
George Smith
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Ben Weil
Cody
Wyo
John D. Zachritz
Washington
N. E. Baker
Bloomington
Chas. G. Davis
J. S. Johnson
Karl W. Kramer
E. B. Shirley
Owensboro
George M. Hile
Dale
Pension Board
I.N. Tower
J. H. Jennings
Atty
L. B. Osborn
John D. Sidwell
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Edward Gardner
Lucy Osborn
Lawrence
Lonnie
Indianapolis
H Jennings
Cincinnati
C. R. Debruler
Shawnee
Ohls
Alma Swan
Ruth Morgenthaler
Lake Forrest
Carl Bender
Anthony Bender
Jackson Township
Maude Zachritz
Newton Walters
Hammond Township
Democrat
D. A. Perigrine
Rockport
Greencastle
Roland Jessup
The New Majestic Fall Suits Available Here
The Majestic Brand fall suits from Cincinnati and Chicago are promoted for varied customers seeking fit value and style. Prices shown include 10, 12.50, 15 and 18 dollars, offered exclusively at this store with a call to see the new styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Majestic
Cincinnati
Chicago
Preliminary Institutes and Married Couples List
The article lists preliminary teacher institute dates by township and includes marriage notices. It documents gatherings in Grass, Luce, Hammond, Carter and Jackson, Harrison, Clay and Huff, and Ohio townships with Sept. 25 to Oct. 10 dates, plus multiple Kentucky connections and marriages by Rev. McCoy in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grass Township
Chrisney
Luce Township
Richland City
Hammond Township
Newtonville
Carter
Jackson Township
Lincoln City
Harrison Township
Fnnida
Clay
Huff
Lamar
Ohio Township
Rockport
William H. Alexander
Owensboro
Bessie L. Smith
Thurston
D. P. “McCoy
William C. Denning
St. Meinrad
Mary M. Schwindel
Ernest Ansel
Farmer
Kentucky
Elizabeth Craig
D. P. McCoy
Mitchell Endorsement Letter Prefers Bryan Statewide
Letter from Timothy Hay to John Mitchell endorses Bryan for president, arguing his platform best serves the nation. Taft criticized as backed by predatory wealth. the writer cites married life and common concerns, noting men seek little yet strive for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Taft
Gryan
Change sweeping the country across multiple states
Senator Fulton and others campaigned for re election. crowds cried for change from Oregon to Kansas and Illinois to Iowa as voices called for a nationwide shift. A Burmese village guards a pool where blood reddens signaling murderers must be hunted or absolved by ritual law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fesure Sey
Fulton
Oregon
Iowa
Allison
Laituk
Burma
Shearpanlai
London
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Tar Rovoport Democrat
Saniteau
Peaslee-Gaulbert CO. Incorporated
Louisville, Ky
Jas. G. Taylor
J.G. Baum
Henry Scherer
U. B
Ebenezer
Wilford Wells
A. B. Branch
John Stevenson
63Rd Street
Seattle
Wash
Barnett School
C.D. Ehrman
The
Evansville and Eastern Electric Railway
Trinity Luthern
Carl G. Rue
Samuel Caldemeyer
George Karney
Evaneville Traction Road
Newbury
Courtland Taylor Nunn
S. W. Nunn
Hatfield
Mt. Zion
Langley’s
American Grocery Co
Eigenmann Contract Co
Laird and Mohr's
Basye’s Drug Store
F. W. John
Laird & Mohr’s
Basye’s
Herb Wells
Laird& Mohr’s
J. C. Glackman
Haines & Schumacher Lake
Seal of
West Virginia
Busye
Laird & Mohr
S. Wiener & Son
Rockport Creamery
A. R. Gentry Jr
Sidney H. Green
Wm. O. Stuteville
Protection For
ERS
Springfield
Spencer County
J. T. McKenney
York, Pa
Timothy
Mitchell
John Mitchell
New York World
Gadick Milling
Cadick
Indiana
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Kittredge
South Dakota
Senator Long
Kansas
Hopkins
Illinola
Illinois
Hanly
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