Republican Township Ticket and Charitable Silver Medal Contest
A local notice announces the Republican township slate with trustees and officials, including Landis and Mendenhall. It also advertises a Silver Medal Oratorical Contest at the M E church in Sheridan on Friday eve May 29 at 8 o'clock, with speakers, music, and a request for a small contribution at the close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
W. C. T. U. Ladies of
Sheridan
Sheridan W.C. T. U
J. W. Cain
Carrie Hutchens Farmer
Chinese Ties Grow Between United States and China
The essay discusses Wu Ting Fang as China’s minister in Washington and China's shifting stance toward the United States amid boycotts and agitation for constitutional government. It notes Chinese communities in New York and San Francisco, efforts to reform Chinatown, and plans for Christian and Confucian temples in New York with Western-style facilities and mixed religious cooperation.
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Wu Ting Fang
New York
Washington
United States
China
America
Japan
Uncle Sam
Orient
Asiatic
Chinatown
San Francisco
Golden Gate
The
New York Confucian Association
Christ
Confucius
Sheridan W C T U Seeks New Members In Division Contest
The Sheridan Women's Christian Temperance Union plans to grow by splitting enrollment into two divisions led by Captains Helen McMurtry and Maud Branson. A reception will honor new members, while the side with more members provides the program and the other provides refreshments. The group urges every Sheridan woman to wear the white ribbon and join the effort to save the boys and girls, inviting all to attend next Friday evening with a dollar for dues and sign up with a captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan W. C. T. U
Helen McMurtry
Maud Branson
Union
Indiana
Sheridan
Fair Land
Memorial Day Observance Urges Broad Participation
No new railroads this week. Special effort should be made by all who possibly can to take part and observe Memorial day May 30. This day has been set apart especially to honor our flag's defenders and instill into us the lessons of patriotism.
General Woodford and Hughes Era Named for Chicago Delegates
General Stewart L. Woodford, head boomer for Governor Charles H. Hughes, is one of New York’s four at large delegates to the Republican national convention in Chicago and claims at least 110 first ballot votes. A veteran lawyer and former minister to Spain, Woodford once drew speculation as a vice presidential nominee and has long been a New York political figure with ties to 1876 and 1884 conventions. The piece also notes Woodford’s law practice philosophy and a broader rise of the National Prosperity Association led by Herman A. Metz, aiming to promote confidence and happiness in postwar business in cities including St. Louis and New York.
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Hughes Boomers
Stewart L. Woodford
National Hughes League
Charles H. Hughes
New York
New York State
Chicago
Woodford
Empire State
General Woodford
Wil
Liam A. Wheeler
Garfield
Conkling
Grant
Arthur
Tweed
Columbia University
Lincoln
Spain
Traffic Club of
St. Louis
Edward C. Simmons
National Prosperity Association
Washington
Roosevelt
Prosperity Congress
Herman A. Metz
New York City
St. Louis Republic
Prosperity Movement Aims to Boost Nationwide Trade
A new prosperity approach advocates 300000 traveling salespeople as advance agents of revival. The movement, nonpolitical and endorsed by President Roosevelt, seeks to keep wages up and factories busy through the National Prosperity association, emphasizing Fair Deal Sunshine and Square Meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
National Prosperity Association
St. Louis
The Macaw and the Portrait Curiosity in Sir Joshua's Parlor
A macaw attacked a portrait of a housemaid in Sir Joshua Reynolds's studio after seeing the painted face. The bird stalked, attacked, and retreated from the image, drawing visitors Edmund Burke Johnson and Goldsmith. Other portraits drew no response from the macaw.
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Northcote
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sir Joshua
Edmund Burke
Dr. Johnson
Goldsmith
Joshua
Democratic platform favors ward based local option on saloons
The Monticello Herald reports that the Democratic state platform supports ward local option which could keep saloons open in cities even if a majority vote against them. Brewers back this plank while opposing the Republican county local option plank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Herald
Ayer's Pills Advertised as Liver Purifier Aid
An advertisement touts Ayer's Pills as a liver purifier and laxative. It claims the pills act directly on the liver to increase bile, aiding constipation biliousness dyspepsia and sick headache. It urges consulting a doctor for a better laxative option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Thet.c. Ayer Co
Lowell, Lass
Northam to Speak at W M Church Sabbath Services
Rev W L Northam will occupy the pulpit in the W M church Sabbath morning and the evening service will be under the direction of the Christian Workers Band. You are cordially invited to these services.
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W. L. Northam
W. M
Christian Workers Band
Local option plank praised by Greensburg Standard
The Greensburg Standard notes the Republican platform's strong gain with a local option by counties. It aligns with the Anti-Saloon League plan to drive Indiana toward a dry state within three more years.
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Anti-Saloon League
Indiana
Greensburg Standard
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Sheridan News
the News Printing CO
H. McMurtry
Sheridan Indiana
Congress
Chas. B. Landis
E. J. Mendenhall
Ira W. Christian
C. M. Gentry
Geo. Griffin
John Bauchert
Walter White
Hugh Johnson
C. C. Ray
J. E. Clark
Hamilton Metsker
Republican Township
Geo. W. Scott
R. C. Kercheval
Mrs. Dollie Melson
Earl Pulliam
Rosella
Poorhouse Nan
Mary Evans
Carrie Beals
Bessie Antrim
Cora Hutchens
Malissa Scott
Ics. Vic
Ethel Pickett
Cleveland
St. Bartholomew's
Joseph B. Foraker
Ohio
B. F. Yoakum
Rock Island-Frisco Railroads
Dean
Lafayette Walton
Feast Walnut Street
Lebanon
Ind
Jones’ Drug Store
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Doans
Sheridan Markets
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