Indiana road improvements seen in Blatchley report
The thirtieth Geology Department report under director Blatchley details Indiana road materials and costs. It argues for a State Highway Commission to standardize gravel and stone roads, improve contractors practices, and reduce road tax misuse while highlighting county by county materials and maps.
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Department of Geology
W. Slatchley
Pon
Blatchley
Indiana
W. 3. Blatchley
Department of Our Public Works
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wale
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Indianapolis Star
Busy Administration Says Globe Democrat Credits Congress
The St. Louis Globe Democrat lauds the present Republican National administration for vast legislative work since Reconstruction and vigorous enforcement. It cites dismantling the Paper Trust and Drug Trust, exposing the Tobacco Trust, indictments against beef-packers and the Fertilizer Trust, and prosecutions against rebates violators with initial steps reported.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Congress
Globe Democrat
Paper Trust
Drug Trust
Tobacco Trust
Trust Records Compared in Regent Speech
Secretary Taft urged a trust prosecution comparison between Democratic promises and Republican performance. He noted past Democratic inaction while in national control and claimed they never enacted anti trust law, despite opportunities.
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Taft
Parker
Democratic Party
Republican global patronage doctrine defends national industry
The piece cites Republican calls to patronize home merchants and industries as a national duty. It argues this stance has driven America's industrial lead via tariffs, contrasting Democrats as locally focused and unfit for a national party. It blames parochialism for Democratic weakness and declares the Republican party as the sole national organization.
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St Louis Globe Democrat
Motherly Democrat
Jefferson City Tribune
Dem
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Jefferson City
United States
America
Hancock
Jefferson
Louisiana
Republican
Joplin
de Soto
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Hemenway Attacks Menzies As Tax Dodger In Indiana Speech
Senator Hemenway labeled Major Menzies a tax dodger during a campaign address in his home city. He contrasted Menzies’ eight-year tax avoidance with soldiers, widows, and a county attorney, and criticized the Democrat nominee for Congress in the First district. He questioned Menzies' wartime service and noted the Indiana Republican wave ahead.
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Hemenway
Major Menzies
Menzies
Posey County
State Monument Commission
Congress
Kentucky
Annapolis
Washington
James Grey
Evansville
Cuba
Bryan
Indiana
Republican Labor Lawes and Labor Commission
Statement from the Republican State Platform notes that the Republicsnoperty created a Labor Commission to settle employer disputes and established factory inspection laws and child labor prohibitions. It adds that over ten years Republican legislatures enacted more than thirty laws protecting labor and wage earners.
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Republicsnoperty
Republicman
Fowl Killing Edited by Village Elders in Death Rite Case
A north India judge describes two men traveling to death ceremonies who killed and ate a fowl in a complainant’s house. They claimed the act occurred on the porch, a fact the judge deemed serious. Village elders were summoned. defendants were fined one two year old buffalo and one silk garment. Both sides accepted the outcome, though payment was delayed.
A Point He Overlooked
Bishop MecVickar recalls a stout friend who visited Marienbad to slim down. The guest found high rates and severe regime, and joked the expensive resort itself would help reduce weight. The hotel physician notes higher prices also curb appetite and activity.
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MecVickar
Providence
Marienbad
Pennsylvania Lines from Terre Haute Advertise Top Train Service
An advertisement touts the Pennsylvania Lines from Terre Haute as the best option for travel to Atlantic Seashore resorts and major eastern and western destinations including St. Louis Colorado and California. It invites consulting ticket agents for rates and schedules and directs inquiries to traveling passenger agent C. C. Truek in Terre Haute Indiana.
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Pennsylvania
Terre Haute
Atlantic Seashore
East
St. Louis
Colorado
California
Great West
C. C. Truek
Ind
Pleasant social week in Sullivan with visitors and locals
Caleb Dagg of Kansas visits Hon Abe Frakes. Mr and Mrs James Dickinson host an informal reception at their Hamilton township home with friends. Mrs Dickinson recently published a popular song poem. Ladd couples from Greenville Illinois visit and recall long local ties with Union paper. Matthews from Ellersville meet Sulivan residents and share Florida winter connections.
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James Dickinson
Hamilton Township
Dickinson
Albert Matthews
Ellersville
S.A. White
W. E. Parrott
Matthews
Sullivan
New Smyrna, Florida
William's Kidney Pills Advert, Cleveland Manufacturer
An aged advertisement asks if kidneys and nerves are overworked and pains in loins side back groin and bladder indicate trouble. It promotes William's Kidney Pills with a sample free offer by mail for 50 cents and lists Williams Mfg Co in Cleveland Ohio as the producer.
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William
le Williams M’f'g. CO
Props
Cleveland
Public Auction of Estate of Prudence Houck
Lee Fenton Bays administrator of Prudence Houck deceased will sell at public auction at the late residence in Cass township Sullivan County Indiana on the estate personal property including horses cattle wagons buggies hay farming implements poultry harness corn household goods hogs and other items beginning at 10:00 am Terms cash under 5 dollars and over 5 dollars on credit up to three months with note bearing 6 percent interest and surety attorney fees waived.
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Lee Fenton Bays
Prudence Houck
Cass Township
Sullivan County
Indiana
Hamilton Township
Board of Commissioners
Southern Indiana Railroad
Township 8
Charles Holston
Republican campaign drive seeks dollar subscriptions
James S. Sherman chairs a fund raising appeal urging Republicans nationwide to donate one dollar each. The message promotes unity with the Republican National Congressional Committee and calls for Theodore Roosevelt as a central figure in the campaign, offering the committee's texts and documents in return.
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Republican National Congressional Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
James S. Sherman
P. O. Box
New York
J F Hoke Buys Fine Winchester Automobile
J F Hoke has purchased a high quality Win ton K car and will receive it in a few days. The new machine is described as one of the finest and fastest in the city.
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J. F. Hoke
Mrs Martha Trueblood Visits Mrs Cynthia Thomas
Mrs Martha Trueblood of Indianapolis is spending the week with Mrs Cynthia Thomas.
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Martha Trueblood of
Indianapolis
Cynthia Thomas
Gibson County Fair Promises Good Music and Free Attractions
The Gibson County Fair at Princeton Indiana runs September 3 to 8 1906 offering free attractions and plentiful music with no dust and no sun impact expected for attendees.
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Gibson County
Princeton
Indiana
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al Property
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