Second district politics stir 1906 campaign
A dense forecast of Indiana Second district congressional races in 1906 cites candidates from Greene, Sullivan, Knox, Daviess, Dubois and other counties. Cyclone survivor Robert W. Miers is noted, with figures like Cyrus E. Davis, John Spencer, Royal E. Purcell and others named as potential nominees.
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Robert W. Miers
Martin County
Chaney
Cyrus E. Davis
Greene
Davis
Slinkard
Washington City
Sullivan County
Charley Welman
Sullivan
Akin
Carlisle
Congress
Miers
William A. Cullop
Knox
Cullop
Tom Taggart
Daviess County
Ogdon
Inman
Alvin Padgett
John Spencer
Spencer
Daviess and
Dubois
Mr. Cullop
Knox County
Vincennes
Vincennes Sun
Royal E. Purcell
Purcell
Bedford
John A. Underwood
Corker
Dan
Beersheba
Miers and Chaney face off as district voting patterns analyzed
The Bloomington World weighs a 1906 congressional bid by Robert W. Miers. It notes Miers led county returns, while Parker weakness and ballot quirks inflated counts. Chaney also outperformed local Republicans due to ticket order and weak nominees, with drift of the Second district from the Democratic party.
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Robert W. Miers
Congress
Bloomington
Daviess County
Miers
Parker
Pate
Gates
England
Chaney
Roosevelt
Judge
Prosecutor
Representative
Washington Herald
Editor blasts party over five decades of stance
The speaker congratulates the Democrat on its expression, while noting the paper backed a different doctrine for 50 years and hints at reissuing an affidavit to support the publisher’s political tenets.
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The
Democrat
South
Republic
Can Party
Land Transfers Listed in Local Notices
A series of land transfer records shows numerous assignments of parcels between individuals and families. Receivers include Lafayette Calloway, Ahora Unger, Martin Burch, Arista Bedwell, Chas. C. Briley, Joan W. Barnes, J.R. Riggs, John A. Mahan, Anna Botts, James S. Leach, Ed M. Leach, C. W. Welman, Jas. J. Knotts, Chas. A. Smith, W. H. Buttorif, Claude A. Ellis, James R. Brown, Jas. M. Sinclair, Henry T. Tabor, Frank B. Robbins, Otto B. Beckett, and Flora A. Brock, among others, with parcels located in Hymera, Sullivan, Hamden, and Shelburn.
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Martin Burch
Arista
Bedwell
Asytel Gherses
W. Glenn
Lloyd
Curry
Chas. C. Briley
Joan W. Barnes
Hy- J.R. Riggs
John A. Mahan
Shelburn
Anna Botts
William Spear
James S. Leach
Ed M. Leach
Cates
C. W. Welnan
Jas. J. Knotts
Chas. A. Smith
W. H. Buttorif
Lot Farm
Cfsdute
Henry T. Tabor
Frank B. Robbins
Land
Haddon
Otto B. Beckett
Flora A. Brock
Jackson
Postal authorities punish mail misdelivery and misfiling
Postmasters report a $20 penalty for postal clerks who take letters from the wrong boxes and do not return them. The policy urges employees to safeguard mail and to return any item bearing another address promptly.
Be Your Own Judge At Silver’s Oyster Dinner
A reader proposes ordering oysters and crackers from Silver's Restaurant and Bakery for Xmas dinner and adding 2 dozen hot rolls. The note ends with a promotional call to business.
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Silver’s
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