Legal Opinion on Constitutionality of County Election Delay
Hon. Adison C. Harris advises Republican State Committee that the 1903 act postponing county officer elections is unconstitutional and void. He notes the Indiana constitution requires electing clerks, auditors, recorders, treasurer, sheriff, coroner and surveyor at general elections with fixed term lengths, and that vacancies trigger next general election, implying a new primary may be needed for Treasurer and Prosecuting Attorney in 1906.
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Goodrich
Adison C. Harris
Indiana
Harris
Col
Robert Taylor
Auditor Lang
Russell
Col. Taylor
Ogle
Lincoln League to Meet in Evansville February 12 13
The Lincoln League of Indiana holds its annual convention in Evansville on February 12 and 13. Republicans from nearby areas are expected. a banquet is planned for February 13 with speakers from across the state. The meeting includes a 2 pm start on the 12th and adjournment at 2 pm on the 13th.
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Lincoln League of Indiana
Evansville
Sullivan
Miller
Abraham Lincoln
Republican Party
League
Comrades Meet After Forty Years In Wichita Reunion
Sam H. Draper of Sullivan county Indiana visiting relatives in Kansas met a Wichita man named Draper by chance in Atchison. The two men, cousins through Civil War ties, had not known each other’s whereabouts since the conflict, and the accidental identification sparked a long delayed reunion.
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Sam H. Draper
Kansas
Oklahoma
Atchison
S. H. Draper
Sullivan County
Indiana
Wichita
Draper
Cards of Thanks Post Primary Election Results
The primary election outcome tomorrow will prompt candidates to publish thanks cards next week. The Union will feature a list of cards of thanks in its upcoming issue to cover this local matter in its columns.
For Sale Two Seated Carriage In Good Condition
Used but little two seated carriage suitable for one or two horses. Will be sold cheap. For further information call at the Union office.
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Union Office
Strike looming in Indiana Ohio Illinois and Pennsylvania coal fields
Preparations mount for a great strike across Indiana Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania as a conference on the 15th looks unlikely to yield an agreement. United Mine Workers push to mobilize for broader coal disputes while operators and dealers anticipate price hikes and possible temporary mine closures. The Terre Haute district eyes a looming upheaval with a March miners convention and local political tensions rising as campaigns heat up ahead of tomorrow’s primary.
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Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers Organization
Middle West
Terre Haute
Candidates Scramble Through Snowy Democratic Primaries
The article notes candidates missing faithful voters due to a heavy snow and describes last Saturday as the eventful milk day in the Democratic primaries. It recalls the pre election gathering at the county capital where office seekers seek influence and claim precinct support.
Assassin At Large After Saloon Shooting In Antioch
Charles Swaggerty, 25, was shot fatally at Rose Blackwell's saloon in Antioch ten miles east of Sullivan. A Hungarian miner allegedly hired to kill Jesse Mavity at Linton mistook Swaggerty. authorities in Greene County pursue the case. Swaggerty was shot at close range while at the bar. the assailant fled and identity remains unknown.
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Charles Swaggerty
Rose Blackwell
Antioch
Sullivan
Swaggerty
Jesse Mavity
Linton
Mavity
Greene County
Farmer Thomas Neal Nearly Drowns In Flooded Buttermilk Creek
Thomas Neal a Cass township farmer was swept downstream while fording Buttermilk Creek after heavy rain and melting snow. He reached the shore naked by luck, though his horse escaped. Neal’s provisions from Sullivan were ruined.
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Thomas Neal
Cass Township
Mr. Neal
Sullivan
Cupid Cuts Capers In Matrimonial Agency Match
Through a matrimonial agency a couple from different states wed after exchanging letters and Platos. W. P. Wood of its race and Grace Mercer of Riverett Washington paid expenses and traveled to Farmersburg for a ceremony at Mrs. Elizabeth Wood’s home. The marriage was performed by Rev. Oliphant.
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W. P. Wood
Grace Mercer
Riverett
Wash
Wood
Mr. Wood
Oliphant
Elizabeth Wood
Farmersburg Bee
Indiana Doctor Thixtun Returns Home From Hospital
Dr. E. D. Thixtun has returned home to Indianapolis and is improving rapidly after hospitalization.
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E. D. Thixtun
Indianapolis
Notice to R F D Patrons on Rural Mail Road Repairs
Notice urges farmers on rural routes to inspect and repair roads culverts and bridges for daily mail delivery. It calls for timely temporary fixes during bad weather and stresses the need for diligent road supervisors and community effort to keep routes passable. It endorses combined brain and muscle effort to improve roads.
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Tere
Chandler Not Convicted In Indiana Bigamy Case
William E Chandler was tried in Vincennes this week after a Sullivan County grand jury indicted him on a charge of bigamy. No substantial evidence produced a conviction. Chandler wed Ella Coffman from this city, his former wife living in Gibson County, which led to the indictment.
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Wm. E. Chandler
Sullivan County
Vincennes
Chandler
Ella Coffman
Gibson Co
Men's Meeting Announced at Presbyterian Church
Due to interest in last Sunday's session at the Presbyterian church a Men's Meeting is planned for next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 at the same place Rev Faulconer will speak and will bring a message of wide significance to all attendees.
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Presbyterian Church
Faulconer
Two Headed Lamb Born North of Sullivan Dies Next Day
A ewe on Curtis Gilbert's Sullivan area farm birthed a two headed lamb with four eyes and two mouths that could nurse from either side. Though initially strong and raisable, the abnormal lamb died Monday afternoon.
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Curtis Gilbert
Sullivan
Death of longtime Sullivan area resident Caleb Alkire
Caleb Alkire died last Friday night at his home seven miles northwest of Sullivan from Bright's disease. He was 74, a farmer, never married, and a Sullivan Masonic lodge member for over 40 years. His funeral Sunday was conducted under Masonic auspices.
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Caleb Alkire
Sullivan
Bright
Mr. Alkire
Sullivan Masonic Lodge
Masons
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