Miers’ 1904 Run Compared With Earlier Gubernatorial Races
Analysis of Indiana district voting shows Robert W. Miers received 23,670 votes in 1904, 750 fewer than in 1900, while his opponent Chaney led by 1,473. Across eight years from 1896 to 1904 the district vote rose 5,450, with Chaney gaining more than Miers, undermining Miers’ claim of his strongest race.
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Congress
Robert W. Miers
Indianapolis News
Indiana
Bloomington
Miers
Hardy
Motsinger
Gardiner
Trout
Wadsworth
Preslar
Crowder
Chaney
Hobson
Wolfe
Heenan
Asbury
Clark
Judge Chaney
Lawrence
Monroe
Indiana University
Knox County
Sullivan County
Owen County
Washington Herald
Social events and gatherings of the REC Society
Mrs. George Dutton hosted a six oclock dinner for Mrs. Charles McClain of New Richmond. G W French and wife hosted Christmas and New Year dinners for family and friends including Mrs. Frank Graham of Terre Haute and Mrs. Ora Hall of Indianapolis. The Silver Circle society met and reported $218 on hand. Elks dance drew out of town guests. Euchre party awarded prizes to Ella Yakey and others. Several afternoon and evening gatherings followed with dinners, watch parties, and refreshments for local and visiting guests.
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George Dutton
Charles McClain
New Richmond
Bertha Briggs
Gertrude Herbert
Billa Steward
Bertha Scott
Sallie Stevenson
Dug Smith
G. W. French
Frank Graham
Terre Haute
French
Nelle Brubaker
Robinson
Jil
Ella Yakey
Bloomfield
Carmen Schultz
Vernon
Mayme Vetter
Chilicothe
Ohio
T. B. Shaffer
E S. Crowder
O. M. Patton
Sue Reed
James Burks
Indianapolis
Jacob Mahley
Alice Megibbon
Milton Shepler
G. W. Higbee
O. B. Harris
Abe T. Hazelrigg
Jesse Pierson
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Tressa
Edna Wolfe
Lena Poston
Bessie Taylor
Kathryne Boston
Della Beauchamp
Mina Bridwell
Lulu Dix
Osie Poston
Frank Dale
Tilman Boston
John Taylor
Hezzie Dix
Walter Leach
Ray Beauchamp
Circuit Court
Greer Davis
New Albany
Sam F. Mason
Mary Boland
Ella Yukey
Jess Mahley
G. R. Dutton
Remarkable Piles Cure Claims by Dr Crowley
Piles signal systemic disease and may foretell dropsy constipation and liver stomach and kidney issues. Dr Crowley is said to have notable success in curing piles and rectal diseases after knife ligature hypodermic and cautery failures.
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Crowley
Local notices and social updates from Sullivan County
Residences, marriages, and community moves in Sullivan County Indiana. Notables include land transfers to D E Everhart, visits by Greer Davis of New Albany, and Misses Mary Crowder Edith Lang Capitola Baser returning to St Marys. Army enlistments of Clifford Eppert and William McCrocklin. Miss Iva Willis plans to move to Denver. County Superintendent Park receives a gold Masonic emblem ring. Moody debt status notes for townships.
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Col
Edward Layton
Dayton
Ohio
Alice Mcgibbon
Helen Mahley
Joseph Bayard, Jr
Vincennes
Mary Crowder
St. Louis
Visitation Academy
Ruth Crowder
Gladys Smock
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Joseph Martin
Grace
Middletown
Robt. Vanhorn
Staffordshire
Nellie Brubaker
Robinson
Flossie Willis
Edith Lang
Capitola Basler
St. Mary’s Academy
Pearl McMarrow
Pearl Snow
Cincinnati
Conservatory of Music
Richard Park
Squire W. E. Cowle
Carlisle
Union
Cowle
PickUps Around Town Land Transfers Noted in Adjacent Entries
Local notice lists numerous land transfers among residents and entities such as Terhune to James Wood Dugger and Rotramel to Rotramel heirs, with multiple parcels in Jefferson, Cass, Sullivan, and Farmersburg. Additional items reference unrelated commentary on women lacking a tool sense by anthropologist O T Mason.
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Nebraska
Samuel Helms
Dan W. Helms
Carlisle
Joseph W. McDowell
Los Angeles
Cal
Buffalo Bill
Science
Nature
O. T. Mason
National Museum
Alex Engle
W.C. Asrey
Loi Sullivan
Sunday School Notes From Farmersburg Churches
Recap of church youth programs and Sunday school efforts in Farmersburg area. Reports include Farmersburg Presbyterian training with about twenty teachers, Church of Christ Bible study with eight classes, and new Christian Sunday school organized under W. T. Barbie. Also notes on Shelburn Baptists, Carlisle Methodist leadership, and home department canvass aiming for 150 enrollees.
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Farmersburg
William Bolinger, Jr
Baptist Sunday School
Shelburn
Wood
Carlisle
Mr. Daugherty
Methodist Church
Real Estate Transfers Compiled by Abstracter Hill Jr
Real estate transfer notices compiled by W H Hill Jr show properties conveyed between private parties. Listings include dates and involved parties with legal and recording details typical of a local abstracts section.
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W. H. Hill, Jr
Hair Switches for Sale on Wall and Chase Streets
Hair switches offered for sale from 1.00 to 5.00 dollars. Located at the second door from the corner of Wall Street and Chase Street.
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Wall
Chase Streets
Diploma Examinations Readings Set for March April May
Reading questions for the diploma examinations on the third Saturday of March April and May will use outlines from the seventh and eighth grade course of study. No questions will be drawn from selections outside those given in the Fifth Reader.
Doctor Crowley’s Asthma Remedies Highlighted
Dr Crowley, with extensive asthma treatment experience, selects a few remedies from many tried medicines to meet the diverse conditions of asthma and its complications, noting each case is a study in itself.
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Crowley
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James A Watson
C. D.huntland Gill
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D. E. Everhart
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EL. Lomas
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Zoe Chaney
Ward Hawkins
Ed Lacey
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Miss Schultz
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Hymera
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Denver
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Sullivan
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Mary Tittle
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Malvern
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Jefferson Township
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Land
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Farnsworth
S. Paul Poynter
Frank Smith
Sulli
C. W. Lovelace
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Lot Shelburn
Henrietta Suggs T
Pan. Con. Coal Co
Tee
Chas. McClanahan
Elmer Evans
J. F. Hoke
Jennie Ehornetl
Hamilton x
Carbon Hill Supply Co
Sarah J. Lewis
Jand Jefferson
W.S. Bogle Coal and Mining Co
Son. Ind
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Bailey McConnell
W. T. Howard
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Hobart Hale
Land Haddon
Edward Morgan
Florence Wilkey
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Amanda Stevens
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Josiah C. Harris
Ernest C. Harris
Turman
George Carty
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John T. McClanahan
Marshall B. Smith
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