Local society notes and assignments across several towns
Mrs. W. Jamison and son William visit Winona Lake while Charles Wilson and Miss Ethel Crooks wed at the city. couples and travelers from Vincennes to Denver are noted amid a string of visits, sales, and health trips. Norval Harris suffers a foot injury during mountain exploration. public sale announced for E W Bryan near New Lebanon. several residents travel to Indianapolis, Chicago, Seattle, and Denver for events and health reasons.
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W. cC. Jamison
William
Winona Lake
Charles W. Wilson
Grand Hotel
Vincennes
Ethel Crooks
Clint Sherwood
Linton
Richard Hardesty
Albert Thompson
Fairbanks Township
Mr. Thompson
I. L. Thompson
A. M. Timmis
Lagrange
Ind
Nellie Denney
Springfield
Ill
A. J. Curry
J. S. Furry
South of Dugger
Frank Gambill
Furry
Prairieton
Louis Mason
Louisville
Sam F. Mason
Ernest Cowles
Charles Batey
Trinity Springs
J. B. Mullane
Bethany Park
Joe T. Akin
Robert Kirkham
John Taylor
Norval Harris
Denver
E. W. Bryan
New Lebanon
Union
Bryan
Finley Knotts
Wabash
Ohio
Kentucky
Palace
Mr. Knotts
Evansville
Green River
Mammoth Cave
Knotts
Jean Crowder
Indianapolis
George Worden
Worden
Inl
Walter G. Scott
George Hoke
Oaktown
Alex. McCammon
Rogers, O
John C. Chaney
W. T. Crawford
Terre Haute
William Tf. Crowder Jr
Merom Bluffs
Fred F. Bars
John Keene
Jackson Township
O. L. Springer
Seattle
Wash
Sullivan Lodge of Eagles
Grand Lodge
Springer
West
Perry Botts
Colorado Springs
Solon Brokaw
Mary
Rogers, Ark
J. A. Ramsey
Homer, Ars
Indiana Local Option Issue Headlines Brewers Clash
A partisan clash in Indiana centers on extending legal limits on alcohol sales. Brewers Lieber and Fairbanks align with Democrats, opposing temperance measures while Republicans push local option and county level control. The campaign frames the issue as a battle over personal liberty, prohibition, and the arrangement of open saloon influence.
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Albert Lieber
Crawford
Fairbanks
Indiana
Liebst
Lieber
Liehor
Regnublican Party
Pple
Democratic Party
Better Plan Local option by counties favored
The piece argues for local option by counties over townships, contending county control better preserves morals and welfare. It warns that county seats tempt rural residents away from home, and cautions against transferring local matters to state or national levels, urging support for the Republican plan.
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Country Bay
Ife
Barrels and Bottles praises Marshall on local option stance
The Indianapolis paper Barrels and Bottles lauds Thomas R. Marshall Democratic candidate for governor for endorsing minimal state control and argues the word or township should handle liquor issues locally rather than broad state action.
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Indianapolis
Marshall
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
County Unit Wins In Tennessee Prohibition Debate
The Tennessee primary featured Edward Carmack losing to Governor Patterson who backed county local option over Carmack's state-wide prohibition stance. The county unit system was praised as practical and favored by voters. The Indiana Republican party also supports liquor selling regulation this year.
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Tennessee
Edward Carmack
Patterson
Carmack
Republican Party of
Indiana
Temperance issue dominates Indiana politics says Lieber
The piece argues brewers and saloons pressuring politics show the temperance wave will not recede. It notes James Watson supports advanced temperance laws while Tom Marshall stays silent. It criticizes Bryan supporters, praises the Republican platform, and discusses local option and minority rights in relation to temperance and politics.
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Lieber
Indiana
James Watson
Tom Marshall
Tom Taggart
Crawford Fairbanks
Bryan
Opium Merchants With Brews in Indiana Politics
A dated interview with brewer-politician Lieber der Grosse is criticized as overly optimistic. The piece notes temperance Democrats in Indiana and challenges the governor race implications amid brewer backing for Lieber and Fairbanks.
US AND THEM in party platform contrasts long history
The document contrasts Democratic and Republican ideals, arguing Republicans favor sound money, protection, growth, and regulated individuality, while Democrats favor socialism, government ownership, and broader distribution. It asserts ongoing differences in policy, trust, and national direction, urging unified support for Republican principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Democratic Party
America
Taft praised by Indianapolis Sun despite party stance
The Indianapolis Sun, staunchly Democratic, concedes Taft has merits and appeal. It describes the Republican candidate as big hearted, well meaning, and personally honest, noting he would avoid extreme actions and division.
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Indianapolis Sun
William Howard Taft
Taft
Shinga
Our National Purse and the New Fiscal Year
A historical editorial reviews the new fiscal year starting July 1, noting a smaller deficit than predicted and a return to stronger trade, with June showing a surplus and a cautiously optimistic forecast for surpluses in the months ahead. It cites debt, bank note circulation, and tariff impacts while predicting Taft’s election will restore confidence. farmers are portrayed as prosperous with a large crop ahead.
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Treasury
Uncle Sam
Stock Exchange
Sam
United States
Taft
Advice to Indiana from Ohio congressman praising Jim Watson
Congressman Doug Lass of Ohio lauds Jim Watson as a top House member and a fine man, urging Indiana to elect him governor and likening him to William Howard Taft. He asserts Watson’s virtues and predicts bright prospects for Indiana under his leadership as Taft’s echoing sentiment concludes.
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Congressman Watson
Chicago
Douglass
Ohio
Jim Watson
Indiana
House of Representatives
William Howard Taft
Will Taft
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