Young Civil War Veterans Call for Reflection in Indiana Star
The Terre Haute Star laments shrinking G A I membership and aging veterans while noting how many youths served long ago. It cites enlistment ages 18 21 and under and argues beardless boys fought bravely, urging remembrance of a glorious past rather than complaint over meager pensions.
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Star
Indiana
Grand Army
Psities
SOROS
Jae Lo
Wien
Terre Haute
Mattingly drafts county local option bill to back anti saloon forces
Indianapolis correspondent reports Senator Ezra Mattingly of Washington has drafted a county local option measure backed by anti saloon league forces. The bill is short with five or six sections and aims to protect the Nicholson law and Moore amendments. It would allow 20 percent of voters to demand a county local option election. if approved, the county becomes dry for four years. It also proposes a $1000 license fee and a limit of one saloon per 1000 people.
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Mattingly
Indianapolis
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ezra Mattingly
Washington
Supreme Court
Moore
Notice to Settle Debts at Edmonds Office
Notice to all indebted persons to call at W. B. Edmonds office over Muehler's drug store and adjust the account. 42 of Dr. C. H. Edwards.
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W. B. Edmonds
Muehler
Democracy clash over state expenses highlighted by speeches
In a keynote at the Democratic state convention Robert W. Miers accused honesty rhetoric of hypocrisy while Governor Hanly rebutted at the Republican convention. The dispute centers on governor office costs, comparing 1907 to 1893 with a claimed near 27 percent rise, detailing line items and funds.
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Robert W. Miers
Hanly
Miers
Each Man's Duty in Voting and Public Service
The piece urges manhood suffrage as a sacred duty and calls on voters to participate in elections to choose the best public officers. It praises Republican reforms in Indiana and contrasts active participation with staying home, warning that nonvoting benefits liquor interests and politics.
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Fathers of the Republic
Indiana
Democratic Party
Indiana Republicans as builders face off against Democratic critics
A political column argues Democrats revive tariff and trust rhetoric while Republicans tout a record of constructive lawmaking in Indiana. It asserts Republicans have delivered material and moral benefits, while Democrats would tear down rather than build up if in power.
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Indiana
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Prohibition Debate Divides Indiana Parties at State Convention
Speakers including Charley Newlin of Indianapolis and a Pennsylvanian orator claim a majority in Indiana favor prohibition. The piece argues that anti temperance forces exist in other parties and that Prohibition leaders fear county prohibition would end their livelihoods. Union labor backs the Republicans while Democrats face internal discontent over temperance strategy. James E. Watson drew strong support from state labor centers for governor.
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Charley Newlin
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Republican Party
James E. Watson
Democratic Partisans Rally Against Weather Panic
The Bloomfield News notes Democrats and papers push for office, denounce public official extravagance, and blame last week’s rains on the Roosevelt panic while urging a return to the Cleveland era politics.
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Cleveland
Bloomfield News
Fairbanks Urged to Reaccept VP Post If Taft Nominated
The Lafayette Courier urges Vice President Fairbanks to accept the vice presidency again if Taft is nominated at Chicago. The editorial lauds Fairbanks for four years of faithful service and warns the country cannot afford to lose such capable public men from administration.
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Fairbanks
Taft
Chicago
Kikhart Review
Political column roundup reflects Indiana campaign battles
Articles from multiple papers critique Governor candidates and temperance policy. Notes attack on Marshall, Watson praised by labor leaders, and Denver convention badges cited. Local items from Big Springs report deaths, church, and community visits amid campaign chatter.
Indiana voters eye Republican legislature aid to president
A fragment notes Indiana residents face a political moment with emphasis on electing a Republican legislature to support the president. The wording implies national party alignment and legislative backing as a key issue.
If our job printing suits you tell others
The Union Job Printing Rooms announces services by phone. Mr and Mrs Charles Ackerman of Effingham visited in the city last week to see her mother Mrs Barders. Charley, oldest passenger conductor on the Indianapolis Southern, is on two week annual leave and ran his regular Sunday run. Miss Elsie Denney, teaching in Bloomington, visits her parents Mr and Mrs William Denney. William C Wolfenberger travels to Ft Cobb Oklahoma to visit children and tend business. A A Holmes went to Bloomington for a short visit with his daughter Gretchen. A fine baby boy born Monday night to Mr and Mrs Edgar S Crowder. he is named Edgar S.
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Tom. Durham
Terre Haute
Mann Cemetery
Louise Durham
Manning
Mary
Sullivan
G. C. Enders
Eliza Beard
J. W. Watson
Kate Calhoun
Charles Ackerman
Effingham
Barders
Charley
Indianapolis Southern
Elsie Denney
Bloomington
William Denney
William C. Wolfenberger
Ft. Cobb
Okla
A. A. Holmes
Gretchen
Edgar S. Crowder
Edgar S
Sullivan County Precinct Boundaries Established
Sullivan County Indiana commissioners establish six election precincts with defined boundaries for Curry Cass and other townships. Precincts one through six include Farmersburg Shelburn Dugger and other townships with specified voting places and voter estimates.
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Sullivan County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Sulliviean County
Tiniana
Inchiana
Curry and
Cass
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