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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1904
Page
6
The Sullivan Union discusses Charles Mulford Robinson on rural advantages and town modernization. It argues towns need electric lights water systems roads and business methods to attract capital and labor, with pleasant surroundings and public parks to boost prosperity.
The article recalls Robert W. Miers stating he favors Judge Parker and believes Hearst should not be nominated. Miers notes he cannot predict conditions in sixty days but would back Parker, stirring reactions among Hearst supporters in Sullivan County and reflecting Indiana reorganizer politics led by Thomas Taggart.
The article notes numerous signs of kidney and bladder disease but emphasizes their insidious nature and tendency to progress to near fatal termination before symptoms are noticed. It adds that patients suffer loss of sleep and strength, and praises Dr. Crowley as highly equipped to handle these dangerous cases.
Editors from Charleston Citizen New Albany Public Press Scottsburg Democrat and Madison Democrat report the Belmont Taggart convention in Indianapolis. They note fear of bossism corruption and trust influence, unit rule issues, and calls for independent democracy with 582 delegates backing independence against 954 supporting machine control.
The Methodist general conference in Los Angeles debated paragraph 248 on amusements. The state of the church committee opposed change, while the amusements subcommittee led by Judge Hiram T. Sibley proposed remodeling to avoid condemning dancing and other activities. The body adopted a clause backing the bishop’s stance against dancing and harmful amusements, with Sibley planning a minority report and further clashes anticipated.
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