Wabash River Could Be Deepened For Freight
Prof. A C Cox of the Indiana State Normal School says the Wabash between Terre Haute and Vincennes could be made into a first class waterway for package freight with a modest investment. He notes sandbars are shallow and says a four foot channel is feasible, enabling local farmers to haul crops to market more cheaply.
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Middle West
A. C. Cox
Indiana State Normal School
Wabash River
Cox
Terre Haute
Vincennnes
United States
Chicago
Prof. Cox
Here
Vincennes
Othe
Mississippi
Postal Savings Bank
Postal Savings Bank Investment Board
Big bargains in automobiles at old Fisher location
New Safes Room and Garage at 342 N.Winois St Indianapolis offers second-hand cars in first-class condition. Prices include a 4 cylinder five seat car for 1200, a 4 cylinder 20 hp with special equipment for 650, a 4 passenger car for 1150 at 700, a seven-passenger 60 hp car for 2200, and a high-end model with extensive gear listed at 825? The ad also promotes Sundries, tires, and carbon removal products with cash prices and mail service.
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Fisher Auto, Co
N.winois St
Indianapolis
auWest
Globe Theatre Reopens Under R M Dear Showman
R M Dear, who bought the Globe Theatre about a week ago from Batey and Abell, reopened it Friday night with a modern moving picture show. He plans a vaudeville act soon and previously ran the Dear opera house in this city.
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R. M. Dear
Globe Theatre
Messrs. Batey & Abell
Mr. Dear
Dear
Hartfelter Opens Bays Block Barber Shop
Charles Hartfelter opens a barber shop in the Bays block room formerly used by Sullivan Electric company. He is a burn survivor of the McCammon hotel fire.
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Charles Hartfelter
Bays
Sullivan Electric Company
Hartfelter
McCammon Hotel
Doctor Crowley Leads Asthma Cure Breakthrough
Dr Crowley, likely the most experienced asthma physician in the state, reports uniform success in curing severe cases. He conducts special study on asthma and uses several imported remedies.
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Crowley
Sullivan Boy Drives Perfect Score in 245 Mile Run
George Guasti neau, a former employee of E. S. Crowder, competed in a Mitchell roadster in the Indianapolis to French Lick endurance run and finished with a perfect score. The route covered 245 miles.
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Indianapolis
George Guastineau
E. S. Crowder
French Lick
Return
Pocketbook Lost Near Sullivan Stand Pipe and Shiloh Church
A pocketbook was lost on October 7 between the Sullivan stand pipe and Shiloh church. Reward offered and to be returned to William Miller R. F. D.2 Linton.
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Sullivan Stand Pipe
Shiloh Church
William Miller
Linton
Practical postal savings banks in the Philippines
The two year operation under the American flag shows success for the Philippine postal savings bank system. Manila opened Oct 1 1906 with three classes and later expanded to 235 offices. Deposits totaling 786 361.08 pesos and withdrawals of 280 499.21 pesos left 509 463.31 in net deposits.
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Postal Savings Bank
Amer
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Manila
Dr Crowley Said to Cure Piles and Rectal Diseases
Piles signal broader illness including dropsy constipation and liver stomach and kidney diseases. Dr Crowley claims remarkable success in curing piles and rectal diseases after surgery injections and cautery have failed.
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Crowley
Roosevelt replies to Bryan on radical reform plans
Theodore Roosevelt counters Henry B. Bryan arguing that Bryan's radical antimonopoly proposals would fail to cure evils and would disrupt the economy. He urges judging Bryan by his past words versus his current stance and defends Taft against similar charges.
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Mr. Taft
Theodore
Political Riff on Roosevelt Bryan Stump Speech Tone
A Philadelphia Press snippet contrasts Roosevelt and Bryan. It notes Roosevelt may stump and Bryan cannot stay silent. The remark hints Bryan will retreat if Roosevelt campaigns actively.
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Roosevelt
Bryan
Philadelphia Press
James Is Foe to the Unions in Indiana Campaign
The report accuses Ellie James a Kentucky Democrat and national speaker bureau star of hostility to union labor in Indiana. It cites past fights with United Mine Workers, attempts to convict union leaders, and alleged slander against miners during 1900s-1910s era labor disputes.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ellie James
Kentucky
Democratic National
James
Fle Las
Geo. W. Purcell
Indiana Labor Commission
Herald
St. Bernarrd Coal Company
United Mine Workers For America
Quentinst
Ncee
Ln Hhis
Paylor
Cook
Hames
James Woods
D. CC
Barneby
Saumdrappel
United Mine Workers of Americas
Con
Vipers
Drake and
Woodruff
Dames
Drake
Woodruf
St. Bernard
Kentucky unions face fierce opposition in mining regions
The document portrays Ollie James as a foe of labor in western Kentucky mines where unionizing efforts failed amid strong operator and political resistance. It cites wage gaps between Kentucky and Indiana, absence of checkweighmen, and claims of aggressive southern opposition to unionism, while noting Alabama and southern states’ hostile stance to labor. Separately Sullivan Typographical Union No 610 organized with officers elected and a eight hour workday adopted, as printers gain higher wages and more work within the union.
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Kentucky
Indiana
Alabama
Bryan
Tam
Ollie James
United States
Sullivan Typographical Union No. 610
Printers' Union
A. P. Boots
Wmn. M. Miles
W. A. Ewing
C. C. Walters
Fred Dutton
Union
Democrat
Times
Trueblood and Knowles Tie the Knot in Hamilton Township
Herschel Trueblood a young farmer of Hamilton township and Miss Ethel Knowles were married by Squire Kirkham on Wednesday afternoon. The couple's ceremony took place in the local jurisdiction, marking a simple country wedding with family present.
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Herschel Trueblood
Hamilton Township
Ethel Knowles
Squire Kirkham
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