Administration loses ground in 1912 party divisions
Washington notes show Democratic gains against Wilson emerge in Minnesota Texas and Nebraska. Hammond narrowly leads Ball in governor race, while Bryan loses in Nebraska after endorsing Hitchcock against Wilson dummy director Jones. Bryan's stance splits Nebraska and signals broader 1916 contest implications.
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Washington
Wilson
Hammond
Minnesota
Texas
Burleson
Henry
Baltimore
Ball
Houston
Ferguson
Bryan
Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan
Thos. D. Jones
International Harvester Company
New Banking and Currency Board
Jones
United States
Hitchcock
Charles Bryan
Lincoln
Decline of the Moose in the Western States
Chicago reports a turning tide against the Progressive party across the Middle West and far West. Colorado and California show waning strength as reform governance fuels public discontent with high taxes and bureaucratic excess. Illinois and North Dakota illustrate collapses or near-obliteration of Moose support amid Democratic and Republican shifts. In Kansas, Senator Bristow loses to Charles Curtis signaling Western sentiment leaning Republican.
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Chicago
Middle West
Far Western States
Progressive Party
Colorado
California
Shafroth
Ammons
Peabody
Illinois
Roger Sullivan
United States
San Diego
North Dakota
Minnesota
Oregon
West
Kansas
Bristow
Charles Curtis
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Rheumatic Relief
The ad claims Sloan's liniment penetrates to stop rheumatic pains around joints, offering relief for pains, bruises, cuts, sore throat, neuralgia, chest pains, and infection prevention. A California user reports instant pain relief and recommends it. bottles cost 25 cents at druggists.
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Sloan
Chas. H. Wentworth
California
Second District Vote Totals Report
The record lists vote tallies for the Second District: 22,082. 15,858. 6,001. 3,888. and 873 in the observed counts. No additional context or candidate names are provided in the readable text.
Po-Do-Lax Promises Clear Complexion and Relief
Po-Do-Lax claims to banish pimples and health troubles from indigestion. The ad urges regular use to tone the liver purify the blood and improve nerves and complexion with a 5 cent bottle and money back guarantee from all druggists.
Terre Haute Star and Jinion Combined Edition
A compact item notes a blending or joint edition format of the Terre Haute Star and Jinion newspapers. The joint release emphasizes unified coverage across local news, with no further specifics.
Indiana State Borrows 400000 At 5 1 2 Percent
Indianapolis report details the Indiana administration borrowing 400000 for six months at 5 1 2 percent to cover current expenses. Critics accuse the Democratic machine of excess spending and tax hikes since 1913, noting interest costs borne by taxpayers while alleging favoritism in state employment and salaries.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State House
Blind tiger liquor found by youths in Crowder pasture
In a Sullivan case a group of boys aged ten to fourteen discovered eighteen quart bottles of whiskey in a drain tile on W H Crowder Sr lands near the Illinois Central railroad. The children took their shares home and now the liquor is in parental custody awaiting inquiries to identify the owner.
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Sullivan
W. H. Crowder, Sr
Illinois Central Railroad
Appointment of Executrix for Edward W. Kelly
On July 1 1914 HMMA M Kelly was appointed executrix of the will of Edward W Kelly of Sullivan county Indiana. The estate is declared solvent.
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Edward W. Kelly
Sullivan County
Indiana
Hmma
M. Kelly
Tries to Remove Progressive Ticket Nominee in Clinton Township
Joe Trunko, a Socialist Labour member, seeks removal from the Clinton Progressive ticket for justice of the peace. He accuses Bull Moose leaders of “get votes” tactics and prints a letter demanding his name be struck from the list. He condemns party fusion and internal strife within the Progressive ranks, citing perceptions of manipulation and leadership disputes.
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Clinton,nd
Joe Trunko
Socialist-Labor Party
Justice of the Peace
Clinton Township
Trunko
Bull Moose
Clintonian
Bull Moose Party
Joseph Amis
Clinton Progressive Party
Clinton
Ind
Progressive Party
Perkins
Teddy
Chicago
Roosevelt
Pinchot
Bull Moosers
A. J. Beveridge
New York
Democrats Aid Progressive Ticket in Greer Township
Two Greer township Democrats met in Boonville to plan backing a Progressive ticket. They were instructed to place the ticket in the field promptly.
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Boonville
Ind
Greer Township
Democratic Court House Ring
Jasper county Democrats blamed for missing ticket in Indiana
The Jasper county Democratic organization in Rensselaer Indiana is described as "shot full of holes" with three vacancies on the county ticket. The sheriff surveyor and first district commissioner candidates have declined to run. Republicans in the county have been active for months.
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Rensselaer
Ind
Jasper County
Progressive County Chairman Resigns in Brazil Indiana
Dr. A. T. Spears resigns as chairman of the Progressive county committee in Brazil Indiana. His written resignation was given to Bull Moose district chairman Lewis McNutt two weeks ago and has not been made public.
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Cullop
Bland
Dyer
Shepherd
Overman
Congress
Judge Wilson
Bloomington
Wilson
Washington Herald
Progressive County
Brazil
Ind
A. T. Spears
Progressive County Committee
Lewis McNutt
Bull Moose
McNutt
Mishawaka Delegates Split Between Progressives at Convention
In Mishawaka eight of sixteen Republican delegates for the Thirteenth district convention in South Bend are former Progressives. Of the sixteen alternates, three are former Progressives.
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Mishawaka
Ind
South Bend
Ramsey withdraws from Miami County Proressive ticket
Peru Ind Sept 1 Otto Ramsey recently nominated on the Progressive line for prosecuting attorney withdraws from the ticket Silas Clemens Macy announces he is a Republican and will not run on the Progressive ticket for the county advisory board
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Peru
Ind
Otto Ramsey
Miami County
Silas Clemens
Macy
Extravagance Hurts Drive in Indiana Politics
Indianapolis voters turn from Democratic extravagance to the Republican alternative amid 1913 legislature spending scandals. The 1914 Republican platform argues to curb reckless state and local spending and resist taxation that burdens property holders, urging fiscal conduct like prudent private business.
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Indianapolis
Iniiara
Southern Indiana Fox Hunters Meet Set at Rockwood
Linton Indiana August 28 The Southern Indiana Fox Hunters Association will hold its annual meet at Rockwood in the county from September 39 to October 2. Events are open to all ages with stakes for silver loving cups. Saturday is set for the bench show.
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Linton
Ind
Southern Indiana Fox Hunters Association
Rockwood
This County
Two Local Papers Offer One Year Subscriptions
The Terre Haute Star and The Union advertise a combined offer of one year for 2.50 dollars. The deal targets readers seeking value and convenient access to both newspapers.
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Terre Haute
Sullivan Union
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UNION
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George B. Lockwood
Laura A. Lucas
Benjamin F. Lucas
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