Temperance Democrats Rise Against Brewers in Indiana
The piece reports a groundswell of temperance Democrats across Indiana shifting to restrict liquor, accusing brewers of secretly controlling the Democratic Party to block county local option laws. It notes organized efforts, regional alignments, and gatherings at Indianapolis and Boone County, with leaders like ex Governor Durbin preparing to speak on the issue.
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Dianapotle Star
Democratic Party
Indiana
Democratic Organization
Hendricks
McDonald
Voorhees
Turpie
Albert Lieber
Crawford Fairbanks
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Temperance Democrats
Republican Party
Ata
Indianapolis
Grand Hotel
Forajaly
Re Ublicans
Boone County
Tony Boone
Boone
Claypool
Winfield T. Durbin
Charles G. Sefrir
Washington
Fred A. Sims
Carl W. Riddick
State Committee
George B. Lockwood
George W W. Cromer
Durbin
Aithough
Clark seeks injunction against county officials in tax suit
Lloyd A. Clark of Barry township sues Daviess County Auditor Nugent County Treasurer Godwin and County Assessor Sims in circuit court to halt listing assessing and collecting 5060 in taxes. Clark alleges the assessor altered his 1908 personal property assessment raising it from 1055 to 655 and that notes and mortgage by Elvis Phillips were omitted from the listing. The complaint filed with the county clerk Friday names Padgett & Padgett as authors. The article notes the deed to Phillips dated March 4 1908 and the 7000 sale price with 2000 paid and 5000 mortgaged.
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Nugent
Godwin
Sims
Daviess
Lloyd A. Clark
Barry Township
Padgett & Padgett
Barr Township
Elvis Phillips
Phillips
Philipps
Clark
Marck
County Aasgessar Sims Lad
Tax dispute seeks injunction on 1908 Mie notes debts
The case involves five thousand six hundred dollars represented by Mie notes and mortgage executed by Panippe against the plaintiff for 1908. It seeks to bar the county treasurer from collecting taxes on the debt.
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Mie
Panippe
Injured Bulgarian Seeks Transportation Home from Memphis
Ivan Geshaff a 26 year old Bulgarian who cannot speak much English appealed to the township trustee for help to reach Bulgaria. After reporting an accident in Memphis two months ago he received a ticket to Shoals and then to Vincennes. He had not eaten for two days and devoured a loaf of bread when fed. He was grateful for local aid and cried, saying good a man.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ivan Geshaff
New York
Brown
Frank Brown
Geshaff
America
St Louis
Bulgaria
Shoals
Geshauff
Washington
Vincennes
Evansyvolle
City council awards concrete curb and sidewalk contracts
In a Monday special session, Warren Routt won the curb and gutter contract on Grove street and Noah Bogard won the concrete sidewalk job for the South side additions. Bids from eight contractors covered both tasks with Routt and Bogard the lowest on each. work must be completed by November 1 with a two year warranty on workmanship.
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Warren Routt
Grove Street
Noah Bogard
South Side
Boutt
Bogard
Shields
F. M. Cuningham
M. C. Conners & Co
aMridian Street
Eigit
Nash, Bogard
Charles J.wicker
F. Mf. Cunningham
M. C. Conenns
Harry Dobba
Recall of Barnum's Circus In Washington 1872
August 3 1872 memory recalls Barnum's circus in Washington with three performances. The large tent was packed at every show and many could not gain entrance. The event followed heavy advertising and drew a huge crowd across the city.
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Washington
Barnum's Circus
Circus Performs Three Shows A Day In Early Washington
The circus, called Barnum, held three daily performances with a street parade preceding the first show. The tents stood south of the railroad between west First and Second streets, in a sparsely settled area. Bailey had not yet joined the company on this appearance, as recalled by Allen Palmer.
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West First
Second Streets
Bailey
Washington
Barnum
Herald
Allen Palmer
Deceiving the Voters in Indiana Campaign
The Indianapolis Star accuses Brewers and their agents of secretly financing Democratic campaigns to push tariff and trust issues while dodging the local option. It forecasts a dual campaign with public and private games, predicting Democratic speakers will avoid local option and pivot to tariff and expenditures as the key issues, while Republican James E.B. Watson presses the local option and dares Democrats to debate it.
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Louis Ludlow
Indianapolis Star
Indiana
Crawford Lieber
Benjamin F. Lamb
Lamb
Leiber
Mr. Lamb
4 Ft
James EB. Watson
Wathén
Panama Canal
E. S. Shumaker
Indiana and Saloon League
Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Iit
Ohio
Fon
Supreme Court
State of
Oregon
Tke Shumaker
Be‘yong
Ad Ontt
State politics center on local option swing in Indiana
Indiana voters focus on county local option and saloon influence rather than tariff or foreign policy. Union of brewers with political gains prompts reports of breweries trading votes for Taft, with Johnson County saloonkeepers allegedly offering to barter votes for Marshall, hinting at broader state strategy.
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Oregon
Shumaker
Bryan
Indiana
D. D. Hendricks
Johnson County
Taft
Marshall
Hendricks
Cupid on a Vacation Marriage Trends in July 1908
Marriage data for July 1908 show fewer licenses issued than in the same month over the previous five years. The county clerk records seventeen licenses issued in the last twenty one days, and July typically brings a heavier workload for the deputy clerk as the marriage year progresses.
Allen Reunion Preparations at Earlnd Grove
Preparations are under way for a reunion to be held Thursday this month in an Earlnd grove. A date for cleaning the cemetery will be announced later when interested parties will be asked to spend a day making the old burying ground look creditable. There are buried there some of the pioneers of the county.
Sailor Drowned Off North Virginia Ship Found
Nortk Virginia August 4 Earle Mann of Terre Montana was found today on his ship. He had been missing for several days floating.
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Nortk
Virginia
Earle Mann
Terre
Montana
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