Indiana Prosperity Report Claims Ten Years of Growth
The republican state committee reports Indiana's progress over the last decade with rising wages and land values while commodity prices, cattle and horse prices, and farm labor costs changed. It cites improvements in mail routes and claims prosperity under republican tariff policy, noting critics remain vocal.
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Republican State Committee of
Indiana
Bryan
Nebraska
Davis
Cyrus ‘E. Davis
Robert W. Miers
Zongress
S William McKinley
A Word About Insanity and Public Perception
A discussion dismisses alarm over rising insanity statistics noting changes in classification and reduced stigma. It argues modern hospitals treat mental illness as a medical disease with humane care, no padded cells or chains, and that strait jackets are largely obsolete in US institutions.
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United States
Inconsistent Party Views On Term Limits and Office Holding
A partisan paper attacks Republican county officers seeking a second term while praising Democratic incumbents. The piece argues that long incumbencies harm or help depending on who holds power, cites past Democratic control as causing family-based offices, and asserts that character, not term length, determines good governance. It alleges the Democrat aims to replace Republicans with Democrats for political gain.
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Democrat
Agor
Hale ‘Clark
William H. Kiefer
Thomas G. Underdown
Clark
Kiefer
Underdown
Timbés
Anyther
Thomas J
Lavelle
James
Thomas
Richard N. Read
Nathan G. Read
Richard
Nathann
Nath
Thomas J. Lavelle
Robert Russell
Thati
Blodgett Eyes Padgetts Behind Daviess County Voting Plot
A Worthington based letter to the Indianapolis News claims Democratic leaders in Daviess County plot to defeat County Clerk Wallace and County Auditor Nugent. It assigns blame to W. H. Blodgett and political power broker Padgett, while denying lavish money use in Republican primaries and defending the 1906 party stance as misconstrued by Democrats.
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Daviess County
Wallace
Nugent
Indianapolis News
News
Fly
W. H. Blodgett
Blodgett
Worthington
Padgett
Democratic Party
Wallace and Nugent
Democrat
William H. Blodgett
Greene
Sullivan
Knox County
Bryan
Roosevelt
Insanity Causes and Treatment in Historical Medical Opinion
A historical discussion argues modern methods restrain disturbed patients with soothing medicines rather than force. It rejects religious excitement as a cause of insanity, citing delusions as disease symptoms, notes heredity and overwork as factors, and foresees physical improvement of the race through separating defectives and purifying bloodlines.
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Matt
Prosperity Under Republican Rule Highlighted in Speech
The passage quotes a speaker arguing that under Republican Congress and administration the Democrats and the nation, including figures like William J. Bryan and Cyrus E. Davis, have prospered more than in the previous decade.
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Diate
Congress
William J. Bryan
Cyrus E. Davis
Wallace and Nugent Hold Strength in Republican Primaries
County Clerk Wallace and County Auditor Nugent faced strong Republican opposition in the primaries but won renomination by decisive pluralities. The county party had previously urged no renomination after four years, yet both candidates appealed directly to voters, demonstrating broad party support beyond delegates and backroom deals.
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Wallace
Nugent
Republican Party
Daviess County
Repub
South Carolina
Two Terms and Primary Ruling Shake Daviess County Politics
The piece argues that Indiana law allows two consecutive terms for elected officials and questions the Democrats opposition to Alf Wallace and Tom Nugent. It suggests Democrats seek to weaken the Republicans by forcing primaries and claims the Democrats aim to build for the future while Republicans must decide based on current sentiment.
City to regulate itinerant street fakirs and peddlers
Washington's city council faces a push to license itinerant venders and street fakirs roaming the town. Crowds block streets and sell questionable patent medicines that harm health and exact a costly toll on city revenue and safety.
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Washington
Bank Wreckers Lamented as Unpunished Grimness
The article decries bank wreckers in Chicago and argues punishment fits their grime. It notes Henry Halman, Knox County resident, died worth about 150000 after emigrating from Germany fifty years ago and building wealth in farming. It discusses opportunities for thrifty youth and critiques political figures and lynching, rail whistle ordinances, and Indiana Democrat activity including Judge Frank Gavin nomination in Indianapolis.
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Henry Halman
Knox County
United States
Convention picks and rumors shape local race
Edgar A. Perkins ran as a labor candidate at a convention where the vote showed 141 percent for Garin and 790 percent for Perkins. Legislative candidates were chosen as Meredith Nicholson, a novelist, sought a representative nomination but rumors of his authorship of the Nicholson bill led to a landslide of adverse ballots.
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Edgar A. Perkins
Garin
Perkins
Meredith Nicholson
Anxious Inquirer Seeks Clue Behind Shortened Promising Career
The anonymous inquirer laments not knowing who cut short the literary career of the Honorable A N R D Gle t. If the culprit were known, the inquirer vows to name him.
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Anxious Inquirer
Auditor Russell Ousted After One Term Resolutions
The Democrat reports that a county convention in 1900 forced Auditor Robert Russell from office by adopting resolutions favoring one term only for four year county officers. Russell had already served two four year terms, prompting objections to the claim. The piece questions the Democrat's consistency on Russell seeking mayor after two terms.
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Robert Russell
Russell
Political Commentary on Insanity Statistics and Party Tactics
The piece criticizes Democrat bias and the Blodgett story while citing St Louis Republic statistics on insanity. It argues that minds in strenuous economic roles show low insanity, challenging theories that modern life drives mental disease and praising temperate rational leaders.
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The
St. Louis
Terre Haute Man Saves Elm Tree From Demolition
A Terre Haute man guarded a fine elm shade tree with a shotgun to prevent its destruction by a moving contractor while his wife went to town to obtain an injunction.
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Terre Haute
Roosevelt Wins Indiana Second District Amid Strong Democratic Vote
Roosevelt carried Indiana's Second District over Parker by 3782 votes. He outpolled Bryan in the district by 1110, the largest Democratic showing there. John C. Chaney for Congress in 1904 rose 2694 votes more than Parker and 323 more than Bryan in 1896, with Chaney 1105 ahead of Bryan in 1900. The pattern shows Miers was not defeated.
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Indiana
Parker
Bryan
Isms
John C. Chaney
Congress
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Miers
Packer
Hemenway
Carr
Congres
States Senate
Foster
Menzies
Congrap
Carter
Jackman
Sec
Peoples Party
Socialist Labor
Conservatva Democrats
T Rey Publicans
Blodgett Letters Highlight Local Indiana Gossips and County Pride
The Indianapolis News features Blodgett's entertaining letters drawing local Indiana focus on Daviess county. Citizens note county debt freedom and government expenses lower than Indiana average. The piece mocks auto speed laws while rail and horse speeds provoke comment amid reminiscences and political chatter.
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Daviess County
Indiana
Political Debate On Gold Standard And Bryan's Prophecies
The piece argues Republicans balanced state finances, reducing debt in Indiana while disputing Bryan’s 1890s predictions. It cites Indianapolis News criticizing Bryan and affirming a gold standard era since 1896, noting Mexico’s prosperity under gold standard and opposing Bryanism and silver coinage at 16 to 1.
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Bryan
Friends of the
Mexico
No Beer at Vincennes Fair Sparks Outcry
Citizens fret over cancellation of beer booths at the Vincennes fair and fear the Old Post may not recover from the blow. The piece cites high prices and Democratic governance as worsening conditions for workers facing unemployment and hardship.
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Vincennes Fair
Calls for state repair after fraud and mob threats
The piece describes voided workshops and soup houses as idle men seek food while insurers' funds looted by a deceased auditor are repatriated under Governor Hanly's instruction. It notes two ex auditors repay 125000 after court action, criticizes Democrats, and reports anonymous threats to Springfield grand jurors over a racially charged lynching case.
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State
Hanly
Grand Jury
Springfield
Pike County
Petersburg
Willids Tor
Paod
Supreme Court
Hemenway Winslow visit energizes Pike Republicans in rain
United States Senator James A. Hemenway addressed a large crowd at Winslow as Pike County Republicans nominated county ticket. Ezra Mattingly spoke for state senate. Five nominees, including Joseph O'Brien and William Jackson, were chosen in a mass convention with township ballots. News tracks strong GOP sentiment amid mixed local politics and liquor issues.
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United States
James A. Hemenway
Congress
Pike County
Winslow Thursby
Pike
Winslow
Hemenway
Dal
Joseph O’brien
Wiliam Jackson
O'Brien
Eugene O'Brien
Washington
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