Prohibition debate Divides a 1908 Indiana Press Echo
In the Washington Gazette a July 10 1908 summary notes mixed views on ending prohibition as a partisan issue. It cites John C Billheimer auditor Charles Remy and others, contrasting Governor Hanlys stance and Indiana Democrat chatter about a GOP pro prohibition shift. Also mentions temperance laws as nonpartisan. The Bloomington Star anecdote about a Chinaman conversion is cited alongside a New York railroad experiment with women only cars and a Utah polygamy era federal response.
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Indianapolis ‘Star
John C. Billheimer
Charles F. Remy
L. G. Rothschild
Joan E. Reed
Charles G. Sefrit
Hanly
Washington Democrat
New York City
Utah
Lke
Cremation debate and pension protest across papers
Advocates push cremation as the rational fate for the dead while opponents deem it sentimental. The Vincennes Sun rejects a civil pension list for federal workers, arguing pensions should be limited to soldiers. The piece cites government hires and pension inequities amid political controversy and mentions a Washington incident.
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The
Herald
Vincennes Sun
Sun
Ills of Holiday Law and Public Health in Bloomington
A patchwork of opinions and reports from Washington and Bloomington outlines holiday closures for saloons on Sundays and the effort to regulate liquor amid temperance debates. Separate notes discuss hydrotherapy treatment for rabies, dog and animal bite concerns, and local impacts of strikes in Evansville, highlighting civic tensions and economic losses.
Fate of Louisville Banker in Relatives Visit
A Louisville banker died after an explosion injured him severely while visiting relatives in Seymour. His arm was torn off and his head crushed before he died hours later. The Democrat praises Mrs. Albion Horrall as matron of the orphans home, calling her a capable and empathetic choice for the position.
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Louisville
Seymour
the Democrat
Editor of Appeal to Reason fined and jailed for mail fraud
The Appeal to Reason editor faced a $1500 fine and six months in jail for misusing mail by circulating offers of a $1000 reward for kidnapping ex-Governor Taylor of Kentucky. Taylor was a fugitive under Indiana protection at the time. The Fourth of July section included dangerous cannon crackers but the editor’s punishment was mild for the offense.
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Appeal To Reason
West
Post
Taylor
Kentucky
Indiana
Forsythe Signals Local Option as City Campaign Issue
The new democratic city chairman Forsythe hints the saloon question will shape the coming city campaign. He is understood to lean anti saloon, though actual political action seems unlikely as saloons are already closed and no election is due for two years.
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Forsythe
Dr MacArthur on color and bank accounts in New York
The speaker told an audience of black listeners that color does not affect a solid bank balance, citing a southern city bank president who would honor a $20,000 check anywhere. He noted that among the many beggars in New York none were colored and urged gains in honest work to ease race tensions.
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MacArthur
New York
Frankfort Times
Birds flourish on Indiana campus grounds with student effort
The South Bend Times notes five superintendents at Jeffersonville state penal institution in fifteen years. Winona students’ bird houses and feeders increased Martins Orioles Wrens Bluebirds Robins around assembly grounds. Authors urge care for birds as useful and ornamental, applicable to farms and city lots.
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Jeffersonville
Winona
Fke
Indiana
South Bend
Holder Saves Two Boys At Hindostan Falls
Harry Holder son of Dr A H Holder risked his life to swim into the White river at Hindostan on the east fork last Sunday and rescue two boys who could not swim well and were swept toward the falls. He pulled them to safety and likely earned a Carnegie medal for his actions.
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Harry Holder
A. H. Holder
Hindostan
White River
Holder
Falla
Campers saved from river by brave Holder heroism
A party of campers from Washington faced death after being swept toward rocks in a river. Holder swam out to the struggling youths, pulled them to shore and kept them from a fatal plunge. Campmates praise his actions as deserving Carnegie Medal recognition.
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Froyia
Holder
Tadat
Washington
Commissioners Court sets July term actions and appointments
The county commissioners met at the courthouse to start the July term and appointed Mrs. Albion Horrall as matron of the orphan's home filling the term of the late Mrs. L F Hunemeier. Bridge contracts were awarded to J W Whitlock for Hochesang Steele Township and Vincennes Bridge Company for Marion Johnson Elmore Township. Charles Osmon was reappointed superintendent of the county infirmary after an overdue June term oversight.
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Albion Horrall
Orphans’ Home
L. F. Hunemeier
Indianapolis
Charles Osmon
Osmon
Woods Pleads Guilty in City Court Fine Imposed
Roseman Woods of Linton pleaded guilty at arraignment in city court to public intoxication. He was fined $1 and costs after being arrested Wednesday afternoon by Captain Wallace while seeking money to settle a bill.
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Roseman Woods
Linton
Maylr Russell
Woods
Wallace
M. E. Conference to Meet This City This Year
The annual M. E. church conference will be held in this city this year with members of the First Church participating in services and events planned for the gathering.
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M. IE. Church
Church plans outreach week with public entertainment
A church announces an outreach week inviting up to 500 visitors. The schedule offers free admission for all to attend daily events. A meeting will be held at the church on the specified day at 1 o clock to begin organizing the effort.
Smiley Operation a Success at Local Hospital
Karl Smiley a 19 year old high school athlete from Washington underwent brain surgery at a Methodist hospital. Doctors Dr J F Barbi and Dr W W R Cravens removed an abscess pressing on the brain after earlier injuries and convulsions. Smiley has rested well and relatives report cautious optimism for full recovery. He was shot years ago by a neighborhood companion who showed him the rifle as a Christmas present, the bullet entering above the left eye and exiting the right temple.
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Smiley
Karl Smiley
Washington
Methodists
Indianapolis Star
Bof
Sailles
S' Smiley
John Costello
Tne
Costello
Nigher School
Tmes
R. M. Smiley
Smiler
Ramaff
Husbands delay to meals in divorce case before judge
Mrs G Kubner sues her aged wealthy husband for neglect causing her discomfort. Judge Joseph Leffler of the circuit court weighs whether systematic grumblings and missing meals prove grounds for divorce, addressing whether the conduct justifies dissolution of the marriage.
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Munele
Jidy
Joseph Leffler
Clicuit
Kubner
Divorce case cites cruel treatment and missed meals
The wife testifies that her husband calls and promises to return for meals but then is absent for hours, referring to her as his old hen. She argues this constitutes statutory cruelty. The husband, head of a large meat establishment, is about sixty. both are well known.
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Mife
Kianer
Catfish Found In Hollow Log River Mouth
Bedford July 7 witnesses P. H. Perkins and companions found two large catfish in a hollow log in the White River at Salt Creek mouth. They cut the log open and pulled the fish from the log, the pair measuring 146 pounds total.
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Bedford
White River
Salt Creek
P. H. Perkins
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Bese
Paderr' Istitute
Chicago
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Wade Emison
Plegea
Vincennes
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Bloomington
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Ben ‘Commons
Evansville
Golag
Commons
Climmons
Commissioners’ Court
M. E. Conference
DR. O'C. Fairburst
R. Fairhurst
O'C. Fairhurst
R. O'C. Fairhurst
the Hyatt Hotel
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Acre
Temple Court
China
M. J. TN
J. Garnahan
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