Indiana University Faces Political Turmoil Over Water and Constitution
Indiana University in Bloomington is under scrutiny as Gov byeral Ralston threatens to demand city water fixes to ensure campus health while concerns grow over socialism and radical ideas at a student assembly debating a new Indiana constitution. The piece argues for stability and cautions against eroding the state’s written framework.
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Willam Jennings Bryan
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Free Cities and Indiana Constitutional Debate
Readers discuss the Indiana University conference on a proposed constitutional convention. Arguments portray the movement as social revolution aiming to broaden equal suffrage and restrict alcohol laws, with emphasis on home rule and municipal taxing powers.
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Socialists Back Home Rule for Indiana Cities
The article argues against home rule plans for Indiana cities, condemning increased debt and tax levies. It cites Bloomington’s four percent debt and high tax rate as warning of socialist aims to expand borrowing and taxes, asserting such changes threaten property values and impose oppressive governance.
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Bloomincton
Ana
Lincoln a party man and Lincoln's enduring stance
An editorial highlights Charles W Fairbanks arguing Abraham Lincoln was a party man and a statesman who valued the union and constitution over agitation. It also covers Porter’s critique of Indiana policies including finances direct primaries and public accounting, urging economical government and fewer laws.
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Avraham Lincoln
Dey
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Mr Porter Views Spark Dialect in State Senate Drive
The Washington Democrat highlights Republican candidate James Porter's interview outlining his positions on state issues and proposed laws while noting no denial of his stances. Voter skepticism is dismissed as unfounded as Porter emphasizes his commitment to Pike and Daviess counties and opposes several existing and proposed laws seen as costly or destabilizing.
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Iolalism and the State University at Bloomington Debate
The Herald complains that Indiana University students are influenced by socialist dogma. A Washington high school English instructor Prof Claude Kinnick objects to the paper’s claim. The piece notes general unease with radical ideas and cites unnamed faculty comments and the editor’s own view about socialist indoctrination.
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Washington High School
Herald
Indiana University
Washington
Indiana
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Kigaick
Educationalists and Socialism Stirred Debate at Local University
The piece denounces university figures accused of propagandizing socialism and slogans against the constitution. It argues that embracing social revolution threatens the American order and warns that professors affiliating with socialist ideas endanger family, church, and property rights.
Pardons Clash With Justice In Krause Case
Opinion piece attacks Governor Ralston and the Krause pardon bid as a perversion of justice. It notes Rae Krause murdered her stepdaughter, received a life sentence, and argues clemency would reflect gender bias and weak statutes while criticizing eugenics talks and public health schooling.
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Rae Krause
Debated political reform and state funding in Indiana
The piece critiques half baked reform proposals and urges voters to reject women suffrage plans. It notes Indiana's state board plans renting space for five departments after a legislature approved a 2 090 009 appropriation. It also covers Thaw bail refusal and calls for stronger court protection.
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Ralston
Feltus' Funnygraphs From Bloomington Star Themie Oddities
A quirky column notes Dick Beardsley’s dubious life policy for mortgage protection on a resident, Ed Bascombe’s gift to Constable Si Plum, and a string of local oddities. It cites cholera among hogs, appendicitis jokes, lime deliveries to a church omen corner, two empty whisky bottles, and a Sunday gasoline ban linked to John D. Rockefeller.
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Ed Bascombe
Si Plum
Republicans Hope for Large Indiana Vote After Registration Push
A state wide push to register voters in Indiana revives hopes among Republicans. Estimates suggest 50 000 to 60 000 former nonregistrants will register and vote this year. Blackford county example shows many did not register in 1912 but intend to vote Republican in the upcoming election.
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Blackford County
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Whipple
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Blackford
Letter Endorses Bland and Warns Against Cullop in District Race
The writer argues Congress member Callop failed the district and backs Oscar E. Bland for representative. Voter dissatisfaction with industry and farm conditions is cited, urging support for Bland and opposition to Cullop. The piece frames rotation in office as a test for voters in the Democratic county.
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Boncombe
Washinden
Osear E. Bland
Cullop
Brutal Arson Trial Details Horses and Large Insurance
Testimony in the Daviess County arson case describes Wolfe Alien and Drake buying broken down horses with pedigrees and insuring them for large sums, then locking the animals in barns and setting fire to the buildings. The account notes the chilling horror felt by observers as the testimony unfolds.
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Daviess County
Wolfe
Alien
Drake
Pennsylvania Primary Official Results
The official Pennsylvania primary results show Republican vote tallies with Penrose Diminick leading. The report confirms Penrose Diminick as the top Republican vote getter in the state tally.
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Gazette Reader Pleads for Indiana Ties From Pueblo
Mrs Lot Hemery of Pueblo Colorado writes to renew her Pueblo Gazette subscription. She expresses longing for home friends in Indiana and asks to stay connected with the Indiana community through the Gazette. Her Pueblo address is 119 West Thirteenth Street.
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Lot Hemery
Pueblo
Colorado
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Mrs Audrey Mullis Dies at Home Near Odor
Mrs Audrey Mullis died at her home four miles northeast of Odor. She was a daughter of the late Rev Edward Talleg who passed away years ago. She left a mother, husband, another person, one brother and three sisters as survivors.
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Mullis
Edward Taleg
Is Indiana University a hotbed of socialism
Washington letter-writer Claude Kinnick argues against labeling Indiana University a hotbed of socialism. He notes students join clubs for various parties but few are true socialists and many instructors defend open inquiry. He warns political labels shift with time and urges precise definitions of terms.
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Socialist influences blamed in Indiana editorial
In a June 13 editorial from Indiana University the writer accuses socialism of being deadly and asserts that the welfare of the human family drives calls for a new constitution. The Herald supports the claim that socialists seek to overturn the state, family, and church, and urges no socialist voting for a constitutional convention.
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Man in Indianapolis hospital patient brought to Bowars-Legher hospital
Joyai Purcell Jr of the Bun was brought to the Bowars-Legher hospital in this city after a stay in Indianapolis. His condition has not improved significantly and is still paralyzed from the waist down.
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Purcell, Jr
Indianapolis
Condfton
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