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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
3
The piece argues the Progressive party in Indiana is dissolving, with weak primary results in Allen Vanderburgh Lake St. Joseph Vigo and Marion counties. It notes calls for equal suffrage debates, and defends arbitration versus war while praising revolutionary and civil war impacts on the nation.
The piece argues Indiana faces a split over granting women voting rights. It notes a strong pro suffrage faction and a sizeable opposition rooted in tradition and sentiment, while asserting educated women seek the ballot and responsibilities it entails. It questions whether men truly hold superior judgment in electoral matters.
The Princeton Clarion argues Indiana's board of public accounts wastes funds and favors allies. It estimates field examiners earned ten dollars a day for about three hundred days yearly, costing at least three hundred thousand dollars annually, totaling nearly a million in four years. The piece calls for an investigation and reform.
An editorial argues against a policy of quick war and urges decisive action when needed. It cites the Mexican incident, criticizing naval shows of force as harming prestige, and warns arbitration without clear authority. The piece stresses balance between peace and necessary aggression.
The Martinsville Democrat warns the primary plank of the Democratic platform is under fire in rural districts and politicians vow to defeat any bill in the general assembly. Huntington Independent notes the measure would be cumbersome and costly and unpopular with taxpayers. The piece ends by referencing suffragettes and public unrest.
The Bloomington Star reports on Governor Ralston's plan for a 2,000,600 memorial hall in Indianapolis, criticizing it as wasteful and a burden on taxpayers amid state debt. Commentary cites Democratic platforms, civil rights protections, and interwoven local political snips including Judge Wilson's career, party loyalties, and a Terre Haute church cornerstone ceremony.
The Second district Republican editors will gather in Vincennes on Friday June 5 to discuss plans for the newspaper campaign this summer.
The Ripley Banner of Osgood Indiana stops publication and transfers to the Osgood Journal amid political instability and dwindling Progressive support. Editor Henry Ellwood says locals offered no backing despite his and his family's efforts. Mary M. Riley of Van Buren township is adjudged to have mental illness. county clerk plans hospital admission procedures.
The Gary Tribune plans to support the Republican state and congressional ticket in the 1916 campaign, with editor Homer J. Carr and other local figures highlighting party unity after past Progressive alignment. Letters from Allen Whicker and Matt J. Kline urge consolidating Republicans to defeat the Democrats and back leaders Lincoln Grant McKinley.
A letter praises farming life and urges citizens to back the Republican party to rebuke Democratic policies. The writer complaints higher taxes and slights toward farmers, urging patriotism over party. He cites past Republican strength from 1861 to 1865 and pledges to advance the party’s return to power.
The Loorootee Tribune argues for a Republican stance amid unsettled politics. It criticizes free trade and urges a protective tariff to shield farmers, laborers, and manufacturers, warning that imports erode American markets and raise living costs.
A Tribune editorial argues tariffs and underconsumption harm labor as factories close and orders drop. It urges a Republican path, condemns political excesses, and calls for a new Indiana constitution only if it advances business and tariff reform over high costs.
John N. Killion files for divorce from Mary M. Killion alleging her immoral conduct and crude inhuman treatment. He claims she used a rolling pin to drive him from their home and seeks custody of their four children. T. M. Sears represents him. They married July 26 1893 and separated September 2 1912.
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