Press divisions over Marshall clean campaign stance in Indiana
A Indiana Democratic press bureau controversy questions Thomas R. Marshall’s push for a clean campaign. Critics say party managers ignore his calls and highlight past ties to a brewery, while Republicans praise his open stance on impersonal politics.
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Cratic Press
Washington
Democrat
Jay County
Democratic Press
Ween
Democratic
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Republican Press of
Indiana
Democratic Press Bureau
Personal Liberty in New Jersey Sparks Governor's Martial Law Threat
Governor Fort addresses a New Jersey dispute over saloons and liberty of person. He threatens state troops and martial law unless the city complies with law. He cites grand jury corruption among saloon keepers and calls all good citizens to weigh whether state law or brewers should govern public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort
Saturnalla
Indiana
Saloons and brewery interests blamed for Springfield riots
The Indianapolis News reports that the Springfield Illinois riots stem from political domination by brewery and saloon interests. Citizens say saloons influence laws and municipal actions, shaping politics and interfering with governance.
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The
Indianapolis News
Springfield
Ilinois
Fragmented OCR Synopsis of Local Political Allegiances
A garbled passage discusses crime, penalties, and governance tied to profit from violations. It asserts brewery alliances align with a political party and mentions influence with the democratic state organization and a captured state convention. The fragment references promises and connections among factions.
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Langer
Brg
Litical
Dempocratic Party
Satie
Die State
Democratic State
Democratic and Republican Bank Guaranty Debate Draws Fire
A garbled Democratic platform passage on national bank deposits and a proposed postal savings bank is analyzed, contrasting with the Republican stance. The piece accuses the Democratic press of mutilating its own platform to hide support for a federal deposit guaranty or postal savings alternative while criticizing GOP plans as favoring Wall Street and urban centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Democrat
Democrat
Republican Party
Wall Street
Vesey Nominated for Allen Adams Senate on County Option Lane
William Vesey, a respected lawyer, is nominated by Republicans of Allen and Adams counties to run against Steve Fleming, a Fort Wayne brewer and political boss. The convention endorses county option with local control, pledging to oppose saloons and support the will of the people. Durbin, linked to liquor interests, is accused of pressuring brewers to back the ticket as editorials critique the anti temperance tactics.
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William 3. Vesey
Allen
Adams
Steve Fleming
Fort Wayne
Brewery Alliance
Vesey
Why the Republican Party Should Be Successful in November
A New York author’s prize essay, part of a series on the subject, appears in this issue. The piece critiques brewer support for the Indiana ticket and Republican interference, noting the Herald’s pleas to keep politics out of business and warning they seem to be digging their own graves.
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Republican ‘Party
New York
Repubcan National Congressional Committee
Brewers of
Indiana
Icket
The
Herald
Ne Herald
Poltwas
Political Debate On Free Silver Coinage
The text discusses hostility to the courts and mob spirit, noting Bryan's recent remark that under 1896 conditions he would support free silver at a sixteen to one coinage ratio. It reflects a period debate on monetary policy and political alignment.
Protest Against Saloon Influence Shapes Local Sentiment
The fragment notes hostility to liquor and saloon influence as a force in politics. It argues conservative residents oppose drinking and blame liquor interests for meddling in governance, citing law and public opinion as motivators.
Sullivan County Republicans Endorse Indiana State Platform
At a county convention Sullivan County Republicans pass a resolution praising the Indiana State Republican platform. They urge support for the forward step in rational temperance legislation and endorse the local option law with the county as the unit.
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Platform Committee
Democrat
Republican Platform Committee
Sullivan County
Fisue
Indiana
Sober daylight of Indiana temperance law debate
Fragmented text discusses constitutional and legislative plans around saloon regulation in Indiana. It references political nominees, the unit concept, and Republican aims to preserve temperance laws through remonstrance and existing statutes. The tone resembles a party-driven push to codify local option saloon restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
General Assembly
Bryan warned by party bosses over Kentucky campaign
A fragment notes political tensions as Colonel Guffey and other Democratic leaders challenge William Jennings Bryan. The letter questions Bryan's activities in Kentucky during the last campaign for senator and implies pressure from national and state bosses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lliam J. Bryani
Bryan II
Colonel Guffey
Boas
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Kentucky
Genator
Opposition to McGraw and Sullivan in Indiana split
The fragment questions whether the opposition to Mr. McGraw engaged in bogging appeals to Democrats in Indiana to defeat Mr. Taggart and whether he attempted to humiliate Roger Sullivan and drive him off the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGraw
West Virginia
Indiana
Taggart
Roger. Sullivan
Driva
Fire Hits Sullivan Parsonage As Church Sustains Heat Loss
A telephone message to Rev A C Protsman reports a fire gutted the Baptist parsonage in Sullivan causing total loss of contents. Initial word claimed the church edifice burned, but later details show only the parsonage destroyed while the church remained standing with window damage. Protsman returned to Sullivan Thursday night.
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Sullivan
A. C. Protsman
Sullivan Baptist Church
Union Baptist Association
Mt. Olive
Protsman
Rockefeller Family Fourth Annual Reunion Ends in Albany
The Rockefeller reunion in Albany brings Roc kefellers from Maine to California, ages 4 to 82, including Samuel L Rockefeller of Tombstone Arizona who traveled for the event. Miss Marie Rockefeller of New York City is noted as the youngest attendee. The party of 100 or more features no bald heads, despite John D Rockefeller being hairless.
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Albany
N. Y
Rockefeller
Mrs Price and Mrs Herr Return From Champaign Visit
Mrs Henry Price and Mrs Johar Herr returned from a visit at Champaign Illinois with Mr and Mrs Otto Graf during the latest social news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Price
Johar Herr
Champaign, Ill
Otto Graf
Appointment of George W. Wilson as administrator
Notice states George W. Wilson has been appointed administrator of Matilda Wilson deceased in Daviess County Indiana. Estate is presumed solvent and awaiting settlement in Daviess Circuit Court. Dated September 1 1908. George W Wilson administrator. Hastings Allen Hastings attorneys.
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George W. Wilson
Matilda Wilson
Daviess ‘County
Indiana
Daviess
Said County
George W. ‘Wilson
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