Secret Orders and Temperance Politics Roar in Indiana
A fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century Indiana newspaper column mocks garish secret order symbols, mocks temperance party alignments, and analyzes Republican and Democratic figures. It references Governor Banly, ex-governor Durbin, Taft's Indiana push, and coverage by the New York World, with social satire on press and political antics.
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Republican Party of
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Banly
Almont
Durbin
Political tussles and party figures in a national scene
The piece notes Democratic chair Norwin E Mark drafting a speaking itinerary for William J Bryan to cover major regions. It questions delivery style, contrasts forceful oratorical skill, and mentions Taft, temperance, the tobacco trust, and tax debates amid a Chicago and New York wheat chatter and assassination rumor.
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Norwin E’ Mark
William J Bryan
Farmer protests as trusts squeeze profits despite high prices
The author argues farmers remain poor despite abundant crops and good prices because trusts control machinery binding twine meat and other supplies. Roosevelt’s trust busting is questioned as no major trusts were destroyed in twelve years. farmers see a dishonest dollar and continued monopoly profits.
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Harvester Trust
Meat Trust
Roosevelt
Phaye
Teat Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Fragmented Text on Taxes and Wildlife Protection
Unclear OCR fragment discusses profits and taxation with references to Nopolieg and Oley Hier oseone from the soil. Mentions a government protection of a beast and bounty concepts, but details are obscured by garbled wording and missing context.
Knights in Boston Parade Shines With Pythian Pageantry
Ten thousand Knights of Pythias paraded through Boston amid showers and vibrant spectacle. George E. Wragg led as chief marshal. officers to be elected include vice chancellor with candidates Snyder Woodworth, Hanson, Saltinger, and Jackson. Milwaukee and St Louis primary results noted for broader political context.
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Boston
Knights of Pythias
Bamon
Damon and
Pribias
Selonion
George ‘E. Wragg
Supreme
Massachusetts
D. Snyder Woodworth
Fitchburg
George M. Hanson
Maine
Saltinger
Carroll
IoWa
Hi.Jackson
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
Striking workers kidnap deputies amid Alabama turmoil
In Birmingham on Adg 6 192? the cost snipers strike triggered violence. A miner named Mittans was charged with dynamiting at Brighton. Deputies Lep Tyler and Bruce Tyler were seized and tied to trees by strikers at Jett mined. A New Castle shooting killed Albert Pletcher by Constable Will Bliard. A home was dynamited at Wy Lan injuring residents.
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Birmingham
Ala
Win Mittans
Brighton
Lep Tyler
Bruce Tyler
Keith Ebling
Albert Pletcher
New Castle
Will Bliard
Isherifs
Wylan
Kentucky town burning as warehouses threaten city
August 6 report from Midway Kentucky describes six bonded Greenbaum Brothers whisky warehouses under threat of total destruction by fire. Warehouse A burned, spreading to others and to the distillery, risking the town of about five thousand and $200,000 in whisky losses. Firefighters battle the blaze as flames threaten more buildings and the entire operation.
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Midway
Greenbaum Brothers
Dinar Ff
Worry Wythan Examined for County Certification
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a young candidate named Worry Wythan from St Wynn seeking a county exam for a certificate or degree. The text references a positive past result and a county examiner’s potential approval, but details are unclear and names are uncertain.
Elks Meet at Waterloo Iowa State Convention Opens
The state convention of Elks opened in Waterloo with thousands of Elks and visitors. Special trains arrived from across the state, nine bands performed, and interest focused on the next convention race. Des Moines candidates Jerry B Sullivan and PAU St Mackey were prominent for president. In New York five carloads of news print were auctioned for 1.90 per 100 pounds, with two carloads bought by Fort Worth Telegram and three by Houston Chronicle.
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Waterloo
Aus
Elks
Dubuque and
Keokuk
Jerry B. Sullivan
Des Moines
Pau St. Mackey
Muscatine
New York
John Norris
American Newspaper Publishers’Association
Amsterdam
C. D. Reimers
Fort Worth Telegram
Fort Worth
Texas
N. ©. Foster
Houston Chronicle
Houston
New York World
Turbulent Street Telegrams Signal Wide News Flows
Reports of clashes at the Pennsylvania Railroad prompt resignation rumors around president Jas McCrea and vice president Jas Rea. Long Island millionaire Hartolo Hall seeks absolute divorce after alleging his wife’s affair with Rev B Denball. French parcels post rules expand allowed contents and value limits. Governor Albert B Cumming plans to run for Senate successor to W B Alison. Capt Jas McAllister’s engine goes berserk on Gride until another engineer takes over. California leprosy case prompts plan to move Dr Wardell and wife from Sawtelle. Five injured when Griverlass auto crashes at Pythian encampment in Boston. Zeppelin airship destroyed by motor explosion. A collapsed aluminum frame and a missing Diggas bar noted. Mrs Emily Wood of Magnesia N J, disappears with chauffeur Bernard Smith in Philadelphia. police allege elopement.
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Wall Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jas. McCrea
Jas
Rea
Hartolo Hall
Long Island
W. B. Alison
Iowa
Albert B. Cumming
Jas. McAllister
Arizona
California
Wardell
Southern Pacific Railroad
Sawtelle
Pythian
Soston
Count Zeppelin
Emily Wood
Oran Alphonsa Wood
Magnesia
N. 2
Elsworth Street
Philadelphia
Bernard Smith
Wood
Smith
Baseball Scores and League Standings Digest
Baseball results from theNational League include Boston edging Chicago 3 to 2 with Smith and Sullivan on Chicago and Morgan and Carrigan for Boston. New York and Cincinnati tied 4 to 4 but the game was halted in the ninth due to darkness. Cleveland routed Washington 12 to 1 in the American League. Detroit defeated Philadelphia, 3 to 0. Minor leagues and weather outlook accompanying the page note Cedar Rapids Dubuage at 0-4-1 and Cedar Rapids.
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Boston
Chicago
Smith
Chicaco
the Rite
Cleveland
Washington
Scor
Berger
N. Clarke
Cates
Strest
Hinchman
Lajoie
Unglaub
Stovall
Altizer
Jole
Pet
Detroit
Guta Et Louis
Pitateaputa
New Yorke
Pittsburg
New York
Rks
Philadelphia
Brooklyn Ees
Three More Die In Chicago Heat Wave
Chicago reports three additional deaths from heat prostration on a Wednesday. Mortality lingers in tenement districts where infant deaths rise, water supplies dwindle as lawns are watered, and lumber yards are kept wet by orders to curtail dry spell risk. Impersonation case notes arrest in Salt Lake City. France declines to dissolve labor federation as cabinet meets. Funston receives farewell in San Francisco. A quip on the rarity of seeing a husband after age forty unless at a funeral.
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Chicago
France
Paris
Fallieres
General Federation of Labor
Markets Report Mixed Livestock Prices and Dayton News
August 6 Hamden Junction Ohio reports a broad market snapshot with cattle hogs and sheep prices fluctuating. notable figures include western steer six to seven dollars, hogs around six fifty, and native mutton near four to five dollars per head. the item also notes shipments and price ranges across various classes.
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Kansas
Greesrd
Sfa
Shere
Bargains in Real Estate on Local Listings
Real estate listings show a two room frame dwelling listed at $550. Trade options include exchange for jars or property in the southwest part of the city and either payment or assumption of the difference.
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Turner
Addison
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