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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1908
Page
2
The July 25 1908 issue from Boyd and Daokes Daily Democrat features local notices and brief items in a single page format. It contains community updates and small announcements typical of a rural newspaper of the period.
The piece argues Democrats hope to win Indiana with William Jennings Bryan while Republicans fear a Bryan victory and Taft lags among veterans. It notes Civil War memory, Decoration Day remarks, and labor concerns as tensions rise over the state's political future.
The Herald questions the county unit approach in Indiana politics and notes Republican leaders dispute its meaning. James B. Watson argues the platform endorses local self government. counties choosing to allow or ban saloons would reflect majority will.
The article discusses organized labor backing Bryan with the Republican Party blamed for presses on labor leaders. It notes labor leaders argue wealth concentrates with distributors and grocery, bakers, and common trades harmed if wage cuts occur. It also covers local political nominations for prosecuting attorney and a court decision impacting Rae’s fund annulling a $29.24 million claim.
Lew Shank former county recorder and Republican figure in Tudianapalis Indiana rode home after his runaway horse kicked off his trousers. He braced against the dashboard and landed between the horse and the vehicle, bruised but steering toward home. He saved a blanket, possibly a lesson in local bravado.
A partisan clash unfolds as labor unions push a pro labor stance stirring GOP anxiety. Editorials accuse Republicans of fearmongering while unions rally support and Democratic leaders steer the platform toward labor harmony ahead of key elections.
A collage of brief items from New York to Illinois and beyond. Croker eyes a New York return this fall while denying campus activity, along with a murder arrest in Chester and a president elected in Doslon. Reports of revolts in Dabriy and fraud indictments in Chicago circulate amid storm damage in Pittsburg and a bishop Potter funeral in Cooperstown.
An article reports 19 Indians slain and Xican troops losing two fighters in a battle with the Pappagos. The clash ends with significant casualties on both sides affecting regional tensions and military standings.
In Sonora near the Santa Ana station on the Sonora railroad a clash between Mexican troops and Papago Indians ends with chiefs Delores and his son among nineteen killed and many wounded after a surprise Indian village attack and a tactical retreat by troops. The battle, sparked by attempts to return Yaquia to reservations, follows two prior subduing expeditions and features Captain Haron leading sixty soldiers.
The government wireless station at Point Loma reached Admiral Sperry's Connecticut in the Pacific near Auckland route with 2300 mile contact. Static power from the damp night hindered clear reception while the Connecticut reported position 165 west and 9 to 10 north. A separate note reports Capt Baldwin's airship testing at Fort Meyer and inspection by Lt Lahm.
Detroit overwhelms Cleveland 4 to 0 as Crawford drives in two runs and Summers and Schmidt add two base hits. Pitchers Lons and Clarke secure the win for Detroit while Clemens, Downes, Schaefer and Russian strike out in a compact box score.
July market notes show Chicago cattle with steer prices around 2.40 to 6.50, cows 3.00 to 5.25, calves and feeders 3.00 to 4.00, stockers and feeders 2.75 to 4.50, with hogs at 4.40 to 6.50 and sheep around 3.50 to 5.75. Prices in St Louis and city exports noted. grain bids list No 2 hard and No 2 red, with assorted wheat and corn values. Also mentions William J. Bryan departing Lincoln for Chicago accompanied by John E. Osborne and reporters. Italian cruiser plan in San Francisco. Fallieres visiting Stockholm.
Annie Caple of Cincinnati writes that Peruna relieved her persistent catarrh after trying many remedies. She reports a marked improvement within a month and mentions her overall health improving. People preferring solid medicine are advised to try Peruna tablets, described as the ideal laxative.
The Travelers Insurance Company data reveals most claims pay out for accidents at home and in offices, with pedestrians and horse and vehicle incidents next, then recreation and travel, including railroads and ships. The company pays annual dividends and traces origins back to the 1800s.
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