Negro voters stir Indiana and Illinois in 1906 era politics
The piece surveys 1906 race dynamics with focus on African American voters shifting power in Indiana and Illinois, noting Roosevelt and Taft era debates. It cites gains in black electorate from 18445 in 1900 to over 25,000 in Indiana and from 31,247 in Illinois to around 90,000, implying potential impact on party alignment and 1904/1906 contests. Also mentions disruption at a Republican township convention and broader party tensions over civil rights and patronage.
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Awake House calls for New York special session in 1909
The Cour Journal reports an Awake Honce program announces a New York special session of Congress on March 4, 1909 to revise tariffs. It notes Republican Ways and Means committee will draft a plan, urging cautious public scrutiny to avoid political maneuvering.
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Forty Hours Devotion Begins at St Simon's Church
Forty hours devotion to be observed at St Simon's Church starting next Sunday. Visiting priests will assist in the services during the event.
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Kentucky Farmers Driven to Leave State Amid Night Rider Threats
March 22 Lexington Kentucky reports warn letters and night rider visits push farmers in forty two counties to abandon tobacco and barley beds. Farm owners sell property, plan to move to the states as threats escalate after the murder of Farmer Hedges in Nicholas County. Unrest spreads from Mt Sterling area with threats and armed tensions heightening across the district.
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Night Riders Murder in Kentucky Farm Country
Fragmentary notice reports a murder by masked night riders near Carlidle Kentucky. The event centers on farmer Harter Hedren, killed by a shotgun volley as he faced the attackers at his home. Recounts a rough era of masked violence and political rhetoric interwoven with local life.
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Horrible matricide anderson youth murders his mother
A nine year old Grover Blake of Anderson is arrested after a brutal crime in which his mother William Blake is killed. The home shows blood stains, a butcher knife, and a torn suit found in the room. Police claim possible accomplices and report the alleged escape of a suspect seen near a depot. The case prompts a local inquiry into safety as investigators examine the murder scene.
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Grand Jury in Cassell Case and Local Crimes
A tumultuous day opens with Spencer and Emery Cassell facing a grand jury in Indianapolis after his arrest for murder. Prosecutor Moss has summoned witnesses. an indictment may come by Tuesday evening with Cassell’s trial likely in early April. Separate items note miners and operators in Terre Haute, prison escapes in Helena and Greenfield, a poisoning case in Wabash, a safe blow in Greenfield, and an earthquake in Imperial California.
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Indignation in Cyn ton over Japanese demands and boycott
A Self-Government society in Cyn ton organized mass meetings against Japanese demands in the Tara Maru case. Over 50,000 attended protests, clothing was burned in a bonfire, and calls were made to dismiss Yuan Shu Kat over foreign affairs weakness.
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Society of Cynton
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Brief Dispatches From a Fragmented Ledger of 19th Century News
The item lists a fire destruction on Levy block 43 08 City Pa and a $15 campaign to end horse racing in Louisiana. It mentions Evanson of Delpth breaking an American record, Intercollegiate baseball opening week with games at Princeton and New Haven, and a U S Senator H R who has been seriously ill in Columbia South Carolina. Reports from Douglas Island Leeds 109 Western F eaprattan Miners at Jopean Alaska cover a general strike. A Panama bound American torpedo boat supposedly aims to delay battleships off Magdalena Bay. A New York police shake up follows gambling charges tied to officials. An advertising note extols Electric Bitters as a cure for stomach and kidney disorders, claiming wide efficacy.
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Candidates for Congress and Prosecuting Attorney Nominees
A report lists several candidates in the Second district for Congress including Davis of Greene and Alvin Padgett of Daviess count with nominations subject to the Democratic congressional convention. Arthur H Greenwood of Daviess county plans to run for prosecuting attorney in the Forty ninth district subject to the Democratic judicial convention. Charles T. Williams of Davie county is also named as a candidate for prosecuting attorney in the Forty ninth Judicial district under the Democratic convention.
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Washington Township Trustees and Assessor Candidates Named
W W Peagans P Il Ragsdale Lancen H Stuckey James McCullough and Charles Netys are listed as candidates for Washington Township trustee and assessor with nominations pending the Democratic convention. Lester Lee also seeks the township assessor post under party guidance.
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