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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
4
The readable parts describe political stances including Taft Roosevelt and China restrictions, a Louisiana sawmill claim of vast daily capacity, and scattered mentions of Princeton and a long-past game. The text is garbled but preserves named entities and places.
The president asks Congress to enact measures before the session ends addressing child labor, employer liability, and interstate commerce. He advocates fair labor practices, revised tariffs, and rapid action on injunctions and traffic agreements while opposing blacklist tactics. He citesRecent court decisions and urges timely, specific reforms.
Springfield March 26 Illinois Republicans meet to select four delegates and four at large, with a platform endorsing Cannon, Governor Deneen, civil service reform and primary law. Delegates at large include Senator Shelby M Coll Senator Albert Hopkins Governor Charles Deneen and Mayor Fred A Russell of Chicago. The convention plans limited adjournment and neither state officers nor statewide nominations are on the agenda.
Dispatches report ten additional U S warships ordered to pay, a Naw tion convention in New York, and varied items from voter turnout in North Dakota to a murder at a New York home. Reports cover international diplomacy, indictments, and notable deaths including Spencer Cavendish, the eighth Duke of Devonshire, in Cannes.
The clipped items name Marguerite Scoble and several locals including John Cjtess and Moorge Suith, with scattered references to places like Knox Paw and Tirkn. The text reads as a garbled list of names, residences, and brief actions from a community personals column.
The missionary society met Wednesday at Mrs J W O Aran's home with a full program. Officers elected for the year include President Nir, Vice President WLR, Secretary Tyemayrere Mrg, and members G Allen Reertzéns Mrs W B Allen.
An assortment of patent medicines and tonics claim rapid reliefs for coughs colds asthma bronchitis hoarseness and winter ailments. promotional lines tout Dr Kings New Discovery Mountain Tea laxative remedies and a hemorrhoid ointment with money back guarantees. some ads note trial bottles and low prices amid general health product push.
The announcement lists Cyrus E. Davia of Greene county and Padgett of Daviess county as Democratic candidates for Congress in the Second District, pending convention decisions. It also names Arthur Greenwood and T. Williams for Prosecuting Attorney in the Forty-ninth Judicial District, and W. W. Feagan, P. Hy Tagadalo, Lawson Stuckey, and Lester Lee as candidates for Washington Township offices including trustee and assessor, all subject to respective Democratic conventions.
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