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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1896
Page
2
A Westville Indiana post office listing announces weekly publication and rates. It also calls Republican voters to a mass convention at LaPorte on June 24 to nominate candidates for multiple La Porte County and county offices with terms varying up to four years.
Uriah Colbert declares his candidacy for State Senator pending action by the Republican County Convention. His announcement frames the bid as contingent on the convention's decision and timeline.
Albert P. Want is presented for re nomination as Representative in the State Assembly and Eugene Spaeth is a candidate before the Republican County Convention for the office of County Clerk.
Eugene R Moore of Annaporte announces his candidacy for county treasurer subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. Julius Conitz asks to announce in the columns that Moore will be a candidate before the convention.
Editor announces that Phineas O. Small will seek re nomination as sheriff contingent on the Republican County Convention decision. The notice appears in the Exprosser columns.
The name of Dr. R. B. Short will be placed before the Republican County Convention for re nomination for the coroner's office.
A political dispatch rails at free silver as Indiana Democrats declare for it and notes President Cleveland's veto of the river and harbor bill being overridden. It mocks silver zealots, previews the Republican convention in St Louis, and urges vigilance ahead of the November campaign.
Records show 125,000 living Union soldiers from the Civil War and an average of 25,000 deaths annually. In the year ending June 30, 27,819 war veterans on pension rolls died. As of June 30, 1895, 970,524 survivors were drawing pensions. Congress allocated 150,000,000 for pensions, with 139,807,317.30 disbursed.
Fragmentary note from the Philadelphia Record hints at a poetic or cultural item titled gearalogs addressing the popular heart, but readable content is incomplete and offers no clear event or人物. The fragment cites no dates, places, or concrete facts to summarize.
The piece ridicules several political figures including Belford of Denver who backs secession and Congressman Howard of Alabama who favors impeachment of Grover Cleveland. It notes a Lafayette Sunday Times report on Jim Murdock's congressional bid and lampoons party politics with sharp, satirical language.
The tea leaf forecast predicts November results that will dwarf prior upheavals as protection reciprocity prosperities return. The author expects a party realignment across counties and states, with Indiana delivering a larger majority than two years ago and a LaPorte convention on June 24 nominating officers for two years.
In a festive editorial the Michigan City News lauds Hanly’s concession and praises Republican unity. It argues the party’s welfare outweighs individual hurt and urges Democrats’ doubts to be proven wrong in the coming campaign while urging Michigan City Republicans to rally behind Crumpacker and the party.
106093 Reward, 109. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure vi al its states and that is Catarrh. Huali's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. Halls Cuatarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in do ing its work. 'The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address, IF. J. CHENEY & CO., To ledo, O terSold by druggists, Tdc.
Splendid opportunities for home-seekers and others to relocate in Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota South Dakota and Nebraska. Fertile land is offered on reasonable terms with opportunities for farmers and dairymen. Full information is provided free upon application to W. B. Kniskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago.
Michigan City hosts a vast Republican convention as Crumpacker gains a solid delegate advantage over Hanly. The event confirms party unity despite a heated roll call and partisan clashes, with Crumpacker predicted to boost the district's November majority.
The U S Government Reports declare Royal Baking Powder superior to competing brands, noting consistent leavening quality and purity. Readership is urged to consider official ratings when selecting baking products.
The Indicator announces four commendable candidates for La Porte County offices. Uriah Culbert of Michigan City is the party choice for Senator, praised for his prior assembly service. A P Hunt seeks re election as Representative, noted for scholarship and judgment. Eugene Spaeth is favored for Clerk due to long county residence and esteem. Dr R B Short of Union Mills is praised as a careful coroner likely to return to office.
County Auditor Doran provides the IN DICATOR with a recent apportionment of town and township funds. The notice details how funds are distributed among municipalities. The report names involved towns and the method used for allocation.
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