Local Official Roles List for County Officials
Representative in Congress John S Benham Joint Representative John W Johnston Prosecuting Attorney Charles S Royce Clerk Chcu't Court Chris H Kassendick Treasurer William B Goyert Recorder Daily E McCoy Sheriff Thomas Harper Coroner Horace A Martin Surveyor Otto W Pepgee Commissioner First District Henry H Gookins Commissioner Third District Robert G Schulenburg
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John W. Johnston
Charles S. Royce
Chris H. Kassendick
William B. Goyert
Daily E. McCoy
Thomas Harper
Horace A. Martin
Otto W. Pegee
Henry H. Gookins
Robert G. Schulenborg
Wilson ally Creel to stump for Cox in 1920 race
The Petersburg Press notes George Creel, famed for wartime publicity, will campaign in support of Jimmie Cox as President Wilson delegates and Republicans debate the national political stakes in 1920. James E. Watson, a leading Indiana senator, is highlighted as a national figure whose fortunes are closely watched.
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Wilson
George Creel
Jimmie Cox
Creel
France
America
Watson
United States Senate
Indiana
Petersburg Press
Cox Attacks Republicans Undermines Campaign Dignity
The piece denounces Cox for repeating old charges and inventing new ones against Republican candidates and campaign managers. It argues his wealth and political craft cloak a roughneck character unfit for the presidency, warning the public of his deceptive respectability.
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Cox
Mr. Cox
United States
People of
America
Wilsons League Supporters Remember War Powers
The piece argues that President Wilson could deploy military forces to police nations without Congress declaring war. It notes Congress never declared war on Russia, yet American forces were sent to Siberia where many soldiers died in harsh conditions and were buried in Siberian graves. Mothers whose sons perished in Siberia gain no solace from the lack of a formal war declaration.
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Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Congress
Russia
Wilson
Siberia
Siberian
Japan to Present Immigrant Question at League
Japan, a League of Nations member with a special treaty with Great Britain, is preparing to bring before the League the issue of Japanese immigration, seeking settlement through the international body.
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Japan
League of Nations
Great Britain
League For Settlement
Political Battle Over League Defense Policy and Party Critique
The argument centers on League of Nations influence on U S immigration and land ownership policies with seven nations able to press the issue and a possible Japanese appeal to the Assembly. It critiques Democrats and Republicans, contrasting past Republican pride with Democratic hopes and memorializes Democratic failures with a series of graveyard metaphors for state sovereignty slavery and silver currency ideas.
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Wilson
Appomattox
South Carolina
Republic
Democratic Party
Nebraska
Chicago
Platte
William McKinley
Woman Pioneer Geographer Visits Bismarck Archipelago
Misa B. Pullen-Barry, described as a pioneer geographer, was the flat geographer to visit some unknown parts of the Bismarck archipelago.
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Misa B. Pullen-Barry
Bismarck Archipelago
Reporter Seeks Credit for Town News After Missing Out
A witty local column mocks a reporter who complains about not being cited for a story while he himself was out of town. The piece portrays him as needy for acknowledgment and jokes about mental telepathy gathering news.
League Opposition to Wilson Covenant and Peace Vision
The piece argues Harding and Republicans oppose the Wilson league of nations, urging a “league of free nations” grounded in justice rather than power. It cites Harding’s Marion speech supporting a court of international justice and warns against entangling alliances, noting recent primary results and women voters' influence.
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Indiana
League of Nations Covenant
Wilson
Association of Free Nations
Harding
League
Europe
Council of the League
Council
Wilson League
League Council
United States
Washington
Republic
Republican Party
Wilson League of Nations
Marion
Versailles
Court of International Justice
Hague
Maine
Watson
Georgia
League of Nations
Moses
New Hampshire
Maine Republicans surge as women back ticket in vote
The Maine election shows an overwhelming Republican win with women voters supporting the ticket in large numbers. The pre suffrage Democratic vote barely rose from scattered ballots.
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Maine
Democratic greed cited by party official in New York interview
The Ways and Means chairman and former U S ambassador to Germany spoke in New York about campaign funding. He said the party seeks to maximize subscriptions and described using government girls in South Dakota paid $40 each for campaign expenses as part of Democratic fundraising.
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Ways and Means Committee
Democratic Party
Germany
New York
The
Sun
New York Herald
South Dakota
Harding's Farm Policies Speech at Minnesota State Fair
Senator Harding outlined a comprehensive farm aid program at the Minnesota state fair in Minneapolis. He pledged larger farmer representation in government and offered concrete policy steps to assist agriculture.
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Harding
Minnesota
Farm policy goals for cooperative marketing and price stabilization
The text outlines aims to create marketing co operatives for farm products, study world markets to stabilize prices, curb price fixing, manage farm loans to reduce tenancy and support long term credits, restore railway efficiency, and revise tariffs to shield American agriculture. The candidate also urges diversified crops, reclamation and intensive farming, and improving rural social life while addressing urban drift. Tribune Job Printing Always Pleases.
Worth Cultivating Quote by Victor Hugo
A quoted line from Victor Hugo on emile humor and its power to lighten the heavy burden shared by all living beings. The saying highlights the value of cheer and lightness amid life's weighty chains.
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Emile
Victor Hugo
Desperation ad seeks living space with quirky note
A terse ad requests a modern house flat garage or barn to reside in, even over a henhouse if roosters have Maz silencers. The item shifts to a Washington joke about George Washington’s hobby of training animals and showing tricks to friends.
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Boston Transcript
Washington
George Washington
We Had Forgotten Sparks of Horse Grooming Task
A Dallas News reflection notes the nostalgia of chores from cleaning spark plugs to brushing a horse with a curry comb, contrasting modern tasks with past routines.
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Dallas News
Tribute to Agriculture Inspires Brave Citizens and Soldiers
A historic note cites Cato praising the agricultural population as producers of brave men and valiant soldiers, a civic class least prone to evil schemes. The quotation frames rural virtue as a core social strength.
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Cato
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