Notice to road contractors Harrison County Indiana
The Harrison County Board of Commissioners Corydon Indiana will receive sealed bids for a 12859 foot highway improvement in Morgan township to be graded drained and paved with asphalt per county specifications. Bids opened July 1 1920 at 2 PM with bond equal to double the bid and noncollusion affidavit required.
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Board of Commissioners
Indiana
Harrison County
Sam C. Mauck
Harrison Co
Editorial on labor leaders and election rhetoric
The piece defends labor heads like Samuel Gompers against insulting remarks and warns that voters in November could paralyze the hand that writes such attacks.
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Harding
Samuel Gompers
Harrison County seeks proposals to improve John Alstott road
The Harrison County Board of Commissioners invites sealed proposals for grading draining and paving a 17638 foot section known as the John Alstott road in Jackson Township Corydon Indiana. Proposals due July 6 1920 at 2 00 PM with bond for faithful performance and plans on file in the auditor’s office.
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Board of Commissioners
Said County
Court House
Corydon
Indiana
Jackson Township
Harrison County
John Alstott
Office of the Auditor
State of
Samc, Mauck, A. H
What has come over Herbert Hoover in Chicago era
The piece questions Herbert Hoover's shift from reticence to loquacity after the Chicago convention. It notes his breakfast remarks praising the nominee and platform, then presses why he calls for a future stronger platform and ratification of Versailles with league reforms, raising doubt about his aims and timing. It also reports on a Lincoln Nebraska item about Senator Johnson's Nebraska campaign manager alleging delegates betrayed Johnson and a plan to publicize the breach.
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Herbert Hoover
Chicago
Bloover
Hoover
Senator Haring
Mito Mr. Hoover
League of Nations
League
Mr. Hoover
Herbert Jloover
Lincoln
Neb
Frank Harrison
Incom
Hiram Johnson
Nebraska
Johnson
Judge Lindsey Targets Harding Remarks on Roosevelt
The Denver judge and Bull Moose supporter cites Harding’s 1932 attacks on Roosevelt as a betrayal of progressive ideals. He argues Harding’s words would alienate Roosevelt’s followers and deprive the president candidate of key progressive votes. Indiana Daily Times quotes the criticism.
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Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Harding
Roosevelt
T. R
Benedict Arnold
Lindsey
Col
Senator Harding
Col. Roosevelt
Indiana Daily Times
Kansas Governor Allen Beaten by Politician Incident
A Kansas politician allegedly beat Governor Allen in a confrontation, details incomplete. The incident draws scrutiny on security measures and political tensions in the state capital.
Ordinary Politician Nominating General Wood at Chicago
An unnamed politician delivers the nominating speech at the Republican National Convention in Chicago placing General Leonard Wood in nomination for president. Allen and his delegation desert Wood to back Harding for vice president but Harding supporters refuse to place Allen on the ticket. The Corydon Republican editor laments Toner’s defeat for Indiana governor and Wood’s loss, while criticizing tax law from the Goodrich era.
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Chicago
Leonard Wood
Alen
Wood
Harding
Allen
Corydon Republican
Ed C. Toner
Indiana
General Wood
Enjoying a Trip West From Mr Keller and Mrs Keller
Eighth district letter from Oklahoma City dated June 22 1920 describes travel with Mr and Mrs E B Keller in Arkansas Oklahoma and New Mexico. It notes post office work with Claud Weaver scenes in Ogden and Clayton visits a Kansas City Southern wreck reports crops and rains, Billy Sunday revival at a Tabernacle, and a church offering of about 40000 dollars.
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E. 8. Keller
Oklahoma City
Oklo
L. M. O'Bannon
Corydon
Ind
Keller
Claud Weaver
Congress
W. E. Cox
Post
Kansas City Southern
Ark
Brother John
Ogden
Red River
John
James G. Binkley
Clayton
New Mexico
The
State University
Homer Rodehaver
Billy Sunray
E B Keller Sends Personal Regret and Well Wishes
The letter recalls friends since departure and mentions Luther Stover's untimely death. It notes both writers have caught several colds since starting and closes with best wishes, excluding the sender's stance on a presidential ticket.
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Luther Stover
Death of Mrs Cort Davis in Ramsey area
Mrs Minerva Davis wife of Cort Davis died Thursday morning June 24 at six at her home near Ramsey aged sixty years five months eleven days. Survived by husband six children Carl Ira Davis of Mc Lean Ill Mrs Edmund Rombley Mrs Hazel Seacat Miss Susan Davis and Robert Davis all of the county two brothers Crave and D C Davis of Ramsey and six grandchildren. Funeral June 25 at Wood's Chapel at two thirty conducted by Rev N M Rambiey and Rev Charles Davis burial in church cemetery Pfrimmer Chapel S. 8 to hold July 15 annual grove celebration near church further notices and program next week.
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Minerva Davis
Cort Davis
Ramsey
Isaac and
Christena Davis
Wood's Chapel
N. M. Rambiey
Charles Davis
Milltown
Church
Pfrimmer Chapel S. 8
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Ofce
Morgan Township
H. N. Fessel
Editorial
State of Indiana
LouiguiNe Courier-Journal
Hebert Hoover
Jolaison
Governor Allen
Kansas
Goodrich
Knights of St. John of Lanesville
Lanesville
Hess’ Grove
Heary Fachinger
Herman Shickel
John Bachman
Severin Bachman
Otto Stark
Edmund and
Oscar Day
Andrew Hess
Henry Goodman
Albert Hess
Ward
Orange-Crash Co
Chicago Laboratory
Los Angeles
Bocard’s City Bottling Works
New Albany
Lew
S. S
Jacob Turley
Tullis
Lenora Laine
Carrie Curley
Briscoe
HE Briscoe
Reasor & Martin
Corydon and
Corydon Junction
W. H. Keller
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