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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1918
Page
4
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The piece grills Hays of Indiana and other Republicans for ties to big business lobbyists. It cites James Ell Watson and Charles Landis as examples of lawmakers who joined corporate lobbying, notes Chicago Mayor Thompson and Illinois Governor Hardbury, and praises William Jennings Bryan for backing the war and his humor in New York press.
The Canadian press condemns the Toronto demonstration where William J. Bryan faced a hostile crowd. The coverage notes the disgraceful reception and upholds Bryan's reputation amid the tumult.
Transit offers two daily trips by car from Corydon to New Albany and back for passengers. Depart Corydon 7 AM and 7 PM. New Albany 9:30 AM and 6 PM, plus Sunday 4 PM from Corydon and 6 PM return. Extra trips as practical. board at waypoints. phone L A Meech. For sale one work horse listed by Mrs. Chrs Keller.
A Monon passenger train derailed near Lafayette Indiana when a rail broke at midnight February 28. Three Harrison County people were aboard J L O Bannon of Corydon and Mr and Mrs Perry Wiseman of near Hill Grove. Wiseman sustained three broken ribs. The Wisemans were en route from Kalamazoo Michigan to visit Indiana relatives. General Harry Hale was among those nearby as beds and berths were jostled during the wreck. A separate public notice from Harrison County officials states a revised cost estimate of two thousand dollars for a Taylor township free gravel road project and is dated March 5 1918.
A detailed tally of payments approved by the Commissioners at the March term includes salaries and allowances for county officials and staff such as Mike Hauswald 5300 for Co. Highway Supt., H. M. Kannapel 3700 as Assist Highway Supt., Samuel Davidson 1085, Sherman Glenn, William Weilbaker 3345, Roy Graves 42, Joe Denbo 40, and many entries for road, jail, poor relief, and office expenses. Multiple townships and departments are named, with sundry vendors including Sentinel Printing Co. and Brown & Morris, plus various council and defense related disbursements.
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