History's Worst Scandal Exposed Over Sugar Policy
Harvey's Weekly accuses President Wilson of a billion dollar blunder by neglecting to buy the Cuban sugar crop. It cites Hoover's cable urging action and a 1819 U.S. Manufacturers' resolution warning of high prices, noting three months of wait before the Cuban crop sale and blaming White House inaction for higher living costs.
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Woodrow Wilson
Harvey
Tinkham
Massachusetts
United State
1Ure
Col
George Harvey
Wilson
Hoover
Faris
United States Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Pat Wilson
Sugar Equalvation Board
White House
United States
Harding Not Afraid to Work On Acceptance Speech
Warren G. Harding shows a strong work ethic by drafting his acceptance speech in a quiet room with pencil and paper. He avoided stenographers, writing for over a week and rarely changing the manuscript, saying I write as I think and it is a longtime habit.
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Marion
Warren G. Harding
Bes “Ti
Benator
Farmers Favor Planks in Platforms of G O P
Indianapolis Ind General approval of the Republican platform planks on farm affairs follows the party's principles. The national plank to extend credit and improve fertilizer materials production is widely supported. The state plank backing farm ownership legislation is also endorsed by agricultural interests.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Republican Party
Republican State Committee
McCray Resting Up For Broad Indiana Campaign
Republican governor hopeful Warren T. McCray has returned from Lake George Michigan to launch a vigorous statewide drive. He plans to visit every county with backing promised from influential leaders and farmers voting solid support in rural precincts.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Warren T. Mc Cray
Lake George
Mich
McCray
Expenditures and Tax Levies for Troy Township 1920-21
Trustee of Troy Township outlines proposed annual expenditures and tax levies for 1920-21 at Covington office on September 7 1920. Items include township and local tuition expenditures, special school tax, road tax, library and poor expenditures with totals and overall tax rate of 49 cents per hundred dollars. Taxables totals shown for lands, personal property and improvements.
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Covington
Mortgage exemption and taxables figures for estate
The document lists four million five hundred eighteen thousand nine hundred sixty dollars as credit on account of mortgage exemption and eighty four thousand six hundred eighty five dollars and twenty cents as net taxables of the township. It notes 143 polls and is signed by Albert M. Hegg as Trustee dated August 2, 1920.
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Albert M. Hegg
Fulton Township 1920 21 Expenditures and Tax Levy
The Trustee of Fulton Township Fountain County proposes for the year 1920 21 expenditures and tax levies by the Advisory Board at its annual meeting on September 7 1920 at 10 a m the following estimates Township expenditures 1500 00 Township tax 7 cents Local Tuition expenditures 8000 00 tax 35 cents Special School Tax expenditures 6000 00 tax 27 cents Poor expenditures 200 00 tax 1 cent Total expenditures 17700 00 total tax 78 cents on 100 valuation 1717700 Railroads Express Palace Car Telegraph Telephone lines etc valued as last year 391970 Signed Joe Starkey dated August 10 1920
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Troy Township
Founain County
Covington
Ind
Fulton Township
Fountain County
Wabish Township
Palace Car
Cain Township
Hillsboro
Expenditures And Tax Levy For Wabish Township 1920 21
The Trustee and Advisory Board schedule a September 1920 meeting to approve estimates for the year 1920 21. Totals show expenditures 13 586 62 with a 74 cent per hundred dollar tax, including township and bond taxes plus specific school and poll levies. Valuation figures include improvements and rail and telegraph lines among tax duplicate totals.
Taxable Property and Credit Details of Yerkes Exemption
Draft shows credit amount of 1 860 200.00 on Mort Exemption and net taxable property of township 24 170.00 with 142 polls. Signed Charles T. Yerkes, dated August 6, 1920.
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Charles T. Yerkes
Notice of final settlement in Anna Akin estate
In the Fountain Circuit Court September Term 1920 Robert N Voliva as Administrator with will annexed presents and files his account and vouchers for final settlement of the estate of Anna Akin deceased The court date is October 22 1920 Heirs creditors or legatees must appear and show cause why the account should not be approved and heirs must prove their heirship by that time and place Odw August 13 1920 Robert N Voliva
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Robert N. Voliva
Anna Akin
Millcreek Township Tax Levy Hearing Set for Sept 7 1920
The Trustee of Millcreek Township Fountain County announces a meeting of the Advisory Board at the trustee’s office in Yeddo on Tuesday September 7 1920 at 10 am to consider expenditures and taxes for 1920 21. Proposed spending covers township expenditures 7600 township tax 4 cents on 224000 and 32 cents on the fund 14090 special school debt expenditures 11000 road tax expenditures 2500 no levy due to on hand funds library expenditures 450 tax 1 cent per 100 dollars poor expenditures 450 tax 1 cent per 100 dollars total expenditures 44100 total tax 95 cents per 100 dollars net taxables 3715800 Kingman 588690 total 4314490 subject to State Tax Board changes 303 polls. Signed J E Palmer.
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Millcreck Township
Fountain County
Yeddo
Kingman
State
J. E. Palmer
Expenditures and Tax Le vies for Cain Township 1920
The Cain Township trustee meeting at Hillsboro school house on September 7 1920 at 10 p m to consider estimates for the year. Township expenditures 15000 tax 03 cents 11000 tax 20 cents. Special School expenditures 28000 tax 55 cents. Road Tax expenditures 4000 tax 08 cents. Total expenditures 44500 total tax 96 cents. Net township tax 4562150.
Ship's Net Taxable Property Sets at 5 078 670
The document lists net taxable property of the ship as 5 078 670 dollars and notes 357 polls. Signed by W. E. Brant as trustee. Dated August 2, 1920.
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Siened
W. E. Brant
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Sugar Gost
Harding
M’cray
Bible School
Presbyterian Church
Arthur Harmon
Eda
Mowhe Mak
Scott
IES
Shew Wieree
Joe Starkey
Fountain
Lars
Clem & Harden
Ford and Sales Service
de Laval
Mayer Hardware Co
Covington, Ind
Fountain Fertilizing Co
Verdersburg, Ind
Elmer Marsel
Chamberlain
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