Delphi Citizen historic notes and editorial leadership
The Delphi Citizen traces its roots to 1848 and notes Carroll County Indiana lineage. Edmund Parke Beadle serves as editor and business manager with Celia L Beadle as associate editor. Official Democratic paper of Carroll County Indiana with subscription details and postal information.
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Edmund Parke Beadle
Celia L. Beadle
Democratic
Carroll County
Indiana
Delphi
E. Franklin St
Indiana History Reflects Party Polls and Tariff Views
The piece traces the Indiana Republican stance on registration and election safeguards dating to post Civil War era, noting past opposition to registration law, alleged ballot buying by both parties, and shifts that led to the Australian ballot. It also cites David A Wells on tariffs, and argues tariff friction as a local issue with northern states diverging from protected interests, impacting future markets.
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Republican Party
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio River
Dorsey
Dudley
Garfield
Harrison
Democratic Party
Whiskey Party
David A. Weiss
David A. Wells
Congress
Wells
Hancock
United States
The Tariff Situation Editorial From March 20
The Indianapolis News editorial warns of tariff policy complications and shifting sectional lines as southern representatives react to industrial interests. It notes Massachusetts voting Democratic despite Republican state support, signaling broad political realignments shaping tariff attitudes.
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Indianapolis News
Pé&Fer
Smith
South
Corporation
Massachussetts
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Decline of Indiana Newspaper Knowledge Sparks Debate
A columnist laments rising ignorance among modern news staff in Indiana papers. He recalls how past editors and reporters rode a strict editorial gate from telegraph desk to proofreader, insisting on factual, locally grounded knowledge. He argues higher education dilutes practical newsroom expertise.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Telegraph
Lafayette
Vincennes
Philadelphia
Jackson
New Orleans
John H. Holiday
Bill” Blodgett
John H. Holliday
Berry Sulgrove
George Harding
Lige Halford
Printing in Indianapolis: a call for sober student effort
A fragment notes old hands who built Indianapolis newspapers forty years ago and argues for steady work over flashy schooling. It cautions modern students to avoid printer trades and focus on a college of journalism for future success.
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Indianapolis
Governor Defies College Critics In Political Debate
Women voters confronted Governor Leslie over a registration bill praised by college professors of political economy and civil government. He dismissed their credentials noting his college experience while opponents argued that education informs policy and criticizes machine politics and the governor’s stance. The women insist college taught fundamental good government and should guide action despite political pushback.
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Leslie
Republican Party
Woodrow Wilson
Bosses Thrive Amid Indiana Primary Fight
The Citizen urges both parties to pressure reps for friendly primary legislation, warning that bosses aim to repeal reform. Democratic women, and a minority of Republicans, oppose the bosses yet fear their strong influence. A political upheaval is seen as required for better governance in Indiana.
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Citizen
General Assembly
Indiana
Prompt for a bigger hurdle than prohibition enforcement
A government contract question asks what exceeds prohibition enforcement in scale or impact. It frames how policy aims to prevent illegal activity and ensure compliance, suggesting larger strategic goals such as public safety, economic stability, or efficient governance.
Truth Behind Tax Payment and Ed Jackson Surplus
The remark links tax payments to political truth about Ed Jackson and the surplus that helped elect the current governor. It presents a political context tied to fiscal concerns and leadership outcomes.
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Ed Jackson
Blackbird Lacked Support in State Bird Proposal
The blackbird faced little backing in the effort to adopt a state bird, likely because it takes more actions than other birds to curb the stock of fishing worms.
Republican Farmers Question Campaign Lies on Taxes
The speaker suggests Republican farmers may turn against rising taxes once they stop believing what Dailey and Cravens claimed during the last campaign. The remark frames tax policy as a political test for farmer voters.
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Frank Dailey
Joe Cravens
Mellon and Mellonism Under Fire in Treasury Debates
The piece denounces Secretary Mellon and the Coolidge administration for favoring big business through debt policy. It accuses Mellon of harming small bondholders by calling in the second and third loan while paying 4 percent on new certificates to cushion the wealthy. It warns of a looming deficit, cites rising expenditures, and blasts press support for Mellon as propaganda.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Treasury
Congress
Coolidge
Tariff Reprisals Threaten U S Trade With Canada
The piece warns that rising US tariffs may provoke retaliatory measures abroad, jeopardizing Canada US trade of around one billion dollars annually. It notes Canadian officials and press pushback, with Canada considering trade effects of tariff changes and potential penalties on British imports. President Quezon of the Philippines also cables Washington.
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Congress
Canada
Hoover
Canadien
James A. Robb
House of Commons
United States
Quezon
Phillippine Senate
Washington
Tariff Debates Strain U S Latin American Trade Ties
The article notes warnings from Argentina of retaliation over corn tariff increases and the Cuban ambassador's warning that higher sugar tariffs could abrogate the Platt amendment. It cites tensions with France Spain and other European nations and discusses President Hoover’s cautious stance amid pressure for broader tariff revisions that could threaten foreign markets.
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Argentina
Washington
Cuba
France
Spain
Latin America
Canada
Prosperity critique in a nation of contrasts
The piece contrasts soaring bank profits led by George F. Baker with rural distress from abandoned farms and needed repairs. It notes Col William J Donovan turning down a secretary of war post and Jim Reed missing an amendment on bootlegger penalties, mocking politicians.
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Fred Landis
Indianapolis Times
First National Bank of
New York City
George F. Baker
United States
Washington
Col
William J. Donavan
Public reflections mix politics culture and history
The writer opines on values while noting Chaplin, Foch, Florida furs, and Sharkey Stribling, jokes about Hyde as agriculture secretary, calls Lindy a nickname, critiques Republicans and tariffs, mentions Borah and Progressive views, questions education labeling, and imagines Jim Watson using Daniel Webster's desk.
Questioning Indiana Voting Reform by Republicans
A critic asserts the Republican Party has long supported honest ballots in the South but challenges them to name a single Indiana law they have promoted to ensure every vote is honestly cast and counted within the state.
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Republican Party
South
Indiana
Laff That Off senior class play at high school
The senior class at the high school presents the comedy Laff That Off in the auditorium on Wednesday and Thursday April 17 and 18. Tickets and show times will be announced at the doors.
Lenin and Trotsky Helped Topple the Kaiser, Historians Say
The author argues Germany profited from Lenin and Trotsky to destabilize Russia and hasten the German collapse. They claim future historians will praise Lenin’s role and question anti Soviet bias, noting Russia’s wartime peace led to mutiny and the armistice before Allied troops landed in Germany. The piece also lauds Wilson as a great war leader and contrasts Lincoln’s Civil War era.
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Germany
Trotski
Lenin
Russia
Fred Landis
Landis
Paganda
Nicholas Niw
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Wilson
Democrat overlooks quarterly contributions amid campaign church ties
A Democrat faced with multiple economies may neglect his quarterly contributions. The article notes his church connections with a pulpit filled by a political preacher from the last campaign, highlighting potential influence on his financial duties.
Notice to Taxpayers Democrat Township April 15 1929 Meeting
Emergency for 37000 dollars to be spent in Democrat School Township Carroll County Indiana to repair and add to Cutler school building. Meeting set for April 15 1929 at 7 30 PM at the Cutler school house to declare emergency and appropriate funds. Advisors Moss Mann Quinn with Hanna Hanna and Gus A Hall attorneys.
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Democrat
Carroll
County
Indiana
Cutler
Rank M. Moss
Charles N. Mann
Sorth Quinn
Democrat Township
Carroll County
Hanna & Hanna
Gus A. Hall
Notice of Insolvency in Aikens Estate
Carroll Circuit Court April Term 1929 finds the estate of Sarah I Aikens insolvent and to be settled. Creditors must file claims for allowance by June 3 1929. Witness the clerk at Delphi Indiana April 3 1929. Floyd J Julien Clerk Garrell Circuit Court James O Obear Attorney.
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Sarah I. Aikens
Carroll Circuit Court
Delphi
Indiana
Floyd J. Julien
Garrell
James 0. Obear
Thomas Brennan
Cartwright & Wason
Towit
Township Twenty Six
Carroll County
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of New J
Annie G. Brennan
Theodore C. Piatt
Carroll Circuit
Floy
J. Julien
Rhoda M. Piatt
Joseph Miller
Orpha Miller
Circuit Court
Gus A. Hall
Notice of Administration in Carroll County Indiana
The Carroll Circuit Court clerk appoints Edward O. Grimm executor of Barbara Dye’s last will. The estate is described as solvent. March 23, 1929. Vaughn & Vaughn attorneys. Also executrix Elia Hd named for Theodore H Rohde’s estate. Executorship noted March 19, 1929. Hanna & Hanna attorneys.
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Carroll Circuit Court
Carroll County
State of
Indiana
Barbara Dye
Edward O. Grimm
F Vaughn & Vaughn
Theodore H. Rohde
Saides
Elia HD
Gus A. Hall
Hanna & Hanna
Carroll
Circuit Court
Joseph W Hanna
John L. Hanna
Ralph B. Hanna
Administrator's Sale of Personal Property
Roy C. Clauser as administrator will auction on April 5 1929 at the S P Clauser farm near Rockfield and Delphi items from the estate of Juel P Clauser. Contents include livestock tools household goods furniture vehicles stock and lumber with credit terms over five dollars and eight percent interest. Hanna & Hanna represent the estate.
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Juel P. Clauser
Carroll Circuit Court of
Indiana
Samuel P. Clauser
S. P. Clauser
Rockfield
Delphi
ROY _C. CLAUSER
Hoshaw Bros
Frank Sanderson
Hanna & Hanna
Circuit Court Allowances and Estate Notices in Carroll County
Public notices from Carroll County Indiana 1929 record circuit court allowances for various individuals and administrators. Includes remarks by Auditor L J Whit J and Clerk Floyd J Julien. Also notices to heirs creditors concerning Theo dore C Piatt and Joseph Miller estates with final settlement dates and required appearances.
Beil Estate Administrator Named in Carroll Circuit Court
Clerk of the Carroll Circuit Court names Irwin W. Humes as administrator of the estate of Frances C. G. Beil, deceased, of Carroll County. Gus A. Hall is listed as attorney. March 27, 1929.
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Carroll Circuit
Carroll County
State of
Indiana
Frances CG. Beil
Irwin W. Humes
Gus A. Hall
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Grand Rapids
Charley Chaplin
Marshal Foch
Florida
Missouri
Arthur M. Hyde
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Anne Morrow
Augustus
Lindy
Borah
Jim Watson
Daniel Webster
Webster
Jim
Jesse R. Clawson Sons
William Acheson
Meyrtic
LegoRenooneek
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The
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I. J. L. Whiteman
L. Whit J
Tubby
Chester
OU Forscot
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