Money mad Washington graft and scandal under Harding era
A critical critique portrays the 1921 regime as money mad with graft from veterans bureau fraud to tariff corruption. It notes Cash sums to Fall 125 000 and total government losses estimated at 225 million over three years. The piece singles out Harding and officials like Burns and Daugherty amid a culture of self interest.
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Washington
Hardinger
Grant
Fall
Veterans’ Bureau
Mr. Daugherty
Dad
Harding
W. J. Burns
Department of Justice
Political Debate Over Harding Death Impact And Graft
The piece argues the guilt of retirement work in Harding’s death fuels public opinion and asserts Democrats would not behave differently under similar pressures. Senator Robinson cites cabinet corruption as evidence of cross party graft, urging a fall administration free of gold inflation and vigilant against scandals before they grow beyond control.
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Harding
Robinson
Arkansas
Washington
Teapot Dome
Veterans’ Bureau
Barnhart Declines Gubernatorial Run Citing Three Campaigns
In a letter to E. E. White of Lake County Democratic leaders Hon. Henry Barnhart says he will not enter the gubernatorial race. He cites reluctance to run three campaigns including state primary, possible convention contest, and general election. He offers to serve if called, a proviso seen as possible support for a compromise nomination.
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E. E. White
Democratic Committee of
Lake County
Henry Barnhart
Thirteenth
Purnell Faces Hard Primary With Klan Backing Feared
In Tippecanoe County the Ninth district senator Fred Purnell faces a tough Republican primary as Rev. Russell Kern of Covington announces his challenge. Kern, who spoke for the Ku Klux Klan at many venues last season, is seen as a potential Klan ally in the district.
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Tippecanoe County
Fred Purnell
Ku Klux Klan
Russell B. Kern
M. E
Covington
Purnell
Indiana Society of Chicago backs dunes park fund drive
In support of a state plan the Indiana Society of Chicago begins a campaign to match the $800,000 Indiana will spend to turn the southern Lake Michigan sand dunes into a public park and game preserve. Thousands visit the dunes each summer for nature and art.
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Indiana Sand Dunes
Lake Michigan
Indiana Society of Chicago
Indiana
Kern seeks Ninth District Congress seat in May primaries
Russell B. Kern of Covington announces his candidacy for Congress from the Ninth district subject to the Republican voters decision at the May 6 primaries.
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Russell B. Kern
Covington
Congress
Not the fault of the railroads in farm costs
The Bureau of Railway Economics reports freight rates for farm products as a small share of the buyer’s bill. Cattle, hogs, and sheep show rail charges ranging from about 5 to 7 percent, with farmers receiving roughly 88 to 91 cents of every dollar. The real strain on farmers comes from tariff boosts and weak foreign markets, not rail freight.
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Bureau of Railway Economics
Bureau
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Mulberry Man Prof Martin L Zerkle Seeks Democratic Nomination
Clinton County to vote May 6 for the Ninth district congressional nomination with Mulberry educator Martin L. Zerkle as the candidate. Zerkle, lifelong Democrat and Weidner Institute teacher, has lived in Clinton County since 1912 and served as acting president of Weidner Institute after World War I.
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Mulberry
Martin L. Zerkle
Zerkle
Weidner Institute
Clinton County
Professor Zerkle
Wittenberg
Indiana University
Feld
Nebraska
Stock Losses Dated in Indiana Firms Turn Tax Debacle
Investors in over two million dollars in R L Collings Company stock may deduct losses on income tax returns after court settlement. Some Dollings subsidiaries may be reorganized though two firms are seen as hopeless losses. John A M Adair seeks Democratic nomination for Congress, former governor candidate Goodrich race ally. South Bend Tribune notes Democrats may convert Saturday Night weekly edition.
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R.L. Collings Company
Indiana
Dollings Company
Dolling
R. L Dollings Company
International Note and Mortgage Company
Dollings
John A.M. Adair
Portland
Congress
Mr. Adair
James P. Goodrich
Bend
Tribune
Thesplan Society of the Fifties Formed in County
In the fifties a group of respected county men formed the Thesplan Society to stage wholesome plays for public entertainment. Members rehearsed at homes, found schoolhouses for performances, and built a stage with a large oil calico drop curtain. Notable active members included James W. Milroy Aaron Bossard B. B. Daily Dennis Conover C. M. Knight J. W. Griffith and Nathaniel Crawford.
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John C. Odell
Thespian Society
James W. Milroy
Aaron Bossard
B. B. Daily
Dennis Conover
C. M. Knight
J. W. Griffith
Nathaniel Crawford
Irvin Barr
Rural Parson and Ebenezer Echoable Christmas Thought
In a brief exchange from the Boston Transcript a Rural Parson laments ingratitude and recalls Tom Billings’s loss, while Ebenezer resists as the conversation hints at shared hardship and remembrance.
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Ebenezer
Tom Billings
Boston ‘Transcript
French hair specialist links collars to baldness
A French hair expert claims seven starched collars cause baldness in men by pressing on veins and vessels. He notes women become bald at forty for the same reason and urges avoiding tight stiff collars to improve blood circulation.
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Cays
Cleopatra's Needle: Thames Monument of 68 Feet and 180 Tons
Cleopatra's Needle rises on the Thames bank as a 68 foot stone column weighing 180 tons. It was brought from Heliopolis and presented to the English government by Mohammed Ali.
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Bank of
the Thames
Heliopolis
Mohammed Ali
Notice of Sale of Madison School Township Property Indiana
Perry Rule trustee announces public auction at 3 PM on March 22 1924 for 1 acre of land and school buildings in Madison Township Carroll County Indiana. Property lies SW corner of Section 29 Township 24 North Range 2 West with possession at close of school. Auctioneers Hoshaw Bros. William C. Smith attorney.
Notice of Auction of School Township Property Indiana
The trustee of Madison School Township Carroll County Indiana announces a sale at 2 PM Saturday March 22 1924 of one acre in the NW quarter Section 20 Township 24 North Range 2 West including buildings. Bidder must pay cash and bid at not less than two thirds of the appraised value. Possession at close of school. Perry Rule trustee and ex officio trustee. William C Smith attorney. Woshaiw Bros auctioneers.
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Madison School Township
Carroll County
Indiana
Twenty Four
Perry Rule
Madison Township
County
William C Smith
Hoshaw .Bros
Madison School
Carrol County
Indianatown
Woshaiw Bros
Cochran & Thompson
Radnor
Board of Comisioners
Livestock Shipping Association Promotes County Co op
County Manager Harry Holmes outlines the Livestock Shipping Association as a farmer cooperative to move livestock to Indianapolis or Chicago markets via local agencies. He invites township organizers, explains director roles, and urges Farm Bureau members to support the effort for efficient market access and collective action.
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Harry Holmes
Livestock Shipping Association
Corn
Producers’ Commission
Indianapolis
Chicago
Carroll County
Farm Bureau
Humanzing Business and Radio Reach in Industry
An article notes radio's shift from novelty to meaningful content and plans to diffuse important public utterances. It highlights big business pushing private group messages and a plan to place radio sets in every employee home, supplied at cost to improve personal contact between executives and workers.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Percussive Claim
Local disease catarrh influenced by constitution. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine combines an ointment for quick relief with an internal tonic that works through the blood on mucous surfaces to rid the system of catarrh. Sold by druggists for over 49 years. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Human factor in business rises with education and entertainment
Officials and employees show mutual interest as radio and family programs become valued by progressive employers. General education and entertainment for workers are now seen as assets to improve morale and productivity.
Navy a Rare Bird Unknown
From the Mexican boundary to the Arctic Ocean the narrator claims every bird species is classified leaving no rare or unknown forms in the avian world.
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Navy
Arctic Ocean
Accident on Winamac Medaryville Road Involves Kasten Pair
A couple returning from a basket tournament in Winamac veered into a ditch on a road between Winamac and Medaryville. In the rear seat were Imer Paris and Lydia Shedrow. they were uninjured. Leslie Kasten, brother of Leon Kasten from near Rockfield, is believed to have struck a rut and not fallen asleep as earlier reported.
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Winamac
Medaryville
Imer’ Paris
Lydia Shedrow
Leslie Kasten
Leon Kasten
Rockfield
Leslie
Prehistoric Skull Found with Flint Knife Burial Hint
A fragmentary report describes a skull found recently showing a prehistoric surgery performed with a flint knife. The notable detail suggests early medical practices or ritual treatment associated with the buried individual.
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Pelonies
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New York
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Yeoman
Charles Davis
Monticello
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Springboro
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Patton
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W. C. Dukes
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