Monroe County Sees Record Peach Prospects This Year
Monroe county expects its largest peach crop ever, with yields exceeding all previous years. Farmers anticipate a bumper season, forecasting strong production across the county.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
1
Indiana Governor Goodrich Faces Resistance Over Special Session
Indiana Governor Goodrich struggles to secure support for a second ordinary session aimed at averting an auditor and treasurer scandal. Lawmakers balk at amendments to the tax law while emmissaries try to whip dissenters into line before any call is issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Goodrich
Watson
E. M. Wasmuth
Senator Watson
McCray
Old Guard
Hogs poisoned by mysterious tonic alarm Wayne Union counties
Farmers in Wayne and Union counties plan a meeting at Richmond to discuss a worm destroyer and tonic blamed for hog deaths across the district. County agent Murphy sent a sample to Purdue University for analysis as fatalities mount near Fountain City and Liberty where forty of sixty hogs died after ingestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Wayne
Union Counties
Murphy
Purdue University
Fountain City
Liberty
Indiana
Charley Zeis Store Invoicing Under Way
Louis Hays plans take possession of Charley Zeis Grocery on Thursday July 1 as invoicing and ownership transfer proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Zeis
Louis Hays
Putnam County Schools Near Full Teacher Staffing
NK Wallace reports that nearly all teaching vacancies in Putnam County schools are filled. Only Cloverdale High School lacks a Latin and Mathematics teacher, expected to be filled soon. County Superintendent Frank Wallace says positions were secured early and expect no resignations to disrupt the fall term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Frank Wallace
Cloverdale
Wallace
What Shall We Read This Summer
A catalog of summer reading aimed at boys and youths. The list includes books on trees birds stars crafts camping and scouting and practical guides to skills and hobbies with multiple authors and publishers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Durem
Indias
Levison
Collins
Harper
Miller
Ivcectotecoverees Kitecraft
Davis
Foster
Carpentry Hodgson
Administration forces control convention machinery at Sanat gathering
In Cal June 28 the administration bloc demonstrated control of the Democratic Samat convention machinery. Senator Robinson is named permanent chairman and will wield the gavel. Any plank Bry an desires must pass with minority reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
Robinson Wins
Aslislu
Cal
Iona Oun
Duseph FT. Robinson
Vocodiious
Resolutions Committee
Robinson
Fisherman Finds Gold Nugget Inside Unusual Fish Lump
A Metican fisherman caught a large fish with a odd lump beneath its jaw. Cleaning the fish revealed a small gold nugget inside the lump. The man, Doo Enrico, then bought land along the stream as investigations point to a possible rich placer mine in Marlon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doo Enrico
Marlon
Eight Thousand Hogs Prices Up Twenty Five Cents
Indianapolis receipts show eight thousand hogs carried over from Monday with prices up 25 cents at open. General sales $16.50, top $16.60, pigs $14.50. Local buyers bought 5,000 head, outsiders 3,600. Cattle steady, calves strong, sheep steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Campaign Against Open Mufflers Targets Auto Noise
Marshall O'Hair leads a campaign against autos and trucks with open mufflers. The first arrest occurred Monday evening as Donald Lear of Allan Lloyd Lumber Co. was fined $11 under the city ordinance banning open mufflers for autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall O'Hair
Donald Lear
Allan- Lloyd Lumber Co
Popular Fort Wayne Figure Floats National Chairman Bid
Hoosier EF G Hoffman garners wide support at the Democratic convention in San Francisco. Three national committeemen favor making him national chairman, while he remains loyal to the current chair, Cum mins. Hoffman serves as secretary of both the national committee and the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
EF. G. Hoffman
Fort Wayne
Cummings
Hoffman
Hofman
Gas Plant Stoppage Repaired Restoring Greencastle Gas
After two days a gas stoppage at Greencastle was found and fixed by H. E. Burkhalter and plant workers. By noon gas supply neared normal and the plant resumed production. Residents faced two sad days as families including Prof. and Mrs. H. B. Gough traveled to Russellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Burkhalter
Greencastle
Gas Co
Greencastle Gas
Real Estate Transfers in Roachdale and Greencastle Township
Thomas D. Strawn transfers a lot in Roachdale to Gilbert A. Wilson for 300 dollars. S. C. Boyd transfers land in Greencastle township to Daniel C. Brackney at ux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Strawn
Gilbert A. Wil
Roachdale
S. C. Boyd
Daniel C. Brackney
Greencastle
McAdoo Name Excluded From Nomination Amid Secret Support
In San Francisco on June 28, William Gibbs McAdoo asked that his name not be placed in nomination at the Democratic convention. Supporters will vote for him once balloting starts, while Dr Burris Jenkins of Kansas City will deliver the nominating speech. This marks a notable turn in pre convention politics as McAdoo stays disengaged from formal nomination steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Wiliam Gibbs McAdoo
Burris Jenkins
Kansas City
Democratic National Convention Day Two Program
The convention meets at 1 P M Western time with a prayer by Bishop William F Nichols. Reports on credentials and permanent organization proceed, followed by remarks by Senator Joseph T Robison as permanent chairman and a rules report. Platform report not yet ready and nominating speeches may follow after platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Nichols
The
Episcopal Church
California
Committee On
Mayflower in shape for presidents cruise
Commander Ralston S. Holmes, skipper of the Mayflower, says the presidential yacht will be ready for a cruise in a few days. The president and Mrs. Wilson are not expected to take river trips until later in the season. The vessel has undergone extensive repairs and alterations recently for weekend cruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralston S. Holmes
Democratic credentials approve Palmer delegates seat Reed denied
The credentials committee seated Georgia Palmer delegates 45 to 4 and denied Senator Reed a seat from Missouri's Fifth district 37 to 9 after four hours of argument. Reed, a League of Nations critic, faced bitter, personal exchanges as administration allies secured the Missouri victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Palmer
San Francisco
Credentials Committee
National Committee
Georgia
James A. Reed
Reed
Wilson
League of Nations
Francis M. Wilson
Carthage Lobbyist’s Secret: See Your Banker First
A Carthage Missouri lobbyist, famed for legislative prowess, advised a friend facing a tough legislative fight that the first action is to visit the banker. The tale highlights practicalpolitical strategy from a seasoned insider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Bally customs in engagement party shower reported by Boston Transcript
An English visitor notes odd local customs referring to a practice where female friends of an engaged woman give her a bathing or shower event. He questions the tradition as reported by a Bally newspaper mentioning Miss Parker’s party.
Cuddrichs Pardons Flay Police in Indiana Cities
Gary police chief Forbis attacks Governor Goodrich parole and pardon system as fueling Indiana crime. He cites six Crown Point jewelry store robbers awaiting pardons and predicts many will be released, keeping departments busy statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Goodrich
Indiana
Forbis
Crown Point
Weeping Willows and Fur Hat Fight at Home
A husband and wife quarrel over a new fur hat. She weeps to sway him, while he mocks with a quip about a coon and a tree. The exchange shifts to the theater of wedged humor as the couple banters in a domestic scene.
All of Family Not There In Spain Story
A fragment describes Andalusia families as large, with writer Hamilton Eyre touring on horseback and spending a night near Los Koliches. An innkeeper comments on his daughters as the family grows, mentioning a 1917 incident where a chimney collapse killed all but eleven, a detail preserved from the wartime era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Andalusia
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamilton Eyre
Ior
Aleven
Rent Wars and Barnburner Constitutional Reform in New York
A 1840s rent conflict in New York ended with tenant gains and militia intervention after Stephen Van Rensselaer died. Six years of unrest led to the 1846 Barnburner Constitution prohibiting feudal leases beyond twelve years, transforming farm ownership and state politics in the Empire State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stephen van Rensselaer
Geverna Seward
New York State
New York World
Empire State
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Stone
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Keeler
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Blanchan
Chapman
Grant
Keyeer
Ceeseeeres
Parkhurst
Porter
Stickney
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Seton
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Routantis
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Suliogs Commmittee
Vie Pidcorn
Democratic Samat
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GAS Company
Prof
Rs. H. B. Gough
Russellville
M’adoo
Frisco
Committee On Perma
Nent Organization
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Nona Lear
Dorothy Michaels
Amanda Crawley
Ralph Hanks
Bainbridge
South Sea Islands
Tropics
United States
Cuddrich
Hubby
Gotham
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