McCray Seen as Broker Candidate Amid Local Grain Ties
Oct 8 report from Warren County notes Republican gubernatorial candidate McCray is a vice president of the Sawyer Main Company tied to Board of Trade futures. The article links his Chicago dealings to a Kentland grain district branch and a Raub Grain Company loss, detailing connections to Goodrich appointee McCardle and grain storage promises amid railcar shortages.
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Nentland
Warren T. McCray
Republan
Sawyer Main Company
Chicago Board of ‘Trade
Indiana
McCray
Board of Trade
Sawyer Company
Kentland
William Simmons
Sheldon
Ilinois
Raub Grain Company
Board of Transacttions Vi Countants
Manger
Sawyer Grain
Chicuzo
Meoe and Black
Indianapolis
Raub
Newton County
Benton County
Me. ‘Ray
Strange coincidence as he’s seen in Washington
Observers note a curious coincidence with his presence in Washington and the timing of the cars moving for the listed object, suggesting coordinated action or simultaneous events.
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Washington
Purdue Students Plan Chicago Walk for Victory
Purdue students pledge support for the Boilermakers by walking to Chicago from Lafayette starting Saturday morning. George Slater and V. J Bartholomew lead the trek, while Sigma Nu hires two trucks and other fraternities join. Several hundred students ride a special Monon train at 7 30.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Chicago
George Slater
V. J Bartholomew
Sigma Nu
Monon
Marine Band Here Monday in Greencastle
The United States Marine Band, famed worldwide, visits Greencastle on Monday for a concert at the High School after performances in Indianapolis. It is the first time the band has left Washington in five years and only a limited number of engagements will be filled.
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United States Marine Band
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Mural Theater
Washington
Putnam County
Real Estate Transfers Across Several Townships
A sequence of conveyances records parcels shifting hands in Greencastle Marion Russell and adjoining townships. Transactions include lots and lands sold by Ellis Rockhill Sheets Hall Cox Hennan Dalby Rector Wilson Brown Wallace Fitzsimmons Job Hamilton Rominger Priest and others with prices ranging from 200 to 17000 dollars.
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Charlie W. Ellis Et al
Wiliam J. Allee
Greencastle
Howard Rockhill
Samuel H. Purser
George W. Sheets
Charles M. Ewing
Marion Township
Isabelle Hall
Claude TW. Harshbarger
Roachdale
James H. Cox
Emily Philips
Joshua W. Hennan
John W. Miller
Edward H. Dalby
Delilah Miller
Martha A. Rector
Henry Cunningham
Neata Wilson
Robert EF
Dragoo
Russell Township
Susan Wilson Brown
Robert E. Dragoo
Emma FE. Wallace
Emerson E. Ruark
George A. Fitzsimmons
Perry Gordon
Jackson Township
Lou G_ Job
Levi S. Worrel
Fay S. Hamilton
Lottie Snyder
Cloverdale
Remodeling at Putnam Automobile Co. showroom
Dan Pollum of the Putnam Automobile Co. plans remodeling of the sales room opposite the Herald office. A separate show room will be added in front, with the remainder used as a service station. Harry Goleberg visits from Brazil today. Miss Beryl O hair to spend weekend in Indianapolis with sister Mrs Fern O hair in hospital after throat operation.
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Dan Pollum
Putnam Automobile Co
Herald Office
Beryl O’hair
Indianapolis
Fern O'Hair
Methodist Hospital
Price fixing crackdown looms as state coal act enforced
Indiana officials announce criminal prosecutions for price fixing under the coal commission act. Judge penalties include fines up to 5000 dollars and up to six months in the state farm. A case cited involves Central Indiana Coal Company shipping coal out of state, pending determination of a violation. Also noted are obituaries and prison commitments for local residents.
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Indiana State Capitol
Jesse E. Eschbach
Special Fuel and Food Commission
Coal Commission Act
Eschbach
State Farm
Indiana
Central Indiana Coal Company
Bloomington
Greencastle Ranks 50th in Indiana Per Capita Wealth
The State Board of Accounts lists per capita wealth for 134 Indiana towns. Greencastle sits at fiftieth with 1 225 dollars per person. Schererville leads with 5 556 dollars.
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Greencastle
State Board of Accounts
Indiana
Schererville
League of Nations Article 16 Economic Boycott Power
Article 16 of the Covenant empowers the League to impose a broad economic boycott on an outlaw state, with the Council able to propose military or naval measures by unanimous agreement. If a member breaks covenants, all members sever trade and financial ties. the United States would act against offenders like Mexico, while others would rely on allied powers. Continued on page 3.
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League
Council
Court of Arbitration
United States
Mexico
Bulgaria
Greece
France
Italy
Great Britain
Ipso Fato
The
Census Shows Big Rise in U S Population in Ten Years
The 1920 continental United States population was 105,088,108, up 14,710,842 or 14.9 percent since 1910. Excluding possessions, total might reach about 118,000,000 under the American flag. The decade growth lagged the prior period by 61 percent.
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Washington
Continental
United States
Census Bureau
Alaska
Locust Street Auxiliary Meeting and Delegates Named
A largely attended Locust Street Auxiliary meeting with Mrs. Fred Thomas as host saw Mrs. Sarah Wright preside and Mrs. J. E. Courtney as secretary. Delegates to the Lyons District Meeting were selected along with alternates. treasurer Mrs. Ella Adams reported. Delegates to Detroit Branch meetings include Mrs. Ewan and T. E. Adams. other officers were elected for the new year.
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Locust Street
W. FM. S
Fred Thomas
Sarah Wright
J. E. Courtney
Wilbur Sellers
Grogan
Lyons
Ewan
T. E. Adams
Ella Adams
E. Badger
Detroit
O. FE. Badger
J. E. Courtney Treasure
Mies
H.C. Clip
Circus Fan Jones Plans Mardi Gras Masked Night
Mr. A. B. Jones proprietor of Hotel Crawford Crawfordsville announces he will attend the October 22 Mardi Gras masked event with bells, promising genuine fun. The bio masquerade committee says details are set and only weather can foil a crisp moonlit night.
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A. B. Jones
Crawford
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Federal authorities may pursue Snider case after local probe
The article suggests federal officers will extend the Snider robbery investigation. Dewey Snider and Jesse Kerr, jailed 10 to 20 years, will not be federally prosecuted. Indictments are expected against Flora Belle Snider and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Snider for concealing and destroying stolen government property.
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Snider
Dewey Snider
Jesse Kerr
Flora Belle Snider
Robert Snider
Freshman Faculty Reception Tonight at DePauw
President George R. Grose and DePauw University faculty host an annual freshman class reception this evening at Bowman Gymnasium. The event is a longstanding, enjoyable tradition for attendees.
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George R. Grose
DePauw
Bowman Gym
Greencastle High opens season with Indiana opponent
The Greencastle High School basketball team starts its season next Saturday night in a home game against a fagtime Indiana team. Both squads are reportedly in excellent shape and a close contest is anticipated. James L. Randel of Central National Bank attended an Indiana State Bankers Association meeting in Indianapolis. Putnam county Democrats plan to travel to Terre Haute Saturday evening to hear Governor Cox, Democratic presidential candidate, speak.
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Greencastle
Fagtime
Indiana
James L. Randel
Central National Bank
Indianapolis
Indiana State Bankers Association
Putnam County
Terre Haute
Cox
Eleven thousand registered in Putnam County
According to figures compiled Thursday, 11 559 voters registered in Putnam county. An estimate adds 360 for the north precinct in Jefferson township. A graphic error in the Herald stated 11 million. if that had been true there would be cause for investigation.
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Putnam County
Jefferson Township
Herald
Bedrock Tax Cut Speech Sparks Call for Sweeping Reductions
The article notes Senator Thomas Taggart urging deep tax cuts to ease burdens on citizens amid ongoing tax visits. It also mentions Mrs Nancy Serrill’s critical illness at her daughter’s home on East Seminary Street and upcoming Woman's Club activities led by Mrs Mary Mathias with Mrs Earl Ellis assisting.
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Thomas Taggart
Nees Andtic
Nancy Serrill
Gwinn
East Seminary Street
Serrill
J.P. Hughes
Curtis Hughes
Woman's Club
Mary Mathias
Earl Ellis
Roosevelt to Speak in Greencastle October 12
Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic candidate for vice president will visit Greencastle in Putnam county on Tuesday October 12 to deliver an address. He will arrive at noon from Crawfordsville with preparations underway for a large crowd.
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Demoratic
Greencastle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tusday
Putnam County
Roosevelt
Crawfordsville
Strong Argument Against the Federal Reserve Act
A loud stranger heckled in a local Greencastle hotel denouncing the Federal Reserve Act after claiming it prevented a $200,000 loan in St Louis. A Greencastle business man confronted him with a bad check, threatening jail, then the man pleaded for mercy. The borrower covered the check and the disturbance ended with the speaker leaving at dawn.
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Democratic Party
St Louis
Greencastle
Greencootle
Taggart Opposed Sink Hole Spending in 1916 Speech
Senator Thomas Taggart urged against unjustified public waste on sink holes and building projects. He argued funds should go to vocation education scientific farming trades and domestic science in a Senate speech dated August 11 1916.
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Thomas Taggart
Senate
Local Marriage Licenses Reported for Indiana Couples
Frank Stanley Browne 26 of Terre Haute wed Bernice MacClain 21 also of Terre Haute. Norman Werts 24 of Montgomery county married Lillian Icey Wilson 19 of Raccoon. Fred Patton Aillis of Tadowa wed Ida Clay Clay Moore 38 of Roachdale.
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Frank Stanley Browne
Terre Haute
Bernice MacClain
Norman Werts
Montgomery County
Lillian Icey Wilson
Raccoon
Fred Patton Aillis
Tadowa
Ida Clay Clay Moore
Roachdale
Scarlet fever reported at Methodist Orphanage
Two new cases of scarlet fever this morning bring total to three at the Methodist Orphanage. The affected children are Mary Blank Maxine Pell and Buddy North. A nurse from Indianapolis has been called to manage the cases.
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Methodist
Mary Blank Maxine Pell
Buddy North
Indianapolis
North Salem visitor at Greencastle with local hosts
Co. J. Dvidson of North Salem visited Greencastle Thursday as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Priest. Mrs. Alva Early and son Clifford underwent tonsil removal surgeries at the Indianapolis Methodist hospital and are reported to be recovering well. Hazel Smith has taken a new office position at the Greencastle Producka Company.
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Co. J. Dvidson
North Salem
Greencastle
Paul Priest
Alva Early
Clifford
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
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Indianapolis News
E. G. Hall
Fowler
Raub Company
Chicago Comany
Goodrich M&n
Goodrich
John W. McCardle
Public Service Commission
McCardle & Mack
Mr. McCardle
Marine Band
Harry Goleberg
Brazil
Harvest Moon
Walter Hinton
Indiana State Farm
Jacksonville
Florida
Mrs. W. J. Kine
Miami, Fla
George Pfahler
Borden Indiana
Pfahler
George Littell
Fred Lancaster
Harry Talbott
Jeffersonville
Reformatory
League OF Nations
F. A. Arnold
Will Snyder
Russell Fouts
Fouts & Newgent
Danville
Mardi Gras
Taggart
Mies Hazel Smith
Greencaste Producka Company
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