Questioning How to Catalog Political Candidates
Political writers debate classifying incumbents by terms like conservative liberal radical and reactionary. Figures such as Lodge Borah LaFollette Norris Simmons King Wheeler are discussed as representative types across parties with varying standards of valuation.
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Washington, D. C
Sol Bicom
Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Borah
Idaho
LaFollette
Norris
Nebraska
Simmons
North Carolina
Senate
King
Utah
Wheeler
Montana
Mickie Says Reed Wh Big City Crime and Scandal
Fragmented OCR text hints at a sensational Crime and Scandal column. It mentions Reed and Mickie as commentators claiming a world market or war context with disbelief and local intrigue. Details are unclear due to garbled phrasing.
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Reed
Committeemen Meet Monday Afternoon in County Court House
Republican precinct committeemen met at the courthouse Monday afternoon to act on matters assigned by law. Only five were absent. The list of committee members includes Anderson W. C. Freeman Jr., Ed Fredenberger, Casey, John Burr, Elias Haddix, L. Redman, Dolson, Douglas Hollingsworth, Oliver Johnson, Frank Foster, Snavely, Bruner, Cunningham, Thornsburg, Dodd, Roy V. Swope, Parker Gilbert, Dennison Snedeker, John Hawker, and Westfield, among others.
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Court House
Anderson
York
J. E. Clatfelter
West Union
John Hawker
William B. Berkley
N. G. Beeson
Elmer Snavely
Arthur Poorman
Walter Cork
W. K. McDaniel
B. B. Sturdevant
B. F. Dodd
Leander Wright
Herman Hollingsworth
Frank First
J. W. Hartzler
John J. Arney
C. B. Claypool
W. L. Athon
D. A. Lee
J. W. Paddock
United States
Deneen
McCormick
Seay Anderson
Auburn
Casey
Darwin Dolson
Douglas
Johnson
Marshall
Martinsville
Melrose
Orange
Parker
al Wabash
Wabash
Westfield
Canvass Board Reports Primary Results in Clark County
Official returns show Coolidge leading Johnson in presidential preference in Clark County with McAdoo winning the Democratic ticket. Delegates to state and district conventions named. several county and state offices listed with vote tallies and nominees.
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Coolidge
Clark County
Johnson
Lem Atkins
John Sweet
Jay Swern
Thomas Craig
Democrats Choose Chairman as Martinsville Meeting Closes
Democratic committeemen gathered in the county courthouse for organization. Hal Kesler lost by two votes to Tom Drummond for chairman while Charles E McMorris was named secretary. Martinsville couple Cooper and Thelma Davis obtained a marriage license in Indiana.
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Court House
Anderson Wepenyens
Ames
Wallace
W. G. Shafer
M. R. Schwartz
John Forbeck
Martinsville
Homer Snyder
Howard Taggart Melrose
Harry A. Thompson
Tom Drummond Parker
Daughettee Waddasd
Lester
Graham Wabash
Hal Kesler
W. F. Strader
LORI
Eerenceeerneseneneengee
C. Highsmith
Sol Hardy
Chas
E. McMorris
Tearitage
J Ind
Ails “Cooper
Thelma Davis
Holaday Bill Drives Immigration Debate In Congress
Washington April 15 two immigration related bills draw attention The Holaday bill from Illinois proposes deportation for aliens with jail or prison sentences under state or national law A second measure targets naturalization of aliens The Edgar county Civil War veterans graves in Illinois lack markers and Holaday seeks War Department tombstones to be sent for Memorial Day erection
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Washington
D. C
Dilla
Congressman Holaday
Illinois
Holaday
Edgar County
Driskell Post No. 209
Paris
War Department
City Aldermen Elected In Three Ward City Vote
In Tuesday city election three wards chose new aldermen. In Ward 1 Robi Scholfield defeated J L May 211 to 109. Ward 2 John Sweet beat E Howell 109 to 865. Ward 3 C A Bruner ran against Chas Metz with Metz winning 139 to 102. The council will include Mayor John McCauley and members EB Claypool John Davison E E Howell Chas Metz Clay Montgomery Robt Scholfield.
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Robi. Scholfield
J. L. May
Scholfield
John Sweet
E. Howell
Howell
C. A. Bruner
Chas. Metz
Metz
John McCauley
EB. Claypool
John Davison
E. E. Howell
Clay Montgomery
Robt. Scholfield
Marshall Boys to Attend Camp Custer This Fall
Fred Moore county chairman of military training at Camp Custer has received applications from Marshall boys to enter. Carlos Stewart Eldon Adams and Roy Baird applied to spend a month at Camp Custer Michigan this summer. The camp lasts thirty days starting August 1. Eligible boys who pass the physical may enter until the county quota is filled. All expenses are paid for those who join.
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Fred Moore
Camp Custer
Carlos Stewart
Eldon Adams
Roy Baird
Michigan
Johnson Hits Striking Note At Sunday Lecture
Wm E Pussyfoot Johnson spoke at the Methodist church before a crowded auditor ium delivering The Cross and the Crescent. The well known temperance advocate has traveled widely including the United States and overseas. He lost an eye in a London demonstration related to liquor policy.
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Wm. E. “Pussyfoot” Johnson
Methodist
Johnson
United States
London
England
Clark County Farm Bureau Ships Two Cars of Soybeans
Two cars of soybeans are loaded out of West Union and Marshall this week by the Clark county Farm Bureau. Consignees include A. W. Wright Wilfred Shaw Miss Jeannette Briscoe and T. R. Lovett. High prices make bean growing the county’s most profitable grain crop with buyers promising return business.
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West Union
Marshall
Clark County Farm Bureau
A. W. Wright
Wilfred Shaw
Jeannette Briscoe
T. R. Lovett
Westfield Oil Operator J H Parker Dies in Pennsylvania
J H Parker of Westfield a noted oil operator died Friday in Pennsylvania from a sudden attack of apoplexy. He was flown to Westfield for funeral services and burial after his death occurred during a business trip.
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J. H. Parker
Westfield
Pennsylvania
Marriage Licenses Reported For Micgh McCallen and Nora Johns
A marriage license was issued for Micgh McCallen, 22, of Efingham, and Nora Johns, 48, of Charleston, as recorded in the county bureau. The couple plans a joint ceremony later this year.
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Micgh “McCallen
Efingham
Nora Johns
Charleston
Man Disappears Over Irregular School Fund Findings
Lewis Kendall a Wabash township farmer living on Walter H. Hutchinson’s Marshell farm disappeared after finding irregularities in the district’s school fund where he served as treasurer. Allegations include raised orders and paid improvements never made, with no trace of him found.
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Lewis Kendall
Wabash Township
Walter H. Hutchinson
Marshell
Martinsville Elects Stanfield Chairman and Appoints Road Aide
W R Stanfield was chosen chairman of the Edgar county board of supervisors by acclamation at the courthouse meeting. The board approved a state aid road project for two miles north of Clarksville pending state approval, and Miss Francis Williams was hired as assistant superintendent of highways Nick Hurst will oversee clerical work.
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W. R. Stanfield
Martinsville
County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Edgar County
Clarksville
State Department of Highways
Stanfield
Lowe, Davison
Casteel
Burr
Forsythe
Davis
Berkley
Paddock
Snavely
Bennett
Hornbrook
Hendrix
Lee
Lowe
Hammond
State Aid Road Committee
Francis Williams
Nick Hurst
Snavely Tops Rival in Local School Board Race
A tight vote at the Saturday school election returned H. R. Snavely to the high school board seat over Elder Lee by 34 votes. In the grade school contest, Charles Claypool won unopposed for president, with C. D. Mitchell and Harry Coldren as members. Dan Neff was elected township trustee.
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H. R. Snavely
Elder Lee
Chas. Claypool
C. D. Mitchell
Harry Coldren
Dan Neff
The Heralds Addition List Subscribers Honor Roll
The Heralds Addition List names new and renewing subscribers from Monday to Saturday. Notable entrants include Caroline Millhouse, Roy Dickerson, Elizabeth Weibel, F L Davidson, A L Howerton, Mery Ogden, Guy Reynolds, Wm Lickert, Robt Thorp, Anna Yant, Elmer Phillips, Ed Forester, Arthur Meeker, W L Athon, H D Howe, Therron binephy, among others.
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Caroline Millhouse
Rrs
Sam -Prevo Roy Dickerson
Beullzebeth Weibel
F. L. Davidson
A. L. Howerton
Mery Ogden Guy A. Reynolds
G. M. Waldron
Wm, Lickert
Robt. Thorp Co
F. Bussard
Anna B. Yant
Elmer Phillips
Ed Forester
Arthur Meeker
W. L. Athon
H. D. Howe Therron Binephy
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W. T. Hollenbeck
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Fredenberger
Marshall Casey
U. S. Parcel
John Burr
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Elias Haddix
L. Redman
Darwin
West Union Dolson
Douglas Herman lL.ollingsworth
Oliver Johnson
Frank Foster
Casey Marshall
Ef. R. Snavely Marshall Marshall
Fenton Cole Marshall
John G
Casey Casey
McAdoo
I. A. Weeden
Sterling
Rinaker
Stevenson
Gregory
Custer
Carlstrom
Brundage
Provine
Congress
Lowman
Raymond
Hamilton
Shuey
Baxter
Cork
Hall
Russel Riley
Connelly
Arney
George Lafferty
William Rogers
McAdéy
Sprague
McKinley
Norman’ L. Jones
Chas. B. “Thomas
Dennis
Ray
Kane
Welsh
Thompson
Freeland
Buxbaum
William Delaney
Eor
C. O. Highsmith
Kor Eiminites Committee
Precinct
Coolidge Johnson Anderson
Tey Douglas
Parker Wabash
Bol Handy
Hal ‘Kester
Sity
Russell Riley
Russel
Gqkey
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