Debate over Cuban sugar purchase faults of Congress
May 6, 1920 column defends President Wilson against critics over Cuban sugar bought last year. It notes Congress lacked authority to fund purchase, explains Palmer testified the President would have bought the entire crop if authorized, and criticizes Washington for buck passing and office mismanagement that left sugar costs high for American consumers.
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Wilson
House of Representatives
Palmer
Congress
Cuba
Washington
United States of America
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Mit
Industrial Peace Campaign Promotes Stability and Thrift
The Register launches full page segments urging industrial peace to curb labor turnover and high costs. It argues hard work and thrift as solutions, warning of shortages and rising prices if discipline wanes, and stresses cooperation as key to current national woes.
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The
Register
Rica
America
Read announces candidacy for Raleigh County judge seat
The Register reports Raleigh county friends of Thomas N Read of Hinton announce his candidacy to succeed Judge James H Miller on the Circuit Court bench. Read, active in Raleigh county courts, has strong local support and aims to campaign aggressively if nominated by the Democratic party at the August 10 convention. He quips he will win or wear out a good automobile.
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Raleigh County
Thomas N. Read
Hinton
Register
James H. Miller
Read
Boone County
Tenth Judicial Circuit
Summers
Raleigh
Boone
West Virginia
Hard Lines The News-Print Paper Situation
The brief item notes that the newsprint paper supply has reached a critical point, with publishers facing shortages and rising costs. It highlights industry strain, potential delays, and the broader impact on local papers delivering daily news to communities.
Farmer finds lost spectacles in seed potato barrel
Frank Johnson of Glenville West Virginia, a farmer who lost his spectacles in a sack of potatoes last fall, discovered them inside a barrel of seed potatoes from a mail order house. He had sold his entire crop at two dollars a bushel last fall.
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Frank Johnson
Glenville
W. Va
Man Finds Spectacle Case in Seed Potatoes
A man, who had paid $5 per bushel for seed potatoes, emptied the barrel and discovered his spectacle case among the tubers, reporting the odd misplaced item found within the agricultural load.
Where Delegate Scott Stood On Passage of the Stock Law
In April 1920 Raleigh County voters are urged to scrutinize E Clyde Scott’s position on House Bill 34, the stock law. The piece cites House Journal entries showing the bill’s passage and rebuts Ashworth’s criticisms, asserting Scott did not vote on the measure and that Cunningham’s letters support Scott’s stance.
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Scott
Raleigh Register
Dpd. D. Ashworth
Raleigh County
House
Messrs
Blackhurst
Bland
Brand
Brammer
Bray
Byrnes
Capehart
Coon
Cosner
Fitch
Hendricks
Hickman
Hilleary
Houvouras
John
Lester
Mahan
Moulds
McClaren
McClintic
McPherson
Parsons
McVey
Neal
Webster
Peck
Pettigrew
Pridemort
Reuss
Shomo
Spangler
Starcher
Sturm
Anderson
Coberly
Cox
Cuppett
Fortney
Harrison
Preston
Godfrey
Grove
Hale
Jones
Kern
Kuykendall
Lantz
Moore
McCauley
Cabell
Nutter
O’connor
Otto
Richards
Sarver
Summers
Thomas
Vaughn
Vanmeter
Williams
Ohio
Wolfe
Speaker
Ashworth
House of Delegates
Cunningham
Judiciary Committee
State OF West Virginia
Charleston
E. Clyde Scott
West Virginia
Same
Everett F. Moore
Blue Jay
Raleigh
W. H. Cunningham
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Chas. Hodel
Raleigh Register, Inc
Beckley
Frank A. Munsey
Sincerely, Thomas N. Read
W. M. Pack
Mabscott. W
Thos. FP. Kirk
Eccles, W. Va
Journal of the
Senate
Fox
Duty
Bannister
Bury
Calhoun
Clements
Coleman
Hackney
Hamilton
Hays
Hobbs
Miller
Mollohan
Moors
McDermitt
House Journal
Wood County
Dave Ashworth
Board of Education
Wickham Avenue
O. P. Porter
N. Kanawha Street
Ford
Care Register
A. B.C
Sophia
Old Country
Steve Kemeny
John Lonker
Wickham
West Wickham
H. Wickham
W. A. Eichelberger
First National Bank
Portsmouth
Mary Shanks
West Va
Maxwell
G. H. Isenberg
Pemberton
Ae ST Eee
W. A. Warden
Joe L. Smith
Highland Ave
Princeton
East Beckley
Anna Hess
Overland
J. F. White
Dixie Hotel
Kentucky
A. L. Hunter
Pax
W.va
C. C. Tucker
J. Clyde Hojan
Estray
Carl Metooly
Eccles
J. F. Lybrooks
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