Boy Released After Detention In Noblesville Hoax Claim
Noblesville Indiana, November 4 1920 Chester Little a teen was released at noon after 24 hours in jail on suspicions tied to a White River township holdup. Authorities questioned him and found no knowledge of the robbery. The traveling salesman who reported the crime had $500 hidden under a buggy seat. $7 or $8 more was taken.
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Chester Little
McCarty
White River Township
Faucett
Young Little
Detroit
Little
Noblesville
Potter’s Bridge
Republicans Sweep Across Nation In 1920 Victory Report
A sweeping Republican landslide described as greater than the Roosevelt win of 1904 sweeps northern states and most state and county tickets. Early tallies show Harding and Coolidge strong in Indiana and Ohio, with substantial leads in Adams township and Hamilton county. Returns from multiple cities and precincts project large GOP margins and re elections, including Joe Cannon in Illinois.
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Roosevelt
Parker
Indiana
Watson
Taggart
Sheridan
Harding
Hamilton County
Adams Township
Geo. W. Osborn
John H. Cox
No. 3
Cox
South
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Boston
Cleveland
Cayuga County
Ohio
Brooklyn Eagle
New York City
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fort Wayne
Ind
Trenton
N. J
McCray
Oklahoma City
Wadsworth
Chicago
New York
Walker
Boise
Idaho
Wichita Falls
Texas
Kokomo
Marion County
Cincinnati
Joe Cannon
Illinois
Adams township vote on senator and governship races
Voters in Adams township participate in the senator and governorship race. A number of mutilated ballots were discarded at the Sheridan precincts. Several blank ballots were found in the ballot box suggesting voters changed their minds or could not fill out the ballot.
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Adams Township
Sheridan
Sheridan and Kirklin Bring Big Friday Football Showdown
Sheridan high school and Kirklin meet at Compton Park in a pivotal Friday clash. Both squads beat Noblesville and Greenfield while Kirklin edged by Tech 31 0 and Sheridan lost to Manual 13 7. Local fans anticipate a hot contest with strong turnout expected.
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Sheridan High School
Compton’s Park
Kirklin
Sheridan
Noblesville
Greenfield
Technical
Manual
Tech
Local Official Ballot Listings for County Election
Official county ballot lists candidates by office including congressmen joint senator representative judge prosecutor auditor treasurer sheriff surveyor coroner and two commissioners. Names shown include Purnell Scifres Hines Waltz Osborn Jensen Finley Sherrick Foust Shannon Coaltrin Symons Manship Stultz plus the position of commissioner two.
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Dem
Purnell
Scifres
English
Davis
Official county vote on state ticket results
Official county tally for state ticket races lists positions Senator Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary Auditor Treasurer Attorney General and Superintendent of Public Instruction with candidate names and vote totals for each side. Watson Taggart McCray McCullough Branch Foster Tate Jackson Wagner Oliver Hughes Davies DeHarity Lesh Hines McIntosh with distinct vote counts.
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Hughes
Davies
DeHarity
Lesh
Sunked
Public
Hines
McIntosh
Sheridan Packing Company Tops 115 Pack Outputs This Year
The Sheridan Packing Company completed an historic pack of 17 000 cases of corn and tomatoes. John H. McMath led the coin pack with 99.49 dollars per acre, M. M. Hand 78 dollars per acre, and John Payne 232 dollars per acre for tomatoes. Despite superior quality the firm struggles to market its pack as many inferior products flood the market.
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Sheridan Packing Company
John H. McMath
M. M. Hand
John Payne
Sheridan
Voters Come to Polls Early in Sheridan County
Early polling drew large turnouts at four Sheridan precincts as 6 a.m. openings brought long lines. Canvas windbreaks and coal stoves battled cold weather while precinct No. 3 inside Richardson's garage housed the longest queue. Weather aided turnout as rain kept workers home and men and women queued with patience.
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Sheridan
Richardson
Hamilton County Total Totals Reported for Local Election
Hamilton county totals show Harding 7997 Cox 4280 Watson 7776 Taggart 4308 McCray 7997 McCullough 4807 Davies 7719 DeHaunty 4345 Jackson 7824 Wagner 4258 Fred Purnell leads Ninth district for Congress with 8141 votes while opponent Ben Scifres has 4310. county total 12451. Purnell’s plurality 3831.
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Hamilton County
Harding
Cox
Watson
Taggart
McCray
McCullough
Davies
DeHaunty
Jackson
Wagner
Fred Purnell
Ben Scifres
Purnells
Hamilton King Dies at 88 in Sheridan Home
Sheridan’s elder resident Hamilton King died Tuesday morning at 8:30 at his son Ora King’s home in the southwest part of town. He was 88. Funeral services were held at the house Wednesday afternoon with burial at Spencer. His wife died last August, and his daughter Mys Viola Gipson survives.
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Hamilton King
Sheridan
Ora
Spencer
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Fox Prairie Crossing
Noblesville Township
E. H. Mynheir
C. V. Edwards
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Russ Bader
Joseph Herron
Oliver Shoemaker
Frank Campbell
Benjamin Nagle
Chas. Wheeler
Daniel Holderman
Harry Gibbons
Jackson Township
Deming
A. K. Baker
Atlanta
George Bishop
James Henderson
North Arcadia
Lloyd Barnett
Southwest
Arcadia
Theo. McGill
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David Dickover
Cicero
A. W. Voss
John Bert
Jasper Kinder
Boxleytown
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Frank Simmonds
Nelson Higbee
Chas. Grant
Frank Colby Sheridan
H. H. Newby
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Hortonville
Fred Patterson
Delaware Township
Carmel
C. Y. Foster
White Chapel
Cyrus Lancaster
Fishers
Clarence Seymour
Clay Township
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Poard
Here
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Cast
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Northan
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Foster
Tate Jackson
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