The Sullivan Union Publishers Dirrelle Chaney Robert White
The Sullivan Union lists Dirrelle Chaney and Robert White as publishers.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1916
Page
4
The Sullivan Union lists Dirrelle Chaney and Robert White as publishers.
John S Bays a prominent and respected Sullivan lawyer for twenty years. The obituary notes his strong physique sharp mind and rigorous work ethic. He trained under his father a former justice of the peace and studied law at the State University. Bays built a leading practice and mentored his sons Lee and Fred who will likely carry on his lucrative firm.
The Poynter organ appears to back an investigation into Sullivan county affairs while Major Menzies lunges at Senator James A. Hemenway. The clash signals Menzies lacks strong backing for a congressional bid.
Greene and Sullivan counties Republican committees invite delegates to an 11 am August 23 1906 convention at the opera house Linton Indiana to nominate candidates for judge of the 14th Judicial Circuit and prosecuting attorney based on one delegate for each 200 votes or fraction over half for A Cunningham as presidential elector.
Elm Park handily defeats Farmersburg 17 to 0 at Farmersburg. Elm Park collected twenty hits while pitcher Midge Mason allowed only two safeties and received solid defense. The Sinclair family headed to Minneapolis for a visit with Mr. Sinclair’s sister before a brief stay in Chicago.
A historical piece argues against charity in settlement work and urges replacing the term with philanthropy. It claims rich youths lack education and empathy, while ghetto residents show superior learning, calling for settlements for rich men and condemning self praise by donors.
Professor Charles A. Elwood argues society suffers from the same diseases as individuals and must adopt systematic, scientific philanthropy. He advocates eugenic environmental reforms and warns against unsystematic charity that perpetuates poverty while urging the applied science of sociology to cure social ills.
A New York Supreme Court justice warns that virtue falls as religious sentiment wanes and socialism grows. He predicts war between England and Germany and argues massive population centers will fuel socialist and materialist forces, threatening democracy's aspirations.
Tom Walsh of Colorado emerges as a mining magnate with social ambitions. The article details his Paris entertainments, ties to Leopold II, and rise from humble origins to ownership of a sixty room Washington mansion and Newport Beaulieu lease, plus plans to bring daughter Evalyn into elite society.
Miss Florence Patrick visits relatives in Spencer while Rev. Elmer St Clair of Greenwood, a Sullivan county figure, tours here with his brother-in-law Isaac Shoffner. George W. Harper of the Robinson Argus loses the Republican treasurer nomination by 85 votes to Arthur Correll. Mrs. Fannie Briggs travels from Los Angeles to Indianapolis for a short visit before returning home. The piece also profiles Rollin A. Plunkett at Niagara Falls and Joel Liston’s Pacific Coast Institute program in Tacoma, with extended notes on Tom Walsh and family’s western prospects and social life.
A supper marked the birthday celebration of Otto Lutz and Maurice Nesbit hosted by the M. L. B. S. at Wilfred mine near Shelburn. Attendees included Floyd Miller, Conroe Carter, Irl Reed, Bayard Lang, Fred McBride, Curtis Bridwell, E. C. Snarr, Leslie Carter, Robert Carruthers, Bert McCammon and Vane McGuire. The event featured boating, a mine tour halted by slate, a country-style menu, and a post supper ice cream social followed by a swim in the mine reservoir.
Jefferson township received a copious shower on Monday evening, aiding drought battered corn crops. Farmers report continued rain variable in past week, with hopes of relief but still uncertain yields ahead.
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