Rural mail service critique and Merom Chautauqua notes
A Sullivan letter criticizes Democratic rural mail policies and praises better routes on good roads. It warns of service disruption until automobile roads prevail and urges Sullivan to expand routes from the county seat. Merom Bluff Chautauqua opens its eleventh session on the Wabash River Bluff with a ten day program of foreign and local talent.
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Sullivan
Republican Party
Grover Cleveland
Post Office
Merom Bluff
Knights of Pythias Lodge Names New Officers
Sullivan lodge of Knights of Pythias installed six months of officers led by Guy Kinman as C Gi and Oliphant Hawkins as V1 Lee Bays M of W B Smail Prelate Will McCrory M of A Jesse Burnett Inside Guard R B Mansfield Outside Guard C G Walters K of R and S Charles Hartfelter M of F T E Hoover M of C G Walters will represent the local lodge at the grand lodge meeting in Indianapolis in October with Hartfelter as alternate delegate.
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T. E. Hoover
C. G. Walters
Grand Lodge
Indianapolis
Charles Hartfelter
Hix Davis Trades Interest in Davis Hotel for Home
Hix W. Davis trades his interest in the Davis hotel to Martha J. Davis for her residence on South Maine street. The exchange values at $7,500. Davis plans improvements and will rent the residence property.
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HIX Davis
Davis Hotel
Hix W. Davis
Davis
Martha J. Davis
South Maine Street
Asbury Accepts Teaching Post in Portland Oregon
J Lester Asbury a journalism teacher at Wisconsin University Madison has accepted a position in Portland Oregon. He will leave today for Oregon. Asbury has taught in the Philippines and Porto Rico and is the son of Col A P Asbury past department commander of Indiana G A R.
The Sullivan Union and The Terre Haute Daily Star
Two local newspapers The Sullivan Union and The Terre Haute Daily Star charge one year subscriptions for 3.50 each.
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Sullivan Union
The
Terre Haute Daily Star
Sullivan Boys Dive Gear Prompts Mussel Boom on Wabash
Lee and Hugh Wilson of Sullivan buy a diving suit to mussel the Wabash near Riverton. They hope to yield a ton of shells daily by reaching beds under logs and drift where tongs fail. The diver signals boat crew by air line and can surface without help. The brothers tested the setup near Riverton with favorable results.
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Sullivan
Wabash River
Lee
Hugh Wilson
William M. Wilson
Wabash
Riverton
Wilson
Wilson Brothers
Wilson Boys
Beasley Family Reunites for 87th Birthday in Sullivan
A Beasley family reunion was held at Joshua Beasley's home in Sullivan to honor Ephriam Beasley's 87th birthday. Generations gathered for a lawn dinner as Ephriam, born in 1829 in Lawrence county Indiana, has lived in Sullivan since 186? and remains active in daily routines. Attendees include five of his six sons: John T., William, Samuel, Sylvester, and Joshua Beasley, plus relatives from Sulphur Springs Texas Richmond Terre Haute Pennville and other Indiana towns.
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Beasley
Joshua Beasley
Ephriam Beasley
Sullivan
Mr. Beasley
Lawrence County
Indiana
Greene County
Alonzo Beasley
New York
John T. Beasley
Terre Haute
William Beasley
Richmond
Samuel Beasley
Texas
Sylvester Beasley
Scott
West of the City
A. C. Owens
Clyde Beasley
Pennville
Ind
Marriage Licenses Issued for Humphreys Marvel Couples
Clifford W. Humphreys 23 a miner and Sadie Marvel 19 both of Jackson Hill along with Virgil Marvel 22 a miner and Verne Johnson 19 both of Jackson Hill received marriage licenses.
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Clifford W. Humphreys
Miner
Sadie Marvel
Jackson Hill
Virgil Marvel
Verne Johnson
Riggs Family Visiting Turman in Indiana Trip
Mr and Mrs Will Riggs and family are visiting Mrs Riggs sister in Cyn this Indiana stop alongside Dr J L Turman and family.
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Will Riggs
Printing quality pledge guarantees satisfaction
A printing service promises neat and effective results with a satisfaction guarantee across all printing needs. The statement emphasizes commitment to quality and customer satisfaction in every job.
Traveling men rally behind Hughes in Indiana campaign
Indiana traveling salesmen mobilize for Hughes forming the Commercial Travelers' Republican League of Indiana. John J. Shuttleworth leads as state chairman with district chairmen guiding 12 districts and an executive committee of five. Fort Wayne and Marion show strong league affiliate growth ahead of a Seventh District meeting next Saturday.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Hughes
Republican League of Indiana
John J. Shuttleworth
Terre Haute
John T. Gardner
B. G. Thompson
Evansville
L. P. Colenbaugh
Vincennes
J. F. Platt
New Albany
A. Vanden Ende
Columbus
E. E. Lebo
Richmond
Harry Kendall
John C. Gierhart
Anderson
H. A. Roberts
Carmel
C. F. Jamison
Lafayette
C. C. Bradford
Marion
C. H. Bales
Fort Wayne
A. E. Peltz
South Bend
Shuttleworth, Gardner, Thompson
Bales and Roberts
League
Hughes Speeches Stir Indiana Republicans in Campaign Tour
Vigorous campaign stops by Charles E Hughes energize Indiana Republicans. He attacks the administration's vacillating policy, portraying himself as an active candidate. Republicans plan to maximize his remarks, noting rising demand statewide as Democrats scramble to respond.
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Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Indiana
Absent Voter Card Sought by Arizonan for Indiana Race
A call to Republican state headquarters sought an absent voter's registration blank from a man in Alaska who plans to return to Indiana to vote for Hughes and Fairbanks and the entire Republican ticket.
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Alaska
Indiana
Hughes
Fairbanks
New Voter Registration Mandate Across Most Counties
A commission led by W H Thompson Reginald H Sullivan and W D Headrick decides a full state wide new registration is required in about sixty percent of precincts due to destroyed poll books. The plan, costly and blamed on past legislative gaps, faces suspicions of deliberate book destruction to conceal illegal voting.
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Indiana
Ralston
W. H. Thompson
Reginald H. Sullivan
W. D. Headrick
Political figures to campaign in Indiana
The piece notes Republican national figures, including Dowell, Campbell, Curtis, Norris, and Wadsworth, Harding, Sherman, Borah, Whitman, Willis, Rodenburg, Mann, Fess, Lenroot, Kelley, Meekins, Sweet, Hed ges, Prendergast, Estabrook, and Butler, will speak in Indiana in September and October as part of a national effort. It mentions adds by the National Congressional Committee and Republican National Committee to support the Indiana campaign.
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Indiana
National Congressional Committee
Republican National Committee
Indiana Committee
Cc. C. Dowell
Iowa
Pp. P. Campbell
Kansas
U. S
Charles C. Curtis
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Wadsworth
New York
Harding
Ohio
Sherman
Illinois
Borah
Idaho
Whitman
Willis
Rodenburg
Mann
Fess
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Kelley
Michigan
Meekins
North Carolina
Sweet
Job Hedges
W. A. Prendergast
Henry D. Estabrook
Nicholas Murray Butler
Hopkins
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