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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1922
Page
4
The Sullivan Union announces its status as the county's only Republican paper. It lists subscription rate of $1.50, owner Robert P. White, and notes entry as second class mail matter in Sullivan Indiana.
The piece argues anti Harding propaganda misreads support and notes few renomination losses are party or local issues. It praises President Harding for demanding tighter departmental scrutiny and urges public cooperation to curb spending and taxes.
Dr. Royal Copeland claims measles can be wiped out in forty eight hours and mosquitoes cannot fly beyond a thousand feet. He urges government guidance and a united citizen effort with practical rules and signed advertising to battle these evils, criticizing political leaders for pork barrel tactics.
The Republican Publicity Association touts Mellon’s June 30 1922 Treasury report showing a drop from an estimated 24 million deficit to a 314 million surplus and a 1.014 billion debt reduction. It credits President Harding’s 1921 retrenchment for economy gains, claiming this year proves Republican fiscal policy success and voter confidence rewarded.
The government signals readiness to act to prevent a widespread disruption from coal and railroad strikes. President Harding and Railroad Labor Board Chair Ben W Hooper assert emergency measures may be used if negotiations fail. Transportation and coal supply must be preserved, with government oversight if needed to resume production and distribution.
The Republican administration lowered the national bonded debt by over 1.0 billion from a 1921 peak, reduced the discount rate for gilt edge loans, and boosted government security values by about 3 billion. It reestablished budget discipline, cut idle wages, curbed federal interference, and restored U.S. prestige abroad.
A Chicago Tribune opinion warns against centralizing power via national labor and social reforms. It argues state authority should shape child labor rules and liquor policy, praising local self-government and cautioning against overloading Congress, which could erode local autonomy and democracy.
An ice cream social will be held on the church lawn on Saturday evening July 22 to raise funds for a piano. A musical program is planned and all are invited.
The piece argues that Democrats obstruct the tariff in the Senate under Heflin Watson Carraway and Harrison, aided by four Republicans, to stop passage. It defends majority rule, condemns obstruction as anti democratic, and predicts a political fight in the coming campaign over who controls legislation.
The first United States patent was granted to a Waterbury descendant of a Canon miller. The second patent went to a Waterbury resident and the city now holds about twice the expected number of patents for its population.
The St. Lawrence river was first glimpsed by Jacques Cartier in 1585. Champlain explored the Alexandria Bay region in 1615. By about 1750, French explorers named it Les Mille Isles and began to cherish its wonders.
Joseph Samuel Reed, a longtime druggist who started as a clerk in 1872, built Crowder & Reed and later ran the business solo before retiring in 1912. He collected sea fish, wrote local verse, and housed specimens at the Davis Hotel. He leaves a daughter, a brother, and several grandchildren.
A narrator extols Turman s Crick as better than Deer Crick and Kankakee describing a fisherman s week past and a Saturday outing. He recalls springtime bites at shallower holes and drifts, bobbers felt bite, and a contented feeling like electric tingles while fishin
The article notes tiny Central Africa groups called Akkas living west of Victoria Nyanza, with men and women measured at four feet tall. They live in separate communities and are observed by travelers. Diamonds Spill Asunder describes a medieval belief that diamonds can burst spontaneously, with many broken fragments found near the Kimberley mines in South Africa.
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