Government must return to private liberty and economy
A harsh critique of government overreach urges Congress and President Harding to withdraw the state from daily life and heavy taxation. It calls for lower taxes, reduced bureaus, and a return to Lincoln era efficiency, praising the Dawes budget plan and warning against extravagance.
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Harding
Congress
Germany
Lincoln
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Harrison
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Canada
Custom House
Court House
Dawes
Chicago
Washington
Army
Navy
Fathers of the Republic
Pershing
Cabinet
Bureau of the Budget
Jury Finds Eva Kaber Guilty of First Degree Murder
The Washington Herald reports Eva Catherine Kaber of Cleveland was found guilty of murdering her husband and given life imprisonment under Ohio law. The editorial blasts the verdict as merciful and urges the electric chair to deter future crimes by women and men.
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Eva Catherine Kaber
Cleveland
Ohio
Kaber
Dawes Budget Director Promises Expense Cuts
Charles G Dawes is named to head the new budget department. The eyes of cabinet members and department heads will review government spending to address concerns any average businessman would question in his own affairs. The move aims to present a tighter overall federal budget under President Harding.
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Charles Dawes
Harding
Mrs Boston and family return from visit in Elwood
Mrs R T Boston and children of Elwood Ind have returned home after visiting her father W H Poston and daughter Lola Poston. Mrs Noble Berry of Frankfort also returns home after visiting relatives in Fairbanks township.
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R. T. Boston and
Elwood
Ind
W. H. Poston
Lola Poston
Noble Berry
Frankfort
Fairbanks Township
Trade and Fame in the Town’s Rising Mood
A reflective piece contrasts public reverence for wealth and power with sympathy for the marginalized. It rails at ostentation and crowds toward the magnate’s glow while noting fear of social coldness, and ends with a critique of smug elites who publicly praise them yet privately affront the “brother that’s down.”
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House
Senate
Col. Democracy
Post Office Department
War Department
United States
War
Department
Indiana Farmers Stay Steady as Tenancy Rises in 1920 Census
Indiana's 1920 census shows tenants operated 65,587 farms, up from 64,687 in 1910, a gain of 900 farms over the decade. Agricultural statistician George C. Bryant notes Indiana remains farmland bound, with tenancy at 32 percent of farms in 1920 and a state trend toward larger holdings amid drought and crop setbacks.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
United States Census Bureau
George C. Bryant
United States Department of Agriculture
Bryan
Mr. Bryant
Bryant
United States
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana Crops Need Rain Amidst Prolonged Heat
The weekly bulletin from agricultural statistician Geo. C. Bryant reports another week of intense heat with rain confined to a few localities, causing considerable damage to crops across Indiana.
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Indiana
Geo. C. Bryant
United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana lawmakers lead in private pension bills during extraordinary session
Osccard E Bland and Fred Purnell of Indiana tie for fourth with 26 private pension bills each as the House totals 1,887 since April 11. Tennessee’s Taylor tops with 59, Robison 49, and B Carroll Reece 31, with district tallies listing Bland 26 and Sanders 26 among Indiana members.
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Washington
Osccard E. Bland
Fred
Purnell
Congress
Indiana
House
Taylor
Tennessee
Robison
Kentucky
B. Carroll Reece
Bland
Luhring
Dunbar
Benham
Sanders
Elliott
Moores
Vestal
Wood
Kraus
Fairfield
Hickey
Don’t Play Blind Man’s Buff With Your Dollars
A consumer urges shopping locally over mail order, arguing you should see, choose, and inspect goods in person. The piece emphasizes neighborly service, quality selection, and reasonable prices when buying at home rather than sending cash to mail order houses.
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Lind Man
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Uncle Sam
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the Peoples State Bank
Southwest Corner Square
Sullivan, Indiana
Grover Clayton Carlisle
S. E. Lindley
SuLlivan
H. L. Stratton
Shelburn
G. G. Billman
I. J. Keys
Carlisle
H. S. Leach
W. K. Frakes
L. A. Stewart
P. A. Barco
Julius Harry Shoe Co
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