Road funding and local highway woe in Sullivan area
In Sullivan Indiana a local note laments the shelved Linton Sullivan state highway project for the year. The piece urges organized regional letters and citizen pressure to persuade the highway commission to grant relief, stressing the road’s importance to Sullivan Dugger and Linton communities.
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State Highway Commission
Linton-Sullivan
Sullivan
Dugger
Linton
Highway Commission
Signs of 1924 Democratic Victory Seen by Daniels
Josephus Daniels, longtime observer, notes signs pointing to a Democratic win in 1924, a pattern he has attributed to in past elections though history shows misreads, while Harding gains and Republican prosperity boost the administration. Senators Brookhart Capper debate farm policy with price fixing as remedy, criticizing European grain demand and suggesting government aid shifts cost to farmers and buyers, highlighting tensions over agricultural policy and political forecasts.
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Josephus Daniels
Navy
Mr. Daniels
Harding
Washington Post
Brookhart
Europe
Capper
Liverpool
Toledo
Terre Haute Mayor Davis seeks Republican governor nomination
Terre Haute mayor Ora D. Davis officially announces his bid for the Republican nomination for governor. A World War II veteran and mayor noted for city cleanup, Davis condemns the Ku Klux Klan and stresses government via political organizations and broad civil rights.
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Terre Haute
Ora D. Davis
Davis
Indianapolis
War Finance Chief warns of overemphasis on wheat stocks
In this commentary from the Vincennes Commercial, Eu gene Meyer Jr. of the War Finance Corporation argues against focusing on surplus wheat. He cites stock fluctuations in cotton and corn, markets abroad, and the need for cost of production to compete globally. He warns Americans to avoid class clashes and protect national industry while pursuing orderly growth.
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United States
Eugene Meyer, Jr
War Finance Corporation
Mr. Meyer
Canada
Nebraska
Iowa
Chicago
America
Argentina
Australia
Earliest Known Bread and Odd Snack Fashion
Fragmentary text discusses Rasave bread and ancient bread traditions, mentions staff of life of Ua, and odd lines about horned snakes made while you wait. Describes a dubious method involving slitting skin and inserting hinge parts, with scattered references to manufacturers and white genswell.
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Tropicana
America
Staff of
Life
Hemiss
Nidun
Weeks Leads War Department to Historic Spending Cuts
The War Department reduced expenditures dramatically under Secretary Weeks, spending authority dropping from about 1.12 billion after WWI to 326.5 million this year. He cleaned up nearly 4 billion in unsettled claims, settling them for roughly 13.6 cents on the dollar, and cut clerical staff while maintaining nonmilitary duties across insular governance, rivers and harbors, flood control, Musele Shoals, Panama Canal, Alaska, cemeteries, and national monuments. Weeks is portrayed as a strong Republican leader with private-sector business experience guiding the department.
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Wilson
War Department
Weeks
Shipping Board
Department
Bureau
Insular
Musele Shoals
Panama Canal
Canadian
United States
Republican Party
Republican Administration
Odd Pets of Society Women in London
A London society note catalogs unusual domestic animals kept by fashionable women including monkeys and tiny green hazards. The piece surveys popular pets among the upper class as curiosities reflecting cultural tastes of the era.
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London
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