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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1919
Page
4
The Sullivan Union Republican Paper, published by Dirrelle Chaney and R P White, lists subscriptions for one year and six months and notes its second class mail status. The paper is dated March 1873 with ownership and publishing details echoed in the 19th century notice.
Editorial argues Will Hays should be the Republican nominee for Indiana governor next year. It says his leadership as national party chairman strengthens the state ticket and could secure independent votes, urging careful consideration of nomination and readiness to serve. WELL WIN WITH WILL.
Representative Oscar E. Bland was named by Speaker Gillette to the six member Committee on Expenditures of the War Department. The panel will probe wartime spending, with critics citing possible dishonesty and favoritism as taxpaying citizens seek clearer accountability.
A fifteen member committee will split into five sub committees to investigate War Department branches. Proposed panels include aircraft, transportation, foreign activities, cantonments, quartermasters, and the Judge Advocate General's Department. Mr Bland is expected to lead this effort, serving country and constituency.
Pall Mall Tennessee native Alvin C York, six feet tall with red hair, earned a famed World War I record at the Argonne. In one action he killed twenty Germans, captured 182 prisoners, and silenced thirty six machine gun nests while leading seven men. He praised the Tennessee society of New York and General Duncan, insisting he is just a soldier. Captain E V Rickenbacker is noted as York's match.
The non partisan Times editor renounces the League as a party measure and calls for a universally acceptable form. It urges religious liberty, withdrawal rights for members, and true multinational cooperation while preserving national sovereignty.
Address by Hon. Chas. D. Hunt and ex-Con John C. Chaney joins John H. Walker Norval K. Harris and Wm. Mitch of Terre Haute at DePauw University Quar tette in vocal and musical selections.
The speaker argues the United States should avoid entangling alliances while supporting world peace. They state Mexico risks war and criticize Mexican governance, insisting the U S may need to intervene to protect citizens and promote stability, framing Cuba’s independence as a precedent.
A Democratic opinion praises Congressman Oscar E Bland for making noise in Congress. The writer notes Bland is capable ambitious and keeps the Second district on the map through publicity and effective action. The piece argues a live-wire Democrat is preferable to a taciturn rival.
Mr and Mrs H C Boothe travel to Crawfordsville for Wabash College graduation exercises where their son Harold is a graduate. A daughter was born Monday to Mr and Mrs Frank Chaney. John W Lindley and Ward Hawkins plan a Friday business trip to Kentucky. Mrs T E Hoover and daughter Eloise of Chicago visit the city.
Miss Sarah McClure and her mother Mrs. Henry McClure travel to Indian Head Maryland to spend the summer with Orlando McClure and family.
Arabian historians say Mahomet had nine wives but they were not true wives. He adopted Ayesha at seven, and he took in an old widow rejected by Omar and Abu Bakr. In Mahometan practice marriage often means guardianship or protection rather than a typical pairing.
A reflective line cites that riches are a disgrace to one who has kin in want, suggesting virtue lies in charity. The proverb-like saying contrasts wealth with familial obligation, urging consideration for those less advantaged.
A Hawthorne quote extols October sunshine and its soothing effect on feelings. The author notes genial light in sheltered spots makes sunlit scenes feel homely and the green grass with a few leaves appears more vivid and lovely.
The Biblical town of Gaza features the Al Mintar watchtower east of the city where Samson is said to have carried the gates. The road from Gaza to Jaffa is lined with ancient olive trees over a thousand years old. A legend credits Gaza with early mechanical clocks, possibly sand clocks still used in mosques.
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