Old Posey homestead on White River near Petersburg burned
The Posey homestead a two story former Underground Railroad depot near Petersburg on White River was destroyed by fire. The house housed secret passages aiding enslaved people to escape to Canada and to Knox County for onward routes. John Posey father of Civil War officer Col. Frank B. Posey connected to noted Indiana legal figures.
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Relie
Knox County
John Posey
Col
Frank B. Posey
Indiana
Vincennes
Petersborg
Evansville
Congress
First Half Year Trade Under Tariff Law Rates
The article analyzes imports and exports under the Jardiney McCumber tariff, noting 1922 enactment and the six month period Oct 1 1922 to Mar 31 1923. It cites $1,197,000,000 in imports with over $276,000,000 in customs revenues and an average 14.55 percent ad valorem duty. It compares to earlier Democratic tariff periods and mentions a brief Sept 22 1922 to Oct 1 1922 spike.
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Europe
North America
South America
Department of Commerce
United States
Department
Sugar Tariff Claim Sparks Debate Over Sugar Prices
The National Republican summarizes a Democratic statement blaming Fordney McCumber for sugar price hikes. It contrasts tariff effects with earlier Democratic tariffs and argues the tariff alone did not raise retail sugar costs, citing historical price per dollar purchasing power from 1913 to 1920.
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Democratic National Committee
Democratic Free Trade Brothers
Fordney-McCunmber
National Republican
End of Fiscal Year Surplus Forecast by Mellon
Secretary Mellon estimates the current fiscal year will close with a surplus of 125 million dollars, and the public debt will be at least 1.6 billion dollars lower than when the Harding administration began. The letter highlights the shift from a 823 million dollar deficit projected earlier to a substantial cash surplus due to budget reforms and economy.
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Bone
Mellon
Congress
United States
Melon
Democratic Party
Harding
Representative Burns
Tennessee
House Committee On Appropriations
Treasury
Facts Refute Charges Against Indiana Board of Agriculture
The Indiana Board of Agriculture defends a 1923 bond issue to fund new buildings and pay debt. Bid results favored the Northern Trust Co. at four and a half percent, saving about 35 000 in interest over eleven years. The Indiana Farmers Federation supported the law and its president William Settle spoke for it.
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Walter Chambers
New Castle
Indiana Board of Agriculture
Indiana
Indiana State Fair
Northern Trust Co
Chicago
Fletcher American Co
Indianapolis
Indiana Farmers’ Federation
General Assembly
Indiana Federation
Wm. Settle
Agricultural Committee
Loyalty to the Party and the American Government
A historical reflection extols party loyalty as essential to strong government. It contrasts party governance with European wholesale coalitions and argues that majority party accountability safeguards progress. It cites Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt and asserts unity within the party prevents divisive class or sectional legislation.
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United States
McKinley
Roosevelt
New State Chairman Is Genius in Organization
Indianapolis May 19 Republican State Committee names Clyde A Walb of Lagrange as chairman after unanimous choice. The report notes his work as district and county leader and outlines plans for district meetings ahead of the 1924 presidential campaign. Walb, 44, built a large river reclamation business and leads major Kankakee projects in Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Republican State Committee
Clyde A. Walb
Lagrange
Walb
South Bend
Muncie
Mr. Walb
Republican Party
Indiana
Lawrence Lyons
Brook
State Committee
Rtv. Lyons
Lyons
Kankakee
Starke
Laporte
St. Joseph
Mgr. Walb
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Ft. Wayne
Knights Templar
Kendalville
Knights of Pythias
The
Odd Fellows
Lawrence A. Cartwright
Portland
Chiropractic Contributes To Beauty
Beauty is the bloom of health and harmony of body and function. A misaligned vertebra disrupts nerve flow and tissues dependent on that nerve suffer. When the body functions harmoniously health strength grace and beauty emerge from proper nerve function.
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Chiropractic
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Postoffice May 30 1928
List of letters remaining unclaimed in Sullivan Indiana post office May 30 1928. uncalled items will be sent to the Dead Letter Office after two weeks. Ladies Drake Pauline Frye Lela Neal Orn Sutton Louis. Gents Bailey A H Martindale Hugh Rominger Arlee Walker E E Walters Mortis. Foreign.
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Sullivan, Ind
Drake
Pauline, Frye
Lela. Neal
Orn
Sutton
Louis
Bailey
A. H. Martindale
Hugh. Rominger
Arlee. Walker
E. E. Walters
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Sullivan Union
Hardine
League of Nations
League
Des Manes
Iowa
Senate
Cox
Pdo
Michigan
New England
Pittsburgh
Kirby Lumber Company
Singer Manufacturing Company
Elizabeth
N. J
Proctor and Gamble Co
Peet Brothers Manufacturing Company
John T. Adams
Republican National Committee
Indiana Farm Federation
Livestock Breeders Association
Corn Growers Association
I. Newt Brown
Sec’y Treas
NEW State
Clyde Walb
R Vale
Ines
H. L. Ramsey
Sullivan, Indiana
Board OF Commissioners
Sullivan County
Hamilton Township
John I. Engle
F. Springer
Ward Engle
Board of County Commissioners
St Insertion
Arthur W. Snavely
Lucy M. Hartley
Sullivan Circuit Court
Hays & Hays, Attorneys
Clarence Hoesman
Merom
Towit
J. I. Case
Yale
William H. Hoesman
Arthur E. DeBaun
Mrs. L
R. P. White, P. M
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