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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1917
Page
4
The Sullivan Union reports on William Jennings Bryan being unable to throw a bull in Chandler Arizona while noting national returns show Republican gains across municipalities and states. The paper under Dirrelle Chaney and R P White emphasizes Republican strength despite Democratic efforts to frame patriotism around party choice.
Governor Cox telegraphed President Wilson reporting that Socialists were repudiated across Ohio in the polls though strong in many large cities including New York where they nearly tied the Mitchell vote. The National Republican warns against lingering appeasement of Socialism and pacifism as a political strategy and cites 1916 shifts in Ohio.
The text argues that wartime criticism can be misinterpreted as disloyal talk. It warns that condemning all critique to support the war harms soldiers and mirrors British errors in early conflict. It cautions against well intentioned patriots aiding the enemy by stifling useful suggestions.
The writer argues German education and mass militarism mold individuals into passive instruments. They claim German loyalty to Gott and the Kaiser blinds moral judgment, while massed forces win battles. With defeat, they foresee a democratic awakening and worldwide liberty, urging continued sacrifice.
In Sullivan Indiana fray over a mayoral race the Womens Christian Temperance Union and the Sullivan Womens Franchise League plot to back a Democratic candidate, while a Republican woman objector denounces the plan as un germane to the groups purposes. The clash hints at party politics intruding into temperance and suffrage circles.
A long anti spy letter from the State Council of Defense warns Hoosiers about pro German rumors and the harm of gossip during wartime. It urges verifying stories, discouraging false tales about Red Cross and Liberty Bonds, and reporting intimidation to county defense councils. Also notices a nonresident quiet title suit in Sullivan Circuit Court, Martha E. McKinney Johnson Hamilton et al versus unnamed defendants, action to quiet title with a January 21, 1918 deadline.
Pleasantville Indiana competitive night as the high school team swept three games against Freelandville H S. The girls won 9 to 6 while the first team edged 16 to 14. The second team dominated 35 to 4.
T. J. Hanna, father of Guy Hanna, a superintendent of the Wabash Valley Electric Company, died at his Hoopeston home last week after a stroke. He had frequently visited his son.
Mrs John Alsman who underwent an operation at a hospital in Robinson Illinois remains confined to the hospital in that city.
Walter Latshaw sues Simeon Root and successors over 74 acres in Sullivan County Indiana. The defendants, not residents of Indiana, are ordered to appear and answer by January 21, 1918. Attys Schroeder & Price. First insertion Nov 21, 1917.
Marriage licenses granted for Telford W Sandefer 32 Virginia mechanic and Lena Daniely 30 Hymera. Roy Howard 23 miner and Myrtle Irvine 21 Shelburn. Robert W Springer 24 farmer and Elizabeth M Phillips 19 Gill township. Orvil Marvel 21 miner and Jane Crynes 18 Jackson Hill No 2.
The Sullivan Circuit Court initiates two complaints Nos 17515 and 17517 naming Joel McFerree and John Sinclair as defendants with unknown spouses and heirs. Both cases seek absent defendants to answer by January 21 1918 regarding 40 acre tracts in sections 22 and 34 respectively.
Miss Glenn Yeager, cooperative weather observer, reports for the week ending November 18 with daily summaries of high and low temperatures and sky conditions. The period shows a mix of cloudy days and clear spells, with temperatures ranging from 34 to 71 degrees.
Mr and Mrs Clay Ladd return from Coalmont Indiana after the death of Mrs N D Ladd at 75 following pneumonia. She left three children Robert Lee Ladd Hymera Mrs C D Pierson Lewis and Clay Ladd of Terre Haute. Funeral was held Friday with burial at Bethel Cemetery.
Dirrelle Chaney of Indianapolis visited his parents, Mr and Mrs John Co Chaney, here several days last week. He returned home Saturday.
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