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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1914
Page
2
A new Lake County Republican club named the Harrison Club is formed after a quick membership surge of 576. The group intends immediate planning for the 1916 campaign and aims to include every voting precinct in the county. The Jefferson county Republican effort also reports momentum from the recent election.
A humorous clipping portrays a preacher praised by his flock for a Ford gift. A mock Psalm reworks car imagery into comic misreads while a moral urges buying a new cuckoo clock that sings at 20 mph.
Indianapolis reports livestock authorities attribute the spread of foot and mouth disease to the Democratic tariff. Hides and corn were placed on the free list, prompting Argentine imports and alleged disease risk. The Daily Livestock World warned of such outbreaks and cites corn and hides as vectors, threatening Indiana farmers and central states. The piece connects the disease to Argentina’s exports and notes past government costs to quell similar outbreaks.
Fabe Gwin longtime manager for the Crawford Fairbanks-Taggart political machine in Indiana’s second district pleads guilty to two indictments tied to a Martin county civil service fraud conspiracy. He faces a $300 fine plus costs after admitting involvement in forged exam impersonations and jurat actions alongside co-defendants.
Names and monetary awards appear for several civil actions including John C. Carothers, D. Sherfick, Harvey Guthrie, and others with sums ranging from 200 to 300 dollars. The list includes Ambrose Strange Claude Armstrong Wm J Strange J W Jackman Samuel Renneker and Otto Carothers among the plaintiffs or defendants.
The guilty plea by Maan eaiae Fabius Gwin ties him to the Taggart-Fairbanks political machine in Indiana. Indictments allege a wide conspiracy to obtain internal revenue positions and other federal posts, with many applicants seeking government jobs to bypass civil service exams.
John J. Sullivan of Cleveland resigns as Progressive National Committeeman for Ohio. He returns to the Republican Party on Garfield’s birthday, noting that November 19 marks his earlier Roosevelt third-term push. Sullivan sent formal letters to Paul Davis and Walter Brown and addressed Roosevelt in a private note.
John T. Hume of Danville Indiana, a key progressive organizer in 1912 and 1914, declares he will affiliate with the Republican Party. He urges GOP support for a 1916 victory and states an open confession is good for the soul. Letters from other progressives to Republican headquarters in Indianapolis follow similar notes of return.
A terse notice from the Terre Haute Star reports a one year term for Zea Toe and Bore in an unspecified matter. The brief item emphasizes the duration without detailing action, parties, or location.
In a slice of small town life, Bill Blithers seeks campaign reimbursements, Doc McFadden plans a tapeworm sanitarium, and Deacon Ebbersole faces questions over umpiring. Other items note a divorce filing, blood hounds purchase, a legal writ, church mischief, vaccination news, and local trades.
A vintage newspaper ad urges treating coughs with Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. It claims relief for irritated air passages and mucus, promotes resistance to colds, and targets babies and children. The price is 25 cents at the druggist.
Miss Helen McCammon, longtime employee of Springer and Carruthers, has accepted a position with Roy Cowles store and began her duties Monday morning. Mr and Mrs A L Hutchison of Bucyrus Ohio, who had been visiting relatives here, returned home last week.
Marshall Bailey of northeast city was in Sullivan Saturday and subscribed for The Union.
Advertises Sloan's liniment as a fast penetrating remedy for rheumatic pain, sore joints, neuralgia, sciatica, and colds. Claims relief without rubbing and offers a money back guarantee for unsatisfied customers. Sold for 25 cents at druggists with household usefulness.
Rev. J. M. Plunkett and Vernon Coleman of Trimble Hl and Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Coleman and family of Hutsonville Ill visited Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Plunkett on Thursday. Mrs. John Wright returned Friday from Atlanta Ga where she attended the National meeting of the W C T U.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for a healthful life. It claims they remove fermenting foods and undigested matter, purify blood, and relieve constipation and headaches. Available for 25 cents from druggists.
A fragment promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment for catarrh, claiming local applications fail to reach the disease seat and urging consumption of an internal remedy to cure a constitutional condition.
A county physician endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure as a regular prescription. It purports to act on blood and mucous surfaces with a blend of tonics and purifiers. Testimonials are available, and the product is sold by druggists for 75 cents plus Hall's family pills for constipation.
L Boles a well known farmer northwest of the city visited Saturday and renewed a subscription for Will Eslinger of Frankfort, former resident. James M Lang of this city reelected treasurer of the Grand Encampment of Indiana Odd Fellows at the grand lodge session in Indianapolis last week.
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