Poston Denounces Teachers as Election Orchestrators
Stormy county board session hears nine township trustees and teachers seek raise for Supt. Richard Park. Poston calls critics’ aim personal and urges teachers to defeat him. Scott chairs opposition while Railsback flags clerk hire issue amid heated exchange.
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Poston
Nore
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Institute
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Elizabeth Hull
Charles Hale
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Scott
Sullivan County
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Supreme Court
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Young man struck by train at Carlisle dies of injuries
Raymond Snapp age 22 son of Knox county landowner Ed Snapp of Oaktown was fatally injured when his hay truck collided with a southbound C and E I train at the Jones crossing north of Carlisle depot. He died at Good Samaritan hospital Vincennes after being taken there from Carlisle.
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Ed Snapp
Oaktown
Knox County
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Jones Crossing
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Sampson Walters
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George Pirtle
W. N. Thompson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes
Open New Dixie Route Ordered After Viewers Report
Curry county commissioners rule in E W Jennings versus People of Curry township for a new highway. Viewers assess damages to Hardy McClanahan at four hundred dollars. after payment the highway will be opened and established fifty feet wide with twenty five feet on each side of the center.
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Curry Township
Hardy McClanahan
Bland to Campaign in Sullivan County Dates Set
Representative Oscar E. Bland will tour Sullivan County October 7 to 13, with engagements in Hymera Dugger Fairbanks Carlisle Shelburn Farmersburg Merom and nearby towns. The schedule opens October 7 at the Hymera opera house and includes daytime meetings and possible women’s afternoon session arrangements.
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Fairbanks
Bounty
Signs Point to Harding Landslide in 1920 Election
A Chicago Tribune analysis by Arthur Sears Henning predicts a Republican landslide for Harding and Coolidge in November. The survey details electoral votes, with Harding leading in many states and Cox shown as unlikely to overcome a broad national trend amid concerns over the league of nations and Prohibition era issues.
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Washington, D. C
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Coolidge
Wilson League of Nations
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Bland and Cullop labor voting records contrasted in Washington Herald
The Washington Herald reports on W A Cullop and Oscar E Bland voting patterns on labor issues. Cullop abstained on several labor friendly measures while opposing others, and Bland supported and opposed various labor friendly bills, receiving praise from labor leaders for his overall alignment.
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Labor
Bloomfield Jury Awards $5 Damages in Malicious Prosecution Suit
Carlisle Ind Oct 14 Bloomfield Circuit Court jury returns verdict for Wm H Hancock awarding $5 damages in Hancock vs Trimble over alleged garage partnership dispute. Plaintiff sought $30,000 on three counts alleging malicious prosecution. Case first tried in Sullivan circuit court but jury disagreed.
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Sullivan
Pioneer Woman Mary B Waggner Dies at 82
Mary B Waggner age 82 died Sunday afternoon at her daughter Mrs Ed Ward home southwest of the city after age related illness. Funeral services were held yesterday at Palmer's Prairie led by Rev Elias Brewer with burial in Little Flock cemetery. She was a Cass township native, widow of William Henry Waggner and sister of the late Alexander Snow. She belonged to Longs Chapel Methodist church. Surviving daughters are Mrs Ed Ward near the city and Mrs Isabella Botts of Oklahoma, unable to attend.
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Palmer’s Prairie
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Little Flock
Wagoner
Cass Township
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Alexander Snow
Long's Chapel
Isabell Botts
Oklahoma
Jury Returns Quick Verdict in Cooper Brother Case
A Terre Haute man William Cooper sued his brother John W. Cooper of Carlisle for ten thousand dollars over receipts claimed signed forty years ago. The jury in the circuit court after fifteen minutes found for the defendant, ruling signatures were forgeries.
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Terre Haute
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Carlisle
Death Comes Suddenly to Mrs Frances Hopkins
Word arrived yesterday of the sudden death of Mrs Frances Hopkins at her home in Renselaer Indiana from a stroke of paralysis. She was the mother of Mrs Will Thompson of this city and had visited here often. Mr and Mrs Will Thompson left for Renselaer to attend the funeral. Mrs Hopkins husband died nine years ago from paralysis.
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Renselaer
Indiana
Governor Cox Campaign Stops in Indiana Saturday
James M. Cox plans a campaign stop in Indiana with a 4 25 to 5 10 PM address at the county courthouse. He arrives by a special Illinois Central train, stopping Dugger 3 50 to 4 05 PM and Shelburn 5 25 to 5 40 PM before heading to Terre Haute for a night engagement. Franklin D. Roosevelt is set for a short address on October 14 while en route to Evansville.
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Terre Haute
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Evansville
Auto Crash Injures Hill Sister In City
Last week Bert Smith and his sister Elizabeth Hill of Shelburn drove the Smith auto. Mr. Smith lost control on a hill, striking a telephone pole, causing extensive damage. Hill suffered a broken arm and facial cuts and was taken to the county hospital.
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Bert Smith
Elizabeth Hill
Shelburn
Death ends troubled life of Terre Haute saloonist
Ollie McCracklin, 38, longtime Shelburn and Terre Haute figure linked to soft drink joints and repeated arrests, was shot to death by his former wife Stella Marie Davis as he approached her apartment after a history of alleged abuse. Davis, 39, said she fired to prevent a beating. McCracklin died en route to hospital. He faced assault and battery charges before his death.
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Frank
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