Sullivan Union 1866 Republican Paper in Sullivan IN
The Sullivan Union, established 1866, lists subscription rates and local officials including Mayor Henry H. Smith Clerk Joe S. Schroeder and council members A M Getty Albert P Hill James A Knotts Villar Lo Pooh Carlin Shaver. It attacks rival papers and reprints editorial exchanges on wartime policy and economic topics.
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Henry H. Smith
Kor
Joe S. Schroeder
A. M. Getty
Albert P. Hill
James A. Knotts
Villar LO Pooh
Carlin
Shaver
Hughes Portrait Highlights War Wariness in Three Months Claim
The piece references Republican nominee Mr Hughes and President Wilson’s Shadow Lawn speech predicting war with European nations in under three months if elected. It notes Indiana Democratic papers lambasting Senator James E Watson over an East Coast speech while a Democratic reporter praised it. Watson has two sons in the army and is defended as a patriotic citizen.
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Sullivan Union
Jim’’ Watson
Roanoke
Indianapolis Daily Times
Times
Union
Watson
Wilson
Indiana Daily Times
George Creel
Federal Treasury
Europe
Hughes
Taat
Jay Houge
Senator Watson
Indiana
James E. Watson
Nottice
Colembus Rendilican
Indiana Conservation Week Promoted by Hoover Food Campaign
October events urge meatless and wheatless days across Indiana. Ministers to preach Conservation, with a statewide pledge drive for 1,000,000 Hoover Food Enrollment cards. Activities include meatless Tuesdays and Fridays, corn bread promotion, and school observances with rallies in Indianapolis and county councils of defense.
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Indiana
Hoover
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
Marion County Council of Defense
County Councils of Defense
Merchants Conservation
Horace Ellis
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
United States Food Administration
Princeton visitors return home from Eldridge visit
Mrs. Charles A. Steel and Miss Marjorie Trippett of Princeton who were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harrie Eldridge have returned home.
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Charles A. Steel
Marjorie Trippett
Princeton
Harri Eldridge
Is It Wrong to Fight In War Time
A wartime exhortation urges children to support the war by joining the Junior Red Cross and knitting socks for soldiers. It argues that defending self respect and others justifies fighting, cites Uncle Sam and WWI context, and links to liberty and democracy through historical examples like Bunker Hill and the Boston Tea Party.
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Mr. Hoover
America
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Red Cross
Sam
U. S
United States
Bunker Hill
Boston
Liberty Bell
Lexington
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Open Mind Policy Lets Citizens Propose War Aids
The War Department encourages public input from all citizens, reviewing diverse plans to improve military efficiency. Inventive proposals range from novel recruits methods to reworking the card system and even using trained seabirds to locate submarines, with experts weighing merits and faults.
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Sam
War Department
United States
Washington
Jules Verne
Zeppelin
Edison
Hero
Indiana Council Denounces Disloyal Acts in War Critique
The Indiana State Council of Defense adopted a resolution denouncing all acts and statements deemed disloyal to the war effort. It calls for removal consideration for any U S senators whose words or acts hinder the war, and it will be sent to Vice President Marshall and Indiana elected officials.
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Indianapolis
Robert M. Lafollette
Indiana State Council of Defense
Will H. Hays
U. S
M. Lafollette
United States
United States Senate
Marshall
Indiana
Marriage Licenses Issued to Brouds Lang and Ma bel Bitzegaio
Brouds Lang 22, a miner, and Ma bel Bitzegaio 18, both of Jackson Hill, were issued marriage licenses.
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Brouds Lang
Miner
Mabel Bitzegaio
Jackson Hill
State Charity Board Meeting Attended by Two Women
Mrs S Poynter and Mrs I H Kalley attended the state meeting of the Board of Charities at LaPorte Indiana last week.
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S. P. Poynter
I. H. Kalley
Board of Charities
LaPorte
Ind
Advertised Letters in Sullivan Indiana Post Office
List of letters remaining unclaimed in the Sullivan Indiana Post Office as of October 19 1917. If not claimed within two weeks they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Names include Mrs Wm H Heath Mrs Leander F Hickman Mrs N Highfield Mrs Sarah Hines Miss Mabel Sullivan Miss Selvia Wright Mr Ed Albee Mr Charles S Benton Mr Joe Kirkling Mr O C Myers Mr Elma Oldfield Mr S A Pitt Mr Ward Reynolds Mr Luther When calling for these letters say advertised and give date advertised. WM E Aydelotte P M
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Sullivan, Ind
Drisk
Wm. H. H. Heath
Leander F. Hickman
Eather Houck
N. Highfield
Sarah Hines
Miley G. Nolan
Mabel Sullivan
S. Jane Wells
Selvia Wright
Walter P
English Get New Name for War Profits From America
The United States has coined a new term for food market speculation. The English press now uses the phrase take-off to describe wartime profit on staples. It began as an Americanism and later appeared with varying spacing and capitalization before standardizing.
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Germany
Europe
German Empire
Belgium
France
England
Russia
Ural Mountains
America
Helland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Poland
Serbia
Romania
Belgian
Flanders
Verdun
Zebrugge
United States
Tilefish records set for first half of 1917 catch
The total tilefish catch reported to the U S Bureau of Fisheries in the first half of 1917 was 4,556,385 pounds, yielding $247,087 in earnings. For the same period in 1916 the catch was 4,000,000 pounds with undeterminable value.
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United States Bureau of Fishervnes
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Pershing
Asia
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Berlin
House of the Hohenzollern
Pottsdam
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U. S. Grant
Buffalo Bill
United States of America
Uncle Sam
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