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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1916
Page
6
The piece surveys a furor over labor politics as Sam Small and Cyrus E. Davis clash with figures like John C. Chaney and John Mitchell. It depicts labor leaders and politicians arguing about Rooseveltian policies, labor costs, and who directs the working class, warning against cheap labor rhetoric in Sullivan county and surrounding areas.
The Surgeon General warns that American and temperate-zone workers cannot dig the Panama Canal, predicting a graveyard from sea to sea. He says Jamaican laborers, accustomed to tropical heat and rain, are the only feasible workforce, arguing the project does not compete with U.S. labor and that locals will not adhere to a standard eight hour day.
A Citizens voice condemns a political financier’s control via a treasurer candidate. The piece argues for electing a county treasurer independent of outside influence to prevent embezzlement and ensure funds are properly managed in Sullivan County.
The text argues for delaying road construction by at least two years to allow funding. It states that people pay the interest and that someone misappropriates it. The line reflects concern over funding timing and financial mismanagement.
Over the next days Sullivan County residents will receive election bugaboos. The items are described as deceptive and are warned against by local voters and officials in advance.
In sorrow the town recalls Joe Orr as an honest foreman and a kind neighbor. The community gathers at the church to pay tribute while urging support for law enforcement and swift, just action against his killer. The editorial calls for shared responsibility to uphold justice and deter future violence.
Congressman Chaney receives high praise from Mr. Cannon for his first term and the first session of the 60th Congress. Cannon commends Chaney for judgment, industry, fidelity, and usefulness, urging constituents to reelect him to continue serving the country and district.
A reform publisher accuses the youthful Democrat of undermining old party workers while at a Bryan meeting in this city. A long list of Democrats was named to the reception committee, but longtime party workers David Crawley William R Frakes and John Scott were passed over.
The article accuses Sam Small of garbling facts in a Democratic address at the courthouse regarding Congressman Chaney and the Personal Liability bill. It asserts the congressional record shows Chaney voted in favor and urges correction if Small was misinformed or reckless.
Dr Crowley advertises cures for female diseases and urges consultation. The notice highlights extensive experience and claims to treat conditions without local remedies, urging women to seek his care.
In Greene county voters hear Charles E. Henderson endorsed as an incorruptible judge for the circuit. The speaker argues the office serves all people as a business proposition, free of class or trade loyalties, urging Democrats to vote yes. Afterward a second address by Mr Cannon follows at the opera house.
Marion F Walters Republican candidate for Sullivan County sheriff is described as a well known, excellent young man born in Curry township. The piece praises his careful county canvass, fine reputation, and claims his election would credit the county with an official people could be proud of.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Crowder and daughters Mary and Helen visited their son Max at the Indiana State University Sunday and Monday. Max has just joined Kappa Sigma and is rooming at the fraternity house. A large party from various towns joined the Sullivan group for the extended stay, with guests treated well at the club house and appreciated for their schoolwork and acts of kindness. Mrs. Crowder notes the family has grown from one son to sixteen plans. O. D. Johnson, formerly of Fairbanks township, has relocated from Salt Lake City to the area.
A San Francisco based official holds a position with the Pacific States Telephone Company. The report notes the local ties of the executive to the company and mentions the city as the base of operations.
George Bennett of Sullivan visited his father Thursday. James South and Grant Balance went to Linton Saturday. Courtney Walters spent Thursday in Linton. A large crowd attended the meeting at Shiloh Sunday. Coal hauling is the order of the day. James Eadnes was in Linton Saturday. Martin Pirtle attended the Republican rally in Linton Saturday. Stanford Chambers teaches a singing school at Shiloh. Jesse Page spent Sunday with relatives in the community.
Vincennes specialist Dr. George Knapp will deliver a Friday talk at the McCammon House on November 2. The event targets local residents and enthusiasts seeking expert medical insight.
Rev J T Phillips and wife of Frankfort and Will Moore and wife of Staffordshire spent Thursday with Lee Phillips and wife. Sylvia and Ferne Medsker visited their uncle Kearn Medsker in Grayville Saturday night. Mrs Louiza Phillips returned to Bennet Ill after a three week visit with brother Warren Watson. Josie Haines spent Sunday at home. Emerson Watson attended U C C services. Lee Phillips was in Sullivan Friday. Farmers are very busy husking corn. Yield is only fair. Mrs Billa Bostick and Mrs Dave Riggs of Sullivan were here Monday for the illness of sister-in-law Mable Turman. James Moore and son Will were in Sullivan Monday.
In Sullivan Indiana Andrew J Curry Democratic county recorder candidate publishes his version of a labor dispute from 1902 in Springfield Illinois. He says he refused to join a strike honoring his written contract and that miners stayed loyal. A $50 fund is set up to verify the claim with a bank certificate and sworn medical proof states his leg was amputated due to a fall at home not a strike.
Abraham Gruber recounts two Irishmen arranging a meeting with a chalk mark on the sidewalk. If one arrives first he will mark it. if the other arrives first he will erase it. The anecdote appears in the New York Times.
A community Prohibition meeting and entertainment program is planned for Monday evening at Bass Auditorium. The program includes prayers, solos, recitations, duets, choruses and an address by Rev. M. E. Prather, concluding with a patriotic chorus.
The conversation notes that many former dime novel writers have shifted roles and are serving as war correspondents in Shanghai, now stationed in the Far East covering conflict. The remark highlights a career transition from pulp fiction to military journalism.
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