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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1916
Page
6
The ticket lists Charles E. Hughes of New York for president and Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana for vice president, indicating a Republican pairing in the race.
Senator John H Bankhead of Alabama a Democrat has warmed to the administration ship purchase bill but his reversal harms Wilson policy. He said that had the bill passed and interned vessels been bought and flown our flag engaged in commerce with foreign nations war or strained relations would likely result.
The article discusses the political clash over a ship purchase bill, with Senator Bankhead opposing the measure and President Wilson’s administration pressed to finance interned ships. It analyzes electoral calculations for 1918 midterms, listing states deemed safe for Republicans and those considered doubtful, totaling 1386 electoral votes for Democrats and 26 needed for a victory.
The piece discusses Canada’s export surge to the United States and Britain during 1914–16 under wartime conditions, outlining tariff policy impacts, border-state concerns, and the Underwood tariff's role. It notes rising U S war orders, copper and sugar market effects, and large shell and steel contracts tied to Allied financing and production, with Iowa’s Charles City plant cited among key wartime producers.
A Huntington Herald note critiques Senator Kern’s use of the “forty-cent bacon” slogan amid a record high pork price of 11.30 per hundred pounds. It links hog prices to Indiana politics, mentioning sugar costs and wheat price investigations as contrasting issues for the 1910 slogan versus current concerns.
The Indiana Daily Times says Senator John W. Kern should be sent south to trail Carranza if Senator Ham Lewis is used to trail Gov. Hughes. The piece argues Kern is eligible and should be considered by the Democratic National Committee.
The piece argues the White House overstated the president’s routine and sacrifices for public effect, noting past disclosures of lighter personal times and European duties. It criticizes the publicity bureau for misleading the public and suggests lessons remain to be learned.
Commodity exports from the port of New York on August 9 amounted to nearly 18 million dollars. About 13 million dollars were war munitions in 28 articles and nearly 7.5 million dollars covered explosives and related materials. The Democratic committee, it claims, mislabels munitions as a small share of exports.
After James P. Goodrich finished his Greencastle speech launching the Republican state campaign, Will H. Hays pledged Indiana voters that the party organization would back Goodrich. He praised the party as responsible and vowed no rewarding of undeserving officials at taxpayer expense.
The speech accepting the vice presidential nomination portrays Fairbanks as a steady Hoosier statesman. It stresses tariffs, a clear foreign policy, preparedness, and scrutiny of President Wilson's Mexican policy while urging voters to judge by constitutional duties and results rather than rhetoric.
For 47 years the soothing antiseptic balsams in Dr King's New Discovery have healed coughs and relieved congestion. Young and old can testify to its effectiveness for coughs and colds. Buy a bottle today at your druggist 50c.
The corn price is quoted at 90 cents per bushel while Scott's Heating Stoves are offered at 8 dollars 40 cents. These figures reflect current retail and wholesale listings.
Miss Zelma Harbaugh and Miss Gladys Hiatt return from an extended visit in Decoma Oklahoma. They are accompanied by Mrs J A Ross of Decoma who visited with her daughter Mrs W W Harbaugh. Mrs Katé Reeves of Pulaski Tennessee visits Mrs W C Jamison while Edson Murry of Rensselaer Indiana visits Russell Thompson here last week.
Special heating stoves are advertised as holding a fire for a week in a cataloged notice sold by Scott.
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