Alaska Reform Bill Aims to Centralize Government
In Batesville Indiana August 18 1921 the American Press Association reports Senator Harry S New backed legislation to coordinate scattered Alaska agencies. The bill seeks a more efficient centralized Alaska government with transfer of designated ships from the U S Shipping Board to the Secretary of the Interior for transport of people property and military and naval forces linked to the government railroad in Alaska.
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Harry S. New
Alaska
United States Shipping Board
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Foreign born residents in Ripley County and surrounding counties
The article lists foreign born populations for Ripley County and its eight neighbors: Dearborn 594 Franklin 340 Jefferson 311 Ohio 71 Switzerland 72 Decatur 219 Jackson 248 Jennings 214 Ripley 579. The nine county total is 2,748, seven less than Allen County. Other counties with higher totals include Lake 46,040 Marion 13,185 St Joseph 17,174 Vermillion 4,027 Vanderburgh 3,361 Vigo 4,027. Larger cities in the state are not counted in county totals.
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Ripley
Dearborn
Franklin
Jefferson
Ohio
Switzerland
Decatur
Jackson
Jennings
Allen County
Lake
Marion
Indianapolis
St. Joseph
Vermillion
Vanderburg
Vigo
Senate bill fuels talk on Philippine bookkeeping languages
Senators consider revising a bill requiring bookkeeping in English Spanish or a native dialect. Critics warn the Chinese in the Philippines would face hardship as they conduct much banking in their own language. Pacific Islands affairs gain renewed attention in Washington with Philippine relations in focus.
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Senate Committee On Territories and Insular Possessions
Harry S. New
Manuel L. Quezon
Senate of the Philippine Islands
United States
Congress
Philippines
Pacific Islands
Washington
Indiana Voters to Decide Thirteen Constitutional Amendments
The article outlines proposed amendments for Indiana on September 6 1921. It notes support or opposition for each amendment from 1 through 8, including citizenship voting, county registration, apportionment, veto power over appropriations, term limits for state officers, and bar admission qualifications. It cautions the wisdom of some changes while urging adoption or defeat to shape governance.
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Indiana
United States
General Assembly
Debates on constitutional amendments No 9 to 13
The article argues on proposed amendments 9 to 13. It opposes removing the elected state superintendent from public hands and endorses tax and militia provisions while supporting a four year term for unspecified offices.
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General Assembly
Siebert Family Reunion Celebrates Fred Siebert Sr Birthday
Home of Mr and Mrs Albert Siebert Route 1 hosts a Sunday family reunion for six ty or more relatives and Fred Siebert Sr 79th birthday. A basket dinner and supper satisfy attendees as horseshoe and baseball offer playful competition. A barn backstop and a haystack incident add light humor to the day. Fritzken receives warm congratulations.
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Albert Siebert
Route 1
Fred Siebert Sr
Fritzken
Morris Chair Fire Escape Described in Popular Mechanics
A morris chair fire escape uses two brackets on the chair back to mount a rope and pulley system. The rope winds on a spool under the seat and passes over a pulley on a rod between brackets to let a person descend quickly with a brake controlled by the user.
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Popular Mechanics
Fondness for Animals and Hiring Talk in a Quirky Exchange
Mrs. Corntossel remarks the new hire is fond of horses, while a comparison to the previous worker notes a fondness for bosses only when at the race track. The banter shifts to value and care for a baby as a playful aside, ending with a phone reference.
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Hiram
Town Pests The Tramp and the Bum's Rush
A satirical note questions lazy tramps or “pests” seen in summer. It calls for action by a local resident, the inventor of the Bum's Rush, to usher the tramp into the alley. The writer mocks freeloaders who avoid work while demanding sustenance.
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Hector
Man arrested in moonshine crackdown at Osgood
Erwin Feeny Myers of Osgood was arrested on unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor. He faced a preliminary hearing with bond set at $2,000 and was jailed overnight. Authorities planned further probes and scheduled the trial for Thursday, August 18.
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Greensburg
Grensburg
Braden
Erwin Feeny Myers
Osgood
Joe Strasburger
Myers
Jenkins
Osgood Fair
Frank Myers
Americano Yesterday and Today Pageant Seeks More Participants
Chautauqua pageant director Sophia C. Nickel urges more boys and girls to join the Americano Yesterday and Today program. At a rainy first meeting last Thursday 39 children attended, about one third of the needed count, with boys notably in the minority. The organizers will meet again at 6 45 p m Saturday Aug 20 at City Hall to boost numbers and coordinate costumes provided by the Chautauqua managers.
Franklin County Farm Notes Field Meeting at Jennings County
An eight y bushel corn yield has been maintained on the Jennings County experiment field three miles north of North Vernon. On Wednesday August 24 at nine o clock an inspection trip over the tract will view lime and fertilizing tests variety plots rotation studies and a fifteen acre drainage experiment. Farmers from Franklin Ripley Jennings and Decatur Counties are invited to an all day picnic and study session.
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Jennings County
North Vernon
Franklin County
Ripley
Jennings
Decatur
T. M. Beal
Wind Power Replaces Old Steam on Isle of Man Pump
On the Isle of Man a chain bucket pump on a rock cliff, once run by a steam engine, has been replaced by a wind motor. The 26 foot wheel lifts about 14 300 gallons per hour, showcasing fuel savings that recoup the installation cost.
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Isle of Man
Hall Caine
Popular Mechanica Magazine
John Gilpin Composed in a Sleepless Night
The author Cowper reportedly composed and memorized the humorous ballad John Gilpin during an all night period of wakefulness detailing the anecdote of enclosure and running variously through remembered verses.
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John Gilpin
Cowper
Home, Sweet Home On Street Quarrel Shocks Boston Transcript
A brief quip from the Boston Transcript reflects a domestic scene with a husband admonishing his angry spouse on the street. The fragment centers on the friction of home life and public observation.
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Boston Transcript
Print Dress Awakens a Village Romance on the Porch
An aging man named Joe Godfrey recalls a past of Nellie as a lilac scented breeze stirs his memory. A city girl visiting the countryside inspires a plan to unite with Tom and transform a dreary estate, sparked by the print dress she wore.
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Nellie
Joe Godfrey
Joe
Filnot
Godfrey
Martha
Tom
Agricultural College
Flint
Tam
Olid Fulot
Poet Laureate Vic Kaiser Wins Dance Prize at Friendship
In the Kai ser Hall dance in Friendship last Saturday Vic Kaiser of Batesville and Miss Ona Fayne of Friendship won the best waltz prize. The piece notes Kaiser’s rising fame as a poet laureate and his recognition for terpsi chorean skill alongside his literary acclaim.
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Osgood Journal
Friendship
Kaiser Hall
Waltzer
Vic Kaiser
Batesville
Ona Fayne
Vic
Miss Margaret Mueller Recovers At Deaconess Hospital
The friends of Miss Margaret Mueller report she is recovering well after an operation at Deaconess Hospital. She is doing nicely and, if progress continues, hopes to be home soon to regain strength and health.
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Margaret Mueller
Deaconess Hospital
Supreme Excellence in Simplicity Motto at Tribune Office
A period motto from the Job Printing Tribune Office extols supreme excellence in character manners and style. The note emphasizes simplicity as a guiding standard for the office and its work.
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Longfellow
Tribune
Picnic Well Attended at St John’s Sunday School
The annual St John’s Sunday School picnic was held on the school lawn in Huntersville last Saturday afternoon and evening. A threatening shower shortened attendance, but an excellent cafeteria lunch and amusements kept the crowd entertained with music by St John’s Orchestra in the evening.
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St. John’s Sunday School
Huntersville
St. John’s Orchestra
Iron Jacket Potato Found by Farmer Fred Brummer
Fred Brummer unearthed a potato with an iron jacket after a short two inch pipe lay embedded in a hill of potatoes. The potato grew through the pipe resulting in a peculiar iron encasement around the tuber.
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Fred Brummer
Fred
Yessir Advertisers Promise Quiet Shops
A vintage London Mail style remark touts quiet operations for shops that advertise in the Tribune. The spoof suggests customers will be kept at bay and business remains steady when ads run, echoing period newspaper tone.
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London Mail
Tribune
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American Press Association
Kidder
Newpop
Sophia C. Nickel
Agnes Graham Brogan
Western Newspaper Union
Willys-Knight
Prince Edward’s Court
Prince of Wales
Overland
Studebaker
Batesville Bank
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