Indiana News Briefs Highlight State Relocation Fight and Guard Encampment
Governor McCray announces the reformatory relocation law is unworkable and seeks to end the sale plan at Jeffersonville. Indiana National Guard prepares to mobilize 3000 men from 40 units for a Camp Knox encampment August 7 to 21, with moves beginning August 6 from multiple cities.
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Indianapolis
McCray
Indiana Reformatory Relocation Commission
Jeffersonville
General Assembly
Indiana National Guardsmen
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Indiana
National Guard
Samuel St. Artman
State Industrial Board
Cairy Little- John
Federal Bureau of Mines
Bicknell
Indiana State First Aid Association
Franklin
J. B. Ferguson
Orient
Johnson County
Point Breeze Academy
Weihsien
Shantung
Republic
Washington, D. C
Columbus
Frankfort
Shelbyville
Camelton
Corydon
Dunkirk
Jasper
Rockport
Knightstown
Sheridan
Post Office Department
Civil Service Commission
Ait Huntington
Purdue University
M. Hobbs
Bridgeport
Virginia C. Meredith
West Lafayette
Tlury W. Marshall
Lafayette
James W. Neel
John Hillenbrand
Satesville
Joseph TD. Oliver
South Bend
Miss Meredith
Logansport
Cass County
Soo
War Department
W. E. Stone
Purdue
Brain
Morristown
West
Cupid Busy in June as Weddings Fill Batesville Notes
The article details a June wedding at Mrs. Kate Beer's home where Miss Glenna Wetzler married Earl Wetzler in a double ring ceremony. The couple plans a July return visit and extended trip to Cleveland Buffalo Niagara Falls and New York City. Separate notice: Miss Norma Demaree and Walter Cheek wed in Indianapolis and plan to reside in Newpoint. Also notes on tea substitutes used worldwide, including an orchid leaf infusion with vanilla-like taste.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Education
Indiana
Atheletices
High School Athletic League
L. N. Dines
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Cartholomew County Brotherhond
Thashermen
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
United States Grain Growers, Incorporated
Chicago
Federation
Farmers’ Associations
Goshen
Goshen-Ligonier
Lincoln Highway
Indiana State Highway Commission
Cromwell
Noble County
New Carlisle
Laporte County
Petersburg
Pike County
Lafayette
Lafayette Service Company
Terre Haute, Indiana & Eastern Traction Conparry
Tractian Company
Agricultural Extension Department
Purdue University
South Bend
George L. Addison
City of
Fifth Army Corps
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Chateau-Thierry
Soissons
Haimmmeond
Crown Point
Lake County
Hammond
Cedar Lake
Indiana — State Highway Commission
Charles BE
Zeigler
Washington, D. C
Noblesville
Sys
North Main St
Brockman
Kate Beer
Glenna
Earl Wetzler
Lara Wetzler
Otis McMullen
Shelbyville Christian Union Church
Frane
Alexander
Alma Wetzler
Rom Beckett
Lewisville
Aaron Ward
Miss Wetzler
Cleveland
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
New York City
Earl
Miss Glenna
Batesville
Norma Demaree
Newpoint
Cincinnati
Walter Cheek
Demaree
Hillenbrand Company
People of Our Town Skeptical of Civic Improvements
The Secissor bill has not advanced since leaving the Li'l Red Schoolhouse and views modern ideas with alarm. He opposes progress and harbors a hammer for civic reforms. Boosters wish he would move out of town as nothing here suits him.
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Secissor
Meditation as the lamp of prayer and reading balance
The note explains meditation as essential to prayer, calling writing devotion a lamp oil. It warns that excessive reading with little meditation can extinguish the lamp, likening it to an inverted flame starving itself.
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H. More
Local Residents Take Passengers to Cincinnati and Homesites
Several residents took early trains to Cincinnati on Wednesday including Herman L. Moorman Mrs George Thiel Jr and her young son Mrs Russell Downey Leona Sick Wilbur Schwier and others. Mrs John Meyer and Miss Anna Luttmiller visited Morris to see sister Mrs Peter Doll and family. George H Brandt and wife with Curtis left for Los Angeles to establish a new home. A Hittel of Cincinnati returned home after visits with Joseph Roths family and I C A at Oldenburg.
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Russell Downey
Cincinnati
Leona Sick
Wilbur’ Schwier
John Meyer
Anna Luttmiller
Morris
Peter Doll
George H. Brandt
Curtis
Los Angeles
Cal
A. Hittel
Joseph Roth
Oldenburg
Didn’t Care to Substitute
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recounts a sister and brother dynamic, noting irritation at a younger sibling and an embarrassing moment when a man asks to kiss the narrator’s sister while waiting for the narrator to finish. The anecdote highlights family tension and social awkwardness in a summer setting.
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Ella
John
Chicago Tribune
Ants Attack Snake in Numbers
A swarm of ants rallies at sight of a snake and launches a massive coordinated assault. They strike with their nippers at thousands of points and overwhelm the reptile. After killing the snake the ants tear the flesh in small pieces and carry it away, leaving bones and skin.
Candle snuffers fade as candle wicks improve
About 300 years ago candle snuffers fell out of use after wicks were improved. Wicks undergo chemical treatment before being set in candles to reduce smoking and slow burning.
Pocketbook Advice For Long Sea Voyages
A London Punch correspondent warns reading long sea voyages requires carrying ready cash. The piece notes the misery of shipwreck on a deserted island with no money, highlighting practical travel counsel in a comic tone.
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London Punch
Eastern capitalist defends wealth amid mounting praise
Commentator argues that excessive money is harmful only if admitted. He notes no one consents to having too much wealth, reframing the debate around perception and value rather than policy.
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American Legion
Liberty Park
Burney
Derington’s Dog and Pony Show
Southern Indiana
Dillsboro Jazz Orchestra
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Herman L. Moorman
George Thiel Jr
Little Son
Lieut. Emerson
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