Disgust with Mexicans described by US soldier in Vera Cruz
W E Lemon, a musician with Company M, Twentieth Infantry at Camp Crockett, writes from Vera Cruz about Mexicans, Filipinos, and Americans. He depicts vice, disease, and ignorance among locals, contrasts Manila with Vera Cruz, notes curfew and police duties, describes overcrowded streets, vermin, and drunkenness, and cites Villa’s stance against foreign grafters while calling for Mexican independence and Mexicanization of the country.
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W. E. Lemon
Cyslion
TwenteBixth Infantry
Camp Crockett
Galveston
Tex
Vera Cruz
Zionsville
United States
Mexico
States
Villa
Diag
Jack Johnson
Tenants Ready to Move From Bank Building
Tenants in the First National Bank building plan to vacate around July 15 as the structure is torn down for a new five story building. Dr. H N Coons leases three rooms on the Castle Hall second floor to use with Dr Lloyd Darnall as a reception room. Dr H L Baker rents three rooms on the Cason Neal second floor facing Lebanon street near Dr Parr’s rooms. Drs H A Beck and O C Higgins have not yet decided new locations.
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First National Bank
H. N. Coons
Castle Hall
Lebanon Telephone Co. Dry
Coons
Lloyd Darnall
H. L. Baker
Cason-Neal
Lebanon Street
Quite A Local Colony Well Represented at Both Bay View
Bay View and Petoskey, Mich hosts a growing summer colony as families depart for Bay View. Mrs B S Higgins and Mr Higgins join Mor vis Ritchie and son Lowell from Ft Wayne. More arrivals follow including Mrs Ritchie and children with others planning cottages for the season. Frances Eichman plans a Petoskey summer while Joseph A Coons and son ponder joining Bay View project this year.
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J. C. Brown
Hattie Bales
Frances Eichman
Indianapolis
Petoskey
Mich
Joseph A., Coons
Rails Spread Mishap Delays Westbound Freight No 55
Big Four westbound local freight No 55 derailed on a siding between East and Meridian streets Friday morning during switching. The rails spread as the train backed, the tender left the track and rode the ties. About fifty feet of track torn up. wreck train dispatched.
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Big Four
East
Meridian Streets
Man Repays Old Coal Theft with 50 Cents Note
A 19 year old man arrives at a Frankfort elevator and gives C. A. Stevenson 60 cents with a note claiming he stole coal about ten years ago to sell to Frank James. Stevenson declines, but the young man insists on paying the debt and seeking forgiveness. He traveled from a town about 20 miles south of Frankfort.
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Diogenes
Frankfort
Stevenson and Clark
Lebanon
Frank James
Prison guard reports at work on Moore twine factory wall
James A. White parole agent and A Knosman supervise guards at Boone county prison twine factory in Michigan City. White describes long shifts from 6:15 AM to 6 PM with repeating rifles and a six shooter to prevent escapes. Factory output tops 18,000 pounds daily with orders for 60,000 pounds. four prison teams play weekly ball games. Hinshaw oversees twine production, rising at 4:30 AM and not resting until late.
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Michigan City
James A. White
A. Knosman
Boone County
Court House
Mr. White
Mr. Knesman
Criminal Insane Department
W.E. Hinshaw
Idea Commended for Disease Prevention Day in Indiana
Governor Ralston received a letter from Nathan Straus of New York praising Indiana plan for a Disease Prevention Day next October. W D Thurber proposed the observance to boost public health. Straus urged nationwide adoption and highlighted Dr J N Hurty as a key local expert advancing disease prevention efforts.
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Ralston
Nathan Straus
New York
Indiana
W. D. Thurber
State Anti-Tuberculosis Society
Straus
Mr. Straus
Union
Inliana
J. N. Hurty
Tates
Prohibitive Fireworks Ordinance Urged for Indiana
Indiana fire marshal urges local councils to adopt a nationwide model prohibiting discharge and restricting storage of fireworks. Cites Washington, D C results after 1909 and notes merchants have stocked supplies for July celebrations. Advocates immediate passage after July 4.
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Indiana
National Fire Protection Association
Indiana Inspection Bureau
Washington, D. C
Washington
Longley
Italy
Governor Ralston to Speak at Kokomo Chautauqua
Governor Samuel Ralston is secured to deliver the principal address at Kokomo's city park chautauqua from August 9 to 14. Report notes he accepted due to familiarity with the area and neighbors, amid a plan requiring a $5,000 payment for the address. A letter from Beulah, Michigan offered broader health cures, prompting skepticism about the claim.
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Samuel R. Ralston
Kokomo
Ralston
George Mayer Hurt In Sickle Accident
George Mayer a local blacksmith suffered an infection of his left hand after a finger injury. While sharpening a mawing machine sickle the second joint flesh was severed when a sickle section caught in a belt, splitting the belt and wrenching the tool from his hand.
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George Mayer
Mayer
Lean the Strong Man to Exhibit at Moose Ball Park
C G Shatterly and I De Malchine arranged for Lean the strong man to perform at Moose ball park on Saturday June 20 at 2 30 pm. The Loyal Order of Moose No 1269 Lebanon will furnish the ball. Leon will entertain and a wrestling on horses between Harry Edwards and Ted Sloan plus a two mile handicap marathon are planned as preliminaries. Admission is 26 vents.
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C. G. Shatterly
I. de Malchine
Moose Ball Park
Lean
Order of Moose No. 1
Lebanon
Leon
Harry Edwards
Ted Sloan
Jolly Stitchers Meet At Mrs Wyeths Country Home
The Embrowery Club Jolly Stitchers held their June gathering at Mrs Ruby Wyeths country home. They spent the afternoon on fancy work and social conversation and later enjoyed a two course luncheon with strawberry rice marshmallows or chocolate cake, ice tea and apples served with help from Mrs F Y Wyeth and Miss Clara Woodrun.
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Jolly Stitchers
Ruby Wyeth
Wyeth
F. Y. Wyeth
Clara Woodrun
Equal Suffrage Endorsed by Federation of Women's Clubs
The twelfth biennial Federation of Women's Clubs convention endorsed equal political rights for women after years of effort. A mild resolution urged moral support for political equality, while suffrage leaders lamented the lack of a stronger pledge to mobilize the 1,600,000 women represented. The vote sparked a brief demonstration and a rapid, largely unanimous approval.
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International
News Service
Chicago
Federation of Women's Clubs
General Federation of Women
Cuba
E. G. Denniston
San Francisco
Resolutions Committee
Illinois
James A. Leach
Louisville
Sterns
Wisconsin
Mary Garrett Hay
New York
Three Arrests In Friday Intoxication Roundup
Policeman Evans arrested three strangers Friday night and jailed them on intoxication charges. The suspects gave names Hunley from Indianapolis Henderson of Frankfort and Crider with no address provided.
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Evans
Threestrangers
Hunley
Indianapolis
Henderson
Frankfort
Crider
How the Income Tax Applies to the Farmer in 1920s
A department of agriculture explanation outlines farmer net income thresholds for tax, noting bachelors with over 3000 and married over 4000 dollars yearly must file by March first. It details gross income, allowable deductions for farm operating expenses, and non deductible family support. It cites a World’s Work example of a four person household earning 847 dollars and paying 140 dollars in taxes.
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Department
Fof Agriculture
Internal Revenue
United States
Public Service Commission
Congressional Record
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W.E. Lemon
Condi
Doane County
Royalton
Traction Company
Vera Graz
Philippines
Manila
DRS, Coons and Baker
Lebangnites TQ
Mer
Michigan
Bay View
Ami Petoskey
J.A. White
RE and
A. Hnushman Doing
IDEA
Kokomo Chautauqua
Jacob Link
Beulah, Mich
George Mayer Hurt
Federation OF Clubs
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