Veterans picnic to be held at Lake Maxinkuckee
The Logansport division Veterans' association of the Pennsylvania railroad holds its annual picnic at Lake Maxinkuckee on June 30 with a special train for veterans and families. Harold Harding resigns from Franklin High School to take a similar post in Indianapolis. successor not yet chosen.
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Veterans’ Association
Logansport Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lake Maxinkuckee
Harold Harding
Franklin High School
Indianapolis
Goshen College Grants 26 Degrees at 27th Commencement
Dr G L Robinson of McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago delivered an address at Goshen College twenty seventh annual commencement as twenty six students graduated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Robinson
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Goshen College
Earlham College grants largest ever graduation class
Earlham College in Richmond awarded diplomas to 71 students the largest class in the school’s history. Walter Jessup, president of the University of Iowa, delivered the commencement address.
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Earlham College
Richmond
Walter Jessup
University of Iowa
Cornerstone laid for Elwood Presbyterian church by Masons
Charles E. Lippincott of South Bend grand master of the Indiana grand lodge of Masons will lay the cornerstone of the new Elwood Presbyterian church on June 28, assisted by the local lodge.
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New Presbyterian
Elwood
Charles E. Lippincott
South Bend
Indiana Grand Lodge of Masons
Anniversary meeting of Indiana Women's Mite Missionary Society
The twenty fifth anniversary convention of the Women s Mite Missionary Society of the A M E church of Indiana was held at Marion. Rev. W D Shannon of Kokomo and Rev. J L Craven of Anderson gave addresses.
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Women’s Mite Missionary Society
The
A. M. E. Church of Indiana
Marion
W. D. Shannon
Kokomo
J. L. Craven
Anderson
Campaign Drive Aims to Boost Wabash Endowment
Edgar J. Evans national chairman of the endowment campaign committee announces Wabash College Crawfordsville will launch a drive to raise an additional 1000 000 dollars for the college endowment fund.
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Edgar J. Evans
Indilanapolis
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Thornton buys land for city children’s playground in Bedford
KF B Thornton a Bedford stone operator has bought a ten acre tract of heavily wooded land inside the city units from the Kramer heirs. After beautifying it by landscape gardening he will present it to the city for a children's playground.
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KF. B. Thornton
Bedford Stone
Kramer
Indiana Kiwanis Meet Set in South Bend This September
The Kiwanis clubs of Indiana plan their annual state meeting in South Bend on September 12 through 14. The local club, following district governor guidance, expects to host about 2,500 Kiwanians arriving for the event.
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Kiwanis Clubs of
Indiana
South Bend
Change of venue in Knox man’s case moved to Rochester court
Leo Hogan of Knox charged with firing a shotgun into a Ku Klux Klan meeting at San Pierre on April 30 with intent to kill, the case moved from Starke Circuit Court to Fulton Circuit Court at Rochester.
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Leo Hogan
Knox
Ku Klux Klan
San Pierre
Starke Circuit Court
Fulton Circuit Court
Rochester
Shelby County Distributes Spring Tax Installment Funds
Walter W. Leslie the Shelby county auditor completed distributing 516659.43 from the spring tax installment. Checks totaling this amount were mailed from Shelbyville to the state county townships and city authorities.
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Walter W. Leslie
Shelby County
Shelbyville
Warsaw Creates Sanitary Police Office Led by Winebrenner
The Warsaw city council establishes a sanitary police office with W. A. Winebrenner appointed to oversee daily dairy and pasteurization plant visits and enforce the new milk ordinance for all dealers.
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Warsaw
Sanitary Police
W. A. Winebrenner
Missionary Society Heads Meet in Shelby County
Presidents of the missionary societies of the Christian churches in Shelby, Owen, Monroe, Morgan and Johnson counties convened at Mrs. A. T. Records home south of Franklin. Speakers included Miss Louise Kelly of Indianapolis a China missionary and Miss Josepha Franklin of Anderson a India missionary.
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Missionary Societies of the Christian Churches
Shelby
Owen
Monroe
Morgan
Johnson Counties
A. T. Records
Franklin
Louise Kelly
Indianapolis
China
Josepha Franklin
Anderson
India
Sapkaris Receives $2500 Verdict Against Meridian Fire
Gus Sapkaris of Bedford won a $2500 damage award in Jackson Circuit Court at Seymour after his household goods valued at $3000 were burned about a year ago. The suit was brought after settlement delays in Lawrence Circuit Court to recover damages.
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Gus Sapkaris
Bedford
Meridian Fire Insurance Company
Jackson
Seymour
Sapkaris
Lawrence
State approves bridge project on Grandview road
Under state supervision the M. and F. Contract Co will build a reinforced concrete bridge north of Rockport at a cost of 80000 dollars. The bridge will serve the state highway and the Evansville and Ohio Valley Railway Company with traction cars and measure 49 feet 6 inches wide and a 50 foot span.
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M. & F. Contract Company
Grandview Road
Rockport
Evansville & Ohio Valley Railway Company
Board of Children's Guardians Organized in Hartford City
The Blackford county board of children's guardians was organized for the year at Hartford City with L. E. Kelley of Montpelier elected president Dr. W. A. Hollis named vice president and Mrs. Charles Ritter appointed secretary and treasurer.
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Blackford
Rats Attack Farm. 200 Killed and Dozens Wounded
Two hundred rats died and many were injured in a large battle reported on the A. M. Armstrong farm near Greensburg. The infestation emerged while moving corn from a crib and was said to be fought by dogs.
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A. M. Armstrong
Greensburg
Macy Named Chief Of Greenfield Fire Department
Mayor Marshall Winslow appoints Howard Macy as chief of the Greenfield Fire Department to succeed James Moran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Macy
Greenfield
Marshall Winslow
James Moran
Upland Flint Glass Plant Reopens After Fire
The Upland flint glass factory at Marion, destroyed by fire months ago, has been rebuilt and will resume operations. The plant employs about 250 men and women.
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Marion
Farm blaze north of Hartford City destroys outbuilding
A large fire six miles north of Hartford City gutted a farm building owned by Mrs. J. T. Kelley. Investigators say the blaze started from burning sulphur in a hen house located in one corner of the structure.
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Hartford City
J. T. Kelley
Bournes Buy Merrill Block at Commissioner Sale
The Merrill block at Central avenue and Fifth street Connersville was sold to Mr and Mrs Dora Bourne for 51000 at a commissioner’s sale.
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Merrill
Central Avenue
Fifth Street
Connersville
Dora Bourne
Terre Haute Labor Temple Purchases Phoenix Club Building
The Terre Haute Labor Temple Association bought the former Phoenix club building for 35 000 dollars to serve as a new home for Terre Haute labor unions. The purchase secures a central site for union offices meeting space and activities.
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Terre Haute
Washington County Purebred Pig Club enrollment tops fifty
More than 50 boys and girls joined the Washington County Purebred Pig club in Salem this year. The program is sponsored by the Washington County Hog Breeders' association and directed by county agent C A Furnas.
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Washington County
Son's cablegram notes Lyons degree for Frankfort man
Walter Brown of Frankfort received a cablegram from his son Halfred Brown announcing he will receive the degree of doctor of laws from the University of Lyons in Lyons France on July 15 He has spent two years in France since graduating from Wabash College in 1921 and plans to return to the United States about September 1.
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Walter Brown
Frankfort
Halfred Brown
University of Lyons
Lyons
France
Brown
Wabash College
United States
Ruhr
Frankenthal
Germany
Hlamburg
Judge's Remark Spurs Courthouse Rat Relief Plan
Judge Harry Chamberlin of the Circuit Court in Indianapolis warned county commissioners that the old courthouse is so infested with rats it could be Pied Piper's town hall at night. The commissioners were impressed and promised to pursue relief measures.
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Harry
Bonded whiskey seized from South Marion home of John Waggoner
Police found 75 quarts of bonded whisky worth about 1500 dollars in a trunk at the residence of John Waggoner in South Marion. Also 75 gallons of dandelion wine were seized. 60 gallons were destroyed and the rest sent to the police station. Waggoner was jailed.
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John Waggoner
South Marion
Waggoner
Normal School Student Teachers to Train in Terre Haute Schools
Through collaboration between Indiana State Normal School and Terre Haute public schools, student teachers will be placed in city schools for observation and teaching experience. The state institution will contribute $1,000 monthly to the city schools, effective at the fall term's start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Normal School
Public Schools
Terre Haute
Normal
Epworth League Convention Held in Sheridan
The Ep worth League annual convention of the Logansport district of the North Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference met in Sheridan on June 18 and 19. Speakers included John Edwards C McPheeters O J Beardsley W T Arnold J Thomipson J B Sparling C W Fawns J Ira Jones and W E Gratz with a focus on missionary work in Japan by Djie Hiun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Logansport
North Indiana Methodist Episcopal Conference
Sheridan
John Edwards
C. McPheeters
O. J. Beardsley
W. T. Arnold
J. Thomipson
J. B. Sparling
C. W. Fawns
J. Ira Jones
W. E. Gratz
Djie Hiun
Japan
Pitkin Named Martinsville Sanatorium House Physician
Dr. Edward M. Pitkin, anatomy instructor at Indiana University School of Medicine, accepts the house physician post at Martinsville sanatorium succeeding Dr. J. S. Hinkle who resigned for private practice. Dr. W. E. Hendricks, associate physician, will continue with the sanatorium.
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Edward M. Pitkin
Indiana University School of Medicine
Martinsville
J. S. Hinkle
W. E. Hendricks
Moonshine Found On Raft Near Elkhart River
Mel Stewart a painter living near Elkhart on the Elkhart river spotted a raft lodged against the bank. A closer look revealed a large boiler concealing a still from which 20 gallons of moonshine were poured out when opened.
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Mel Stewart
Elkhart River
Elkhart
Stewart
Leading speakers announced for St Joseph County teachers week
E B Henderson of Indianapolis will join Henry S Curtis and Carolyn Hoefer and Sr E M Linton as principal speakers before the St Joseph County Teachers association in South Bend the week of August 27. Henderson represents the State Bar association the state department of public instruction and the Junior Red Cross. Curtis is secretary of the National Child Welfare association and supervisor of playgrounds. Hoefer is a Chicago research worker for the Elizabeth McCormick memorial fund and Linton hails from Bloomington Ind.
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E. B. Henderson
Indianapolis
State Bar Association
State Department of Public Instruction
Miles Named Reappointed County Agricultural Agent at Columbus
Ss R Miles is reappointed to serve two more years as county agricultural agent at Columbus. Miles is a Purdue University man.
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Ss. R. Miles
Columbus
Miles
Purdue University
Pythian Sisters Convene Regional Convention in Albany
Temples of Pythian Sisters from districts 11 and 12 across 16 southern Indiana counties sent 125 delegates to the annual convention held with Mistletoe temple in New Albany. Grand chief Mrs Fay Tyson and grand senior M Easterday attended. district deputy Mrs Verna Keithley presided over sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
Indiana
Mistletoe Temple
New Albany
Fay Tyson
Butler
M. Easterday
Verna Keithley
Georgetown
Conference on the Industry Rejects Price Fixing Plan
Edward Pickard surveys the current events including a rejected price fixing scheme at a major conference. The piece notes Mount Etna erupting and causing disruption in Sicily while Frenen push a plan to compel German labor in the Ruhr region.
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Mount Etna
Sicilly
Frenen
Ruhr
Amherst College and liberal presidents critique democracy
R Andrew Meikle comments on Amherst College leadership and trustees he says run by busy men who miss the real state of affairs. He argues America struggles with democracy, needing to shed privilege and social clique and learn new democratic terms, a long task ahead. What do you and your acquaintances say to these statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Andrew Meikle
John
Amherst College
America
Harding Tour Through West Aims At World Court Viewpoints
President Harding tours the Middle West and Alaska to hear public views on world court membership and to assess conditions in Porto Rico. He denies campaign aims, emphasizes learning from the people and studying government issues, while Mrs. Harding joins the trip in good health. In Chicago a national conference on heat marketing and wheat prices rejects a minority plan, endorses a permanent National Wheat council, and backs cooperative marketing. An ICC inquiry also probes freight rate reasonableness.
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Harding
Middle West
Alaska
Panama Canal
Porto Rico
St. Louis
World Court
Horace M. Towner
Reily
Chicago
National Wheat Council
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grain and farm leaders back wheat use and a broad plan
Fifteen directors from industry and agriculture were named including O. E. Bradfute Daniel A. Wallace Julius Fleischmann Alexander Legge F Edson White and H E Byram. The minority plan to form a grain corporation funded by treasury money to buy farmers wheat at 1 50 a bushel was rejected. Capper denounced the Chicago board of trade as a gambling place and warned the Capper Tinder law would curb grain gamblers.
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O. E. Bradfute
American Farm Bureau
Daniel A. Wallace
Minnesota
Secretary of Agriculture
Julius Fleischmann
Cincinnati
Fleischmann Yeast Company
Alexander Legge
International Harvester Company
F. Edson White
Armour & Co
H. E. Byram
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
United States Treasury
Senator Capper
Kansas
Chicago Board of Trade
John St. Mauff
Capper
Minnesota Wheat Conference Nominates Senate Candidates
Gov J A O Preus of Minnesota, fresh Republican U S Senate nominee, tops eight rivals after winning the primary. Magnus Johnson is Farm er Labor nominee and James A Carley leads Democrats. Preus may fare better in the Senate than Kellogg, but conservatives question the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mong
J. A. O. Preus
Minnesota
United States
Knute Nelson
Farmer-Labor Party
Magnus Johnson
James A. Carley
Preus
Frank B. Kellogg
Kellogg
Senate
Volcanoes Roar Across the World as Etna Erupts
News recounts Mount Etna blasting lava over Sicilian towns uprooting thousands. King Victor Emmanuel and Premier Mussolini visit Sicily. US Ambassador Child and Rear Admiral Andrews arrive aboard Pittsburgh amid relief efforts as Red Cross teams aid refugees in Catania. Vesuvius grows active, Neapolitan villages fear quake. Other quakes strike Siberia, South America, and Hawaii.
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Mount Etna
Volocaino
Linguaglossa
Castiglione
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Sicily
United States
Child
Andrews
Pittsburgh
America
Messina
Red Cross
Catania
Vesuvius
Bay of Naples
Siberia
South America
Persia
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
France ready to act as Ruhr crisis deepens cartoon scene
A cartoon shows France perched on the Ruhr food supply telling passive-resistance Germans to work starve or fight. Dispatches from Dusseldorf say the French are preparing to act as the crisis escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ruhr
Dusseldorf
Bulgarias Civil War Nears End Amid Uncertain Alliances
In Sofia the Little Entente may back the new regime, favoring Bulgaria as internal conflict. Poland and Romania likely to declare support if Zankoff’s government avoids Bolshevik ties.
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Ulgaria
Yellow Guards
Sofia
Httle Entente
Bulgaria
Poland
Rumania
Zankoff
Bolshevists
British protest over Ellis Island sleeping conditions
British representatives in Parliament accuse Ellis Island officials of housing up to 150 people of various races in the same sleeping quarters. Islanders admit the issue but cite lack of space and a need for a gigantic new building to remedy the situation. They insist on equal treatment despite perceived calls for special consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Ellis Island
Wisconsin Senate Votes Down Enforcement Act Repeal
The Wisconsin senate defeated the bill repealing the enforcement act with a 19 to 12 vote, as expected after passage in the lower house. The British liner Beregaria sailed from Southampton with a plan to evade prohibition rules, carrying liquor in its hold under sealed British customs, to be opened only beyond the three mile limit. U.S. officials warn they will seize the liquor upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Senate
Beregaria
Southampton
United States
President Harding Grants Clemency to 24 Political Prisoners
President Harding commuted the sentences of 24 of 48 political prisoners held for conspiracy to obstruct the war. Clemency is denied for the remaining inmates whose offenses are described as vicious in the extreme by the attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Bell of Moodus: Ancient Spanish bell travels to Connecticut church
An old Spanish bell, once part of Napoleon era spoils, stands on a platform near St. Stephen's Church in Moodus Connecticut. Preserved when the current church was built, it bears a Spanish inscription dating to AD 815 and was gifted by William Wyllis Pratt whose wife hailed from East Haddam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moodus
Conn
St. Stephen's Church
Spain
William Wyllis Pratt
New York
Miguel Joseph E’stivan
Corrales
Raymond in Kindergarten Ends Story With That's That
A kindergarten pupil named Raymond attempted to finish a tale but paused at an uncertain moment and concluded with the phrase And that's that. The anecdote captures a child’s moment of storytelling ambiguity and finality.
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Raymond
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