Hoosier notes from many Indiana items in one issue
A long list of brief notes reports fires at canning and ice cream plants, new officers elected in Wabash and Delaware counties, deaths including Major Taylor and James S Williams, and civic events in Indianapolis Lafayette and Terre Haute. Also mentions indictments, religious and educational meetings, real estate, and a Tarkington portrait exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph County
James S. Williams
Stinesville
Board of County Commissioners
Frank E. Morris
Salem
Washington County
Ira L. Rutherford
Indiana Academy of Science
Valparaiso
Valparaiso University
Brazil
Theodore W. Englehart
Ralph W. Moss
Edward Schuetz
Tamms
Danville High School
Central Normal College
Terre Haute
Mary B. Tuthill
Laporte
Charles P. Benedict
Indianapolis
Alfred W. North
Ethel Collinson
London
England
First Methodist Church
I. B. Harper
North
Capitol Avenue
Meridian Street
Union Station
Illinois Street
Carl Prell
South Bend
Ralph Thorson
Hammond
Helen Bondurand
Plymouth
Ruth Rockwell
Gary
Indiana
Crown Point
Goshen
Mishawaka
Elkhart
Michigan City
A. A. Spears
Grand Lodge
W. E. Deuprece
Franklin
L. W. Durbin
William Ehrhardt
Greensburg
W. W. Swank
Wingate
H. A. Winterrowd
H. E. Jones
East Chicago
W. H. Leedy
W. A. Morris
Frankfort
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Jesse Macbeth
Fort Wayne
J. T. Arbuckle
Rushville
Benjamin Franklin
Frank Ellis
Delaware Circuit Court
Booth Tarkington
Two Sons of a Cabinet Member Learning a Trade
Washington, D C The two sons of labor secretary Joseph B Wilson Joseph and James Wilson work at Washington Steel and Ordnance Co at Giesboro Point as machinists helpers and study to become machinists They deny using any political pull and emphasize vocational training Their father’s union background is noted and described as part of a family tradition.
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Ashington
Joe
Jim
Washington Steel and Ordnance Company
Giesboro Point
Joseph B. Wilson
James Wilson
Joseph Bauchop Wilson
Labor
Joseph
Central High School
Geological Survey
Georgetown Law School
James
Blossburg
Central High
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
White House Usher Hoover Reflects on Presidents
Hoover, chief usher to the White House, serving six administrations, explains presidents change as years pass. He notes a stronger, more aged look in Wilson's oil portrait because leaders grow on the job as he observed in recent White House visitors and historic figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ke” Hoover
White House
Roosevelt
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Hoover
Executive Mansion
Wilson
McKinley
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Water supply at risk as guards protect Cabin John bridge
The War Department tightened security around Cabin John bridge and adjacent conduit roads after reports of threats to Washington’s water supply. Officials denied threatening letters or blast plans, noting no holes found at bridge bases. Extra civilian guards patrolled the nine mile conduit route to deter any attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Cabin Johnbridge
Washington
Baker
Col
C. A. F. Flagler
Plagler
Cabin John Bridge
Water Department
Great Falls
Army Unable to Feed Six Red Cross Dogs at Fort Ethan Allen
Army officials confront funding issues as six Red Cross dogs gifted by APT Gordon Johnston cannot be maintained. The War Department finds no suitable funds or allowances, and after treasury review the dogs may be returned to the donor unless the medical department can cover costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Johnston
Eleventh Cavalry
Army Medical Department
Red Cross
War Department
Fort Ethan Allen
Treasury
Medical Department
Comptroller
Secretary of War
General Staff
Dedication Postponed for Lincoln Kin Grave Monument
The gubernatorial commission plans a June 20 dedication for a monument to Sarah Lincoln Grigsby near Lincoln City in Spencer county. The Bennington Vermont monument headpiece has not arrived, risking Memorial Day setup. members listed include Welk Greencastle Cravens Madison Brett Jasper Stimson Huntingburg McCullough Walker Rockport Hemenway Barker Boonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ralston
Sarah Lincoln Grigsby
Abraham Lincoln
Old Pigeon Cemetery
Lincoln City
Spencer County
Bennington
Jesse Welk
Greencastle
Joseph Cravens
Madison
John L. Brett
Jasper
J. W. Stimson
Huntingburg
Allen McCullough
Fred Walker
Rockport
George Hemenway
William Barker
Boonville
Centennial Night in Crawfordsville Preparations Under Way
Elaboration of events begins for Montgomery county centennial in Crawfordsville on June 11 to 13. Over 1000 participants train for a pageant in Crawford’s woods on June 13 with centennial services in all churches on June 11 and a union meeting in the afternoon. Homecomings parades concerts and reunions follow Monday with an industrial parade as the centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Crawfordsville
Crawford’s Woods
State Park Bid Planned for Denkewalter Farm in Owen County
Owen County officials led by the state park committee plan to bid on the 349 acre Denkewalter farm in Spencer as estate proceedings finalize. McCormick's Creek Canyon is included in the tract and a Spencer mass meeting spurred a county canvass for park funds. Local farmers offered $50 subscriptions when canyon representatives visited on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen County
State Park Committee
Denkewalter
McCormick’s Creek Canyon
F. W. Denkewalter
Spencer
State Board Reports Public Utility Valuation Rise
The state board of tax commissioners reports total public utility property value at $279,452,639, up $4,735,355 from last year. Steam roads lead with $214,129,353. other sectors include electric roads $26,386,863 and transportation, express, sleeping car, pipeline, telephone, and telegraph companies with varying valuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Indiana Receives Medal for School Consolidation Exhibit
Charles A. Greathouse Indiana superintendent receives a framed certificate and camera medal from the international committee on awards. The honors recognize Indiana's educational department exhibit on school consolidation at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Charles A. Greathouse
Pageant of Vincennes Draws Large Crowds on Wabash Banks
Nearly 15,000 people attended the two performances of The Pageant of Vincennes at Vincennes on the Wabash Friday. Indiana Historical Commission secretary Harlow Lindley and Peru native C K Andrews, Miami county centennial chair, attended and a fall repeat is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Wabash
Harlow Lindley
Indiana Historical Commission
C. K. Andrews
Peru
Miami County
Indiana Centennial Committee
Public Service Commission Orders Audit of Elkhart Gas Company
The public service commission orders two accounting staff to begin an examination of Elkhart gas company books in preparation for rate considerations. The commission also sets telephone service rates for Russellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Elkhart Gas Company
Russellville
Brown County Sees Bright Electric Lights Come to Nashville
Brown county reaches a milestone as Nashville the county seat gains electric lights ending years of darkness. The move marks a new era for local government and daily life in Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown County
Nashville
Brown
Indiana Field Artillery Ordered to Camp at Ft Benjamin Harrison
War department at the statehouse issues orders for all Indiana field artillery to assemble at Ft Benjamin Harrison from June 4 to June 10, inclusive. The move consolidates training and staging within the state’s military program and aligns with ongoing defense readiness efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Statehouse
Indiana Field Artillery
Ft. Benjamin Harrigan
Dairying Boom in Western Canada Amid War Demand
Western Canada’s cheese industry thrives due to wartime demand boosting prices and profits. Alberta’s foothills and long eastward slopes promise large cheese output, while hog farming offers lucrative markets and low feed costs. A Calgary packer’s data show rising monthly hog prices, supporting strong settler incentives for dairy and meat production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Western
Alberta
Denmark
Rockies
P. Burns Company, Packers and Exporters
Calgary
Monarch
Durable slogan for phonograph records endures through time
A manufacturer asks for a slogan to convey long lasting records. The ad man ponders briefly and proposes that their dance records will outlast the best hardwood dancing floor ever built.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Promotes Quinine Iron
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy and health booster. It notes the formula on the label contains Quinine and Iron and sells for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GROVE
Parlor Maid Ambition Echoes in Louisville Quote
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet features phrases about money not solving all issues and a wife seeking a smart parlor maid from a musical comedy, illustrating witty social commentary of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Unable to recognize opportunity leaves some people behind
A reflective line suggests that some individuals miss chances because they fail to identify opportunities when they appear. It emphasizes perception over luck and hints at the impact of awareness on success.
Schoharie to Open Free Public Library
Schoharie New York plans a free public library opening as a community resource. Officials state the library will offer reading rooms and access to books for residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoharie
N. Y
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Hoosier Notes
Crothersville Canning Company
Warsaw
E. W. Miller
Indiana Piano Merchants’ Association
Blartford City
McGeath
Major Taylor
Petersburg
A. H. Taylor
Edward Lower
Wabash County
Marion County Grand Jury
Criminal Court
Max R. Hyman
Irene Wells
Garland Eaton
Eel River
Jasonville
Columbus
J. M. Kingery
Marion
Orville
Griffith
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Lafayette
Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association
James D. Fort
Jonesboro
Fort
Delaware County Commissioners
Munch
Supreme
Ninth District Medical Association
John Platt
Richard M. Freeman
Bicknell
George Tucker
Masons
Masonic Temple
Order
North Vernon
Fourth
Congressional
Southern
Saratoga
A. G. Leazenby
Moores Hill College
Tomlinson Hall
F. W. Lough
Army
Probe of Elkhart Gas Books
Eure
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