Tariff Commission Ready for Business
Washington announces a complete reorganization of the tariff commission to handle new duties from the creation of the Tariff Act. Four divisions operate under chief investigators and chief economists with specialized units in chemicals pottery and glass metals wood and paper and more. A New York office is added and foreign investigations are planned under an advisory board chaired by the chief investigator. Applications for investigation may be made by anyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Tariff Commission
WiLliam S. Culberton
Commission
Sailor
Culbertson
New York
Regral
Ineianapolis
Idiana Bell Telephone Company
Avberitus
Public Service Commission
Exchange
Mwood
Woman's Relief Corps
Lila Davis
Elwood
Frances Richwine
Anderson
Sadi Carey
Cora Goar
Tipton
Eldora McCarty
Alexandria
Allie Vandevender
Jeffersonville
Currie Messener
Louisville
Clark Circuit Court
Nancy Egland
R. R. Carr
Fulton Circuit Court
Milton Alspach
New Albany
J. F. Sheridan
Andrew T. Connell
Floyd Grimes
A. G. Leazenby
Crawfordsville
Franklin
Ioxer Loughery
Edinburg
Oscar Wertz
Robert Gephart
Lea McNurney
W. T. Jones
Thomas Butler
Froncis Marion Griffith
Spencer
Winamac
Winamac Hospital Corporation
Indianapolis
Pulaski
Shelbyville
Viola Wise
Lester W. Lewellen
A. F. Leroy
Bert Watson
Frank Hull
Salem
Walter C. Meade
Washington County
James ©. Browne
Laporte
Laporte Kiwanis Club
Harry Marum
Red
Brewer
R. 2. Jones
Petersburg
Crawford County Farm Bureau
Hartford City
Citizens State Bank
Olof Hedstrom
National Security League Campaign Against Supreme Court Overreach
The National Security League announces a nationwide campaign opposing efforts to amend the Constitution to allow Congress to override Supreme Court decisions. Its board includes Lindley M. Garrison, Theodore Roosevelt, Frederic L. Coudert, Booth Tarkington, and others, stressing the Supreme Court as a cornerstone of liberty.
Gum Costs Americans More Than Navy
Rear Admiral Rovers argues the navy is a modest burden and worth the expense as insurance against future wars. He cites per capita costs around 3 dollars nationally, 25 cents in western rural areas, and navy funding at about 5 percent of federal taxation, urging continued armed strength to safeguard peace and deter conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rovers
General Board of the Navy
Mississippi
Navy
National Engineering Museum to be Established in Washington
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, with Smithsonian backing, plans a national engineering museum in the National Museum, Washington. A DeLamater Ericsson collection will anchor the site, tracing 1840 1890 naval and industrial advances. James B Eads joins Hall of Fame in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineering Museum
South Kensington Museum
London
Arts Et Meliers
Paris
German Museum
Alunich
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
Washington
Cornelius H. DeLanjaler
John Ericsson
DeLamater
Indiana Brevities Highlight Local Events Across State
Shoals Edgar Witcher receives a bequest from Mrs. Martha Mercer amounting to about $1,000 as part of a $7,000 estate. Shelbyville finds trustee Delmon Clark not guilty of assault in a politically charged case. Indianapolis Supreme Court upholds Willard Long’s bigamy conviction despite spirit defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witcher
Shelbyville
Delmon Clark
Washington Township
Shelby County
William Herrod
Leo Hoop
Clark
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Willard W. Long
Long
Marjorie McFall
Wabash
Charles Farthing
Indian Refining Company
Warthing
Farthing
Greensburg
Charles Watkins
Muncie
Indiana Rotary
Rotary Club
Y. M
Frank L. Donnell
Thomas J. Groves
Thomas J. Truempy
Preston Minor
William J. Gerber
Lafayette
Michael
John May
Alex Cohan
W. G. McAdoo
Tippecanoe
Brookville
Oscar Berg
Industrial Board
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Washington
P. H. Crane
Lodge of Red Men
Winamac Tribe of
Mineola Tribe
Franklin
Jackson Township
Martinsville
Morgan County Anti-Tuberculosis Association
J. R. Robinson
M. N. O'Bannon
A. G. Rose
Lodge of Modern Woodmen
John D. Voltz
Gary—Coal
Thomas G. Hamilton
Gary
Gary Memorial
American Legion
Roy T. Drowty
Fevanaville
Community Chest
Brazil
Lance Scott
Paris Green
Byanaville
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ocean Bottles Map Global Currents From Lonely Voyagers
An article explains bottles cast into oceans map currents as they drift from lightships into the North Sea and beyond. Each bottle carries a card asking finders to report location and date to fisheries for tracking drift speed direction and oceanic circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
mid-Atlantic
Nner
London Answers
Earth
North Sea
Norway
Denmark
Shetland
Fisheries Department
Ministry of Agriculture
Baltic
Atlantic
Pacific
Busy London Rail Hubs See Train Frequency Rise
The piece notes a shift in railway traffic in London with Clapham Junction once cited as the busiest station. It reports 120 trains per hour at Earl's Court during rush, four trains per minute at Charing Cross, and three trains per minute on average at its three underground stations.
Soap From Cornmeal Soap Arrives On Market
A new maize based soap appears in the United States with forms for home and textile plant use. It removes spots dirt and stains from skin and fabrics. The claim notes rapid thorough action and compatibility with hard water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
United States
Making a Mother Smile
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a mother in a new yellow party gown. Her ten year old son compares her to gold while her four year old swears she resembles a big bowl of custard, a dessert he loves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago ‘Tribune
Riches From Inventions Highlight Henry Bessemer and McCormick
The article notes Sir Henry Bessemer rose from poverty to fame in steel making. It also states Cyrus McCormick died worth 20 million dollars for his reaper and self-binding harvester. It adds W L Bundy, a watchmaker, invented the time clock used to track factory employee hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Henry Bessemer
London
Cyrus McCormick
W. L. Bundy
We Cannot Live Our Lives Over Again
The Birmingham Age-Herald reflects that life cannot be replayed to correct past mistakes. It suggests even with hindsight, new errors would arise through luck rather than deliberate choice, and accepts this paradox of human fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Age-Herald
Tolstoi's Reflection on Women Through Ages
An archival snippet presents Tolstoy's claim that women are more impressionable than men arguing that in the Golden Age they were better than men, but now they are worse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolatoi
Tolstoy
Thought for the Day on guilt and jury perception
A short meditation notes that a guilty man does not need twelve jurors to be convinced of his guilt. The line emphasizes inner certainty over external verdicts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S. Supreme Court
America
Supreme Court of the
National American Engineering Museum
Indiana
Dottlea
Scientista
Valus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!