Inheritance Tax Act and City Council Changes Hit Indiana
The Indiana legislature passed the inheritance tax act with staged rates and exemptions, while the House trimmed salary increases and supported expanding the Indianapolis City Council to nineteen members. Governor signs divorce and county superintendent salary bills with immediate effect, and an inheritance tax investigator may be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Indianapolis
House
Cravens
Ralston
General Assembly
Auditor of State
State Tax Board
van Aukern
Fleming
Allen
St. Joseph
Vigo
Lake
Marion
State Ice Dealers Meet at Denison Hotel
Ice men from across the state gathered at the Denison hotel for the nineteenth annual convention. Opening sessions centered on registrations and officer reports. Plans discussed for a state wide refrigeration publicity drive and the use of ice in homes. Inventors showcased manufacturing ice equipment. A banquet followed by a theater party at Keith's. Indiana Teachers to Gather in Indianapolis for two day meeting on March 7. Notable speakers include A L Foley Carmichael Garner Barcus Christie and many other Indiana educators.
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Denison
Keith's
Indiana
Indiana Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers
Indianapolis
A. L. Foley
R. D. Carmichael
Indiana University
Lumber Dealers’ association elects officers at South Bend
Charles Poster of Valparaiso was elected president of the Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan Lumber Dealers' association at the thirteenth annual convention in South Bend. Other officers named include W. P. Judd of Downsglac, Mich., vice president, and Granville W. Ziegler of South Bend, secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Poster
Valparaiso
Northern
Indiana
Southern Michigan
Coroner Calls Jones Death Insane Amid Alcohol Excess
A. B. Holder, county coroner, states in his opinion Theodore T. Jones the county treasurer who killed himself was insane, likely due to heavy drinking. State board of accounts sent examiners to review Jones’s books while he held office. Deputies appointed John L. Clark to serve the unexpired term as Indiana incorporations and Motor Starter Manufacturing of Indianapolis received $46,900, while Metal Manufacturing of Evansville secured $800,000 in securities deals. Wright-Meeks of Farmland issued $4,000 in preferred stock. Beat Supply of Fort Wayne received $10,000 for merchandise.
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Jones
Holder
Theodore T. Jones
O. C. Herdich
Washington
State Board of Accounts
John L. Clark
Steale Township
Tregaurerel
Indiana
Motor Starter Manufacturing Company
Indianapoli
M. Brundage
W. J. Sylvester
H. J. Herff
Metal Manufacturing Company
Evanaville
J. Bickerle
P. Speck
J. Frisee
Wright-Meeks Company
Beat Supply Company
Fort Wayne
JJ. J. Burna
Ff. Burns
Sebafor
Wise Men and the Universal Call of Bethlehem
A sermon views the wise men as exemplars who seek the birth of Christ among poverty and humility. It argues learning should serve life and faith, not worldly power, and urges Christians to guide Eastward nations to Bethlehem and share the gospel with all peoples.
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Far East
Old World
Israel
Jerael
David
Christ
Jesus Christ
East
Jesus
Father
God’s Gift and the earthly image of Christ
A sermon proclaims that Christ reveals the Father and embodies God in human form. It emphasizes Christ’s work on the cross to save from sin, his enduring presence, and the inescapable imprint of his image on every heart, arguing God did not stay distant.
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God
Christ
Prayer for Grace and Courage in Life and Death
A Stevenson quote seeks release from fear of change and death. It asks mercy for each seeker, strength to finish one’s course honorably, and comfort for the weary as they stumble toward their end. It emphasizes peace at last and restraint from mean hopes and cheap pleasures.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
George Davis
St. Vincennes, Ind
Dean
Doan’s
Bride Strikes Dumb After Altar Leave
A humorous Kansas City exchange prompts a wife to remark on a bride who went mute after leaving the altar. Mrs. Jones reads the paper while Mr. Jones sighs that some men have all the luck, and the boy confronts a grandpa’s weather blessing during grace.
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Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones
Purported Patent Remedies and Quips From An Old Page
A jumble of product pitches and quick quips from a newspaper page. Advertisements for Castoria Fletcher's and Mills soothing syrup sit among jokes about plagiarists and mining schemes. A pain relief claim and a stock line about debt ending with a wry comment on slow men turning sprinters.
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Black Horse
Culver Military Academy
Governor Marshall
Military Academy
Middle West
West Point
Annapolis
J. B. Garner
Wabash College
Hugh M. Ackley
Manual ‘Training High School
W. HH. Courson
Anderson High School
Harry N. Holmes
Kurlham College
Ernest Stirwall
Port Wayne High School
Hugh H. Barcus
Shortridge High School
W. EF. L. Sanders
Connersville High School
Ulyssep QO. Cox
Indiana State Normal
George I. Christie
Purdue University
Melvin K. Davia
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Kansas City
Grace
Fletcher
Bill
Jill
Mra. Austin
St. Blobbs
Skinnum
Mia
Wiloslow
Plutarch
Dr. Pierce
George Herbet
BK. W. Grove
Manyon
Texas
Coropa
Atump
BIG Bend Farms Company
Central
San Antonio
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Canada
Free Homestead
Manitoba
Rand
W. G. Nether
Gardner Bidg
Toteda
Okie Tadrens
Railauice
Susaran Grafi
Voretu
Wells Medicine
Lafayette
Ohiokas
Watson E.coleman
Psu Ington
D.C. Bocastrey
Hickest Peterencen
Beat
Absorbine
Absorline, JR
Nature
Absorbine,jr
W.f.young
P.C.F
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
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