War memories linger as wounded troops rehearse victory
In London a Red Cross hospital at Tottenham continues caring for three wounded boys kept from Christmas lists. Veterans back from France and Germany recount tales while nurses console and plan small joys. Bracelets and keepsakes become coveted links to home as war echoes fade into postwar doubt.
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London
Red Cross
England
Tottenham
Germany
Sam
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas’ House
Denver
Cincinnati
Wife of Poker Player Sues to Recover Losses
Boston news reports Mrs. Eugene P. Grant sues Roxbury club and four members for $24,000 after her husband lost $11,500 gambling. She cites state law allowing triple damages for gambling losses.
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Boston
Roxbury
Eugene P. Grant
Rogers and His Radio System for Under Ground Wireless
James Harris Rogers of Hyattsville Maryland invented a radio system that transmits and receives wireless messages underground or underwater without aerials. The device reduces static disturbances and aided the navy in World War I, with messages received from Berlin Paris and Rome. Rogers keeps a portable outfit for setting up anywhere no wire can be dug in ground.
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James Harris Rogers
Hyattsville
United States
Rogers
Navy
Berlin
Paris
Rome
Labor unrest alarms Britain with broad worker demands
Dock workers press for 44 hour day, 41 hours at night amid beer shortages and shipping delays. Miners seek demobilization of troops and wage boosts, while shipbuilders and carpenters push for shorter weeks and higher pay. Adriatic crew dispute delays voyage to New York amid wider labor action.
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London
J. W W. Thoms
Railwaymen’s Union
Southport Miners’ Federation
Clyde
Belfast
United Kingdom
Liverpool
Seiline
New York
New Rich Quick Scheme Allegedly Sweeps Northwest
Public notices allege a fraud ring in Sentile Washington using obituary data to claim cash from shipping Bibles to deceased relatives. The scam, linked to an informer dubbed Rev Ira Worth, purportedly tricked bereaved families into sending money for a nonexistant remedy.
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Blal
Taeann
TE. A
Dealty
Ira Worth
Senators Favor Platform Bills And Constitutional Referendum
Indianapolis reports show the senate adopting a platform measure to abolish the supreme court clerk's office and giving the governor power to veto separate appropriation bills. A constitutional convention referendum is proposed for November 1920 with legislative support from several groups.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Alldredge
House of Representatives
Sixty-sixth Judicial Circuit
Representative Smit
Indiana
Legislative Council of Indian Women
The
Civic League
Indiana State Federation of Labor
Interest in Appropriation Bills Sparks House Debate
The house shows strong interest in the unreleased big appropriation bills promised by the legislative visiting committee. A plan reportedly includes a blanket $1,000,000 emergency fund for the governor, visiting committee members, and a senate finance chair to aid institutions with construction, equipment, or labor needs during emergencies. Debates are expected if the measure reaches the appropriation bill.
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House of Representatives
Legislative Visting Committee
Legislative
Senate Finance Committee
House
School Book Bill Likely to Increase Dealer Profits
AOI to curb school book costs may be introduced in the house. Representative Herbert Willis of Waterloo says dealers now gain 12 percent over publisher price, with publishers seeking more. The bill would raise dealer profit to 16 percent amid rising costs, with publishers possibly voicing support if introduced.
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AOI
Herbert
Willis
Waterloo
Hhe
Fuel Control Ends February 28 in Indiana
Under orders from Federal Administrator Garfield Evans Woollen state fuel administrator he announced that all county field administrators in Indiana will have their authority end February 28. The state office closes then but the administration remains in power until further orders from Washington DC.
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Garfield
Evans Woollen
Indiana
Washington, D. C
New Basic Law Proposal Seeks Supreme Court Opinion on Constitutionality
Senator Batts introduces a joint resolution proposing an amendment to require state supreme court opinions on the constitutionality of bills pending or acts passed when requested by the general assembly and approved by the governor. The measure aims to prevent unconstitutional laws from being enacted.
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Batts
State Supreme Court
General Assembly
House studies finance bill for detailed state spending
Representative Charles L. Mendenhall introduces a bill to require every state agency officer board and commission to publish a full financial statement of all appropriations and present income and expenditures. The measure follows debate over a $1 000 000 blanket appropriation supported by the legislative visiting committee and senior senate finance Democrats.
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House Ways and Mews
Legislative
Senate Finance Committee
House
Charles L. Mendenhall
Camby
Rural Fire Stations Plan for Lake County Farmers
The Lake county farm bureau outlines a plan to build and run a fire station in every farming neighborhood with volunteer crews and motorized ladders and hose trucks. The legislature would be asked to authorize rural townships to establish stations to cut fires and farm losses, aligning rural protection with urban standards. Farmers urge swift passage to reduce fire fines and property loss.
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Lake County
Locusts and grasshoppers threaten Indiana crops
Indiana faces dual bug plagues this summer as state entomologist Frank N. Wallace warns grasshoppers may surpass last year and 17 year locusts are due. He cites 40 percent of cover crops ruined by grasshoppers and notes enemies like blister beetles and fungal disease previously kept numbers down. Also a bill to limit justices of the peace power over motorist cases aims to curb arbitrary arrests for traffic fees.
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Indiana
Frank N. Wallace
Nature
Mtr
Wallace
McCray
Trvoster Motor Club
Justices of the Peace
Justiess of the Peace
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