Fort Wayne Declares Itself A Summer Resort
Fort Wayne’s riverfront and parks host crowds of anglers picnickers and canoe clubs each weekend as residents embrace local sun and water. The Sunflower club and several river cottages offer seasonal recreation while officials plan a public swimming pool along Spy Run creek to expand summer leisure.
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Fort Wayne
Messrs. Williams
Henry M
Lake Everett
Robison Park
Rome City
Clearlake
Lake James
Wawasee
Michigan
Seacoast
Spy Run
Indiana
Sunflower Club
Maumee
Allen County
St. Joe River
Spy Run Creek
Lawton Park
Newport
Only Woman Aviator in War Tells of Narrow Escape in Defense of Paris
Helene Dutrieu, famed French aviator and Legion of Honor recipient, describes flying over German lines to observe enemy movements during the defense of Paris. She recounts being chased by a German Taube, reported wounded German positions, and flew extensive observation missions while risking her life. Dutrieu emphasizes France’s reliance on male troops and notes her unofficial role due to restrictions on women in military service. She recalls sighting miles of battlefield casualties and the swift evacuation of the wounded by French ambulances.
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Paris
Nicola Greeley-Smith
New York
Helene Dutrieu
Evalier
Legion of Honor
Jvery
Marne
France
Champ d’Aviation
Taube
Helene
Duttieu
Paria
the Marne
Mint Director Woolley Tops U S Money Makers
Frederick M. Kerby profiles Robert Wickliffe Woolley, director of the U S Mint, noting he earns more by producing money than any other American. The piece details mint operations in Philadelphia Denver and San Francisco, coin types, bullion input, coin press pressures, and new nongovernment coinage planned for a San Francisco exposition.
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Frederick M. Kerby
Washington, D. C
United States
Robert Wickliffe Woolley
Woolley
Mint
Uncle Sam
Philippine Islands
Philadelphia
Cuba
Venezuela
Salvador
Denver
San Francisco
Thené
San Francisco Exposition
Congress
Greencastle Board of Review Faces Record Tales
In Greencastle Putnam County a board of review led by auditor C. L. Airhart and minister famed for funeral sermons stirred laughs as they set taxes, claiming to fix assessments with a flair for storytelling. A Roachdale real estate figure, C. C. Hurst, joined the group amid humorous debate on tax levels.
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Greencastle
Ind
Putnam County
C. L. Airhart
C. C. Hurst
Cea D.' Brookshire
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St. Joe
Foster
St. Mary’s
Columbia
Barr
Harry Birely
SUE Rra
United
Robert W. Woolley
CO the’ Smelters
S Bank
South America
The
Philippines
Central
America
DIRE
Uncle Sap
Greencastle Board of Review
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