Local News Notes and Memorial Day Observances
Samuel King returns to Chenoa and many residents visit towns for Memorial Day. The piece lists numerous births, visits, travels, and social events across Rensselaer Monon Medaryville and surrounding areas, including church meetings, club gatherings, and a Speedway Day report. Two fatalities near Maux’s crossing are noted, Dr. John Borowik and Mrs. Gus Benzik. The article ends with Speedway coverage praising Indianapolis cars and the Monroe win.
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Maux’s Crossing
Here
Pennsylvania
John Borowik
Gus Benzik
Chicago
Memorial Day Observances Draw Large Crowds Across Town
Hundreds gathered for the Memorial Day exercises with a parade along Main Street led by Civil War survivors and Spanish American War veterans. The program moved to the cemetery where Rev. J. C. Carter and Rev. Ernest Fitch delivered sermons and readings while the Francesville band provided music.
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J. C. Carter
Nauvoo
Ernest Fitch
Francesville Band
Two cars collide injuring driver on Beaver man
A Ford driven by Russell Fisher of Beaver and a Buick driven by Clarence Irwin of Winamac collided on the road east of town on Sunday afternoon. Both drivers were on the wrong side and failed to avoid the crash. Fisher sustained serious abdominal injuries from the steering wheel impact and was taken to his sister Mrs Nate Roberts where his condition remained critical but recovery seemed possible. Both vehicles were damaged.
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Russell Fisher
Beaver
Clarence Irwin
Winamac
Fisher
Nate Roberts
Corts Garling Kruger Family Reunion in Monticello
The Corts Garling and Kruger families plan a reunion in the park at Monticello on the first Saturday in June. Attendance is expected to be large. E. C. Corts is president and Ernest Kruger is secretary. Special inducement in men s suits at Nolan s. For sale folding bed. Inquire Charles F. Daseke. Large line of unionalls work shirts under price at Frank Nolan s. Visitors from Chicago Monon and Hanging Grove noted.
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W. B. Leonard
Chicago
Chicago Musical College
Auditorium Theatre
Anne
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Corts
Garling
Nolan’s
Charles F. Daseke
Frank Nolan
Remembering Mrs. Mary E. Bledsoe Pioneer of Francesville
Mrs. Mary E. Bledsoe died last Thursday at age eighty nine in Francesville after a long illness. Born in Kentucky in 1862 she married John T. Bledsoe and had three children. Funeral held at her home with Rev J B Van Orman officiating and burial in the cemetery east of town. She joined the Methodist church at fifteen and had worshipped at the Christian church for thirty years. Her obituary lauds a long life as a devoted community figure and pioneer resident since the Civil War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Bledsoe
Francesville
Bledsoe
Kentucky
John T. Bledsoe
James N. Hayworth
Crawfordsville
F. E. Nolan
Harry W. Bled
Officers and Directors of Pulaski County Farmers Association
The Tribune lists county and township officers and directors for the Pulaski Farmers Association with monthly meeting times and names across towns Cass Cass Franklin Salem Tippecanoe Van Buren White Post Harrison Indian Creek Monroe Rich Grove. It details presidents vice presidents secretaries treasurers and county directors for each township and board members.
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the Tribune
Pulaski Farmers Association
C. C. E. Paul
M. P. Hill
J. F. Frain
Claude
Beaver
Herman Busch
Harry White
Dennis Miller
Herman Kruger
W.S. Rains
Jacob Hoffman
Don Dwyer
C. C. Westphal
J. W. Lowry
Gilbert Barker
Ed Cappuch
Lewis Timm
Ewald Kruger
Fred Huckleberg
Lewis Steinke
Russell Dilts
G. Warmbrod
I. F. Stark
R.lange
Mary Warmbrod
Ruth Bond
Charles Leslin
Otto Dommer
Gust Selmer
Fred Moose
Cass
O. T. Clark
Henry Friday
Henry Tetzloff Franklin
John May
Owen Bond
Frank Keitzer
W. F. Wilson
Joe Grindle, Jr
Salem
Howard Congram
Warren Morgan
L. Poundstone
B.G. Gunnerson
S. D. Haring
Albert Gudeman
Ed Mayhugh
Thomas Hubbard
Tippecanoe
S. L. Bringham County
Carl Morrison
Albert Ross
S. Hammes
Ed Lewis
F. Overmyer
Glen Wilson
van Buren
R. A. Phillips
R. M. Strong
C. H. Swayzee
Charles Burgess County
Charles Lidgard
George Anders
H. Hiatt
Bert Cosgray
William Huff
E. C. Geier
White Post
Claude Record
H. F. Bremer
Harper Malcolm
W. R. Howatt
Paul Engle
George Hansell
Charles Topp
B. McClellan
G. Williams
Chris Masters
J. Frank Good
Russell Tyler
Indian Creek
Emron Bonnell
Ed Masterson
Henry March
J. E. Shaw
J. M. Peter
Jacob Nice
Harry Fisher
Otto Heise
Clarence Long
Newton Clark
James Hoover
Thomas Warner
Gus King
William Widup
E. E. Gady
Chris Hansen
John Epler
Rich Grove
Republican National Convention Next Week
The Republican national convention opens in Chicago on June 8 and will be the fifth consecutive Chicago convention. Roosevelt was nominated here in 1904 and the party has named its standard bearers in this city since. The 1920 convention promises a high level of contest and uncertainty, with strong presidential contenders and record attendance expected, likely setting a national convention high-water mark.
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Chicago
Middle West
Roosevelt
Military Funeral at Rensselaer Honors Dewey Biggs
A large Memorial Day funeral was held in Rensselaer for Dewey Biggs who died in France during World War I. Born in 1897 in Pike County and later living in Jasper County, he joined the U S Army in May 1917 and died October 4 1918 in a French hospital before his body was returned to Rensselaer.
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Rensselaer
Dewey Biggs
France
Pike County
Jasper County
United States
Tourists Spilled En Route to Race Wreck
A Cadillac with five Chicagoans, four men and a woman, plunged into a ditch seven miles south of Rensselaer on the Remington road around six PM Saturday. One occupant suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized in Rensselaer. The others, except one man who stayed with the injured, continued toward Indianapolis to the races.
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Rensselaer
Remington Road
Indianapolis
Bicycle riding on sidewalks forbidden says Marshal Loch
Stephen Loch, the marshal, warns that riding bicycles on sidewalks is prohibited. Straw Hat season is on and Frank Nolan's offers hats for sale.
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Stephen Loch
Frank Nolan
Trustees Oppose School Bonus Plan
Trustees of the Township Trustees Association of Indiana criticized the Indianapolis driven teacher bonus plan at a meeting in Indianapolis. They support higher pay but oppose the bonus method, arguing it disrupts rural schools and violates contract terms until expiration.
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Legislative Committee
Township Trustees Association of Indiana
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
May Send Registered Packages to Hungary
Beginning June 1 ordinary and registered parcels up to eleven pounds will be accepted for Hungary. Postage is 12 cents per pound with a 30 cent transit charge per package. Items will be dispatched via New York, Hamburg and Austria.
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Hungary
Post Office Department
New York
Hamburg
Austria
Fed Reserve system blamed for inflation and speculation
The text argues the Federal Reserve System has inflated currency and encouraged speculation rather than productive enterprise. It notes loans for "sure thing" commodity purchases and profiteering in life’s necessities, calling for the Fed to serve the country over any particular interests.
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Federal Reserve System
Model Ford Touring and Roadster for Sale
Two 1917 Model Ford Touring cars, one 1914 Model Ford Touring, and one 1916 Model Ford Roadster for sale. All in good condition and priced right at W. J. Hubbard's Chevrolet and Monroe Sales location.
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W. J. Hubbard
S. Chevrolet
Monroe
Local notices and social notes from Nolan's era
Found.-Black pocket book this office. Christain Endeavor at Christain Church next Sunday at 6:30 led by Harold Delamore Topic What Bible Reading Will Do For Us. Mr and Mrs Luke Lucas of Florence SC guests of James Linton Medaryville and his mother in Monticello. Mrs Fred Senn formerly of this vince died at her home in Cisina Fark after goiter operation. Mrs Will Kahler attended funeral. The Seans left this March for their home in Illinois.
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Christain
Harold Delamore
Topie
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Gilford Hennegar
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Milton Hall
Monon
G. W. Snyder
Moberly, Missouri
Harry Gray
Monticello
Charles E. Culp
Laporte
William Schleman
Helen
Deloss
Bert Grater
Gary
Walter Engle
Bert Lashbrook
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Pioneer Club
J. L. Beesley
Darlington
D. W. Brundage
Logansport
L. G. Hullinger
Mrs. Ina Penland
Morgantown, N. C
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W. C. Haymond
Russel Dunkleberger
Anna Wharton
Warsaw
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J. M. Hudgens
Agnes Byers
Hammond
Elizabeth Byers
Miss Florence
J. W. Whitaker
Alfred Whitaker
Niles, Mich
Florence Wagner
Mary Parker
Blanche
Mabel Werner
Jacksonville, Ill
Illinois Women’s College
Bertha Hayworth
Judson Fitzpatrick
Orlie Clouse
Louis Lehman
John and Albert Gudeman
Will Smallfelt
Hal Myers
Ben Markley
Methodist Church
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Fred Longwell
Strickler
S. E. Jones
Walcott
William Bryant
Harry Doyle
Milton Wilcox and Wife
John Jones
Knox
W. R. Jones
Hannah Byers
John C. Engle
Frankfort
Bess Myers
Valparaiso University
William Fitzpatrick
Odell, II
Margaret Lee
Margaret Hill
Alice
Fairbury, Il
E. L. Delamere
Blanche Grafton
Converse
A. C. McKinley
Terre Haute
Pythian Sisters Club
John Alkire
Nellie Emmett
Pearl Engle
John
James Bailey
Wolcottville
E. B. Stamp
Robert J. Kopka
Charles Kaupka
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Epworth League of the Methodist Church
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Ada Overman
Florence Gant
Lera
Lenore McMurray
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Rensselaer High School
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Speedway
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Indianapolis News
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Frank Heideklang
Ada Barr
Millie Neer
Evelyn Grubb
Bert Eldridge
B. F. Roush
Hanging Grove
Officers and Directors OF County Association
John Olson
Milo Kopka
Harry Lizenby
Henry Myers
Lewis Kroft
Will Fisher
L. C. Hodgen
Harvey Franks
Ernest Nimz
Fred Gumz
William Graves
Albert Hartman
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