Indiana Briefs Report County Tax Rulings and Local Incidents
The Delaware County board ratified state horizontal property tax increases while Jasper and Jackson counties faced approved hikes. Indiana mills resumed full operations after fuel shortages. several accidents and legal actions are noted including a Muncie receiver appointment, a Browns Mills shooting death, a Logansport divorce suit, and a Clinton trolley-wire fatality.
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Delaware County Board of Review
State Tax ‘Board
Gary
William A. McClellan
City Court of
Muncie
R. D. Commons Company
Charles C. Cray
Cray
Alton
E. E. Chenoweth
Indiana
William Byers
Logansport
Cass
Myrtle Byers
W. H. Bonner
Clinton
William Wasson
Indianapolis
Wassons
Bonners
J. G. Collicott
Jasper
Jackson
State Board of Tax Commissioners
County Boards of Review
Tax Board
Jasper County
Jackson County
Clark County State Forest Reserve
Henryville
Charlies Dean
United States
Howard Figg
Palmer
Department of Justice
Department
A. B. Anderson
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Fair Price Commissioner
Grand Jury
State Tax Board
Hancock County Board of Review
Knecht
Russell Sheppard
Fred Bommer
Edward Bommer
James Martin
Winchester
Huntington County
Ohio River
Evansville
Charlies B. Enlow
Public Service Commission
Indiana Railways and Light Company
Kokomo
Joseph Lukatich
Thomas O’brien
C. W. Stevens
Chicago
Whiting
Standard Oil Company
Herschel Little
O. H. Little
U. S. S. Tracy
Batoum
Russia
Richmond
Navy Department
Putnam County
Board of Review
Andrew Metz
Craigmont
Madison
Shelbyville
Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association
Indiana Millers’ Association
Lake Maxtnkuckee
Palmer House
Culver
James Henry
Indiana & Millinois Coal Corporation
No. 2
Henry
Board of Auditors
Marion
el Smilack
Hartford
J. Dorsey Forrest
Citizens’ Gas Company
Speedway
Forrest
Warsaw Battles Raging As Russians Advance On Praga
Paris reports a broad front battle near Warsaw with Russian cavalry reaching Praga. Poles launch bayonet counter offensives near Pultusk while civilians stream toward the front with barbed wire and supplies. Citizens defend Warsaw as government moves key documents to safety.
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Paris
Warsaw
Foreign Office
Berlin
Praga
Pultusk
Germans in Favorite Game in Saar Campaign Uncovered
Paris reports the French government seized documents from Herr Climens a former Reichstag deputy outlining a plan to undermine the Sarre commission under the League of Nations. The Heimatdienst propaganda bureau allegedly funded with 5,000,000 marks and blamed for the ongoing Sarre strike.
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Paris
Sarre Valley
Herr Climens
Reichstag
Sarre Commission
League of Nations
Heimatdienst
Allies to Get 24 New Ships Under German Auction Plan
Washington reports the German government will take over 24 ships totaling over 105000 gross tons for delivery to the reparations commission or under Versailles terms. Ships include vessels of 56000 and 20000 gross tons ordered by Hamburg America line and an 18000 gross tonner for North German Lloyd. Ship owners defying the order face up to one year in prison and fines up to 100000 marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hamburg-Amertcan Line
Liocyd
High Priced Missouri Primary Votes Revealed
Kansas City officials report the most expensive ballots in the nation with six costly votes. The Socialists collected two votes, the Prohibition party one, and the Socialist Labor party three as the canvass tallies. Printing and election costs for the three parties may exceed five thousand dollars and near six thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Dan Stewart
Fashions Describe Centerpiece Black Taf Fetas
A featured black taf fetas gown displays a tunic cut long in front and back with high scooped sides. It is edged with corded trim and six inches of black lace. The bodice shows quaint lines with frilled organdie around nerves and neck. The passage mentions "The fille of the dollar" as part of the description.
Colby Outlines Poland Stand of United States
Washington notes the U S position on Russia's pressure in Poland. The United States supports an independent Poland and urges Russia to allow a free will government for the Russian people. It says practical aid could follow once Russia remains within friendly international bounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby
Poland
United States
Washington
Camille Romano Avezzanan
State Department
Russia
Chief Red Agent Is Nabbed In Chicago Raid
Authorities say a key link between European radical movements and the United States was captured with the arrest of Herman L. Hoffman at 1305 Sedgwick Street. Hoffman confessed he served as a secret messenger, smuggling funds and propaganda material from Hamburg and Amsterdam to support Soviet efforts in the United States.
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Chicago
Europe
United States
Herman L. Hoffman
Sedgwick Street
Hoffman
Red
Hamburg
Amsterdam
Soviets Doomed Says U S Ambassador in Russia
Washington reports Ambassador David R. Francis predicted Russia’s Soviet government would be overthrown within six months. He claimed the United States policy would embolden Russians to rise against Lenin and Trotsky, asserting not more than ten percent supported the Soviets.
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David R. Francis
Washington
Russia
United States
Lenine
Trotsky
Francia
Labor Body Plans New Daily Paper in Denver
Preliminary plans for a daily paper to be printed by the Colorado State Federation of Labor in Denver were made at the federation annual convention held in Pueblo.
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Pueblo
C.1
Colorado State Federation of Labor
Denver
Federation
France and U S in Accord Over Russo Polish Case
Paris reports Premier Millerand’s note says France and the United States are in complete accord on the Russo Polish situation. It notes Wrangel’s recognition and asserts France will aid only within agreed principles, with talks possible at Hythe and with Britain. Washington says no doubt remains about US stance and steps to transmit the note to Russia via Finland, the Baltic states, and Wrangel’s forces.
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Paris
United States
Millerand
Italy
France
Baron Wrangel
Antibolshevik
Russia
Poland
Leland Harrison
Maurice Paleologue
Foreign Office
Delny Wrangel
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Lloyd George
Hythe
Great Britain
Washington
State Department
Finland
Baltic States
Graft Allegations Hit Los Angeles Police cited in grand jury
A county grand jury report charges graft and corruption within the Los Angeles police department. It says since last October bunko men defrauded victims of about 300000 with police protection and enforcement failures. Individual losses ranged from 3000 to 51000.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Bunko
Japan plans 18 inch guns to outmatch U.S. naval build
Washington reports that Japan, unable to compete with American naval construction, plans to overshadow U S warships by arming new battle cruisers with 18 inch guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
U. S. Naval Construction Program
Jape
Washington
United States Naval Construction Program
Polish Capital Moves From Warsaw to Kalisz
London reports a wireless dispatch stating the Polish government is leaving Warsaw for Kalisz, a city 150 miles southwest near the German border on the Warsaw to Posen line. Soviet forces advanced toward the Narew and broke into Sokolow with gains south of Brest-Litovsk while Warsaw forts endured bombardment.
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London
Warsaw
Moscow
Kalisz
Posen
Sokolov
Brest- Litovsk
Malkin
Bug River
Ostrov
Narew River
Children Ark Off Again To Panama Canal
The Yomei Maru chartered by the American Red Cross carried 782 refugee Russian children from San Francisco toward the Panama Canal for the second leg of their journey from Siberia to Petrograd. The kids had stayed three days with the city and Red Cross volunteers and received gifts. Some children are said to be descendants of nobility. reuniting with parents inland proved impossible due to Russian transportation collapse and unsettled conditions.
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San Francisco
Siberia
Petrograd
American Red Cross
Panama Canal
Red Cross
Farm Bureau Meet Set for September in Manhattan
Manhattan selected as host for the mid west farm bureau meeting September 21 and 22. The bureau includes presidents and secretaries of state farm bureaus in Iowa North and South Dakota Nebraska Michigan Indiana Dakota and Ohio. A Chicago organized bureau is pushing cooperative grain marketing inviting farm organizations to join.
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Manhattan
Kan
Mid-West Farm Bureau
Iowa
North and
South Dakota
Nebraska
Michigan
Indiana
Dainois
Ohio
Chicago
July Breaks Army Recruiting Record in United States
Washington reports peacetime army recruiting reached a new high in July with 15,821 enlistments, a notable surge for a month historically slower for recruitment. Adjutant General Harris office released the figures.
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Washington
Harris
Autos and Liquor Seized Worth Millions, State Officials Say
Autos and liquors confiscated by prohibition officers on Connecticut highways this summer have a value of about one and a half million dollars, according to Thomas McAuliffe who heads the district enforcement effort.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Thomas McAuliffe
Happiness From Within An Everyday Balance
A reflective piece emphasizes joy from within and the habit of savoring small today moments. It urges casting balance to the present, avoid living by a strict principle, and warns that missed opportunities arise from overemphasis on petty concerns. Humphrey
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Humphrey
Lamb Market Outlook Urges Better Rearing and Timing
An agricultural item notes August and September slump in lamb prices due to small native lambs from Illinois through Iowa. It advises farmers to breed ewes early, dock and castrate lambs at ten days, and feed to 65 70 pounds for a March to April market, arguing well bred lambs sell well and help profits.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Keep Flies Off Live Stock Mixture Recipe
A simple fly repellent uses soap, warm water, crude petroleum and powdered naphthalin. Dissolve soap in warm water, dissolve naphthalin in petroleum, then mix both with the soap solution to form the final preparation. Apply as needed to deter flies from livestock.
Raising Registered Cattle For Beginners
Farmers often hesitate to start with pure bred cattle due to gaps in pedigree knowledge. A practical approach is to buy bred cows or heifers and gain experience as the herd grows.
Pasture Can Cut Concentrates for Sows in Farrowing
Livestock notes urge using blue grass clover alfalfa or rape to feed sows. With good pasture and range, maintenance costs drop and sow health improves. The old adage that the bull is half the herd gains new weight amid high grain and labor costs.
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Vincennes Capital
Martin Q. Thornton
Columbus
Charles B. Thornton
Northwestern Avenue
Thornton
Louis Kindel
East Sixteenth Street
Kindel
Lowell Bridge
White River
John Barger
Orange Street
Elias Lenoington
Seymour
Reid Memorial Hospital
James Long
Blackford
RED Cavalry
Sarre
Prohibition
Joseph Devlin
House of Commons
Belfast
Ireland
Devlin
America
Reda
Russ Soviets
U.S
U. K
Frange
Premier Miller
Gen. Wrangel
F. T. Hines
Frank T. Hines
Inland
Ecoastwise Waterways Service
War Department
Congress
General Hines
Bureau of Transportation
Salis
Frisco
Farm Bureau
Stoc Stock
United States Department of Agriculture
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