Allies reply to Wilson on peace terms and war aims
In Paris the entente replies to Wilson's peace note. The allies praise the US and league ideas but say a lasting peace requires a just settlement of the current war. They condemn German aggression, outline aims including Belgium and Serbia restoration, territorial evacuations, and a secure European order.
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Entente
Wilson
Washington
State Department
William G. Sharp
Paris
Sharp
United States
League of Nations
Belium
Serbia
Montenegro
France
Russia
Roumania
Europe
Europa
Poland
Belgian Note Praises US Peace Appeal and Presses for End of War
Belgium issues a supplementary note praising the US peace appeal and urging an end to the conflict. It denounces German treatment of Belgium as barbarous and accuses the former Belgian government of violating international law. The document condemns heavy taxation and deportation of Belgian workers and thanks relief commissions and generous Americans for aid.
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Belgium
Washington
Wilson
United States
Commission For Relief
Germany Rejects Allies Peace Offer in Central Powers Note
Berlin reports that Germany and its allies Austro Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey will fight on until the peace hoped for through diplomacy is won by force. The note to neutrals emphasizes central powers responsibility lies elsewhere and reiterates their will to victory.
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Europe
Germany
Berlin
Austro-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Entente
Goodrich Inaugurated Indiana Governor in State Capitol
James P. Goodrich was inaugurated governor of Indiana in the statehouse south corridor with a noon ceremony and reception. He pledged faithfulness to public trust as the senate and house heard his first message, delivered after an oath by Judge Moses H. B. Larry. Edgar D. Bush was inaugurated lieutenant governor, succeeding William P. O’Neill, with oath by Judge Richard K. Erwin. An Indiana National Guard reception welcomed troops returning from the Rio Grande, including Battery A of Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
James P. Goodrich
Indiana
Statehouse
Moses HB. Larry
Supreme Court of Indiana
Senate
House
Goodrich
Edgar D. Bush
Salem
William P. O'Neill
Mishawaka
Bush
O’neill
Richard K. Erwin
State Supreme Court
Chamber of
Indiana Senate
Samuel M. Ralston
Charles A. Johnson
Christian Church of
Gas City
Ralston
Johnson
O'Neill
Rio Grande
Battery A
Field Artillery
Smith Named Adjutant General of Indiana National Guard
Governor James P. Goodrich announced Harry B. Smith as adjutant general to succeed Franklin L. Bridges. Smith, of Indianapolis, becomes the first state service appointee under the new administration except for the private secretary, and will assume office once the transfer is completed.
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Harry B. Smith
Indianapolis
James P. Goodrich
Goodrich
Smith
Indiana National Guard
Franklin L. Bridges
Fayette Township ties in option election keeps township wet
Official count in Fayette township produces a tie keeping the area wet. Temperance forces will not contest as an appeal on a remonstrance to make the township dry is pending in circuit court.
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Terre Haute
Fayette Township
Indiana Negress to Build Home Near Rockefeller Estate
Indianapolis Madame J. E. Walker, once a local resident, is reported to have bought an estate near John D. Rockefeller's Long Island home and plans a $100,000 house. She is known for business in hair straightening products.
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Indiana
New York
Indianapolis
Mme. J. E. Walker
John D. Rockefeller
Long Island
N. Y
Hoosier Notes Thief Leaves Slate Message After Burglary
A polite burglar entered William Taylor's Lafayette home took $20 and a sealskin coat and left a slate note reading Necessity to the mother of thievery. He also cooked a meal before departing. In Bloomington Melvin Renche IU student is hospitalized for smallpox. More than 1000 I C O F members visited Newcastle as Harris lodge conferred degrees. Fire at Bloomington from a defective flue forced 27 girls from the Independent Literary Society home causing $500 loss. Evansville Homeowners Association filed articles to build houses.
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Lafayette
William Taylor
Isloomington
Melvin Renche
Indiana University
Newcastle
I. C. O. F. Order
Indiana
Harris Lodge
Indianapolis
Bloomington
Independent Literary Society
Bills Introduced to be Acted Upon H B 1 19
A list of new house and senate bills with sponsors and topics across counties and courts. Proposals cover police pension funds, judge salaries, road laws, school bus safety, bond provisions, retirement of undesirable stockholders, tax levies, vocational education funding, court reorganizations, mining safety, highway routes, and lake fish protections. Senate items include voter mail voting, industrial schools for Negro children, building and loan associations, highway improvements, and primaries.
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Anderson
Circuit Court
Mason
Cooper
Symons
Fifty-third Judicial District
H. RS. Cravens
Ways and Means
Cravens
H. I
Harris
Superior Court
Lake County
Gary
Crown Point
Hammond
H. WB
Southard
Judiciary
Troughton
Mushett
Indiana
Williams
Thomas Lincoln
Warrick County
Perry
Spencer
Lake Michigan
Green
Senate
Armstrong
Oakland
College
Judiciary LB
English
Hemphill
Jackson
Indianapolis
Indianapalls Primariegy
Kinder
Lanz
Search For Missing Man W A Lenard in Lafayette
A careful search is under way for W A Lenard a well known Linden merchant who vanished in Lafayette last week Officials attribute his disappearance to a mental lapse from overwork A separate fire report notes a red hot bolt dropping in Baltimore Ohio railroad shops causing about 50000 dollars in damage
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Linden
W. A. Lenard
Lafayette
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Peacemakers and the Soldier's Epitaph in War Time
A devotional on God's peace amid war, urging inner harmony through Christ, Beatitudes as wartime guide, and the role of peacemakers at home. It emphasizes personal reconciliation with God, the sacrament of fellowship, and intercession for loved ones in peril, honoring fallen soldiers and returning maimed.
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Christ
God's
Church’s Weakness and the Call to Jesus Alone
The author argues the church weakens when it decorates faith with doctrine ritual and ceremony and loses the apostolic spirit of no man save Jesus only. The world quarrel is not with Christ but with human organization of his influence, harming gospel witness.
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Jesus
Hfe
Christ
Hueman
Diys
Life of Peace in a Long Life of Faith
A brief reflection by G W Curtis praises a steadfast man who endured trials with a heart open to peace. The author asserts such endurance strengthens faith in God, in ourselves, and in others, more than sermons.
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G, W, Curtis
Cascarets claim to ease bilious headaches overnight
An old advertisement touts a 10 cent Cascaret box to relieve head pain and bilious symptoms by cleansing the stomach, removing sour undigested food, and clearing bowel wastes overnight, promising a clear head, sweet stomach, and regular liver and bowels by morning.
A Private Matter In Neighborhood Gossip
In Birmingham, a quarrel over private romance erupts as a father questions his daughter's singing tag and the daughter admits she is falling in love. The father cautions that gossips surround the matter and suggests keeping it private.
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Father
Birmingham Age-Herald
Actress Reveals Secret Hair Darkening Recipe
A famed actress shares a home remedy to darken gray hair using a mix of Bay Rum, Barbo Compound, glycerine, and water. The guide notes the formula can be prepared at home or by a druggist, with usage directions included in each Barbo Compound box. The solution darkens faded hair without staining the scalp, sticking, or rub-off.
Clarences Howls Reveal Old Finger Injury
Clarence announces his coming with a string of howls then recalls a past accident with a hammer. His mother questions the injury as he sobs. He explains he did not hear her cry because she was away.
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Clarence
Walking Pleasure Diminished by Automobiles Says Letter
A reader laments that modern cars have made walking for health or leisure nearly impractical except for short pavement strolls or hurried trips to the nearest trolley, turning walking into annoyance rather than pleasure.
Truthful Excuse. Sheriff Catches Assistant Writing Letters
A sheriff detained his young assistant during business hours for writing love letters. When questioned about the task, the youth said he was not shirking duty, claiming the letters were writs of attachment.
Canary Islands Study Sparks Ape Singing Joke
A witty exchange notes a scientist traveling to the Canary Islands to study ape psychology, followed by a remark that the ape is a singing bird, highlighting humorous misinterpretation of a scientific claim.
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Canary Islands
Proverb and egg supply gambit provoke market quip
A Chicago market operator quipped about past folly after a proverb about not counting chickens, admitting a failure involving an attempt to corner the entire egg supply. The remark uses a sharp, dry tone characteristic of financial commentary in the era.
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Chicago
Diplomacy Flap Sparks Witty Exchange Between Knicker and Bocker
In a brief exchange on current affairs, Knicker questions the prevailing woes while Bocker attributes the burden to the high cost of explaining. The dialogue underscores a sharp, humorous take on public discourse.
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Bocker
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