Legion to Outline Peace Plan for World War Vet s
Indianapolis August 17 The American Legion will push an international peace plan for Allied veterans led by National Commander Alvin Gavin and a delegation sailing from New York to attend the Brussels inter allied veterans federation conference The group will visit England Belgium and France for relief work and to promote a world court concept in a manifesto backed by the Legion and the late President Harding is quoted praising the principles but questioning practicality within the next fifty years
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Indianapolis
Americn Legion
Alvin ¢Avsler
New York
Brussels
Inter-Allied Veterans Federation
Legion National
Enigland
Belgium
France
Legion
New Greywas
Mt. Siwuitine Casle
American Legion
Werk Court
Per Nedson Jackson
Burlington, Vt
The
International Organization
Lar
Harding
Tocdo Geet
United States
International
Jackson
WB Cinidem
Rex ProtYnun
Oklahoma City
J. Ro Gisniliat
Culver
Dado
Hlte Park
Moitees
Tewa
Firnest
Themypeon
Amuapilla
Pes
Jerome Stone
Witehita Falls
Tex
Watson Urges Wilson for Turkish Ambassador Post
Senator Watson of Indiana urged President Coolidge to appoint Henry Lane Wilson, former ambassador to Mexico, as Turkish ambassador when full diplomatic relations resume. He noted it appeared Harding intended Wilson for the job.
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Watson
Henry Lane Wilson
Washington
Aves
Indianapolis
Mexico
Turkey
Coolidgs
Wartsen
Republicdt
Indiania
Coolidge
Harding
Wilson
Communistic Disorders Continue In Germany
In Aix la Chapelle Germany on August 17 disturbances by communists continued with several dead and many injured. Eight killed and 50 injured today in clashes between communists and police, with one earlier death in hospitals from prior disorders.
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Germany
Aix LA Chapelle
Gas in South Dakota to Rise Two Cents a Gallon
Independent retailers in South Dakota will raise caseline prices by two cents per gallon tomorrow, lifting the state retail price to 18 cents, as announced by a committee representing independents.
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South Dakota
Chicago
Burns buys residence as Hoovens builds corner home
Ella M. Burns has purchased the dwelling that Amasa G. Hoovens is erecting at the corner of Washington street and Cottage avenue. It will be ready for occupancy by fall.
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Mias Ella M. Burns
Amasa G. Hoovens
Washington Street
Cottage Avenue
Note Left by C. W. Miller in Indianapolis
The note found in Hotel English Room 147 belongs to Charles W. Miller of Indianapolis who died by his own hand last February. The message reads I am taking the jump and was discovered by Mrs. W. T. Riley. Miller’s estate, valued around 375,006 to 5375,000,00, goes to his widow Sarah Perkins Miller. about 40,000 was life insurance. A facsimile appears in Today's Indianapolis Star.
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Indianapolis
Chas. Miller
English
Charles W. Miller
Goshen
W. T Riley
State Tax Board Demands Return for Indiana Firms
Hundreds of Indiana firms face a 50 percent assessment penalty for failing to file balance sheets with the county auditor. William A. Hough, a board member, says delinquent businesses including public service operations must file to avoid penalties. Elkhart County shows some compliance while smaller concerns lacked sufficient data.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Tax Board
William A. Hough
Hough
Charles A. Croup
Elkhart County
Goshen City May Relinquish Claim To Will Bequest
Goshen City may relinquish its claim to a will bequest tied to Dr Starkweather for a local institution. If the site issue is cleared the widow Mrs Harriet Starkweather plans to sell the premises. A council committee is evaluating whether funds can be pledged for maintenance before accepting the re quest.
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Goshen City
BR. Db. Starkweather
Y. W. Co A
Harriet Starkweather
New York Central Conductor Dies in Mishawaka
Leman J. Punches aged 78 of Elkhart died at his daughter Mrs Heten Yeager home in Mishawaka after suffering asthma. He had lived there since his wife’s death in 1942. The body was to be returned to Elkhart for burial.
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Leman J. Punches
Elkhart
New York Central Railroad
Flassenger
Heten Yeager
Mishawaka
Asthiua
Gladiolus Show Hero Wins Big at Boston Exhibition
A. E. Kindered won first prize for the largest and best collection of 50 or more gladiolus varieties at the Boston show held August 11 to 15. He exhibited 200 varieties arranged by Symphony Flower Shop of Boston and earned a silver medal in addition to the top prize. Kindered Gladiolus Farm has appeared at these shows for 15 years, always earning distinction.
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Boston
A. E. Kundered
Symphony Flower Shop
Rotary luncheon entertains members at Alderman
Rotary club members were entertained at a luncheon in the Alderman with music by Wm. H. Charnley, 8. H. Baker and Elmer Culp. A paper was presented by W. A. Moxley and several brief talks followed.
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Rotary
Rotary Club
Wm. H. Charnley
Simmons sells third street property in late Emma Simmons estate
Charles Simmons sold the residence at 712 South 3rd Street from the Emma Simmons estate through W. W. Povseregprcy to Lou W. Kelley for 3500 dollars.
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Third Street
Chas. Simmons
Emma Simmons
3Rd St
Lou W. Kelley
Son Of South Bend Residents Drown In Lake Michigan
Roy John son, 20, Chicago attorney and son of South Bend residents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, and his companion Austin Horn, also of Chicago, drowned when their canoe capsized in a heavy storm near Pentwater. Horn's body was recovered. coast guards heard cries a half mile offshore but could not reach in time.
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South Bend
Roy Johnson
Chicago
Charles Johnson
Austin Horn
Lake Michigan
Pentwater
Horn
Painter Dies After 15 Foot Fall in Union Barn
Fred Rinehart age 60, unmarried, lived with relatives in Union Michigan, died in Elkhart after a ladder fall from a barn at William Eby’s property. Coroner ruled death by fall. He had arrived earlier from Union with Eby and Leon. Painters two physicians noted possible apoplexy prior to the fall. No witnesses to the accident.
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Fred Rinehart
Jor
Beal Plank
Union
Mich
Elkhart
William Eby
Rinehart
Haldeman
Eby
Leon
Negro Lynched by Mob in Georgia Front Yard
In Macon Georgia Pee Tee Green a Black man accused of attacking a white woman in Wellston was seized from two Macon officers and lynched in the victim's front yard. The body hung from a tree and bore bullet marks. Green reportedly confessed.
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Macon
Pee Tee Green
Wellston
Alleged bigamy case draws court inquiry in county
A Noble county resident alleges his wife wed a Goshen man without divorce. The Goshen couple arrived after the marriage several weeks ago, but no formal complaint has been filed yet.
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Noble
Let the Democrat estinsi ext job of printing
A fragmented OCR note references printing work for a Democrat organization. The readable pieces suggest a discussion about assignments, duties, or jobs related to publishing or distribution. Specific names, dates, or locations are not clearly legible.
Chicago Avenue Walk is Ordered
At the weekly public works session Mayor Rimpler Engineer Kinney and Sol Dembufsky attended. The remonstrance against a cement sidewalk on Chicago avenue from Wilkinson to Indiana was deemed insufficient and bids will be invited. A remonstrance against paving Fifth street north from Middlebury to Wilden alley was filed. Plans for paving were ordered when funds permit. Goshen hospital alley assessment was adopted. Frea Smith and C G Ulery posted a $300 bond for excavating under Eight street paving to connect a sewer.
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Board of Public Works
Rimpler
Engineer Kinney
Sol Dembufsky
Chicago Avenue
Wilkinson Street
Indiana Avenue
Jacob Didenour
Fifth Street
Middlebury Street
Wilden Avenue
Goshen Hospital Alley
Frea Smith
C. ¢. Ulery
H. M. Gardner Named State Superintendent of Vocational Agriculture
H. M. Gardner of Santa Fe New Mexico and son of B F Gardner of this city is appointed state superintendent of vocational agriculture at Santa Fe. Formerly an instructor at the State college he is a Purdue University graduate.
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H. M. Gardner
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Goshen
B. F. Gardner
Mr. Gardner
Purdue University
Horses poisoned in Kansas farm incident shocks locals
In Warsaw on August 17 a team of horses owned by Clayton Quine a Kosciusko county farmer died after a mysterious poisoning veterinarians investigate the case as a potential foul act.
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Warsaw
Clayton Quine
Koscluxko County
Indiana and Michigan Weather Brief
Indiana expects generally fair skies tonight and Saturday with slight warming from Friday night. Lower Michigan forecasts fair weather tonight with warmer conditions Saturday, especially in the southern region.
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Indiana
Michigan
Gators
Couth
U S Attitude on Reparations Unchanged
London dispatch says American embassy in London informed British foreign offices that the United States would not alter its reparations stance as announced by Secretary Hughes before President Harding's death. The message, conveyed verbally and informally, counters hopes Coolidge would shift U S policy.
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London
A. P.y
Hughes
United States
Harding
New Haven
Coolidge
Europe
Hughes Sends London Embargoed Reparations Message
Secretary Hughes cabled London the substance of an Associated Press story to clear up misunderstandings about U S reparations policy. The message asserts the declarations reflect the precise government position and counters reports that the State Department sent reparations notices abroad.
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Washington
London
Coolidge
Hughes
Associated Press
United States
State Department
Mexican President Obregon Clarifies Recognition Conditions
The Mexican embassy released a statement by President Obregon saying U S Mexico diplomatic relations resumed after the Mexico City conference will not stem from obligations or agreements nor contravene international law. He credits both sides for progress and urges understanding of Mexico’s economic and moral development in line with foreign interests.
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Washington
A. PL
Obregon
United States
Mexico
Mexico City
Million Barrel Oil Tank Explodes in San Pedro
A large underground oil tank owned by General Petroleum in San Pedro exploded at 9:45 today due to spontaneous combustion. About one million barrels of oil were burning, shaking the city and drawing emergency crews to the scene.
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San Pedro
Calif
General Petroleum Company
Expect early results in mob violence probe
Tulsa authorities under Adjutant General B. H. Markham continued a deep probe into Tulsa's widespread mob violence. Indications pointed to results before martial law is lifted.
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Tulsa
Okla
B. H. Markham
Fire damages across Lincoln avenue crossing incident
The fire department was called to the Exist Lincoln avenue crossing of the New York Central railroad at midnight last night. Coals from a locomotive ignited the plank. Damage was small.
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Lincoln Avenue
New York Central Railroad
Two Arms Conference Treaties In Effect
Washington reports that two Washington arms conference treaties the five power naval limitation agreement and the four power Pacific pact became effective. The move marks a milestone in postwar disarmament efforts with broad implications for naval power balance among major nations.
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Washington
Terrier and Riding Replace White House Airedale
BOSTON Aug. 17 President Coolidge tentatively accepts a wire haired fox terrier named Peter Pan from Dr. Alonzo G. Howard. The dog is from a six puppy litter born three months ago and has high pedigree. WASHINGTON Act 17 Golf is dethroned as the White House sport as Coolidge chooses horseback riding over golf and prefers walking, but the president will keep a picturesque hobby.
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Boston
Coolidge
Alonzo G. Howard
Back Bay
White House
Peter Pan
Washington
Harding
Calvin Coolidge
War Department
Immigrants Held to Blame in Ellis Island Troubles
Secretary Davis said immigrants themselves are responsible for most Ellis Island troubles, citing Sir Auckland Geddes. He noted detained entrants violate the law while clearly admissible immigrants pass quickly, urging Britain to restrict departures to those admissible under U S law.
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Washington
Ellis Island
Davis
Labor Department
Sir Auckland Geddes
London
America
Earthquake Shakes Catania in Sicily
An earthquake of considerable violence shook Catania this morning causing great panic among the population but did no damage. A dispatch from Messina reported no quake felt there at 1 50 o clock that afternoon.
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Catania
Sicily
Poa
Messina
Hoosier Produce Expands Into New $50,000 Plant
Hoosier Produce Company moves into its West Side plant valued at 50 000 near the Chicago Detroit Bay line. John J D Bond a produce dealer occupies the former Hoosier quarters in the J P Sellers building south of the Big Four tracks and west of Main Street.
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Hoosier Produce Company
Chicago-Detroit Bay Company
John JD. Bond
Hoosier Company
Former Elkhart Man Dies in Constantine
Harry H. Reece aged 74 a former Elkhart resident and sales man for the N. Chamberlain Medical Co died at his daughter Mrs Frank Whithers home in Constantine Michigan He was to be buried today at Adamsville Michigan
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Harry H. Reece
Elkhart
Perood
The
Woman and Daughter Die in West 7th Street Jump
Mrs. A. M. Stern aged 60 and her daughter aged 35 leaped from a sixth floor window in their West 7th Street apartment and were killed instantly on the pavement below in New York.
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New York
A. M. Stern
West 7Sth Street
Thieves Take $2 From Standard Oil Filling Station
Burglars entered the Standard Oil gasoline station office on Main Street and Mailison Boulevard and escaped with $2 in cash and a few articles. No crew was observed.
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Standard Oil Company
Main Street
Mailison Boulevard
Wee
Miners and Operators to Meet Again Over Wage Talks
Miners and anthracite operators agreed to renew wage contract negotiations at Atlantic City next Monday after a joint conference convened by the United States coal commission. The commission urged quick action to avert a potential September 1 suspension and informed leaders John J. Lewis and S. D. Warriner of the decision to press for a prompt formal reply to prevent a coal shortage.
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New York
United States Coal Commission
Atlantic City
The
Coal Commission
Athluntic City
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
D. Warriner
Methodist Minute Men Hold Meeting in Goshen District
At the Goshen district Methodist Minute Men gathering in First M E Church Go shen Lagrange Syracuse Wolcottville Nappanee Warsaw Kendallville Butler and others were represented. John Coppes of Nappanee presided and Dr Gervaise Roughton of Cincinnati delivered a fine address. Willis Wilson of Nappanee could not attend and F W Greene of Syracuse filled the vacancy.
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Goshen
M. E. Church
Lagrange
Syracuse
Wolcottville
Nappanee
Warsaw
Kendallville
Butler
John Coppes
Gervaise Roughton
Cincinnati
Willis Wilson
F. W. Greene
Shade trees dying in Goshen city wide
The scale and cottony meth are blamed for killing many fine shade trees in Goshen. On Crescent Street six trees were cut down at one property. Trees across the city are said to be affected and an early remedy is urged to prevent total loss.
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Goshen
Crescent Street
Jews and Catholics Attacked in Park Speech
Dr Giscar Haywood spoke before about 200 in City park last night and attacked Jews and Catholics. The gathering had Ku Klux Klan overtones. Sol Dembufski, public works board member, said he was told the meeting aimed to promote better motion pictures. It urged denying park access to those failing to show acceptable character of meetings.
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Giscar Haywood
City Park
Sol Dembufski
Board of Public Works
Elkhart
Undertakers Attend Northern Indiana Embalmers Meeting
Nearly 100 undertakers from the 11 northern counties gathered at Lake Wawassee for a meeting called by the Indiana board of embalmers. The group decided to hold the next northern district meeting in South Bend in late October or early November. Floyd Culp of Culp & Sons attended.
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Indiana
Indiana Board of Embalmery
Lake Wawasee
South Bend
Floyd Culp
Culp & Sons
Watchman Candidate Succeeds in Wabasha Exam
Frank Leas traveled to Wabasha yesterday to take a railroad crossing watchman examination. He achieved an unusually high grade and expects to receive a position soon.
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Frank Leas
Wabasha
Woodmen of Ward Set Meeting in South Bend
About 200 persons are expected to attend a Woodmen of Ward meeting in South Bend, northern Indiana, on August 17. Organizers say attendees will discuss local affairs and community activities.
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South South Bend
Ward
Indiana
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Union, Mich
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BR. BR
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Constantine
Atlantic
City, N. J
Methodist Minute
Roughton
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