Government ready to bring suits on war claims
Government plans civil or criminal actions within 30 days against United States Harness Co of Rawson West Virginia and Bridgeport Brass Co over war claims. Colonel Henry T. Anderson testified that action against Thomas Roberts and Co of Philadelphia is also imminent. The announcements accompany Keller impeachment hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
United States Harness Company
Rawson
W. Va
Henry T. Anderson
Richmond
House Judiciary Committee
Anderson
Bridgeport Brass Company
Frank Reavis
Thomas Roberts and Company
Philadelphia
Keller
Daugherty
War Department
Mishawaka Woman Leaves 100000 For Home For Aged People
In Mishawaka Indiana Nattie E Dodge widow of Wallace Dodge dies Sunday leaving 100000 in trust to fund a home for old people to be built near the city. The Dodge fund originally designated an orphans home library or old age home with final decision by Mrs Dodge. The new will creates the Dodge Home For Old People to aid meritorious elderly men and women lacking funds.
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Mishawaka
Nattie E. Dodge
Kiwanis Presents Dinner for Needy Boys in Go shen
Forty five needy school boys of Goshen dined with the Kiwanis club at the Hotel Alderman. W S Daker Chamberlain school principal gave a short talk. The Kiwanis Santa Claus visits homes Sunday afternoon to leave a Christmas package. Club officers will be installed next Thursday at year end meeting.
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Goshen
Kiwanis Club
Alderman
W. S. Daker
Chamberlain School
Kiwanis
Santa Claus
Civil War Vet William J. Brown Dies at 83
William J. Brown 83 a Civil War veteran living near Elkhart died yesterday morning in an asylum at Longcliff after two years as a patient. His body was brought to Elkhart last night. Survived by a wife four sons five daughters four half brothers two half sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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William J. Brown
Elkhart
Longcliff
Clemenceau Tour in U S Raises About 20000 for Fellowships
Former French Premier Clemenceau's American visit netted about $20,000 for the American field service fund fellowships. Manager Stephen Bonsal said the surplus came from lectures and articles after trip expenses were paid. He noted Clemenceau did not seek aid and directed any excess to memory of his U S student years to fund exchanges for young men between France and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Clemenceau
American Field Service Fund
Stephen Bonsa
The
Tiger
United States
France
America
More Sheep and Lambs Raised in U S in 1922
Approximately 20 percent more sheep and lambs were in the United States on December 1, 1922 than a year earlier, according to a U S Department of Agriculture report released in Chicago. The figures derive from 43 livestock markets and other sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tec
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Census of Birds Planned for St. Joseph County
Plans are underway to conduct a census of birds in St. Joseph County. The effort aims to map species distribution and seasonal presence, engaging local volunteers and environmental groups to collect data across multiple sites.
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St. Joseph County
Want More Money for Paved Roads
Indianapolis Dec. 21 Officials of the state highway commission say extending the highway system next year would require adding between 2.5 and 3 million dollars to the highway fund. The plan envisions 1,700 miles of expansion and 5 million spent on federal aid projects with half repaid by the federal government. The money would come from a two cent gasoline tax proposed by Governor McCray, with potential tax transfers affecting inheritance and the special highway levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
General Assembly
Indiana
McCray
Assembly
Commission
Louisiana Guardsmen Search Lake for Ku Klux Victims
In Mer Rouge Louisiana national guardsmen comb Lake La Fourche for the bodies of two alleged victims of the raiders. A second detachment left for the lake eight miles from Mer Rouge amid rumors of planned interference with the kidnapping investigation.
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Mer Rouge
Associated Press
Louisiana
Lake la Fourche
Venizelos Attacks At Near East Conference
In Lausanne on December 21 ex Premier Venizelos of Greece and Turkish delegate Riza Nur Bey clashed over emigration liberty. The dispute led Signor Montaona to adjourn the Near East commission session amid rising voices and confusion.
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Lausanne
Venizelos
Greece
Riza Nur Bey
Signor Montaona
Near East Commission On Minorities
Angora
Anatolia
Riza Nur
Youthful Automobile Thief Sentenced in Reformatory Deal
Edward Roderick 16 of LaGrange County was sentenced to a state reformatory for one to 14 years after pleading guilty to grand larceny. He was fined 10 dollars and disfranchised five years and paroled to C. M. Allison. His mother Rosa Roderick’s similar charge was dismissed. A Ford touring car stolen from Middlebury was involved. Indictments against Oscar P. Eversole were dismissed. Go shen Buggy Top receiver Owen C. Cover was allowed to pay taxes of 1352.25. Howard J. Pluck of Elkhart filed for divorce from May Belle Pluck. They married July 1 1916 and separated May 15 of this year.
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Edward Roderick
Lagrange County
State Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Fentenca
Prake
C. M. Allison
Rosa Roderick
Roderick
Peter Luke
Middlebury
Oscar P. Eversole
Owen C. Cover
Goshen Buggy Top
Elkhartan
Harman & Jay
Gigantic Poker Swindle Bared in New York
New York detectives moved to arrest Broadway gambling figures after disclosing a large poker swindle that cost hundreds of thousands from wealthy players in mid Manhattan games. Two men are already jailed on common gambler charges as investigators expect more arrests. Charles F. Meyer of White Plains reportedly lost several hundred thousand dollars in games where participants were said to be framed as square guys.
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New York
Associated Press
Manhattan
Charles F. Meyer
White Plains
Young Wife Sues for Marriage Annulment in Circuit Court
Roth Huffman of New Paris sues Edwin Huffman for annulment of their marriage on August 1. She alleges cruelty including failure to provide a home, larceny of personal property, threats, and that he is a fugitive from a reform school.
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Roth Huffman
New Paris
Edwin Huffman
Davis & Schaefer
Boys’ Reform School
Bloux Falls
Pagan
Abe
Ennulment
Mrs Brunen Freed as Brother Is Convicted in Slaying
Mrs Doris Brunen was acquitted of complicity in the murder of her carnival-owner husband Honest John Brunen and was released. Her brother Harry Co Mohr was found guilty of first degree murder and awaits motion for appeal with a January 3 sentencing date. Powell, the key witness, testified he killed Branen at the duo’s urging for $1,000.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Associated Press
Doris Brunen
John T. Brunen
Philadelphia
Harry Co. Mohr
Kalische
Mohr
Charles M. Powell
Indianapolis
Branen
Five Hundred Armenian Children to March in Bethlehem
In Bethlehem on Christmas Day five hundred Armenian boys and girls from American Near East relief orphanages in Jerusalem will march to the Church of the Nativity with gifts crafted in their industrial school. The wooden and metal offerings will be placed in the grotto believed to be Christ's birthplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Associated Press
Bethlehem
Avmerican Near East
Christ
Milkman Robberies Highlight South Bend Crime Wave
In South Bend a milkman emerges as a thief amid a surge of robberies. Police report ongoing investigations as residents express concern over security and repeated property crimes.
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South Bend
Indiana Weather Forecast Tendered by Government Thermometer
Daily report from government thermometer by 8 W. Witmer covers 24 hours to noon. In Indiana, fair tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures tonight and in the near term.
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W. Witmer
Indiana
Goshen Gas Claim Against City Not Allowed
The Goshen Gas Company claim of about 400 dollars for gas mains damage during Eighth Street paving was not allowed by the board of public works. Mayor Rimpler Engineer Kinney and Sol Dembufsky heard F A Schaefer represent the company, which contends city authorization for repairs under an 1871 act. The board voted to disallow the claim and also promised payment on a separate 80.62 dollar city claim against ex mayor William H Charnley for material and plumbing, settling instead for 41 dollars. the session ended with clerk Charles H Crowell falling ill and leaving for home.
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Goshen City
Goshen Gas Company
Board of Public Works
Rimpler
Kinney
Sol Dembufsky
Eighth Street
F. A. Schaefer
William H. Charnley
Wilson Avenue
Joseph HL. Stewart
Delphos
Ohio
Charnley
Charles H. Crowell
Borah Urges World Conference On Economic Armaments
Senator Borah proposes a world conference of leading powers called by President Harding to discuss economic issues and arms reductions. The amendment to the naval appropriation bill seeks a similar call for a disarmament conference and limits on vessel construction under 10 000 tons.
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Washington
Associated Press
Harding
Borah
Idaho
House
Senate
Salem Bank Appointed Guardian for 14 Year Old Elizabeth Kuhne
In circuit court Salem Bank & Trust Co was named guardian for Elizabeth Kuhne daughter of Wanda Tetzlaff Witt. Kuhne aged 14 resides at the home of Rev Karl A Mueller pastor of Trinity Lutheran church.
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Salem Bank & Trust Company
Elizabeth Kuhne
Tetzlaff
Wanda Tetzlaff- Witt
Karl A. Mueller
Trinity Lutheran Church
The Democrat's commercial depart wh prints with diplomat
A fragmented OCR reads a political notice or ad mentioning a Democrat campaign stage or department with references to printing and diplomacy. Non-specific text prevents clear names, dates, or locations from being confirmed.
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The
Democrat
Dlopateh
Name union man in Herrin trial
Marion Ill December 21 The home of Hugh Willis a member of the Illinois mine workers executive board was cited in testimony in the Herrin murder trial by two state witnesses They were not positive in their identification A W Steel foreman at the electric power house near the barb wire fence said he saw a man he believed to be Willis drive up in an automobile and heard shots after 20 minutes Later he found the bodies Ward Travillion a rural mail carrier testified Otis Clark showed a bullet and said it was the lead of a cartridge used to kill Mac
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Marion
Ill
Associated Press
Hugh Willis
Lollinois Mine Workers Executive Board
Herrin
A. W. Steel
Lester
Ward Travillion
Clark
Otis Clark
Mac
Immediate Return Of Small Holdings Of Alien Property Urged
Alien Property Custodian Miller urged immediate return to owners of all small properties seized during the war before the House commerce committee. The bill would release 93 percent of trusts held by the government, most valued under 93000.
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Washington
Miller
House Commerce Committee
Grandfather of Goshen minister dies at Butler
Rev. J. H. Crouse age 75 of Butler Ind died yesterday afternoon. He was a Lutheran pastor with the Michigan Synod for most of his life and retired seven years ago due to ill health. He was a Civil War veteran. He is survived by two sons and five daughters, including Mrs. J. D. Brosy of Elkhart and grandfather of Rev. Paul Brosy of Goshen.
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J. H. Crouse
Butler
Ind
J. D. Brosy
Elkhart
Paul Brosy
Crouse
Lutheran Church
Michigan Synod
Charities Room Opens Saturdays for Donations Through April
Beginning Saturday the Associated Charities room in the courthouse will be open each Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through April 1 to receive donations.
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Associated Charities
Court House
Intervention in Reparations Sought by German Overtures
Washington reports German overtures seeking American intervention to revise reparations schedules. Berlin and Paris channels are probed for informal talks on a new plan aided by an American economic commission to assess Germany’s capacity to pay. The American Chamber of Commerce discussions with Julius Barnes and Elliott Goodwin flag potential U.S. involvement.
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Washington
Associated Press
London
American Economic Commission
Germany
Berlin
Paris
Great Britain
Chamber of Commetrce
United States
Chamber
Julius Barnes
Barnes
Elliott Goodwin
Hughes
Cuno
Dyer Bank Robbed For Second Time Within One Year
Three bandits robbed the First National Bank of Dyer Indiana $5,000 was taken. A robber dressed as a woman was shot by grocer John Keifman and wounded as the trio fled west on the Lincoln highway after triggering a burglar alarm.
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Dyer
Ind
First National Bank of
John Keifman
Lincoln Highway
William Gettler
Gettler
Lady Rhondda Granted Divorce From Sir Humphrey Mackworth
London December 21 Lady Rhondda was granted a divorce from Sir Humphrey Mackworth on grounds of misconduct and desertion. The suit was not defended. Once a militant suffragist and prominent business figure, she was denied a seat in the House of Lords last May after a lengthy battle for admission.
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London
Rhondda
Humphrey Mackworth
House of Lords
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