Putnam County Man Leads Third Division Chief of Staff
Major General J. Lewis, former LaPouw University commandant, now camps at Camp Pike near Little Rock with Chief of Staff Col. Fred L. Turner, a Putnam County, Indiana native born in 1877. Turner served in the 40th U.S. Volunteer Infantry, the 23rd Infantry, and held key roles on the Mexican border and in the Philippines, rising to lieutenant colonel and later colonel with the Third Division since January 1919.
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Ark
J. Lewis
LaPouw University
Camp Pike
Fred L. Turner
Putnam County
Indiana
40Th
U. S. Volunteer Infantry
Manila
Turner
23D
Hulme
23Rd
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Jolo
Mindanao
Amer
23Rd Infantey
Peugust
Sta
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Nazarene church to host Rev. Kearst speaking tonight
Alvin Kearst, a former insurance agent turned evangelist, will preach at the Nazarene church tonight at 7:40. He previously worked in Indianapolis as a pastor and has devoted years to gospel ministry, sharing his experiences with local audiences.
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Sey
Alvin Kearst
Tabernacle
Barr
Gong
Pt Wayne
Nazarene Church
Kearst
Bay Street Nazarene
Indianapolis
Ork
Acordia
Mississippi Valley History Association Meet in Greencastle
The Mississippi Valley Historical Association holds its thirteenth annual meeting in Greencastle from April 29 to May 1. About 1,200 history enthusiasts belong to the association and around 100 delegates are expected to attend. Milos Quaife of the University of Wisconsin serves as president.
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Historical Association
Greencastle
William W. Sweet
DePauw University
Mississippi Valley Historical Association
Milos Quaife
University of Wisconsin
Mrs Elizabeth Smiley to be buried at Forest Hill
The body of Mrs Elizabeth Smiley widow of Capt Smiley and longtime Green Castle resident will be brought from Seymour to Green Cove Thursday on the Interurban arriving 10 38. Funeral services will be held at the Christian Church at 1 PM and the body will be buried at Forest Hill thereafter.
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Elizabeth Smiley
Capt. Smiley
Green.castle
Mollie McKee Smith
Seymour
Green
Christian Hure
Forest Hill
DePauw Beta Theta Pi marks 75th anniversary
DePauw University in Greencastle hosts Delta chapter Beta Theta Pi on April 23 and 24 to celebrate 75 years since its 1845 founding. Expected guests include Maj. Gen. Omar Bunly, William Wirt, and Justice Willis Van DeVanter. The chapter, the first in Indiana, has housed several generations of members and built its grand fraternity home.
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DePauw
Greencastle
Delta
Beta Theta Pi
Omar Bunly
Chateau Thierry
William Wirt
Gary
United States Supreme Court
Willis van DeVanter
Ota Theta Pi
Try
Tian
Indiana
Birthday Dinner Honoring R B Mustard’s Wife
A Sunday birthday anniversary dinner was hosted by R B Mustard in her honor. Attendees included O L Kieser and family, Elmer Lathem and family, John Wehrmeyer and daughter, Hattie Admire, Minnie Mitchel, James Mustard, and Potomac Council No 794 members Ida Wallace and Minnie A Kiefer.
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R. B Mustard
O. L. Kieser
Howard
Wilhelmina
Louis
Alice
Karl
Elmer Lathem
Daugh
Nora F. Murburger
John Wehrmeyer
Potomac
Baptismal Services at Christian Church Thursday Evening
Baptismal rites are planned for 7 30 pm Thursday at the Christian church with a short address by the pastor. A special prayer and praise service will be held at Locust M E Church Thursday night at 7 30 with Rev Clippinger speaking on After Revival Dangers. Members of the tabernacle chorus are asked to attend.
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Christian Church
Clippinger
Tabernacle Chorus
Gold First Used as Symbol in Early Times
The Lancet reports Tref G. Eliot Smith described a prehistoric nomadic culture spread across Europe Asia Africa America and Pacific islands. Gold appeared near traces of this culture wherever it spread and was not money at first but used in symbolic cowrie like forms. The lecture traced gold's early roles from 4000 B.C. Egypt to Turkestan and Persia and its later link to wealth and ritual. An Indianapolis man noted a child asked for bread butter honey and the rind.
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Lancet
London
Tref
G. Eiliot Smith
Royal Institution
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Turkestan
Persia
Pacific
Smith
Egypt
Foster
Indianapolis
Elevator Guide Confuses Stranger at Terminal Station
A visitor, new to the city, asks for the terminal station. An elevator attendant directs him to the right and then advises to take the next elevator, illustrating the muddled navigation in a busy department store. The scene ends with a reminder to subscribe to the Herald.
Music of Ancient Greece and Its Instruments
Ancient Greek music centered on the eithara and lyre for poetry and private use, while the ute and harp accompanied soldiers and public life. Women and men played pipes and harps, with choirs tied to religious festivals and civic events. Alkinan, circa 650 BC, wrote a choir song for girls, a dramatic port song.
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Greece
Wil
Alkinan
American Flag Advertising Case Quietly Reined In
A British firm using American origin phrases in Lomnlon ads faced attention from the American Chamber and the Board of Trade. The firm Comperbond agreed to halt the practice after officials contacted them by telephone, avoiding standard formal channels.
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American Chamber of Commerce
Lomnlon
Board of Trade
Comperbond
Natews
Local Strike Rhetoric Sparks Confusion in Town
A judge criticizes the dispute over who bears responsibility for the strike with sharp remarks about local interest. The scene features diverse parties from Seattle New York and other places, while the threat of intervention and brick-throwing looms in the background.
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Wills—I Supmee
Nana Getts
Chinge
Seattle
New York
Aleteeras
Immigration milestone echoes in nation’s liberty tale
A dramatic anniversary notes that thirty three billion people have traversed alien shores to reach the United States since the first spark of liberty on American soil. The piece frames this figure as a symbol of enduring welcome and enduring challenge.
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Willion
Liberty
Lower California’s Untapped Riches and Historic Jesuit Era
A Los Angeles Times piece argues Lower California is a tropical, resource rich region misjudged and neglected. It recounts early exploration from 127 to 1583, the Jesuit mission era starting in 1607, 28 missions with 14 successful, irrigation advances, and contrasts Upper and Lower California’s development prospects.
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Lower
California
Upper
Arthur Berg
Los Angeles Times
Hernando Cortez
Mexico
Nimenez
Bay of
Santa Cruz
la Pan
Cortes
Francisco de Ulloa
Gulf of California
Colorado River
Lower California
Faizures
Jesuits
Company of Jesus
Padre Salvatierra
Lowerall Foynie
Bay of San Bruno
Peninsula
Upper California
Wis
Nantucket Nautical Talk by a Newburyport Widow
A fragmentary Nantucket reminiscence describes a widow who ran a sea flavored boarding house, her lively speech and foreign treats provoking ants every spring. Judge Crosby cites island speech as a quaint, shared custom and includes samples from whaling history and local notices about a thief on Great Point.
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Newburyport
John C. Crosby
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Nantucket
Noman
Tatahond
America
Nanttucket
Rendy
Obed Maes
Thom
Haldy Jane
Fet
Jotham
Windard
Union Street
Focal Naptucket Teawsppers
Great Point
Purgatory
Carel Custinnin
Scarborough cinema license case hints at cuddling chairs
At Scarborough Baghind the licensing justices visited the Palladium and saw couples cuddling. Manager Gerald Standing denied seeing kisses and said 42 two seat settees were nicknamed cuddling chairs. License granted after assurance lights would be installed to separate seats.
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Scarborough
Baghind
Palladium
Gerald Standing
Standing
World Money Stocks Estimated at Fifty Billion Dollars
Official data from the mint director estimates the money stocks of fifty six principal nations in terms of American dollars totaling about 50.06 billion. The report provides a global snapshot of currency reserves and monetary scale for comparative economic analysis.
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Mint
Steel Strengthening by Boiled Oil Process Reaches 30000-Pound Shaft
Cincinnati hosts a bold steel treatment found worldwide where a 30,000 pound hollow-bored tumbler shaft, used for dredging California gold, was subjected to a new method at a Carthage plant. The shaft heated near melting then submerged in oil, boiling and sputtering as fumes arose.
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Cincinnati
Carthage
California
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