28 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1923
Page
1
Jack and Freddie trade stories about Mexican beans and chili then Uncle Ted recalls Pancho Villa, his land grant, and his death. He explains Mexico as the southern border and notes years of trouble with robbers and wider implications for the United States.
An article recounts President Harding sending two commissioners, Warren and Payne, to Mexico City to study the Mexican government headed by Obregon. They spent three months interviewing officials, gathering information to decide whether to recognize the Obregon regime, a method praised for its restraint and informing the President.
The piece argues for cautious restoration of diplomatic ties with Mexico, stressing protection of American lives and property and the importance of reestablishing commerce. It notes past American, German, and other investments and suggests President Coolidge will decide based on a comprehensive report, following Harding’s approach.
The Purina contest results list Mrs. W. C. Holstein at 140 South Eleventh street as first, J. B. Leydie at 151 East Oak Street as second, and C. D. Weeks at the Y. M. C. A. as third with scores of 950, 925, and 921 respectively. There were 984 checks on the checkerboard.
Johnstown August 28 Mayor Joseph Cauffiel a re election candidate was held for court in $1000 bonds on a charge of perjury alleged by George C Knox. The accusation stems from testimony in the 1918 Common Pleas case about transfer of shares in the Cooper Tungsten Company when Cauffiel was trustee for Knox and other shareholders. The transaction involved about $30,000.
Milford Conn Aug 28 Reverend Alexander Hamilton aged 76 set a furious pace for clergy by preaching at two churches on a hot Sunday officiating two funerals in the afternoon delivering a long Chautauqua lecture and then traveling 40 miles by auto to perform a early morning wedding the next day The veteran minister ordained 68 years ago in New York carried on amid a record heat wave with local couples and travellers noting his tireless work and devotion to duty
Miss Edna Frye and Orpha Streams have returned from Columbia University in New York City where they studied. On the return trip they visited Philadelphia Washington D C Atlantic City and Harrisburg. Read The Gazette Classified ads.
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