Birthday celebration marks centennial of Indiana church
The Indianapolis Star reports a centennial observance for a Christian church in Wayne County Indiana. The event drew many members from regional congregations as Rev R L Tabor and Rev L Brown spoke. The church traces roots to 1823 with an initial log meeting house and a 51 member log church.
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L. rown
Keokuk
bejire
Christian church
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Indorsed Work National Library Benign Letter Reading Plans
President Harding wrote to Miss Etta Josselyn rector of the organization in Vinton stating plans for the ninth biennial conference of the American Association for the Blind. The letter praises the library project and its method of serving the blind, emphasizing sympathy and support for workers and readers.
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Harding
Etta *Josselyn
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Shipping Board to Press for Equal Freight Treaties in London
Washington July 31 Shipping board officials will meet British shipowners in London to press for fair treatment of American merchant vessels in trade privileges abroad especially in contracts for Egyptian cotton. Capt Ferris London district manager will outline American bids and demand half of shipments be carried on American vessels and threaten retaliatory measures under the merchant marine act if. The board also discussed securing additional tonnage for US ships with Eugene Meyer and the War Finance Corporation to ensure export cargoes are shipped on American ships.
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London
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Controversy Stalls Hartford City Public Works
Conflicts between the state highway commission and Blackford county officials halt road work on Walnut Street Pike as drainage plans switch from open ditch to tile ditch. Superintendent Hastings of Greenfield will visit to inspect ground, leaving the project in limbo.
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Purdue to operate farm obtained by Wile
Lafayette Ind July 31 The Herbert Davis farm of 385 acres in Randolph county wired to Purdue University some time ago by Mrs Martha Davis will be taken over and operated by the agricultural experiment station The transfer will be completed Dec 1 but the station will be allowed to sow fall crops at once per the Purdue board of trustees agricultural committee announcement
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Herbert Davis
Randolph county
Purdue university
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Martha Davis
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Purdue
New Books on Mining Out for Free Distribution
The Interior Department announces two technical papers including Technet perc' No safety lamps and Rautes miners flame safety lamps by L Tisley and A J Hooker, plus Technical paper No 288 Coal mine fatalities in the United States 1900. Applications for free distribution should be sent to the Director of the Bureau of Mines in Washington D C.
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Department of the Interior
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L. Tisley
A. J. Hooker
United States
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Bureau of Mines
Washington, D. C
League of Women Voters rally boosts civic action in Indiana
Miss Katherine Ridgway urges statewide women to unite through nonpartisan league work. Elkhart and Marion events praise organization, its aims, and the push for constitutional amendments. Local chapters form leadership teams and plan August meetings to discuss the thirteen state amendments and citizen education efforts.
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North Vernon
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South Dakota
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Douglas
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Elkhart
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Lagrange
Lagrange county
Industrial Outlook in Philadelphia Shows Slight Improvement
Philadelphia Pa July 31 In dustrial conditions in this city showed slight improvement for the month of July according to a survey completed today by the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. In 72 per cent of the business establishments employment has not changed at all and the remaining 28 per cent announced slight cuts. The chamber reported many merchants placing marked time orders with the manufacturers. Predictions are made for still greater for August.
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Hartford County Hospital Bids Opened in July Notice
Hartford City Ind July 31 Rides for the construction of Black ford county hospital to cost 380 000 will be received by the county board of hospital trustees Sept 14. The plans for the building to be erected in a region near the northeast part of the city include a ground donation by Zenith Estates.
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HARTFORD CITY
Ind
Blackford county hospital
county board of hospital trustees
zenith “estates
Reading At Home Reveals A Library's Character And Gypsy Blood
An observer notes how a home's library reflects its residents tastes and history. The writer recalls a gypsy-tinged reader, classic volumes, and plans to read aloud, while contemplating future private libraries versus shared public shelves. The piece blends personal reflection with thoughts on books and memory.
Local Bishop Speaks at New Albany Jubilee
In New Albany Indiana Bishop Joseph Chartrand of Indianapolis will participate in the thirty fifth anniversary celebration of Reverend William F Selbertz priestly ordination at St Marys Catholic Church The jubilee runs today and tomorrow with a reception at St Josephs hall tonight and jubilee services at St Marys The bishop spoke at the reception and will deliver the sermon at morning mass tomorrow
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NEW ALBANY
Ind
Joseph Chartrand
Indianapolis
William F. Selbertz
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Joseph's hall
St. Mary’s Church
Chartrand
Insurance executives call for major overhaul of auto insurance losses
A leading insurer official says automobile insurance losses overwhelm profits across operations. He notes high loss ratios in cities and lower gains in small towns, urging a wholesale business reset to restore profitability. The industry acknowledges no improvement in 1931 and contemplates starting anew.
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Insurance Should Cover All Annual Expenses
The excerpt argues ordinary men spend $2,000 to $3,000 yearly on insurance and lifestyle. It contends that widows and children cannot sustain beyond two years on $3,000, and that investing such funds at 6 percent yields only $3.50 weekly. It urges focusing on dependents’ needs rather than the policy holder’s own coverage.
Northcliffe arrives in Toronto to study immigration
Lord Northcliffe, the British publisher, arrived from New York to tour Canada and focus on immigration. He cited 10,000 unemployed in Toronto and noted millions abroad considering emigration. Lord Sworthcliffe and party were hosted by Leighton McCarthy, with a round of golf before departing for Winnipeg.
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Ontario
Lord Northcliffe
New York
Canadas
Lord Sworthelitte
Leighton McCarthy
Toroanto
Two Meetings To Boost Use Of Ground Limestone
Indiana hosts two major meetings this week to promote ground limestone for improved crops. Purdue University extension department collaborates with county agents to organize events in Vigo county at Lewis and Russellville, with farmers from Gray Sullivan Wise and Montgomery Parke Putnam counties slated to speak.
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Indiana
Lewis
Vigo county
Russellville
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Sullivan
Wise
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Parke
Spiritualist hotel dedication attracts large crowd in Indiana
About 2000 people attended the Chesterfield Indiana Spiritualist camp meeting as a 75 room hotel was dedicated. Justin Titus of Wilkinson spoke in the morning and William Hart of Kansas City demonstrated materialization in the afternoon.
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persena
Chesterfield
Detroit
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Wilkinson
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Kansas City
Legal view on insurance rates and monopoly control
Judge discusses the legality of setting uniform rates by fire insurance associations and the need to enforce contracts and refuse business to maintain rate fairness. The remarks compare state policy to rail and banking regulation and emphasize preventing price variation through agent agreements and commissions to protect insureds.
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Accidents kill more Americans than cancer in 1918
A Red Cross compiled statistics show 1918 accidental deaths in the United States exceed cancer deaths, with automobile fatalities rising to about one in every thousand annually since 1906 to 1910, while railroad and trolley deaths dropped due to safety measures.
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American Red Cross
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Wayne County Hospital Aids Veterans Program Launch
Wayne County authorities working with Federal hospitalization agent Z. D. Kidner said a definite plan has been adopted to hospitalize disabled World War veterans. Richmond will serve as a central hub for tuberculosis care in the new program.
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Ind
Wayne county
Z. D. Kidner
center for veterans
Police find woman's body on steamer amid murder theory
Providence dispatch reports the body of a woman believed to be nurse Mollie Oates from Huntington, missing since Friday night from her steamer stateroom between New York and Providence. The body was found in a new wall with no water in the lungs and a wound in the head, fueling murder suspicions.
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