House Bill for Soldier Bonus Hearings Amended Six Times
Indiana lawmakers debated and pared down a state soldier bonus bill, loading it with six amendments. Key changes shift payment rules, fund handling, and election approval, with proposals for a poll tax and limits on beneficiaries. The measure, featuring added administration controls and surplus dispositions, faced stiff opposition and procedural twists before recess.
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INDIANA STATE CAPITOL
House of Representatives
Bara W. Graham
Warsaw
G. Remy Bierly
Crawford
Harrison
House
Renandmante Thetantad
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity Thursday and Friday
The Indianapolis Star reports a warm Thursday followed by a much colder Friday. Southwest winds shift to north with a fresh to strong breeze. Forecast covers Indianapolis and surrounding areas with notes on temperatures and caveats from yesterday’s conditions.
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Indianapolis
Change of name of Gnaw Bone not accepted by locals
Special to The Indianapolis Star Columbus Indiana January 17 natives retort over a proposed name change for Gnaw Bone Brown County hamlet. They recount the origin during the Mexican War when a recruit joked I will gnaw this bone and the name Gnaw Bone stuck. A few locals complain of Westpoint as pretentious.
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Indianapolis Star
COLUMBUS
Ind
Gnaw Bone
Grinnell
CG. Adams
Montecuma
Brown county
Anderton
national
American Légion
Indiana
Purdue
hamlet
Indiana Legislature Faces Soldier Bonus Debate With Amendments
Legislature debates a soldier bonus bill with six amendments while senators trigger discussions on bus purchases and school funding. House and Senate clash over pension reforms, clerk appointments, and five year closed sessions, as governors weigh pardons and state land sales near Hammond proceed. Local leaders, audits, and state agencies feature in a sprawling agenda as public notices unfold and Hoosiers visit Purdue for livestock events.
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Shirley
hoous
Siming
avert
Johnson county farm bureau
Senate
Senete
President Harding Improves After Four Day Cold
President Harding, confined to bed with a grippe like cold for four days, was reported improved by White House officials. He rested well, slept through much of the day, and Brig. Gen. Sawyer did not need to visit before night. If no decline occurs, no engagements are planned for tomorrow.
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WASHINGTON
Harding
White House
Brig. Gen. Sawyer
State purchasing agent bill dies in committee
The measure to abolish the state purchasing agent died in the House committee on ways and means which recommended indefinite restonement. Members indicated a possible effort to reduce the agent’s salary to around 3100 to 1000 per year while noting department operating costs last year exceeded 10,?000.
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INDIANA STATE CAPITOL
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APSs
Harding Urged to Arbitrate Tacna Arica Dispute
A note to the State Department requests President Harding arbitrate the Tacna Arica dispute between Peru and Chile under the 1929 protocol. The letter cites six clauses of the Angoapateren treaty and seeks swift mediation to resolve territorial claims over the provinces of Arica and Tarapacá.
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Oritee
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Boyden's Unauthorized Role Roils Reparations Debate
Paris dispatch reports Roland W. Boyden acted as negotiator and de facto arbiter for the reparations commission, vetoing or approving plans in Washington’s name without explicit instructions. His self styled plenipotentiary acts contradicted Hughes and caused friction with France over Germany’s payments.
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BASIL BO. WOON
Universal Service
PARIS
Roland W. Boyden
United States
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Germany
Washington
Borden
France
Charles Evans Hughes
America
Roland Borden
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Foreign Office
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han
Indianapolis Meeting Notes At Claypool Hotel Gather Many Groups
Variety of organizations from the Indiana Federation of Indiana to the League of Women Voters hold meetings at the Claypool hotel and other venues including Hotel Lincoln and Chamber of Commerce. Times range late morning to afternoon with luncheons and hearings, including Traffic Club luncheon and the Seventh District Workers Republican Club event.
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Jadlang League of Women Voters
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County Recorders’ Association of Indiana
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American Society of Engineers
Lincoln
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Indianapolis
Mae Legislative Council of Indians Women
Indianapolis Secces Club
Chamber of Commerce
Tadlana Retail Lumber Dralern
seem- Livy
Clarpool
Slate creamery examining board
Severin
Traffic Club
Linsata
Indianapolis Association of Credit
Indiana Association of Insurance Agents
Indians Sherthorn Breeders’ Association
Electric League
Lingoin
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Washington Fetes Florence Loomis Visitor in Capital
Florence Loomis, daughter of Francis Butler ex assistant secretary of state, draws attention in Washington as a notable young visitor. The scene unfolds in the national capital with social intrigue among its younger circles.
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Florence Loomis
Francis Butler Loomis
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national
Pretty Roadhouse Keeper To Reform In Wettest Indiana Town
Court yesterday aimed to drain Blanford known as Hoosier Sodom by jailing booze ring leaders. Nellie Hart of Terre Haute pleaded guilty to violating prohibition law after admitting purchases of a fur coat with liquor proceeds. Judge Anderson deemed her a victim of unfair circumstances and urged her to seek work, while questioning attorney Bill Horseley about a $100 offer to defend her. Dante Bizzy and Orfina Fizzy changed pleas to guilty. Bizzy drew six months in Marion county jail. The case centers on a roadhouse run by Bizzy and a connected tavern in Blanford.
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Hammond
Indiana
Shumaker
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Christamore
sorkers
Blanford
Terre Haute
Nellie Hart
Terreford
Anderson
Mina Hart
William Horseley
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Bill Horseley
Bill Horazeley
Dante
Marion county
Bizzy
Charles Rice
Promises to ID hooded band in Daniel and Richard killings
State attorney general said he would begin tomorrow the task of identifying members of the black hooded band linked to the kidnapping and gruesome deaths of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richard whose bodies were found near Lake LaFourche three weeks ago. The inquiry heard testimonies about threats, Ku Klux Klan ties, and masked men involved in the Morehouse parish depredations as Gray and Higginbotham faced questions about roles and possible prosecutions.
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Lake LaFourcne
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Stee ae
Wiganeovnam
Newt” Gray
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Met Rouge- Bastrop
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Bastrop
Mer Rouge
Coulen Swamp
William Higgin- pelham
Andrews
Davenport
T F Riechard
Soviet Ready to Aid Germany If War Breaks Out
The Times reports Soviet authorities may mobilize conscripts to aid Germany if Berlin decides to resist French moves in the Ruhr. Paris faces war clouds as Eastern Europe tensions rise with Poland Lithuania and Memel in sharp focus. France seeks to limit Ruhr policy while preparing military actions and economic measures in the region.
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Amsterdam
Mine Union Faces Expulsion Threat Over Moscow Ties
Nova Scotia coal miners face expulsion from the United Mine Workers of America if they affiliate with Moscow linked labor groups. The international executive committee ruled that aligning with the Red International would violate union constitution and principles, forwarding notice to UMW locals in the US and Canada pending Nova Scotia miners’ stance.
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Papal envoy slips away as crowd cheers at depot
In Mexico City on January 11, Papal delegate Mer Filippi escaped farewell crowds at Cotonia station after being ordered expelled by President Obregon. He boarded a train to Texas without his secretary, amid cheering and singing from supporters. A later Rome report notes Obregon said the Vatican decree would be withdrawn, but that claim remains unclear.
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Italy Urges France To Moderate Acts To Avert War
Paris dispatch says Mussolini seeks to lead Europe from chaos by urging French moderation toward Germany. He hints Italian troops could replace Americans at Coblenz to back a conciliatory path, while German leaders note Italy's possible role despite France's stance. He questions France's aims and calls for mutual concessions to avoid a continent-wide fire.
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Memel
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Polance
Doughboys Anger Over Farewell Parties Reported at Coblenz
Universal Service Kraft correspondent John T Burke reports at Coblenz on January 17 that American troops departing Germany denounce farewell parties as offensive. Officers quote heavy drinking amid daily gatherings averaging 400 men with champagne and wine. General Allen reportedly angry. French and German locals uneasy as Ruhr invasion fears grow. Coblenz Hunt Club hosts a ball for American officers.
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charpen
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Cologne
Fort Ehrenbreitstein
Girl Declines Dare Then Jumps Bridge Wager Bust
A teen named Helen Emerson from Elkhart Ind refused a dare to jump from the Jefferson Avenue Bridge in Winsto wn Bend Ind and was later taken to the police station by Patrolman Nila Hansen after being found intoxicated. She, age 18, was booked on a charge of intoxication.
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SOLTIE BEND
Ind
Helen Emerson
Elkhart
Jefferkan avenue
Nila Hansen
Britain May Intervene to Seek American Aid for Peace
Premier Bonar Law may seek Anglo American cooperation to resolve the German reparations issue and avert a new war over the Rhineland. Reports say he is alarmed by French advances toward Berlin and would welcome U S involvement if offered, with caution about timing.
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Hurt in Crossing Crash in Muncie Ind
Mrs Ancil Corsten aged 35 was seriously injured in a January 17 crash in Muncie when her car collided with another vehicle and she was thrown through the windshield.
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I. N
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Ex Pastor Seeks Prayer in House Abolished in Wisconsin
Madison Wis Tan 17 A former Milwaukee minister, Assemblyman John Koch, moved to abolish opening prayers in the Wisconsin House. He argued the constitution guarantees freedom of religious worship and urged the chamber to discontinue its 75 year practice of prayers.
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Wisconsin
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Koch
Milwaukee
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