Ancestry of Washington Estate Holders
Harvard historian Albert Bushnell Hart outlines recent discoveries tracing George Washington's lineage through seventeen generations. The British Isles reveal 30 to 50 Washington owned or occupied sites, including the cradle at the town of Washington near Newcastle and Durham, with Washington tombs in Sulgrave Brington and Selby Abbey. The United States Washington Commission plans tours to connect travelers with Washington places in both countries.
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George Washington
Rupert Hughes
America
The
Times
NE. Service
Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard
Rega
Mount Vernon
Washington
Robert Washington
Milburne
British Isles
United Kingdom
Ireland
Sussex
London
District of Columbia
Newcastle
Durham
William de Hertburn
William de Wessyngton
George
England
Sulgrave
Brington
Northampton
Selby Abbey
York
Hylton Castle
Washington House
Warton
Lancaster
Warton Church
United States
Washington Commission
Marion Chevrolet Co Auction Offers Used Cars At Your Price
Unusual sale notices advertise a December 17 auction at Marion Chevrolet Co 1040 N Meridian with a used car selection. Also listed are silverware lots, music lessons, piano tuning ads, rug cleaning, apartment rentals, room rentals with board, and numerous private home rental classifieds across Indianapolis addresses and street names.
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Marion Chevrolet CO
Meridian
Capitol
Ala
Logene
BLVD
Nicely Furn
Priva
Delaware
East
Illinois
Riley
Furn
Park
Apt
Kiwanis Luncheon to Close Ladies Day With School Music
Kiwanis Club luncheon at Claypool on Wednesday will mark the year’s final Ladies Day program. Technical High School students perform a half hour musical program.
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Kiwanis Club
Claypool
Technical High School
Free Trial Offers Hope for Asthma Sufferers in Winter
A frontier asthma company advertises a free trial of a treatment for severe winter asthma attacks. The notice promises a no cost method regardless of location or prior remedies and urges immediate coupon submission to join thousands already helped.
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Frontier Asthma Co
Frontier Bldg
Niagara St
Buffalo
N. Y
North Judson Senior to Represent De Pauw at National Congress
William Smith of De Pauw University will represent his school at the National Congress of the Federated Students of America in Lincoln Nebraska, after his team defeated Britain’s National Union of Students 460 to 181. He serves as senior class president, Student Council member, and on the student affairs committee, and belongs to Delta Beta Rho Political Science Toynbee Club Blue Key and Men’s Hall Association. A report on the Congress will be given when school resumes January 2 at chapel.
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Greencastle
Ind
William Smith
North Judson
de Pauw University
National Congress of the Federated Students of America
University of Nebraska
Delta Bigma Rho
Toynbee Club
Blue Key
Men's Hall Association
Smith
Graves marked with white crosses for overseas soldiers
Washington reports a change in plans to mark graves of American soldiers buried overseas with white crosses instead of plain slabs. The revision would cost $186,000 extra, with 31,200 crosses needed and estimated at $20 each to erect on graves in France.
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Times
Washington
Congress
American Battle Monuments Commission
General Pershing
France
Labor unions rap agriculture board over union labor use
The Central Labor Union of Indianapolis condemns the State Board of Agriculture for hiring a non union contractor to build two new State Fairgrounds buildings. The union says the contractor promised union labor but did not employ it, and a new contract for a horse training barn was awarded to the same man. James W. Lewis of Carpenters Local No 75 introduced the resolution.
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State Board of Agriculture
State Fairgrounds
Central Labor Union of
Indianapolis
Emil Salsbury
Central Labor Union
James W. Lewis
Carpenters’ Local Union No
Plan Tri County Park Moves to Acquire 1100 Acres
Richard Lieber director of the state conservation department announced after a conference with county committee that steps to condemn land in Clay Green and Sullivan counties will begin to form a tri county state park. Commissioner Martin R. Goshorn of Clay is to start condemnation proceedings if land cannot be purchased.
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Clay, Green
Sullivan
Richard Lieber
State Conservation Department
sLieber
Martin R. Goshorn
Clay
Alimony Club plea seeks more heat in Ludlow jail cells
United Press reports a plea for more heat in Ludlow Street jail cells, filed on behalf of the Alimony Club and sent to Governor Al Smith. The request aims to improve inmate comfort and conditions in the New York institution.
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United Press New York
Ludlow St
al Smith
Musterole Remedy for Colds and Aches Endorsed
Musterole is a white ointment using oil of mustard and home simples. It claims quick relief for sore throat chest colds rheumatism neuralgia bronchitis pleurisy and many pains while offering a milder Children’s Musterole for babies and small children.
Bank robbers given long terms in Allen County Court
Charles A. Jus of Indianapolis and Russell Clark of Sullivan pleaded guilty to robbing the Huntertown State Bank of 1300 last Thursday. Jus drew 15 years, Clark 20 years. Frank Badgely, already jailed for an Amboy bank robbery, is a brother in law of Hovious. Hovious left a wife and child. Jus gave 1914 Orange St. as his address. Clark was born in Terre Haute and was a coal miner by trade.
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Times Special
FT. WA
Ind
Charles A. Jus
Indianapolis
Russell Clark
Sullivan
Allen Circuit
Huntertown
Hovious
State Reformatory
Clark
Indiana
Frank Badgely
Amboy
Orange St
Terre Haute
Detroit
Mich
Two Wounded as Herrin War Resumes in Illinois
Police Chief John Stamm and Patrolman Elmer McCormick were shot and wounded by a speeding car in Herrin Illinois as gunmen fired near the city hall. The attack, marking a return of violence after a quiet period in Williamson County, left McCormick in critical condition while Stamm was seriously wounded.
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United Press
Herrin
Ill
Williamson
John Stamm
Elmer McCormick
Marshall McCormick
City Hall
McCormick
Stamm
Egypt
Ku Klux Klan
Charley Birger
Shelton Brothers
Indiana Considers Annual Rhodes Scholar Elections
Bloomington Ind December 13 Indiana may elect American Rhodes scholars every year under new plans proposed by the State Rhodes Scholarship committee chaired by Prof R H Coon. The change would create eight districts of six states each with annual competitions in every state, replacing the current pattern of two years out of three and allocating four appointments per district each year.
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United Preas
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
R. H. Coon
Rhodes
Miners' Relief Station Opened in Union Labor Store
Central Labor Union opens a relief station at 89 Pembroke Arcade to collect staple foods clothing blankets and shoes for striking miners in West Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio. William R Green AFL president urged aid F C Romer chairs collection bundles sent to miners relief headquarters in Pittsburgh.
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Central Labor Union
Union Labor
Pembroke Arcade
William R. Green
American Federation of Labor
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
F. C. Romer
National Miners’ Relief
Pittsburgh
Wounded baby dies after pistol demonstration at party
In Vincennes Indiana a 14 month old girl died from a pistol wound after Ernest Scroggins of Bicknell demonstrated an automatic pistol to the Stanfield family during an all night party. The accident occurred at 3 am and Scroggins is jailed with possible manslaughter charges.
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United Press
Vincennes
Ind
Jerry Stanfield
Ernest Scroggins
Bicknell
Stanfield
Scroggins
Funeral held for Sylvester V. Casbon on 90th anniversary
Valparaiso Indiana reports funeral services for Sylvester V. Casbon aged 90 on the day of his 50th wedding anniversary. Casbon recalled attending Lincoln Douglas debates in Chicago before the Civil War and quoting Lincoln on the handsome and homeliest man in the world.
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Times
Valparaiso
Ind
Sylvester V. Casbon
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Lincoln
Douglas
Bulgarian Herb Tea Blood Fortifier Ad
Advertisement urges readers to take Bulgarian Herb Tea to strengthen blood and fight colds before turning into pneumonia, claiming vitality wanes after age forty and promoting the product as a low-cost winter health guardian.
Children Hear Old Yale Tales at School Event
Pupils of Calvin Kendall school No 62 gather in the auditorium to hear Christmas stories by the fireplace. The stage fireplace, built by the pupils for their play On Christmas Eve, will host the performance Thursday afternoon and night.
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Calvin Kendall School No. 62
Santa prizes printed soon by the Santa Claus editor
The Times will publish names of winners from letters on Why I Like Santa Claus after receiving Santa’s radiogram this week. Indianapolis children’ s names appear including Yager Irwin Salmon and Palmer families. film Santa Claus shown at Belmont Theater tonight with Northern Alaska footage and scenes of Santa at home.
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Santa Claus
Times
Santa
Radiogram
Indianapolis
Holly Berry
Special Times
Bob Yager
Morris Yager
Elizabeth Yager
Agnes Hasse
Margery Gray
Anna Mae Irwin
Marion Irwin
Mary Harris
Harry Dorsey
Jack Salmon
Marie Salmon
Francis Dorsy
Joan Harris
Patricia
Stolen Automobiles Reported by Several Residents
Police list stolen vehicles owned by Ernest Harreson Ford, Mary Hooper Flackville Ind, Grover Bronnenberg Middletown Ind, Ernest H. Jones Alabama and Washington Sts, Ray Stoltz New York and Pennsylvania Sts. Includes makes Ford Chevrolet Oldsmobile Dodge and locations on Senate Ave Capitol Ave and Meridian Vermont Sts.
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Ernest Harreson
W. Thirty- Third St
Ford
Senate Ave
North St
Kenned Tire Company
N. Capitol Ave
Chevrolet
Meridian
Vermont
Mary Hooper
E. Norwood St
Flackville
Ind
Grover Bronnenberg
Middletown
Washington St
Ernest H. Jones
Oldsmobile
Alabama
Washington
Ray E. Stoltz
Alabama St
Dodge
New York
Pennsylvania
Automobiles Found Report by Fred Merkle
Cars located include a 1923 Studebaker touring at 534 Roanoke, a 1926 Essex sedan at Court and Blake, a Chevrolet roadster with rear plate 408 925 at Harlan and English, and a Chevrolet found at 1122 E Twenty Second.
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Fred ©. Merkle
Medical Arts
Chevrolet
Twenty-Second St
Studebaker
Roanoke St
Court and
Blake Sts
Harlan St
English Ave
Man Held For Store Loot After Break In
Patrolman William Martin found Ray Baker, 26, in the rear of 4 Standard grocery at Sherman Dr. and Washington St. carrying two sacks of canned goods. A back window was broken. Baker was arrested on larceny and burglary charges and said he had just arrived from Cadillac, Michigan.
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William Martin
Ray Baker
Standard
Sherman Dr
Washington St
Baker
Cadillac
Mich
First Iowa highway buggy to be drawn by a stepper horse
Cedar Rapids reports a Maynard area sale where Floyd Foss auctioned a four wheeled buggy. A bid of one dime won as the crowd yelled sold. The buyer hitched a mare to the buggy and left with the vehicle.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Floyd Foss
Maynard
City in Brief Indianapolis events and notices
Indiana Manufacturers Dairy Products convention and various luncheons and meetings fill a busy Wednesday in Indianapolis. A carload of 8000 garments goes to Mississippi flood sufferers. Police search for John Carrigan after a jail escape incident. A Whiteman address at Fountain Square Church, incorporation filings for Reliable Milk, and indoor sports planned by the Advertising Club. Dental Society clinic set for Jan 9. Fraudulent check writer warned. Indiana University coach speaks at Lincoln Club. Walker Theater Company incorporation approved to operate venues.
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Indiana
Lincoln
Cone Motor Car Company
Stu
N. Capitol Ave
Ericanion Department
Comeae
Mornin Leion Nel Juar
Mornin Kiwanis Club
Severin
Chamber of Commerce
Adnan
Wookety of Automoan Snengette
Ieee Delta Chi
Signa Delta Chi
Brightwood
Indianapolis Dental Society
Hotel
E. J. Rogers
Indiana University School of Dentistry
I. L. Furnas
Western Reserve University School of Dentistry
Indiana Sheriff's Association Incorporation Filed
Articles of association were filed today with the Secretary of State by the Indiana Sheriff's Association. The group aims to unite county law enforcers across the state. Incorporators include Benjamin H. Strong of Gary Frank B. Swift of Connnersville Luther Keene and Baxter Plew of Sullivan.
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Indiana Sheriff’s Association
Benjamin H. Strong
Gary
Frank B. Swift
Connersville
Luther Keene
Baxter Plew
Sullivan
Tram Strike Fear Is Ended by Negotiations
Chicago officials announce an end to fear of a Christmas season tram strike. Alderman Oscar Nelson and Guy Richardson will negotiate a new wage scale for 21,000 workers, with a binding agreement until June 1, 1930. If they disagree a third arbiter will be appointed.
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United Press Chicago
Oscar Nelson
Guy Richardson
Nelson
Union
Richardson
Honor Fund Group to have council seat for workers
The Employes' Community Fund Fellowship will place a representative on the Council of Social Agencies. Appointment is set for Wednesday at the Hawthorne Social Service House. Plans for the Fellowship's future will be discussed. Diamond Chain and Manufacturing led gifts at $4.21 per person. Chapman Price Steel workers pledged $1,660.36 from 364 of 400. Real Silk Mills workers contributed $3,541.60 from 1,285 employees.
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Community Fund
Indianapolis
Council of Social Agencies
Hawthorne Social Service House
Ohio St
Harl Beck
Diamond Chain and Manufacturing Company
Chapman Price Steel Company
County road officials to attend Purdue road school
Marion County commissioners and road officials join the 14th annual road school at Purdue University the week of January 16. Attending opening session are Commissioners George Snider Cassius Hogle and Charles Sutton Road Superintendent Luther Tex and Surveyor Henry Campbell.
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Marion County
Purdue University
George Snider
Cassius Hogle
Charles Sutton
Luther Tex
Henry Campbell
J. G. McKay
Division of
United States Bureau of Public Roads
W. F. Rosenwald
Minnesota Highway Department
Frank T. Sheetz
Illinois Highway Department
H. 8. Perry
Ohio Highway Department
A. L. Burridge
Michigan Highway Department
A. H. Hinkle
Indiana Highway Commission
White House mother reported improved in hospital
Mrs Lemira Goodhue 78, mother of Mrs Coolidge, in Northampton mass, passed a fairly comfortable night at Dickinson Hospital where she is ill with influenza. Her general condition was reported about the same as yesterday, when a marked improvement was noted.
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United Press
Northampton
Mass
Lemira Goodhue
Coolidge
Dickinson Hospital
Four Die by Violence in Gary City
Four persons died violently in Gary on Monday. John Drozba 50 of South Chicago was killed instantly by a fast mail train after an unidentified Mexican slashed his throat. Fred Kolbie of Gary was found dead in his car due to ingesting poisonous liquor. Nicholas Bournay 36 suffocated from carbon monoxide while working on his car in a closed garage.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
John Drozba
Chicago
Fred Kolbie
Nicholas Bournay
Kealing Left Charity Fund Kealing Left Charity Fund
Indianapolis attorney Joseph B. Kealing left 16 000 to religious and charitable institutions as per his will filed in Probate Court. Executor Martin M. Hugg posted 150 000 bond. remaining estate divided among family members with several named gifts.
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Indianapolis
Joseph B. Kealing
Russell Willson
Kealing
Martin M. Hugg
English Lutheran Church
Butler University
Riley Hospital
Indianapolis Foundation
Emma K. Morgan
Effie E. Kennington
Bertha M. Spencer
Clara Krull
Maude Reuleaux
Harriet B. Freeman
Edwin R. Lewis
Mr. Kealing
Huggis
Union Pacific Raises Pay for 3400 Workers
Three thousand four hundred clerks messengers office boys and telephone operators on the Union Pacific Railroad receive a pay increase of three to seven dollars a month. The raise totals about 280000 annually and covers staff from Omaha to Ogden Kansas City and the Kansas division as well as Denver and the Colorado division.
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Union Pacific
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Ogden
Kansas City
Kansas
Denver
Colorado
Air Mail Souvenir Cards For Cincinnati to Chicago Route
Souvenir air mail cards marking the first Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago flight December 17 are printed by the Chamber of Commerce for free distribution. Paul H. Moore says cards will be mailed by air to friends. Committee members plan a meeting Tuesday noon at the Chamber of Commerce to arrange the first air mail landing program.
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Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Paul H. Moore
Chamber Aviation Committee
Funeral Directors and Misc Classified Fragments
Notices of funeral directors advertising services and modern equipment mix with lost and found items. Items include umbrellas gloves books a wedding ring a dog a purse and other small objects found or lost on city streets and transit cars. Also a classified offer from a Detroit manufacturing company and a United Press office job ad with advancement prospects.
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Washington
Denny
Tenth St
K of Kirk Co
O Manufacturing CO
W. Warren Ave
Detroit
Mich
United Press
Care Ie
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Cambridge Apts
Delaware Sts
Maple Terrace
E. Maple Rd
Maple Arms 38Th
Central Ave
Lafayette
N. Meridian
Westminster
Blackstone
E. Washington
Kreiger
Prospect
H. Woodsmall & Co., Inc
Lester Johnson, Jr
Moynahan
Moynahan Expertion Co
Fletcher Savings & Trust Co
Ashland
Bath
Boyer
Ohio. E
South ST. E
Traub
P c
Tony
Iss Garage
Alleghany
Bradley
W. Buchanan
Hamilton Ave
Hoyt
J. Huston
M. Ill
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Doum
City Ant Pd
Kenwood
Dickens
UA Salle
LEEDS
Lockwood
J. Me Mabel
Water d
Michigan
Double Orris
New Jersey
Nordyke
Orleans
Drexel
Parker
Summit
Tacoma
R. Hunter CO. MA
TH ST
Ainema
Beech Grove Yards
Indiana Ave
64Th
Mena Avenue
Washey
Labor Unions Rap Agriculture Board
Plan Tri-County Park
Green and Sullivan
Ane
Yale
Indianapolis Home Builders’ Association
Athenaeum
Gene Dent
Everett J. Hollowa
Indianapolis Architects’ Association
Mississippi
Hoosier
Red Cross
John Carrigan
Noble and
Ohio Sts
Philip de Barr
Carrigan
Lewis E. Whiteman
Men's Brotherhood of the Fountain Square Christian Church
Whiteman
Reliable Milk Company of
Leslie L. Jenkins
Archie L. Peters
Warren K. Fletcher
Spink-Arms
American Society For Steel Treating
F. J. Oakes
Link Belt Company
Crawfordsville
Hugh W
Wally) Middlesworth
Indiana University
Indiana University Club
Butler
James L. Mitchell
Walker Theater Company of
Freeman B. Ransom
Robert L. Brokenburr
Violet D. Reynolds
Sheriffs Incorporate
Honor Fund Group
County Road Heads
Purdue
White House
First Flight
W. T. Blasengymice
Oma
Shelby
Main
Krieger
WM. E
George Grinsteiner
B. Marker Mein
J.C. Wilson
Bert & Gadd
N. Nmelaware
Srar
Memo
Lion
Icon
Elle
Shirley G
Murphy
Princes Avery
Christensen
Harmony Panda
1040 N. Meridian
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