Ponsonby book claims wartime atrocity reports were lies
The United Press article reviews Arthur Ponsonby’s Falsehood in War-Time arguing many horror stories from World War I were rumors or misinterpretations. It cites mutilated nurses, German corpse factories, and other claims as falsehoods while examining propaganda bureaus and official denials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Ponsonby
M. P
Foreign Affairs
Ponsonby
Britain
E. P. Dutton & Co
Louvain
Lusitania
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Chesterton teen charged with blackmail over threatening letter
Ed win Sabinske a 17 year old Chesterton high school student is accused of blackmail after banker J Oliver Johnson said a letter demanding 15500 was received and that Johnsons home would be blown up if not paid The thief signed the note Black Donalds and Sabinske reportedly admitted sending it with police noting the prior similar letter two years ago.
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United Press
Chesterton
Ind
Edwin Sabinske
J. Oliver Johnson
Johnson
Sabinske
Black Donalds
Brookside Holds Fete at Brookside Park Ceremony
Elaborate ceremonies Friday night marked the presentation of the new Brookside community house valued at $140,000. Mrs J D Hoss park commissioner presided with Mayor L Ert Slack and park officials attending. M E Foley urged the project lift local youths toward decency and truth.
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Brookside
Brookside Park
J. D. Hoss
East Side
L. Ert Slack
M. E. Foley
Rotary Club to host jurist Leon McCord speaker
Circuit Judge Leon McCord of Montgomery Alabama will address the Rotary Club luncheon at the Claypool Tuesday on The Price of Leadership. Sixteen members with perfect attendance in 1928 will win attendance prizes. The list includes William Bass David Clark Joseph Dissette J Harry Green Edward Harris Isaac Holycross Frank Laird William Moore Wilbur Reitzell James Ross Carl Shafer Earl Showalter Durward Wagner Isaac Ex ward and Albert Worm.
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Leon McCord
Montgomery
Ala
Rotary Club
Claypool
William H. Bass
David A. Clark
Joseph C. Dissette
J. Harry Green
Edward W. Harris
Isaac R. Holycross
Frank G. Laird
William Allen Moore
Wilbur H. Reitzell
James A. Ross
Carl B. Sha
Hoover Ship Nears Home as Utah Edges Toward Hampton Roads
President-Elect Herbert Hoover remained silent on politics aboard the Utah as it approached Hampton Roads Virginia. The ship was about 275 miles from port and to anchor Sunday morning, then a special train to Washington. Discussions aboard focused on the Jones prohibition investigation and Snell's forecast on farm relief.
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United Press
U. 5
S. S. Utah
Hampton Roads
Herbert Hoover
Utah
Hoover
Washington
United States
Snell
Sover
Butler Seniors Win Scholastic Honor
Thirteen Butler University seniors pledged to the Butler chapter of Phi Kappa Phi for high academic standings. Of the honorees nine are Indianapolis residents with pledges including Arthur Cope Robert Tipps Lucille Turner Karl Bottke Emma McMahon Nancy Lichtenberg Margaret Way Irene Bishop Thomas Wilson Evelyn Seward Alice Phillips Elwood Dunn and Bertha Baron.
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Butler University
Butler
Phi Kappa Phi
Indianapolis
Arthur Cope
North
Euclid Street
Robert Tipps
Julian Avenue
Lucille Turner
Lebanon
Karl Bottke
Sterling Street
Emma McMahon
New Jersey Street
Nancy Lichtenberg
Roosevelt Avenue
Margaret Way
Park Avenue
Irene Bishop
East Sixteenth Street
Thomas Wilson
Layman Avenue
Evelyn Seward
Columbus
Alice Phillips
West
Sixteenth Street
Elwood Dunn
Warsaw
Bertha Baron
Jubilee program planned by Indianapolis Caledonian Club
The Indianapolis Caledonian Club marks its fiftieth anniversary with a jubilee concert at the Masonic Temple auditorium on January 29. The program features Scotch songs dances and bagpipe music with an address by William Lister of Chicago. Club officers include President Thomas R. Knox Vice President Duncan MacDougall Secretary David Alexander and Treasurer George K. Henderson.
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Indianapolis
Caledonian Club
Masonic Temple Auditorium
William Lister
Chicago
Thomas R. Knox
Duncan MacDougall
David Alexander
George K. Henderson
Grant County frees two men in Goodpasture death case
MARION Ind Jan 5 Grant County authorities released Charles Mauller and Uh Ferguson who had been held for months in connection with the death of Orville Goodpasture whose body was found on a road near here Ferguson had stood trial on a manslaughter charge but the jury did not agree and the men were freed
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United Press
Marion
Ind
Charles Mauller
Ferguson
Orville Goodpasture
Grant County
Goodpasture
Restaurant Shooting Identifies Victim as Sam Hampden
The body of a Negro man shot and killed Thursday night in a restaurant at 527 Indiana avenue was identified Friday night as Sam Hampden of Washington Indiana. James Davis owner of the restaurant is held on a murder charge.
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Indiana Avenue
Sam Hampden
Washington
Ind
James Davis
Joe Johnstone Ties 1929 Firsts In Hammond Court
In Hammond Indiana Joe Johnstone became the year’s first court entrant the first to be fined and the first to offer the excuse of aspirin for drunkenness. He threw a salt shaker through a restaurant window while under the influence. Judge Joseph Todd set a $40 fine plus costs and ordered 46 days at the penal farm at $1 daily to cover the $46 damage.
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Hammond
Ind
Joe Johnstone
Joe
Joseph Todd
Sealing Payments Lag in Marion County for Christmas Seals
Miss Mary A. Meyers of the Marion County Tuberculosis Association says holiday activity delayed hundreds from paying for Christmas seals. Checks should go to Christmas Seal Headquarters at 1215 Meyer Kiser Bank building. Meyers leaves for New York to join a National Tuberculosis Association committee meeting as 1,400 associations plan a nationwide educational campaign.
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Marion County
Mary A. Meyers
Marion County Tuberculosis Association
Miss Meyers
Meyer- Kiser Bank
Despondent man seeks death in city hotel room
Prosper Harney, 35, swallowed poison Friday night at 518 North East street in a suicide attempt. He is reported serious at city hospital. Harney has been separated from wife Opal and children Junior 9 and Dorothy 8 for over a year, with the family at 509 North East street. The note mentions a naturalist W. H. Hudson and a preference for riding in high winds.
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Prosper Harney
North East Street
City Hospital
Harney
Opal Harney
Junior
Dorothy
Gotham Will Smash Poison Rum Peddlers
New York police Commissioner Grover Whalen says raids will end once poison liquor sellers are driven from the city. He credits a court of appeals ruling deeming speakeasies public nuisances and outlines police cooperation with federal authorities while reorganizing the force for efficiency.
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Harry R. Zander
United Press
United Pree
New York
New York Polic
Grover Whalen
Apostle
Welcome
Whalen
Court of Appeals
Whalen Describes Hard Line Background and City Role
Whalen defends a hard public persona while recounting a family history of labor. He recalls carrying coal as a boy on the lower east side and attributes his discipline to his father, stressing he has always worked hard.
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Lower East Side
Schnorr Heads Club at Spink Arms Luncheon
William A. Schnorr was installed as president of the Knights of Columbus Friday noon luncheon club at the Spink Arms by Rev. M. W. Lyons. James Moyna han is the new vice president and Russell Woods secretary treasurer. Speeches were given by Joseph A. McGowan and Humbert P. Pagani.
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William A. Schnorr
Knights of Columbus
Spink Arms
M. W. Lyons
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
James T. Moynahan
Russell Woods
Joseph A. McGowan
Humbert P. Pagani
City Officials Discuss Preliminary Sift Hospital Plans
City officials at a luncheon at the city hospital discussed preliminary plans for new hospital units. Health board members, city councilmen, and Mayor L. Ert Slack attended the session. Dr. Christopher W. Parnell, hospital consultant, joined the board for Friday night discussions.
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City Hospital
Health Board
L. Ert Slack
Christopher W. Parnell
Flu Epidemic Claims and Vermilio Remedy Endorsement
Public health officials report one percent influenza in Washington with a national million cases and peak not yet reached. An old 1918 epidemic is cited where Dr. Vermilya used Vermillia to check the disease when started early, promoting VerWillio as a tonic in convalescence to restore organs and cleanse poisons.
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Washington
United States
Vermilya
Vermillia
Goldsmith
East Washington
All Co
Asea
Four Young Americans Win Atwater Kent Radio Auditions
Hazel Arth from Washington D C Don Nevis of Pasadena Kenneth Hines of Buffalo and Dave Kilgore of Oakland rose from church choir singers to national radio stars in six months after placing in the Atwater Kent Foundation 1928 National Radio Audition. They earned cash awards totaling 14000 and scholar ships then secured long term contracts to sing on the Atwater Kent Sunday evening program with leading musicians.
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Morton Hoyts
Washington
Reno
Nev
New York
Hoyt
Taft
Hazel Arth
Washington, D. C
Don
Nevis
Pasadena
Cal
Kenneth Hines
Buffalo
N. Y
Dave Kilgore
Oakland
Atwater Kent Foundation
Atwater Kent
Don Nevis
A. Atwater Kent
Texan Attacks Tax Refunds in 75 Million Panel Debate
Representative Garner of Texas pledges to challenge the 75 million dollars in tax refunds in the first deficiency appropriation bill. He accuses refunds to Reynolds Tobacco, Aluminum Company of America, and United States Steel Corp, calling for scrutiny of 1917 and other years.
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United Press
Washington
Jan
Garner
Dem
Texas
Appropriations Committee
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Joint
Congressional Committee On
Aluminum Company of America
Mellon
Aluminum
United States Steel Corporation
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Alabamafi
W. H. Hudson
Gotham
U. S
Schnorr Heads Club
C. Luncheon Group
Sift Hospital
J. C. Vermilya
VerWilKo
Elgin
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