Eagles Meet in Ninth Annual Indiana State Conclave
More than 500 Fraternal Order of Eagles delegates from sixty eight Indiana cities gathered at Eagles Temple in Indianapolis for the nineteenth annual convention. The gathering will run through Thursday with talks on old age pension legislation, state officers and delegates to the national convention, and entertainment including a dance.
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Fraternal Order of Eagles
Indiana
Eagles Temple
Vermont St
W. J. Dillingham
Otto P. Deluse
Indianapolis
Ernest E. Cloe
Noblesville
Frank E. Herrington
South Bend
Shifting Crops Boosts Midwest Farm Profits
Washington reports show 302 counties across Iowa Illinois Kansas Minnesota Nebraska South Dakota Montana Idaho and Washington shifting from wheat to dairying poultry swine corn alfalfa and legumes. Examples include the Devosier brothers in Red Lake County Minnesota converting to dairy with four-year rotations and $5,500 annual milk and breeding stock sales, and a Mahnomen County Minnesota farmer cutting wheat while expanding dairy and alfalfa to earn about $270 to $275 monthly from cream.
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Washington
Middle West
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Devosier
Red Lake
Mahnomen County
Alberta Wheat Sowed Fully by May End Says Times Special
Canada wheat seeded in Alberta reached one hundred percent by end of May with favorable conditions for sowing and germination. Subsequent rains across the province improved prospects, and with average weather Alberta would harvest more than last year when 167 million bushels were produced, a record beating prior yields by over 84 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Battle at Sea Ends With Hospitalized Crewmembers
A clash between the Barunga and Hanover crews near Perth erupted over the war, leaving two Australians and one German hospitalized. The confrontation involved knives and bottles as tempers flared in the recent incident.
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Perth
Australia
Bottes
Barunga
Hanover
Indiana Year Book's wide pages reveal varied roots
Readable excerpts from Indiana's 1923 year book show a mix of ancient philosophy and Norse myth beside state statistics. Richard Lieber argues wealth lies in natural resources, with Sayers praising trees and parks as life sources, urging harmony between culture and democracy and nature's influence on conduct.
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Indiana
Abraim
Abimelech
Beersheba
United States
Department of Conservation
EAR
Richard Lieber
Lieber
Charles
G. Sayers
Verity Workhouse Deal Turned On Acreage Dispute
Linton A. Cox attorney for Fairbanks Morse & Co. argued county records show the sale kept 1.46 acres of the old workhouse site at Twenty First Street and Northwestern Ave. Cassius L. Hogle counters that 1.85 acres were retained, including a switch track. Prosecutor Remy said the issue awaits the next grand jury sworn in July 1.
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Linton A. Cox
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
Twenty- First St
Northwestern Ave
Cassiis L. Hogle
William H. Remy
Remy
Swat the Fly Campaign Shows Results Says King
State health commissioner Dr William F King announces visible outcomes of Swat the Fly campaigns. He notes weather improvement allows flies to return to work, and explains that a female fly can have about five trillion descendants in a season. He urges cutting off supply at the source to curb germ distribution.
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William F. King
King
Open Air Education Drive Urged at Recreation Conference
Resolutions from the Outdoor Recreation conference call for a national educational campaign to promote parks forests rivers lakes and playgrounds. Theodore Roosevelt led the committee urging nature study in schools and libraries with up to date natural history books and magazines.
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Times
Washington
Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
New York State
California
Busy Farmhouse News As Hughes Rests After Twin Births
Otto Hughes of Atlanta Indiana rests after a busy morning at home. Mrs Hughes gave birth to twin boys Milton and Merrill. In the barn he found Old Jerse had twin calves and Betty the cat had six kittens born between 9 and 11 am Tuesday. Sergt Harlin Sylvester reports details from the army recruiting station.
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Harlin Sylvester
Hughes
Milton
Merrill
Jerse
Betty
Flood waters recede as White River levels drop
Flood waters recede rapidly as White River falls one and two tenths feet since Tuesday to 14.3 feet at West Tenth Street while Ellistown remains at 17.4 feet. Police set red lights at danger points where the rivers left banks and parts of Riverside Park and W Raymond Street bridge approach flooded. Motorists wade through water and carp with pitchforks are reported nearby.
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Weather Bureau
White River
West Tenth St
Ellistown
Eagle Creek
Thirtieth St
Riverside Park
W. Raymond St
Smart dresses sparkle at G O P convention in Cleveland
At the eighteenth national GOP convention in Municipal Auditorium Cleveland June 11 elegant attendees display couture gowns with Palais and Patou influence. Mrs Leonard Wood of Pittsburgh in champagne georgette crepe leads platform fashions alongside Medill McCormick of Chicago in blue crepe. Sabin of New York and Mrs Charles garner attention in stylish outfits as the hall glows with purple red and blue lights.
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Municipal Auditorium
Cleveland
Ohio
Slemp
Coolidge
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Sabin
New York
Charles
Signal Lights Abandoned at Key Intersections
Inspector Michael Glenn ordered abandoning of signal light regulations at Senate Ave and Washington St and at Alabama and Washington Sts. The semaphore system will replace them due to no streetcar turns. Cars block Pearl St near the police HQ and curb extensions on Alabama St require motorists to keep space for police vehicles.
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Michael Glenn
Senate Ave
Washington St
Alabama
Washington Sts
Glenn
Citizens’ Committee
Board of Safety
Pearl St
Alabama 8 St
City records 823rd smallpox case this year
Despite strict quarantine, 56 new smallpox cases were reported this month, bringing the yearly total to 823. A compulsory vaccination order for school children was issued in March. No smallpox deaths have been reported.
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City Board of Health
Swimming Champ Earns Life Saver Honor At High School
Miss Telfert, a swimming champion and member of the junior life saving corps, met requirements for the Girl's Reserve ring. Last year she saved a 12 year old boy from drowning at Municipal Beach.
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Miss Telfert
Municipal Beach
Alma Telfert
EB. Schiller Sr
Indiana
Broad Ripple
Manual
European tour for 330 dollar travel on transatlantic lines
New York June 11 report outlines six week European trips priced at 330 dollars all inclusive. A transatlantic round trip rate of 180 dollars via Royal Mail steamers boosts cheap travel as third class rooms on liners gain comforts and social facilities.
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Times
New York
Royal Mail
Crisiuna
Orbita
Orca
Ohio
Pageant Debuts The Ages Of Beauty at John Herron Institute
Oakley E. Richey directed a five part pageant presented as part of the annual spring exhibit at John Herron Art Institute. The show featured a princess through a book representing world art periods with pantomime and costume scenes. Evans Woollen distributed diplomas and awards to students and alumni at the event.
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Oakley E. Richey
John Herron Art Institute
Sculpture Court
Evans Woollen
Burling Boaz, Jr
Cathedral High School holds fourth commencement
Forty three graduates will receive diplomas at Cathedral High School’s fourth commencement in the R C auditorium. Principal speaker is Rt Rev Monsignor Edmund A Pace of the Catholic University Washington DC. Bishop Chartrand will also speak. Officers include John A Shaughnessy class president and Joseph P McNamara vice president.
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Cathedral High School
R. of C
Edmund A. Pace
Catholic Uni
Edward C. Miller
Congress Ave
Knights of Columbus
Bishop Chartrand
William J. Rickey
Owl Club
John A. Shaughnessy
Joseph P. McNamara
John Hoffman
High explosives cheap production teased by Purdue study
Purdue University researchers R. H. George and K. A. Oplinger report on using air gases nitrogen and oxygen to produce nitrate fertilizers and high explosives. The study, at Purdue's high voltage lab, includes discharge photographs and apparatus for voltage studies up to 600000 volts.
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United Press Lafayette
Ind
R. H. George
K. A. Oplinger
Purdue University
Engineering Experiment Station
Chamber Unifies Industrial Activity Described to Rotarians
George Mosser, Indiana State Chamber of Commerce managing director, explained chamber functioning to Rotarians at the Claypool meeting Tuesday. The talk highlighted unification of industrial activities as a result of the chamber’s efforts.
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George Mosser
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
Claypool
Street Railway Boosts Earnings By Cutting Costs
The Indianapolis Street Railway reports 1923 net earnings of 1,072,903.24, up 22,461.30 from 1922 due to lower operating costs as gross receipts declined. Four quarterly dividends on preferred stock were paid in 1923, with two more in 1924, while bus competition hurt other lines and transfers topped 379,871.33.
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Indianapolis Street Railway
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
Street Railway Company
T. H., I. & E. Traction Company
T. FL
Ty .& EB
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Robert I. Todd
Henry C. Thomson
John J. Appel
Joseph A. McGowan
W. F. Milholland
L. J. E. Foley
J. P. Tretton
Ferdinand Winter
Porto Rigan Barred by GOP as Porto Rican Delegates Named
Porto Rico delegate E. Mont Reilly was ousted after the Republican convention accepted R. H. Todd Ramon Valdez and Juan Soto of San Juan as Porto Rican representatives. Valdez and Soto had sought Reilly and Todd’s unseating. Todd kept his seat by two thirds vote while Valdez and Soto were seated. Governor Towner cabled to support Valdez and Soto as regularly elected delegates.
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United Press
Cleveland
E. Mont Reilly
Missouri
Porto Rico
Credentials ‘Committee
R. H. Todd
Ramon Valdez
Juan Soto
San Juan
Valdez
Soto
Reilly
Todd
Island
Towner
Australian Boys to Visit Toronto for National Exhibition
A group of fifty Australian public school boys will tour the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto from August 30 to September 3 on their way home from the British Empire Exhibition in Wey Wey. In New Haven, Yale President James Rowland Angell underwent a nervous breakdown and will miss commencement activities.
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John Bull
Dominion of Canada
Toronto
Ontario
Australia
Wembley
United Press
New Haven, Conn
James Rowland Angell
Yale University
Cows Die After Eating Dynamite Wrappings
Seven cows in Olympia Washington died after eating paper wrappings from dynamite. The owner blames highway workers for leaving the wrappings on the ground and seeks state compensation for the loss.
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Olympia
Wash
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Ray’ C. Brock
Kokomo
Ernest C. Cloe
E. G. Sproat
Hammond
Charles H. Bidaman
Terre Haute
Warsaw
Dan A. Gutgsell
Michigan City
Wiliam Ratcliff
Anderson
Charles Lowe
Peru
Louis Eisenmacher
Richmond
Walter E. Foley
Evansville
G. J. Goeglein
Ft. Wayne
J. B. Faulkner
Canada
New MethoDist Church
Ivulpit
West Washington Street Methodist Church
UTS
Sayers
Helen Brown
Lowell Love
Broadway
Shortridge High School
Cable Tabernacle
Sixteenth St
Verity Workhouse Deal
Recreation Conference
Farmer's
Otto Hughes
Atlanta
Sergt
Dorothy Shumate
United Press Convention
Margarette Stowers
Harriett Aakins
Donalda Smith
Muncie
Cornett Wood
Hoffman
McNamara
Chamber
Robert S. Todd
Winfield T. Durbin
Walter J. Ball
John W. Smith
Henry H. Hornbrook
Joseph A. McGown
John P. Frenzel
Henry Jameson
Forrely
Robert L Todd
Leroy T. Hixson
Atilitor
Robert I. Tord
Randal Morgan
W. Kesley Schoepf
James W. Lilly
Porto Rigan
G.O.P
Yale
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