American Dawes the human dynamo of finance and war
United Press reports on Gen Charles G Dawes famed for budget reform bank leadership and efficient war logistics. From Marietta Ohio born 1863 to Comptroller of the Currency and later to directing Allied reparation work Dawes earned the nickname Hell and Maria while quelling waste in Washington and aiding Europe’s monetary stabilization.
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United Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles G. Dawes
Hell
Washington
America
France
Europe
Dawes
Maria
Marietta
Rufus R. Dawes
Young Charlie
Bovy
Marietta College
Republican National Committee
Republican Organization
McKinley
White House
Dawes Abia
Central National Bank of Chicago
Chicago
General Pershing
Belgium
Graham
Maria" Dawes
Harding
Reparations Commission
Germany
Joint-Ease touted as swift relief for joint pains
An old advertisement praises Joint-Ease as a fast remedy for stiff swollen joints and a range of ailments. It claims rapid absorption, deep tissue reach, and market testimonials from New Jersey druggists and customers about neuralgia, chest colds, and nasal issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Rei
Angerna Eves
Former Resident Dead Buried in Illinois
John J. Howard former Indianapolis resident and superintendent of the Eads Bridge at St. Louis died Wednesday in St. Louis. Burial will be in Effingham Illinois. Surviving are his widow a daughter Mrs Gustav H Muller and sister Mrs Patrick Shea of Indianapolis.
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Eads Bridge
St. Louis
Illinois
John J. Howard
Indianapolis
Mississippi
Effingham
Gustav H. Muller
Patrick Shea
Gift to Methodist Hospital in memory of Suemma Coleman Atkins
The executive board received a $25,000 donation from Mr and Mrs William H Coleman of Indianapolis in memory of Suemma Coleman Atkins. Resolutions praised Miss Fannie W Paine for nurses training work and noted her successor Miss Frances MacMillan of Edmonton Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suemma Coleman Atkins
Methodist Hospital Executive Board
William H. Coleman
Indianapolis
Fannie W. Paine
Frances MacMillan
Edmonton
Canada
Police Seek Items Missing After Absence
Harold Jaffe of 3330 N Meridian Sr reported a maid and his wife found items missing on returning home from a short absence. Police are seeking two twenty dollar bills a 350 dollar ring and clothing in connection with the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Jaffe
N. Meridian Sr
Judge Buys Strawberries After Courtroom Math
Circuit Judge H O Chamberlin reputedly calculated restaurant strawberry profits after noting a quarter cost for a dish with twelve berries. He then bought two quarts at a city market for 25 cents, claiming the restaurant makes 700 percent profit if market prices hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Chamberlin
Elks 10 Observe Flag Day Sunday
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks plan flag day ceremonies Sunday at 3 p.m. in front of the new Elk home at Meridian and St Clair Streets. With the building not yet ready, the program features Judge Sidney S. Miller and speakers on the flag’s history and Elks tribute, concluding with The Star Spangled Banner.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
New Elk Home
Meridian
St. Clair Sts
Meridian St
Leonard M. Qui
Sidney S. Miller
James E. Deery
Claris Adams
Elks
Quill
Cattle Judges to Visit Europe
America's junior championship dairy cattle judging team sails for England for an international contest the week of June 22. Elwyn Folkers Donald Williams and Harold Gaultrapp, from White Side County Illinois, aged 17 to 18, travel with advisers L. O. Wise and Co S&S Rhode Illinois dairy extension specialists. After the judging contests they will tour breeding establishments in England Scotland the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey Switzerland Holland and Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA Service
Montreal
England
Elwyn Folkers
Donald Williams
Harold Gaultrapp
Whiteside County
Illinois
L. O. Wise and Co. S&s Rhode
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Scotland
Guernsey
Jersey
Switzerland
Holland
Tjenmark
Police credit soap prompt use in Delaney poison case
Police said prompt administration of soap likely saved the life of Miss Lelia Delaney a 16 year old girl of 952 Massachusetts Ave who took poison for fun. Officers stated she was told of the act and immediate aid followed.
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Lelia Delaney
Massachusetts Ave
Perry Recovering From Illness At St Vincent’s Hospital
C C Perry, president of the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company, who has been ill with pneumonia at St Vincent's Hospital for several weeks, is recovering rapidly and will leave the hospital in a few days, it was learned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. C. Perry
Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
St. Vincent's Hospital
Girl Swallows Poison in Desperate Act
Police say motive was concern for her ill mother when Miss Lowell Rodgers, 21, of 1202 N Warman Ave attempted suicide by poison. Neighbor Mrs Clara Laton, 1172 N Warman Ave, restrained her and removed the bottle. Rodgers was taken to City Hospital in serious condition.
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Lowell Rodgers
N. Warman Ave
Clara. Laton
Local Woman to Speak at Public Health Nursing Meet
Miss Edna L. Hamilton, superintendent Public Health Nursing Association, will discuss new home care methods for tuberculosis patients at the national convention of public health nurses in Detroit in June 1921. The Indianapolis delegation includes Mrs. Henry B. Heywood's official delegate role and several nurses and instructors from local institutions.
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Edna L. Hamilton
Public Health Nursing Association
Public Health
Detroit
Indianapolis
Henry B. Heywood
W. W. Thornton
Ether P. Clarke
Robert Long Hospital
Alice Elliott
Nellie Kiser
Rhuie Castor
Clara Larson
Celia Smith
Collision on Birchwood and Fairfield Aves injures driver
G P Rodgers of 3360 North Meridian Street and Charles Fewell of 3674 Birchwood Avenue face assault and battery charges after a Thursday night automobile collision at Birchwood and Fairfield Avenues. Mrs Fewell suffered facial cuts.
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G. P. Rodgers
Meridian St
Charles Fewell
Birchwood Ave
Birchwood
Fairfield Aves
Gas tax dispute leaves funds in limbo after court ruling
State auditors report $4.4 million already paid to the highway commission under the gasoline tax law declared unconstitutional by the St. Joseph Superior Court. The law, effective June 1, 1923, sparked a suit from Bruce Gafill in South Bend. The Indiana Supreme Court has not set a date for oral arguments, and refunds were issued to diesel and nonhighway users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Supreme Court
High Court
Highway Commission
Gun Attack Leaves John Williams Critical at City Hospital
John Williams, 33, of 1138 S Tremont Ave, is in critical condition with a bullet wound in the abdomen after an argument. John Gallman, 24, of 1837 S Pershing Ave, at large, is charged with shooting Williams with intent to kill. Witnesses say Gallman fired six shots, only one hitting Williams.
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John Williams
S. Tremont Ave
City Hospital
John Gallman
S. Pershing Ave
Williams
Gallman
Greensburg editor Jesse W. Rucker dies at 60
United Press reports Greensburg Indiana editor Jesse W. Rucker aged 60, longtime head of the Greensburg New Era for twenty years, died at his home on June 13.
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United Presse
Greensburg
Ind
Jesse W. Rucker
Greensburg New Era
Indiana Democrats Prepare for National Convention Flight
Thomas Taggart leads Indiana Democrats to New York for the national convention with the Hoosier delegation of over 200. Greathouse and Meredith Nicholson join for duties while Gertrude McHugh also departs. The Ralston ticket appears set as the Indiana group travels by train to New York. Van Nuys may nominate Ralston.
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Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Hoosier
New York
Hyannisport
Mass
Charles A. Greathouse
State Committee
Waldorf
National
Samuel M. Ralston
Indianapolis
Ralston
Frederic van Nuys
Nickel First Pay Telephones Ahead in City Installations
Indiana Bell installs nickel first pay telephones citywide to replace nickel after party type. The nickel is deposited before reaching the operator. If line is busy or party not reached, nickel is returned via a small opening. Subscriber removes receiver. coin drops into a hopper and rests on a pivoted shelf. Weights close circuit and prompts operator.
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Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Coin Box Relay Operated By Subscriber Presses Return
A subscriber uses a button labeled collect coin to energize the right hand relay coil, driving a strike onto a table to push a coin into the coin box. If a return is requested, pressing the return coin button energizes the left coil to return the nickel to the subscriber. For long distance calls the nickel is deposited and later returned after the operator confirms the order. The subscriber waits for the operator to call, then deposits the amount requested when the call is completed.
Radio Features Show Tonight on AT Stations
United Press reports tonight’s listings across networks WEAF WGY WDAF WOO and WMC. Billy Jones and Ernest Hare perform at 7 p m EST. WGY stages The Boss at 7 45 p m EST. Minstrels and Star Radio Orchestra perform at 8 p m CST. Pennsylvania Railroad concert at 7 15 p m EST. Harris Memorial Choir sings at 8 30 p m CST.
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United Press
WEAF
New York
Billy Jones
Ernest Hare
WGY
Schenectady
Edward Sheldon
the Boss
WDAF
Kansas City
Wdaf Minstrels
Star Radio Orchestra
WOO
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
WMC
Memphis
Harris Memorial Choir
Suspect Under Bond In Petit Larceny Case
Leon Lunsford 21 of R A B Box 34 was arrested Thursday night on a charge of petit larceny by Traffic Policeman Frank R Owens. He was caught taking a fight from Owens machine. Lunsford is held on high bond pending investigation of hundreds of dollars in auto accessories theft over the past year. He admitted the theft, police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Lunsford
Frank R. Owens
Owens
Lunsford
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Cincinnati Law School
Ohio Bar
Cincinnati
Lincoln
Nebraska
Jack Pershing
University of Nebraska
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la Crosse
Wis
Seattle
Wash
Ss. Ss
Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge
Order OF Eagles
Hospital
C. C. Perry
Chamberlain
Menter
E. Wask. St
Wory
Nurses’ Convention
Autoisis
Brussels
Dorfman Rug Co
Washington ST
Statehouse
Imose
Heidi Shoe Stores
E. Wash
Advange
Greathouse
Hickey Freeman
Stein-Bloch
L. Strauss
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