Thousands Under Colors 10 Prove Nation's Fitness
Washington reports the army will muster roll in multiple states on Independence Day to show national readiness. Regular troops and guardsmen may parade while thousands sign up as citizen volunteers, forming theoretical units under the 1920 National Defense Act. Some governors oppose mobilization, citing holiday concerns and waning postwar military interest.
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Army of the United States
War Department
Coolidge
National Guardsmen
Warr Department
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Wisconsin
Indiana
Maryland
Bryan
Nebraska
Blaine
Congress
Coolidge urges peace covenants for mutual security
President Coolidge told Cambridge listeners that troubled European nations should form mutual covenants for security and observe them despite sacrifices. He linked this to Washington's legacy and pressed the United States to lead in fostering peace and international credit, urging arbitration for unsolved differences. He warned against political commitments not in America's interest and cited hope for Europe’s revival through justice and peace.
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Cambridge
Mass
Coolidge
United States
George Washington
Europe
Washington
America
League
Hendricks County Woman Strangled by Marshmallow
Mrs. Sophia Frederick, 79, of Friendswood, died last week after choking on a marshmallow while seated in a lawn swing with her daughter, Mrs. William Opple. The coroner's deputy ruled the death an accidental strangulation after medical aid arrived too late.
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Sophia Frederick
Friendswood
W. A. Rushton
Hendricks County
Evening Economics History Classes Held at Morrison Home
Night classes in economics and history are taught three evenings weekly by Guy Morrison at his South Meridian Street residence. Pupils named include Morris Crane Floyd Powell Clarence Lasley Joe Ashley and Lowell Lane.
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Guy Morrison i
South Meridian
Mr. Morrison
Morris Crane
Floyd Powell
Clarence Lasley
Joe Ashley
Lowell Lane
General Motors Completes Merger With Yellow Cab Firms
General Motors widens its field after merging with Yellow Cab Manufacturing and its affiliates including Yellow Coach and England operations. GM holds 800,000 Yellow Cab shares at $20, with a $25 preferred dividend and a three year guaranteed stock base for present holders. The Drive-Or-Self unit is also said to be part of the deal.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
Yellow Cab Manufacturng Company
General Motors
Yellow Cab
Yellow Coach Manufacturing Company
Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company
England
Yellow Company
Scifres Warns Of Dangers In Political Trend
At the Lebanon Rotary Club Independence Day meeting Ben Scifres warned about threats to American institutions from modern radicalism. He praised the Constitution as the basis for a flexible government and warned against junking old principles for easy theories.
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Lebanon
America
Scifres
Robert Hammond
Indianapolis
Rotary Club
Boone County
Fred Siess
Virgil Buntin
League of Nations
Gladstone
United States
Minerva
Oldest Boone County Newspaper Contest Promises Prize
The Reporter offers a free one year subscription to the owner of Boone County's oldest paper dated before 1850. Two local businessmen sparked the plan with a debate and a staffer will identify the oldest found by Saturday July 18. Interested residents are urged to search family Bibles and shelves and bring the paper to The Reporter office.
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Boone County
Plans Go on for Evolution Trial in Dayton
Dayton Tennessee July 4 local attorneys assure the Scopes evolution case cannot be moved to a federal court. Town preparations continued for the trial opening next week with press wires going up and stands being erected. General Ben McKenzie, a leading former district attorney, doubted a federal transfer and noted federal courts cannot enjoin state criminal procedures unless bankruptcy is involved.
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Dayton
Tenn
Ben McKenzie
Nashville
United States
Supreme Courts
McKenzie
Miss Nannie Miller Wins Chautauqua Scholarship
Miss Nannie Miller has received a scholarship to Chautauqua New York for the summer. She departed Thursday morning for Chautauqua to undertake a six weeks course in kindergarten work.
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Nannie Miller
Chautauqua
New York
Infant cyclone strikes Boone County with extensive damage
A small tornado or infant cyclone hit northern Boone and Hamilton counties Friday afternoon, causing over 30000 dollars in property damage. Noblesville suffered about 25000 dollars in losses including shattered windows and damaged telephones, while the Pikes Crossing area and farms near Simon Pipes and Lafayette Lucas saw blown poles, crushed fences, and crops damaged. Traffic was halted by fallen poles and downed lines, with service slow to restore. No injuries reported.
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Boone
Hamilton Counties
Pike's ‘Crossing
Noblesville
Lebanon
Booney County
Simon Pipes
Lafayette Lucas
Pikes Crossing
Jackson Highway
Frankfort
Boone County
Damage suit filed in Boone circuit court for 575000
Roy G. Lazarus sues Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company in Boone circuit court claiming $575,000 in damages. He alleges an interurban car struck his truck on Kentucky avenue Indianapolis March 1 1924, causing permanent injury and future loss of earnings. Plaintiff cites negligence and violation of a city ordinance with speeds claimed between 30 and 385 miles per hour. Attorneys are Beckett and Beckett for plaintiff and D E Watson for the defendant.
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Boone Circuit
Roy G. Lazarus
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
Marion Superior Court
Kentucky Avenue
Indianapolis
Beckett and
Beckett
D. E. Watson
Morrison to teach at University of Illinois in fall
Guy Morrison has been named an assistant instructor in the economics department at the University of Illinois. He will travel to Champaign in the fall to begin his duties and will conduct university work toward his master's degree. Previously he taught history and civics and assisted in athletics at Lebanon High School for three years after graduating from DePauw University in 1922.
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Guy Morrison
University of Illinois
Morrison
Champaign
Lebanon High School
DePauw University
Eugene Pulliam
Reporter
Cowley
Vacation Bible School
Lebanon
First Baptist Church
Helen Fuller
A. F E. Cowley
Hazel Miller
Dorine Campbell
Evelyn Walton
Nina Berry
Florence Hardy
Alberta Berryhill
Eunice Hodge
Lois Higgins
Evelyn Gant
Edna Kersey
Mildred Hooton
Florence Caldwell
Francis Keely
Laura Dodd
Ruth Porter
Blanche Clark
Ruth Brookshire
Moses Robinson
Sylvia McCoy
Kathleen Bess
Accident Victims Show Improvement at Local Hospital
The condition of Delaskie Kee ley, severely burned in an accident Tuesday, is slowly improving at Witham hospital. His injuries require careful attention but his condition is cool. Alva Boyland, badly cut and bruised in the same accident, is also recovering.
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Delaskie Keeley
Alva Boyland
Sinking School Ground Alarm in Abertillery
An alarming 13 inch drop in the school playground level at Abertillery England sparked consternation as cracks widened in the school and vicarage walls and one structure was feared to collapse. The village lies in a coal mining district with subsidence linked to nearby mining.
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London
Abertillery
England
Slicht
Bible Diploma Ceremony At Local Church Graduation
About 150 Lebanon boys and girls completed the Daily Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church with 76 diplomas and 56 seals awarded. The event showcased memory work, hymns, and a day-in- school demonstration, highlighting positive community impact and Bible study's role in education.
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Lebanon
First Baptist Church
Eileen Simmons
Clara McCoy
Mary Catherine Porter
Kenneth Liebhardt
Rev Hardy Lum Begins Travel Letters From England
The Rev Hardy Lum, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Lebanon, starts a summer travel letter series from England. He and his family describe a safe voyage from New York, sea life’s charms and challenges, and a memorable crossing with diverse passengers. They attend worship at sea, enjoy fine dining and lounges, and note the sea as a moral teacher and social equalizer.
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Hardy Lum
Hardy Lumb
First Presbyterian Church of
Lebanon
England
Old England
Lehae
New York
Fare
Mother Earth
Dini
Neptune
WN York
Iiscopaten
Jersey
Calvary Epis Church of
Paris
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