Center of U S located near Greene County half mile east
The center of population of the United States has been located about half a mile east of Greene County, likely near the Main and Vincennes street flagpole over the next ten years. The article notes weather contrasts with a cold wave elsewhere and invites business readers to a lecture titled Getting the Most Out of Retailing by R A Kennedy at the public library Tuesday evening March 1 at 6 oclock. Motion pictures will illustrate the lecture and attendance is free to the public.
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United States
Greene County
Main
Vincennes Streets
Linton
Clorx
R.A. Kennedy
Judge Rules Liquor Theft Not Illegal Under Law
Atlanta Superior Court Judge Jiumphreys ruled liquor theft cannot violate law since liquor has no legal status. The decision arose during the trial of a city detective charged with stealing a bootlegger’s goods. The piece invokes Washington Lincoln Birger and bicentennial patriotism in a broad commentary.
American styles shock East Indian clergy man
Washington reports a visiting Indian convert, Rev. Dr. A. H. Williams, denounces American dress as immodest. He contrasts Washington women’s attire with Eastern harem modesty, noting scant clothing, high heels, and elaborate jewelry as American style. Williams, born Rangoon, once Hindu converts in India, laments dress trends in England and America.
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Carolyn Votaw
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Rangoon
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America
India
Bert New Gets Party Office
Washington Kel 21 announces the appointment of Bert New an Indianapolis attorney as executive secretary of the Democratic National Committee He will head national headquarters and start March 1 New previously chaired the Indiana Democratic state central Committee and served as its secretary He also acted as legal adviser to Vice President Marshall and to Governors Marshall and Ralston.
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Kel
Burt New
Indianapolis
Democratic National Committee
White
National Committee
New
Indiana
Democratic State Central Committee
Marshall
Ralston
Beech Tree Center Marks Population Hub in Indiana
Bloomington Indiana February 21 center of population of the United States is located at a steep hillside beech area two miles west of Whitehall Owen county Indiana. Center marked by a marker eighteen inches in diameter on Melvin Sims farm. Nearest road over a mile away to Spencer eleven miles northwest. McCormick Canyon state park fourteen miles northwest. Nearby resident Oliver Renard tenant on Fred McGee farm Cleveland Ohio.
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Whitehall
Ind
Owen County
United States
Woo A. Capshall
Indiana University
Melvin Sims
Indiana
Greene County
Monroe County
Spencer
McCormick
Oliver Renard
Fred McGee
Cleveland
Ohio
Observations on politics and public life remarks
A collage of opinion snippets cites perceived malice in ballots and drinks, questions the dry law enforcement, and notes political critics and figures. It mentions Ludwig C. Alk Martens heading to Russia, Dawes critiquing archy, and Burleson letters tied to a long-ago GOP action. It also hints at Senate gloom and a Republican push on seeds funding.
Labor attacks Rockefeller gift over academic freedom
New York February 22 The New York State Federation of Labor issued a strong statement through Peter J Brady head of the federation s education committee attacking John D Rockefeller s 70 000 000 donation to the general education board. The federation claims the gift and board activities seek to place academic freedom under capitalist control.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
General Education Board
New York State Federation of Labor
Peter J. Brady
Committee On Education
Liquor Thieves Immune From Arrest Judge Rules
Audanta Georgia February 22 judge Humphries of Fulton superior court ruled liquor has no legal status and cannot be protected by laws so one cannot be arrested for stealing it. The decision came during the trial of a city detective charged with stealing liquor from a bootlegger. The ruling allows prosecution for violations of prohibition law but not for theft.
Haag brothers pay heavy fine in federal prohibition case
Indianapolis February 22 Julius A Haag and Louis E Haag paid 21992 59 in fines and costs to the United States Government through a representative. The Haag brothers are serving a thirty day state farm sentence for violating state beer law before federal arrest for violating federal prohibition statutes. They were paroled after six months of an 18 month federal sentence at Atlanta.
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Indianapolis
United States
Julius A. Haag
Louis E. Haag
Flaag Brothers
State Farm
Atlanta
Proposed naval holiday tied to world house-building race
The Chicago News argues the tax payer gains from a naval holiday if it coincides with a global housing boom. The editorial links defense policy to construction growth, urging synchronized timelines to maximize benefits.
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Chicaco News
Whiskey or murder in headlines a toss up
The Philadelphia Record notes that headlines increasingly feature stark word pairs like whiskey or murder as the preferred dramatic phrasing, signaling a shift toward sensational contrasts in crime and culture reporting.
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Philadelphia Record
Worsen Einstein Theory, Mr Wilson Goes Down in History
A Knoxville Journal and Tribune line mocks Wilson by saying he evolved the peace that passeth all understanding, portraying his impact in a satirical take on wartime diplomacy. The remark riffs on Einstein theorist links and political rhetoric of the era, reflecting editorial voice.
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Wilson
Knoxville Journal and Tribune
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