Fitting Tribute: Memorial Day Observed at First Christian
A large audience attended a memorial Sunday service at the First Christian church with Women’s Relief Corps and American Legion members present. Rev E C Corts delivered a patriotic address from Joshua 4:21 on memorial stones, noting memorial day as a sacred national institution, stressing righteousness, liberty, and unity, and urging moral duty.
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First’ Christian Church
E. C. “Corts
Women’s Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
Corts
Israel
Jordan River
Jordan Passage
Promised Land
Fraternal Orders Memorial Services Held at Grand Opera House
A large crowd attended Sunday afternoon memorial exercises at the Grand Opera House in Linton. William May presided as pastors spoke after roll calls for Knights of Pythias Pythian Sisters Eagles Royal Neighbors Moose Women’s Legion and Red Men Pocahontas. The event featured choir music and a solemn roll call that moved survivors.
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Linton
Grand Opera House
William May
M.E
America
McIver
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Order of Moose and Women’s Legion
Order of
Red Men
Pocahontas
HE. GC
Corts
ReviiTi
S. McIver
Rolls of
Hagles
Russell
Rolls of Loyal Order
Womén's Legion
Seven Die As Army Plane Crashes In Wind Storm
Seven men including five soldiers and two civilians were killed when an Army Curtiss-Eagle ambulance plane crashed near Indian Head Maryland during a fierce wind and electrical storm. The aircraft, returning from Langley Field, tore its 400 horsepower Liberty engine from the nose and crashed nose first. An official investigation will probe the cause and the design of the ambulance aircraft, noted as unique in Army service.
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Walington
Indian Head
Washington
Army Air Service
United’ States
Langley Field
Newport News
Potomac River
Morgantown
Army
Air Service
Marion mayor cites dress styles hindering curfew law
May 30 Marion Indiana reports the curfew law is back in force after years with city council action at the Child Welfare association’s request. Mayor Elkanah Hulley worries that short skirts will make it hard for police to distinguish girls from adults and calls for a dress reform drive to curb lax domestic rule.
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Marion
Ind
Elkanah Hulley
Rioting in Paris After Socialist Roundup
Rioting broke out in Paris after a large round-up of Communists on Sunday. Many people were wounded and several editors and staff of radical newspapers were arrested.
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Paris
General Horace Porter Dies After Illustrious Career
New York May 30 General Horace Porter last survivor of Grant era military staff and former ambassador to France died in his 85th year. Funeral planned at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian with a military service to follow after eldest daughter Elsie Porter Menda returns from Switzerland. Porter accompanied Grant from Appomattox and helped found Grant's Tomb in New York City.
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New York
Horace Porter
Grant
France
Fifth Avenue PresbytErian Church
Elsie Porter Menda
Switzerland
Porter
James Wheeler
Henry.McHarg
Josephine Hindrup
Appomatox
Lee
General Porter
White House
New York City
President Harding Unveils Tablet at Pohick Church
In Pohick Virginia President Harding attended services at the historic Episcopal church once linked to George Washington. He spoke to parishioners about preserving the rights of the republic and honoring three World War I veterans memorialized by a new tablet.
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Washington
Pohick
Virginia
George Washington
Harding
House of Worship
America
Impressive World War Memorial Dedication Ceremony
A largely attended program marked the dedication of a memorial tablet in Lyons township hall to World War I service members. Mrs. Carr led the War Mothers procession alongside Davis and J H Humphrey. Cyrus E Davis of Bloomfield addressed the crowd condemning slackers while praising unity among American citizens. Jacob Sappenfield, a Washington township trustee, helped organize the event and Memorial hall building.
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Mothersington
Cyrus E. Davis
Bloomfield
Ain
X of Christ
Gey H. Humphreys
Henry ‘Humphreys
American: Legion
Memorial
Jacob ‘Sappenfield
Washington Township
Evansville street car workers reject wage cut
Evansville Ind May 30 conductors and motormen of the local street car company voted unanimously to reject a proposed wage reduction of 9 cents an hour urged by the Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Light Company head. Workers remain on the job as pay scales range from 45 to 50 cents an hour on city lines to 62 cents for interurban, 64 cents for one man cars.
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Evansville
Ind
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Light Company
Weather Report Indicates Warm, Possible Thunder Showers Ahead
Generally fair and warm conditions prevail with a chance of thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Expect increasing warmth with unsettled skies as a front approaches.
Depalmas Favorite In Speedway Events
Weather clear in Indianapolis for the big speedway meet as drivers loom for a strong showing. Forecasts mention a brick track and a crowd size, with Fontenay and Tauch' factory drivers among participants expected to contend for top results.
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Depalmas
Indianapolis
Ind
Speedway
Tauch
Arate Artic
Vite
Fontenay
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Rev
E.C. Corts
Union
American Legion
Evans Johns
Oscar Anderson
E. A. Armpriester
George
Lewis
National
Manila Bay
Santiago Harbor
Cuba
Philippines
Potsdam
Herod
Jesus
Liberty
E. C. Corts
Opera House
U.S
INA
Archie Miller
U.S. A
Maurice Connolly
Dubuque
House of Representatives
A. G. Batchelder
American Automobile Association
Stanley M. Ames
Cleveland W. McDermott
John M. Pennewill
Richard Bluemenkranz
U. S
Langleyy Field
Hadeen
Styles
and Radical Editors
Pres. Harding
Lyons
Rich d Wingate
Henry. Pierson
Houser
Moore
Horatio Hasleran Dalton
Trent
M. E
Martial Memorial
Elizibeth
India
Weather Report
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