Lidgard to Lead Cass County Highway Department Change
John L. Lidgard named superintendent of Cass County highways to succeed Charles Mc Coy. He has eight months in the department and was a road contractor. residents at 208 Wheatland Avenue. New highway assistants will be named as part of a patrol system to allocate small road stretches and increase staff from eighteen to about twenty five. Officials tout efficiency gains and closer supervision, with hearings on Bethlehem and other township road petitions set for today.
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John L. Lidgard
Cass County
Charles McCoy
Lidgard
Highway Department
Wheatland Avenue
Boone Township
Wv. S. Hauck
Board of Commissioners
Hiehway
Svetem
Waneck
Chall
Jefferann
Choseman Hauck
Sterne
Eravel
Rensil
Sven
Mont-Thomas
Henri Ron
Bethlehem Tewrehin
Brockmeyer
Rich Street
Miami Township
Clay Township
Galli Curci Wins Divorce From Luies Curci in Chicago
Madame Amelita Galli Curci, famed soprano with the Chicago Grand Opera, secures divorce from Luies Curci after a brief supreme court hearing before Judge McDonald. Decree granted on grounds of infidelity.
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Chicago
Mme Amelita M. Galli-Curci
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Luies Curci
Judee Mc- Donald
Supreme Court
Judes Mc- Donrald
Col. Hoare To Return To Texas For Rest
New York Jan 5 Colonel E M Hoare who has nearly recovered from illness after returning from Paris following service at the peace conference will leave for his Austin Texas home later this week for further rest He said the trip has no political significance.
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New York
E. M. Hoare
Paris
Austin
Texas
Logansport Council Allocates 40000 For Light Plant
Mayor reports net Johnson hospital bequest for Logansport around 40000 after costs. Council approves 40000 appropriation for electric light department with 30000 for additions and improvements to pay new boilers and 10000 for maintenance and ongoing repairs. Mayors notes estate value and losses to prior attorney fees and fire damage.
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New York
Johnson Hospital
Logansport
City
McGreevy
Directors Reopen Bids for Logansport Body Works Plant
The Logansport Body Works directors decided to re open bids after canvassing bids for the first unit. They will switch from a web story to a one story building 300 feet long to house the same floor area. Bids for the modified structure will be opened in about ten days.
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Logansport Body Works
Eee
Cf Body Works
W. C. Murdock
Reds rounded up in Bend case tied to Hungarian paper
Morris K. Friedman and John Boja, named as alleged reds, were arrested in Bend on Monday by Assistant Chief Cassidy following guidance from federal authorities led by the radical Hungarian newspaper Elore, published in New York and other cities.
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Associated Press
Bend
Ind
Morris K. Friedman
John Boja
Cassidy
Elore
New York
Cleveland
Bridgeport
Virginian recounts eight months of Mexican bandit captivity
Mrs. Cora Lee Sturgis testified before a U S senate committee detailing her family’s looting by bandits, a hospital raid by Carranza and Zapata forces, the death of her mother from starvation, and a perilous escape via a message sewn in a shoe. The account covers executions, raids, and embassy involvement.
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Cora Lee Sturgis
Senate
Mexico
The
Associated Press
Washington
Diaz
Madero
Huerta
Chiapas
Carranza
Sturgis
Frontero
Ambassador Fletcher
Zapata
Mexico City
Zapata Leutenant
January 19 Target Set for Versailles Treaty Ratification
Paris January 5 The supreme council tentatively fixed January 19 for ratification of the Versailles treaty. The council's action on the Scapa Flow sinkings was handed to Baron Von Lesser, and an agreement with the German delegation was announced.
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Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Council
Baron von Lesser
Cass county Republicans map 1920 campaign plans
The Cass county Republicans convened at Red Men hall to outline campaign strategy with over fifty precommitteemen present. Walter Closson led as party chairman, appointing committees and naming Othello Smith to a key attorney post and secretary Smith to run primary campaign duties.
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Cass County
Red Men's Hall
Walter Closson
Smith
Othello Stral
L. P. Duener
R. C. Hillis
Hal B. Smith
J. D. Douglass
James A. West
John B. Smith
Sam Yohn
William Gremelspacher
Clay Carr
Shelly Walters
Charles Barker
Ed Lux
Kirk Wells, Jr
Chan Closson
Othello Smith
Closson
Congress Returns to Work with Cabinet of Bills Ahead
Congress reconvenes after a fortnight recess with both chambers starting on calendar bills. The Senate debates the water power development bill while the Sterling sedition bill is postponed. Peace treaty talks continue with Sen King presenting reservations and debate among many senators. Berger’s contested seat looms as House leaders plan action upon credentials.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
King
Utah
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
Representative Mann
Illinois
Berger
City Council Hears Plan to Rehabilitate Electric Plant
Henry A. Down told city councilmen the municipal electric light and power facility is overloaded and needs immediate boiler and generator upgrades to restore reliable service. He cited coal quality and an emergency overload, noting six of seven boilers were active and the 1,500 kW generator near capacity.
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Henry A. Down
Coumibus
Harry M. Bell
Down
Barnes
Legion Members Instructed On German Opera And Hungarian Music
Indianapolis January 5 The American Legion issues a bulletin urging posts to oppose German opera and Hungarian music only when not truly American and not aimed at pro German sentiment The notice warns against radical propaganda while stressing law and order and cites an orderly New York opposition to German language opera.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
American Legion
State Department of the Legion
Franklin D’olier
New York
Legion
Republican Women Demand Equal Representation in Campaign
Republican women from fourteen midwest states meet to push for equal representation on the national committee and a fair number of women delegates at the June national convention. They propose doubling national committee membership and institute planks for direct citizenship for women, eight hour workdays, and a permanent women’s bureau within the labor department.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Midwest
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
National Committee
Women’s Bureau
The
Department of Labor
Civil Service
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Menia
State Central Committee
Hays
John Glover South
C. A. Severance
Minnesota
Margaret McCarter
Kansas
Mary Garrett Hay
New York
Women’s National
Forger Escapes From State Prison Near Michigan City
Pat Adams, jailed in Indianapolis last November for forgery, escaped from the Indiana state prison this afternoon. He hid on a freight train on the switch track at the penitentiary and escaped with the departing train. efforts to locate him have been fruitless.
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Associated Press
Michigan City
Ind
Pat Adams
Indianapolis
Adams
Street Car Collision on Broadway Injures Driver
An unknown man driving a Ford touring car escaped serious harm after Broadway street car No. 291 struck his vehicle at Twelfth and Broadway yesterday at 4 PM. Motorman G. W. Lindersmith stopped the street car. the Ford, damaged, narrowly avoided worse injuries with only slight bruises to the driver.
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Twelfth and
Broadway
G. W. Lindersmith
Twelfth Street
Standard Oil
Lindersmith
Radicals Clash With Miners Leaders Lead Up Large
Radical factions initiate confrontation with mining leaders amid rising tensions. Authorities monitor protests as miners push for stronger labor concessions and safety assurances.
Radicals Challenge Mine Union's Endorsement of Wilson Proposal
In Columbus on January 5, radicals within the United Mine Workers oppose international officers accepting President Wilson's settlement plan. Phillip Murray moves to affirm the officers, while delegates Berate leaders and some call for resignations or jail for agreeing to the terms. Green and Acting President Lewis defend the submission as inevitable.
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The
Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
United Mine Workers Organization
International
Wilson
William Green
Phillip Murray
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Lewis and Green
Supreme Court upholds war time prohibition crackdown
The Supreme Court by a five to four vote sustained the federal prohibition enforcement act restricting beverages with more than one half of one percent alcohol. Justice Brandeis wrote the opinion. Justices Day Vandevanter Mc Reynolds and Clarke dissented.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Associated
Brandeis
Day, Vandevanter
McReynolds
Clarke
Jacob Ruppert
New York
Frierson
Department of Justice
Government's long campaign to deport 3,000 aliens outlined
Washington officials say the drive to deport more than 3,000 aliens tied to communist groups will be long and costly. Immigration head Anthony Caminetti cites a needed slush fund and stronger legal talent as crucial, while Congress weighs expanded authority and resources. Continued on page
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Watie
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Anthony Caminetti
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