Rainfall Halts Farm Work Across Logansport Area
Unprecedented Sunday rainfall in Logansport Cass county totaled 1.61 inches with three downpours. Eel and Wabash rivers stayed within banks while hail shattered 117 glass panes at Kepfer greenhouse and wires raked by wind disrupted electric and telephone service. Farm work paused as fields remained soaked delaying corn planting and plowing.
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Cass County
Longcliff
Eel
Wabash
Kepfer
Galveston
Burlington
West Market Street
Pennsylvania
Anoka
Mexican Federals and Villa in Battle
Rumors of fighting between federal troops and Villa followers at Jimenez Chihuahua circulated with unconfirmed reports. Passengers said the railroad to Parral was cut and twenty kilometers of track destroyed. They also cited executions of six Chinese a German and a Mexican by Villa’s men following the Parral fighting.
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Jimenez
Chihuahua
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Local Youth Suffers Badly Dislocated Arm
Paul Price, son of F C Price of 602 Bates Street, a member of the local high school track team, sustained a badly dislocated arm yesterday afternoon about 5 30 while vaulting at Riverside Park. The injury occurred during practice after school as the team met there each evening. the arm was set by a physician and Price was removed to his home.
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Paul Price
F. C. Price
Bates Street
Riverside Park
Young Price
Local Attorney to Argue Case in Federal Court
Attorney A G Jenkines traveled to Indianapolis to present oral argument in a federal case. Orel S Prickett sues Citizen's Telephone Co of Kokomo and Watson Co including O Connor Co contractors. The suit originated in Howard County Circuit Court where Prickett was awarded $12,000.
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A. G. Jenkines
Indianapolis
Orel S. Prickett
Citizen’s Telephone Company of
Kokomo
Watson & Co
O’connor & Co
Supreme Court
Howard County
Cass County Faces $100,000 Shortfall in Victory Loan Drive
Cass county aims to raise 100000 to reach its quota for the Victory loan campaign as Chairman M L Fanstler urges every loan worker to push sales before the final deadline. The county map will show white for counties meeting quotas, black otherwise, highlighting Cass as the target before the Welcome Home parade in Indianapolis for the Rainbow Division. Banks will assist in closing the gap as the drive ends Saturday night.
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Cass County
M. L. Fanstler
Indianapolis
Cass
Reward Offered to Buy Victory Liberty Bond
A $100 reward is offered to any man or woman who can purchase a Victory Liberty Bond today. The idea is to save $100 that would otherwise be spent and support the war effort, with the incentive of helping the county show as white on the map when soldiers pass the Indianapolis monument tomorrow.
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Indianapolis
Buy bonds today to ease the government debt burden
The notice urges citizens to purchase bonds, explaining borrowing can cover the cost with a $1.25 annual carry for a $100 bond over four years. Banks offer the loan at 6 percent while the government pays 4 percent, and collateral is the bond. Continued on Page Two.
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Hunan
Dol
Calamity Declared In Muncie By Judge Thompson
Judge W A Thompson declares a calamity in Muncie due to lax law enforcement by the prosecutor and police. Grand jury to probe Grand hotel gang headquarters and recent transport wreck that killed three, with coroners ruling the collision accidental.
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Muncie
Ind
Iin
W. A. Thompson
Circuit Court
Thompson
Gang of Land
Grand Hotel
Murphy
Williams
Indiana counties race to top Victory loan quotas
The Associated Press report notes Marion county aims to exceed its $17,696,500 quota with a May 7 Welcome Home Day approaching. Across the Seventh district subscriptions total $64,717,800 toward $81,562,500 while 34 counties have met their quotas and eight show over subscriptions.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
Federal Reserve District
Eighth
Vigo County
Allen County
Chicago
Michigan
Fire traps many in Columbus apartment blaze
A downtown Columbus fire at Broad and Front streets at midnight trapped many in a seven story building. Police say scores of women and children jumped to nets or were thrown to rescuers. A dead and numerous injuries were reported, with estimates of twenty to thirty trapped and seventy five to one hundred residents in the building.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Charles ‘Speakman
Robert Knight
Giljab Larson
Broad
Front
Heat Prostrations And Straw Hats The Fad In New York
New York will see a heat wave as temperatures rose to 86 degrees marking the warmest May 5 in city history. Four heat prostrations were reported as hundreds wore straw hats and palm beach suits to cope with the heat.
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New York
Associated Press
United States Weather Bureau
Palm Beach
Weather Bureau
City building fund debated as petitions oppose Kreuzberger purchase
Mayor Barnes and the council discussed the Kreuzberger site with twelve petitions totaling 1,117 names opposing the city buying it. The crowd was small and no negotiations occurred. The board of public works would handle any future talks before a city appropriation.
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Board of Public Works
West Side Park
Sixth and Broadway
Board of Works
Barnes
Paul Souder
Navy seaplanes ready for early hop to cross Atlantic
A group of naval aviators ages twenty to thirty prepare to launch from Rockaway Point to cross the Atlantic in three giant hydro airplanes NC11 NC4 and NC3 with favorable weather foreseen. The NC1 may delay due to last minute wing changes after a fatal crash earlier. NC3 NC4 set to fly dawn to 7 am.
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Rockaway Point
Trepassey
New Foundland Coast
Associated Press
New York
Long Island
New Foundland
NC1
Adams
Harold
Foundland
John H. Towers
Azores
Towers
Navy
Poindexter Attacks League of Nations Over China Action
Senator Poindexter of Washington declares the League of Nations sacrificed its declared goal of protecting territorial integrity and independence by ceding Shan tung peninsula to Japan. He calls the move futile and hypocritical and warns against abandoning traditional policy of noninterference. He argues it makes the League an instrument of oppression.
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Associated Press
Washington
Peace Conference
Japan
Shantung Peninsula
Poindexter
Republican
League of Nations
League
Wilson
British aviators seek new air drome for hop off
Harry Hawker and Captain Frederick P. Raynham, aiming for a trans Atlantic flight, search St John’s area for a four wind field after winds restrict usage to only east or west. They plan aerial reconnaissance if conditions improve. Raynham equips his Martin to stabilize flight with a rubber band assisted control system.
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Associated Press
St. Johns
N. S
Harry Hawker
Frederick P. Raynham
Raynham
One Millionth American Soldier To Begin Homeward Move
Secretary Baker announced in New York that the one millionth man of the American Expeditionary Force will embark for home next week. He said troop withdrawals are advancing well and the 300,000 monthly pace will be reached in June. Baker praised the Third Army as well equipped and eager to return as he toured France and Brest embarks.
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Associated Press
New York
Baker
France
George Washington
Warren Pershing
General Pershing
Brest
77Th
Washington
David Shanks
Hoboken
Germans to receive peace treaty tomorrow
London reports a Paris dispatch stating the German handover of the peace treaty is set for 3:15 PM on Wednesday. The Fiume question is resolved with autonomous port status for two years before transfer to Italy.
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the . Exchange
Paris
Fiume
Italy
Newspaper reporters admitted to Versailles ceremony
Paris May 5 The visit of President Wilson to Versailles will include admission of newspaper correspondents to the ceremony. Opposition centered on limited space, but the council of three will review the situation. Premier Clemenceau will preside Wednesday as press members are announced. Fifty eight delegates from allied countries and six Germans will attend.
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Wilson
Versailles
Council of Three
Clemenceau
Troubles in Getting Out of County For Whippet Tank
Army personnel in charge of Whippet tank demonstrations faced difficulties leaving the county and reaching Logansport for the Victory Loan tour. The vehicle stalled at Metea near the Fulton county line, delaying the journey until it could be reloaded.
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Logansport
Metea
Fulton County
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