Fire marshal orders demolition of dilapidated Logansport buildings
Harry N. Styner assistant state fire marshal conducted a citywide review in Logansport ordering removal or repair of several condemned structures. Many properties including 910 Broadway and other listed sites face demolition amid unsafe conditions and missed owner notices.
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Harry N. Styner
Logansport
Styner
Marshal Styner
Thomas Sry
Bartlett
Broadway
Thomas Spry
Lynas
Fifth and
North Streets
Dunn
North Street
Miller
Thomas Bradfield
Dr. Palmer
Longcliff
Tabersville
Charles Chase
George Seybold
Market Street
Point
Point Garage
Castle
North Third Street
Styne
Marssal
Marshal Storer
Nelson
State Factory Inspection Board
Fort Wayne
Livingston
Self-Confessed Slayer Hanged by Mob at Court House Yard
A self confessed murderer, who had been given a life sentence, was taken from officers and strung up by a mob in the court house yard in Barton County Missouri. The crowd of men women and children cheered as the prisoner was hanged from a tree.
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Barton County
Missouri
Court House Yard
J. Lynch
Lynch
B. Ge
Mob Hangs Lynch Without Warning in Missouri
Jay Lynch, who fatally shot Sheriff John Harlow and his son on March 3, was taken from Barton county officers by a mob in La-mar Missouri and hanged in the courthouse yard this afternoon. He had pleaded guilty to the murders and was serving a life sentence when seized.
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Springfield
Jay Lynch
John Harlow
Harlow
Lamar
Lynch
Colorado
Barton County Court House
Court House
Hawker Denounces Navy Flight Plan as Not Serious
London May 2 Harry Hawker at a Daily Mail luncheon praised the American transatlantic flight but derided the Atlantic crossing effort as not serious, saying a ship every twenty yards shows no fight in the motor. He and Lt Grieve discussed navigation, wind, and a potential Azores route, remarking the aviators impressed British attendees.
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Associated Press
London
The
Daily Mail
Europe
Azores
Hawker
Raynham
Portugal
Grieve
One Hundred Year Old Man Flies in Indiana
Wabash Indiana May 28 John Higgins believed oldest northern Indiana resident at 101 years took a flight with the Service Aviation Training and Transportation Company. He was piloted by Oscar Bricker the company aviator.
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Wabash
Ind
John ‘Higgins
Indiana
Service Aviation Training and Transportation Company
Higgins
Oscar Bricker
Mother Will Hays Dies at Home Portrait of Republican Leader
Mrs. Mary C. Hays 61, widow of John T. Hays and mother of Will H. Hays, died at her home after cancer of the stomach. She had been ill for weeks and refused nourishment for three. survived by two sons Will and Hinkle Hays and two daughters Martha Hays and Mrs. Bertie Brake.
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Associated Prem. Sullivan
Ind
Mary C. Hays
John T. Hays
Will H. Hays
Will Hays
Hinkle Hays
Martha Hays
Bertie Brake
Farmersburg
Michigan road boosters press for state upgrade
A Logan sport and regional delegation urged the Michigan road be designated for state improvement by the state highway commission. Attorney Chas Yarlott led a detailed case arguing the route from Logansport to Indianapolis serves a 25 mile wide area, needs truck oriented funding, and should link steel mills on Lake Michigan with broader commerce. The commission heard but did not decide, requesting data on traffic and agreeing to consider the Michigan road for future improvements.
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State Highway Commission
Logansport
Emsley W. Johnson
Indianapolis
Chas, Yarlott
E. F. Metzzer
Hiatt
Kirklin
Snyder
Zionsville
Yarlott
Lo Fansport
Indidynapolis
Lake Michigan
Michigan
State Commission
Order of Formation for Memorial Day Parade
The grand marshal D A Gillespie and assistants plan the parade route from Court Park through North and Sixth streets to the cemetery. Units include Liberty Guard Girls, police platoon, World War soldiers, Boy Scouts, Sons of Veterans, Elks, Red Men, Knights of Columbus, Knights of Pythias, labor groups, Italian Society, Civil War veterans, War Mothers, and wounded soldiers. Three bands perform, with a citywide decorations meeting for leaders.
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D. A. Gillespie
R. G. McCloskey
Charles Ferguson
North Street
Court Park
Sixth Street
Market Street
Third Street
Broadway
Fifth Street
Liberty Guard
Civic League
Boy Scouts
Fourth
Sons of Veterans
Fourth Street
Elks
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
Knights of Pythias
Market
Italian Society
Gillespie
Marshal Gillespie
Citizens
Line of March for Memorial Parade Fixed
Officials set the route for the Memorial Day parade as organizers confirm the march will start at the city square and proceed to the veterans' memorial. Local groups, veterans associations and police will coordinate the event with a noon lineup and road closures on the parade day.
Germany to Present Counter Proposal at Versailles
The German peace delegation will hand in a 108 page volume of counter proposals and acceptances to the allied terms at Versailles on Thursday. German officials expect to resolve the Austrian question when the Austrians are shown the peace treaty at St Germain on Friday. The council of four reached a deal over Italy's Fiume claim and concessions in Dalmatia to advance the peace process.
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Germany
Versailles
St. Germain
Trians
Council of Four
Italy
Fiume
Adriatic
Dalmatia
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Twice Divorced Woman Attacked By a Boy Lover
Mrs. Elsie Ray 31 mother of two was attacked and seriously injured in Connersville Indiana by Harry Smith 16 son of the former county infirmary superintendent. Smith reportedly said he had Mrs Ray's consent to marry her and that she later jil ted him. Juvenile authorities have not charged him while her condition is assessed.
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FBI
Fpress
Connersville
Ind
Elsie Ray
Fayette County
Harry Smith
Smith
Unrest and fighting deepen in Mexico including rebels on Isthmus line
Associated Press reports widespread turmoil across Mexico City and the south as rebels under Felix Diaz strike the Isthmus rail line and blockhouses are destroyed. General Damy and four officers were killed in a train attack. Villa's northern activity prompts troop redeployments and rising security measures. Miners in Durango seek protection amid Villista threats.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico City
Ernesto Damy
Teapes
Felix Diaz
Damy
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Villa
National Palace
Obregoy
Carranza
Velardena
Durango
Torcon
Cuencame
French Aviator Sets New Altitude Record at 31000 Feet
Paris May 28 Adjutant Casale a French aviator ascended 31000 feet in a flight that set a world's record. Casale who served in the war had numerous air missions and was credited with 12 German planes downed. Earlier Lang of the British army held the record at 30500 feet with a passenger aboard and was later arrested for disclosing flight details without authorization.
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Associated Press
Paris
Adjutant Casale
Lang
War Department: How Money Was Expended in Wartime
A brief overview details government wartime expenditures and allocation of war funds. It explains how military and related costs were distributed across departments and programs to support mobilization efforts.
Senate Organization Grows as War Expenditure Probe Moves
Republicans move to create a special fifteen member Senate committee to fully investigate all contracts and expenditures of the war department during the present war. The measure expands the existing four by two member panel and aims to widen inquiry to possibly include the war fund and war risk insurance bureau.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Representative Graham
Ilinois
Gillett
War Department
House Committee
Graham
Mondell
Campbell
Kansas
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Republicans Hold Control in Senate
The Associated Press reports that after hours of party conflict Republicans completed the senate organization by naming chairmen and majorities for key committees. Senators Penrose of Pennsylvania and Warren of Wyoming were named heads of the finance and appropriations committees respectively. Republicans blocked separate votes on special chairmanships while progressives did not unite to oppose Penrose and Warren on the floor.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Warren
Wyoming
American NC-4 Seaplane Readies Final Leg to England
The American naval seaplane NC-4 will start the last leg of its flight from Rockaway Beach to Plymouth England. Lieut Com A C Read and crew await favorable conditions in Lisbon where Rear Admiral Plunkett and the destroyer force are stationed. The 775 mile leg is expected to take about nine hours.
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England
Washington
Rockaway Beach
L. I
Plymouth
Eng
Navy Department
Lisbon
Portugal
A. C. Read
Atlantic
Read
Plunkett
Rochester
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