Indiana House Debates Repeal of Primary Law
The Indiana House and Senate opened with debate on repealing the statewide primary law. Rep Herbert C Willis of Waberton sponsors the Willis bill with local primaries possible. Floor Leader Fifield says most members oppose absolute repeal. administration bills including tax DW and Barker NI also loom. A bitter fight surrounds the public service commission abolition as the upper house edges toward action.
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Masters Bill Raises State Legislature Pay and Roles
The House faces the Masters bill boosting compensation for lawmakers starting with the 1923-28 session. Assembly members would earn 1000 dollars yearly, the lieutenant governor 2000, and the speaker of the house 8 dollars daily plus 1000 as a member. The last English constitutional amendment to make state offices appointive failed in the Senate.
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Whisky Seizure After Madison Fleet Loading
Columbus reports 581 cases seized after agent R H Abel followed a freight car from Madison to this city. Liquor valued at 10620 dollars sent from Milford Wy to Madison for rail shipment to Covington Ky. Permits dated January 18 appeared to be signed by P M Williams Kentucky enforcement director.
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Three Haute Lawyer Dead in Vigo County History
Terre Haute Feb 7 Albert J Kelley aged seventy two a longtime Vigo County lawyer and former prosecuting attorney died at his home after a weeklong illness His death removes a veteran figure from local legal circles
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Would Enslave The Nation Putting On Poor Face For Effect
The article discusses Germany’s demand to avoid paying 64 billion in reparations and the London conference outlook. It notes allied experts doubt Germany can pay and survive, while disarmament criticisms rise. It covers US cabinet speculation, Pershing’s warning on unpreparedness, and the wage dispute between railroads and unions.
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Edward W. Pickard
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Reparations Clash Over German Economic Slavery Claims
The German protest led by Dr. Walter Simons warned that imposed obligations would enslave the German people, with Reichstag leaders broadly agreeing except ultra radicals. France welcomes reparations progress, Britain supports export tax as a reconstruction tool, and Lloyd George defends the plan saying it must be applied if Germany refuses.
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Report on Brussels meeting exposes false German deficit claims
Financial experts at a Brussels conference show Germany could wipe out a 76 billion mark 1920 deficit by correcting inflated expenses and underpaid taxes. They note 1919 and 1920 budgets included unspent credits such as 16.5 billion marks for occupation costs, of which only 4.56 billion was used, while 1920 budget lists 42 billion marks.
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Resolution to invite world to disarmament conference
A near verbatim excerpt notes an ERA era proposal authorizing the President to invite nations to send delegates to a conference aimed at establishing disarmament arrangements. The language suggests an international effort requiring presidential invitation and formal participation.
Army budget debate shadows Harding 175000 force plan
In the house, Chairman Kahn opened the fight to keep the regular army at 175000, noting Harding favors that level but hopes to reach 150000 someday. He also cited Harding backing voluntary training for 150000 annually. War Dept cuts slash civilian staff, fuel, clothing, and supplies as deficits push strict economy and shift training to officers.
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Dawes Defends War Effort Before House Panel
General Charles G. Dawes of Chicago, former chief of supply procurement for the American army in France, testifies to a House war investigating committee. He condemns attempts to discredit WWI victory, defends army liquidation acts, rejects waste charges, and calls excessive prices necessary for rapid completion. He lambasts European diplomats and defends Britain alongside the United States.
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Prohibition Commissioner Crackdown Chokes Liquor Trade
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer ordered stricter limits on withdrawals from bonded warehouses last week. Only industrial alcohol wine for sacremental use and liquor for retail druggists may be drawn, with a five case limit per authorization. Wholesale permits were halted and several top agents were sent to the Canadian border to curb cross border smuggling.
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The Land We Love Getting Ready for Citizenship
Lesson text outlines Matthew 22 15 39 focusing on loving God and neighbor as the core of citizenship. It discusses civil obedience to Caesar, the two greatest commandments, and the call to preach Jesus Christ to unite humanity as true brothers under God.
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Worldly Fame and Its Transitory Nature
The excerpt contrasts fame with mortality and the living. It cites Dante on fame as wind and Colton on fame as an undertaker neglecting the living while attending the dead, highlighting fame's fickleness and finality.
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Fame and its Reach Across Time and Space
A reflective meditation on fame, comparing its narrow origins to its expansive, distant glow. The piece explores how celebrity forms in private moments yet extends far beyond its birthplace.
Mary in French Class Sparks Puzzled Laughter
A four year old, Mary, tires of her mother’s French lessons as she pretends the phrases are pig talk. The mother answers Oui oui and Mary retorts that it is pig talk, quoting a playful exchange reported in Harper's.
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Harper’s
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Safety Ad Cautions Buyers
An advertisement warns that true Bayer Aspirin carries the Bayer name on the package or tablets. It claims physicians worldwide prescribe it for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism and other pains. The ad notes 12 tablet tins cost only a few cents and that druggists sell larger packages.
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Disarmament Debate Shocks Crimson Gulch Citizens
In Crim son Gulch citizens vote to disarm amid a long standing dispute. Cactus Joe recalls the moment as Bo missy Tom and others discover the hidden weapon location, marking one of the town’s most prolonged and agitating events.
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Minister Opposes Extravagance as Wife Wears $75 Hat
A Boston Transcript quip notes a sermon on women’s extravagance where the minister’s wife sits wearing a $75 hat. The cartoonish exchange highlights social spending in household items like Red Brass Ball Blue used for kitchen and linen care.
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Department of Housekeeping
Narrow escape on cliff path called the Razor
In a tense moment the crew recalls a near disaster as they swerved along a cliff side path known as the Razor. A sharp misstep could have proved deadly, leaving the team shaken but unharmed.
Motifs of Delay and Delusion in Everyday Wisdom
A collection of aphoristic lines on procrastination, marriage myths, and blunt practicality. It contrasts delaying kindness with blunt caveman style approaches and taps into skeptical views of idealized notions.
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