Taxpayer groups in White county face choice of unions
In White county a dispute unfolds over two taxpayer bodies the Indiana Tax League and a Taxpayers Association. The discussion weighs their membership fees and state linkages against established groups like the State Farmers Association and the State Chamber of Commerce. Citizens are urged to support proven organizations for better results.
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White County
State Farmers’ Association
Aigner
Farmers’ Association
Hamber of Commerce
League of Nations to Tackle Day Safety and Jay Walking
The League of Nations begins new discussions on day safety measures with potential focus on jay walking and the proper timing to address heavy pedestrian traffic.
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Boston Transcript
League of Nations
Jay
Congress opens with ears to ground on tax relief
A Chicago Daily News note suggests Congress may pursue a tax cut of 100 dollars yearly, aiming to ease burdens for the average consumer without provoking backlash.
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Chicago Daily News
Congress
Peston Eagle Claim Sparks Tax Debate and Bonus Talk
A terse statement from McAdoo argues taxes can be lowered while a bonus for the Bbo appears possible, prompting debate among supporters and critics about policy trade offs and fiscal goals.
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Peston Eagle
McAdoo
Porthead Oresonian Encourages McAdoode Return
The report urges Mr McAdoode to consider the crown’s return as a sign of encouragement since abse has ended.
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Porthead
Worth of the dollar in a League of Nations era
A speculative note ponders how the U S dollar would fare financially if the United States had joined the League of Nations, contrasting monetary value with international arrangements and economic impact.
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St. Louis
Greenville Piedmont Quote on War and Peace
A Pietist reflection notes that public aversion to war and its costs would yield lasting peace if people disliked both conflict and its financing. The remark underscores fiscal resistance as a path to harmony, attributed to Greenville Piedmont.
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Greenville
Piedmont
Farm loans offered with 5 percent terms
H C Johnson and Son advertise farm loans with 5 percent rate options. They offer five year loans and amortization loans running 34 percent of a year terms. They invite customers to figure terms with them.
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H. C. Johnson & Son
Records Help Stop Leaks On Farms Through Accounting
Figures from New York farms show higher average yearly income on farms that kept accounts versus those without records. The accounting aids farm management by revealing weaknesses and guiding changes, with Purdue University experts urging expanded farm record keeping in upcoming extension programs.
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New York
L. S. Robertson
Purdue University
Extension Department
Purdue
Farm Management Department
Indiana
Undersea Sightseeing Opens Off Society Islands
A local boatman near Papute has opened a glass bottom boat tour off the Society Islands. Passengers view vivid coral formations and tropical fish through a submerged window as the vessel slowly drifts over reefs. A boat boy dives beside the craft, adding to the undersea spectacle.
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Society Islands
Papute
Gana
Atorg
Sue
England’s Crime Decline Relied on Cat Garrote Past Cruelty
The article recalls Spain’s garrote as an early execution method and notes London’s use of similar severity in the past. It reports the Old Bailey cases and Sir Ernest Wild’s remarks on violent crimes, including robbery with violence and armed burglary, and the potential return of the cat as punishment.
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Spain
London
Old Bailey
Wionel
Recorder
Ernest Wild
K. CL
England
Hattonchatel Restored After World War I Damage
French and American visitors celebrated Hattonchatel’s restoration north of St. Mihiel. The village, a site of joint WWI fighting, had endured shell fire while serving as an observation post. An American woman who summers there funded part of the rebuilding, making the place meaningful to soldiers again.
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Hattonchatel
St. Mihiel
France
Hattenhatel
Toul
Hattonhutel
Rocky Mountain News
Five Year Fossil Hunt To Seek Ancient Mammals
Professor Elmer S. Riggs of the Field Museum of Natural History leads a team for a five year fossil expedition. They will sail to Buenos Aires to begin studying extinct mammals found along the Argentine pampas and coast from Patagonia to the Straits of Magellan, seeking remains formed when South America was isolated from North America.
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Elmer S. Riggs
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Buenos Aires
Argentine Pampas
Atlantic
Straits of Magellan
Patagonia
South America
North America
Australia
United States Timber Supply Declared Largest In World
The report from the United States Department of Agriculture states that a vast timber reserve spans the Northwest, California, Alaska and Pacific coast regions. It notes about 1.214 billion board feet of coastal forest stands, with Douglas fir and western yellow pine dominating the mix and potential mill capacity around 400,000 cords.
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United States
Wirsidneton
California
Raising Goldfish In Middle West Ponds Became Major Industry
A fan in the Middle West started with a few small springed ponds raising geldfish. The venture grew to produce more than half the goldfish sold in the United States. Most fish were raised the first year and are fed to reach large sizes via special care. Varieties include comneta nywphs fan tails telescopes and black Chinese motifs.
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Middle West
United States
Mexico’s New Import Law Sparks Compliance Concerns
A new Mexican rule treats all goods as imports if their packaging or appearance suggests foreign origin. If owners cannot prove import duty payment, they face legal action and penalties, even for items produced locally.
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Mexico
Arkansas cotton grower fights boll weevils with kerosene torches
An Arkansas cotton grower reports a method to reduce boll weevils by placing a kerosene torch above each two to three acre area. The nighttime glow attracts the pests, causing many to be singed and fall into kerosene, according to the source.
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Arkansas
Ninety-Six Abeauty Contest Held in Turin Italy
A beauty competition for elderly contestants in Turin, Italy, concluded with a 96 year old winner. About Tod entrants participated, including a 73 year old with perfectly black hair. Thirty competitors were single women.
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Turin
Italy
Twins Ninety Years Old Celebrate Birthday
Mrs. Beckett and Mrs. Warcon of Attlebury Norfolk twin sisters recently celebrated their ninetieth birthday. They are believed to be the oldest twins.
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Beckett
Mrs. Warcon
Attlebury
Norfolk
Balancing Trade Across Export Partnerships
The text explains how an imbalance where one country exports heavily to another and buys little leads to payment mismatches. To fix this, shipments such as gas are used to rebalance accounts, creating an exchange premium. When the premium rises too high, buyers seek other markets, risking trade disruption unless balance is achieved.
Highest Chimney In World Rises 500 Feet At Great Falls
The tallest chimney, 500 feet high with a 530 foot top diameter, stands at the Boston and Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining works in Great Falls Montana. It vents 4 million cubic feet of gases per minute at about 500 degrees Fahrenheit and features a ladder to the top with safety rungs and guards.
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Boston and Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company
Great Falls
Mont
London
Foreigners Flock to Government Printings for Records
The Congressional Record remains highly sought after in Washington with foreigners, especially Japanese, visiting the Government Printing Office to obtain documents on agriculture shipping navy and other U S government activities. Russians are also seen taking large volumes.
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Washington
Government
Navy
Tie
Tie Rusalan
Philadelphia
Letiger
Care of a Distempered Deg Dog
A veterinary note from Sport man's Digest advises kennel keepers to isolate a distempered dog and provide careful nourishment. Feed with two thirds meat and one third vegetables, plus gnawing bones, and offer cod liver oil if recovery stalls. Emphasizes time, rest, and gentle handling for a return to normal weight.
Trumpeter Swans Guarded on BC Lake in 1919 20
The Zoological Society Bulletin notes a flock of trumpeter swans at a secluded British Columbia lake, numbering nineteen in winter 1919-20, nine in 1920-21, and rising by two to eleven in 1922-22, while the great swan's North American status and nest discoveries in 1909 are referenced and a Canadian guard guards a dock.
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Zoological Society
British Columbia
North America
Franklin Bay
United States
Air cameras map Colombia Venezuela boundary
Swiss experts use aerial photography to determine the long disputed border zone. Photos cover vast wild terrain and reveal watershed elevations aiding an exact boundary map after 25 hours of flight. Also a brief note on a five year old patient David from Sunnyside watching his own healing progress.
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Colombia
Venezuela
David
Sunnyside
Indianapolis
Fossil Like a Cornstalk Challenges Plant Evolution Theories
A coal mine find in Illinois uncovers a cornstalk like fossil that pushes back the origin of flowering plants thousands of years. The Paleozoic strata yield evidence of long extinct life and suggest flowering plants evolved earlier than previously thought, reshaping the timeline from Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Hlinois
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Snapping Lightning Flashes With Simple Cameras
Dr Willan J. S. Lockyer notes that storm photography enhances thunderstorm viewing by using any camera to capture lightning. Set focus on distant objects, position camera where flashes occur, open shutter until a flash appears, then replace plate and repeat.
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Willan J. S. Lockyer
The
London Mail
Divorces Granted in Canudis Reach Low 1922 Share
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports 44 divorces in 1922 two thirds of one percent of marriages. Divorces per 100 000 persons stood at seven in Canada and 122 in the United States. Nushunds led with 316 divorces or 60 percent. wives 228 or 40 percent. Prince Edward Island issued no decrees since 1908. The text notes most divorcees were residents of dies.
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Canudis
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Nushunds
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
American Wheat Flour Dominates Hongkong Imports
Consul W J McCafferty reports to the Department of Commerce that wheat flour is a leading U S import to Hongkong, the South China trading hub. During three years ending 1926 the United States supplied about 85 percent of Hongkong's flour imports, with Canada and Australia sharing the remaining 15 percent.
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United States
Hongkong
Notice of Administration in White County Indiana
The undersigned appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court as executor of the will of Deborah Ann Speers, late of White County, deceased. Estate described as solvent. Dated December 13, 1923. John H. Giles. William C. Mitchell, Attorney for Executor.
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Circuit Court
White County
State of
Indiana
Deborah Ann Speers
Maid-Servant's Paradise in Guildford City Lottery
In Guildford England a yearly Maid's Money is given to the maid-servant with two years in service who throws the highest total on two dice. The prize, once near $60, originates from John How who endowed property two centuries ago and served as mayor on three occasions. The ceremony occurs in the old town hall council chamber each year.
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Guildford
England
John How
How
Old Town Hall
Unidentified World War I Dead Remain Few in Number
The article notes that fewer than 1,700 of the 80,000 World War I deaths abroad remain unidentified, contrasting the small share with Civil War casualties. It discusses national cemeteries as silent witnesses to those who fell and are buried there.
Graves of American Soldiers in Europe Cemeteries
The piece notes 170 162 graves known and 147 500 unknown Union soldiers. It states unknowns lie with 30 000 comrades in American cemeteries in Europe and recalls the graves registration service in France started in September 1917 before any American casualty.
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Iie
Europe
France
American Legion Weekly
Great Game Park in former German East Africa found
The Illustrated London News reports a newly discovered game park in former German East Africa. It sits in a volcanic crater nearly twelve square miles, two thousand feet deep, with a lake and vast clover pasture supporting at least seventy five thousand head of big game. Lions in daylight due to tameness are noted for daytime hunting.
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