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Newspaper

Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1921

Page

3

Indiana News Roundup Reports Multiple Fatal and Legal Incidents

Wabash and Peru deaths after interurban strike. Hartford City child crushed by runaway team. Indianapolis to host cleanup of war risk claims. Dr O'Brien to collect miners health data. Earlham College head departs for Dennison. Bootlegging raid on Crows Nest hill uncovers liquor and a prisoner. Legal actions against Indiana milk producers association. Kokomo walker pursues 40000 mile trek. Fire destroys Harmlin chapel in Knox county. Multiple injuries and deaths across towns including Petersburg and Warrick county.

Wabash L. J. Noftziger North Manchester Jacob Lautzenhiser Strucek Peru Startford City Fdna Weber John A. Walker Hartford City Indianapolis Indiana L. Russell Newgent American Legion Legion Red Cross H. R. O'Brien United States Public Health Service Washington O'Brien United States Bureau of Mines John W. Hurty State Board of Health Richmond David M. Edwards Earlham College Lawrence Richard Dean Dennison University Dennison Ohio Dean Cear E. Merrill Root Bundy Crows’ Nest Hill Ity Greencastle Ola Sudduth William Calvert Indiana Woman's Calvert State Farm Sudduth Lawrence Sears Putnam County Clinton Petersburg Floyd Reed Joe Johnson Nea Maren Pike County Johnson Reed Crand Jury Putnam Richardson Winslow Will Reed Inmarshal Oakland City John Floyd Hopkins Marshiuds Indianna Wth and Dairy Products Trust M. S. Lesh William PB. Evains Marion County Marion Superior Court Jdilirs Indianapols Associated Milk Kokomo J. E. Wagner Union Wagner P. W. Kaplean Wisconsin Harmlin Chapel Knox County

Forbes Nominated to Lead Veterans' Bureau Under Sweet Bill

President Harding signed the Sweet bill reorganizing veterans services and named Charles R. Forbes of Washington as director of the Veterans' Bureau. The reorganization follows World War I service and President Harding’s nomination outlines the bureau’s leadership.

Charles R. Forbes Washington Veterans’ Bureau Sweet Harding Washington State Juireau of War Risk Insurance Flarding

Sexes balance in New York and Pennsylvania populations

New York state reports a total population of 10,172,000 with 5,167,350 males and 5,197,877 females in 7220. Racial breakdown shows whites 8,842,726 and blacks 241,568 with other groups listed. Foreign born whites rise to 1,387,850 in 1920 from 1,458,710 in 1910.

Washington New York State Census Bureau Pennsylvania

Anti beer bill passes Senate with new search warrant amendment

The Campbell Willis anti beer bill to prohibit medical use of beer and restrict alcohol for medicine passed the Senate 85 to 20. An amendment holds prohibition officers liable for warrantsless searches and imprisonments. The measure, already passed by the House, spurred intense debate over officers rights and private citizens' protections.

Washington Senate House Senator Lodge Massachusetts Williams Mississippi Senator Stanley Kentucky King Utah Sterling South Dakota Lodge

Plane fires at boat party near Narragansett Bay

An unidentified airplane strafed a five person launch in Narragansett Bay injuring a girl passenger Grace Buxton, 24, of Oakland Terrace, and lightly injuring a man. The craft reached shore for medical aid as the plane departed.

Providence R. I Narragansett Bay Grace Buxton Oakland Treach

Britain to protest U S seizure of Henry L. Marshall

London reports Britain intends to protest to the United States if America violated international law by seizing the liquor laden schooner Henry L. Marshall outside the three mile limit off Atlantic City last week. The move would be a formality, as Britain seeks only a precedent.

London Corenur Britain United States America Henry L. Marshall Atlantic City Great Britain

Hardings Return to Washington From Vacation at White Mountains

President and Mrs. Harding returned to Washington after an 11 day absence largely spent on vacation in the White Mountains New Hampshire. The yacht Mayflower arrived ahead of schedule and docked at 9 30 a m,于

Washington Harding Wits White Mountains New Lampshire Mayflower

Sight Bergs Reported 300 Feet High Off Grand Banks

Passengers aboard a steamship from Glasgow sighted bergs off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. One iceberg, about 800 feet high and 700 feet long, resembled a cathedral with numerous pinnacles, according to Capt. David W. Bone.

New York Grand Banks Newfoundland Glasgow David W. Bone

Woman Auto Killer Guilty Conviction Shocks City

Los Angeles reports music teacher Duvall convicted of manslaughter by a nine women three men jury for fatally running down Richard A. Spann as he stepped from a street car last January. She was free on bond and jailed awaiting sentencing, with a penalty of one to ten years.

Shelbyville H. N. Spear First Baptist Church Bluffton Ind. Tehmond Benedict Frank A. Roul St. Andrew's Church of Tehmond Joseph Chartrand Indianapolis Lafayette Ira Boldman Big Four Ar Park Elis Pears Park Laura Duffendoll Heilman Warrick County William Duffendoll Dollie Duffendoll William Ralph W. Brown Brown Gilbert Nichols Nichols Abs. Brown Wokomoe Indiana First Air Unit Uader National Guard Robertson Washington Wilber Fagles Indiana League of Women Voters League Roebert Larris White Tenth Infantry Band Fort Benjamin Harrison Camp Custer Mich White Army Montezuma Ind R. C. Minton Brooklyn Anti-Saloon League of Indiana State Department Bert Morgan Mr. Minton Martinsville United States Supreme Court Elwood Public Service Commission Elwood Waters Company Terre Haute Charles M. Curry Indiana State Normal School Terreaute Indiana Educational Survey Commission Evansville Michel M. Lem Louis Lam Los Angeles Cal Russ Fridna GC. Duvall Richard A. Spann Miss Duvall

Fire Threats Escanaba Amid Forest Blaze Fanned Winds

Forest fires approach Escanaba Michigan as winds threaten to push flames into the city. Mayor J B Pryad orders hundreds to defend the town while at Isabella 30 miles away two farm homes are burned.

Escanaba Mich J. B. Pryad

Two Die in Missouri Pacific Train Wreck at Donaldson

Two men were killed and several injured when Missouri Pacific fast train No. 3 from St. Louis to Texas derailed at Donaldson, a station about 40 miles southwest of Little Rock. Four or five coaches were hitched in the wreck.

Little Rock Ark Missouri Pacific St. Louis Texas Donaldson

Book of Night Life records young couples amusements

The essay contrasts the modern habit of logging social outings in a "Book of Night Life" with old family albums. It notes tickets and programs pasted in, opinions added, and a season end record of evenings out, finding visitors intrigued by the collection.

Chicago Journal

Diplomacy Lesson Ends With Bedtime Prank

A boy asks what diplomacy means and the father explains it as doing the right thing at the right moment. The boy then relates a mischievous family moment claiming a diplomatist act when his mother arrives with castor oil and he shifts his brother in bed to avoid discovery.

Dad Bobbie

No Hope for Him in Odd Marriage Exchange

A terse exchange features a man asking for hope while a woman asserts a vow to wed, as reported by the Boston Transcript. The fragment hints at a domestic dispute or unexpected matrimonial plan without full context.

Boston Transcript

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