Fire destroys Russell & Russell Mattress plant in South Bend
Indiana brief reports the Russell & Russell Mattress Manufacturing plant burned in South Bend causing an estimated loss of 50 000 dollars. The Marion county council may seek about 300 000 dollars for county tuberculosis hospital extension and improvements. Police chief Edgar Schmitt destroyed a wagonload of liquor in Evansville. Terre Haute city clerk George H. Fears arrested for embezzlement with 2500 dollar bond.
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Russell & Russell Mattress Manufacturing Company
South Bend
Marion County Council
Edgar Schmitt
Evansville
George H. Fears
Terre Haute
Justice of the Peace
Freelandville State Bank
Knox County
Lawrenceburg Roller Mills and Grain Lijlevator Company
Exact
Charles Johnson
Muncie
Johnson
Parker
Purdue University
Evansville College
Goodrich
Carl B. Luhring
Congress
Lincoln
Washington
Lincoln City
Spencer County
Richmond
Losantville
Greens Fork
Amos Lumber Company
Edinburg
Nyce-Dravis
Kingston
Mallie Martin
Carlos Harrison
Indiana
Martin and Harrison
B. M. Nyce
Charles Moran
Chappae” Moran
Thomas Laughlin
H. K. Pierson
Indianapolis
A. B. Anderson
Frank C. Loder
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Logansport
M. B. Stewart
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Lafayette Superior Court
Lafayette Savings Bank
Tax Board
Lafayette
Co-Operative
Statehouse
George ©. Bryant
John F. Glover
Southern Indiana Insane Hospital
City Board of Health
Railroads Plan Postwar Service Reforms to Avert Litigation
Washington January 7 The Association of Railway Executives outlines post control changes to remain after March 1 including fre ight car interchange rules ongoing operating statistics and current charge collections. Shippers agencies will aid routing and tracing. They seek a government advisory body on transportation needs rate uniformity across states and consolidation flexibility with a loan fund for improvements.
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Washington
Association of Railway Executives
Thomas de Witt Cuyler
Railroad Administration
Cuyler
Pershing Arrives in Davenport Iowa in Gala Welcome
General Pershing arrived in Davenport and was greeted by thousands led by the American Legion. Stores and schools closed until 10 am as the city wore festive flags. He toured Pershing avenue and the Rock Island arsenal, then proceeded to Augustana College with Mayor Skinner leading the escort.
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Davenport
Jan. T
Pershing
American Legion
Rock Island
C. P. Skinner
Moline
Arsenal Island
Plow City
Augustana College
Galli Curci Granted Divorce From Luigi Curci
Chicago soprano T Amelita Galli Curci wins a divorce from Luigi Curci in Superior Court Judge Charles A. McDonald’s court. Attorney Roy D Keehn reads Curci statement retracting his answer to Mme Galli Curci’s bill. Curci says his accusation of misconduct with her accompanist Homer Samuels was proven false.
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Chicago
Jan
Gale wrecks train injuring over sixty near Denia
A passenger train was overturned by a hurricane near Denia Spain injuring more than 60 people, most seriously. Valencia reports indicate the storm disrupted rail service and caused extensive damage along the coast.
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Valencia
Spain
Denia
Actors Strike Closes Amsterdam Theaters
The actors strike has led to the closure of all Amsterdam theaters and several in Rotterdam, disrupting performances across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Holland
Rotterdam
Sir George Paish Seeks Aid for European Rehabilitation
Sir George Paish of London former editor of the Statist arrives on an unofficial mission to unite American financiers in support of Europe’s rehabilitation efforts.
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George Paish
London
The
Statist
Europe
Florida Senator Objects to Higher Army Ranks Until Soldiers Are Paid
Washington January 7 Senator Park Trammell of Florida blocked consideration of a military affairs bill to create the rank of lieutenant general for Peyton C. March Hunter Liggett and Robert L. Bullard. He said he would persist in his objection until the rank and file are properly rewarded. He has previously authored a six month pay bonus bill and a $60 discharge payment measure.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Military Affairs Committee
Peyton C. March
Hunter Liggett
Robert L. Bullard
Park ‘Trammell
Florida
Trammell
Trammiell
Grange to Present Antistrike Result to Cummins
Washington report says the National Grange executive committee will submit referendum results on the antistrike clause of the Cummings railroad bill to Senator Cummins. The panel will also relay farmers' views on packing legislation to Senator Gronna. A tentative bill calls for strong government Packers oversight by a national food commission.
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Washington
National Grange
Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Grange
Farmers’ Organization
Gronna
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
National Food Commission
Mail plane reaches Omaha on inaugural aerial mail run
Walter J. Smith piloted the first trial aerial mail plane to Omaha arriving at 4 40 p m from Chicago with Farr Nutter who rode in the mail box from Iowa City where a damaged part was replaced. They left Chicago at 8 53 a m. The first mail flights will be Thursday making Omaha the western terminus of the New York Chicago Omaha aerial mail service.
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The
Public Service Commission
Commission
Statehouse
People’s State Bank
Michigantown
Kenneth Morgan
Pauline McDonald
St. Joseph
Morgan
Indiana
Gosport
Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company
South Bend
Mishawaka
Hammond
Whiting
East Chicago
Fort Wayne
Jasper
John K. Stuart
Noblesville
Checker
Ohio
Ralph Pritchard
Cleveland
Stuart
Clay County
George Muncie
L. L. Williams
Chicago
Walter J. Smith
Omaha
Farr Nutter
Nutter
Iowa City
Bar Installed On City of South Haven Reveals Havana Fleet Plans
Quincy Mass Jan 7 The installation of a brass and mahogany bar on the after deck of the former steamer City of South Haven now being refitted discloses plans by New York and Milwaukee interests for a new fleet of fast steamers between southern points and Havana. The steamer has been rechristened City of Miami. Before navy service it ran Chicago to South Haven Michigan.
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Quincy
Mass
City of South Haven
New York and
Milwaukee
Southern Points
Havana
City of Miami
Navy Department For
Chicago
South Haven
Mich
U S Prosecutes Brewery Owners After Court Ruling
The United States moves to prosecute 211 individuals who sold beer since the Volstead act. Manufacturers of 2.75 percent beer before the act are dismissed, while those dealing in it after the act faces cases. Brewers say the fight over 2.75 beer continues despite the Supreme Court decision.
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Washington, Jan
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
New York
United States Supreme Court
Emory R. Buckner
Root, Mark, Buckner & Howard
St. Louis
United States District Court
United States
Pollock
United States District Attorney
New York Finds Maids Myth Debunked by Aid Society
A Chicago dispatch claimed thousands of European girls seek seven dollar week maids. New York officials say the rumor is false. Households rush to secure help yet most arrivals head to relatives on the Pacific coast with funds. under one percent seek domestic service.
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New York
Chicago
Travelers’ Aid Society
America
Pacific Coast
Ludendorff Warns of European Disaster Over Allied Policy
Paris reports Gen. Ludendorff, former German commander, warns disaster looms for Europe due to allied policy. He refuses to discuss Germany’s Versailles Treaty effects, saying entente treatment will drag them to ruin and foretelling a coming catastrophe.
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Germany
Paris
Europe
Ludendorff
Matin
Berlin
Entente
Bolshevik Army Evacuates Dvinsk Under Pressure
A Russian Soviet communique reported from Moscow via wireless states the Bolshevik army evacuated the city of Dvinsk on the Dvina under enemy pressure. The withdrawal confirms the frontline retreat noted in the region.
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London
Dvinsk
Dvina
Moscow
Cascarets Promise Quick Relief From Bilious Feelings
An advertisement claims Cascarets remove Hver and bowel poison causing sallow skin upset stomach and dull headaches. It says the product works without griping like Calomel or harsh pills and costs little while you sleep.
Quiet town faces watchful crowd and deadlock
In Crimson Gulch residents drift into plain clothes patrols to spot rule breaking. Cactus Joe notes the town is orderly yet paused with almost everyone acting as an observer and enforcer, creating a tense stalemate.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Green's August Flower Ad Presents Digestive Remedy
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile. It claims use by thousands of households for indigestion, dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and related issues, sold by druggists and dealers everywhere.
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Green
Please leave your face as God made it
A Greencastle Indiana grandmother inspires a young child with a candid remark when the three year old was naughty. The tot asks her grandmother to leave her face as God made it, a moment of playful honesty captured in the home.
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Greencastle
Ind
Diamond Dyes Ad Promises Rich Fadeless Colors
An advertisement claims Diamond Dyes will color wool, silk, linen, cotton, and blends with guaranteed rich, fadeless results. It mentions a Direction Book with each package and a Diamond Dye Color Card for matching materials.
Voices of the Night from American Legion Weekly
Two duty bound friends meet in darkness with a searchlight as they search for morning. Sam asks what Pete has found and Pete replies a searchlight to light the dawn. They share a quiet moment before parting at night’s end.
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Sam
Pete
American Legion Weekly
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offers Cure Claims
Advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine builds up the system cleanses the blood and reduces recurring head colds. It states internal use treats mucous surfaces and offers testimonials and a $100 guarantee for any uncured catarrh. Available from all druggists for 75 cents. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Man stocks bone for self and family ham bone
A proverb-like line urges a man to display backbone for himself and share ham bone with the rest of the family, reflecting thrift and provision.
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Indiana News
Roy Wenger
W. W. Zimmerman
I. A. Gorman
Bert Morgan
Fourth District
Indiana Lincoln League
Bert Fuller
Vincennes
League
Tolleston Bank
Lake Criminal Court
Clinton County
United War Work Societies
James J. Adams
New Albany
Southern Illinois State
Wabash County
Mount Carmel
Elisha Grimes
J. C. Kern
Carmi
Grimes
Adams
Harry B. Smith
Adjutant General
Indiana National Guard
United States Quartermaster’s
Jeffersonville
Frankfort
U. S
General Pershing
Iowa
GALLI
CURCI
Luigi
Sir GeoRge Paish
Grange For Antistrike Act
Farmers’ Body
Cummings
Nebraska City
Bright
Doans
Doan’s
Indiana Case Co
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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