Indiana News Briefs Highlight Banks Robbery and Labor Probes
National bank robbed by three men net $2000 in silver and currency. United Mine Workers District 11 to investigate Kansas coal controversy and assist in court battles. Indiana farm groups push tax and credit measures, and state officials discuss school attendance and reform.
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National Bank
Terre Haute
District 11
United Mine Workers of America
Kansas
Indiana
Russia
American Relief Commission
Indianapolis
McCray
Hugo Pam
Superior Court
Cook County
Illinois
State Judiciary
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Kendallville Shippers’ Association
Layfayette
Ralph L. Heilman
Hope
Bartholomew County
Purdue University
Johnson County
W. P. Foster
West Point
Tippecanoe County
Reid
Tippecanoe
Peru
Cincinnati
Hagenback-Wallace
Floto
Howe
Great London
John Robinson
Ohio
Robinson and Howe
Frank A. Symmes
Clinton
Clinton Field
Clinton Coal Company
John L. Lewis
Alexander G.cavins
United States District
All Day Dress Suiting Girls With Simple Youthful Style
A feature describes the all day dress for children with simple lines and expressive fashion. It highlights fabrics like poiret twill dark blue, black satin chemisette, and organdy accents, with new patterns in cotton cloths, bold sleeves, and neat prints for spring. It notes unfussy silhouettes, belt or sash details, and decorative needlework.
Harding Praises Road Building at National Congress
President Harding told about 10 000 delegates at the national good roads congress in Chicago that highway development has greatly benefited the nation. Colonel H L Bowlby spoke on billboard nuisance and urged eliminating signs from road rights of way. A $223 million road program and a $1.5 million exposition accompanied the event with government displays.
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Chicago
Harding
National Good Roads Congress
Coliseum
Col
H. L. Bowlby
American Road Builders’ Association
Colonel Bowlby_1
Congress
Middle West
Maternity Aid Accepted by 22 States in 1920s
Washington reports that 22 states have accepted federal maternity aid under the maternity act. Grace Abbott, head of the children's bureau, said five states Delaware Minnesota New Hampshire New Mexico and Oregon acted by legislature while 17 did so by governors under six month post enactment window.
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Washington
Miss Grace Abbott
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Federal Board of Maternity and Infant Hygiene
Delaware
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Oregon
Owens Guilty of Embezzlement in Railway Brotherhood Case
Charles W. Owens of Covington Kentucky former national secretary of the Brotherhood of Freight Handlers Station Employees on Railway Clerks admitted a charge of embezzlement before Judge Fred L Huffman in Cincinnati. Prosecutors said Owens diverted 3500 of the funds to his own use. He faces sentencing next Saturday.
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Charles W. Owens
Kentucky
Clerks Brotherhood
Cincinnati
W. Owens
Covington
The
Brotherhood of Freight Handlers
City
Fred L. Huffman
Common. Pleas Court
Owens
Fire destroys box factory in Philadelphia suburb
A $100,000 blaze at the Albert Eichorn box factory on Hancock and Turner streets in Quaker City damages the plant. Authorities report the loss estimated at about $10,060. Fire crews fought the flames through the night as workers assessed the scene.
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Quaker City
Philadelphia
Albert Eichorn
Hancock and
Turner Streets
Prominent NY Host Hosts Noted Broadway Party
A famous New York socialite threw a lavish party at his upscale apartment attended by choicest chorus girls from several Broadway shows. One guest, a mulatto maid, mingled with guests and publicly praised the host as the perfect host, silencing gossip.
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New York
Philadelphia Public Ledger
California Fig Syrup Advertisement Teaches Gentle Bowels
An old style ad urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to cleanse a constipated or feverish child. It promises a fruity taste that children accept and notes that a teaspoonful may prevent illness tomorrow. Parents are cautioned to request genuine California Fig Syrup with printed directions for babies and children, to avoid imitations.
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California
Advertisen.cat
Giant Ox Exhibited At Royal Sydney Show
A seven year old giant ox from New Zealand stood 6 feet 4 inches high with a 14 foot girt behind the shoulders and weighed 8,700 pounds. It toured Australia at the Royal Sydney show last April drawing crowds.
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Australia
New Zealand
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Richmond
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