WANTS GAMBLING IN GRAIN STOPPED SETS TWO YEAR LIMIT
Clifford Thorne of Chicago urged Congress to end speculation in grain futures by imposing a two year limit. He likened the market to Monte Carlo and cited vast wagers relative to actual grain. Committee hearings closed pending a broader futures trading bill. Farmers pressed tariff protection to spur production amid dairy and butter substitute import concerns.
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Washington
Chicago Board of Trade
Clifford Thorne
Chicago
House Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers’ National Grain Dealers’ Associaton
Thorne
T. W. Afonell
Colorado
House
Ways and Means
Monell
W. A. Wentworth
Iowa Dairy Council
Acquittal in Unwritten Law Case Keeps Archie Vance Free
Chicago residents hear of a jury verdict acquitting Archie C. Vance a Harvey watchmaker in the death of Oliver L. Vanier at 151st Street. Twelve married jurors found him not guilty after his wife Esta was dismissed as a codefendant. Vance testified he believed Vanier posed a threat to his marriage and fired after warning him to stay away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Archie C. Vance
Harvey Watchmage
Olver L. Vanier
One Hundred and Fifty-first Street
Vance
Esta
Vanier
New Denial in Schwab Case Before Congress
S A Shick general auditor of Bethlehem Steel testified before the Walsh congressional panel that no portion of the $260 000 October 1918 voucher for C M Schwab expenses was charged to ship construction in the Shipping Board affair probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Company
New York
C. M. Schwab
S. A. Shick
Bethehem Steel Corporation
Walsh Congressional Committee
Shipping Board
Harding Visits Florida Kin On Houseboat Cruise
President elect Harting travels along the Florida coast and spends a night in Rockledge as guest of Mrs. Harding's brother Clifford Kling, a winter resident.
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Rockledge
Fla
Rockledge, Fla
Harting
Florida
Suit for Damages Over Ship Sunk by Submarine
The New York and Porto Rico Steamship Co files the first court claims suit to recover 2,700,000 for its steamship Carolina sunk by a German submarine off the New Jersey coast on June 2, 1918.
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Washington
Jan
Court of
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
Carolina
New Jersey
Europe’s Debt to US Seen Rising by 1924
Cornell economist George F. Warren told the Ways and Means Committee tariff hearings that Europe’s debt to the United States would reach 20 billion dollars by 1924. He cited wartime borrowings and current European debt to American firms, urging tariff on farm products to protect American markets.
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Washington
Europe
United States
George F. Warren
Cornel University
House
Ways and Means Committee
Warren
Hose Hurts 44 During Fire at South Water Street
Four firemen were badly hurt and about 40 bystanders drenched when a high pressure hose tore from its tripod during a blaze at 219 West South Water Street. Captain Edward Hooley and three others were knocked down as the hose sprayed the crowd. The fire was contained to a four story brick building, with damage estimated at 75000 dollars, including the death of hundreds of ducks and chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West South Water Street
Edward Hooley
Graeme Stewart
Mutiny Among Soviet Troops Near Lettish Frontier
Dispatches from Copenhagen report mutiny by Soviet Russian troops at Opotshka near the Lettish frontier. Several commissaries killed. uprising said quelled by force. Disturbances blamed on hunger and ill clothing, with enforced requisitions provoking civilian rioting in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Opotshka
Lettish
Copenhagen
Riga
Troops Ordered to Quell India Riot in FyZabad District
Reuters report from Allahabad states fresh riots erupting in the FyZabad district with about 10,000 rioters and thousands more moving there from Lucknow to annihilate police. Troops are moving in and the situation is described as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fyzabad
Dispatch
London
Reuter
Allahabad
India
Lucknow
Bill to Fund National Debt Proposed in New Jersey Rep Patterson Bill
Washington January 26 funding of the entire national debt into long term bonds is proposed in a bill by Representative Patterson of New Jersey. It would authorize a bond issue up to 30 billion dollars to replace outstanding bonds and limit interest to five percent.
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Washington
Patterson
New Jersey
McCray Seeks Park Fund For Indiana Dunes
Governor McCray asks Indiana lawmakers to appropriate 1 million dollars for a northern dunes state park with a matching private subscription plan. The proposal requires private funds totaling 1 million, with 100 thousand dollars yearly from public and private sources for a decade. The move, endorsed by conservation groups and Richard Lieber, seeks to preserve the dunes amid industrial threats.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
McCray
General Assembly
State Conservation Department
Chicago
Richard Lieber
Conservation Department
Secretary of State
Branch
Elections Committee
Senate
Hoosier Motor Club
Assembly
Higher Pay for Legislators Bill Proposed by Senator Masters
Senator Masters introduced a bill to raise pay for the general assembly to 1000 dollars a year for members. The speaker would receive 8 dollars per day plus his salary. The lieutenant governor would get 2000 dollars a year and 8 dollars per day as senate president. The proposal targets current assembly members.
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Masters
General Assembly
House
Senate
Assembly
Elkhart County Seeks Separate Circuit Court District
Goshen lawyers plan a bill to make Elkhart county a distinct judicial district. LaGrange would join with Steuben in a circuit. Floyd W. Miller says no bill has been filed yet, though some lawyers favor a separate Elkhart Circuit Court. Few oppose the proposal, with some deeming the change unnecessary. Circuit court activity in Elkhart has been light since the Superior Court was created about thirteen years ago.
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Goshen
Elkhart County
Lagrange County
Elkhart
Steuben County
Floyd W. Miller
Lagrange
Steuben
Circuit Court
Superior Court
Urges Fish Ponds for Farms in Indiana
Indiana farmers could create fish ponds with little expense and gain edible seafood family entertainment ice for summer use and skating. George N Mannfeld, superintendent of the fish and game division, says the state will cooperate and help stock ponds for those who want to build them.
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Indiana
George N. Mannfeld
Fish and Game Division
Department of Conservation
Iannfeld
Why is a Doorkeeper Lieutenant Governor Opposes Secrecy
The lieutenant governor who presides over the senate says he does not need a doorkeeper. He argues open meetings in committee rooms let the people observe how the assembly’s “servants” work. He favors transparency over closed doors.
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Branch
Senate
General Assembly of the People’s ‘Servants
Auto license issuance climbs in state reports
H. D. McClelland, manager of the automobile license division, says by January 15 about 16,000 more licenses have been issued this year than in the same period of 1920. Mid January totals show 103,000 passenger car licenses and 13,000 truck licenses, up from 90,000 and 10,000 last year respectively.
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H. D. McClelland
State wardens arrest totals for fiscal year ending 1920
State game wardens made 1,421 arrests for fish and game law violations in the year ending September 30 1920. Of those arrested 93 percent or 1,825 persons were convicted and paid fines and costs totaling 32,858.44 dollars per a resume by the state department of conservation.
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State Department of Conservation
License Dealers in Foreign Exchange Bill Introduced
Representative Ahlgren proposed licensing all foreign exchange dealers except banks with a $10,600 bond. He cited exploitation of Lake County immigrants by men of their own nationality and said the bill mirrors laws in other states.
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Ahlgren
Lake County
Governor taps panel to review bills before signing
Governor McCray asks WV. S. Lesh attorney general to examine and report on legislature bills prior to signing. A special cabinet previously formed by Governor Goodrich will examine bills. Lesh is aided by Ralph Kane of Indianapolis W. B. Gemmill of Marion and John H. H. Edwards of Mitchell.
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McCray
WV. S. Lesh
Goodrich
Mr. Lesh
Ralph Kane
Indianapolis
W. B. Gemmill
Marion
John HH
Edwards
Mitchell
Abolish Public Service Commission Move Aimed at Utilities
A bill by Representatives Smith Newman R W Barker Red good and Lydy would abolish the public service commission and revive the railroad commission as of May 1 1913. Rate fixing for utilities would shift to city councils, with existing city utility franchises to run for one year before needing readoption.
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Service Commission
Smith, Newman
R. W. Barker
Redgood and Lydy
Public Service Commission
Railroad Commission
Hoosier News Briefs Highlight Indiana Events and Changes
Indianapolis election sees A. Miller elected president of the Indiana Builders' Supply association. Corydon Milling warehouse fire destroys flour and hay. Lee Kidder named chief city law agents in Indianapolis district. Woodmen encampment set for April in Lafayette with Woodmen Circle meeting. Purdue enrollment down amid low farm prices. Kosciusko County has the largest water area and Lake Wawasee. Terre Haute probes a state school of mines bill. Indiana blind aid report shows demographics of trainees. Laporte tarries Sunday funerals. ministers seek common rest. Teachers receive life certificates across several towns. White River Railroad plans new line from Cannelburg to Jasper. Locomotive department cut at Pennsylvania shops in Logansport. Bartholomew jail inmates form health club. Smith linked to murder case. South Bend birth rate 25.8, Mishawaka 217.1, Evansville mills switch to day shifts. wheat shortages abroad.
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Indianapolis
Oren A. Miller
Richmond
Indiana Builders’ Supply Association
Corydon
Corydon Milling Company
Peoria
Ill
Lee A. Kidder
Southern
Illinois
Lafayette
Woodmen of the World
Woodmen's Circle
Order
Purdue University
Kosciusko County
Indiana
State Department of Conservation
Wawasee
Terre Haute
General Assembly
Clement. J. Richards
Vigo County
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Indianapoliz
C. D. Chadwick
Board of
Industrial Aid For the Blind
State School For the Blind
Laporte
State Board of Education
Bertha Fisher Elkenberry
Crawfordsville
Albert Alvin Glockin
Connersville
Asabel Roberts Jones
Gary
Elise Eck Mullhill
Peru
Mildred Margaret Sauer
Madison
Common
Susanne Anne Stokte
Fort Wayne
Washington
White River Railroad Company
Cannerburg
Jasper
Daviess County
Logansport
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Bartholomew County
J. Webber Smith
Irma Hancher
Smith
Harry Jones
Indiana State Farm
South Bend
Mishawaka
Widows Outnumber Widowers in 1920 Census
The 1920 U S census shows 3 170 000 widows and 1 471 890 widowers in the nation. The average man is twice as likely to die before his wife due to wife’s younger age and higher male mortality after fifty, notes the Bankers' Life Bulletin.
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Bankers’ Life Bulletin
How to Save Money from a Dining Room Chat
Two men enter a self serve restaurant and discuss debt as a path to savings. One says to pay debt after incurring it, the other claims to never pay debt. A patron overhears their ironic exchange about money management.
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Bill
She Had an Object in a Comic Exchange
In a brief comic exchange Mrs. Benham replies to a remark about hair by saying she wears it over her ears so she won’t hear his clothes, revealing a humorous domestic moment.
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Benham
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Monte Carlo
Schwab
Harding
S. R. Guggenheim
I. Guggenheim
Cornell
M’cray
Solons
Indiana Federation of Farmers’Associations
Hoosier News
Evansville
Dr. Pierce
Ind
Sadie Weikel
Penn St
Bellans
Cutiur
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