Counties Restore 1919 Horizontal Tax Increases
Indianapolis August 14 Marion and Shelby county boards rescinded cancellations and ordered old valuations restored. Boone county plans to rescind its cancellation and retain 1919 valuations while adjusting distribution of increases among local units. Tax board had issued the horizontal increase orders after study of local conditions.
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Indianapolis
Hancock
Marion
Shelby County Boards of Review
Board of Tax Commissioners
Boone County
County Boards of Review
Tax Board
House on wheels follows birds to save coal in Michigan
A retired carpenter George L. Wilder built a three room house on wheels in Waukegan Michigan to chase birds and use less fuel. The mobile home can be drawn by horse or car and houses Wilder his wife and child. The article notes John C. Calhoun’s resignation from the vice presidency to become a U.S. senator.
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Waukegan
Mich
George Ll. Wilder
Ponzi Is Held Without Bond in Boston
Charles Ponzi, once hailed as a financial genius, was unable to raise $35,000 for his freedom on bond and remained in jail pending his trial. The master dealer in postal reply coupons had previously spent twenty one months in Montreal prison and a term in Atlanta.
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
Montreal
Atlanta
Polish Bank Seized in Fonzi Collapse
Boston Aug 14 The Polish Industrial association a private bank was seized and closed by State Bank Commissioner Allen after investigation found many bad loans and little cash. It is the second wreck in the Fonzi financial collapse.
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Boston
Polish Industrial Association
Allen
Harve Crain Takes Vacation With Family
Harve Crain a tank shop foreman at Southern railroad will vacation next week with his family visiting Paris and East St Louis. The note accompanies a remark about global waste land totaling about 30 billion acres.
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Harve Crain
Southern Railroad
Paris
East St. Louis
Salespeople Claim They Do Not Have It
A friend notes that many salespeople prefer saying they haven't got it over making an effort to look around and find the item. The remark highlights a supposed reluctance to search inventory.
Plot Said Found Against Premier Lloyd George
Scotland Yard bolstered detectives at Downing Street after a plot against Premier Lloyd George was reported discovered yesterday. The premier’s planned continental visit during the parliamentary recess is likely to be abandoned.
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Jondon
Lloyd George
Scotland Yard
Downeee
Ponzi and three officers held on scheme charges
In Boston on August 14 five men including Charles Ponzi faced charges after accepting millions from New England investors with promises of high interest. Ponzi surrendered with a $35,000 bond and was jailed in East Cambridge. three Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company officers faced $50,000 bonds each on a larceny charge and remained jailed after pleading not guilty.
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OLD Colony Foreign Exchange Company
Charles Ponzi
Boston
Mass
New England
Ponzi
Middlesex County
East Cambridge
Charles Street
Charles M. Brightwell
Raymond Myers
Fred Myers
Automobile Turns Turtle Near Sullivan on Way to Richmond
Mr and Mrs George Cloin and brothers Charles and Luther were in a serious wreck last Thursday while driving to visit sisters in Richmond. Mrs Cloin and Luther suffered serious cuts and bruises. Mr Cloin and Charles had minor injuries. They remained near Sullivan while the car overturned tipping them under the vehicle. The family was told they would return home next Monday.
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Democrat
Wheeling
George Cloin
Cloin
Charles
Luther
Richmond
Florence Shelby
Ruth Thompson
Clain
Luther Clain
Sullivan
Alvin Cloin
Surprise Party for the Lawhorns in Knoxville Visit
Mr and Mrs A M Lawhorn of Knoxville Tenn will arrive Sunday afternoon on Southern train 24 for a short city visit. He was formerly general foreman at the Southern shops here and is now superintendent in Knoxville. Friends plan a basket picnic in South Side park Sunday at 5 pm to welcome them and provide a chance to meet as many friends as possible during their short stay.
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A. M. Lawhorn
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern
Lawhorn
Southern Shops
Clinton Blacksmith Shot at Work in Indiana
Andrew Charles, 40, of Clinton Indiana, was shot and fatally wounded by Steve Yager also of Clinton while Charles worked at the Jackson Mine No 5 blacksmith shop. Durich witnessed the scene as Yager fired a 32 caliber revolver, striking Charles in the neck and chest before he was taken to Terre Haute Hospital unconscious.
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Clinton
Ind
Andrew Charles
Steve Yager
Charles
Jackson HA
Yager
Joe Durich
Terre Hipute
Reds near Warsaw as mass rally vows to defend city
Moscow reports two army wings encircling Warsaw while Minsk hosts Russo Polish armistice talks. In Warsaw 100000 civilians, including armed women, vow to defend the city as fronts push nearer and distrust grows in leadership.
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Warsaw
Express Co Granted Rate Increase by ICC
Washington Aug 14 The Interstate Commerce Commission grants the American Railway Express Company a 12 1 2 percent rate rise, adding about 35.5 million to yearly income. The decision excludes the recent rail wage award of 43 million for express workers, with possible further rate requests to follow. Milk and cream rates rise 20 percent where rail competition exists. in noncompetitive routes, 12 1 2 percent.
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Washington
American Railway Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Board
Ecommmission
Patoka Home Team Hosts Decker At Riverside Park Sunday
The Patoka baseball squad meets Decker at Riverside Park on Sunday. Gibbs, formerly with the Keen Cutters in Evansville, is signed for the remainder of the season. Witherspoon returns as catcher. A lively game and large crowd are expected.
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Patoka
Decker
Riverside Park
Gibbs
Keen Cutters
Evansville
Witherspoon
Miners Meet in Cleveland Concludes With Demand Talks
Miners of the central competitive field refuse to disclose wage demands before the Cleveland conference. Operators say little will be decided at the meeting beyond hearing the miners' demands as committee sessions proceed.
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Cleveland, O
Deaths: Mrs. Lucinda Rhoades 90 in Owensville
Mrs. Lucinda Rhoades died last Saturday August 7 at her daughter Mrs. Martin Curl home in Owensville from complications of diseases. She 90 years old had lived with her daughter Mrs. Robert Dunham on North Gibson Street prior to visiting Owensville last April. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Owensville with burial in Maumee Church.
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Lucinda Rhoades
Martin Curl
Owensville
Rhoades
Robert Dunham
Gibson Street
Curl
Maumee Church
Bolsheviks Close on Warsaw as Peace Talks Loom
Paris dispatch notes Bolsheviks near Warsaw from the north east and southeast, now within twenty miles of the capital. General Halter's army holds positions along the Vistula Narew and Bug rivers but is pressed relentlessly toward Warsaw as negotiations loom.
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Paris
Warsaw
Poland Rejects Armistice Terms and Vows to Fight
Prince Eugene Sapieha states Poland will not capitulate or demobilize, insisting disarmament is unacceptable. Soviet troops push toward Warsaw, nearing twenty five miles from the capital as Russia presses attacks on Polish lines northeast and east.
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Warsaw
Poland
Eugene Sapieha
Tennessee House Rejects Ratification Message
Nashville Aug 14 Seth Walker speaker of the house telegraphed President Wilson that Tennessee men will not surrender honest convictions for political expediency. Wallar replied urging house concurrence with senate action to ratify the federal suffrage amendment.
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Nashville
Seth Walker
House
Wilson
Tennessee
Patoka Township farmers plan winter meetings
The Patoka township farmers organization will meet in the small court room next Tuesday at 8. Frank Archer, the township chairman, will outline a plan of work for winter meetings. All farmers are urged to attend.
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Patoka
Meeting Tonight Of Gibson County Farmers Federation
The Gibson County Farmers Federation will meet tonight at 8 at the Odd Fellows hall. Speakers Paul W. Mitchell of Brazil Indiana will discuss cooperative marketing of farm products and T C Salisbury of Wells County will cover questions vital to farmers. Attendance is limited to members and a full turnout is desired.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Gibson County Farmers’ Federation Association
Paul W. Mitchell
Brazil
Ind
T. C. Salisbury
Wells County
Coal Operators and Miners Meet in Cleveland
In Cleveland on August 14 wage scale committees for bituminous coal operators and central field miners met at President Wilson's request to discuss changes in wages. John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers explained the short notice prevented full miner delegation. Michael Gallagher was named chairman and William Green secretary-treasurer for the conference. The miners caucused but did not settle the exact wage demands.
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Cleveland
Wilson
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Minera
Michael Gallagher
William Green
Cantaloupe Crop Late but Larger, Higher Prices Reported
Bores reports cantaloupe district comprising Gibson, Knox, Posey and Jackson counties has shipped 432 cars by yesterday, with 26 cars today, about half of last year's August 2 total. Total crop expected 500 to 600 cars, marketing through next week. Prices higher due to better quality and demand.
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Gibson
Knox
Posey
Jackson
Boree
Cox to Launch Fight Today
Governor Cox plans two Wheeling appearances today signaling a bold push into Republican strength. He will address the West Virginia Democratic convention and deliver a riverbank speech after a 120 mile motor trip from Columbus. He lauded Tennessee’s suffrage vote and noted no comment on party strategy.
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Columbus
Cox
Wheeling
W. Va
Camiaton
West Virginia
Zanesville
Cronderland
St. Clairsville
Tennessee
Tennessee Senate
White
Democratic National Committee
Owen
Oklahoma
San Francisco
William J. Bryan
Harrison
Democratic
Pittsburgh
New Haven
New York
Indiana Rises to About Tenth in U.S. Population
Census figures show Indiana at 2,390,544 residents, up 229,668 since 1910 and 1,202.2 percent since 1800. Statewide gains highlighted with Knox County 46,245, Washington 8,743, Clinton 10,962, Brazil 9,293, and Vincennes 17,210.
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Indiana
Census Bureau
Hoosierdam
Knox County
Washington, Ind
Clinton
Brazil
Vincennes
Plan to Train State's Cripples
Indiana plans to use federal funds to train disabled workers. The state board of education and J G Collicutt will review the $110 521 federal grant covering 1921_44 and seek matching Indiana legislative support. Beneficiary schools include Auburn Columbia City Crawfordsville Elkhart Evansville Fort Wayne Frankfort Carey Goshen Hammond Indianapolis Muncie Seymour Shelbyville South Bend Terre Haute Warsaw Vincennes Whiting Princeton.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Education
J. G. Collicutt
Collicutt
Indiana
Auburn
Columbia City
Crawfordsville
Elkhart
Evansville
Ft. Wayne
Frankfort
Carey
Goshen
Hammond
Huntington
Muncie
Seymour
Shelbyville
South Bend
Terre “Haute
Warsaw
Vincennes
Whiting
Princeton
East St. Louis Baseball Team Invades Princeton Hoosiers
East St. Louis fast team travels by pullman attached to an early morning train to face the Princeton Hoosiers tonight at Coal Mine Park in a highly anticipated game. Batteries listed Day Shoulders and Newberry for Princeton. Start time set for 7 30 o clock.
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East
Shoulders
Newberry
D'Olier Pays Homage to Legion Heroes at Centralia
Franklin D'Olier national commander of the American Legion visited Centralia Washington on Tuesday to honor four Legion members buried there. About two hundred Legionnaires and women gathered to pay reverence to the martyrs, marking Armistice Day at the shrine.
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Centralia
Wash
Franklin, D’olier
American Legion
Legion
Workers of the World
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John C. Calhoun
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Polar
Luther Cloin
Mrs. Lawhorn
Clinton Blacksmith
Bolshevist Army
Moscow
United Frees
Minsk
Foreign Office
American Railway Express
Cleveland, Ohio
Frank Archer
County Farmers’ Organization
Fight Today
Pope Revel
Lmee
D’olier
Shoptaugh’s
J. M. Scantlin
F. J. Hall& Sons
Corner State and Main
Wilkinson
Edison
G. W. Guthrie
Music House
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Null Bros. Main
Broadway
Wheeler
White Lbr. Co
Princeton Novelty Works
E. R. Gieselman
Ford
W. Broadway
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