Greatest Memorial Observance Honors Gibson County Heroes
Gibson county observes a memorial program with a 1:30 parade honoring local soldiers from World War I and earlier wars. The procession includes the Princeton band, Archer Post G A R, and WWI veterans, followed by ceremonies at the Airdome with songs, poems, and a memorial address.
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Gibson County
France
Post Hall
Public
Archer Post
G. A. RR
Trmis
Sons of Veterans
Post Headquarters
Hugh Manna
Princeton Band
Today We Honor Our Heroes
A local store notes it is closed today but expresses gratitude and remembrance for heroes, inviting community reflection and tribute.
Death of Oscar Clark veteran and city councilman
Oscar Clark born July 30 1848 in Claremont county died after a yearlong illness from a stroke two months prior at 611 South Hart Street. Funeral Saturday at 4 pm at his home with Rev Dr Price Alexander Crow of the First M E church and Archer Post G A R in charge. Survived by three daughters, one brother and one sister.
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Oscar Clark
South Hart Street
Price Alexander Crow
M. E
Archer Post
Clark
F. W. Munier
Mt. Vernon
Jil
H. G. May
8. L. Heberd
Plainfield
Eiffel Tower Joins Demobilized Ranks
Paris May 30 The Eiffel Tower has joined the demobilized ranks and its military role ends though the wireless telegraphy station will be maintained and strengthened to match the German post at Nantes. It will reopen to tourists after four years of inaccessibility with guns and searchlights once mounted for air defense.
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Paris
Eile
Nanen
Temperance Meeting At United Presbyterian Church Draws Large Crowd
A large audience attended a temperance meeting at the United Presbyterian church Thursday evening led by Miss Jennie Hughes, a noted temperance worker, who held the attention of attendees. Miss Daisy Kell, formerly of Princeton, has taken a job at Geiss cafe in Evansville on Sixth and Main. A scientific note explains that a lightning flash lasts about one millionth of a second yet impression lingers in the retina for about a tenth of a second, roughly 14,000 times longer than the flash itself.
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Jennie Hughes
United Presbyterian Church
Daisy Kell
Princeton
Evansville
Geiss Cafe
Sixth and
Main Streets
Thomas Quirck
Lawrence Davidson
State Penitentiary
O. C. Stephens
Quirck
Davidson
St. Louis
Lane B. Osborn
Vincennes Visits for Return Game Thrills Local Fans
The Vincennes team arrives for a 3 PM game against Knox County, expected to be hard fought after a 4 to 2 loss by Evansville Chero-Colas last Sunday. Meiser and Carter headline the batteries with Day on reserve as Williams and Mullen handle pitching duties.
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Knox County
Evansville
Coal Mine Park
Vincennes
Princeton
Evansville Chero-Colas
Knox County Boys
Meiser
Carter
Day
Williams
Mullen
Vincenner
Loud
Ex Kaiser Hears Terms and Fades From View in Amersfoort
In Amersfoort Holland May 30 the former German emperor keeps a low profile after learning peace terms. He is seen only briefly when crossing the castle drawbridge for a log sawing errand. the ex-emperor appears mostly invisible to the world. The ex-empress seems more affected by the terms and fears a tribunal. Only visitor is Dr Kraige from Berlin assisting Hohenzollern estates liquidation.
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Amerongen
Holland
Kraige
Berlin
Wilson hints at no third term during Brazil dinner
President Wilson, speaking at a Pan American Peace delegation dinner for Brazil's President-elect Pessoa, urged unity and world liberty. He dropped a possible hint that Pessoa's presidency might be ahead of his own, and emphasized setting an example for liberty and brotherhood. China’s foreign population stood at 226,500 in the latest tally.
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Taris
Wilson
League of Nations
United States
Pessoa
Brazil
Friends of Liberty
What does it mean to you to this marching old men
A poem reflecting on veterans and sacrifice contrasts noble ideals with a citizen’s duty to teach their son. It questions how the public cheers for those who die for a cause while asking what lessons remain for the next generation. It notes about one third of American tax filers earning 3000 to 10000 dollars live in New York.
Borah Fights Penrose As Senate Posts Standings
Washington May 30 Republican leaders in conference reaffirmed committee selections. A Borah Idaho motion to replace Penrose as finance chairman failed 34 to 8. Borah warned of a party split over fiscal plans and taxation if penalties and league of nations issues persist, with Kenyon agreeing and Spencer and Grenna backing Penrose.
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Washington
Committee On Committees
Boral
Idaho
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Warren
Wyoming
Senate
Borah
League of Nations
Kenyon
Iowa
Spencer
Missouri
Grenna
North Dakota
G A R to Meet for Oscar Clark Funeral
The G A R will gather at the hall Saturday afternoon to attend the funeral for Oscar Clark.
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Oscar Clark
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North Side Square
William A. Lubring
Haubstadt
Homer Kessner
John A. Dike
Owensville
Moody Blythe
Ralph K. Mooney
William S. Wallace
Fred. Cox
Ollie Mason
William A. Hulsman
Somerville
Russell Binhack
John F. Farrar
Arvil Binhack
John Cullivan
Chrisg. Reinbreicht
Arthur Zeitz
Earl Collins
Hazleton
Sam Carter
Athol C. Church
Warner C. Johnson
Oakland City
Samuel J. Reavis
Raymond Null
John R. Jacquess
Clarence Loveless
Howard Hardiman
Lyles
Noah Brown
Nathan J. Stacy
Patoka
Clitus Curd
Canter Alcorn
Francisco
Oscar J. Lawrence
Charles H. West
Roscoe Nixon
Mt. Olympus
Harmon Strong
Noah T. Evett
James H. Lockhart
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Boy Scouts, Sons of Veterans
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Water Street
Main
Broadway
Hart
State
Oak
Odd Fellows Cemetery
State Street
Airdome
J. F. Mills
America
Ience
M. 8. McMillan
W. E. McElderry
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Ocean
Lincoln
Dorothy Mae Lawrence
Gil R. Stormonti
Gettysburg
Phillipines
Alva Levi
Eiffel Tower
Sappenfield
Mt. Carmel
Kaiser
Presidency
Hint Wilson
Executive
U. S
China
S.ee. Riser
Welborn & Criswell Co
Borah Toles
Republican Conference
Sherwin. Williams
Epperson
Knowles
Dillings
Lowney’s
Whittman’s Box Candies
Hallett’s
Sanitary Soda Shop
R. P. Moore Milling Co
F. L. Forthoffer
C. E. Mossman
Shoptaugh’s
Shoptaugh's
J. M. Scantlin
West Side Square
Candy Store
Fowler
Town South
Side Square
Guthrie’s
Galsky & Paiard
Buick Motor Cars
McFetridge & Cassidy
Joyce Bldg
North West St
Rey
S. R. Davis Cash and Carry Grocery and Meat Market
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