Indiana Brevities Contain Receiver Orders and Local News
A roundup of short Indiana items: Anderson Trust Co. appointed receiver for Charles F. Wiley & Co. of Elwood after a suit by Mrs. Ethel Wilton. Porter County plans extensive road paving to connect Valparaiso with surrounding towns. Wabash enrollments at Purdue, and various local notices from Crawfordsville, Indianapolis, Marion, Columbus, and more.
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Vilparaiso
Porter County
Lake County
Valparaiso
Kouts
West Chesterton
Wheeler
Hobart
Crawfordsville
Wabash College
Huntington
Salvation Army Post
County Advisory Board
Desté
Curtis Miller
Danny Shaeff
Donald 8. Brown
Porter E. Ayres
Theodore Torborg
Edward Bresenden
H. M. Purviance
Harry Elvin
Milo N. Freightner
Terre Haute
John Hosko
Robert R. Irwin
Lafayette
United States
Engineering Experiment Station
Purdue University
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Purdue
Dean A. A. Potter
Indianapolis
Third Cavalry
Forty-fifth
Indiana
Senate Chamber
Statehouse
T. B. Wilkerson
Knightstown
HW. B. Sparks
Sun
Owensville
Harry Friteh
Morton Gudgels
Chester Fritch
Broughton
Greenburg
Big Four Railroad Company
Jeffersonville
Samuel Lewis Shank
Mile
John J. O’brien
Dry Seas Order Affects Ship Subsidy Debate
Attorney General Daugherty ruled no intoxicants may be served on any American vessel, and none may enter within three miles. The ruling is seen as boosting chances for the ship subsidy bill as ports sequester liquor aboard ships and lawsuits test the order's legality.
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Daugherty
Great Britain
America
Cunard’ and
Anchor Steamship Companies
United States District Court
New York
International Mercantile Marine Corporation
Finland
St. Paul
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Middle West
South
Mudania Pact May Shape Near East Peace Outlook
Refugees from Asia Minor and eastern Thrace flood toward Greece while Turkish forces and Greek civilians fear reprisals. Russian refugees also try to flee as the armistice protocol is completed at Mudania with Generals Harington Charpy Mombelli and Ismet Pasha signing for Britain France Italy and Turkish Nationalists.
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Turkey
Mudania
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Thrace
Anatolia
Greece
Athens
Hoover
America
Kemal
Russia
Harington
Charpy
Mombelli
Ismet Pasha
Great Britain
France
Italy
Ismet
England
Gensrat Daugherty Liquor Ban Sparks Maritime Debate
The exchange over banning liquor on all ships triggered fears of foreign retaliation and ship diversions to Canadian ports. Britain claims no stake in US domestic law while noting its subjects face consequences for violations. France may protest but will watch enforcement and Breech interests.
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Gensrat Daugherty
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Seattle
United States
Washington
Britain Pays Fifty Million in Debt Interest to United States
Through Ambassador Geddes Britain has paid 50 million dollars to the United States, matching this year's interest on the British debt. Sir Robert Home, to help renegotiate terms, is delayed by unsettled policy and may not arrive before month’s end. Paris reports France cannot pay debts for four years as funds go to reconstruct devastated regions. The interallied congress in Brussels may see a Poincare plan to revise Germany's indebtedness based on actual reparations, cutting France's claim by about 25 percent.
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ROYT
Britain
Geddes
United States
America
Robert Home
Paris
France
Brussels
Poincare
Germany
Irish clergy condemn guerrilla warfare in pastoral letter
The Irish hierarchy last week denounced guerrilla warfare against the Free State government calling the killing of National soldiers murder before God. APN notified Washington that ratification documents of the Washington treaties are on the way and that the embassy is empowered to exchange ratifications. Paris reports France delays in ratifying the pacts due to domestic and Near East issues.
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Free State
APAN
Washington
France
Paris
Near East
Harding appoints seven to coal fact finding commission
President Harding named seven prominent men to the coal fact finding commission created by Congress. The appointees include John Hays Hammond of California and Washington, Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana, Samuel Alschuler of Illinois, Clark Howell of Atlanta, George Otis Smith of Maine, Dr. Edward T. Devine, and Charles P. Nell of Illinois and Washington. EW YORK Giants win World Series in five games with a fifth draw due to darkness against the New York Yankees.
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Scipio —iIn
Scipio
Fred Potts
Gus L. Klager
State Experimental School of Purdue University
Indianapolis
Marion
White River
U. B. Church
U. B
Greencastle
George RK. Grose
DePauw University
James Whitcomb Riley
DePauw
Columbus
Columbus Federation of Teachers
R. E. Newland
Carrie Ong
Liltie Leppert
Daisy Linson
Silver Lake
Sarah Smith
Samuel Smith
Muncie
Delaware County Sunday School Association
Evansville
Evansville College
Indiana
Hartford City
Cairymen
Hammond
Michael Miller
Cedar Lake
Harding
Congress
John Hays Hammond
California
Washington
Thomas Riley Marshall
United States
Samuel Alschuler
Illinois
Seventh United States Circuit Court
Clark Howell
Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
George Otis Smith
Maine
United States Geological Survey
Eaward T. Devine
Iowa
New York
Charles P.nelil
Iinois
Roosevelt
York Giants
New York Yankees
Morton M. David Gives Up Law Practice for American Legion Work
Morton M. David adjutant of the Colorado department of the American Legion left his legal career to devote full time to Legion matters. He has handled hundreds of unpaid cases for former soldiers, focusing on those without means, including property recovery and divorce issues. He urges continued hospitalization and rehabilitation efforts for disabled veterans as essential to the Legion’s future.
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Buddy
Colorado
American Legion
Morton M. David
Colorado Department of the American Legion
Legion
David
Colorado Department
Httle
Mme Foch thanks Legion for war orphans gift
A grateful letter from Mme Ferdinand Foch thanks the American Legion Mission French War Orphans Fund for a $5,000 gift to rear and educate five French war orphans. A Paris draft of 61,199.52 francs was given to Marshal Foch as the Legion prepared to depart for France.
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Mme
Ferdinand Foch
American Legion
French War Orphans’ Fund
Marshal Foch
Paris
France
United States
Madame Foch
Legion
He Buy a Cow Quote From American Legion Weekly
A humorous line from American Legion Weekly questions the practicality of keeping a cow, suggesting it would struggle to eat even last year's straw hats. The quip highlights wartime rationing era humor and resourcefulness.
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American Legion Weekly
Navy Plans Memorial Tablets for World War Vessels
The United States Navy considers commemorative tablets for ships that served in World War I. Tablets will measure about 15 by 20 inches and use metal salvaged from German vessels transferred under the armistice terms.
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United States Navy Department
United States
Danger in Oscalation
A Talmadge girl visiting Washington kissed a handsome senate page prompting imitators among local girls. The note cites the episode as a cautionary example, referencing Captain Hobson of Spanish War fame.
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Talmadge
Washington
Senate
Captain Hobson
Honoring the Bard with a Birmingham Story
An Age-Herald snippet recounts an aunt naming her child Shakespeare in honor of Maj. Polk’s praised friend. The narrator explains they could not name the other boy after the Major, but Shakespeare was deemed the Major’s best friend.
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Shakespeare
Maj. Polk
Chile
Birmingham Age-Herald
Women Smoke Aboard British Trains Crowding Men Compartments
Officers report women on British trains crowding the men’s compartments. They insist on smoking while traveling, creating an uncomfortable situation, though the source notes the behavior stems from a desire to ride with men rather than oppression.
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Scientific American
Sour Pickle Controversy Stirs Local Tastes
A sharp jab at a large green pickle headline hints at a souring dispute over a popular food item and its local reception. The column uses vivid phrases to describe the pickle as notably sour, suggesting strong opinions among readers.
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