Goolidge Takes Oath of Office to Uphold Harding Policies
President Coolidge sets up at Willard hotel as temporary White House and issues national mourning proclamation for Aug 10 burial in Marion Ohio. Secretary Hughes orders a mourning period until Dec 1. Cabinet members no resignations or immediate changes expected.
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Coolidge Takes Oath as President in Plymouth Vermont
Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as U S president at 2 47 a m in the living room of his father John Coolidge in Plymouth Vermont. The oath was administered by his father, a notary public, and the text was telephoned from the White House. The same day Coolidge received news of Harding’s death at ten minutes before midnight via telegrams from George O Christian Jr and the New York Times, and issued a statement mourning the late president and pledging to carry on his policies with allied support.
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Milestones in Life of Calvin Coolidge
Born July 4, 1872 in Plymouth Vermont. Amherst College graduate 1895. Studied law in Northampton Massachusetts. Married Grace A Goodhue Burlington Vermont 1905. Northampton councilman city solicitor clerk of courts and Republican chairman 1899 to 1904. Massachusetts General Court 1907-08. Mayor of Northampton 1910-11. Massachusetts Senate 1912-15 president 1914-15. Lieutenant governor 1916-18. Governor 1919-20. Elected U.S. vice president 1920.
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Calvin Coolidge Becomes 30th President After Harding Death
Washington notes Calvin Coolidge accepting the oath and duties after Warren G Harding’s death. He travels to Washington with Mrs Coolidge arriving at 9 10 p m and meets Secretary Hughes and Senator Curtis before settling at the Willard Hotel awaiting Mrs Harding’s move to the White House.
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Sharp budget watch urged as July deficit noted
Washington officials say July treasury operations show a deficit but not alarming. To keep total government expenditures within 3 billion dollars for the fiscal year sharp reductions are required in the coming months. The expense over receipts will persist through August but not into September when the next quarterly income tax payments are due.
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Treasury
Chicago Man Cuts Down Two Thirds Mile Record
Jole Ray of Chicago, star runner for the Illinois A. C., set a world record of 2 42 for two thirds of a mile in a special New Jersey Y M H A meet. He lowered Melvin Sheppard’s 2 49 2-5 record in the event.
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Five Die in California Auto Train Collision
Five people were instantly killed and another seriously injured when the automobile carrying them collided with a train between Hayward and Mount Eden in California. The crash occurred on August 6, with the victims unnamed in the brief report.
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Indiana gains wall completion at Pendleton reformatory
A board of trustees member said the new Indiana reformatory near Pendleton will have its main wall completed by August 15. The same state notes 245,983 memberships in building and loan associations. The One Hundred Sixtieth Indiana regiment reunion from the Spanish War is set for Anderson on August 20.
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Indianapolis School Plan Moves Forward with Eight New Buildings
The director of Indianapolis public schools announced eight new school buildings will likely begin construction before fall along with improvements to several existing structures. Separately, hunters have cleaned weapons and procured licenses for the opening of the squirrel season, with reports of abundant squirrels in certain areas.
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Indiana Sheriff Seizes 16 Slot Machines Across Lakes
Sheriff Milo Maloy and four deputies raided resorts at Wawassee Webster and Tippecanoe lakes and confiscated 16 gaming devices, mostly quarter machines. The gambling evidence was loaded into a truck and delivered to the county jail. Judge T J Moll granted a temporary restraining order to the Thomas Cusack company to keep park board officials from disturbing signs and property within 500 feet of parks and boulevards.
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Indiana Reformatory Farms Up For Sealed Bid Sale
G A H Shideler announces two state owned farms near Jeffersonville will be sold by sealed bids as the reformatory relocates to Pendleton. Valparaiso University reports lease cancellation for Cook Laboratories and discusses financing plans. Old Spencer hotel in Marion to be razed for a new $450000 hotel. Van Devanter firm history noted. Gibson county to auction nine memorial coliseum site buildings with cash offers. site cleared in 30 days and turned over for a $150000 WWI memorial.
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Marion
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United States Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
Gibson County
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Coliseum Board of Trustees
Average weekly wage in state accidents falls to 24 95
The last annual report of the state industrial board shows the average weekly wage for employees injured in accidents dropped to 24.95 from 28.65 the prior year. Total accidents filed were 38,604 with 198 fatalities and 609 workers losing some body part.
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Boone County Wheat Yields Far Exceed Expectations
Boone county wheat averages about ten bushels more per acre than anticipated with reports showing 80 to 35 bushels. Thrashing resumes as elevators note higher grain deliveries while farmers hold for higher prices and lumber dealers cite brisk granary demand. Oats look to average under 40 bushels per acre.
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Indiana state charities board meeting plans for Anderson session
Secretary John H. Brown of the state charities and corrections board met in Anderson with committees to arrange the annual session. The event is set for September 29 and 30 and October 1 and 2 in Anderson.
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Butler College President to Speak at Vincennes University Graduation
Dr Robert J Aley president of Butler College will give the commencement address at Vincennes University on August 17. Twenty five students will graduate including twenty five from the normal and college programs.
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Indiana High School Athletics Assoc promotes system of education
Berry Faulkner calls Indiana posts to attend the fifth annual American Legion department convention at Michigan City September 10 11 and 12. Bankers report Liberty bonds and other securities back in favor in Randolph County while R L Dolings investors fear due to financial troubles. Interstate Public Service buys 105105 acres on the Ohio river at Jeffersonville for a future super power plant. Fort Wayne light plant cuts rates to one cent per kilowatt for the first fifty kilowatts, saving 88034 annually for 13 839 patrons starting September 1.
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Indianapolis
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Fort Wayne
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Investment Plight of Shelby County in Dollings Company
Shelby County faces heavy losses as the Dollings Company of Indiana goes into receivership with local investments estimated at 600000 to 1000000 dollars. About 600 to 700 residents bought stock while various county figures report others affected by the collapse. The report also notes a fatal auto accident near Newcastle and a string of July traffic arrests. In related news, Standard Oil plans nearly a million dollars in new plant equipment at Whiting including stills and a stanolax plant expansion. A separate land sale proposal seeks 2640 acres along the Kankakee river to form a state game preserve under a 1923 act, with 1500 acres to revert to the state.
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Starke County
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Department of Conservation
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Ors Davies
McCray
Milk price rise hits South Bend consumers
Milk price at South Bend climbed to 13 cents a quart after distributors unite to raise costs from 11 cents. They blamed farmers who allegedly increased corn weight prices from 2.20 to 2.90 per 100 pounds. Fire destroyed Oscar Jones' general store in Desoto eight miles northeast of Muncie, wiping out a grist mill, blacksmith shop and garage with about 20000 dollars in losses.
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Muncie
Cow sings of love for her meadow home in playful tale
Mrs Cow recounts why her meadow is her home and pride. She writes a song about grass sky and brook and shares it with Mrs Brown and White Cow. The cows praise the poem, while the singer seeks a compliment for her effort.
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RIDDLES. Best plot for a nature story and wordplay
A playful jumble of riddles and puns about nature and everyday objects. It weaving questions about plot, reading red cherries and a horse hungry for a bit, with fragmented phrases and clock hints.
Women Help Each Other Through Lydia E Pinkham Story
Mrs Helen Sevcik of Chicago explains backache and weakness improved after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She offers to write to any woman with questions about the remedy and its benefits. The ad promotes the product as effective for female troubles, irregularities, and bearing-down sensations.
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Mint Patch Decoy Trick At Wayside Eatery
A roadside restaurant keeper reveals using a mint patch as a decoy to lure customers. He explains that passersby smell the mint, inquire, and then feel obligated to order buttermilk or similar items.
Handkerchiefs: Laundering Tips With Ball Blue Wash
Children’s handkerchiefs often look hopeless when they come to the laundry. Wash with good soap, rinse in water blued with Red Cross Ball Blue.
Premier Baldwin's Son a Radical
The Living Age notes that Prime Minister Baldwin's domestic circle includes literate links and a single radical member. It identifies Rudyard Kipling and Professor Mackail as his first cousins and close companions, and cites Oliver Baldwin as a proven Socialist who opposes Bolshevism due to Bolshevik experiences in Armenia.
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Disarmament Debate Sees Hale Support for Shotgun Sale
Hale supports disarmament measures and Wilkins voices approval. Hardy confirms the need to sell his shotgun to pay the rent.
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Hardy
Faith in a Mistaken Idea Ends in Painful Scrape
A man discovers the danger of clinging to a faulty belief as his confidence is tested and he sustains a sharp sting from his own misplaced conviction.
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