Belize and British Honduras A Quiet Caribbean Dominion
The article surveys British Honduras Belize in Central America known as Belize capital city names, geography and climate, and notes a 45,000 population with a small white minority. It covers mahogany lumber, sailing, and inland banana rail lines, plus the rise of American influence and the use of the American gold dollar.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
British Honduras
Belize
Canada
North America
Central America
Curacao
Bobby
Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Puerto Barrios
Guatemala
Coxcomb Mountains
All Pines
Stann Creek
Middlesex
Orange Walk
Wallis
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Yucatan Peninsula
Nicaragua
Salvador
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Caribbean
Great Britain
Spain
Yucatan
Mosquito
United States
America
England
Indiana board bars German language from textbooks
The state board of education in Indianapolis voted 10 to 3 to bar the teaching of the German language in high school textbooks.
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State Board of Education
Indianapolis
Gunther Elected Director Of Laporte Choral Society
E H Gunther of Aurora Illinois was elected director of the Laporte Choral Society for the coming year at a recent directors meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Gunther
Aurora, Ill
Laporte Choral Society
Durbin Civil War Veteran Henry Durbin Dies in Anderson
Henry Durbin aged seventy seven a veteran of the Civil war and elder brother of Indiana governor Col W T Durbin died of apoplexy at Anderson. He was a prominent local figure and his death is noted in this obituary style item.
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Henry
Father Dies at Grave of Son in Kokomo
Dr. George W. Kemp sixty eight of Russiaville collapsed and died of heart disease while bending over his son Roy's grave in Kokomo.
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George W. Kemp
Russiaville
Roy
Kokomo
Library advisory board picks new leaders in Shelbyville
The Carnegie Public Library advisory board of Shelbyville elected Mrs. Leo A. Guttin president and Miss Esther Kinsley secretary.
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Carnegie Public Library Advisory Board of
Shelbyville
Leo A. Guttin
Esther Kinsley
Stanton v. Moore & Richter Lumber collects rent on Stanley hotel building
Moore & Richter Lumber company seeks a receiver for the Stanley hotel to collect rents and profits to satisfy a $1,000 judgment in a circuit court case filed in Laporte.
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Stanley Hotel
Moore & Richter Lumber Company
Laporte
Bitter Renton county election ends with Burns trusteeship win
Special Judge George A. Williams awards the Bolivar township trusteeship to Lawrence Burns, Democratic candidate, after a fiercely contested Renton county election at Lafayette.
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Renton County
Lafayette
George A. Williams
Bolivar Township
Lawrence Burns
Rural mail carrier Steva Enders completes 23 years service
Steva Enders, a rural mail carrier for the Shelbyville post office, marks 23 years in government service. On his route he received gifts from grateful patrons in appreciation of his dedicated work.
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Steva Enders
Shelbyville
Gasoline tax cut to ease state highway costs
Governor McCray was told by officials from Standard OH of Indiana in Indianapolis that to aid the state highway building program the 2-cent gasoline tax will not be fully passed to consumers.
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McCray
Standard OH Company of
Indiana
Indianapolis
Plans for camp Roosevelt site to host pediatric preventorium
Dr. F. T. Wilcox president of Laporte County Tuberculosis Association announced plans to establish a preventorium for undernourished school children on the Camp Roosevelt site, which will be vacated after this summer, at Laporte.
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Laporte County
Camp Roosevelt
F. T. Wilcox
Remonstrants Lose Hearing Over Clay Township Rock Roads
The state tax board at Petersburg ruled in favor of constructing the road linking the city and Princeton. The plan reduces Peters burg to Evansville distance by nine miles after considering the road question.
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Clay Township
State Tax Board
Petersburg
Princeton
Evansville
Widow Mrs Ivens Dies at Roann Home
Mrs. Rebéccca Ivens, seventy eight, dies at her Roann residence. Three children and three brothers survive. Hundreds attend her home coming at Hope near Columbus under American Legion auspices.
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Hope
Columbus
The
American Legion
Vermilion County Courthouse Burns at Newport
A fire destroyed the Vermilion County courthouse in Newport causing about 150000 dollars in damage with 30000 dollars covered by insurance. Officials attributed the blaze to a bolt of lightning.
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Vermilion County
Newport
Death of Sylvester F. Kiser Former Council Member
Sylvester F. Kiser seventy a brick contractor and former city council member died at his home in Muncie He was a member of the Knights of Pythias Odd Fellows and Red Men
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Sylvester F. Kiser
Muncie
Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and
Red Men
City awards paving contract for East Main Street
Jasonville city council awarded concrete paving of East Main Street to L. P. Beard Construction of Indianapolis. The 26 foot wide project costs $37,000.
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Jasonville
East Main Street
L. P. Beard Construction Company
Indianapolis
Children Die After Wagon Crush Near Churubusco
Donabelie Long aged six and her brother Robert age three died when a wagon wheel crushed them during an accident north of Churubusco while being taken to Sacred Heart hospital at Garrett.
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Donabelie Long
Robert
Sacred Heart Hospital
Garrett
Churubusco
Mrs Sarah Nutt Dies at 81 in Greencastle Home
Mrs. Sarah Nutt aged eighty one died of paralysis at her sister Miss Harriett Peck’s Greencastle home. She leaves two daughters Mrs Wilbur Helm Evanston and Mrs Paul Miller St Louis and a son William of Los Angeles.
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Sarah Nutt
Harriett Peck
Greencastle
Wilbur Helm
City Suit Settled After Wire Incident Damages
Norman Noble thirteen years old sued the city of Anderson for twenty five thousand dollars claiming he was severely burned by a fallen electric wire months ago. His counsel accepted a judgment for four thousand five hundred dollars plus court costs, ending the trial after the second day.
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Anderson
Norman Noble
Terre Haute Chamber Elects Eight New Directors
Eight new directors were elected to fill eight expiring terms on the Terre Haute chamber of commerce board. Named: B. W. Ergleston, Walter E. Rachel, James A. Cooper Jr., Ross D. Harriott, James J. Fienn, Thomas L. Kemp, Isaac L. Goodman, and W. L. Condin.
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Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce
B. W. Ergleston
Walter E. Rachel
James A A. Cooper, Jr
Ross D. Harriott
James J. Fienn
Thomas L. Kemp
Isaac L. Goodman
W. L. Condin
Columbus High School Alumni Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Columbus High School Alumni Association held its annual meeting in Columbus. Elected officers include vice president Werbert Lin Smith, treasurer Leia Dipper, secretary Lillian Fahy, recording secretary Lorene Golden, with H Karl Volland as permanent president.
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Columbus High School Alumni Association
Columbus
Werbert Linsmith
Leia Dipper
Lillian Fahy
Lorene Golden
H. Karl Volland
Puckett Named Principal of Bosse High School
Ross W. Puckett former assistant principal at Central High Evansville is chosen as principal of the new Benjamin Bosse High School. He is pursuing a master's at Columbia University and is a graduate of Iowa State University.
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Ross W. Puckett
Central High School
Evansville
Benjamin Bosse
Mr. Puckett
Columbia University
Iowa State University
Cass Man Held After Raid Seizes Still and Whisky
Neal Johnson of Cass township is jailed in Monticello after a raid in which a still was confiscated. Five charges were filed. Authorities found five gal lons of mash and several gallons of whisky. Johnson was released in March from the Indiana state farm where he served time for a similar offense.
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Neal Johnson
Cass Township
Monticello
Johnson
Indiana State Farm
Adams County Memorial Hospital selects nursing staff
Miss Emilie Christ of Woodburn is supervising nurse for the new Adams County Memorial Hospital at Decatur. Miss Rowena Shoaf of Decatur is surgical nurse supervisor, and Miss Naomi Butler of Decatur and Miss Erlene Franz of Berne are named assistant nurses.
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Emilie Christ
Woodburn
Adams County Memorial Hospital
Decatur
Rowena Shoaf
Naomi Butler
Erlene Franz
Berne
Shortage Found in Knox County Treasurer Accounts
Examiners from the Indiana state board of accounts report a cash shortage of 9 124 34 in Knox county treasurer funds during James M Adams term as treasurer. The finding was filed with chief examiner Lawrence F Orr in Indianapolis by W D Schroeder and C B Bales field examiners.
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Knox County
James M. Adams
Vincennes
State Board of Accounts
Lawrence F. Orr
Indianapolis
W. D. Schroeder
C. B. Bales
Sheriff Seizes Beer and Wagon Near Morristown
Shelby county sheriff Jesse J. Smith stored eighteen half-barrels of beer and a keg in the Shelbyville jail basement and kept a wrecked automobile truck in a garage awaiting ownership. The truck and beer were found by the roadside near Morristown.
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Jesse J. Smith
Shelby County
Shelbyville
Morristown
Tax Levy Funds Ringfenced For State Wards In Indiana
State Auditor Robert Bracken directs that money paid by taxpayers under the state tax levy for the care of the Insane benevolent wards and prisoners be deposited into a separate account. The funds will no longer be merged with the general fund used for state running expenses.
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Robert Bracken
Indianapos
Mrs Lemburg Wins Conservatorship Suit in Porter Court
Mrs Anna Lemburg, ninety two, won a suit in Porter Superior court at Valparaiso when Judge Crumpacker found in her favor in an action by her four children to appoint a conservator to manage her estate valued at $75,000. Evidence showed she could handle her finances profitably.
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Anna Lemburg
Porter Superior Court
Valparaiso
Crumpacker
Fort Wayne Drops to Fourth in City Enumeration
The 1928 Ft. Wayne school enumeration reached 21 649 as announced by L. C. Ward superintendent. The shift moves Ft. Wayne from third to fourth place in Tridiana city counts and places Ward on the state board of education, with South Bend surpassing Ft. Wayne for the top position held since 1867.
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Ft. Wayne
L. C. Ward
Tridiana
DePauw Alumni Campaign Event in Lafayette
Tippecanoe county hosts a DePauw endowment effort at Trinity Methodist with Dr. George F. Grose as guest of honor. Dr. George F. Keiper named chairman of the Tippecanoe county committee to raise the county’s share.
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Tippecanoe County
DePauw University
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Lafayette
George IF. Grose
DePauw
George F. Keiper
Funeral for Jefferson Abell Held at Center Ridge
Jefferson Abell aged seventy nine died of heart disease at his Sullivan home. The funeral was held at Center Ridge. Surviving are his widow and a son named Frank Abell.
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Jefferson Abell
Sullivan
Center Ridge
Frank Abell
Corner stone laid for St Patrick's school in Terre Haute
Impressive ceremonies marked the laying of the corner stone of the new St. Patrick's parochial school at Terre Haute. Fifteen hundred persons participated in a parade and a gathering of 4,000 witnessed the ceremonies. Rt. Rev. McGregor Dowd presided and Rev. Thomas Travers of Fort Wayne gave the address. The ceremonies closed with the singing of the Star Spangled Banner and On the Banks of the Wabash.
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St. Patrick’s
Terre Haute
McGregor Dowd
Thomas Travers
Fort Wayne
Plans for new terminal shops north of Terre Haute
Officials of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad discuss tentative plans to construct terminal shops and a roundhouse to handle rising business, with word received from railway headquarters.
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Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Terre Haute
Population figure for Indianapolis in 1928 directory
Indianapolis reaches a population of 246 610 per the 1928 city directory compiled for Charles S Murphy Indianapolis manager of R L Polk Co publishers The directory will be published next month.
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Indianapolis
Charles S. Murphy
R. L. Polk & Co
Frost Hits Northern Indiana Onions Hard At Columbia City
Lee Aker a principal grower in northern Indiana says recent frost caused heavy damage to onions near Columbia City predicting a one third reduction in the crop to be harvested late in the summer.
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Columbia City
Lee Aker
Indiana
Red Top Hen Reveals Why He Is So Happy at Farmyard
Red Top the rooster explains his happiness to the hens. He received a special treat of corn and enjoyed the extra attention this afternoon, ending their speculation about the secret.
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Mrs. Brown Hen
Red Top
Miss Brown Hen
Mrs. White Hen
Miss White Hen
Mrs. Speckled Hen
Mrs Brown Hen
Time Well Spent at Publishing House
A new employee recalls being asked to audit the manager’s waste basket daily to recover valuable papers and checks. She describes opening envelopes and discovering multiple checks and money orders discarded, justifying the work as time well spent at the publishing house.
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Chicago Tribune
Patents Granted for Anthracite Coal Screenings Fuel Process
Patents have been granted for a process using anthracite coal screenings as fuel by mixing them with water gas tar without compression into briquettes. The invention enables a simple method to produce usable fuel by combining screenings with tar.
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertises Quality for Women
An old advertisement proclaims Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind in the world and asserts every woman who has used it knows this to be true.
Corneille’s Self Deprecation Reflected in Wit
A noted French dramatist Corneille was so shy in society that he wrote a witty couplet about himself saying he was only understood through others. This self portrayal highlights his lack of social ease and clever self awareness.
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France
Corneille
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