Rockport News Ties Politics and School Week Festivities
A look at the Democratic slate for state and local offices in Rockport accompanies notes on a busy week of high school events from graduation to the alumni banquet and dance. The piece also cites political debate over rural credits and praises Spencer county centennial planning with community committees mobilizing for Indiana statehood celebrations.
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Rockport
M. BE
R. C. Hartman
Spencer County
State Centennial Commission
Indiana
Wreck Foreman McGlynnon Praises Tanlac in Evansville
Evansville Indiana May 31 Wrecking foreman M L McGlynnon of the Louisville and Nashville Railway living at 24 Broadway Howell Indiana says Tanlac Master Medicine relieved his poor digestion and nervousness and helped him sleep. he recommends Tanlac to others. The piece also notes Tanlac’s advertised benefits and local Rockport retailers Basye and Daily.
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Evansville
Ind
M. L. McGlynnon
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Broadway
Howell
Indiana
Tanlac
McGlynnon
Rockport
T. C. Basye
Centennial Celebration Encourages Widespread Participation
Community urges broad involvement in a centennial observance, emphasizing patriotic duty and shared responsibility to mark the milestone. Organizers call for collective effort and visible support from residents, groups, and local institutions.
South prospers from Treasury policy under Wilson
Senator Tillman argues the Treasury Department redirected excess government funds to the South during 1914–15, aiding cotton markets and suppressing Wall Street speculation. He credits this liberal administration with broad, unprecedented prosperity in the North as southern buyers stimulate northern commerce.
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South
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Tillman
Senate
Wall Street
U. S
County Centennial Celebrations Planned in Early June
Franklin county marks its centennial with events from June 14 to 15 including a homecoming, a twelve episode pageant, an industrial parade, and an address by Governor Samuel M. Ralston. J P D John to speak at centennial service. music by Franklin county chorus and Weber's band. Spencer Park hosts an Indiana development pageant and a large field day for schools on June 2.
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Allen County
Reservier Park
West
Crawfordsville
M. C. Pearson
Indianapolis
Franklin
Brookville
Samuel M. Ralston
J. P. D. John
Franklin County Chorus
Weber’s Band of
Cincinnati
Spencer Park
Logansport
Indiana
Indiana statehood pageant in Corydon details
At Corydon on June 2 and 3 a 3-A pageant directed by state pageant master W C Langdon will depict Indiana statehood beginnings. Addresses will be given by Governor Ralston Father Cavanaugh ex Vice President Fairbanks Congressman Moores and Russell B Har.
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Corydon
W. C. Langdon
Indiana
Ralston
Cavanaugh
Fairbanks
Moores
Russell
B. Har
Comedic Theater Takes Center Stage Wednesday Night Performance
A college stage rendition of Mrs Hardcastle and Constance wowed audiences Monday and Tuesday nights with ten characters including Tony Lumkins and Cyril Garrett. The cast, led by Amanda Payton Martha Luck ado and Florence Vote, impressed with bright moments and witty mischief, under Mrs Ehrman’s coaching.
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Martha Luckado
Florence Vote
Mrs. Hardcastle
Tony
Hardcastle House
Constance
Marlow
Diggory
Kate Hardcastle
Old Hardcastle
Rockport Hosts Successful Amateur Play Night
The performance featured heavy and difficult material with choruses like Way Down in Arkansas Peter Pumpkin Eater and I Want to Be a Soldier drawing strong applause. The city orchestra provided a superb finish, making it one of Rockport's most successful amateur shows.
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Arkansas
Peter Pamkin Eater
Rockport
Woman college president on partnership in marriage and work
The president of a women's college in the United States argues that women should earn their living if needed, but acknowledges that many wives also contribute at home. She envisions equality where women have full rights and no one can gain unfair advantage due to sex.
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Matt
Jeff
Teddy
Woman's College
United States
The Slavs as chief divisions of the Aryan race
The article outlines two main Slavic families eastern and western. Eastern Slavs include Russians Bulgarians Serbo-Croats Slovenes and Montenegrins. western Slavs include Poles Czechs Moravians Slovaks and Lusatian Wends. It cites Volhynia and White Russia as original homeland.
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Great
Hungary
Saxony
Prussia
Volhynia
White
Russia
Walnut Oil Use in France and Walnut Composition
The article notes that in France cheap walnuts are pressed for oil with about eighteen pounds of oil per hundred pounds of walnuts. It states walnut oil is used more than olive oil in France and is not manufactured in the United States. It provides composition data for walnuts and English walnuts, including water, protein, fat, carbohydrates, ash, and refuse percentages.
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France
United States
Gedouins and Water: Bedouins’ Thrifty Water Habits
The Bedouins’ water use is described as highly economical. They treat water as sacred, carrying skins sized to last the journey and refraining from waste. They rarely break this habit, even when offered water at an oasis or camp.
The Spanish Moors and Europe's Intellectual Spark
The Spanish Moors stood apart from a barbaric Europe, fostering a tenth century culture. Their libraries schools arts sciences and refined life set them apart like ancient Greece from neighboring peoples, showcasing advanced material and intellectual progress.
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Europe
Greece
Spencer County Board of Review to Meet in Rockport
The Spencer county Board of Review will meet at the Rockport courthouse on Monday June 5 1916 to equalize assessments and valuations of personal property and address discrepancies in 1916 assessments. Interested parties must appear to present grievances. Frank Stocking Auditor Spencer County signs and seals the notice dated May 25 1916.
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Spencer County Board of Review
Rockport
Spencer, County
Indiana
Spencer County
County Board of
Board of Commissioners
Frank Stocking
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