Republicans Confront Unsettling Israel of Wilson Clash
Washington Republicans wrestle with a widening crisis as opposition to President Wilson wanes yet party unity frays. Tension between Progressives and Old Guard rises over Senate control, committee chairmanships, and loyalty in the looming Sixty sixth Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
League of Nations
League
Old Guard
Lodge
Smoot
Penrose
Senate
la Follette
Capitol
Gifford Pinchot
Longworth
House of Representatives
Pinchot
America
United States
Germany
Europe
Wait till farmers talk says Bolshevism in Indiana politics
A historical snippet criticizes Indiana governance offline, claiming farmers will avenge a perceived Bolshevism and chastise the administration. It contrasts Gov J P G praising the legislature with a forecast of punishment by agrarian voters.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Homecoming Attendees Return for Indiana Soldiers Welcome
Charles Leib Charles Salm and W. T. Mason traveled to Indianapolis Tuesday to join the welcome home for Indiana soldiers on Wednesday. Other local attendees included Henry Hoch T. C. Basye Richard Peek Alex Horn Charles Turner John Waringer George Bischof Isaac Kramer David Kennedy David Pruitt and Grant Johnson from nearby towns.
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Charles Leib
Charles Salm
W. T. Mason
Indianapolis
Indiana
Henry Hoch
T. C. Basye
Richard Peek
This City
Alex Horn
Eureka
Charles Turner
Grandview
John Waringer
Huff
George Bischof
St. Meinrad
Isaac Kramer
Chrisney
David Kennedy
Lamar
David Pruitt
Gentryville
Grant Johnson
Dale
Trinity M. E. H. church to mark 50th anniversary
The Trinity M. E. H. church will celebrate its 50th anniversary from May 18 to 25. Rev. EK. R. Zarring, editor of the Northwest Christian Advocate, will preach the anniversary sermon and was born in Rockport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
M. EH
EK. R. Zarring
N. W. Christian Advocate
Zarring
Rockport
Commissioners Continue Petitions to Improve Luce Township Roads
Court notes show ongoing petitions to fund road improvements in Luce Township at county expense. Various estates report hearings and filings. guardians appointed. settlements, distributions, and bondings recorded. Divorces granted to Lilly Garlinghouse and Hattie Barnes restore former names. sales and assignments noted.
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Board of Commissioners
Luce Township
Work on bank begins at Grandview
Work started Monday morning on the new bank building at Grandview. John Pyle holds the contract. The cost including fixtures and vault is about $20,000. The structure will be stone and brick.
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Bank
Grandview
John Pyle
Sheriff takes two men to Reformatory on larceny pleas
Sheriff Chapman escorted Burrel Baker and August Moredock to the Reformatory Thursday after both pleaded guilty to larceny. Baker admitted stealing chickens while Moredock took goods from Morris Gordon's eating house.
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Reformatory
Chapman
Burrel Baker
August Moredock
Morris Gordon
Literary Club Meeting Report
The literary department of the Woman's club met Monday afternoon at Mrs. James Rimstidt's home on Main street.
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Woman's Club
James Rimstidt
Main Street
County pig club to organize with feeding project
County Agent H. D. Jackson announces a new pig club for boys aged 12 to 18. Participants select and raise pigs weighing 70 to 90 pounds, using home grown seeds, with premiums for top overall performance including market hog quality, production cost, daily gains, and records. The program runs from start to county fair in August 1919.
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H. D. Jackson
Van Cleave Fay Tie The Knot In City Home
Miss Lelia Fay of this city and Elmer Van Cleave of Greencastle Ind married Tuesday morning at 10 30 at the bride’s Main street home. Rev M O Robbins performed the ceremony in the presence of immediate family. The couple left for Charleston Ill then Greencastle where he is engaged in business.
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Lelia Fay
Elmer Van.Cleave
Greencastle
Ind
Main Street
M. O. Robbins
van Cleave
C. A. Fay
Depauw University
Mr. van Cleave
C. T. van Cleave
Short Horn Cattle Sale Set for Tulsa May 14
The Democrat reports a sale of short horn cattle in Tulsa Oklahoma on May 14. John T Kramer presents sixty head of registered stock including 14 bulls and 46 females with seventeen additional head offered by Kramer as sales manager. Four major sales in the circuit include Tulsa as a point.
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Democrat
John T. Kramer
Tulsa
Okla
Kramer
O. E. S. Auxiliary Meeting Held at Kellams Home
The O. E. S. auxiliary met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. W. W. Kellams home with a hostess committee of Mesdames Kellams Fred Heuring Ben Huffman Bartley Ince and R. E. Roberts. After the business session a social hour followed with iced refreshments served.
Morgenthaler Family Return From Indiana
Mr and Mrs F Morgen thaler have moved back to their home after a winter in Newburg Indiana where he served as superintendent of schools Their daughter Mrs George Smith and their son George Horace from Maryville Louisiana are visiting for the summer
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Morgenthaler
F. 8
Newburg
Ind
George Smith
George Horace
Maryville
John F Boehm Dies in Louisville After Illness
Relatives report the death of John F Boehm at his Louisville home Monday evening after a brief illness. He is the twin brother of Martin Boehm of this city. Interment was held in Louisville Thursday morning.
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John F. Boehm
Louisville
Mr. Boehm
Martin Boehm
Oil well north of town reaches depth of 950 feet
Report from the field states an oil well located north of town drilled to 950 feet hitting oil sand in abundance. The find is described as promising with strong production potential and local excitement. No injuries reported.
Oil and gas leases rise in Ohio townships record
Recorder Walter Ayer reports sixty leases recorded in the past week and 110 since April 1 all in Ohio Grass and Hammond townships. A well on Ehrman Farm north of Rockport reaches 950 feet with an oil bearing sand bed and a three foot oil sand layer found. Dr Ehrman weighs winter plans between Palm Beach California or Italy.
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Walter Ayer
Ohio
Grass
Hammond Townships
Ehrman
Rockport
Theair Castle
Palm Beach
California
Italy
Fire alarm signal divisions explained by Rockport system
The Common Council sets four city divisions for fire protection, each divided into districts with a whistle code from Rockport Water Works. Signals use one long blast and two short for division one, three shorts for division two, and five shorts for division four, with district specifics indicated by additional short blasts east or west of key streets.
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Common Council
Washington Street
Main Street
Seminery Street
Hah EE Pees Seroatrers Shedak
Aivistona
Ith Street
6Th Street
Rockport Water Works Co
North 7Th Street
Warrick Spencers Track Meet Postponed to May 10
The Warrick Spencer track meet moved to Boonville on Saturday May 10 after postponement due to a rain damaged track last weekend. The delay affects teams participating in this regional event at Boonville High School.
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Warrick-Spencer
Boonville
Preachers Share Sermons in Mt Vernon City Churches
Rev. M. C. Robbins preached at the Mt Vernon Methodist church Sunday. Rev. E. M. Davis of Shiloh delivered the sermon at the M E church in town Sunday morning.
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MT. Vernon
M. C. Robbins
Methodist Church
E. M. Davis
Shiloh
M. E
Shovelers Strike Over Pay at Court House Site
Shovelers on the new court house excavation began a strike Wednesday morning seeking equal pay with carpenters. They had been earning 2.50 dollars per day, protesting the wage disparity.
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New Court House
Cornerstone Ceremony Planned for Rock Port Court House
The Masonic lodge of Rock Port has accepted an invitation to lay the cornerstone of the new court house with the grand lodge of the state likely to join. The ceremony is planned for late June as per a board of commissioners order, with the local Masons' committee on arrangements led by F. A. Hearing and including Charles Mayhall, Charles Lieb, John Chewning, John J. Brown, T. C. Basye, and C. W. Halbruge.
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Masons
Masonic Lodge
Rockport
Court House
Grand Lodge
Board of Commissioners
Lodge of
F. A. Hearing
Charles Mayhall
Charles Lieb
John Chewning
John J. Brown
C. W. Halbruge
Basket Dinner Honor Home-Coming Service at Oak Grove
A home-coming service for soldier boys at Oak Grove church on Sunday May 25 1919 starts 10 30 a m with a drill by the boys. Prof W F Adams speaks at 11 30 and L N Savage at 3 p m. Music all day ends with a grand concert at 8 p m. Dinner served free in basket style. Old soldiers of 61 invited. All urged to bring well filled baskets to welcome the troops. By order of committee.
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Oak Grove Church
W. F. Adams
L. N. Savage
Americans Support League Covenant Amid Debate on Victory
Americans argue over whether victory over militarism guarantees a lasting peace. Proponents urge League of Nations as the sole guarantee and seek broad public approval of the covenant to safeguard justice, domestic tranquility, and prosperity.
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League of Nations
Residents Attend Schumann Heink Concert in Evansville
Local attendees from here include Mr. and Mrs. George Steitler and many others such as Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Diehl with son Harold, Mrs. Hal bruge, Mrs. Richards, Mrs. Weiss and daughter Kathryn, Misses Bullock and Zachritz, Miss Harri son, and several Kellams families among the Evansville audience.
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Schumann-Heink
Evansville
Mme Schumann Heink
George Steitler
Charles Mayhall
J. H. Diehl
Harold
Wi Gv
Mason
Alice
C. W. Halbruge
Arnett Richards
H. G. Weiss
Katheryn
K. C. Atchinson
Clarence Debruler
Ben Atkinson
Elizabeth Bullock
Maude Zachritz
Jessie Harrison
Anna Lorene Mohr
Mary Guard
Josephine Kellams
Robert Kellams
Democrat May Enlarge Columns For Advertising Load
The paper notes extended advertising reducing reading matter and warns that continued ad growth may force enlarging the newspaper’s columns.
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Democrat
Fletcher Peek Speaks to Lincoln City Crowd at Park
Fletcher Peek addressed Lincoln City residents at Lincoln Park on Sunday afternoon. The Tell City brass band performed throughout the afternoon, drawing an estimated crowd of at least three thousand people.
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Peek
Lincoln City
Fletcher Peek
Lincoln Park
Tell City
Gaesser Family Welcomes Pvt Joseph Meier From Overseas
Mr and Mrs Henry Gaesser announce their son Pvt Joseph August Meier has returned from ten months service overseas and is stationed at Camp Sherman Chillicothe Ohio awaiting discharge.
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Henry’ Gaésser
Pvt
Joseph August ‘Meier
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Rat Day Declared By Governor Goodrich
Governor Goodrich has proclaimed May 27 as Rat and Mouse Day in a ceremonial notice issued earlier this week. The proclamation urges attention to rodent control and public health awareness across the state.
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Gov. Goodrich
Shower Honors Mrs Hebermann At Mulhall Home
A miscellaneous shower was held Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Harvey Mulhall in honor of Mrs. Gus Hebermann.
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Harvey Mulhall
Gus Hebermann
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J. A. Hodges
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Henry W. Brand
Helen
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Frank B. Garlinghouse
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