Census Bureau lists Indiana city populations
Washington is not listed among Indiana cities in the Census Bureau figures as of July 1 this year. The report covers a broad set of Indiana towns, including Anderson 33,854 Crawfordsville 10,530 Evansville 93,601 Fort Wayne 97,846 Indianapolis 358,819 South Bend 60,091 Terre Haute 71,071 Gary 76,870 Hammond 50,385 Muncie 42,491 Kokomo 36,865 Lafayette 23,740 Michigan City 20,299 Elkhart 45,480 and others with January 1 1920 figures shown for some towns.
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Washington
D. C
Census Bureau
United States
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
Indiana Anderson
Gonnersidle
Crawfordsville
East Chicago
Elkhart
Elwood
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Frankfort
Gary
Hammond
Huntington
Indianapolis
Leitersonvile
Kokomo
Laporte
Lafayette
Logansport
Marion
Michigan City
Mishawaka
Muncie
New Albany
Newcastle
Peru
Richmond
South Bend
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Whiting
Indiana Baptist Convention Opens at Terre Haute
Hundreds of Baptists pastors and laymen from across the state travel to Terre Haute today for the Indiana Baptist State Convention. The event includes a pastors conference through Tuesday and the Woman's Missionary Society meeting, with the main convention running Tuesday evening through Thursday evening.
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Terre Haute J
Indiana Baptist State Convention
Woman's Baptist Missionary Society of Indiana
Ellis M. Jones
Josephine ‘Sanford
W B. Allen
Smith's Home Run in Chevy Sales Earns Local Notice
Wood Smith a Loogootee resident and former city councilman on Pearl Street topped state Chevrolet sales in December, leading all Chevy salesmen in cars sold and tying for 29th nationally among about 10,000. The Chevrolet company monthly paper nicknames him home run king.
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Loogootee Tribune
Washington
Pearl Street
Wood Smith
Chevrolet Company
Smith
Minor Auto Wreck Near East Sixteenth And West
Automobiles driven by Sam Everett and Ollie Smith collided on Sunday evening at the corner of East Sixteenth and West streets. Smith’s car sustained minor damage.
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Sam, Everett
Ollie Smith
East Sixteenth and
West Streets
Smith
Washington World Series Preview amid Clear Skies
Washington reporters note a comfortable temperature and little rain risk for Game of the World Series as the Senators loom as heavy favorites behind Walter Johnson. Pittsburgh trails, squandered scoring chances and a wan batting display hint at hurdles for the Pirates if weather cooperates and Johnson remains effective.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Senators
Stanley Jeskie
Walter Johnson
Wash
Pirates
Pastor Jones Leaves Washington Baptist Church After Debt Cleared
The Washington First Baptist Church clears its building debt of 6600 during Rev. Jones tenure. Since arriving, he has helped raise 440 to 500 new members, boosted Sunday school, and expanded property holdings worth significant value. He notes fondness for Washington but says it is time to move on.
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Wilahington
Jones
Ir Janes
Josiah” G. Allen
Allen
Washington
Amanda Lyden dies after long illness in South Washington
Mrs Amanda Lyden a 57 year old resident of South Washington died Sunday afternoon following an eight year illness with a nervous breakdown. She was born in Jasper in 1868 married Patrick Lyden and leave a son James now in South Washington. Surviving siblings include George Edward Crook and Mrs Lula Hornbraker, Thomas Crook, Mrs Ellen Brown, Mrs Martha Shubla and Mrs Bell Sanders. Funeral services set for Tuesday at home then First Christian church with Rev Harry F Lett. Burial in Oakrove. Also notes a wrecking incident and a separate gas explosion involving Bluffton resident Ben Bennett.
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Amanda Wee
South
Washington
Ayden
Jasper
Patrick Lyden
James
South Washington
Christian Church of
George
Edward Crook
Lula Hornbraker
Petersburg
Thomas Crook
Ellen Brown
Martha Shubla
Linton
Bell Sanders
First Christian Church
Harry F. Lett
Oakrove Cemetery
Death Toll Rises From SFA Tragedy Near Melbourne
In Melbourne Florida on October 1 a disaster among home seekers left fourteen dead and six injured when their boat capsized. Rescue workers from nearby towns assisted in the nightlong search as boats combed the waters for missing individuals.
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Melbourne
Fla
Asgre
Testifies on best time for western flight of ill fated airship
Washington witnesses testified regarding the ill fated airship voyage. Commander Lansdowne said the most favorable time for the western flight was September. Captain Lima testified before the court of inquiry that the flight began on September 1.
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Washington
Lansdowne
Andoah
Department
Ame Ineo
Shedoah
Woman Turns Bootlegger in Indianapolis Trap Door Find
Indianapolis October 12. A widow named Mr Ann Tranner turned to bootlegging to clear debt. Agents found a still at her home and a hidden trap door leading to a cellar. Police report she confessed to operating the illicit booze setup.
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Indianapolis
Ann
Tranner
Keep License Clean Across Indiana Cars
State police announced that after October 23 all vehicles with obliterated license plates will be stopped and fines issued. Citizens are urged to display visible plates to avoid arrest and penalties.
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Indianapolis
T. Hueschief
State
One Police
Aged man kicked in head by horse
Adam Ebler aged eighty one living at South Washington suffered a forehead gash that required nine stitches after a horse kicked him Saturday morning while he chased it in the pasture. Wadsworth gave him immediate attention.
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Adam Ebler
South Washington
Mr. Ebler
Ebler
Wadsworth
Pigeon scheme fails to lift rope at Indiana academy
In Indiana a plan at Mary of the Woods academy used a pigeon with a rope tied to its foot to try to haul a string up a chimney. The bird complied but the rope broke, prompting the idea of using an airplane next. Nearby Newcastle reports a pickpocket snatching Ww. G. Bleasoe's purse, chased by a crew, and an interurban car jam.
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Mary-of-the-Woods
Academy
Newcastle
G. Bleasoe
Sam Bufkin
Burton Buys Louis Hart Orchard
Stephen H. Burton, owner of a small Portersville road orchard, purchases the Louis Hart orchard farm of twenty acres near the Cannerburg cross road on State Road. Hart sells to devote more time to the oil business. The orchard holds about twenty acres of four year old peach and apple trees and is regarded as a premier young orchard in the county.
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Stephen H. Burton
Portersville Road
Louis Hart
Cannerburg Cross Road
State Road
Hart
Brown Deposed From Ministry in Protestant Episcopal Church
New Orleans October 12 a report says William Montgomery Brown a bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church was deposed today. The sentence was read by Bishop Tall and Brown was not present. a copy was sent to him by registered mail. Witnesses included Bishop Gaifor of Anessee and F F Reese of Georgia.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
New Orleans
William Montgomery “Brown
Tall
Brown
Steebht
Gaifor
Anessee
F. F. Reese
Georgia
Air Indiana Wa Memorial Scandal Aired Before Board
The state board for registration of engineers heard arguments on revoking licenses of J Weeks and F R Walker of Cleveland who drafted the memorial plans. The board cited charges that they mandated steel from a firm in which they had an interest. Proceedings date October 12 recorded in the Indiana article.
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Ana War Memorial
State Board For Registration of Engineers
J. Weeks
F. R. Walker
Cleveland
State Board of Accounts
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S. H. Burton
Louis Hart Orchard
State Road Five
AIR Indiana
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Eskridge- Allen Co
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Victor Victrolas
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