Indiana Carnival Knife Thrower Wins Silk Shirts Prize
In Columbus a knife thrower Wallace Waltz wins silk shirts by hitting red dots on a board at a carnival booth. Police clarify the stunt and the potential charges while other Indiana news cover tax board actions, mine unrest, temple dedication, and civic appointments across several counties and cities.
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Columbus
Wallace Waltz
Waltz
Indianapolis
State Board of Tax
Adams
Fulton
Johnson
Posey
Wells
Benton
Cass
Clinton
Delaware
Greene
Jasper
Jefferson
Knox
Monroe
Tipton
Warren
Washington
Sullivan
Sullivan County
Oscar Brown
Hamilton
G. J. Tatnan
Star City
Tom Thomas
Glenegora
Ed Douthitt
Warsaw
New Christian Temple
Winona Lake
Eel River
Edwardsport
Sarah Ijlollingsworth
Will
Amy Atkinson
Danville
Charles A. White
Indiana
Doctor White
Esther H. Dlessing
Glendon White
New Mexico
Indiana Volunteers
Jeffersonville
Fred Weather
Newton H. Meyers
Margaret Brock
Louisville
Elizabeth Morris Weather
Monticello
Brookston
White County
Kent Road
South Bend
Samuel Adter
South
Persia creates first tailored fashion with trousers and tunic
Vogue notes Persia introduced the first tailored costume bold in design. The ensemble included trousers, a tunic, and a coat with a straight set-in sleeve, a style not seen again for centuries until similar coats reappear among northern European barbarians in the early Middle Ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assyria
Persia
Egypt
Europe
Surprised Boston Reader Notes on Marriage Trends
A Boston reader comments on surprising marriages among homely women, noting curiosity and encouragement in social attitudes reflected in a Transcroot item. The remark highlights a casual, era voice typical of local chatter.
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Maud
Ethel
Boston
1919 Personal income tax totals rise with New York leads
The Internal Revenue Commissioner's preliminary 1919 report shows $1.269 billion in revenue from personal income taxes, up $141.9 million from 1918, with 5,338,760 returns filed. New York filed 683,085 returns worth $3.486 billion in net income and paid $899.792 million in tax, while the average 1919 net income per return was $3,724.05 and the average tax $288.08.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Internal Revenue
Clair
New York
War Secretary Orders National Guard Expansion Under Harding Plan
Secretary Weeks instructs General Pershing to develop National Guard and reserve corps into 150000 fully manned units. Surplus regulars to be out of commission while citizen soldiers expand the regular army and officers are assigned to local units for effective mobilization.
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Harding
Secretary of War
Weeks
General Pershing
National Guard and Reserve Corps
National Guard and
Reserve Corps
Do He Really Carry a Gun at Johnson Braun Hearing
A heated Solent hearing features Rep Benjamin Johnson of Kentucky clashing with Charles Braun brother of Grover Bergdoll. Johnson attempts to reach Braun and swears violence while the room, including Mrs Johnson and several colleagues, restrain him. A marine captain intervenes as officers eject Braun. Johnson claims he would have killed Braun without restraints.
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Solent
Ben Johnson
Kentucky
Charles A. Braun
Grover GC
Bergdoll
Johnson
Braun
Joe Rogers
Need of Navy Airplane Carriers Urgent for Defense
Military and naval leaders urge rapid construction of eight aircraft carriers to counter aerial bombing. They cite the sinking of the German dreadnought Ostfriesland as proof air power now dominates sea warfare. Congress rejected carrier funding, and the United States has none besides an old ship being converted.
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Oestfriesland
Singland
Japan
United States
Congress
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Indiana Electric Corporation
Secretary of State
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Joseph H. Brewer
Brewer
American Pubfic Utilities
Grand Rapids
Mich
L. G. Rothschild
Merchants’ Heat and Light Company
Jones
Fort Wayne
Gary
Ferre Haute
Evansville
New Albany
Jac Jackson
H. D. MacCleland
McCray
Frank L. Hovis
St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
Hovis
Chicago
Pardon Board
I. Newt Brown
Franklin
Indiana Board of Agriculture
Mblesville
E. EF. Cloe
Mary Jennings
Wi. H. Newby
Sheridan
Jennings
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Indiana League of Women Voters
Lifayette
W. EE. Stone
Purdue University
Banon
Canadian Rockies
Central Presbyterian Church
J. P. Hale
Minneapolis
Hanna
Here
Bloomingdale
Glenn J. Brown
Elbert Morris
Lloyd Newlin
George Newlins
Young Newlin
W. J. D. Counts
Wallace
Farm Club
University of Maryland
Potsdam
Henry Kubec
Executive Office
K. of C
San Francisco
Notre Dame Convent
Knights of Columbus
Keane
Bavaria
Albrecht
Remington-Burnelli
Bert Acosta
Curtiss Field
Sam
Navy
Oest
Friesland
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