Yeggman squad organized in Dunkirk for crime control
Indiana town residents form a citizen police group to confront bank robbers with high powered rifles kept at accessible points. The move reflects growing crime concerns and parallels broader state reports of law enforcement actions and agricultural and civic activities across Indiana in early 1921.
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Muncie
Dunkirk
Indianapolis
State Board of Agriculture
Indiana
Valparaiso
J. A. Warren
Porter County
Purdue University
William Baker
Greene County
Warren
Lafayette
Indiana State Dairy Association
Purdue
State Joint Purchasing Board
Tallest in Chicago Reaches 398 Feet on New Michigan Avenue Span
Chicago's tallest skyscraper the new Wrigley building rises 398 feet above the Michigan Boulevard Bridge at the north end of the river. It is the first high rise constructed north of the Chicago River adding a landmark to the city skyline.
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Chicago
Wrigley Building
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago River
Black and Tan in Picturesque RIC Uniform
A Royal Irish Constabulary auxiliary corps member is shown in his distinctive full dress. He wears the noted black and tan uniform as part of the so called black and tans.
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Royal Irish Constabulary Auxiliary Corps
Boy Asks Police Help For School Delay Cane
A timid boy approaches a traffic officer near his school and explains he is late again. The officer reassures him and asks for the trouble, learning the teacher will cane him for tardiness if he's late again.
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Tommy Tiddlesome
Tommy
Perliceman
Sonny
Houston Post
Ex-King Denounces Government as Comic Opera
A exchange questions the legitimacy of a ruling body. The ex-king contends the regime failed to deliver genuine profit or popular appreciation, contrasting it with a true comic opera. The remark mocks the government’s legitimacy and effectiveness.
Interstate Commerce Commission Rules NY Fares Higher
The ICC rules New York passenger fares discriminatory, ordering higher interstate rates. A 20 percent rise in New York passenger fares plus bumps to baggage milk and cream and sleeping car charges follows. State authorities fight, with a Supreme Court decision likely.
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Ashington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York State
Shreveport
Public Service Commission of New
New York Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission of
New York
Eight Years of a Republican Senate Lose analysis
A political analysis argues Republicans will hold the Senate for at least eight years. It notes the 1922 election map and 1923 1925 retirements favor Republicans, with the 1926 cycle likely to bring the major shakeup. The piece lists 16 Republican term expirations and outlines regional advantage for preserving GOP control.
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Senate
New Wheat Combine Planned by Farm Groups in Chicago
A committee of 17 from the national farm bureau federation outlined a plan for a nationwide wheat trust. The idea mirrors California Citrus Growers and would be a cooperative with farmers as shareholders. If formed, it would purchase all output for five to seven years and aim to control 51 percent of wheat in year one. The plan seeks federal involvement as an ex officio member to avoid anti trust trouble, with the federal trade commission acting as guardian of business morals.
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Jeffersonville
Farmers’ Association of
Indianapolis
Indiana
State Board of Education
L. N. Hines
Salem
Washington County
Salem Fair Ground
South Bend
Walkerton
St. Joseph County
Yindependent Oil Company
Mishawaka
Greenwood
Indiana Packing Corporation
Madison
Auditorium
State
Nashville
Brown County
Archip Sirbu
Sirbu
Mark Zeigler
United States Public Health Service
Laporte
Laporte Co-operative Society
People’s Trust and Savings Bank
Anderson
Charles B. Noland
Noland
Fire Congress
United States
J. C. Loucks
Congress
Spaihut
Fort Wayne
Roomey
Columbia City
W. N. Logan
State Conservation Department
Logan
Indianapolis—Building and Loan Associations of
State Auditor
Alabama
Boston
Mount Vernon
Laura Elizabeth Elliott
Robert Charles Elliott
Willard Elliott
Elliott
Point Township
Winchester
United States Post Office
Ameican Railway Express Company
Parker
Randolph County
Lafayette
Pearl Mansfield McLaughlin
Guy McLaughlin
J. L. Caldwell
LANS
Committee of 17
National Farm Bureau’s Federation
Chicago
Citrus Fruit Growers’ Association
California
Federal Trade ‘Commission
Wheat Trust
Co-Operative Association
Federal Trade Commission
Combine
Department of Justice
Soko the Chimp Hurls Furniture Over Off Sea Fly Incident
In Washington zoo, Soko the educated chimpanzee at eight years of training forgets table manners after a horsefly lands on his nose during a Sun day dinner. He hurls a water glass, knives and forks, and shatters a chair and table before his keeper reverts him to everyday life. Soko’s strength equals two husky blacksmiths, making the misbehavior notable.
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Moko
Soko
Washington
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R. M. Henderson
Noember
Muncie Casket Company
Levi J. Hurley
Daleville
Hurley
New “Dry Agent
John C. Warner
Newark
N. J
San Fernando
Spain
Rhine
Norway
Coblenz
Germany
Cologne
Supreme Court
Calder
France
Maryland
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Hale
Maine
Johnson
Kellogg
Minnesota
Knox
Pennsylvania
la Follette
Wisconsin
Lodge
Massachusetts
McCumber
North Dakota
McLean
Connecticut
New
Page
Vermont
Poindexter
Sutherland
West Virginia
Townsend
Michigan
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