08 Jan 1920
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
1
Jackson township approves a 72000 appropriation for a new central school building after years of three-town competition. The center location aims to benefit the entire township and settle the longstanding issue.
Lieutenant Etienne Poulet, a French flier, was forced to abandon his attempt to reach Australia after a vulture attacked his aircraft over Siam near Moulmain. The bird damaged the right propeller while weather slowed the craft, forcing an emergency landing after a half hour search.
A church school scene shows two boys, Jack and Henry, reacting to campaign posters. Henry claims the expansion is God’s work, citing Mr Browne. The exchange underscores belief guiding the church drive.
A brief about an intellectual friend who enjoys cinema and shows restraint regarding linguistic slips in movie titles. The remark notes her greater knowledge of Latin and Greek than cooking, yet she avoids calling attention to errors in the titles.
U S damages from Lusitania sinks and other war losses would exceed the $130 to $140 million value of 100 German steamers seized in American ports. The vessels will be credited to Germany in allied reparations, likely preventing U S payments to the commission. Three warships interned in American ports are excluded from the ship value.
The Gridiron Club staged a railroads skit with McAdoo Hines and an investor. The spoof showed scrambling and un scrambling of US railroads ending with a call to Congress for a fix. The actors traded quips and props in a satirical routine about government operation and centralization.
A fragmentary speech debate riffs on suspending or ending the Congressional Record. Senator Thomas advocates halting publication to curb senate oratory while Senator Smoot and others weigh related cost and famine concerns.
A protest against the Illinois waterway plan to link the Great Lakes and Mississippi River has been filed with Secretary Baker and the army engineers. Edward T. Cahill, representing Wisconsin and five other states, claims Chicago drains water enough to lower Lakes Michigan through Ontario, threatening treaty relations with Great Britain. The issue arose during a discussion of the St. Lawrence river improvement to boost ocean traffic, with western speakers backing a project to make Chicago an ocean port via Welland and the St. Lawrence.
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