Indiana and Ohio News Briefs Highlight Local Changes
Evansville group opposes salary hike for circuit and probate judges as County Board set to act July 21. Reports cover crop yields in Posey and Hancock counties, federal prohibition job openings in Indiana, chinch bug damage in Delaware County, and road and legal developments across several Indiana towns.
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Evansville
Aft. Vernon
Poseyville
New Viarimony
Indiginipolis
Bert Morena
Indiana
Air
Morgan
Muncie
Delaware County
Swansville
Indiana State Highway Commission
Warren T. McCray
Lincoln City
French Lick
Nancy Hanks
Abraham Lincoln
Indianapolis
L. N. Hines
Hines
Lake County
Springfield
Supreme Court
Washington Circuit Court
Board of Commissioners
Jackson Township
Washington County
Board of State Charities
Federal Reserve District
Illinois
Wisconsin
Terre Haute
Gary
Fort Wayne
May Visit White House By Charity Remsberg
Mrs. Charity Malvina Remsberg of Santa Anna California sister of President Harding is said to be planning to accept an invitation to visit the White House from her distinguished brother.
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Charity Malvina Remsberg
Santa Anna
Cal
Harding
White House
New Yorkers Lose Way in Expanding Transit System
Lifelong New Yorkers know only familiar routes while strangers and recent residents face confusion traveling to unaccustomed areas. The piece notes widespread unfamiliarity with subways and street layouts beyond daily shortcuts.
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New York
New York Sun
Beard Stands for Health by Dr MacDonald
Dr Arthur MacDonald of Washington argues in a lengthy treatise that beards confer immunity to many diseases including coughs colds toothache relaxed uvula desquamation and various rheums He also claims beards save tin and the money spent on shaving.
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Arthur MacDonald
Washington
First American Soldiers Killed in World War I
War department records identify the first U S soldiers killed in battle on November 8, 1917 as Corporal James B. Gresham from Evansville Indiana Private Thomas F Enright from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Private Merle D Hay from Glidden Iowa all of Company F Sixteenth Infantry First Division. They died in Lorraine while German forces attempted to identify American troops.
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Rushville
Carr
Owen L. Carr
Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
Civil Service Commission
Indiana
Austin
Avilla
Brazil
Brownsburg
Bryant
Hamilton
Hebron
Montezuma
Oaktown
Royal Center
Silver Lake
West Lebanon
Walcott, Sullivan
Dixie Flyer
Chicago & Eastern Ilineis
Chicago
Indianapolis
Charles C. Deam
Harry S. Dietz
Valparaiso
American Legion Post
Valparaiso University
Legion Post
of the Legion
Occtober
Hammond
Dyer
Schererville
Lincoln Highway Commission
Lake County
Attica
Charles Fox
Mishawaka
Jennie Madarea
Fox
Madaren
Here
Harry Davis
Madaren Farm
Public Service Commission
A. B. Cronk
Commission
Noblesville
Hamilton County
Petersburg
Pike County
General Assembly
State of
South Bend
Studebaker Corporation
South Bend Realty Board
EG Tone
Harding
Hoboken
Joseph W. Guyon
War Department
Corp
James B. Gresham
Evansville
Ind
Thomas F. Enright
Pittsburgh, Pa
Merle D. Hay
Glidden
Sixteenth Infantry
Bathlemont
Lorraine
Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle
C. P. Summerall
Thomas If, Enright
Pittsburgh
Fo Company
Sixteenth Infantry Regiment
Public Lobby Group Formed to Represent General Citizens
A new organization named the People's Legislative Service forms a national council of 70 senators, representatives, judges, editors, and others. It aims to serve the public and consumers with information for Congress, funded by member subscriptions, and includes leaders from labor, farming, and consumer groups.
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Congress
People’s Legislative Service
National Council of the People’s Legislative Service
Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Tron Ship Builders
Farmers’ National Council
National Consumers’ League
Alabama State Federation of Labor
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Norwegian Republicans Predominate Congress Ten Men Named
A list highlights ten Norwegian Americans in Congress all Republicans from the Midwest. Notables include Knute Nelson of Minnesota, a Civil War veteran and long-serving senator since 1895, Peter Norbeck of South Dakota, Harold Knutson of Minnesota, and Andrew Volstead of Minnesota. Others include Gilbert Haugen of Iowa, Christpherson of South Dakota, Nelson of Wisconsin, Steenerson of Minnesota, Michaelson of Chicago, and Volstead.
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Congress
Middle West
Nestor
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Voss
Bergen
House
Senate
South Dakota
Peter Norbeck
Trondhjem
Gilbert N. Haugen
Iowa
Wisconsin
Harold Knutson
Charles A. Christopherson
John M. Nelson
Halvor Steenerson
Telemarken
M. A. Michaelson
Chicago
Kristiansand
Andrew J. Volstead
Hays Cultivates Greek Aide Andrew Louchiou
Postmaster General Hays befriends Crete native Andrew Louchiou a twenty year old immigrant who earns 80 dollars monthly keeping the Hayses apartment orderly and serving in the office. Louchiou fluent in five languages learns French and trains on a typewriter while pursuing naturalization and driving lessons for eventual American status.
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Ostmaster
Hays
Andrew Louchiou
Crete
Hayses
Andrew
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