Indiana State Happenings Highlight Local Issues
Indiana items report a flight by Lieut. Smith to Hazelhurst Field in 112 minutes. Appointments include Charles Legeman as state insurance examiner to replace Tredegar. Fires wrecked Indianapolis Cordage warehouse. Reichten mill burned. County officials face indictments, road petitions, fair plans, and convention news across towns.
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Lotha 4. Smith
Harry A. New
Indiana
Washington, D. C
Hazelhurst Field
Long Island
Otto L. Krauss
Charles Legeman
Vansville
State Insurance Department
Tred
Rockport
Indianapolis Cordage Company
Wiliam M. Stephenson
Indianapolis
Henry P. Pope
Chicago
Marion County Grand Jury
Biberfeld
Filton County
Rochester Elevator Association
Oxford Grain Company
Tom Ferguson
Terre Haute
Illinois
Ferguson
Theodore Reichten
Evansville
Hancock County
Brown
Jackson
Charlies F. Kennedy
Richmond
National Association of Stationary Engineers
J. C. Baldus
William Speschel
A. N. Barnes
Ferre Haute
E.S. Heeger
Charles Clifford
Kokomo
George Yeuderdein
Hvansville
Addie Hibbs
John IF. Haslam
Edinburg
Mr. Clinard
Shiloh
Franklin
Cornell Honors Founder Statue Unveiled at Semicentennial
The statue of Ezra Cornell, Cornell University's founder, was unveiled during semicentennial exercises. Herman A. McNeil of New York sculpted the work.
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Ezra Cornell
Cornell University
Herman A. McNeil
New York
Petunia tavern tale recalls a horse doctor’s end
A Kansas City Star fragment recalls Dee the horse doctor, famed for opening horses mouths, and his unlucky end after an auto incident. The landlord recalls Dee’s quirky habit and final days, noting he once owed eight dollars.
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Petunia
Dee
Kansas City Star
Beet and Cane Sugar Crops In 1918 Production
The 1918 season yields total sugar from beet and cane at about 1,007,050 short tons, with cane at 266,950 tons and beet at 740,100 tons. This overall output trails the five year average of 1,031,603 tons, while cane exceeds its five year average and beet falls short.
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
Americans eager to become farmers after war, 1919 data
The homeseekers bureau of the United States Railroad Administration reports about 14 000 applicants in early 1919 seeking farms. War veterans and women dominate, with many seeking fruit growing poultry or general farming. About 275 million acres of good land lie idle nationwide amid ongoing global food demand.
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Homeseekers’ Bureau
United States Railroad Administration
Bureau
Canada
United States
Millions for Bonds and a Tax on Ice Cream Debate
Washington weighs public reaction to a luxury tax on soft drinks and other daily luxuries. The piece argues Americans accept annual lump taxes but resist daily charges, preferring bonds and tariffs, while criticizing the small change burden and administrative hassle.
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Washington
Revenue Office
Congress
Jie
Edith Cavell Post Leads American Legion Women
American women embrace the American Legion with Edith Cavell as the first post title. The Brooklyn navy yard yeomanettes form the Edith Cavell post voted by St. Louis delegates to accept women members. Other early posts include Betsy Ross Martha Washington Molly Pitcher Barbara Frietchie as applications flood in.
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American Legion
Edith Cavell
Brooklyn Navy Yard
St. Louis American Legion
Legion
James F. Goerick
Brooklyn Station
Washington, D. C
Besty Ross
Martha Washington Post
Molly Pitcher
Manhattan
Barbara Frietchie
War
Navy Departments
France
Europe
Motion Picture Is the Real Universal Language
The essay argues film serves as a universal trade tool, especially with tropical hinterlands where locals resist new products. American exporters use cinema to show chairs under construction and shoes or soap in action, easing acceptance and aiding sales in unfamiliar markets.
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Tropics
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National Plumbers Manufacturers’ Association
Indiana Society of Architects
Andrew Clark
Muncie
Sullivan
Helen Mapley
B. E F. McCoy
Anderson
Indiana Congressional District
Frankfort
CG. B. Wright
Greentown
Cecil Street
Jamestown
Ivor Skidmore
American Tobacco Company
Sheilbyville
Shelbyville
Cc. W. Libbert
Pariotic’ Gardeners’ Association
Vanderburg County Medical Association
Likens
Sivansville
Newark
Black
State Board of Pardons
Goodrich
Butler College
Wilmer C. Harris
Ohio State University
C. B. Coleman
William R. Richardson
University of Toronto
Butler Department of Education
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Navy Department
Thomas Orr
Ambrose Banta
Fountain County
Westville
Ill
Ella Hopkins
Daniel Boone
Clarence Shriver
Lodges of Elks
Atlantic City
Brice Ringer
Petersburg Ind
Red Cross
Berlin
Rush County
State Highway Commission
Commission
Roosevelt Field
Mineola
L. 1
England
Pennsylvania
Captain de Saint-Siene
Henry Mayo
Lady Riders
ERS
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Parkgate
Chester
Winnipeg
Northwest
Cornell
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