War for Freedom and Justice Speech on Flag Day
President Wilson calls flag a unifying symbol as the nation faces war. He argues America is compelled by German aggression to defend rights and sovereignty, insists the conflict is a global fight for freedom and self government, and vows to stand at history’s bar with the flag renewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
America
Germany
Mexico
Japan
Foreign Office
Berlin
High Seas
Europe
Russia
State educators form mobilization arm for war effort
The Indiana state council of defense creates an education section to mobilize school systems. Horace Ellis chairs with J G Gallicott and J J Pettijohn among the officers and a wide roster of university presidents, superintendents, and college leaders as supervisory volunteers guiding county and city schools in war service, food production, thrift, and health education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Council of Defense
State’ Defense
Horace Ellis
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. G. Gallicott
J. J. Pettijohn
Indiana University
Bloomington
L. P. Benezet
Usvansville
B. A. Blaker
Teachers’ College
F. W. Bogardus
State Normal
Terre Haute
W. L. Bryan
Lee Driver
Randolph County
Donald DuShane
Canton
T. F. Fitbziggen
Columbus
J. W.laird
Central Normal College
Danville
George L. Mackintosh
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
B. O. Maple
Vincennes
T. T. Martin
Hendricks County
W.A. Millis
Hanover College
Hanover
B. F. Moore
Muncie
Richard Park
Sullivan County
W. W. Parsons
Indiana State Normal School
Frank Pickell
Richmond
QO. M. Pittinger
Frankfort
G. L. Roberts
Purdue University
Lafayette
Lyle Shank
Steuben County
W. E. Stone
Miss Anna Willson
Ellis
Bryan
Stone
Purdue
Mackintosh
Wabash
Parsons
Fitzgibbons
Benezet
Evansville
Maple
Moore
DuShane
Clinton
Pittenger
Shank
Steuben
Martin
Hendricks
Driver
Randolph
Park
Sullivan
State Committee
J. G. Collicott
Dell
State Farm Reports Mixed Crop Conditions and Defense Council Formed
Rain and tornadoes damaged corn fruit and vegetables while wheat oats and hay thrived. In the south wheat shows improvement and oats yields rise with two weeks of beneficial rains. The medical section of the state defense council lists Indiana physicians and officials. a full slate of committee chairs is announced with plans to appoint assistants later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Council of Defense
Avill H. Hays
Charles P. Emerson
Indianapolis
John H. Oliver
Miles F. Porter
Fort Wayne
Edwin Walker
Evansville
William Fortune
Indianapolis Red Cross
J. Rilus Eastman
E. O. Holloway
Knightstown
Alfred Henry
William N. Wishard
William P. Garshwiler
Southport
S. E. Smith
East Haven
J. K. Lilly
W. D. Allison
C. S&s
Forces Unite Under One Command Warns German Fronts
The document cites a coordinated Allied stance exposing the Central Powers as seeking unified control. It contends that nations allied with Germany surrendered independence to Berlin and that German headquarters plan moves across fronts from Italy to the Balkans, Asia Minor, and Persia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Mediterranean
Asia
Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Bulgaria
Turkey
East
Berlin
Foreign Office
France
Belgium
Germany
England
United States
Balkans
Asia ‘Minor
Persia
Equity Gaps Highlighted in Indiana Tax on Railways
The Indiana Public Service Commission, via secretary Carl H. Moté, released a study showing railway tax burdens ranging from 2.07 percent for Chesapeake & Ohio to 25.3 percent for Chicago & Wabash Valley. State board valuations may reflect similar inequities and potential relief actions are anticipated. Social Service Bureau notes midsummer leadership changes with C Thayer named executive secretary of the home department at the YWCA building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Public Service Commission of Indiana
Carl H. Mote
Moté
Indiana Railways
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway ‘Company
Chicago & Wabash Valley Railway Company
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Social Service
Mids Laurel
C. Thayer
Home’ Department
The
Indianapolis ‘War Recreational-Social
Service Bureau
Home Department
State Happenings Logansport Summary
Logansport notes the season’s first heat victim George Dennis white, Milford reports fatal tree cutting accident John T Fisher age 65, Warsaw baby injured by a large rat, Bicknell opens mine rescue station with 2000 equipment, and many local updates across Indiana including school boards, anniversaries, crimes, and civic activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
George Dennis
Milford
John T. Fisher
Warsaw
Alva Banghart
Bicknell
William Crist
Kokomo
J. M. Wooley
Muncie
Lydia Oesterle
Richmond
Tipton
Sarah Pursley
Otwell
John Teague
Rockport
Spencer County
Vernon
Louis Keck
Indianapolis
Dulia Fried Walker
Educator Journal
Columbus
Edgar Laurie
Princeton
Mary
Elinor
Jeffersonville
Ernest Taylor
Marion
New Grant
Rushville
Finly Gray
H. H. Elliott
Congress
Daniel Comstock
Charles A. Greathouse
State Democratic Committee
Crawfordsville
S[wenty
Wabash College
Alexandria
Carmel
Gladys Kepner
Greencastle
DePauw
Sigma Nu
Lucy Black
Vincennes
Robert Lind, Jr
William Munson
Marion Ice Company
South Bend
Notre Dame
Liberty Bonds
Schneider
James S. Lape
New York Central
Indiana
Frank Winehart
Phil Arbor
John Bryant
Mooresville
Frank Bain
Keamer Kouts
Studebaker
Brazil
John W. Wright
Huntington
Union Sunday School
Union Township
Army
Y. M. GC
Greenfield
Red Cross Society
Hancock County
C. E. Middleton
Adjt
Gen. Smith
Jean Livingston
L. 8. Bowman
Wayne County
William McKee
Danville
Hendricks County
Christian Endeavor
Howard
Grant
Popularity and its fragile hold on fame and worth
In this reflection on fame, the author argues popularity is fleeting and costly to cultivate and maintain. True, enduring likability comes from genuine qualities, not press agents or showy displays, or it fades as swiftly as a paper dollar on a Saturday night.
Kin Hubbard Essays on Summer Days in a Small Town
Kin Hubbard sketches midsummer life in a small town where heat and lethargy slow work and social routines. He notes tired workers, indifferent crowds, and the ritual cadence of daily rhythms from sunrise to twilight, ending with a romantic moment between Steve and Min.
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Blood
Flame
Council of Defense
Laird
Blaker
Millis
Defense Body
Defense Council
Statehouse
C. W. Fairbanks
Thomas Taggart
Evans Woollen
George Ade
Frank C. Dailey
William G. Erwin
J. L. Keach
H. E. Barnard
G. L Christy
N. E. Squibb
National Safety Council
Isaac D. Strauss
United States Boys’ Working Reserve
Charles Fox
E. M. Wilson
A. E. Reynolds
H. R. Kurrie
A. W. Brady
A. B. Storms
Coal Committee
W. G. Freeman
Carolyn Fairbank
Helen Boyd
League For Woman’s Service
Julia E. Landers
Frank Wampler
Tional “Army
Iff
Buday
Kin Hubbard
Burdock
Steve
Min
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