Indiana News Briefs Across State Highlights
Governor McCray signals reformatory relocation law unworkable and asks the bidder to release the state from the Jeffersonville site deal. Guards mobilize for Camp Knox encampment August 6 to 21 with 3000 men in 40 units. Purdue and state officials mark first aid contests, farm loans, and university trust board updates in several cities. News covers grain prices, wheat harvests, highway paving, chinch bugs warnings, and tax receipts.
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McCray
Indiana Reformatory Relocation Commission
Jeffersonville
General Assembly
Indiana National Guardsmen
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Indiana
National Guard
Samuel R. Artman
State Industrial Board
Cairy Littlejohn
Federal Bureau of Mmines
Bicknell
Indiana State First Aid Association
Franklin
J. B. Ferguson
Orient
Johnson County
Point Breeze Academy
Weihsien
Shantung
Republic
Washington, D. C
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Prankfort
Shelbyville
Cannelton
Corydon
Dunkirk
Jasper
Rockport
Knightstown
Sheridan
Vost
Civil Service Commission
Huntington
Purdue University
C. M. Hobbs
Bridgeport
Virginia C. Meredith
West Lafayette
Henry W. Marshall
Lafayette
James W. Noel
John Hillenbrand
Batesville
Joseph D. Oliver
South Bend
Miss Meredith
Ned Top
Timothy
Logansport
Cass County
War Department
W. E. Stone
Purdue
Morristown
West
State Board of Education
High School Athletic League
L. N. Hines
Bartholomew County
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
United States Grain Growers. Incorporated
Chicago
Federation
Farmers’ Associations
Goshen
Goshen-Ligonier
Indiana State Highway Commission
Cromwell
Noble County
New Carlisle
Laporte
Petersburg
Pike County
Lafayette Service Company
Terre Haute, Indiana & Eastern Traction Company
Traction Company
Agricultural Extension Department
George L. Addison
City of
Pultic
Fifth Army Corps
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Skattle
Chateau-Thierry
Soissons
Hammond
Crown Point
Lake County
Cedar Lake
Charles E. Zeigler
Noblesville
From Stamp Act to American Independence Second War
A broad summary traces the path from 1765 Stamp Act protests to the 1770s battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill, Washingtons defeats and victories, French and Spanish support, and the 1783 peace recognizing American independence. The narrative highlights key figures like George Washington Thomas Jefferson and the involvement of France and Britain.
Gibraltar of the Skies R 88 sails to America
The $2,000,000 airship R 88 nicknamed the Gibraltar of the Skies begins a transatlantic voyage from Bedford England with Commander Maxfield and an American crew. After trials the ship will head to the United States to train for flight, featuring 695 foot length, 85 foot diameter, 2 700 000 cubic feet capacity, and armament of Lewis guns bombs and automatic guns.
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Ashington
Washington
John Bull
Sam
Gibraltar
Bedford
Maxfield
England
Atlantic
United States
Sunbeam Cossacks
Great Britain
Japan
Keller Proposes Radical Tax Bills In Congress
Representative Keller of Minnesota introduces bills backed by the committee of manufacturers and merchants on federal taxation and the Farmers' Federal Tax league. The measures include a 1 percent land tax on values above 10 000 after exemptions, a steep inheritance tax scale, repeal of most transportation and sales taxes, and a reworked income tax differentiating earned versus unearned income. The plan aims to fund the budget and create a sinking fund to retire the debt in 80 years.
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Representative Keller
Minnesota
Committee of Manufacturers and Merchants
Farmers' Federal Tax League
Mr. Keller
Small Luxuries Fuel Big Tax Take in Cities
A Treasury report shows daily spending on small luxuries reaches 20 million dollars with annual luxury tax receipts around 60 million monthly. Automobile sales, soda syrups, chewing gum, candy and tobacco contribute sizable tax revenues as Americans travel more and spend on comforts during summer.
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Chicago
New York
United States
Treasury Department
United States Steel Responds To FTC Complaint
United States Steel and 11 subsidiaries file an answer to the FTC complaint alleging no monopoly in iron ore, coal, transport, or steel pricing. They cite a March 1 1920 Supreme Court ruling dismissing Sherman Act suit and note capital stock values and annual gross sales exceed 2 billion dollars.
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Lake Superior District
Alabama
United States
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