Pershing Urges Return of Unknown World War Soldier
General Pershing told the House Military Affairs Committee that the nation should honor unknown war dead by repatriating one unidentified soldier for burial in a national site. He endorsed a bill by Representative Fish and urged Arlington Cemetery as the burial place with a ceremonial transport by battleship and a corps of troops. Adj. Gen. Harris noted 2,148 unknown American soldiers lie buried in France.
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Ashington
John J. Pershing
House Military Affairs Committee
France
Representative Fish
New York
American Legion
Pershing
Arlington Cemetery
National Capital
Congress
Adj
P. C. Harris
Road Builders Seek Five Year Federal Aid for Highways
The American Road Builders association plans a five year extension of federal road funding starting July 1 1921 seeking at least 100 million dollars annually. They urge President Harding to back a broad highway program with support from state and municipal funds likely to total over 1.4 billion. The effort has automotive industry backing highlighting roads as civilization’s foundation.
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American Road Builders’ Association
Chicago
Congress
Association
United States
Canada
Harding
Progress in Purchase of Forest Land by National Forest Commission
The National Forest Reservation commission created in 1911 has bought or plans to acquire 1,796,788 acres of eastern spruce and hardwood forest. Purchases total over 50 million acres of timberland. most action is in Appalachia and the White Mountains. Average price is $5.24 per acre with a conservative cutting program to sustain annual timber replacement.
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National Forest Reservation Commission
Congress
Secretaries of War, Interior and Agriculture
Senate
House
Geological Survey
New Hampshire
Vermont
Georgia
Carolinas
Appalachian
White Mountains
Michigan
Florida
Mississippi River
Senate passes unique WWII era compensation bill for widow
The Senate approved S. 2682 authorizing $25 to Blanche Winters widow of Charles F Winters of Kansas City for her husband’s death at Camp Funston on January 11 1918 while guarding government funds. Debate followed with Sen Smoot proposing to defer and reduce to 10000, while Senators Robinson Spencer and Reed argued the case highlighted a distinct instance of a uniformed officer killed during a bank guard role.
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Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Blanche Winters
Charles F. Winters
Kansas City
Missouri
United States
Camp Funston
Kansas
Smoot
Robinson
Spencer
Reed
Oldest Aviator Charles Dickinson Makes Solo Flight
Charles Dickinson a 63 year old Chicago millionaire and Illinois Aero Club president made his first solo flight in an airplane recently. Dickinson has piloted several air trips in the past.
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Charles Dickinson
Chicago
Ilinois Aero Club
Mr. Dickinson
Wreck at Porter yields forty three bodies located
Forty three victims of a collision near Porter on the Indiana Michigan line were taken to the Chesterton morgue as cleanup ends. The New York Central locomotive plowed into a Michigan Central day coach, killing all aboard, with investigators from Michigan Central and Indiana railway officials examining signals and block systems at the scene.
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Niles Division
Long
Block
Niles
Michigan City
New York Central
Chicago
Interstate Limited
Indiana Public Railway Commissioners
Howard Arney
Cleveland
Jannie F. Ballou
Wheaton
Ill
Lillian Baehr
J. W. Baehr
George Baker
Emma Bevier
Augusta
Mich
Peter Cain
Regina
Saskatchewan
Gordon Campbell
Revelstroke
RB. C
T.Z. Campbell
Pearl Cavanaugh
Lee
Justin Collins
London
Ont
Karl Deland
Elkhart
Ind
Arthur C. Bekman
Baehr
W. Engler
Detroit
Richard Eva
June Campbell
E. M. Giddings
Kirby
Wryo
C. H. Goldstein
McCray
J. L. Muller
Fred Schwier
Schwier
Ralph Lee
Addison van Riper
Wooler
Care of Eyeglasses for Moisture Prevention
Advice on preventing condensation when moving from cold to warm air by moistening fingertips, rubbing over a soap cake, and then cleaning the lens. One daily application suffices to keep glasses clear.
Don’t Divorce Your Wife Sign Sparks Outrage
A caption from the Boston Transcript cites a Butler Missouri restaurant sign that reads Do not divorce your wife because she cannot cook Eat here and keep her as a pet The remark drew criticism for its demeaning gender stereotype and offensive tone across social and local channels.
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Butler
Boston Transcript
Indiana State News Roundup Highlights Local Actions
Hartford City forms county unit of pension fund while Kokomo reports smallpox linked jail closure. Bloomington opposes higher officer salaries. Wabash backs a one cent vocational levy. Elwood sees first slate of women candidates for city clerk. Modern Woodmen gathering in Columbus May 3-4 with 500 members expected. Allen county condemns ten schoolhouses as unsanitary. Petersburg notes wheat crop improvement in Pike county. Warsaw road bond issues blocked. Indianapolis reports poll tax delinquency near 25,000 and GAR encampment slated for May 10-12. Indiana river drainage commission appointed. New Market debates site of a 70,000 schoolhouse. Richmond approves 315,000 bond for electric plant upgrades. Montmorenci garage fire destroys 13 autos.
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Blackford County Teachers’ Association
Pension Fund
Kokomo
Howard County
Vincennes
Charles Hill
Knox County
Bloomington
Farmers’ Federation
Monroe County
Wabash
Indiana
House of Representatives
Elwood
Columbus
Modern Woodmen of America
Wayne
Allen County
State Board of Health
Petersburg
Pike County
Warsaw
Kosciusko County
Kosciousko County
Indianapolis
Marion County
Robert W. McBride
Department of Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
Newscastle
Woman’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Daughters of Veterans, Sons of Veterans’ Auxiliary
Sons of Veterans
McCray
Charles W. Henley
Rensselaer
William Darrach
Kentland
Thomas Grant
Lowell
Kankakee River
Illinois
Kankaskee
Indiana Commission
Crawfordsville
New Market
School of
Union
Scott
Brown
Union Township
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