National Guard Units Called Up For Police Duty
President Wilson orders 82 National Guard regiments from 18 western and 10 eastern states into federal service for property protection amid possible disorder. Navy recruiting accelerates to reach 87,600 enlisted. marine corps authorized to 17,400 and six military departments outlined for May 1 implementation.
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Generals on the Rock Pile in Haitian Army
A historical note recalls Haiti’s fate of underpaid soldiers. It highlights how ship departures once brought sustenance for the troops, with stevedores providing a square meal during those bustling coffee loading days aboard departing ships.
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Haiti
Indiana's New Loan Share Law Brings Early Rate Cuts
The Indianapolis Public Welfare Loan association started applying the new 3 percent monthly cap ahead of its May 1 effective date, aiming to curb usury. Leaders say they will push small loans even lower, while other figures face federal election fraud charges in Evansville and Indianapolis with trial dates set for April to June.
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Public Welfare Association ‘of
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Public Welfare Loan Association
Occidental Building
G. A. Efroymson
Public Welfare Association
Charles W. Fairbanks
J. A. Collins
Francis H. Gavish
S. B. Kaufman
Jewish Charities
W. A. Mooney
Ralph Bamberger
Franklin Vonnegut
KE. S. Lewis
Evansville
Gary
Frankfort
United States
Frank C. Dailey
Anderson
Cincinnati
Columbus
Mose Clark
Mose
George Ross
Tornado kills thirty four in New Albany Indiana
A destructive tornado in New Albany Indiana killed 34 people and caused about 1.0285 million dollars in property losses. About 492 houses were struck, 300 demolished, with 800 houses rendered uninhabitable. relief efforts and rebuilding began immediately as National Guard and rail firms coordinated aid.
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New Albany
New
Albany
Ind
Caroline B. Canter
Charles Newkirk
National Guard
Morris
State Street
St. ‘Edward's Hospital
Indiana News Snippets Highlight LocalEvents And Figures
A roundup from New Albany to Evansville lists weather damage from a cyclone, political notices, and community milestones. Notables include Levi Ulrich’s paralysis, school garden drives, bank openings, measles outbreaks, and civic projects across multiple towns.
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Greensboro
Levi Ulrich
Henry County
Logansport
Market Street
M. E
Jasper
George Messmer
Dubois County
Henry Fritch
Jeffersonville
Purdue University
Petersburg
Williamsport
Warren County
New Salem
Alexandria
Madison County
Troy
Roscoe Huffman
Troy Bank
Evansville
East
Chicago
John Kellar
Marion
Joseph E. Hennings
Anderson
Hoosier Dixie Highway Association
Muncie
Bert H. Whiteley
Whiteley Malleable Casting Company
Ridgeville
Westfield
Princeton
Princeton Athletic Club
Peru
William H. Burkhardt
Booth Furniture Company
Lincoln City
Lincoln Homestead
Spencer County
Wabash
A. B. Oswalt
Shelbyvile
James M. Linville
Gary
Johnson
William Fulton
Board of Pubic Works
Peter Lamb
Hammond
Little Calumet Basin
Jasper Novelty Works
Vincennes
Columbia
Spurgeon N. Markley
National Guard
Sheridan
Charles Eller
Greenburg
Danville
James Whitcomb
Riley
Freeland
Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
Wabash River
South Bend
Notre Dame
Admiral Benson
North Liberty
Dan Ashby
West Frankfort
Milton
John W. Croyle
Grant County
Warsaw
James Robinson
Kosciusko County Infirmary
William‘ Sutton
Fred
Aggressive War on Germany Planned by U S
Washington March 26 The American government plans sweeping measures after Congress recognizes a state of war with Germany. Cabinet discussions outline a full, systematic plan to defeat Germany, using navy power to crush sea power and submarines, raise a large army, and extend unlimited lender to Allies. Navy enlists reserves for the marine corps and other forces.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Germany
Wilson
Europe
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Navy
Navy Department
Marine Corps
Indiana Pardons Board to Hear Dozen Murder Appeals
The state board of pardons will review about twelve murder cases in session at the capitol. Notable filings include Henry Romine seeking commutation from life to 2 to 21 years for the 1912 McQuade farmhouse killings near Vernon, along with several other clemency pleas from Indiana defendants.
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Mote
Indianapolis
Mr. Goodrich
Randolph County
Henry. A. Roberts
Roberts
Indiana
State Board of Pardons
Charles
John McQuade
Vernon
Henry Romine
Indianapolis Switch to Automatic Telephone System
The city of Indianapolis completed a landmark conversion from manual to automatic telephone service. The shift, hailed as the greatest telephone engineering feat in Indianapolis history, marks the first full citywide cut over to automatic operation.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Engineers Club backs patriotic activities plan
Governor James P Goodrich replies to a letter from a special committee of the Indianapolis Engineers club. The group includes engineers from all parts of Indiana and heartily accepts the proposal for patriotic activities by the membership.
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James P.’ Goodrich
Indianapolis
Engineers’ Club
Indiana
Club
Prison Revolt Releases Thousands in Kherson Uprising
Petrograd reports a violent Kherson prison revolt on March 26 where seventeen thousand criminals formerly imprisoned overwhelmed guards and released many prisoners.
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Petrograd
Kherson
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Charles Lee
Garnett
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Delhi
W. A Broning
J. D. Bartlett
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J. J. Headley
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Greenfield
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Kokomo
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Lawrenceburg
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St. Paul
B. F. Mason
Bert Fuller
Bristol
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Bluffton
George Arnold
Warren
Frank Fultz
Sharpsville
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Angola
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Walter Milligan
Mt Vernon
Able Mackey
Bloomfield
Robert Thompson
Paoli
Samuel Braston
General Assembly
Red Cross Society
List of the
Mary A. Bunch
Mary Bott
Julia Clemmons
Rose Brown
John Wesley Davis
Glasgow
Eddie M. John
Gertrude Johns
Elsie Lopp
Charles McCafferty
Clarence Moss
al Peyton
George Umbreit
A. W. Zurschmeide
George Zurschmeide
Martha Ehringer
Ella Ebblinger
Francis Pauline Brown
Ruth Huff
J. D. Huff
Louisa Didelot
Agnes Cecillia Didelot
Louis H. Didelot
Alberta Louisa Didelot
Allen McClain
Jacob Fess
Jenny L. Hardaway
Mary L. Spickert
Eddie Johns
Mary F. Lapp
Mary B. Lomac
Ruth Parrish
Elizabeth Goodease
Moses Dodges
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Entente
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Buster) Walker
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