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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
2
The notice profiles J. B. Marra publisher of The Indicator of Westville Indiana. It notes wide county readership and Republican stance. It lists a weekly schedule with Thursdays and a $2.00 yearly subscription offer.
President Harding has decided to appoint William Howard Taft as chief justice to succeed the late Edward Douglas White. The nomination could reach the Senate within a week or ten days, after Taft consented and White House courted support.
Laporte county officers resigned to end friction and criticism. Justin C. Loomis John E. Perkins John B. Shick join as commissioners from districts three two and one respectively. Loomis and Shick swap seats after Loomis is made chairman by consensus. Robert D. Fryer succeeds Loomis as Clinton township trustee.
Rev. J. L. McElmoyle of Maryland was removed from his Elkton pulpit by the Presbyterian church supreme court. He was accused of conducting a Gretna Green style marriage scheme and arranging a marrying marathon with another pastor, with hundreds of elopers wed each year.
The Italian sky is noted for its clearness and deeper blue. The effect is not due to finer dust but to colder northern air that allows vapor to condense less readily on dust particles.
A statesman confronts a stalemate with no clear path forward as tensions rise and officials search for options to break the deadlock. The situation triggers political friction and scrutiny from observers and lawmakers alike.
American soldiers who died in France are being shipped home to receive final honors on Memorial Day. Five thousand bodies leave Hoboken in flag draped coffins with military guard, as comrades stand at present arms at the transport pier. Efforts aim to deliver all by Monday.
San Francisco district attorney says Mooney was rightfully convicted in the 1916 preparedness day bomb murder and will present evidence to the governor to compel action. Assistant district attorney Milton U Ren spoke against a motion to release Mooney under a common law plea.
Rain, needed by Kansas wheat, spread across the state's grain belt with showers Wednesday night and heavy rainfall in spots. In Chicago, rain in the southwest wheat belt trimmed recent gains on the Chicago Board of Trade while provisions prices declined.
Leipzig May 26 Germany convicts Sergeant Heinen the first war criminal found guilty in the country. Heinen gets ten months in prison and pays part of the trial costs after admitting beating British and Belgian prisoners of war with fists and rifle butts. British witnesses criticized court examination as lenient.
Senator King of Utah urged a congressional investigation into monopolies and corporations he said seek to exploit the public by controlling legislation. He warned the American people face a conspiracy to dominate industry and keep prices high, with more groups likely to demand special laws.
Grover C. Bergdoll, the American draft evader, resumes residence in Eberbach after a vacation in German health resorts. He says he has no plan to leave Germany, though friends note Bergdoll has offers to reside in other countries. A Mosbach friend says the neighborhood would defend him if arrested.
A damaged snippet sketches an eccentric older man in a gown described as something to sleep in. Context and surrounding details are missing, leaving the exact event or setting unclear.
United Press reports the Senate labor committee favorably tables Senator Johnson's resolution for an investigation into the Tug River mine war. The measure goes to the contingent expenses committee for funding, then to the Senate for action, with a ground investigation likely. In Willison, West Virginia, reports say two state troopers were killed in the mine war zone.
The senate, 45 to 33, approved increasing marine corps appropriations by 7 million and raising overall pay for 120000 enlisted strength. Britain plans to regain naval supremacy with colonial ships, signaling a large Commonwealth fleet to support London.
Paris May 25 Premier Briand told deputies there is no reason for occupying the Ruhr as the Silesian issue has shifted. He emphasized France must retain public and allied moral support from the United States and Britain and would only use coercive measures if imperative for France's security. He praised Chancellor Wirth's government for trying to honor its promises.
Chicago reports farmers profiting as May wheat jumps to 1.85 on the Chicago board. Speculators who sold short to deliver to western exporters faced losses as drought lifts prices. Board of Trade operators argue regulation is unnecessary, citing supply and demand dynamics.
The battleship Tennessee has been ordered immediately to the Pacific to guard western waters. The Maryland will follow after commissioning, and the California, a modern warship, will also guard Pacific waters under the regular department plan.
A blaze at the Tay hotel in Dallas caused extensive damage to adjoining properties and left several guests with narrow escapes. The estimated loss amounts to about 500000 dollars.
The Quai d Orsay is the bank along the Seine opposite Place de la Concorde in Paris. The area is named for the French government and government officials who overlook it, a name sometimes used to denote official power in the bustling market district.
The first Nebraska woman to receive a notary commission was Miss Anna Saunders of Custer county in 186.
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