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Westville Indicator in Westville, Indiana

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Westville Indicator

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Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1920

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Indiana tax levies set by state board and coal price concerns

The Indiana state board of tax commissioners fixed the state total levy at 42 cents per hundred dollars and adjusted several funds including adding one cent to the general fund and two cents to the benevolent institutions fund. The coal commission reported evidence of price fixing and close retailer connections to miners. Reports from Anderson to Washington discuss crop conditions, population revisions, and local crime and governance with various county updates.

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Indianapolis State Board of Tax Egromissioners Dlcent Indiana University Purdue University State Normal Schools Benevolent Institutions’ Fund Hava Educational Institutions Indiana Special Food and Coal Commission Jesse Exehbirch Ate. Eschbach Staylan Anderson Mindizou County Targiers Ceorn Sablesville Hamilton Tipton Boone Washington, D. C United States Census Bureau Vigo County Franklin County South Bend Ernest Gariepy Montreal University St. Joseph County Fife Michigan City Gariepy Carl Cook Laporte J. L. McCulloch Magion Kiwanis Clubs John N. Bromert James I. Goyer Elkhart B.S. Alnutt Evansville George C. Bryant Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service Clark County Posey and Gibson County Association Franklin Dearborn Don Waxton Porter County Io. Gray & Son Fred Turner Orlentsounty Morgan Brothers Washingon D. C Census Bureau Congress Die House of Representatives Furst Bales toeeTo Tien Comnty Tippeca- Toe Oped Oorber Tianna Federation of Farmers’ Associations Lafayette Sune Viness Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Georgia Purdue University of Erie Railroad Mary Cone East Chicago Lea McCormick Board of Park Trustees Board of Works State Department of Conservation Department Jay County Washington County Elwood Douglass Goodwin Margaret Goodwin James Vane Alexandria Goodwin Home Pennsylvania Railroad Lawrenceburg Rossville Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company
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Teaching the Birds Training canaries to sing using an automatic organ

Mrs. William A. Coffey of New York believes the canary’s trill comes only after weeks of patient teaching. With an automatic organ, she trains hundreds of songbirds each day as a new occupation for women.

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William A. Coffey New York Williams
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Nicaragua Canal Project 3 Million Paid for Rights

Washington notes that the U.S. paid 3 million to secure exclusive rights to dig a Nicaragua canal. Britain and Japan reportedly eyed a joint enterprise. The route would avoid volcano risk, cut distance to 334 miles from New York to San Francisco, and cost about one third of Panama, with most digging already done by geography.

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Ashington United States Nicaragua Great Britain Japan Panama Nicaraagan Panama Ditch New York San Francisco San Juan Caribbean Sea Pacific Ocean Tehuantepec Neck
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First Wireless Heard Round the World from Lafayette Station

The Lafayette radio station at Bordeaux, built by the U S Navy, transmitted the first wireless message heard around the world marking a milestone in science. Secretary Daniels lauded the achievement and pledged closer US France ties as the largest station with eight 20 foot towers demonstrated signals five times more audible than the German Nauen station.

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United States Lafayette Bordeaux France Daniels United States Navy Republic United States Navy Department Bureau of Engineering Bureau of Yards and Docks Pershing Arlington Annapolis Naval Radio Laboratory Bureau of Standards Nauen
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Sawdust as cattle feed promises more milk and weight

A report from the University of Chicago meeting describes converting white sawdust into a cattle feed by dilute acid digestion and lime neutralization. Experiments at Madison Wisconsin showed three cows thrived, yielding more milk and gaining weight. the U.S. government plans larger scale trials and reports on hydrolyzed sawdust cattle food.

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Sam Industrial and Engineering Chemists American Chemical Society University of Chicago E. C. Sherrard G. W. Blanco Forest Products Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Madison Wis Uncle Sam Cc. LL
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Possible Election Hitch In Tennessee Suffrage Debate

The piece weighs possible outcomes if Tennessee ratification of suffrage is later deemed illegal, risking nullification of votes cast under the 19th amendment and potentially leaving the Electoral College without a majority, pushing the House to choose the president. It also notes unrelated items on President Wilson's sheep, Brig Gen Barrett’s demotion, and a crackdown on stills buyers.

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Tennessee Connecticut House of Representatives Wilson White House Virginia George Barrett Marine Corps Navy
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