Hoosier News Briefs Span Wool Shipments and Tax Sessions
Laporte County farms plan to ship 30 000 pounds of wool to Ohio for cooperative sale, adding to a prior May shipment. Indiana tax board holds fourth session to adjust levies and hear appeals while several local notes cover highway bids, rural education, drought beet crops, and county tax reports.
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Laporte
Laporte County
Columbus
Ohio Wool Growers
Laporte County Farm Bureau
Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Gary
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Gary Street Railway Company
L. B. Frame
W. M. Goodwin
Goodwin
Frame
Ligonier
State Highway Commission
State Department
Indiana State Normal School
Terre Haute
J. L. McBrien
Washington, D. C
L. N. Iines
Normal School
Frankfort
Clinton County
W.P. Gleason
Indiana Association of Park Departments
James H. Lowry
Adolph Schmidt
Evansville
R. ©. Elbel
South Bend
Uo Dent
George A. Gluick
Carl Baurmeister
Oscar Dix
Purdue University
A.S. Lesh
Indiana
McCray
Danville
North Salem
Eel River Township
Here
State Conference of
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Hartford City
Blackford County
Garvey Knows Everything Says Will Hays Doomed to Washington
Will Hays the postmaster general endorses David Garvey after a personal investigation. Garvey claims he knows everything there is to know and invites readers to ask him something hard. The piece portrays Garvey as a convenient fixer for visitors to Washington.
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Dave
Will Hays
David Garvey
David
Washington
Garvey
Hughes A Golfer Too
Secretary of State Hughes enjoys golf like President Harding and is photographed in his golfing outfit. This image marks the first known photo of the secretary in golf attire.
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Hughes
Harding
Clay Colloidal Soap Substitutes For Fatty Acids
London Discovery reports that colloidal clay, when properly prepared, can replace up to half of the fatty acids in soap. The colloidal form allows fine subdivision, offering cost savings and clearer, potentially superior cleansing soap. Developments are awaited.
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London
World Armament Conference to Dazzle Washington in November
Washington prepares for a landmark international conference on armament limitation and Pacific issues in November. Delegations from Great Britain France Italy Japan China and the United States will convene in the capital with formal arrivals at Union Station and a presidential reception.
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Ashington
Washington
Pacific
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
China
United States
New World
Union Station
Hughes
Lloyd George
Briand
Garages Surpass Homes in 1920 Building Trends
Investigation shows 1920 construction in 196 cities with populations over 35 000 favored garages over family homes. One and two family houses total 74 039, but 98 121 garages were built. moving picture houses exceeded churches and schools combined, highlighting a shift toward automobile housing and entertainment over enduring family housing.
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Davis
Mr. Davis
Ethelbert Stewart
Labor Statistics
United States
Moving Picture
Har Ac.ts
Labor
Four Vocational Universities Planned for Veterans
United States vocational universities will open across the East, Midwest, South, and Pacific coast to aid disabled service men. Colonel Forbes says the facilities will include cottages, training in trades and agriculture, and housing for families, with initial classes starting within ninety days for about 2,000 men.
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United States
East
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Charles R. Forbes
Veteran Relief Bureau
Harding
Colonel Forbes
Forbes
Government as Biggest U.S. Renter Urges Ownership Move
A political critique states the United States government rents offices and facilities nationwide, including at least twenty federal buildings in New York City, paying about 10 percent of building values in annual rent. It calls for government to issue building bonds to fund ownership and retire rents.
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Evansville
Indianapolis
Indiana
Will Shimer
State Board of Health
Columbus
Indiana State Grange
Sherman J. Lowell
New York
National Grange
State Grange
Rushville
Indiana National Guard
Indiana Regiment
Shelbyville
Greensburg
Charles Kettleborough
State Bureau of Legislative Information
Portland
Mitchell
R. C. Julien
Ile
Julien
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Federation
Farmers’ Associations
Atlanta
McCray
Govenor
Glendora
Star City
Vandalia
Kentland
Orchard Lake Farm
Crawfordsville
Wabash College
United States
Department of Agriculture
Postoffice Department
War and Navy Departments
Department of Labor
Treasury Department
Public Health Department
Bureau of Indian Affairs
New York City
Government Department
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Relativity Tower
Potsdam
Telegraph Hill
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Albert Einstein
Erich Mendelsohn
Astrophysical Institution of Potsdam
Mexico
el Paso
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