Hoosier State Happenings Highlights Indiana News
A sweeping Indiana roundup reports across towns from Seymour to South Bend on weather, crops, crime, and public works. Major items include Jackson county’s forecast of a record corn crop, caterpillar damage at New Albany, and flour mills in Evansville seeking wheat while farmers hold firm on price. Public notices touch on school bonds in South Bend, tax plans in Indianapolis, and civic efforts in communities like Jasper, Muncie, and Crawfordsville.
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Seymour
Jackson County
New Albany
Evansville
MiNs
Millers
Shelbyville
Caroline Oakley
Women's Lodge
Pocahontas
Woman's Relief Corps
Daughters of Rebekah
Court of Honor
Valparaiso
Liberty
Westchester
Pine
Jackson Townships
Porter County
Farmers’ Association
South Bend
Board of Trustees
Indianapolis
Indiana
John N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Department of Public Health
Springfield
William A. Ketcham
Grand Army of the Republic
National Council of Administration
Bloomington
William Toomey
Carl McGowan
Monroe County
Monroe
Tomey
Hartford
Blackford County
Thompson-Weber Canning Company
Crawford
English
Leavenworth State Bank
Institutein
Jasper
Dubois Country Motor Club
Hoosier State Automobile Association
Muncie
Muncie Canning
Clinton
Freezing Fruits Demonstrated by Agriculture Department
The department of agriculture reports experiments with frozen fruit showing baskets of small fruits stored three months in cold storage without loss of flavor or quality. Researchers find freezing more economical and satisfactory than canning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Olde Tavern to be razed for new office block
The historic Olde Tavern at Broad and Water streets in New York City faces demolition to clear space for a modern office structure. Built in 1746 and remodeled in 1886, it was a meeting place during Revolutionary times where George Washington and other notable figures traveled. An illustration shows the entrance.
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Broad and
Water Streets
New York City
George Washington
Census Says Most Americans Live in Big Cities
Final census statistics indicate about one tenth of the U S population resides in New York Chicago and Philadelphia while over a quarter live in 68 cities with populations of 100 000 or more The three largest cities New York Chicago and Philadelphia total 10 145 521 an increase of 1 644 347 or about 19 5 per cent in ten years Detroit Los Angeles San Francisco and Buffalo enter the 500 000 to 1 000 000 bracket There are 43 cities with 100 000 to 250 000 inhabitants up 12 from last year and 18 cities have risen into higher brackets The report lists cities of 300 000 or more with their 1920 populations and 1910 ranks.
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Ashington
United States
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Buffalo
Kansas City
Seattle
Indianapolis
Rochester
Portland
Ore
Denver
Uncle Samuel Is Not a Censor of Morals
Secretary of State Colby states border passport rules apply to all border crossings and that the U S will not revoke permits solely for lawful acts in Mexico. He rejects using morals as a reason to bar or revoke permits, emphasizing enforcement of law over censorship. The Methodist board had labeled Tia Juana as a vice city but Colby cautions against moral censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Colby
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Methodist Church
California
Mexico
Methodist Board
Tia Juana
American State Department
Is Jazz Real Music or Just Tomfoolery
Former Washington hotel orchestra head Armeline sues for breach of contract after being dismissed for not playing jazz. He may appeal to the supreme court if losses occur. He cites Harcourt Farmer's article calling jazz a musical sin and a harmful commercial phenomenon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mario Armeline
Washington
Armeline
Supreme Court
Harcourt Farmer
Women candidates surge in early 20th century politics
Gossip in Washington hints at multiple women entering Congress including Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana and Miss Rose Schneiderman of New York. Other contenders include Miss Anne Martin of Nevada, Dr Esther Lovejoy of Oregon, Mrs Hetener Statler of Michigan, Miss Alice Robertson of Oklahoma, Mrs Marie Weeks of Nebraska, and Mrs Alethea Wheeler of Michigan with nominations from Republican and labor parties.
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Ashington
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
Anne Martin
Nevada
Senate
Esther Lovejoy
Portland
Ore
Lovgejoy
Hetener. Statler
Michigan
United States
Statler
Alice Robertson
Muskogee
Okla
Tion
House
Roosevelt
Rose Schneiderman
New York
Labor Party
New York Woman's Trade Union League
Marie Weeks
Norfolk
Neh
Nonpartisan League of the
Third
Nebraska
Alethea Wheeler
Grand Rapids
Mich
Government Printing Office
Washington
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Columbus
Wabash
Chamber of Commerce
Commititieas
Indiana University
Purdue University
State Normal School
Bartholomew County
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County
Purdue
University of
Jeffersonville
Clark County
John Wilt
Hillsboro
John Bock
Kempton
Charles Taylor
Whitcher, Jr
Goshen
Grimes
Ivansville
Williamson County
Illinois
Anna Baker
Herrin
C. 8
Dehl
Frisco June
Paul Kuhn
Terre Haute
Ind
Will Fleming
John McFarland
Michigan Central Railroad
J. N. Hunter
Franklin
J. W. Judah
Salem
Blanch Colter
Livonia
Washington County
Red Cross
France
Cecil Grimes
American Legion
St. Joseph County
Belfast
Sinn Fein
York Street
Ireland
Little John Carver
Panhandle State
Massachusetts
John
Leyden
Holland
Prince
Blacksmith
Prince Henry
England
Thirteenth
Hussars
Aldershot
Rapa
Charm School
South Pacific
Cook Islands
South America
Sitka
Alaska
Ulation
Ewes
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Aphtelacioa
Milwaukee
Newark
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Minneapolis
Samuel
Jazz
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