Local coal dealers seek equalization aid at Detroit meeting
Local coal dealers from Fort Wayne and vicinity attended a national convention in Detroit to press for equal distribution of coal. They reported shipments intended for Indiana being diverted to eastern and foreign markets while Fort Wayne seeks its low normal tonnage. Big firms buy coal at high costs for manufacturing, pushing up prices and harming smaller crews and dealers who cannot compete, risking many being driven out of business.
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Detroit
Charles Moellering
Lonssworth
J. Ztrbuch
W. Homberger
L. Geiss
L. Novich
Cros
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Pocahontas
West Virginia
Kentucky
Fareign
Police News Highlights From Sunday Morning Case Files
A garbled police blotter reports multiple cases: Russel Braden alleged quarantine breach and family distress. Ghades Warkenrider fined for conduct and later abusive behavior toward Chief Potter Darton. Willan Bushman fined for disorderly conduct after attempting to solicit payment at a public facility. Several arrests for keeping a house of ill fame and related charges, with fines ranging from $0 to $35 and court costs.
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Russel Braden
Braden
Homever
Ghades Warkenrider
Harkenrider
Potter
Darton PF
Abbatts
Bomar
Willan Bushman
Tndiev
James Gara Watkies
Mane Henpie
Housh Sirret
Otleck
Go Chaesen
Speecins
Charles
Sdg
Vernon Balgnes
Auspst Prange
Margarek
Daring river incident and city response at Swinnes Park
In a night of misfortune a group of youths near Swinnes park were endangered by a fire sparked by a broken wire. Firemen responded to incidents on Fairtrid avenue and Monroe street as sparks endangered roofs and a 10 ton truck frame burned. A police round up followed with several youths detained and later released after charges and fines.
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Seth
Swinnes Park
Kirkpatrick
Albert Marka
Louin Babilya
Miegal
Ayana Noan Martin Werd
Thargears Rcre
Monroe Street
Madison
Lewis
LTS Cart
Mingmat
Piante
Eisenker
Mire
Indy
Seagan
Inia
Suny
Nomination drama shakes 1920 Republican rally
Delegates across the convention shift supports as Harding foes press for Lenroot and Coolidge. A Blackstone lobby scene shows wavering loyalties while Progressive dissents hint at later realignments amid Penrose’s elusive influence and questions about Hiram Johnson’s role.
If You Are Easily Tired Out Your Blood Needs Purifying
An old health ad promotes S. S. S. as a general blood purifier to combat “Summer Sickness.” It claims impurities accumulate with season changes, causing weakness, loss of appetite, irritability, and debility. The copy urges readers to buy S. S. S. and write to a Georgia-based laboratory for literature.
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Quigmer
Campaign tones in Ohio rally echo 1920 era rhetoric
In Marion Ohio delegates prepare for a traditional spring campaign. The Republican platform includes Irish freedom sympathy, risking no bold moves before November. Harding delivers a dignified speech, impressing as a presidential figure, while Democrats may court Irish votes with similar planks.
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Heraest
Republican Resolutions Committee
Johnson
Marion
Ohio
Mattin"ley
Canton
Sarren
Harding
Burglaries Fail At Rev Krall Home Fourth Time In Sixteen Years
Rev F Krall, pastor of St Pauls Catholic Church at 416 West Washington, reports burglars entered his home during the night but did not steal anything. It is the fourth time in sixteen years that night visitors have come to his house. Entry was gained through an upper front window and a ladder left by plumbers, with drawers pulled from dressers and items scattered, yet no cigar was taken.
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Consin
Medill McCarmiek
Learsot
Learoot
Old Guard
Oregon
Coolidge
Alexander
Ation
Blackstone Hotel
Leonard Wood
Wall
Imnor
Wong
Femiblican
Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Hiram Johnson
HF. Ervil
West Waehington Street
St Paul's Catholic
Arska
Kroll
Heroes of the Sixties Coming to Gather for Union Veteran event
The Grand Army of the Republic's Union Veteran Legion prepares for a large gathering with accommodations in place and badges to be issued. Officers and members of Lion S Bass and Lawton-Wayne posts coordinate logistics while UVL emphasizes its Civil War era volunteers and emblematic device.
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DL YW. Li
Lion S. Bass
Ani Lawton-Wayne
Grand Army of the Republic
Union Veteran Legion
Bequests Include Large Sums To Churches In Will
A will filed for probate in New York names large sums left to churches and relatives. Arm dies in Whisago on May 2, with portions of the estate bequeathed to Weslyan University and other beneficiaries.
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Fune
New York
Armstrejue
Whisago
Yarinun
Estire
Weslyan University
Eighteen New Members Elected To Chamber Of Commerce
Eighteen new members were admitted to the chamber of commerce at a board meeting. Budget notes show a $5,300 city quota with $2,500 raised and a $5,000 deficit. Departments to close Saturday afternoons except the information bureau. A committee will study using the chamber’s third floor for dinners and luncheons in the future.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Avery BE Groves
Inland Waterways Association
Uureau
Qwell
Puckett
A. Barnes
S. W. Greenland
Chamber Commerce
Credit Rating Association
Buteat
Inland Waterways Sociation
Train Transportation and Waterways Bureau
Henry A. Roberts
Indiana Chamber of Commercy
R. Mitchell
Wholesalers
H. D. Pugh
Automopbile
K K. Yarman
Automobile
Charles New
B. J. Dueser
Claute M. Lewis
York Manufacturing Company
S. L. Koles
Hamilton School
Wilbur D'Alene
Wiliam S. O'Rourke, Jr
Wayne Oi Tank Co
Newland
Indian Refining Co
Guy F. Bassett
Independent Cooperage Co
Aarry A. Geyer
F. W. Miles
Jefferson Junior High
Gail A. Calmerton
S. E. Grosvenor
Plumbo Willams
John H. Hines
J. Hy Carr
James Smart
Fifteen Defendants Change Plea to Guilty in Evansville Case
In Indianapolis on June 14, fifteen of twenty three Evansville men charged under the Reed amendment with smuggling whiskey from Henderson into Evansville pleaded guilty. Two others entered guilty pleas. remaining defendants still plead not guilty. Witness Van Pickerill testified that whisky shipments were protected by bribes to Evansville police chief Edsar Schmitt totaling 13000 to 25000 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Evansville
Henderson
van Pickerill
Edsar Schmitt
Jeter
Police
Miners Meet in Cumberland Md to Discuss Wage Dispute
The annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America District No. 16 opens in Cumberland with hundreds of delegates. Key issue: enforcing the Wilson commission wage award amid operator noncompliance and debate over higher rates beyond the commission's guidance.
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Cumberland
United Mind S Workers of America
Georges Creek
Upper Palomae
Maryland
West Virginia
Rickett
Wilson
President’s Commission
Kitchener Bottles No Theyre Empty Bring 75000 In U S
In New York June 1 1929 collector M Parish-Watson paid 55000 for a set of Kangxi era peach blossom bottles once associated with Lord Kitchener. The pieces arrived from London and were evaluated for their imperial origin and craft dating to 1660 1720.
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Kitchener
U. S
Fort Wayne Exposition Promises Grand Centennial Spectacle
Thousands from northern Indiana will flood Fort Wayne for a July 4 centennial exposition staged by the Fort Wayne Federation of Labor under John S. Berger. The event features Arrigoni’s sixty-piece band and a reproduction Hippodrome show with The Last Days of Pompeii, lighting by expert designers, and elaborate decorations across Exhibition Park and downtown areas.
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Fort Wayne
League Ball Park
Pompei
New York
Pers
Arrigonia
Creatori
Mr Sousa
Arrigoni
Berger
Dad
Centennial Exposition Draws Northern Indiana Attendees
The article lauds the upcoming centennial exposition as a grand outdoor attraction expected to draw thousands from this city and other Northern Indiana towns for a wide celebration and enjoyment.
FAMILY FEUD SPARKS GUN BATTLE IN ESERVILLE NEAR BRISTOL
In Esserville near Bristol a feud between the Fee and Berry families exploded into a gun battle. Robert Fee and George Potty are dead. Dewitt Fee and a small child are seriously wounded. Tom and George Berry are lightly wounded. The fighting began after Berry supporters armed in response to a Berry deputy sheriff’s actions. A stray bullet struck a baby belonging to another family.
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Bristol
Fee
Berry
Esserville
Robert Fee
George Potty
Dewitt Fee
Tom
George Berry
Kea Leathers
Pleads for Single Farm Organization in Noble County
Jane H. Tutte of Pleasant Lake wrapped up a four day speaking tour in Noble County with a Kendallville City Hall meeting on Friday evening. She urged uniting farmers and their wives into a single farm organization to improve local cooperation. County President W. Faviber attended and praised the drive, noting the road committee will include one member from each township as the group forms.
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Kendallville
Jane ‘H
Carl Tutte
Pleasant Eake
Noble County
W. , Faviber
Givine Progress
Seach
Angi
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