Complete Tieup of Coal Field Seen by Chief
Terre Haute Indiana August 23 Officials reported a complete coal field tieup as districts 1 United Mine Workers and Indiana operators planned talks. Nine mines remain idle with possible action after tomorrow conference. Rail and road coal deliveries shrink as cars diverted, shortages predicted until rolling stock returns.
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Indiana
Terre Haute
Ind
District 1
United Mine Workers of
Ywa
Indiana Ritrere
Isroads
Indiana Field
State Fair Special Days Schedule Highlighted
Nonday September 6 Labor Day honored with free admission for war veterans soldiers and children. Tuesday features Indiana Farmer's Federation Day. Wednesday is Indianapolis Day and Thursday is all Indiana Day at the fair.
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Indiana Farmer's Federation
Indianapolis
Indiana
Robbery Steals 56000 In Notes Bonds And Stock
Robbers took 6000 in checks stock bonds and notes from the Myers Brothers grain elevator safe at Linnsburg Montgomery County six miles east of Crawfordsville. No suspects yet. It stands as the largest Montgomery County theft in months.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Myers Brothers
Linnsburg
Montgomery County
Crawfords Ville
Two Days Por Young Folks at State Fair
Two important days for farm boys and girls at the State Fair are Sept. 6 and 7. About 300 club pigs will be judged for state championships on the 6th. The farm boy's judging contest with about 200 candidates will be held on the 7th, along with state championship bicycle races. Heber Ellis has purchased a new Scripps touring car from Christie Thomas Auto Sales Company.
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Heber Ellis
Scripps
Christie Thomas Auto Sales Company
Community News From Malta and Nearby Visits
Malta residents report attendance at the Coatesville picnic last Saturday and visits by Mrs. Annice Mewborn and daughter Eleanor of Tampa Florida. Mrs. Alice Ransom and Mrs. Will Shuck canned sixty four quarts of peaches last Friday.
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Coatesville
Annice Mewborn
Eleanor
Tampa
Florida
John Stanley
Near Fillmore
Will Shucks
Alice Ransom
Will Shuck
Floyd Davis
Merle Wright
Canaan
Frank Garett
Milton Ragan
New Maysville
Lillian Smith
Gladys Morgan
Floyd
Greencastle
Sarah Snodgrass
Emma Morgan
Opera House Movie Opening Planned In Three Weeks
Alonzo Cook announces the Opera House Moving Picture show should open in about three weeks. The theatre is undergoing extensive summer improvements including a steel balcony. main floor work will continue after balcony completion, aiming for a modern, commodious venue in the state.
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Alonzo Cook
Moving Picture
Opera House
Indiana opens voter registration all day in new law
The Indiana Legislature during a special session changed the registration law. Registration places will be open from 8 a m to 9 p m daily, replacing the previous hours from 1 p m to 9 p m.
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Indiana
Races Planned at State Fair Week of September
Four harness races a day will be held at the state fair during the week starting September 6. On September 7 bicycle races for state championships are scheduled. Five auto races featuring American English and French drivers take place on September 11.
State Fair Auto Show to be Largest in History
The Auto Show at the State Fair the week of September 6 will be the largest ever with a tractor display featuring 50 or more different makes.
State Fair to Stage Night Battle Reproduction
The State Fair will feature a nightly recreation of The Battle of St Mihiel during the September 6 to week, using tanks machine guns grenades and fireworks with 300 performers. Sheriff Richard M. Kilborn of Lake County arrived with four prisoners from the county to the state farm. His daughter attended DePauw University last year. The Martha Washington Club will meet Wednesday at 2:00 PM with Mrs. Dora Sweet.
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St. Mihiel
West Front
Richard M. Kilborn
Lake County
Mr. Kilborn
DePauw University
Martha Washington Club
Dora Sweet
County Nurse Finds Many Defective Teeth At School
County Nurse Miss Wright reviews last year’s health inspection records and reports a large percentage of children with defective teeth. She urges parents to take their children to a dentist before school begins to prevent disease and ensure good health.
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Wright
City Schools Open September Six in Greencastle
Greencastle city and township students return after a three month vacation on September 6 a week from next Monday. Activity surrounds school buildings as books are arranged, classrooms cleaned, and teachers and janitors prepare for the new year.
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Greencastle City and Township
Special Tent For Nurse At Roachdale Chautauqua
The Roachdale Chautauqua management has set up a special tent this week for Miss Ella Wright the new Putnam County Red Cross Nurse. She will meet mothers of Roachdale and vicinity to get acquainted and discuss year plans.
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Roachdale Chautauqua
Ella Wright
Putnam County
Putnam County Sunday School Convention Planned for September 19
The Putnam County Sunday School Association met at the Presbyterian Church in Greencastle and decided to hold the annual county convention on Sunday September 19 with afternoon and evening sessions at the Christian Church in Greencastle. A detailed program is being prepared and will be published.
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Putnam County Sunday School Association
Presbyterian Church
Greencastle
Christian Church
Father killed and two children injured in crash
Clar ence Gibbs aged 44 of Danville was killed and his children Ivan nine and Vivian twelve were fatally hurt when their car was struck by a Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction train at Danville. Passenger Eric Harrison aged fourteen was severely bruised.
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Danville
Ind
Clarencé Gibbs
Ivan
Vivian
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Eastern
Eric Harrison
Chas Webb Opens Business Strip to Reelsville
Chas Webb established a new business strip to Reelsville today. The move marks a local development as Webb expands services and logistics to the town.
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Chas. Webb
Reelsville
Pardoning Power in Indiana Unabated Under Gov Goodrich
Records show Governor Goodrich freed numerous inmates in 1919 and 1920 via personal pardons and parole juxtapositions. The piece cites cases including Clyde Horne and Lucille Langaford, notes lack of formal records for private paroles, and recounts a scathing federal judge rebuke over clemency practices.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Goodrich
State House
Gov. Goodrich
Gov. Marshall and
Ralston
Clyde Horne
Michigan City
Peter Mataxas
Lafayette
Horne
Glen Sedar
Frank P. Baker
Baker
Guy Webster
Vigo County
Pemal
A. B. Anderson
Federal Court of Indiana
Indiana
Greencastle Lodge No 348 Meeting Notice
Members of Greencastle Lodge No. 348 meet Wednesday at 8 PM for first degree work. E Mugg, Noble Grand. R S Fisher, Secretary.
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Greencastle Lodge
E. Mugg
N. G
Hogs steady to 25 cents lower at Indianapolis market
About 11 000 hogs and 1 200 cattle traded with hogs from 200 to 25 pounds steady at 15.50 while 250 pound plus eased 25 cents to set opening values. Top hogs reached 15.60. Cattle, calves and sheep showed mixed moves with several high prices noted. Social notes list visitors and travels of local families and professionals including Mr. and Mrs. Malone, Mrs. Bedgar Sutherlin, Roy Hirschburg, and others in Greencastle and surrounding areas.
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Indianapolis
Contradictory exchange teased by courtroom wit
A wry exchange unfolds as the lawyer accuses the witness of contradicting a prior statement. The witness questions how a straight gaze could be described as bent, highlighting the humor in legal cross examination.
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London
Witty exchange on memory and bills from Boston Transcript
Deacon laments pain fades with time while Doctor quips that doctors struggle to collect their bills, a humorous contrast captured from a Boston Transcript snippet.
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Boston Transcript
Ears Flap Jibe Between Farmer Hayes and James Calking
A humorous exchange in which Old Farmer Hayes jokes that James Calking spoke by his ears flapping as the youth returns home from college. Calking denies speaking while Hayes insists he heard him.
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Farmer Hayes
Calkins
Jimmie
James Calking
Sale of Damaged Waterwet Cargo Questioned by Officials
The exchange questions how authorities permitted selling cargo damaged by water. It asks why the sale should proceed and whether the law forbids selling wet goods. The discussion implies concern over legal allowances and regulatory action surrounding such shipments.
Tramps Missing Amid Farm Help Hunt
A Louisville Courier-Journal note reports tramps disappearing as farmers solicit help, hinting at a broader search or uncertainty about labor and safety in rural areas.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Stephen M Elroy Called by Death
Stephen C McElroy 81 a Park county resident near the Putnam County line died at home after a long illness. Civil War veteran and local figure. Funeral at his home Friday at 10 a.m. Survived by daughters Myrtle Cahill and Mrs Lawrence Athey and son Henry. two other sons G M McElroy Otterbein and William McElroy Logansport.
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Stephen C. McElrOy
Park County
Putnam County
McElroy
Myrtle Cahill
State of
Washington
Lawrence Athey
Henry
G. M. McElroy
Otterbein
William McElroy
Logansport
Cox to Carry Colorado in Cox Campaign
George Hetherington a former Hoosier and Colorado attorney general candidate on the Democratic ticket says Gov. Cox will sweep Colorado this fall. He notes Westfield visits, the League of Nations as the dominant issue, and predicts a large independent and Republican vote joining the Democratic ballot to give Cox a big victory.
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George Hetherington
Harding
League
Germany
Gov
Cox
Descendent of GOP Organizer Aids Democratic Campaign
Miss Fredabelle Loper of Indianapolis has volunteered to speak for Cox and Roosevelt with the Indiana Women’s Democratic Committee. A granddaughter of Amos Loper, an 1846 Wisconsin Republican organizer, she supports the League of Nations and aims to influence US entry. Loper, trained in public speaking and Northwestern University drama, taught public speaking in Lebanon High School last year.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fredabelle Loper
College Avenue
Indiana Women’s Democratic Committee
Cox
Roosevelt
Loper
Amos Loper
Wisconsin
League of Nations
United States
Miss Loper
New York Ciy
Ripon
Missouri
Dramatic School
Northwestern University
Lebanon
Charley Anderson Visits Arizona University Figure
Charley Anderson once of De Pauw now with President Klein smid visits University of Arizona in Tuson for a social gathering with friends. Congregational Locust street church dinner scheduled Thursday evening on lawn of Second Ward School. families to bring baskets by 5 PM for ratetsck bars service. Rev H C Clippinger back from Indianapolis. filled Dr Gobin's King Avenue church appointment. Miss Edna Curtis visiting relatives in Sycamore Illinois.
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Charley Anderson
DePauw
Klein_ smid
University of Arizona At
Tuson
Arizona
Locust Street
Second Ward
H. C. Clippinger
Indianapolis
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Bull & Bear
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Julian Jean
Ida Lorene
Noble Snider
Roy Hirschburg
Milwaukee
Photographer’s Association of America
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Barnaby’s Mill
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