New Athletic Conference Debates Eligibility Rules
Chicago December 30 Proposals for a new athletic conference of smaller Midwestern colleges were discussed by six schools in five states. Residence eligibility rules emerged as the main issue with six months residence favored by some and freshmen eligibility in certain sports by others. Members include Knox Lawrence DePauw Coe Carleton Beloit Cornell and Wabash.
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Chicago
Knox
Lawrence
DePauw
Coe
Carleton
Eloit
Cornell
Wabash
Engagement of Cornelia Dulin to Robert C Smalley Announced
Mr and Mrs C R Dulin of Lexington Kentucky announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Cornelia Ross Dulin to Robert C Smalley Jr of St Petersburg Florida. The wedding is planned for New Year’s Day at 3 o clock at St Peter's Episcopal church in St Petersburg with no personal invitations issued.
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C. R. Dulin
Lexngton
St. Petersburg
Fla
Cornelia Ross Dulin
Robert C. Smalley
Dulin
Robert C. Smalley, Jr
Peter's Episcopal Church
Branneman Funeral Set For Cloverdale Farmer
The funeral for Fred C. Branneman who died Tuesday at his home in Cloverdale township of pneumonia will be held Saturday morning at 12 o'clock at the home, 40 miles east of Cloverdale. Burial will follow in Cloverdale cemetery. He was a prominent Cloverdale farmer.
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Fred C. Branneman
Cloverdale Township
Cloverdale
Mr. Branneman
Tenor Caruso in Serious Condition in New York Hospital
Reports from New York state the tenor Caruso remains in serious condition after surgical aspiration aimed at treating a presumed suppurative complication. Attending physicians described the operation as successful and noted the patient had been ill and steadily monitored. Many relatives and acquaintances, including Mrs. Moffett and daughter in Indiana, were in Indianapolis and New York during the day.
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Caruso
Imaes
York
Wilson Pardons Indiana Woman In Mail Fraud Case
President Wilson grants a full pardon to Mrs Katharine Brown of Peru Indiana who served three years in the Indiana Woman's Prison for using the mails to defraud. She and her husband John E Brown pleaded guilty to defrauding through the Christian Health Institute later known as the Little Mother Health Institute Inc
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Indianapolis
Wilson
Katharine Brown
Peru
Indiana
Brown
AB. Anderson
U. S. District Court
John E. Brown
Atlanta
Christian Health Institute
The
Little Mother Health Institute, Inc
Death Trap Set By Auto Bandit Fails To Fire
Bloomington police Capt. Ray Stevens survives an assassination attempt after an abandoned stolen car hidden trap misfired. A twelve gauge shotgun with a blanket trigger was rigged to discharge on opening the door near city hall. The weapon, covered by a laprobe, did not explode. The car belonged to George Reed, a local stone man.
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Bloomington
Ind
Ray Stevens
Fourth Street
Stevens
Newton Wright
George Reed
Former Putnam County Woman Dies in Brazil
Martha Bennett widow of William Barnett longtime Putnam County resident dies at 98 at the home of her half sister Mrs Frank Allen on East Pinckley Street in Brazil She had lived all her life in Clay and Putnam counties and is survived by two half brothers Frank and Thomas Roberts a niece Mrs Jessie Confer and her half sister The funeral is set for two o clock Friday at Croy Creek church with burial at Croy Creek cemetery.
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Martha Bennett
William Barnett
Frank Allen
East Pinckley St
Bennett
Putnam County
Clay
Putnam Counties
Frank
Thomas Roberts
Mecca
Jessie Confer
Lena
Croy Creek
Brazil Times
Evans to be sworn as prosecutor in Criminal court
William P. Evans, prosecutor elect, will take the oath tomorrow at 9 o clock in Criminal court administered by Judge James A. Collins. Evans, a former deputy under Claris Adams, is a Greencastle native and son of Mr and Mrs T E Evans.
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William P. Evans
James A. Collins
Evans
Claris Adams
Indianapolis Star
Greencastle
T E. Evans
City
Real estate transfers in Marion and Belle Union
Fred J. Whicker transfers 47 acres in Marion to Silas W. Monday for 600 dollars. William A. Moser transfers Belle Union lot in Belle Union to Trustees of Farmer's Bank for 1 100 dollars.
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Fred J. Whicker
Silas W. Monday
Marion
William A. Moser
Farmer’s Bank
Belle Union
Buss Reguills Broken DePauw Basketball 5
Greencastle Ind December 30 Coach Buss began rebuilding DePauw basketball after the first team was split by Tiny Hirt ineligibility. Gipson moves to guard as Moffett’s ineligibility opens a forward slot with Krumheuer Adams Laughlin and Pearson in contention.
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Greencastle
Ind
Buss
DePauw
Tiny Hirt
M.C. A
Vincennes
Hirt
Gipson
Moffett
Hog Prices Steady to Lower at Opening in Indianapolis
Indianapolis livestock receipts show hogs steady to 50 cents lower at market open. Live hogs sell 10.00 to 10.50, 200 pound plus hogs 9.00 to 9.25, pigs 10.50, sows 8.00. Cattle and calves hold at 18.00, lambs steady with top ewes near 10.00.
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Indianapolis
Mrs Ellig Sluss Visits Mrs Grubb in Indianapolis
Mrs Ellig Sluss and her young daughter from Indianapolis visited Mrs Mary E Grubb on North Jackson Street this morning. They will return to Indianapolis Saturday afternoon. The fortnightly club meeting, moved from January 3 to January 4, will be held at Mrs Heber Ellis's home.
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Ellig Sluss
Indianapolis
Mary E. Grubb
North Jackson Street
Heber Ellis
Charlotte Steele Weds Julius Pfeiffer of Raccoon
Miss Charlotte Catharine Steele a longtime Raccoon Indiana schoolteacher became the bride of Julius Pfeiffer on Wednesday. Dr Hillary A Gobin officiated at his Bloomington street home. Pfeiffer a DePauw graduate class of 1918 studies at the Boston Theological School and will finish next May. The couple left for Boston after the ceremony.
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Charlotte Catharine Steele
Raccoon
Indiana
Julius Pfeiffer
Hillary A. Gobin
Bloomington Street
DePauw University
Boston Theological School
Boston
Bullet Victim In Bad Shape After Culver Bank Raid
Russell Laine a Culver hardware merchant lies in critical condition at Culver Military Hospital after a bank robbery attempt in which a bullet shattered his vertebra and lodged in his right shoulder. Five bandits fled. Earl Wilts is named as the shooter. Joseph Byers was grilled and released under bond, with Osborn denying involvement.
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Culver
Russell Laine
Culver Military Hospital
Laine
Earl Wilts
Laporte County
Joseph Byers
Knox
Wilts
Byers
Chicago
Plymouth
Paul Priest Reports Additional Taxable Property Value
County Assessor Paul Priest informs the State Board of Tax Commissioners that in the past year he added property valued at 121 655 omitted by Putnam county township assessors. Tax due on the added property totals 2774.89 to be paid next year, with the township breakdown shown as 121 635 valuation and 2774.89 tax.
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Paul Priest
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Putnam County
Workers Propose Wage Cuts At Pullman Car Works
Chicago officers report 9 000 Pullman employees voluntarily offered wage reductions up to 20 percent to keep plants operating amid a severe business slump. The initiative aims to avoid curtailment of the workforce while preserving production.
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Chicago
Pullman Co
Sears Ready to Take Office as Sheriff Tomorrow
Lawrence A. Sears county sheriff designate visits the courthouse to meet surroundings as his predecessor Sheriff Howard Harris ends his term. Sears was in the office today getting acquainted with the new jot.
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Lawrence A. Sears
Sleet
Howard Harris
Mr. Sears
Fire alarm after smoke seen at torn down building
Crowds on east Washington Street reported smoke from a building at the corner of Washington and Vine as workmen kept warm with a small blaze. Firefighters arrived to find the smoke was from a firelit stove used by tradesmen during tearing down for a new Masonic Temple.
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Washington Street
Washington and
Vine Streets
Masonic Temple
Twenty Nine Women Elected to State Legislatures
A National Suffrage Association list shows twenty nine women elected, about half of prior totals, with Connecticut leading at five representatives. States across the East and West report new female lawmakers including California, New Jersey, New York, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, and Vermont among others.
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National Suffrage Association
Connecticut
California
Anna N. Saytor
Elizabeth Hughes
Mato B. Broughton
Emily Bown
Lillian M.rink
My W Hooker
New Hampshire
Mary Rolfe Farnham
Jessie Doe
New York
Marguerite L. Smith
Oklahoma
Lemar Looney
Bessie McColgin
Oregon
W. 8. Kinney
Utah
Clesson S. Kinney
May B. Davis
Clero Cle
Vermont
Eudna L. Benard
Chicago couple tragedy over hell belief ends in arson
In Chicago a dispute between Mr. and Mrs. Pierson over eternal damnation led to the husband pouring gasoline on his wife and striking a match. Neighbors saved her from serious burns. the husband was arrested.
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Chicago
Frank Pierson
Wife Too Expensive Leads to Bizarre Suspect Case
Neighbors report unusual behavior at the Hammond Indiana home of Joseph I Huydecke. Police discover a well furnished apartment and a wax dummy of a woman in a hand carved chair. He talks to the dummy continually and is reportedly declared sane.
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Joseph I Huydecke
Hammond
Ind
Huydecke
Adopted French Woman Stirs Dockside Debate at Ellis Island
Captain Robert Charles Gill, a former U S army medical officer, sought entry for Mile Marta Schneider described as his adopted daughter. His wife, Mrs Gill, opposed the admission saying the French woman exerted a strange and evil influence on her husband.
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Ellis Island
Marta Schneider
Robert Charles Gill
United States Army
Yanks Gassed in World War I Hospitals Over Seas
A World War I report shows 31 percent of American soldiers treated in overseas hospitals due to gas exposure. The Chemical Warfare Service cites 588,000+ cases among all services, excluding sailors and Marines.
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Chemical Warfare Service
Putnam County Council and Commissioners End Fiscal Year
The Putnam County Council and Commissioners met in a joint session to close the year’s financial affairs. They approved additional appropriations totaling about 39 000 to cover deficits, with 3 800 in the election and registration fund. Robert Dills of Madison Township was chosen to replace Reason Larkin on the council, as Larkin ends six years of service. a commemorative watch was presented to Larkin.
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Putnam County
Wunty
David Skelton
Skelton
Robert Dills
Madison Township
Dills
Reason Larkin
Larkin
Fire damages Lafayette Printing Plant in Indiana
A Lafayette Printing Company building in Lafayette Indiana caught fire early today causing an estimated loss of 50000 dollars with 15000 dollars covered by insurance. The blaze started in the basement of the one story plant and spread through all departments while Mrs Pearl Allen alerted authorities. Firefighters faced a tough battle to confine the flames to the structure.
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Lafayette
Ind
Lafayette Printing Company
Pearl Allen
New York Prepares Dry Welcome to 1921
December 31 reports say one hundred prohibition agents will mix with crowds in hotels and restaurants along the white way to enforce a dry welcome to the new year. Hotel managers order staff to avoid liquor as crowds fill capacity reservations for dancing and watch night church services are expected to be large.
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New York
Mrs Ruth Smith Visits Indianapolis Family for New Year
Mrs Ruth Smith of Indianapolis travels to spend New Years Day with her mother Mrs R A Lawton and family.
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Ruth Smith
Indianapolis
R. A. Lawton
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Charles Moffett
Iss Bonnie Moffett
Indianalis
Jeanetta McWethy
WC. VanArsdel
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Ka Shoptaugh
Irene Ham
Mary Wright
Prof. C. Tilden
Koontz & Ragan
Brazil
Spe
Buss Reguilds
Krumheuer
Adams
Laughlin
Bedford High
Pearson
Spicelang Academy
Hiss Charlotte Steele
Robert Osborn
William Osborn
Osborn
Jackson
Bainbridge City
Russellville
Ss Fe
Dequrodte
Jefferson Eh
Warrey
Kansas
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