Achievements of Democats Told By Spaan at Rally
Henry Spaan Indiana's leading criminal attorney and Seventh District congressional candidate spoke at a monster ratification meeting in the court room. Matt J Murphy introduced him praising Spaan's rise from brick-yard worker to lawyer and detailing Democratic party reforms under Wilson.
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Henry Spaan
Indiana
Congress
Spaan
Matt J. Murphy
Murphy
Democratic Party
United States
Tariff Commission
Federal Reserve Bank
Wilson
Senate
League of Nations
Greencastle
Mr S Henry Pitman Traps Pants Swindler in Greencastle
In Greencastle a man known as S Henry Pitman nicknamed Skinny Finan tricked a stranger selling two pairs of pants for $1. Pitman staged a trap with Heavy Cannon and Dr Overstreet’s help. the pants were found to be stolen from the Star store with a $2.98 price tag. The suspect was arrested and jailed.
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Henry” Pitman
Penerly
Andrew Pitman
Pitman
Pitchford
Conan Doyle
Thomas Sewell
County Bastille
S. “Henry” Pitman
Auto Tumbles as Four Boys Escape Injury
A Ford touring car driven by Claire Albin turned over on Bloomington street near 11 am after a broken steering wheel. Four boys, Paul Dodd Donald Cox Estel Harney and the driver were pinned briefly but none injured. They rode the overturned car to a downtown garage after the incident.
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Claire Albin
Paul Albin
Paul Dodd
Donald Cox
Estel Harney
Bloomington Street
Tri Delt House
Hanna and Bittles Tied for First in Greencastle Golf
Andrew Hanna and James Bittles shared the lead with a net score of 59 in the Greencastle Golf Club weekend tournament. They will play a match to decide first and second place, with Roy Abrams third and H M Smith fourth.
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Andrew Hanna
Greencastle Golf Club
James Bittles
Roy Abrams
H. M. Smith
Name Gross Hadep
A. B. Hanna Pee
Ol H. M. Smith
Chas. McGaughey
M. J. Murphy Pee
H. N. Hardy
Fortune myths of sunken French treasure near Cotentin
The article surveys legends of vast sunken treasure from the 1692 La Hogue battle near Cotentin in northwest France. It notes ships sunk, bullion from captured prizes, and recovered silver bars dated 1692. Some wrecks pose navigation hazards, including the Magnifique and an unnamed vessel.
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la Hogue
Cotentin
France
Admiral de Tourville
Prises
Thase
Cherbourg
Crap Shooters Scatter When Officer Fired at Orphans Home
Marshall O H air and B W Shirley raided a crap game on the Greencastle Orphans Home farm Sunday afternoon. About a dozen men fled into the woods as the officer fired over their heads. Two men were captured with money a canvas seven bottles of near beer a bucket of ice a hat and a coat. Players expected to face Mayor over gaming charges tonight or tomorrow.
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Marshall O'Hair
Marshall Henry O’hair
B. W. Shirley
Greencastle
Orphans Home
Shirley
Rupert E. Bartley
Talbott Couple to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs C O Talbott will celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Tuesday July 1 at their home 502 E Hanna Street with friends visiting in the afternoon and evening No invitations issued.
Englishman Dies in Niagara Barrel Drop
Charles G. Stephens of Bristol England was killed after going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. The Russian Oak cask shattered on rocks, his body not recovered, river men predicting a surface return in a week or ten days. He was 58 with a wife and eleven children. He served in France with the British Army and planned a lecture tour if successful.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Charles G. Stephens
Bristol
England
Horseshoe Falls
Stephens
France
Former Empress Eugenie Dead After Short Illness
Madrid July 12 Eugenie former empress of France widow of Napoleon III died here Thursday morning after a brief illness at the home of her nephew the Duke of Alba She was remarkably well Saturday morning and had lunch before suddenly sinking with abdominal pain Doctors Grenda Zanccudo and two others failed to save her Also noted are a vacation trip by Rev and Mrs Victor Raphael to Cincinnati and an Indianapolis hospital patient at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis plus two airplanes passing over Greencastle.
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Madrid
Eugenie
France
Napoleon III
Duke of Alba
Grenda
Alphonso
Moreno Zancudo
Victor Raphael
Cincinnati
Anna Nelson
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Hog Receipts Steady as 6500 Head Trade Opens
Indianapolis hog receipts total 6500 with prices holding steady at the open. General sales at 16.60 with bigger hogs as low as 15.50 and pigs at 14.50. Cattle, calves, and sheep show strength with calves up 50 cents and lambs and ewes firm at best sellers near 14.25.
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Indianapolis
DePauw Men Coach County High School Basketball Teams
Putnam county high schools enter fall basketball with three programs led by former DePauw players. Greencastle’s Big Smith, Bainbridge’s Donovan Moffett, and Russellville’s Harold Newgent will guide squads. Four Russellville veterans return, boosting a tight county rivalry and rising expectations for this season.
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Putnam County
Newgent
Russellville
Moffett
Bainbridge
DePauw
Greencastle
Smith
Donovan Moffett
Tiger
Harold Newgent
Russelville
Oklahoma Boy Rival 10 Edison Oklahoma
Paul Parrott of Checotah Oklahoma showcases an immense kite a 14 feet by 9 feet with a windlass held by a pole and a parachute attachment tested with a cat as passenger. He also demonstrates an electric train with a block signal powered by storage batteries and his wireless light. Parrott a sign painter by trade is a local favorite and musician.
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Checotah
Okla
Paul Parrott
Fize
Paul
Polly
Chautauqua
Ohio
Propose Combine Under One Banner in Labor Forty Eight Plan
Chicago July 12 The labor party and the Forty eight committee consider a new political movement with a single name platform and presidential ticket. Senator Robert M Lafollette remains the most talked of candidate as party leaders see him aligned with the Forty eight views voiced to Amos Pinchot and George L Record.
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Chicago
Labor Party of the
United States
Committee of Fortyeight
Forty Eight
Robert M. Lafollette
Wisconsin
Tharty
Amos Pinchot
George L. Record
Vicious deer trapped during rattlesnake confrontation
Breckenridge Texas report says J F Parkhill a Breckenridge stockman was chasing his cows when he found a buck deer inside a vacant ranch house attacking a large rattlesnake. After the deer broke for the door Parkhill and companions barricaded the entrance and moved the animal home. He suffered cuts and bruises in the struggle.
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Breckenridge
Texas
J. F Parkhill
Hubbard River
Parkhill
Bee Hive Rebecah Lodge Holds Regular Session This Evening
Bee Hive Rebecah Lodge meets this evening at 8 oclock in regular session with installation of officers. Mrs. Dollie Caldwell N G will preside and participate in the ceremony.
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Bee Hive
Rebecah Lodge
Dollie Caldwell
N. G
Indiana Special Session Opens Amid Political Watch
The second 1920 Indiana general assembly special session opens with Governor Goodrich outlining an administrative program to be read at a joint session and discussed at party caucuses. Democrats, minority observers, and taxpayers watch for policy impact and potential shifts after the fall election.
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Indiana
General Assembly
Goodrich
Assembly
Sheriff Harris Rescues Teen From Mob at Farm Home
A 17 year old boy, who entered the Stoner home on the William Kreigh farm near Springfield Illinois, was surrounded by about fifteen armed farmers before Sheriff Howard Harris arrived. The crowd, armed with rifles and clubs, held the suspect until the sheriff quelled the threat and prevented possible violence. The boy claims Springfield Illinois as his home.
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Pete Stoner
William Kreigh
Howard Harris
Springfield,llinois
Boy struck by car near Owl Drug Store crossing
Seven year old Joe Feld, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Feld, was slightly injured Saturday evening when hit by the fender of a car driven by Miss Mary Stewart at the crossing in front of Owl Drug Store. The car slowed as the boy started to cross toward the courthouse. His lip was cut and Howard Kerr, a passenger, helped take him to Dr. Tucker’s office for treatment.
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Joe
William Feld
Mary Stewart
Owl Drug Store
Court House
Howard Kerr
Tucker
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