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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
2
A wartime appeal promotes buying Liberty Bonds and avoiding profiteers. The piece urges workers to lend money to the government or to trusted savers, framing it as patriotic finance and a chance to prosper honestly, contrasting with stock-market hysteria and financial graft. It emphasizes safe, guaranteed returns and urges readers to act now.
Clearfield June 8 Mary and Jane Drosbak missing Oscella child found near public road miles from home. One child remaining in serious condition after a busty, doctor Bov er of Sheleta, visiting Indiana on Monday. Homer City business in Indiana today.
The G A R encampment featured the Indiana Military Band comeback and a day of feasting speeches and reunions on the Normal campus. Veterans attend a 6 45 pm Spirit of Spring pageant and 8 pm camp fire at the Court House. Morning sessions begin at 9 30. 600 700 delegates housed across Indiana as the Ladies of the G A R Women’s Relief Corps and Daughters of Veterans gather for annual conventions. Henry Brown and James Harter, both long serving veterans, marched in today’s parade.
Two miners McTaggart and Clark Brown died in a gas pocket explosion believed caused by long idleness in a non gaseous section. The day shift had left before the blast. McTaggart, formerly Moss Creek, left a widow Laura Kephart and seven children. Clark Brown, formerly Spangler, was a Top Sergeant in the 805th Division and survived by parents Mr and Mrs A J Brown of Patton and brothers and sisters including William Brown of Starford.
Samuel Brown of Patton owned Glenside mines. The explosion killed two miners and injured three. Rescue operations with Mine Inspector Thomas Lowther and other officials followed. the blast was heard for miles as rescuers worked at the scene. A separate incident near Homer City saw a miner crushed under slate in the Lucerne mines.
Labor leaders oppose Governor Sproul over railroad ownership and big interests. A Pennsylvania delegation faces pressure for a compromise nominee as Wood Johnson and Lowden booms falter. The plan includes turfing a united front with New York and Ohio and possible Harding support, with Vauclain the lone dissent.
An advertisement from Spencer Kellogg and Sons promotes Tasteless Castor Oil, claiming a perfected process removes taste while preserving the oil’s soothing medicinal properties. Physicians and druggists endorse it as easier for children to take, with two sizes available and urging buyers not to accept substitutes.
The council previews bond issues and sewer projects with a special meeting planned for next Monday. Residents of part of Thirteenth Street protested sewer construction due to high material and labor costs, while Maple Street near Eastview is noted in discussions. Police registration requirements hourly at central station feature in the briefing.
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