Street car crash injures driver after switch mishap
A Washington Street street car split a switch at Washington and Alabama Streets. It struck a truck driven by George E. West from Rural Route 1 Box 359, who was badly bruised, then hit a roadster driven by Perry Lewis and another car driven by Sherman Taylor. The car’s brake rod broken caused the accident. the trolley jumped wire and the motorman Aubrey Sanders could not reverse.
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Washington St
Washington and
Alabama Sts
George E. West
Perry Lewis
Berwick St
Aubrey Sanders
Capitol Ave
Sherman Taylor
George West
Government surveyors discover radium ore in lands study
Washington December 13 The Geological Survey reports last year's work on public lands leaving 65 000 000 acres coal lands 6 500 000 petroleum lands 4 100 000 oil shale and 2 700 000 acres with phosphates suitable for fertilizer. It also completed radium ore studies in Utah and mapped Nevada underground water flows designating 332 000 acres for reclamation use.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Utah
Nevada
Christmas Fire Safety Rules for a Safe Holiday
Chief Jacob Riedel warns, avoid Christmas tree fires with safety tips. Do not light cigarettes or candles near decorations, ensure tree wiring is insulated, secure tree placement, and keep trees away from heat. Use metal tinsel and nonflammable snow effects, remove evergreens before drying, avoid alcohol fueled toys, and skip candles on the tree.
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Jacob Riedel
Gre Prevention
Riedel
Santa Clause
Unclear Street Encounters on Washington and Meridian
A crippled woman on E Washington Street rang a streetcar bell to exit. A husky man beside her handed her a two by four package he had offered to hold. A man pushed through crowds from Meridian to Pennsylvania Streets to chase three girls he believed were the participants in a penny finding.
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E. Washington St
T. V
Meridian
Pennsylvania Sts
O mak Council Feud Suspended And City Ordinances Adopted
Shank attends a city council meeting amid lingering feud but thanks officials as president Bernd extends holiday greetings. An engineer cites cost savings from centralized maintenance. New ordinances cut bicycle licences for under 16, limit jewelry auctions to 30 days, and reclassify street department roles. Proceeds from Phoebe J Hill property fund a Fountain Square project. A small tract east of Olin Street is annexed for school use while local children continue in Wayne County schools.
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John L. Elliott
Calvin Fletcher Public School
Jay-Walker
Law and Judiciary Committee
Committee On Works
Phoebe J. Hill
Fountain Square
Virginia Ave
Olin St
Tenth St
Wayne County
Fashioning sports wear skirts in tan brown and stripes
For sports wear many attractive striped skirts, pleated and plain are seen. Those with tan and brown shades predominate and black and white is also popular.
Richmond men fined and imprisoned for resisting officer
Earl Kelly and Harry Grimes were each fined $500 and sentenced to six months at the State farm by Mayor Handley in police court on charges of resisting an officer. The alleged assault targeted Patrolman Ray Keck. one man was brought to headquarters and the other arrested later.
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Times Special
Richmond
Ind
Earl Kelly
Harry Grimes
State Farm
Handley
Ray Keck
Robbers Strike Evansville Jewelry Store Again
In Evansville Indiana thieves shattered a plate glass show window at the National Jewelry and Clothing Company last night and fled with about 2000 dollars in diamonds. This follows an October theft of 5000 dollars in diamonds and jewelry from the same shop.
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Evansville
Ind
National Jewelry and Clothing Company
Committee Drafts State Budget With Key Officials
The State budget committee met with Jesse Eschbach chief clerk for the State board of accounts to draft the budget for all departments and institutions. The panel includes Eschbach budget clerk E D Farmer and senators Baxter Chambers and representatives Lefuze Kitch.
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State
Jesse Eschbach
State Board of Accounts
Eschbach
E. D. Farmer
Arthur Baxter
Indianapolis
Walter S. Chambers
Newcastle
Oliver Lefuze
Liberty
John W. Kitch
Plymouth
Trousers Stolen From Room on Washington Street
James H. Chambers reports a thief entered his room at 433 E Washington St and stole his trousers valued at eight dollars.
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James H. Chambers
Washington St
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One Mart
Alabama
L. S. Ayres & CO
American Beauty Electric
Mane
Merican Electric
E. Wash. ST
Eauty Irons
American Beauty
Electric Iron
American Electrical Heater Company
Detroit
Edison Electric Company
Ormerly Electric Gift Shop
Ohio Street
Merchants Heat & Light Co
C. O.B. Murphy
Blackburn
Banner Furniture Co
Drexel
Wm. H. Block
Beauty
Hatfield Electric
Maryland and
Meridian Streets
Main
Mayor
Bernd
Shank
Theodore J. Bernd
Bolivia
Coats
Fifth Ave
Sample
Juvenil
Jersey
Woolaters
Chinchilla
Little
Juliets
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