Bicknell Coal Miners Thank City For Help
The 1928 Christmas drive in Bicknell aided 3000 children with baskets of fruit candy and toys. Miners in Knox County adopted a resolution thanking donors and urging aid to continue for needy children in the new year.
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Bicknell
John John A. Brown
State Board of Charities
Harry B. Dynes
Department of Labor
W. A. Hacker
Indianapolis Fund Committee
O. A. Buck
Hacker
Knox County
Christ
Hoover Electors to Cast Indiana Vote for Hoover
Fifteen Hoosier presidential electors will meet in the Indiana house at 10 a m Wednesday to declare that Indiana voted for Herbert Hoover in the last election. The session is noted as the most expensive yet with electors paid 10 dollars a day plus 20 cents a mile. The federal practice now sends results by registered mail rather than messenger.
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Hoosier
Indiana
House of Representatives
Washington
Ina Eberhardt seeks divorce alimony and costs
Miss Ina Eberhardt seeks to compel Charles E. Miller to pay court costs for the appeal of their divorce case. A Jan. 14 hearing before Special Judge Cleon P. Mount is set on her petition for a $500 monthly alimony and funds for attorneys fees in the appeal.
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Speviat Anderson
Ind
Ina Eberhardt
Charles E. Miller
Miller
Cleon P. Mount
Tipton
Eberhardt
Gas Mask for Washing War Equipment
World war veteran Ed Kirsch found a peacetime use for a gas mask brought from France. While driving a country road his car ran over a skunk and garage workers balked at the wash until Kirsch persuaded a man to wear the mask and cleanse the car without discomfort.
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Times Special Ind
Ed Kirsch
France
Kirsch
New Year Swim At Silver Lake Attracts Crowd
A New Year's swim at Silver Lake in ABASH Indiana drew a large crowd as about fifty men and women plunged into icy water. John Morrow and Homer Showalter started the monthly tradition in 1923 and, after year one, kept it to New Year’s Day for winter. No ill effects have been reported despite extreme cold.
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Times Special
Abash
Ind
Silver Lake
Here
John Morrow
Wabash County
Homer Showalter
Recall of Crashes of Huge Cattle Raisers
Louis Pelzer of the University of Iowa told the American History section that cattle raising began as a profitable venture but brought grief to major cattle companies. He cited Swan Land and Cattle Company Union Cattle Company and Union Cattle Company as colossal failures with vast losses in capital and herds. Investor figures Henry Cabot Lodge Louis Agassiz and Lee Higginson and Company suffered heavy losses in the latter.
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Louis Pelzer
University of Iowa
American History Section
American Historical Association
Claypool
Swan Land and Cattle Company
Union Cattle Company
Henry Cabot Lodge
Louis Aggaziz
Lee Higginson and Company
Chiang Kai-Shek vows end to foreign extraterritoriality within three years
General Chiang Kai-Shek in a New Year message to the Chinese people predicts abolition of foreign powers extraterritorial rights in China within three years. He urges resolve to conquer peace problems as they did war.
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United Press
Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mesage
Jail Break Ties To Unsolved Slaying In Indiana
Indianapolis detectives seek tips on a Valparaiso jail break possibly linked to the murder of Richard Whittington alias James Carroll near Lebanon. Whittington reportedly helped stop escapes, and investigators consider friends of escaped prisoners or those who fled as suspects. Urban Pope, the car rider, was released pending a fuller confession within a week.
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Indianapolis
Valparaiso
Ind
Richard Whittington
James Carroll
Lebanon
Whittington
Jerry Kinney
Suit Follows Arrest In Check Case
Damages of 10 000 are sought in Madison Circuit Court by William Ball a Jonesboro poultry dealer against Samuel Warner Summitville banker. Ball says he was arrested last June at Warner s instigation for issuing a worthless check the suit claims. Ball asserts the check was worthless due to a bankruptcy of a firm he sold poultry to.
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Times Special
Anderson
Ind
Madison
William Ball
Jonesboro
Samuel Warner
Summitville
Ball
Warner
YWCA Pool Reopens after Ten Day Repair
The YWCA pool, closed ten days for repairs and shower retirement, will reopen Wednesday. Louise Noble, secretary of the health education department, announced the opening and a ten week ballroom dancing class directed by Verna Nash begins Jan. 18, with regular health classes starting Jan. 30 for the second term.
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Louise Noble
Health Education Department
Miss Noble
Verna Nash
Health Department
James Raynor Recovers After Cough Drop Overdose
Crawfordsville Indiana James Raynor recovers after ten days illness from overdosing on cough drops. His condition grew serious requiring hospital treatment after consuming a box and a half of the drops.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
James Raynor
Resinol Promises Quick Relief for Rash and Eczema
An optimistic user cites instant itching relief and complete healing after three weeks with Resinol. The ad urges others with rash or eczema to apply at night and wash with Resinol Soap in the morning, noting the product is sold by all druggists.
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United States
Canada
Hoover Stand Tangles Farm Relief Action
President elect Hoover will not dictate farm relief strategy to Congress and will side with Coolidge. Senate leaders press to pass the revised McNary Haugen bill quickly and avoid an extra session while Hoover delays a public farm policy statement. Republican bloc members push for a special session if needed.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Congress
Hoover
President Coolidge
Senate
Republican Farm Bloc
Capitol
Borah
Indianapolis urged to merge for a bigger tomorrow
Paul Richey new Chamber of Commerce chief broadcasts a 1929 resolution from Indianapolis urging a city merger of industry, agriculture, trade, traffic and government to prepare for rapid growth. The message cites Meredith Nicholson and Charles M Schwab praising Indianapolis as a center of opportunity and plans for a population surge toward 1,000,000 by 1960.
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Paul Richey
Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis
Young Men of Indianapolis
Eugene C. Whitehill
Opportunity
North America
Meredith Nicholson
Land of Opportunity
Charles M. Schwab
United States
Hoover to Be Elected President by Electoral College
Washington report from January 1 states Herbert Clark Hoover will be elected President by the electoral college on Wednesday with 531 electors casting 444 for Hoover and 87 for Smith. Charles Curtis is slated for Vice President with Robinson opposing. Ballots will be opened and counted February 13 before a joint session of Congress.
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Herbert Hoover
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Hoover
United States
Herbert Little
United Press
Washington
Herbert Clark Hoover
Alfred Emanuel Smith
Congress
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Joseph Robinson
Arkansas
Dawes
Senate
House
Coolidge Heads Deer Trail On Sapelo Island
President Coolidge spends New Year’s Day at Sapelo plantation Georgia hunting deer and pheasants with Howard E Coffin host and motor magnate. He plans to return to Washington tonight with arrival at the White House expected Wednesday afternoon.
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United Press
Sapelo Island
Coolidge
Georgia
Howard E. Coffin
Washington
White House
Sapelo Plantation
Coolidges
American Bride Flees Kabul By Air Amid Siege
Mrs. Carol Isaacson, an American bride, escaped Kabul by airplane as rebels besieged the Afghan capital. She was lightly wounded during the first day of fighting while seeking shelter in the French legation and said the Stars and Stripes on her car caused a delay at the legation gates.
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United Press
London
Carol Isaacson
Kabul
Afghanistan
Peshawar Daily Mail
Legation
Isaacson
Wet medicine dispute tests Indiana dry law in Henry county
In Newcastle Indiana a druggist Gilbert Mays faces prohibition charges for selling a patent medicine containing alcohol and claimed as a beverage. Prosecutor Paul Benson argues the dry law applies, while Mays argues it does not. The Henry circuit court is expected to rule at its January term.
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Times
Newcastle
Ind
Indiana
Henry Circui Court
Gilbert Mays
Paul Benson
Henry County
Indianapolis Fire Inspectors Cut Hazards in 665 Buildings
The Indianapolis fire prevention bureau inspected 665 structures in 1928. Of these 174 were made safe and 191 wrecked as fire hazards. Inspector Charles Seekamp directed wrecking or safety changes on 200 buildings in his district south of Washington Street.
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Indianapolis Fire Department
Horace W. Carey
Charles Seekamp
Washington Street
Carey
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