Four Men Die as Storm Sweeps Indiana and Missouri Floods
Torrential rains flood South St Louis blocking twenty city blocks and rescuers use motor boats. In Indiana four men were killed near Bloomington when lightning struck a group under a tree. Others were injured or buildings damaged as wind and rain hit Pendleton and Plainfield areas. Widespread crop damage and travel disruption followed with rivers rising and trains affected.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Bloomington
Otto Hacker
Thomas Hacker
Kenneth Deckard
James Holt
Harry Hobbs
Indiana University Water Works
Deckard
Sullivan
Pendleton
Plainfield
National Airport
Pinnell Coombs Wins Coal Contract for School Use
The Pinnell Coombs Lumber Company secured the coal contract for Lebanon's school buildings for 1918 through 1929 after competitive bids. The agreement calls for ten cars of West Virginia lump coal and two cars of West Virginia mine run coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinnell - Coombs Lumber Company
City
Lebanon
West Virginia Lump
West Virginia Mine Run Coal
Mrs Chillson Granted Divorce and Alimony
Grace E. Chillson was granted a divorce from Orin A. Chillson in Boone Circuit Court on a Marion venue change. The decree awards $2,000 alimony and $750 attorney fees, with real estate held as tenants in common by the spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace E. Chillson
Orin A. Chillson
Boone
Marion County
John W. Hornaday
Campaign chatter as Hughes backs Hoover and Smith ticket eyed
The Campaign LCG notes Hughes praises Hoover for president and predicts a Republican victory in November. James T. Igoe proposes James Hamilton Lewis as vice president with Governor Smith. Anti Smith factions in Houston seek a solid front with possible Georgia Senator Walter George as a candidate to unite opposition. Virginia aims to instruct its delegation against a wet candidate at Houston.
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James T. Igoe
Illinois
Chicago
Houston
James Hamilton Lewis
Smith
Virginia Diays
Insect Near Lapel Puzzles Scientists
A new insect found one mile north of Lapel resembles a long grain of oats but is a husk with a worm. Earle Cascadden sent samples to Madison County Agent L M Busche, Purdue and Prof J J Davis weighed in, while Smithsonian requested a liberal supply to rear for identification.
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Lapel
Ind
Earle Cascadden
Madison County
L. M. Busche
Purdue
J. J. Davis
Cascadden
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Opponents Seek Allied Phalanx Against Smith Nomination
Houston June 20 anti Smith groups aim to line up an allied phalanx to contest Governor Alfred E. Smith. Georgia Senator Walter F. George is sought to lead with Hull Reed Woollen and Ayers courted to join. No unified candidate yet as George nears arrival and headquarters delay. Reed for President bureau operates in city hotel.
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Houston
Texas
Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
Walter F. George
Georgia
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
James A. Reed
Missouri
Evans Woollen
Indiana
Representative Ayers
Kansas
George
Reed
Hull
George R. van Namee
Smith
New York
van Namee
Frank Prince
Amundsen plane mystery deepens over Arctic
Roald Amundsen set out from Tromsoe in the French Sarman seaplane piloted by Rene Guilbaud to reach the Italia search area. After 40 hours with no news and conflicting rumors, reports claimed possible sightings or a crash near the polar ice, unsettling Oslo, Stockholm, and the rescue crews awaiting confirmation.
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London
Arctic
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Tromsoe
Norway
Rene Guilbaud
Amundsen
Guilbaud
Kings Bay
Lanu
Umberto Nobile
Green Harbor
Spitzbergen
Gen. Nobile
North Eastland
Stockholm
Nobile
Polar Sea
Oslo
Graves
M E Young People Attend Conference
A number of local young people attend the district Epworth League convention held at Brownsburg over the past two days. The delegation from the local Methodist church includes Mary Sunderland, Marguerite Swift, Charles Wild, Roger Shaw, Mary Katherine Robbins, Mildred Powell, Katherine Proffitt, Lucile Edens, Alberta VanArsdall, LaVere Powell and Merrill Ivey.
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Epworth League
Brownsburg
Mary Sunderland
Marguerite Swift
Charles Wild
Roger Shaw
Mary Katherine Robbins
Mildred Powell
Katherine Proffitt
Lucile Edens
Alberta VanArsdall
LaVere Powell
Merrill Ivey
Remus Released by Ohio Supreme Court
Columbus Ohio June 20 The State Supreme Court released George Remus who killed his wife Imogene at Cincinnati last year from the state hospital and the criminally insane at Lima Ohio
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Columbus
Ohio
State Supreme Court
George Remus
Imogene
Cincinnati
State Hospital
Lima
Coolidge Chooses Seclusion As Rain Keeps Him Home
President Coolidge seeks a month of privacy with Mrs Coolidge recovering. Invitations from Duluth and other quarters are held back. He avoids crowds at Plymouth farm and the Black Hills game lodge, remaining on a porch by the road or a Cedar river island where access is limited. A fisherman reports seeing him rain watching on an island porch. It rained heavily and the President commented it was a wet day.
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Superior
Wis
Coolidge
Duluth
Plymouth
Black Hills
Brule
Pat Sullivan
Wyoming
David W. Mulvane
Kansas
Interior
Hoover
Convention
Republican National Committee
Curtis
California
Pacific Coast
A. T. Hert
Kentucky
Ralph Williams
Oregon
June brides revival in Boone county licenses rise
Boone county clerk records show licenses issued this June nearly match last year with 12 days remaining. While June had fallen behind, the 1928 data indicate a comeback as Boone county approaches July with licenses already close to 1927 totals.
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Shelby County
Boone County
Gangster war in Chicago reopens with killings on two fronts
Chicago sees renewed violence as three men tied to the liquor racket die within twelve hours. James Raggie, 40, died after shotgun wounds in the South Side, while James Oliveri and Joseph Salamone were found dead at the corner of death on Bridge Street near Cambridge and Oak, all linked to the citys illicit gambling and alcohol trades amid a power struggle with the Aiello faction.
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Chicago
Illinois
Little Italy
Cambridge
Oak Streets
James Raggie
Raggie
James Oliveri
Joseph Salamone
Oliveri
Salamone
Aiello Klan
Wreck on electric line injures twelve passengers
A Washington, D C area incident reports that a stray horse on the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis line caused a two car wreck near the city. Twelve of the thirty aboard were injured, most with minor or no injuries, and power was cut as cars derailed and capsized. Ambulances transported the seriously hurt to hospitals.
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Washington
Baltimore
Carpenters Hear Talk on Asbestos Shingles
A large delegation of carpenters attended a meeting at Pinnell Coombs Lumber to hear L Masters of Johns Manville discuss asbestos shingles. The talk was illustrated by films on a moving picture machine. Fresh meats were served and cigars provided. Ozro Clemens organized the plans for the event.
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Pinnell-Coombs Lumber Company
L. Masters
Johns-Manville Company
Ozro Clemens
Hoosier Vanguard Heads to National Democratic Convention
The Hoosier delegation’s van guard will depart Indianapolis on June 21 to prep for the Evans Woollen Special’s arrival in Houston next Monday. The early group includes Charles A. Greathouse, Earl Peters, L. G. Ellingham, John Helfer, Virgil Simmons, Marshall Williams, and other Indiana leaders.
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Indianapolis
Hoosier
Evans
Charles A. Greathouse
Indiana
Earl Peters
L. G. Ellingham
Fort Wayne
John Helfer
Decatur
Virgil Simmons
Bluffton
Marshall Williams
Mine Explosion Kills Five in Laurel Point WV Shaft
Five miners died and seven were injured in a blast at the National Coal Company Laurel Point mine in Laurel Point West Virginia. The explosion struck the shaft during the night shift of 22 coal cutters while 135 workers normally employed were off duty. State rescue teams helped recover victims and transport the injured to a hospital. cause remains undetermined.
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Laurel Point
W. Va
National Coal Company
Mongantown
Bandits Steal Registered Mail at Union Station
Six men robbed a midnight express car at Toronto Union Station stealing an estimated 150000 to 200000 in registered mail. Guards were forced to the car wall while two bandits entered the car and rifled the sacks, then loaded them into a waiting automobile and fled.
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Toronto
Ont
Union Station
Chicago
Chaney Crawford Undergoes Abdominal Operation
Chaney Crawford underwent an abdominal operation today at Witham hospital. The procedure was performed without complications and is expected to allow a smooth recovery with medical staff monitoring progress closely.
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Chaney Crawford
Witham Hospital
London Welcomes Amelia Earhart In Feminine Attire
Amelia Earhart, first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, greeted London in a stylish feminine dress after arriving from overnight in a Hyde Park hotel. She announced plans to sail for New York within a week, without a Paris stop, and received numerous tributes including a marriage proposal.
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England
Old Putnam Store Charge Against Jackson Unearthed
Greencastle Indiana June 20 an old Putnam county record book reveals a charge for 25 cents worth of tobacco by Andrew Jackson with no payment recorded historians say the entry predates his presidency and may reflect a minor debt that could grow to about 200 dollars with interest if settled today
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Greencastle
Ind
George Washington
Old Blakesburg
Putnam County
Andrew Jackson
New York GOP Optimistic On Hoover Victory
New York Republican leaders urged Herbert Hoover to win New York against Democratic odds. Ogden Mills Allan Fox and Ruth Pratt praised Hoover's chances and Mills joked Hoovers NY win could make rich. Delegates prepared for committee elections and a California nomination acceptance plan.
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Washington
New York
Herbert Hoover
New York State
Unders
Treasury
Ogden Mills
Allan Fox
Ruth Pratt
Hoover
Mills
Harry M. Wurzbach
Texas
W Pinnell Elected Head of Merged Bank
The merger of First National Bank and Farmers State Bank received stockholder ratification last night with Julius W. Pinnell elected president of The First National Bank of Lebanon. The merged bank will have 1387 stockholders, 100000 capital, 50000 surplus and about 1500000 in resources, with trustees named to liquidate excess assets for distribution to shareholders.
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First National Bank
Farmers’ State Bank
Julius W. Pinnell
James R. McCann
Fred Siess
W. C. Jacques
L. W. Kirt
Teller
Harold Heflin
Louise Glendenning
Mary Walters
Max Slusser
Dorothy, Kibbey
Mary Lawler
James P. Staley
Granville Wells
First National Bank of Lebanon
John T. Jones
M. C. Long
Alva L. Martin
L. W. Kirtley
H. C. Epperson
First National
J. M. Martin
R. E. Niven
Ben. C. Booker
J. P. Staley
W. C. Jaques
Frank C. Phillips
W. T. Hooton
J. M. Brendel
Anthony Kincaid
James M. Nicely
James A. White
Pilots of Friendship Overlooked in Hotel Rooms
London, June 20. The pilots Wilmer Stultz and Lou Gordon of the trans Atlantic airplane Friendship were found in their Hyde Park Hotel rooms, ignored in favor of Amelia Earhart. Both expressed contentment to rest and said they would not plan until they catch up on sleep.
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London
Amelia Farhart
Wilmer Stultz
Lou Gordon
Hyde Park Hotel
Stultz
Locust Invasion Hits Nine States as Farmers Suffer Losses
The 17-year cicada has emerged in nine states causing thousands in damage. Locusts create loud whistles and feed on young tree limbs while experts note the 17 year maturation cycle and ground emergence leading to the mating season.
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Washington, D. C
A. L. Quaintance
Agriculture Department
United Press
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Indiana
Ohio
Quaintance
Outer World
Pneumonia Fatal To Hershel Quick At 21
Herschel Quick, 21, died last night at the state penal farm near Putnamville from double pneumonia. Son of William Quick of near Englewood, he was serving a short sentence. Body to arrive tonight and funeral plans to be set after arrival.
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Herschel Quick
State
Putnamville
William Quick
Englewood
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Pinnell- Coombs CO
Mrs. Chillson
Charles Evans Hughes
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Walter George
Sweden
Aftonbladet Today
M. E
Ohio Supreme Court
Hoosier Vanguard
Amelia Earhart
Lonon
Atlantic
OLD Putnam Store
Jackson
W. Pinnell
Farmers State
Farmers State Bank
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