This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1925
Page
4
Indianapolis reports seven month refunds totaling 81275 show a sharp rise over last year. A N Babbitt notes refunds exceed 61471 prior year while the 2 to 3 cent tax increase prompts more claims. Contractors with highway work claim larger refunds under the state rule.
Miss Gertrude Ederle, American swimming star, is ready to attempt crossing the English Channel again, aiming to become the first woman to swim the channel. The effort is set for tomorrow or Sunday from Cape Griz Nez in France.
Indiana plans 760000 brilliant green license plates for 1926 as auto registrations rise. Plates will be distributed to state branch offices by the plate factory, with large white letters easily read from a distance. Frederick Schorlemeier, secretary of state, ordered the数量.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports favorable conditions for an early corn harvest and higher district production than last year. Wheat and oats threshing returns show lower yields, according to September business conditions figures released today.
More than forty postal clerks were taken into custody in Chicago in a plot to rob air mails between Chicago and San Francisco. One clerk reportedly confessed details to federal agents while inspectors withhold full information. The article notes authorities have not released all particulars of the scheme.
Officials traced a missing air mail pouch said to have left Chicago on Tuesday and not arrive on the Pacific coast until last night. Inspector FE D Aldrich said investigators sealed in after telegraph reports from San Francisco raised questions about prior similar incidents.
The bodies of Irving Schleig and Harry Berman were found in a blood stained auto near a flying field in Chicago. Police say the two men known as airplane bootleggers were involved in a Chicago Canada liquor smuggling scheme. An aviator's uniform was located close to the scene.
A two hour fire at Knepfler Wells cereal plant in Indianapolis caused an estimated 200000 dollars in damage. Fireman Jonn Fox was severely injured by falling bricks while crews from twenty companies fought the blaze. The second to fourth stories were gutted, with large cereal stock and machinery destroyed. An adjacent section remained undamaged.
John A. Stewart, claimed oldest banker in the country, marks his 103rd birthday in Morristown New Jersey. He is described as the oldest living Columbia graduate and the oldest Princeton trustee still serving.
In Mattoon Illinois authorities prepare to begin a coroner jury inquest next Monday into the death of Miss Cora Stallman found in a cistern. Witnesses described her as queer and the case lies between murder and self murder as notes with the body offered no clear clues.
A military inquest began in Chicago into the deaths of Lieut. T. P. Smith and passenger William L. Heptig after two U.S. Army planes collided mid air 500 feet above Maywood government field. Lieut. Robert W. Douglas escaped by landing safely after the crash. Both officers had earlier won prizes at Camp Grant for expert flying.
Mrs. R. O. Johnson city controller and Mrs. G. W. Heydron Gary board of safety member were injured when their auto turned over on a curve on the way to the Municipal League convention. Johnson suffered a fractured shoulder and arm while Heydron was badly bruised.
Kosciusko county and Fort Wayne police, acting on a Fort Wayne tip from a local woman, raided the Yellow Banks hotel at Webster Lake early today for Dutch Anderson wanted for a double murder near Muncie but did not locate him.
In Walesboro near Columbus Indiana on August 28 an early morning fire left Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Taylor aged residents penniless. They lost everything besides the clothes on their backs.
The August 28 report from Washington says the federal government will not intervene to settle the anticipated September 1 strike and will instead prepare measures to ensure coal substitutes. Public calm and stable prices reflect belief the strike will be short and substitutions like wood and gas are in use, with anthracite stocks about six weeks' supply.
The I C C is prepared to insure speedy movement of substitutes if coal routes run beyond a given date. No priority decisions have been made as congestion is not evident on the coal roads. Little congestion is expected before October 1.
LWANSVILLE Ind Aug 28 William McIntosh remains loyal to his wife Ruby McIntosh charged with first degree murder for killing Dev anas Taylor sixteen after a boy teased their son He plans to take her to California after the trial to forget Mrs McIntosh prayed for Taylor s recovery from the moment he was wounded until his death
United Press dispatch reports Clement Hamfield a 19 year old man was shot and killed when William Gleason 44 and another man confronted him during an attempted gasoline siphon from Gleason s car. A hose and bucket with gasoline were found. The second man escaped. Gleason faces a murder charge pending investigation.
Gary Indiana Aug 28 Mayor Brown of Noblesville was elected president of the Indiana Municipal League and Terre Haute was chosen as the convention site for next year.
Helen Sammet unknowingly aided police by pointing to her uncle Fred Nickel, a bank robbery suspect and boyhood associate of the blue-masked North Dayton bandit who stole 18000 dollars. Nickel confessed to the heist. Bridagier General John H. Russell to remain US representative in Haiti until a new minister is chosen. Leonid Krassin faces hostile protests in France and departs the resort.
A formal strike of 158000 workers in the anthracite region is set to begin at midnight. Miners demand a 10 percent wage hike and check-off dues, with maintenance men at risk of quitting if kept at work. Officials warn the move could endanger millions in mining property.
In Bloomington Indiana on August 28 2 year old Earl Eugene Hickle died thirty minutes after ingesting several medical tablets at home. Doctors administered antidotes but the child did not survive.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.