Assessment Roll on Street Paving Finally Approved
The Linton city council adopted the primary assessment roll for three mile street paving by Robertson & Sons of Terre Haute with no objections. Property owners may pay in full or use twenty installments over ten years. The city also approved $6,200 to cover street and alley intersections and considered a water supply bid from Harmon-Ness of Indianapolis for one million gallons daily.
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Three Mile Street
Robertson & Sons
Terre Haute
Second Street
Kimberlin
Walter Poe
Poe
Linton
Harmon-Ness Company
Indianapolis
Local business catalog snapshot with varied figures and names
A fragmentary list shows charges from Municipal Water Co. and Municipal Elec Co. along with suppliers like Linton Hdw Co and Roach Machine Co. Readable items include totals such as 638.40 and 550.00 and names like Ewald Meier Viquesney and Paul Fry Sales. The text resembles an accounting or ledger page.
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Ewald Over
Meier Wlee. Go
Fire & Water Engineering
McNutt Lime & Cement Co
Daily Citizen
Municipal Water Co
H. W. Clark Co
D. D
Terhune
Linton Citizen
Central Supply Co
I Neptune Meter Co
Paul Fry
Municipal Elec
E. Dixon
Bohley & Heaton
Linton Hdw
Linton Hadw
Peecreate Beth Oeah Municipal Elec. Co
ALY Linton Hdw
Indiana Crowns Corn King at Exposition
Chicago Dec 2 new kings were crowned at the International Live Stock Exposition. L A Vogler of Hope Indiana won the grand sweepstakes and the top corn prize with ten white corn displays. Victor C Lux of Waldron Indiana took the junior championship with a white corn display.
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Chicago
L. A. Vogler
Hope
Ind
Indiana
Victor C. Lux
Waldron
Tong Man Hangs Self in Cleveland Jail Before Murder Trial
In Cleveland Ohio Mark Ham a Tong man aged Chinese Tong man hanged himself in jail a few hours before his trial for the murder of another Chinaman in a Tong war. He was to stand trial on murder charges tied to inter-Tong violence.
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Cleveland
Dee
Mark Ham
Johnny Menella Caps Wabash Valley Title Bout
Terre Haute December 2 Lon Lovelace another leading amateur of the city fought hard in a championship bout with Johnny Menella of Linton. Menella used the straight left to advantage throughout the bout while Lovelace pressed on. An early cut opened Lovelace lip but he stood firm and fought to the finish as Menella built a clear lead with sharp jabs. In the final round Lovelace surged from the ropes and landed several blows. The engagement drew a big hand from the crowd and was hailed as one of the prettiest amateur programs in recent memory.
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Terre Haute
Lon Lovelace
Johnny Menella
Linton
Lovelace
Minella
Briand Cabinet Faces Tight Support After Declaration
Paris December 28 premier Aristide Briand's cabinet holds a precarious position as the cold reception of the ministerial declaration in the chamber of deputies tests its power. The government is unsure of a safe margin for support of its policies.
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Cunithd Prgss
Paris
Aristide Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Miners’ Leaders Term War After Settlements Rejected
In Harrisburg on December 2, Dee L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers said the fight now pits the anthracite consuming public led by Governor Pinchot against the anthracite operators after operators refused to accept settlement proposals. Lewis and other officials left for Springfield, Illinois as negotiations faltered. The governor stated the operators turned down industrial peace and chose war.
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Harrisburg
Dohr L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pinchot
Springfield
Coal operators reject Pinchot plan to end strike
Dubois Pennsylvania December 2 1920 coal operators reject Governor Pinchots plan to end the anthracite strike and have turned down the proposed industrial settlement leaving miners and owners at an impasse.
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Dubois
Pinchot
Coolidge Seeks Coal Solution Without Commitment
President Coolidge shows growing interest in the coal situation but avoids pledging any action. He reportedly awaits Governor Pinchot's effort to settle the anthracite suspension and offered no statement on possible steps if the governor fails.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Pinchot
No Game Declared In State Athletic Board Decision
The Indiana State Athletic Association ruled a scheduled football game between Gerstmeyer and Jasonville as a no game. Gerstmeyer sought a forfeit after refusing to play when a named referee was absent. The board censured Gerstmeyer for not fielding a team and ordered a rematch at Jasonville in 1926 under the same terms. Linton is expected to dominate the Wabash Valley standings.
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Indiana State Athletic Association
Gerstmeyer
Jasonville
State Association
Terre Haute
State Athletic Board
State Board
Wabash Valley
Linton
Kipling Reported Seriously Ill With Pneumonia
United Press dispatch from London reports Rudyard Kipling, the British author, seriously ill with pneumonia contracted on a hunting expedition.
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United Pyyusss
London
Rudyard Kipling
War hero Togo the Rotterdam Seamen’s Mission dog
The dog Togo born on the Menin Road and linked with French troops at the Remount De Pot attended services in honor of British war dead at the cemetery in The Hague.
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Togo
Rotterdam
Menin Road
the Hague
Merchants of This Progressive City Deserve Patronage
The Waily Citizen extols Linton home town merchants for years of backing local enterprises and funding community improvements. It asks citizens to recognize their essential role in church, school, charity, and civic life and to match their generosity with ongoing local support.
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Waily
Linton
Terment
Memorial Services for Linton Elks Members Sunday
Memorial services for deceased members of Linton Lodge No. 866 Elks will be held Sunday at 2:30 PM at the Elks home on North Main. Judge John Rabb Emison of Vincennes will give the principal address with Brown's Orchestra providing music. death roll lists 36 members.
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Linton Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks
North Main Street
John Rabb Emison
Vincensnes
Brown
Linton Lodge of Elks
John C. Huffman
Charles O. Morgan
Clifford O. Hardin
Harland GC. Wilson
William Stevenson
Thos. McQuade
James W. Hedrick
William Bolton
Charles Olgus
Fred Hilgedick
Ira O. Humphreys
Warren C. Tristman
Thomas L. Wolford
Bishop
A. Rose
L. M. Nitterhouse
T. 5. Hammer
Grover C. Ra
Floyd Wright
U. S. of A
Miller
Auld Lang Syne
Lodge
Yim
Stlis
Wayne Hamilton
Chester Wills
Indiana to open bids for 1926 license plates
Indiana Secretary of State Schortemeier announced bids for 1926 license plates will open December 15. The contract is expected to total about 90 thousand pounds.
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Secretary of State
Indianapolis
State Schortemeier
Harvey Cheney Dead Former State Official Banker
Harvey Cheney former state official and Tippecanoe county banker died in Lafayette Ind after a long illness following an apoplectic stroke.
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Lafayette
Ind
Harvey Cheney
Tippecanoe County
Big Poultry Show in Greene County to Open in High School Gym
The second annual Greene County poultry show will be held December 3 to 4 at Linton Stockton high school gym under W D Sexson and other poultry experts. J C Walters from Purdue will judge. show opens 7 to 9 pm each evening. judging starts Friday at 9 am. A Thursday 7:30 pm program in the auditorium features poultry motion pictures and talks by P R Farlow of the Illinois Central Railroad on poultry and egg needs. 200 Linton Trust company eggs to be auctioned Saturday at 2:34 pm for breeding stock. Farmers invited.
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Greene County
Linton-Stockton High School
W. D. Sexson
J. C. Walters
Purdue University
P. R. Farlow
Illinois Central Railroad’ ‘Company
Faris
Linton Trust Company
Germany Presses for Versailles Treaty Concessions
London dispatch says Germany seeks to bend the spirit of the peace treaty to gains from the Allies. Chancellor Luther and Foreign Minister Stressemann urged France Belgium and Britain to modify Versailles stipulations as soon as the ink dried on peace and arbitration treaties.
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London
Germany
Lomtno
Luther
Stressemann
France
Belgium
England
United States Leads World in Aviation Ships
Commander Whiting of the navy bureau of aeronautics told the Mitchell court martial that the United States leads in aviation. He said the new carriers Lexington and Saratoga are the most powerful in the world.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
United States
Whiting
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Mitchell
Lexington
Saratoga
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Indian Refining Co
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Alexandra
George
Albert
Haakon
Denmark
Christian
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Westminster Abbey
Tong Man
Tuisted Priess Dispatch
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Decision State Athletic Board
Kipling
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John D. Rockkefeller, Sr
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