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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1925
Page
5
At a Terre Haute meeting in 1925 the Wabash Valley football title was shared by Linton and Gerstmeyer. Linton's officials refused the trophy until the team voted, and the squad voted to accept, amid sharp criticism of the board over the ruling and calls for rule changes.
Scranton reports 160,000 striking anthracite miners clash with operators over Gov. Pinchot peace proposals. The dispute chills business, fuels talks of regulation as a public utility, and stirs political maneuvering with Pinchot seen as potential Senate candidate against Pepper.
The article notes 257,000 young workers entering colleges and technical schools this year. Their families total about 500,000, roughly half the population of the anthracite counties. Almost half the miners are native born. many others come from Poland, Russia, Italy, Austria, England, and Czecho Slovakia, with about 30 percent born in Poland or Russia.
Police in Indianapolis追 seek to clear up a wave of robberies in the last 24 hours that netted criminals over 1000 dollars. Loot over 600 dollars was taken by yeggs who cut a six inch bolt in a pawn shop window to reach jewelry and watches. The rest came from small burglaries and hold ups as 47 new officers prepare to begin duty tonight.
United Press dispatch from Washington reports the Mitchell court martial likely entering its last week as the prosecution resumes rebuttal of Cal Mitchell charges. Three naval officers were to testify first, with their names undisclosed, followed by general staff and air service officers to counter mal administration charges.
Insurgents threaten a clash as the 69th Congress opens with Vice President Dawes and Clerk Page presiding. The Wisconsin delegation and other insurgent factions refuse to back Speaker Longworth, backing Henry Cooper as their choice. Controversy over Nye La Follette and party alignments colors opening day.
Knox county mines show brighter outlook as American Mine No. 1 resumes north workings, bringing full time jobs to about a thousand miners. American Mine No. 2 employs 500, Indian Creek 650, Park Wall 250, Martin 200, Knox 300, Festonalia 225 plus 231 others. Anthracite shortages push Indiana demand. daily hoist nears 7,000 tons as non union competition fades.
Judge Miles Norton ordered fourteen Gary and four East Chicago soft drink parlors closed for liquor law violations. Hearings over the last two weeks resulted in seventy abatement cases, with others dismissed or continued.
The Senate Republican committee on committees meeting was postponed after Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr attended an insurgent gathering instead of the Republican caucus. Plans to welcome him into the party were dropped as leaders delayed action.
In Indianapolis Judge Collins suspends the sentence of Clarence Miller 36 after Miller admitted a seven year term in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta He pleaded for clemency to support his wife and children and vowed to go straight in the future.
Red Grange former Illinois football star signs a contract to make one moving picture next spring for three hundred thousand dollars. The announcement was made in New York.
The South Side mine has hoisted about 4 100 tons daily in recent weeks. A record 7 300 tons in a single day stands as a state high, surpassed in the nation only by Zigler Illinois with 7 700 tons. The 7 300 ton mark was achieved over an eight hour shift from a 375 foot hoisting distance with four dumps.
Gary Indiana December 7 Henry Cook deputy sheriff in charge of Gary offices faces dismissal after testimony in a liquor case. Cook admitted that Matt Busconovich owner of a Hobart road house paid him 150 dollars monthly to protect the joint. He said by day he raided liquor joints and by night served as a special agent to protect Busconovich and other violators of the liquor law.
Ora Cadwallader of Hammond is jailed in Crown Point Indiana on $2000 bond for allegedly contributing to delinquency of three girls under 15 who attended a Sunday school class. Police say he attacked the girls while escorting them home from church last Sunday night.
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upholds indictments against Alberta Fil former secretary of the interior and E B L Doheney and his son for bribery. The ruling allows federal prosecutors to pursue bribery charges in the Dooheny oil case.
Evans Woollen president of Fletcher Savings and Trust announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for U S senator in the upcoming May primary. He seeks the short term seat created by the death of Senator Samuel M Ralston, filling the vacancy via appointment of Arthur Robinson.
President Coolidge arrived in Chicago to outline his farm policy at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention. He spoke at the Sherman Hotel, praised cooperative marketing, tariff protections, and farm credit while urging storage facilities and marketing information to boost farm prosperity. He stressed government nonintervention in farming but backed targeted measures to aid farmers.
Florence Burke and Clarence Tuck of Detroit were bound over to the Federal grand jury after arraignment in Indianapolis. Burke admitted she raised one dollar bills to ten dollars because she needed the money.
The United States Supreme Court refused to review the case seeking division of property held by American trust companies for German trust entities before the war. The suit involved millions of dollars tied up during the wartime period.
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.