Mangled youth found on Pennsylvania tracks near Switz City
A teenage boy, about sixteen to eighteen, was found mangled beside the Pennsylvania line near Switz City at dawn. Identifications efforts focus on a companion seen with him. undertaker Lloyd Davidson took custody at Lyons morgue. Residents of this city suspect the youth hailed from here and authorities pursue the other boy to learn his name.
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Switz City
Lloyd Davidson
Lyons
Davidson
Indianapolis
Clyde Heenan
Squinty
Pete” Ferguson
Theorthwest
Ferguson
Sty
FIGHTING SPEED MANIA IN THE CAPITAL CITY
Indianapolis December 8 The mayor backed Shank s crusade against auto speed law violators and the Hoosier Motor Club offered an extra 200 reward for the arrest of drivers linked to a fatal Monday night crash that claimed Mrs Dolly Mitchell and Josephing Herman Coroner Robinson conducting the inquest said the accident might have been prevented with a safety measure at the site.
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Jaywalker
Shank
John B. Reynolds
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis
On Shank
Hoosierotor Club
Dolly Mitchell
Iss Josephing Herman
Robinson
Agor
Jury awards $465000 in alienation suit in Burlington
A Burlington jury after over thirty hours of deliberation granted Dorrit Stevens Woodhouse $465,000 in damages against her wealthy in‑laws, Lorenzo and Mrs. Woodhouse of New York and Burlington. The verdict split $400,000 for actual damages and $65,000 for punitive damages, with the defense planning an appeal. The five‑week trial centered on alleged influence by the Woodhouses that drove the husband to Reno for divorce.
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Burlington
Dorrit Stevens Woodhouse
Lorenzo E. Woodhouse
New York
Douglas Woodhouse
Reno
State coal rates challenged by Indiana chamber
The Indiana state chamber of commerce filed a complaint with the public service commission seeking a uniform freight-rate system for coal from all Indiana mines to Indiana destinations. The suit targets the Baltimore & Ohio and 27 other coal carriers, arguing Indiana rates are higher than interstate and western routes and harm industrial competition.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Public Service Commission
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
R. B. Coapstick
Th c Chamber
Indiana- Illinois
Illinois
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Lin ton and Midland Highs Clash At New Gym Tonight
Lin ton and Midland high school basketball teams meet for supremacy at the new gym. A curtain raiser features eighth grade teams from Linton and Vicksburg. Admission is 25 cents. game starts at 7 o clock.
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Linton and Midland
Linton and
Vicksburg
Strike of Miners in Linton May Be Averted
The Indiana District 11 United Mine Workers threatened a Monday strike over a two dollar pay deduction for two pay periods to fund the union. Most local mines are complying, with some operators resisting. a district-wide tie-up appears avoided though isolated strikes could occur.
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Linton
District 11
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana
Anderson
Big Four Expands Tracks and Facilities at Petersburg
The Big Four railroad installs six new switches and passing tracks capable of handling 65 car trains between Worthington and Petersburg. Surveyors remove short curves between Petersburg and Rogers station to shorten the route and improve long train operation. Grading for coal yards and a new Petersburg round house proceed along the right of way, aided by a one mile land acquisition to boost switching capacity. Petersburg is designated the coal terminal with many coal trains assembled there.
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Big Four
Worthington
Petersburg
Rogers Station
General Wood declines post offered by Eastern University
Washington dispatch notes Major General Wood governor general of the Philippines has decided to remain at his present post and decline the University of Pennsylvania offer to serve as provost. He had asked for time to review the Philippine legislative program he sponsored before taking office.
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Washington
Wood
The
Philippines
University of Pennsylvania
Collision Between Clark Truck and Dort Car in City
A Clark truck on its daily run between this city and Terre Haute collided with a Dort touring car at the corner of A and Main streets northeast around 7:30 last evening. The Dort sustained heavier damage but no injuries were reported.
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Clark
Terre Haute
Main Street
Challenge Hurled By Law Makers at Secretary Mellon
Washington December 8 Lawmakers renewed charges that corporations dodge penalties and taxes by lax enforcement of the Treasury Department. Rep James A Frear Wisconsin Republican urged President to make Treasury records public and cited stock dividends amid alleged improper appointments and tax disputes involving Gulf Oil Aluminum Company of America and Standard Steel.
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Mellon
Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
Treasury Department
James A. Frear
Wisconsin
Congress
Frear
Melton
Gulf Oil
Aluminum Company of America
Treasury
Standard Steel Company
Stiff Coal Prices Hit Linton as Bisbee Writer Tells All
In Bisbee Arizona the narrator notes coal selling for 1.25 per bag and a ton at 20, with bags used for home heating due to few furnaces. He describes local production from Gallup and soft water from valley wells, plus the wartime deportation of about 1 500 alleged Wobblies and a vivid portrait of Brigadier General John C. Greenway and local politics.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Linton
Gallop
New Mexico
Mexico
John C. Greenway
Theodore Roosevelt
Calumet & Arizona Copper Co
Greenway
Teddy
San Juan
United States fleet formed under single chief
The Atlantic and Pacific fleets are consolidated into the United States fleet with Admiral H P Jones in supreme command and Vice Admiral I W Eberle as commander in chief of the battle fleet. The navy department says no personnel or ship assignments change, but the move creates a wartime ready peace-time organization.
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Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
H. P. Jones
Supreme Command
I. W. Eberle
Navy Department
Department
Radio apparatus installed at South Main street business
Carl Roach has installed a large radio outfit at his place of business on South Main street and hopes to have it up and ready for service within a few days. The apparatus is so large that listening in will be easy and programs received will be plainly audible throughout the room.
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Carl Roach
South Main Street
Indiana Tax Board Seeks New Equalization Powers
The Indiana state board of tax commissioners urges amendments to extend review of local assessments to November 1 and grant power to equalize assessments across counties or taxing units. The biennial report also supports public notice before bonds, budget publication penalties, and limits on loans, stressing constitutional bounds and improved equity in taxation.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Highway Commission
State General Fund
General Assembly
Indiana
Assembly
Supreme Court
Board of Review
State Board
John J. Brown
Will A. Hough
Philip Zoercher
Ohio
Weather Report Colder Tonight With Possible Snow Flurries
A cold spell moves in with temperatures dropping tonight. Forecasters expect possible snow flurries tonight and again tomorrow, impacting travel and outdoor activities.
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Maine
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