Funeral Directors of Wabash Valley Hold Session Here
The Wabash Valley Funeral Directors association will meet in Linton at M. J. Aikin & Son funeral parlors with the Elks' home hosting elaborate exhibits. About 50 manufacturers will display burial goods and sundry articles, with displays on the Elks' second floor creating a mini state convention atmosphere.
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Wabash Valley Funeral Directors’ Association
Second
Congressional District
Linton
M. J. Aikin & Son
Elks’ Home
Funeral Directors’ Association
Harl T. Aikin
Elks
Undertakers’ Association
Boston
Mess
Denver
Cole
Kelly Manufacturing Company
Bucyrus
Ohio
H. Kelly
Concern
Northern Casket Company Leads In Trade Convention Preparations
Letters from industry leaders praise a major casket trade convention in Linton with over one hundred attendees expected. The American Funeral Director associate editor will cover the event, noting its potential replication in other states. Exhibitors including Gosbourne Supply Company have shipped merchandise for display.
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American Funeral Director
Grand Rapids
Mich
H. J. Daniels
Linton
Gosbourne Supply Company
Death of Belgrade vice consul confirmed
Harry A. Dayton United States vice consul at Belgrade died after being shot by Lithuanian woman Anna Ousounaitais. Autopsy and police say Dayton was struck above the temple at close range and evidence includes blood on bathroom handles and soap, hairs in the revolver barrel, and Dayton’s blood on door handles.
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Cinternational News Service
Washington
Harry A. Dayton
United States
Belgrade
State Department
Anna Ousounaitais
Dayton
Anna
Woman kills herself and her two children
The bodies of Rosemary Carnavon Sparkman, 28, wife of Colley F. Sparkman University of Utah language professor, and her two children Wilfred 9 and Lorna Doone 7 were found in a gas filled room at the Sparkman home after an apparent murder suicide.
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Uinternational
NWS
Salt Lake City
Utah
Rosemary Carnavon Sparkman
Colley F. Sparkman
University of Utah
Wilfred
Lorna Doone
Sparkman
Corrected vote count sought for judge race in Indiana
Attorney for the Democratic state committee asks Judge Shirley to mandamus the secretary of state to accept corrected returns from Whitely Howard and Sullivan counties. If accepted, George Denton would gain about 500 votes and hold a nearly 900 vote majority over Republican Benjamin Willoughby, who was declared winner by the canvassing board.
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Indianapolis
Dec
W. W. Spencer
Democratic State Committee
Shirley
Secretary of State
Whitley County
George Denton
Justice
State Supreme Court
Howard
Sullivan
Denton
Benjamin Willoughby
Farmers in Best Position in Four Years
The 1924 25 crop year may reach about 12 billion dollars in gross agricultural income, up from 11.5 billion last year and 9.55 billion in 1921 22. The report notes a favorable price readjustment but warns the farmer still faces Depression era hardships and needs continued real gains to reach parity with other sectors.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Coolidge
Henry G. Wallace
Howard M. Gore
Wallace
Agriculture Prospects Brighten as 1924 Nears
The text notes agriculture returning to normal prosperity and suggests that the showing of 1924 brings prosperity closer, indicating cautious optimism about farming and regional economy as the year approaches.
Investigation of Col Forbes Peddling Pardons Expands
Federal grand jury indictments accuse Col Charles R Forbes former director at the veterans bureau of peddling paroles and pardons. The Department of Justice may begin new investigations soon into the alleged scheme and its scope.
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International News
Sigrvicey
Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Department of Justice
Blast of Death Kills Sailor in Los Angeles Harbor
A blast from an exploding water taxi engine and fuel tanks in Los Angeles harbor killed one sailor and injured nineteen others including two civilians. The incident occurred today and involved a rush of emergency responders.
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Pintiernational Ngws
Los Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles Harbor
Robbers Cart Off Drug Store Safe in Indianapolis
Bandits entered a local drug store in Indianapolis early today and towed away the safe with contents estimated at 1200 dollars. Police investigate the burglary and review nearby security footage for leads. Local authorities seek tips to identify the suspect vehicle and perpetrators.
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Linternational News
Indianapolis
Rum scandal may involve national official in New Jersey
The early indictment and arrest of a national official is likely in connection with the plot that landed 50 million dollars worth of liquor on the Wee Hawken shore and distributed it after the rum ring head surrendered.
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Lintiesr National
NWS
Sirvici
Jersey City
N. J
Weehawken
Daily Dawn Paper in Coffeyville Blown Up
An explosion at the Daily Dawn in Coffeyville Kansas caused extensive damage estimated at 75 000 dollars. Early reports proposed incendiarism or a defective gas line as possible causes.
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Linternational News Service
Coffeyville
Kas
Daily Dawn
Mystery Charlotte Norris Identified as Ethel Smith
Indianapolis attorney John A Edwards linked the Chicago mystery girl to Mrs Ethel Smith of Bloomington Indiana. He traced her past to Bloomington and Columbus Ohio and noted she was married to a man separated from her. The case involves the ward in Chicago where she is held for study.
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Indianapolis
Charlotte Norris
Chicago
John A. Edwards
Edwards
Charlotte ‘Norris
Ethel Smith
Bloomington
Ind
Owen McGibbons
Ohio
James W. Ramage
Columbus
Mary Miles Minter to Marry Navy Lieutenant Aboard Ship
Mary Miles Minter, noted film star, travels to Norfolk to wed Lieut. Com. H. H. Ridder of the U S S Jason. The ceremony is planned aboard the ship as it sits in Hampton Roads. Ridder declined to discuss the wedding timing while officers say the ceremony will occur in the coming days.
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Mary Miles Minter
Norfolk
W. Va
H. H. Ridder
United States
Jason
Hampton Roads
Ridder
Heaviest Snow Storm Hits Northwest Regions
The heaviest snow storm of the season mantled the northwest today. Press dispatches indicate a general storm over the region with Nebraska and parts of Iowa and South Dakota suffering worse conditions than Minnesota.
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International News Service
Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
Nebraska
Towa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Eighty Million for New Highways in Agriculture Bill
Washington December 8 An annual agricultural appropriation bill carries eighty million dollars for road construction to be available next fiscal year, 61,000,000 more than last year. The measure totals 124,637,715 dollars, up 58,823,279 from this year.
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Washington
Hoosier Story Writer Gene Stratton Porter Dies in Crash
Gene Stratton Porter, famed Hoosier novelist and story writer, died in Los Angeles after a collision between her auto and a streetcar. Her husband Charles D. Porter of Rome City, Ind., was notified. Porter had lived in California five years while her books were adapted to film. She was born in 1868, married in 1896, and authored The Girl of the Limberlost and Freckles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Gene Stratton Porter
Charles D. Porter
Rome City
Ind
Porter
Indiana
Mark
Mary Stratton
Charles Darwin Porter
Wabash
Ft. Wayne
Jerome J. Stratton
Kerrigan Injured in Auto Wreck in Dixon
Film star J War ren Kerrigan suffered severe facial lacerations in an automobile accident at Dixon Alabama on December 8. Doctors feared injuries could end his screen career or limit him to character parts.
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Linternational News Service
Dixon
J. Warren Kerrigan
Kerrigan
Yeggs Nets Small Loot After Store Safe Breakin
Four yeggs cracked the Todd Bros grocery safe in Brazil Indiana early Sunday and escaped with 108 dollars. They overlooked 1562 tucked in the refrigerator. Neighbors saw four men pacing and later three join, then all four disappeared. They delayed police thinking officers returning.
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Brazil
Ind
Todd Bros. Grocery
Muscle Shoals Senate Talks Reach Agreement Mood
Secretary Weeks and Senator Underwood moved toward a deal on Muscle Shoals nitrate and power plants Alabama with talks lasting two hours The plan favors government operation if not sold by July 1925 and the White House signals support with proposed amendments President Coolidge was to send a letter outlining his stance and urging changes to the bill The administration favors amendments to the financing provision and business‑oriented terms to suit congressional leaders and advisers
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International News Service
Washington
War Weeks
Underwood
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Weeks
Coolidge
Senate
White House
Billy
Big Racing Purses To Harry Payne Whitney
Baltimore, Md. Dec. 8 Earnings near 250000 mark a return to leadership for Harry Payne Whitney’s stable after a three season lapse. The Rancocas and Keene outfits led in prior years, but Whitney’s earnings this year are substantial and mark a strong comeback for the North American horse racing scene. The Keene 1907 record was surpassed by Zev era rivals before Whitney’s total settled.
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Baltimore
Harry Payne
Whitney
Samuel C. Hildreth
Harry S. Sinclair
James R. Keene
Colin
Celt
Peter Pan
Superman
Ballot
Keene
Zev
Paladins
Rancocas
Most Perfect Girl Shares Secret Of Health
Inez Harden of Drew Mississippi, judged the most nearly perfect girl among 350 000 in a health contest at the International Livestock Exposition. She rated 99.04 percent and gave her health recipe: sleep ten hours, avoid face powder and rouge, and skip high heels. Harden weighs 125 pounds and stands five feet tall, keeps fit with housework and deep breathing.
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Chicago
Inez Harden
Drew
Miss
International Livestock. Exposition
Bick
Cges
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