Park Board Reports to City Council on Year’s Finances and Improvements
The city park board led by John T. Fritz James M. Humphreys and Charles Stockenberger presented the annual receipts of 1120.70 and expenditures of 1072.50 with a remaining balance and ~160 debt. Improvements included benches, entrances, water lines lighting, a concrete pool and trees planted. The American Legion asked for permanent HQ in city building and the Doughboys will use the former ladies rest room.
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City Park Board
John T. Fritz
James M. Humphreys
Charles’, Stockenberger
Ptoys
Sfiley
Council
The
American Legion
Legion
Democrats Introduce Tax Reduction Plan In House
A Democratic plan to cut the corporation income tax from 18 1 2 percent to 1 percent and repeal taxes on automobiles amusements club dues and produce stamps seeks a total revenue reduction of 835 000 000. The measure enjoys unanimous backing from Ways and Means Democrats and follows Senate-House talks with Treasury projections showing a surplus of at least 500 000 000 by year end.
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Press Dispatch
Washington
House
Garner
Texas
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Treasury
McKinley Funeral Arrangements Set in Champaign
United States Senator William B. McKinley dies at 70 from prostatic cancer in Martinsville Indiana. His body to be moved to Champaign Illinois for memorial service at First Presbyterian Church after a career spanning the House from 1904 to 1920 and the Senate since 1921. He rose from a poor clerk to a major political figure and financier of charitable causes. funeral set for Friday at 2 p.m. in Champaign.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
House
Senate
William B. McKinley
Martinsville
Ind
United States
Champaign
McKinley
Presbyterian
Congress
Governor Small to appoint Senator elect Smith
Washington dispatch states Governor Small will appoint Senator elect Frank L. Smith to the seat left vacant by the death of Senator William B. McKinley. The move aims to hasten the fight against opponents seeking to bar Smith due to Reed campaign expense disclosures in the Illinois primary.
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Washington
Small
Frank L. Smith
Senate
William B. McKinley
Smith
Reed
Illinois
Planes Reach San Antonio During Long Marine Flight
Six Marine planes completed a 300 mile leg and arrived in San Antonio on their route from Quantico Virginia to San Diego California marking a milestone in the long flight.
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San Antonio
Tex
Quantico
San Diego
Calif
Indiana woman legislator proposes compulsory voting bill
Mrs. Ella O Van Sickle Gardner of Indianapolis will sponsor a measure to fine or jail eligible voters who do not cast a ballot. First offense fines start at 10 dollars, rising to 25 to 100 dollars on a second offense, with third offenses punished accordingly. The act would require prosecution for nonvoters and aims to curb local government complaints from those who skip elections.
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Indianapolis
Ella O'Van Sickle Gardner
Indiana
Reuben Miller
Efin
Australia
Gardney
Teason
Annual Rabbit Fry Pleases High School Crowd
The high school faculty entertained the football squad with an annual rabbit fry at the school last night. About sixty people attended, including Coach Landis and the team. Kenneth Hewlett won the rabbit hunt, claiming ten rabbits with ten shots, while Mr Bogard won the story telling contest. The hunt group arrived late after the field trip, and Coach Landis offered an alibi for the players’ late return.
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Landis
Bogard
Kenneth Hewlett
Raymond Cruse
Letter at 61 Years Delivers Civil War Death News
Mrs. Elizabeth Barnheisel, 96, of Rochester Indiana, received a dispatch this week confirming her husband Cornelia Barnheisel died from Civil War wounds. The Rev. A RB Camp, chaplain, mailed the letter from the hospital where he died, carrying the last words and condolences to the young widow sixty one years after the event.
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Rochester
Ind
Elizabeth Barnheisel
Cornelia
Barnheisel
Camp
Barnheiser
Bowman Arrested In Charleston Trail Of Olson
J B Bowman, said to be a close friend of Erdman Olson of Prairie du Chien Wis, was arrested in Charleston after a nightlong chase. He admitted sending two telegrams to Mervin Helverson of Mount Sterling Wis urging money and $1000 in advance and said he acted for another party while denying knowledge of Olson or Helverson.
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Charleston
J. B. Bowman
Erdman Olson
Rairie du
Mervin Helverson
Mount Sterling
Wis
Helverson
Bowman
Olson
Coolidge asks Congress for four billion dollar budget
President Coolidge asks Congress for 4.014 billion dollars to run the government in the 1928 fiscal year. He opposes permanent tax cuts but supports a temporary relief credit for next year and keeps existing taxes. The budget totals 4.0146 billion with emphasis on pensions building vessels and veteran benefits.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Treasury and Post Office Bill Totals 890 Million
United Press reports the combined treasury and post office appropriation bill totals 890,854,248 dollars an increase of 2,198,894 over current appropriations. The measure, first of eleven money bills, would fund the treasury 187,371,098 and the post office 754,483,155. It includes 27,840,000 for enforcement of prohibition with 11,990,965 for the prohibition unit and 15,349,940 for the coast guard.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
Treasury and Post Office
House
Treasury Department
Post Office
Prohibition Unit
Coast Guard
Change of Venue Requested in McDermott Murder Trial
Patrick McDermott's counsel seeks a change of venue in the first degree murder case over the July slaying of Don R. Mellett. They argue bias from the Canton Daily News and say the key witness cannot get a fair trial in Stark County. A plea for venue was filed as court adjourned, with prior denial of moving the trial.
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Canton
Patrick McDermott
Don R. Mellett
Wil Press
McDermott
Stark County
Canton Daily News
Mellett
MoeDermott
Edwin W. Diehl
Common Pleas Court
Centralized Organization for Coal Miners Proposed
Washington dispatch reports advocates urge centralized organization of the American coal mining industry as the sole path to peace and progress in the sector. Aimed at unifying miners and producers, the plan seeks coordinated policies and standards to stabilize prices, wages, and safety across mines nationwide.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
End of Pardon Board Favored by Secretary
Indiana official C C G York, secretary of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, said the board should be abolished at the 1927 Indiana General Assembly session. He argued the board was never meant to act as a higher court.
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Indianapolis
C. C G. York
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Indiana General Assembly
Mexico Recognizes Nicaraguan Rebel Regime Sparks Tense Rift
Washington reports Mexico’s recognition of the rebel Nicaraguan regime creates a grave situation and widens the split with the United States. Kellogg warned of outside interference as U.S. Marines and battleships guard Nicaragua while Diaz loyalists face revolutionary forces.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Central America
Coolidge
Kellogg
Diaz
Bluefields
Nicaragua
State Department
Dennis
Chamorro
Fire in Bucharest Palace Destroys Midtown Estate
London dispatch reports King Ferdinand and royal family occupants were at Cotroceni Palace when a fire swept the midtown Bucharest palace, destroying the main building before 2 a.m. Soldiers hurried through the area as Ferdinand had recently undergone an operation at Cotroceni.
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London
Ferdinand
Cotroceni Palace
Bucharest
Evening News
Cotroceni
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