Indiana counties gain federal aid through highway funding
Indiana legislators face a $3,000,000 annual stake in shifts of state highway and other commissions funds. A bureau analysis shows 40 counties received more in state distributions than they paid in taxes in 1921, largely from federal aid and auto fees, while 52 counties paid more than they received.
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Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
Indiana
Bureau of Legislative Information
Charles Kettleborough
Bureau
Brown, Clark
Clay
Crawford
Daviess
Dearborn
DeKalb
Dubois
Floyd
Fountain
Franklin
Greene
Hauston
Hancock
Jackson
Jefferson
Jennings
Johnson
Knox
Lawrence
Marshall
Martin
Monroe
Morgan
Ohio
Orange
Owen
Parke
Perry Pike
Putnam
Ripley
Scott
Pencer
Sullivan
Switherland
Tipton
Warrick
Washington
Woman on trial for murder in Muncie case
Blanche Butts 35 faces murder charges in Muncie Indiana the first white woman tried for homicide here in a decade She says the October 9 shooting of her husband Clement Butts a former saloon keeper occurred during a family quarrel she feared attack and denies firing through a screen joist as he entered the house
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Muncie
Ind
Blanche Butts
Clement Butts
Weather Report Warms Tonight and Sunday Storm Expected
Warmer tonight and Sunday with snow, rain, and wintry mix possible by Sunday. Forecasters warn of unsettled conditions as a cold front moves through the region.
Hammond Warns Coal Owners and Miners to Settle
Washington December 16 John Hays Hammond chairman of the Federal Coal Commission warned that unless bituminous coal operators and miners fix a wage scale before their contract expires to avert a strike next April the government will take drastic measures. He said the warning was conveyed to representatives of both sides and that the American people will not tolerate another strike.
Atrophies of Massacre Told to Herrin Jury
Marion Illinois December 16. The state grilled witness Donald M. Ewing a Chicago reporter who described Bert Grace guarding six wounded prisoners along the Herrin cemetery road on June 22. Ewing identified Grace as the man who prodded a dying Hoffman and refused water amid a mob scene in the mine community riot.
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Marion
Herrin
Bert Grace
Otis Clark
Grace
Herrin Cemetery
Donald M. Ewing
Howard Huffman
Hartwell
Ewing
Hoffman
Chicago
Rufus Neely
Mr. Neely
Associated Press
Lester
James O’rourke
State’s
Labor Board Denies Time and a Half for Rail Workers
The U S railway labor board upheld its prior stance denying maintenance of way workers time and a half after eight hours and on Sundays and holidays. The decision keeps prorating after nine and ten hours and rejects a contract-work ruling as an attempt to sidestep the transportation act.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
Probe to examine whisky served at New England Road Builders dinner
Federal grand jury will study a report claiming whisky was served in nursing bottles at the New England Road Builders association annual dinner. Elmer C. Potter announced the inquiry based on a dinner account noting nearly 1,000 guests found boxes beside their seats containing bottles looking like nursing bottles wrapped in tissue and frosted to resemble milk.
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Boston
New England Road Builders’ Association
Prohibition Enforcement
Elmer C. Potter
Wheat price insurance bill aims to shield farmers
Rep Steenerson introduces a plan to create a $100 million revolving fund to buy sell transport and store wheat and products to prevent undue price depression and market manipulation in primary markets. The measure seeks to protect farmers from unreasonably low prices and limit U S liability under insurance policies.
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Washington
Bureau of Wheat
Steenerson
Republican
Minnesota
United States
United States sees higher murders than WWI deaths says Yeomen
Harry G. Evans of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen cites government statistics to claim murders in the United States in the last decade exceed American Army deaths in World War I. He links gun violence to crime and calls for federal gun restrictions and an education program to prevent youth crime.
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United States
U. S
Chicago
Harry G. Evans
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Europe
Wife’s alleged plot to kill husband lands in adjourned hearing
Mrs May Ford faces a murder conspiracy charge in Detroit after detective Kunath testified he and Burton met her in an apartment and she outlined plans to kill Ney J Ford. She allegedly offered 20000 dollars for the job and suggested hiding in a barn to strike. The case was adjourned as defense seeks dismissal for lack of an overt act.
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Detroit
Mich
May Ford
Ney J. Ford
Heston
Recorder’s Court
Edward Kunath
Burton
Kunah
Ford
Four Die in Rum War in Kentucky Hills
In Menifee county a week of skirmishes between moon shiners and federal agents ended with the deaths of three agents and one moonshiner and the wounding of another outlaw. A posse of twenty agents returned at night with five prisoners. Robert Ballard, reputed leader, was shot to death. Guy Cole, the third government man killed, fell in yesterday's battle. Charles Ballard, brother of Ballard, was wounded but escaped.
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Lexington
Menifee County
Robert Ballard
Guy Cole
Charles Ballard
Governor Sells Big Farm in Indiana
In Indianapolis on December 16 Governor McCray arranged the sale of one of his two Morgan county farms to Chicago capitalist Edward Burns for 100000 dollars. The 572 acre property becomes part of his plan to concentrate farming and stock raising in Newton county, his home.
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Indianapolis
McCray
Morgan County
Edward Burns
Chicago
Newton County
Virginia Democrat Harrison Ousted Over 1920 Election Irregularities
The U S House removed Thomas W Harrison of Virginia's Seventh District after a 202 to 100 vote citing irregularities in the 1920 race. John Paul, a Republican, seated to serve until March 4 after contesting Harrison's victory. Harrison had defeated Paul by about 5 350 votes in 1920 and by 6 000 in the November rematch.
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Washington
Thomas W. Harrison
Virginia
House
Harrison
John Paul
Paul
Uncle Sam in Ring May Aid Solving European Muddle
Washington officials indicate American influence could help resolve Germany’s reparations crisis but no announcement is expected. The White House and State Department describe behind the scenes moves, including consultations with German envoy Wiedfeldt and discussions of a possible German loan, as not yet formal or public.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
White House
Germany
Harvey
London
Otto Wiedfeldt
Charles E. Hughes
J. P. Morgan
New York
Hughes
State Department
Council of Premiers
Man Dies After Self-Extraction Of Teeth
Lancaster Pa Dec 16 Frank Laudenberger of Columbia died after pulling his own troublesome teeth with wire cutters and flyers. Doctors said an infection in the lower jaw led to blood poisoning.
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Lancaster
Frank Laudenberger
Columbia
Stolen cub bear shocks Seymour community
Seymour Indiana reports an unusual theft as a cub bear eight months old, recently shipped from Michigan, was kept chained in a nearby enclosure. The tame animal trained by Dr. D L Pratt to perform tricks disappeared, leaving police puzzled.
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Seymour, Ind
Seymour
D. L. Pratt
Michigan
Prall
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John Hays Hammond
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Sraqrenn
Awad Lst
Cabinet
Bear
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