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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1929
Page
1
The Chicago area endures a new heavy snowfall as railways suffer a worst tie up in twenty years. Storms spread through the midwest with temperatures mild for slush and Christmas shoppers. Snow disrupts trains and roads, forcing many travelers to spend holidays in stations or coaches.
Unsolved murders in Chicago, its suburbs and Cook county since the year began total 113, with 94 in the city and 33 gang slayings. The year marked the start of a wholesale massacre in gang war, including the St Valentine machine gun slaying of seven Moran gunmen. none of the major gang murders have been solved.
Indianaplis Dec 23 Three hundred ninety thousand dollar bond issue for new Lawrence county courthouse at Bedford permitted today. Bonds are to be issued at four and one half per cent interest.
A bundle of newspapers stuffed into a Bronx apartment chimney filled several units with coal gas. Mrs. Mildred Blinder, 54, was found dead in a second floor bathroom. Tenants were saved after a resident smelled gas. Seven others were overcome but revived and declared out of danger. police suspect a maniac placed the papers.
Washington December 23 The interstate commerce commission via act of Congress has final authority over railway consolidation seven years of consideration culminates in a concrete plan. Railroads may petition for modification and hearings may take a year or more. The plan allows gradual adoption by ready railroads while preserving competition and disallowing holding company ownership. Water carriers not mentioned.
A tri motor plane named City of Indianapolis crashed while attempting a landing in snow at Stout Field Indianapolis. One passenger, D C Law of Philadelphia, was killed and two others, C Mahlon Kline of Philadelphia and Miss Mary Fearnow of St Louis, were seriously injured. Pilot W Burford of Columbus aimed to land due to heavy snowfall and darkness but misjudged speed. the plane struck a tree stump, tearing a 10 foot hole in the fuselage and injuring the occupants.
Hong Kong dispatch reports the coastal steamer Lee Cheong capsized in a gale while approaching Hongkong harbor. About 300 Chinese people are believed drowned including the captain. Three hundred passengers feared dead. Two survivors were found exhausted on a makeshift raft as the vessel failed to dock.
A local column warns residents to observe caution during the holidays. It describes hazards from fire and improper handling of gifts and trees, offers practical do nots, and stresses that safety and the spirit of giving matter more than the gift itself.
In Indianapolis December 28 a 10 year old boy Henry Shannon and 17 year old Otto Stovall foiled a house fire. The boy battled flames at a Davenport as sparks from wrapping paper ignited it and a passing newsboy alerted fire crews. Henry sustained minor burns to the head.
Physicians announced that Conrad Harris a sophomore at the hiast ne here contracted smallpox after attending the school the previous week prompting a closure of the school for today. Several hundred pupils were exposed to the illness as health officials investigated the outbreak.
Heather, Hazel, and Julia Young pleaded guilty in Denver to liquor possession and were sentenced to jail. Hazel, the eldest, claimed responsibility for turning their apartment into a speakeasy and offered to take the blame if her sisters could go home. The sisters insisted they would stay together for Christmas in jail.
Fire last night destroyed the Portage township grade school a brick and frame building with six classrooms an auditorium and a library several miles west of South Bend Nearby residents salvaged some equipment before being driven out by flames The loss was estimated at 60 000 and partly covered by insurance
The Carrollon Viaduct of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad marks its 100th anniversary of continuous service. Spanning Gwynt's Falls in Baltimore Maryland, the stone arch bridge was begun in May 1829 and completed by November, when a rider first crossed it. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton who laid the final stone before opening.
Indiana dodges a setback as a cold wave and strong winds ease. Roads opening but many side routes remain snowbound. General forecast indicates a white Christmas across the state with heavy snowfall expected in the north and across Indiana today.
Governor Isaac L. Patterson, who died Saturday night, will receive full military honors at his burial this afternoon in Mt Crest Abbey Mausoleum after services in the state capitol hall of representatives. A. W. Norblad, who succeeds Patterson as state governor, is noted for paying his Chicago law school tuition by working as a police reporter.
Paoli Indiana, December 28. Slippery pavements caused a fatal fall in the public square. Thomas Jackson, 87, suffered a skull fracture and died within minutes. His widow survives. The couple moved here a year ago from Arkansas to live with brother in law Al Gasaway. Funeral plans not yet made.
Anna Gregory, a 100 year old Black woman described as a former southern slave, died yesterday at the Indianapolis home of Mrs. Carrie Bonds after six months of illness. The notice notes her race and prior status as a slave in the South.
Indiana's early history shows frequent special sessions called by governors from 1858 to 1869. The 1858 session ran 86 days with 214 bills and 24 passed, costing about 75 thousand dollars. Subsequent specials in 1861 and 1869 lasted around 40 days, produced numerous bills and resolutions, and costs ranged from 30 thousand to 70 thousand dollars.
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