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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
4
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers agreed to resume talks with the anthracite operators without conditions and notified Mayor Durkan, chairman of the Governor's committee, to seek a settlement of the strike. Rival miner factions are active as negotiations approach.
The Pittsburgh district Federated Miners Association is formed after meetings and resolutions align with United Mine Workers policies. J. T. Fagan district president calls the new group a huge joke that will have no effect on UMW morale.
Indianapolis police launched a drive to stop children hooking sleds to automobiles and playing in streets. Officers will summon parents and issue severe reprimands to both for such actions.
George Denton of Evansville announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate in next spring primaries. Denton was defeated in the last election for justice of the supreme court.
William Ferguson twenty of Fort Wayne Indiana was killed and his brother Jesse perhaps fatally injured when their car collided with another vehicle near Archbold Ohio today December 24.
President Coolidge announced the appointment of former West Virginia Senator Howard Suther land as alien property custodian. The selection was disclosed from Washington on December 24.
Indianapolis dispatch reports Dr. Herman Morgan of the city board of health mocks women smokers as a fad and urges increased inhalations to boost what he calls masculine heart and artery risks. He jokes that early morning puffs and late night nicotine worship may appeal to female readers.
Representative Fish of New York proposed a bill to fund a pilgrimage for war mothers to visit the graves of over a thousand soldiers and sailors buried in French cemeteries. The bill would authorize the secretary of war to arrange travel on government vessels, with the president able to set aside transport, and each mother would receive $100.
Three firemen died and two were seriously injured when a combination truck rushing to a blaze skidded on a slick street and overturned in Norwell Massachusetts early today.
Private dispatches report General Feng Yuhsiang’s forces reach Pekin following a victory over Liching Ling’s troops. The December dispatch confirms the advance into the capital during the Christmas period.
In Scranton Pa on December 24 a Santa Claus tour reaches about 20 000 undernourished children in the 15 week anthracite strike zone. Christmas trees glow in village squares as relief groups near $100 000 raise aid and merchants donate bread canned goods coffee and fruit for families.
An explosion damaged the Western Maryland Railway bridge at Bingamon Junction near the West Fork river. The blast caused thousands of dollars in damage and shattered nearby windows. Officials suspect nitro glycerine and, while repairs take about a week, mining on the Bingamon Wyatt bend is halted leaving 1,000 miners idle. The incident is under joint investigation by county and state authorities and railroad officials.
Bedford Indiana December 24 United Press Dispatch reports H J Carmichael age 85 was crushed beneath a large stone in a limestone quarry near Bedford. He suffered injuries that were feared to be fatal.
Dr. W. N. Logan of the state department of conservation released a survey showing bed rock buried under 100 feet of sand and gravel in the Wabash valley. It notes oil and gas in Gibson and Pike counties and gas sands in West Princeton and Monroe City areas, urging drillers to send drill cuttings to the department.
Washington Indiana reports the Baltimore and Ohio railroad passenger car department will reopen January 2 after closing April 3. The move adds 152 workers to a 850 person workforce, raising motive power jobs to about 1000. Some former employees may not return. others will be replaced by new hires.
Noted financier S. W. Straus rejects claims of an overbuilding crisis and warns against disaster rhetoric. General S. M. Butler, former Marine Corps chief in Philadelphia, clashes with Mayor Kendrick over alleged favors to violators. Grand Duke Nicholas lies ill in Vienna. Sonya Otani visits President Coolidge at the White House.
Indianapolis police chief Herman Rickoff clamps down on bootlegging as holiday revelers seek liquor. Merchants aimed for a dry season windfall by selling booze defying orders face stern enforcement and penalties. Rickoff vows to keep Indianapolis from becoming a liquor clearing house for Indiana during the holidays.
Chief Rikhoff said his department is recording black marks before retirement as police intensify enforcement of dry laws during Christmas. He blamed bootleggers for selling poison alcohol and warned that much of the liquor ranges from tea to wood alcohol, risking death.
Indiana forecasts a white Christmas with temperatures starting near 23 degrees tonight and dropping to below 20 degrees tomorrow as the weather bureau issues the outlook. The change suggests a wintry holiday in Indiana with possible snowfall.
Webb Coal Company's Cambria mine near Bellaire Ohio continues burning as nine miners killed yesterday are laid out in a morgue for a mass funeral likely this afternoon or tomorrow. The mine may be sealed today to stop the blaze.
Six bandits robbed the paymaster of the Pittsburg Terminal Coal company of sixty thousand dollars today in Pittsburg. No further details available.
United Press dispatch from Washington notes the White House abuzz with Christmas plans. Laurel wreaths hang in windows and electric lights line the portico as a giant tree will be lit by President Coolidge with a button press. Christmas carols will cap the evening.
The Havana special of the Atlantic Coast Line and the West Indian Limited collided head on near Moncks Corner South Carolina. Former Secretary of War John W. Weeks and his wife were aboard, Weeks slightly cut but both survived as most passengers escaped unharmed.
United Press reports from Berlin state Mrs. Ella Briggs, an American working for Wenzel publishing, was arrested in Palermo on espionage charges. She was in Sicily to photograph Renaissance architecture under contract, held incommunicado for two weeks, with the state department planning to send an attorney to assist.
United Press reports author and publisher Alice Harriman died of pneumonia in Hollywood California after a brief illness. Born in Newport Maine on March 12 1861 she led the Alice Harriman Company with offices in Seattle and New York City.
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