Usrey Named Private Secretary for Congressman Greenwood
Arthur H. Greenwood, congressman elect, selects James H. Usrey of Greene County as private secretary. Usrey, son of Joseph W. and Sarah L. Usrey, hails from near Linton and has been active in mine workers and local Democratic politics. Greenwood takes office March 4 with expected early session.
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Greene County
Arthur H. Greenwood
James H. Asrey
Greenwood
Washington
Ind
Mr. Usrey
Joseph W
Sarah L. Usrey
Usrey
Brown’s
Commercial College
Terre Haute
Mine Workers’ Organization
First Christian Church of
Linton
Masonic, Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Asrey
Stockton Township
Congress
$2,000,000 request for reformatory expansion in Pendleton
Pendleton Indiana December 27 completion of the new state reformatory near here will require an appropriation of 2 million dollars under plans from the reformatory board of trustees. Fourteen new buildings would be built with the funds, a figure about 500000 higher than expected. Governor McCray noted the large sum by comparing it to other large local expenditures.
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Pendleton
Ind
Here
Reformatory Board of Trustees
McCray
State Budget Board
Indianpolis Athletic Club
City detectives tapped for joint probe on Evans orders
Mayor Lew Shank asked the police department to appoint Emmett Englebright and Claude Worley as special investigators. He said Evans had been trying to "get him" since Shank led a 10,000 person march to Governor Warren T. McCray's office to protest a utilities merger order.
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Lice Department
Lew Shank
Police Department
Emmett Englebright
Claude Worley
Evans
Shank
Warren T. McCray
Public Service Commission
Boys Find Mule Bottle on Christmas Day Reckon Evils of Drink
Two small boys in the east end found a hidden bottle of white mule on Christmas day. They drank it repeatedly and got intoxicated. City officials brought them before Mayor Inman who admonished them and released them after a stern talk on the dangers of strong drink.
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Inman
Injured Miner Receives Hospital Care After Fall
Frank Glenn of White Rose district was injured by slate fall at Spring Valley mine this morning. An ambulance took him to Freeman City Hospital where doctors treated a broken leg and other injuries.
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Frank Glenn
White Rose
Spring Valley Mine
Freeman City Hospital
Aged Man Slays Wife Then Kills Self in Hoosier Tragedy
At Fort Wayne Indiana on December 27 Samuel Metcalf aged 71 allegedly killed his wife Cora 59 with an axe and then fatally slashed his own throat after an episode tied to long illness and Christmas gatherings, as neighbors witnessed his final act and a razor was thrown. The couple had been hosting grandchildren when the incident occurred.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Samuel Metcalf
Cora
Metcalf
Neaby
Mayor asks police for special probe into prosecutor
Indianapolis report notes Mayor requests a special investigation by police into Prosecutor William Evans alleging he used arrests of alleged amblers to discredit him and the police. The December 27 item cites charges tied to the prosecutor.
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Indianapolis
William Evans Withaving
Amblers
The
Mingo March Miner Jumps $15,000 Bond and Flees the State
Walter Allen, a union miner convicted of treason against West Virginia, fled the state after his $15,000 bond was forfeited. He was released on bail for appeal to the Supreme Court, but authorities traced him to Oklahoma City and then he left, prompting a statewide search.
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Charleston
W. Va
Walter Allen
West Virginia
Allen
John Mitchell Woods
Supreme Court
Oklahoma City
Logan
Mingo
Four arrested in St Louis Ponzi fraud case
Post office inspectors and police captured W L Cunningham Frank P Carter Mrs Cunningham and Mrs Austin H Montgomery and her three children on a train bound for Mexico City in connection with a million dollar New York Baltimore swindle tied to the Community Finance Corporation using the blind pool Ponzi plan. Belmont tracked the group from Montreal while Montgomery posed as Mrs Brown.
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Gt. Louis
New York
Baltimore
W. L. Cunningham
East Orange
N. J
Frank P. Carter
Mexico City
C. W. Tobie
St. Louis
Burns Agency
Cunningham
Montgomery
Tobie
Community Finance Corporation
Boston
Carter
Weather report for tonight and Thursday in parts
Rain is forecast tonight with a colder trend in the youth portion. A rain event is expected Thursday in the eastern portion.
Dickens and His Vast Cast of Characters
Dickens produced a sprawling gallery of 2,174 named characters across his works. The count reflects the novelist’s prolific imagination and the rich social panorama he created in 19th century literature.
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Dickens
Charles Dickens
Moonshine Death Toll From Christmas Festivities
Reports from New York Detroit Shelby and Boston reveal multiple fatalities and numerous hospitalizations from poisonous Christmas season liquor. Eight deaths attributed to tainted alcohol with dozens ill across cities. In Shelby two men forced to view a dead victim as a moral warning. Authorities warn widespread exposure and urge caution.
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New York
Move for peace in Ireland advances at Sinn Fein meet
Dublin officials report Sinn Fein clubs reconvene Ard Fheis to seek just and permanent peace. Meeting set for January 7 after a peaceful Christmas with no major crime for days. Government ministers traveled from workplaces, railway traffic shows 3000 England to Ireland holiday movement amid cautious mood.
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Dublin
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Mansion House
England
Spens to resign as federal fuel distributor
Conrad F. E. Spens prepared his resignation today for January 1 as federal fuel distributor and will transmit it to President Harding. He will return to his former post as vice president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad with headquarters in Chicago. The emergency office may be closed soon after January 1, though an organization will be kept to handle leftover details. Harding may terminate activities at any time by withdrawing the emergency proclamation.
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Washington
Conrad FE. Spens
Harding
Spens
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago
December 26 warmth tops records since 1875
Weather bureau figures from Indianapolis show December 26 was the warmest since 1875, with an average temperature near 50 degrees and a 57 degree high after Christmas. A low pressure system moving eastward is blamed for the unusual warmth.
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United States Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Lew Shank Declares 1924 Indiana Governor Bid
Indianapolis Dec 27 Mayor Lew Shank said he would run for Indiana governor in 1924 if William Evans Marion County prosecutor is a candidate The mayor accused Governor McCray of colluding with Evans to spite him over the 10000-person march on the state house last winter protesting the utility merger
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Indianapolis
Lew Shank
Indiana
William Evans
Marion County
Storm surpasses any in many years off English coast
London reports a severe Atlantic hurricane with twenty eight lives and five ships lost. The center was one thousand miles off the English coast as gales batter western ports and even large liners like the Celtic face worst weather in 30 years. Distress signals were heard from a battered steamer but aid was not possible.
Atlantic Storm Delays Fourteen Ships At Quarantine
New York December 27 fourteen freighters arrive at quarantine after brutal Atlantic gales. Captains report violent hurricanes lasting days, with ships damaged and crews in oilskins for up to fourteen days. Some vessels late or overdue. Nor. freighter Lorentz W Hansen sails back to Liverpool.
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Lord Byron
York Castle
Monroe
Halifax
Lorentz W. Hansen
Swansea
Wales
Liverpool
Dwelling in Sunshine Opinion Snippet
A reflective note on living in the sunshine as events loom ahead. The text urges embracing warmth to perceive forthcoming shadows and opportunities.
Quill Pens Long In Use Through The Ages
It has been asserted that quills have been used for writing as early as the fifth century, tracing a long history of the writing instrument from ancient times to modern study.
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