Boy Nearly Succumbs to Sled Gas Fumes
In a holiday sled parade on a frigid afternoon in the city, Jess Morgan and Evan Johns organized a large group riding behind a Hudson coach. Norman O'Brien, son of Mr. and Mrs. George O'Brien, was exposed to exhaust fumes and lost consciousness but was revived by a local doctor at the Morgan residence on A street northeast.
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Jess Morgan
Evan Johns
Hudson
Norman O’brien
T. G. Morgan
Norman
George O’brien
Former Linton Woman Dies at Dix Illinois Home
Relatives in this city learn of the death of Mrs. Leovosa Story at her Dix Illinois home on New Year’s morning at about eighty. A sister of the late Mrs. Margaret Price, she was widow of Payton Story. Survived by two sons and two daughters, the family moved from Linton to Cass, then Illinois over forty years ago. Funeral plans not yet announced, body likely brought here to be buried beside her husband.
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Leovosa Story
Dix
Ilinois
Margaret Price
Payton Story
Linton
Blaze at Holden garage caused by faulty flue
A small fire broke out at Holden garage on A street northeast at 10 20 this morning. A defective flue caused the blaze. The fire department arrived and put it out with chemicals. Damage was minimal and of no consequence.
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Holden
Ancient Coffee House in Philadelphia Hosts Oldest Stock Exchange
The piece notes Philadelphia’s Ancient Coffee House, founded in May 1754, claims the oldest stock exchange on the American continent. It references the London coffee house at Front and Market streets as a distant parallel and mentions a Citizen Want Ad selling it.
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Philadelphia
London
Front
Market Streets
Plans for insane women prison department in Indiana
Indiana state senator Russell B. Harrison drafts a bill to create a department for insane women in the Indiana women's prison. He aims to file after January 8, citing the Gladys Ellis murder case and an insanity ruling in the Hobaugh killings as demonstrating gaps in law. The measure seeks to address incarceration of insane female criminals who cannot face execution.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Women's Prison
Russell B. Harrison
Marion County
Ellis
Marion County Grand
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
Senator Harrison
Emma Hobaugh
Medea
Logansport
Hobaugh
Harrison
New Year Harmony at W W I Club Watch Party
The W W I club welcomed the New Year with a watch party at Miss Gladys Campbell's home after a theatre outing. Guests included Jessie Jerrell Exline Purgal Irene Franklin Frances Hindman Ione Baughman Audrey Cadwell and Gladys Campbell. They enjoyed sandwiches pickles cake coffee a late breakfast a sleigh ride games contests and music.
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W. W. I. Clu
Gladys Campbell
Miss Campbell
Jessie Jerrell
Exline Purgal
Pleasantville
Irene Franklin
Frances Hindman
Ione Baughman
Audrey Cadwell
Al Smith Inaugurated for Third Term as New York Governor
Alfred J. Smith was sworn in yesterday in Albany for a third term amid a hostile Legislature. He pledged a nonpartisan administration and asked colleagues to cooperate for a government for all the people. Florence H. Knapp, the first woman elected state official in New York, administered the oath.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred J. Smith
New York
Dewitt Clinton
New York State
Florence H. Knapp
Syracuse
Wrist Water Gaffe Sparks Family Smile
A boy slips a pun into a moment with his mother, misquoting a line about not resisting the present as he offers a wrist water. The playful exchange highlights a small domestic moment that amused the household.
Hospital Report From Twin Mine Injures and Births
A finger from Matthew McCullough’s left hand was amputated at the hospital after a minor Twin mine accident. He was discharged home the same morning. An eight-pound son was born to Mr and Mrs James Bibos of Bloomfield on December 31. A seven-pound son was born to Mo and Mrs William Iskew yesterday. All hospital patients are doing nicely.
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Matthew McCullough
McCullough
James Bibos
Bloonfield
William Iskew
Doan and Saxton? Paxton Miner Ends Life in Home
In Sullivan Indiana on January 2 Jess Doan aged 38 or 85? a Paxton miner at Ebb Vaile shaft shot himself in his Paxton home after noon. His father in law Charles Dailey found him with a revolver at his side. Doan had been in poor health and despondent. He left a widow.
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Sullivan
Ind
Jess Doan
Paxton
Doan
Ebb Vaile
Charles Dailey
Dailey
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Boston
Aikins
THE
Linton Trust CO
Variety Store
Rainbow Gardens
Main and Vincennes Streets
Gents
Indiana Rainbow Orchestra
A. F
Ellett’s Grocery
St. N. E
Oki
Fletcher
Astoria
Icks Tonite
William Fairbanks
Eva Novak
Ing
Mod
Illinois
Leovisa Story
City Transfer CO
Dixon & Hannum
Mickie
KE Shay
Wim
AY Lil Crystal Sey
By Charles Sughroe
Western Newspaper Union
MR. Brown
Achimbley
Grandpa
Santy Claus
State Woman's Prison
Legislature
AL Smith
Smith
Stai
Olsy In Milley
Niles Welch
Arline Pretty
Elmer Harris
Winstron
Bouve
Ainslee's Magazine
Producers Distributing
Elinor Glyn
Paxton Miner
South Main Street
Linton Gas & Coke Co
Telephone
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