Charity and hospital support prompt civic reflection
The piece condemns vindictive prosecution and praises charity amid winter travel trends from Indiana to the South. It notes Florida’s odd cold snaps, claims our climate beats others, and urges community support for the hospital, stressing that health and life are the true profits of charity and that the institution belongs to all. It mentions conflicts between Judge Anderson and Attorney General Palmer and critiques over enforcement.
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Indiana
Linton
Florida
Anderson
Palmer
Indiana legislature urged to favor quality over quantity of laws
The Citizen urges the Indiana legislature on its first session day to measure wisdom by law quality rather than sheer volume. It argues thick statute books breed petty violations and erode respect for laws, warning against overregulation and calling for prudent, meaningful legislation.
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Indiana
Miners and operators slated for federal court in Indianapolis
Report says miners and operators ordered to appear in federal court in Indianapolis on January 10 are likely to be sent home on arrival. They plan to attend to avoid missing a potential appearance if Judge Anderson presides.
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Indianapolis
Anderson Shold
Gompers Warns Jabor Faces Solemn Portent
Samuel Gompers warns Jabor faces a year of solemn portent while the Cincinnati Enquirer notes many will have to work without shirts or automobiles, signaling tough economic times ahead.
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Samuel Gompers
Jabor
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ontario Buys Up Railways and Power Companies
The province will purchase most MacKenzie power interests in and around Toronto for 32834000 dollars subject to Ontario government ratification. The deal ends two years of negotiations between Sir William MacKenzie and Sir Adam Beck, creating public ownership of Birger tyre concerns in the province except Dominion Power at Hamilton.
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Ont
Ontario
MacKenzie Power
Electric Development Company
Niagara Walls
Willlam MacKenzie
Adam Beck
Dominion Power Company
Phamilton
Birger Tyre
Province
Women in California Build Homes with Sun Dried Bricks
Women in California construct homes using adobe bricks made from clay and straw, sun baked to harden. The clay bricks, bound with straw, recall biblical Egyptian bricks and mission-era constructions. These durable, weatherproof structures attract families seeking self help amid high labor costs and scarce materials.
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California
Israel
Egypt
Stage folk in hard lines amid widespread unemployment
Five thousand actors and actresses in New York and many others elsewhere are stranded after road company failures last year. Actors Equity Association says it will aid the unemployed, noting most hardships stem from irresponsible managers who joined the profession during World War I when financing was easier.
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New York
Actors’ Equity Association
Man shot by brother dies in Evansville hospital
Leonard C. Brewer of Brockton Alabama died at a local hospital after being accidentally shot by his brother Clint W. Brewer in Eldorado Illinois. He was visiting his brother, left on an errand, and upon returning entered the kitchen where his brother, believing him to be a burglar, fired. He was transported to Evansville for treatment.
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Evansville
Ind
Leonard C. Brewer
Brockton
Ala
Clint W. Brewer
Eldorado
Ill
First Option Not Available in Business Proposal
A man proposes marriage as a business contract and offers a first option. The woman reveals she is already engaged but keeps the door open for a potential second option if circumstances change. Their exchange is brisk, wry, and businesslike.
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Herbert Jones
Lke
Maury Dugh
Woman confessed to killing man known as Prank in hotel
Lillian McGill, 29, told Kansas City police she shot a man about 25 in a hotel room after a quarrel. She kept the body under the bed, then forgot the incident until while sweeping the room. Police found the unclothed corpse and McGill gave a written statement admitting the killing.
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Kansas City
Lillian McGill
Inaugural Budget Sparks Senate Debate in Washington
Washington January 6 proposed 50000 for congressional expenses at the Capitol during President-elect Warren G Harding's inauguration faced strong Senate opposition. A two hour debate covered weather, cost of living, care of feeble minded persons, and European conditions as Knox defended the expenditure and Fletcher urged Jeffersonian simplicity.
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Capitol
Warren G
Senate
Washington
Europe
Woman Buries Wrong Husband in Mysterious Mix-Up
Mrs. George Willis believed a mutilated body found along the railroad tracks was her husband and had his funeral. The husband, who had been away in the north, returns alive and denies death. Mrs. Willis now seeks to determine whose husband was buried and who should pay the funeral expenses.
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Portsmouth
George Willis
Woman Traps Mountain Lion Near Lompoc
Santa Barbara dispatch reports Mrs John Yeouk of Lompoc operating a unique Cali trapper unit earning income by capturing game for which bounties are paid. Her latest haul includes one mountain lion five coyotes and two polecats.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Lompoc
Santa Barbara
John Yeouk
No Americans in This Bunch of K C Printers
Kansas City reports the Schooley Stationery Company informed its printers they may keep their jobs as Americans only if not union members. Lockout letters, sent by special delivery, declared Americans will be employed starting January 3, urging workers to return as Americans rather than unionists. The move marks an open shop effort in the city.
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Linton
Kansas City
Schooley Stationery Company
International Typographical Union
Schooley- Stationery Company
If I Were King in a Magnificent Screen Version
William Farnum stars in a lavish screen adaptation of Justin Huntley McCarthy’s If I Were King based on his stage success and novel. Scenario by E. Lloyd Sheldon, directed by J. Gordon Edwards. A widely read romance promised to captivate readers and moviegoers alike.
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William Farnum
Justin Huntley McCarthy
E. Lloyd Sheldon
J. Gordon Edwards
Dreamland screens The Volcano with Leah Baird tonight
Leah Baird stars in The Volcano at Dreamland this evening as a cast of 2,000 fills the stage. Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York is listed among the notable names in the production. Usual prices are 10 and 20 cents. Dreamland orchestra accompanies the show. Tomorrow Heil's Oasis, a rugged Western with Neal Hart, is also on the program.
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Gov. Alfred Wi. Smith
New York
Dreamland Orchestra
Theil
Oasis
Neal Hart
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