Indiana House bills push tax, speed, and prohibition measures
Indiana bills introduced in the House seek to raise the state gasoline tax from 2 to 4 cents per gallon, boost highway speed limit from 25 to 35 mph, allocate 150 009 for a Wabash river memorial park honoring Paul Drester, and ban sale of obscene magazines. A steering committee led by Representative Glenn Harris aims to speed business, while Speaker Harry Leslie pressures to limit emergency clauses. the Wright “bone dry” measure tightens prohibition laws and advances to the floor as a major item before the General Assembly.
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Indianapolis
Wabash River
Terre Haute
Paul Drester
Indiana
Glenn Harris
Lake County
Harry Leslie
Harris
Lemuel
Fittinger
Uncle
Thurman Gottschalk
Adams County
Leslie
General Assembly
Dogs Kill 300 Turkeys in Madison Township Year
Trustee report for Madison Township shows 300 turkeys killed by dogs in the past year, a surprisingly high total. Sheep, hogs, and chickens also listed as losses, with 329 dollars and 75 cents needed to pay per the record.
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Madison Township
Odon
Sheen
Claude Smith Named Judge at Princeton
Claude A. Smith, a Princeton resident and local attorney, expected his commission for the Gibson county circuit court bench after Governor Ed Jackson announced mail dispatch. A 43 year old graduate of Indiana and Columbia law schools, he succeeds Robert C. Baltzell who became a United States district judge in Indianapolis.
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Princeton
iInd
Gibson County
Claude A. Smith
Ed Jackson
Dr Bell's Pine Far Honey Cough Remedy Ad
Chronic coughs and chest colds risk worse illness. Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey claims rapid relief by loosening phlegm and soothing irritation with pine tar honey and safe ingredients for children. Available at druggists for 30 cents.
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Dr. Bell
New Court Cases Filed in Bloomfield Circuit Court
The Bloomfield circuit court clerk lists new cases: Wesley Staker vs Dora M Stake and Louis Albert Staker to modify judgment. N Powell & Son vs Lee Burcham on note. Elizabeth Shields vs Robert Wetnight and Sadie Wetnight on note and mortgage. Boetticher Kelloge Co. vs Enos A Wright on account. Jdchenhauser Co. vs Enos A Wright on account.
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Bloomfield
Circuit Court
Wesley Staker
Dora M. Stake
Louis Albert Staker
N. Powell & Son
Lee Burcham
Elizabeth Shields
Robert Wetnight
Sadie Wetnight
Boetticher & Kelloge Co
Enos
Evansville Death Car Driver Accused Of Speeding
Russell Jackson is alleged to have been driving at about fifty miles per hour when he struck and killed Vincennes athlete George P. Kixmiller near Evansville as the basketball team traveled for a game. Bus driver Vanda Westfall and fourteen others testified lights were on and the scene well lit by moonlight. Jackson contends glare from another car caused the crash. coroners promise grand jury review.
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Evansville
Ind
Russell Jackson
George P. Kixmiller
Vincennes
Vincennes Young Men's Christian Association
Max Lowe
Vanderburg
Vanda Westfall
Kixmiller
Jackson
Central
Lowe
Reduction in Coal Prices in Pike County
Petersburg Indiana reports a price war between stripping mines east of Petersburg and local country mines lowering coal to 12 cents per bushel in the city. The four month decline from 18 to 12 cents has shut many small mines while consumers gain as buyers schedule future coal deliveries for next winter.
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Petersburg
Ind
Indianapolis Markets Hogs and Beef Prices Report
Market ledger from Indianapolis shows hogs best heavies at 10.60 to 16.95 dollars, steers 9.25 to 10.00, calves 7.00 to 8.00, bulls 5.46 to 34.50, and grains with wheat at 16 and corn around 1.20 to 1.25 for old, 0.90 to 1.00 for new, oats about 0.54 to 0.56, and Timothy hay around 16.00 to 16.59 per unit.
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Hay
Timothy
Origin of the term lynch law questioned in Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star notes the phrase lynch law may derive from Charles Lynch a Virginian patriot who with Robert Adams and Thomas Calloway pursued swift punishments for outlaws and Tories in the Revolution. It adds that the origin remains in doubt and not tied to flogging or banishment.
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Kansas City Star
Charles Lynch
Robert Adams
Thomas Calloway
Migration paths reveal common tern banding finds far afield
A common tern banded in Maine was found at the Niger River mouth on the West African coast. Reports indicate possible long distance eastward migration, though no evidence yet from Lake Michigan banding shows Caspian term migration patterns.
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Maine
Niger River
Africa
Lake Michigan
Liverno Dock Graving Ducks Amid Water Area Confusion
A garbled report notes a British port area lacking water area measurements and mentions 22 graving ducks at Liverno, implying disputed or unclear harbor conditions and a minor coastal item.
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Uhness
Liverno
The News That Wasn't
Gareth in his quiet newspaper office near the Bourse declines to reveal a suppressed telegram about a Communist plot in France. A Lisbon Universal journalist presses for Gareth’s source, then exits after Gareth confirms the telegram was blocked by Portuguese censorship.
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Neur the Bourse
Paris
Foreign Office
France
the Universal of
Lisbon
United States
Murat
Portugal
Spain
Ministry of the Interior
America
Expect the Best and Get It in a Park Romance
John Simmons battles insecurity as Lucille Bergen and Edwin Story woo her and a big art job slips away. Fired and despondent, he finds renewal on a park bench with Lucille, who reveals sympathy and a second chance. John vows to “expect the best” and win both job and romance despite past setbacks.
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Sewmons
Lucille Bergen
Lucie Bergen
Edwin Story
Story
Lucile
John
Lucille
Bergen
Jubn
Lucie
Jonn
Daily Papers
Sucile
John Simmons
the Park
John Shnmons
Chance
Operation Denied by Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
In Los Angeles California Mrs E Goutp recalls taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from girlhood to recovery after back pain and heart symptoms. She credits it with avoiding a planned operation during pregnancy and notes occasional use since. The ad notes many letters claim health restoration after operations advised.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham’s
Pinkham
E. Goutp
East Side Boulevard
Lydia EK
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