Municipal Water Plant Reports 1924 Balance and Reforms
At the city council meeting Emanuel Dixon presented the 1924 water plant financials showing the plant paying its way, a partial debt reduction, and a year end balance of 2567.12. The council ordered a new electric siren fire alarm, approved moving the baseball park to the northwest city park, and corrected bond dating by borrowing 2500 from the electric light fund for early street improvement bonds.
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Emanual Dixon
Dixon
Electric Light Fund
Prohibition Agents Raid Vigo County Still Near Terre Haute
Sheriff Ray Fenn con and federal agent Roy Wright seized a 50 gallon still 4 miles west of Terre Haute on the Paris road. They found 15 gallons of mash and a quantity of Irish whip and charged Alphonse Harris with operating a still. Harris’s bail was set at 3000 dollars.
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Terre Haute
Vigo County
Ray Fencannon
Roy Wright
Alphonse Harris
Paris Road
Harris
Ku Klux Klan Hit By Senate Committee Action
In Indianapolis on January 21 the education committee's majority report postponed action on a bill to ban teachers from wearing distinctive religious garb. Senator Walter Chambers pressed for clear backing and accused advocates of hiding behind secrecy.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Ku Klux Klan
Senate
Education Committee
Walter Chambers
Newcastle
Carisco Overturns After Sandbar Strike Near Clairmont
The Buxton line passenger and freight steamer Carisco struck a sandbar near Clairmont and overturned today in Norfolk Virginia. All 18 crew members and two passengers escaped, abandoning ship before it sank.
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International News Service
Norfolk
Buxton Line
Carisco
Clairmont
Americans More Law Ridden Than Subjects of Czars
Former Indiana Senator Beveridge spoke in New York at a John Marshall anniversary dinner. He argued the United States is overburdened by federal, state, and local laws and that officials have become tyrannical. He warned that citizens are cringing under an avalanche of statutes and city ordinances, urging repeal of old laws with each new enactment.
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New York
Beveridge
Indiana
John Marshall
United States Supreme Court
United States
Congress
Russia
Turkey
Court Defends Youth Who Shot His Father
New York judge sentences Stephen Mehringer 22 to 14 months to 15 years after pleading guilty to shooting his father Michael Mehringer. Defense claimed the father abused the mother, the defendant returned from navy service with an honorable discharge. With good behavior he could be released in ten months.
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New York
Marcuso
Stephen
Mehringer
Navy
Michael
Murder arrest in West Frankfort slaying
John Hoole confessed to killing Walter T. Brown after a party dispute at Brown home. Hoole said Brown fired first at Souders, then Hoole shot Brown with a double barreled shotgun, severing Brown's head. Hoole held in Jasonville awaiting transfer and murder charge.
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Walter T. Brown
West Frankfort
Ill
Jasonville
John Hoole
Henry H. Walters
Brown
Hoole
Chief Walters
Main Street
William Sauders
Souders
M Hoole
Walters
Man Killed by Train Near Hillsdale Station
Burt Crane aged 65 of Hillsdale was killed instantly when struck by a northbound Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train just north of the Hillsdale C and E I station. He is survived by his widow and several children.
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Clinton
Ind
Burt Crane
Hillsdale
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Crane
Prussian President Blames War Makers Before Diet
In Berlin on January 21 President Braun told the Prussian diet that those who led Germany into war were responsible for the nation’s misery. Nationalists screamed traitor and walked out as tumult filled the session.
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Inthr National News Service
Berlin
Braun
Germany
Senate asks Hughes for full details of Paris agreement
Washington January 21 The senate unanimously adopted the Johnson resolution demanding complete information from Secretary of State Hughes about the Kellogg Churchill Paris agreement. The accord makes the United States an unofficial partner in the Dawes plan. PMID: 0
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Senate
Hughes
Paris
International News Service
Washington
Senate Today
Johnson
State Hughes
United States
Earthquakes Kill 200 in Mountain District
Moscow reports say recent Trans-Caucasian earthquakes shook forty towns and killed two hundred people in the Mountain District, with the death toll rising as details come in.
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Mountain District
International News Service
Moscow
Knox county supreme court bill introduced in Indiana
A bill to create a Knox county supreme court was introduced by Representative T. Frank Wiis. The measure proposes terms of court beginning January March May September and November.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Knox County
T. Frank Wiis
Knox
Pike
Indore Officers Arrested in Attack on Mumtaz Begum
Seven police and an aide to the ruler of Indore were arrested in Bombay's police probe into an attack on Mumtaz Begum, a beautiful Indian girl, and her lover. The case also links a wealthy Bombay merchant to the sensational incident shaking the native state.
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International News Service
Bombay
Indore
Mumtaz Begum
Snow and Blizzard Stops Gotham Traffic in Snowfall Tangle
New York reports a five inch snow episode with a northeaster turning to rain and back to snow. Winds reached 45 miles per hour driving drifts and slushy streets. Twenty people were injured including three seriously when an elevated train crash occurred at 116th Street. A Brooklyn streetcar collision added to the day’s injuries.
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New York
116Th Street
Brooklyn
Hyman Enoge
Manhattan
Indiana Education Progress Ranks Fourth Since 1918
Indiana has risen from seventeenth to fourth in education since 1918 per Leonard Ayres and Dr. Frank M. Phillips studies. Readings compare daily attendance, days in session, high school enrollment, expenditures, and teacher salaries. Three laws cited include school attendance, 800 minimum wage, and Johnston home bill.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Leonard P. Ayres
Frank M. Phillips
George Washington University
General Assembly
Donald du Shane
Columbus
Man Who Testified Against Senator Is Guilty of Larceny
Lionel Wilson a treasury agent who testified about Senator Edward I Edwards accepting 3800 for 38 cases of Scotch whisky admitted a prior conviction for petit larceny. Government counsel said they did not know of Wilsons guilt when they called him to testify.
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International News Service
Jersey City
Lionel Wilson
Treasury
Edward I. Edwards
New Jersey
Wilson
Hawkins Hearing on Removal to Indiana Trial
Morton S. Hawkins of Portland Ind accused mastermind in a seven million dollar loan swindle had another hearing before US Commissioner Iddings in Dayton Ohio. The official indicated Hawkins will be bound over to the federal grand jury in Indianapolis as he fights removal to Indianapolis.
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International News Service
Dayton
Ohio
Morton S. Hawkins
Portland
Ind
United States
Iddings
Hawkins
Federal Grand Jury
Indianapolis
Indiana bill would create state constables to aid sheriffs
A proposed bill by Rep Frank Burns would form a state constable corps to assist counties in arresting felons. Ten members minimum per association, bonds of 1000, state certification, and badge display required. Backers include the Stevenson faction of the Ku Klux Klan, opposed by the Bossert group.
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Uinternational News Service
Indianapolis
Indiana Horse Thief Detectives Association
House of Representatives
Frank Burns
Secretary of State
Board of County Commissioners
Stevenson
Ku Klux Klan
Bossert
Bill to bar Memorial Day races introduced in Indiana
Representative F B Miller of Kokomo proposes a bill to prohibit the 500 mile international sweepstakes and any racing or sporting event on Memorial Day May 30 if admission is charged or prizes awarded. Violators face a $1000 fine and up to six months in jail. The measure is sponsored by the GALR.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
F. B. Miller
Kokomo
Republcan
GALR
Anthracite Mine Strike Averted by Miner Votes
Cranton Pa January 21 Union leaders report that 83 of 90 locals voted against a general walkout by 60,000 miners in District No 1 United Mine Workers of America. Most locals opposed striking, ending the near general strike and keeping peace with mine operators. District President Rinaldo Cappellini praised the decision and noted only a few exceptions. He called the outcome a hard fight but that workers chose to obey union guidance and preserve order.
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Scranton
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Rinaldo Cappellini
International Board
Cappellini
Pennsylvania Company
Halstead
Glen Alden Coal Company
Wilkesbarre
Exeter
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Glen Alden
Hudson and
Lehigh and
Woodward
Edwardsville
Stanley Edmunds
Edmunds
International
John L. Lewis
Abidt
Commerce Dept Launches Nationwide Economic Analysis
The Department of Commerce begins a nationwide economic analysis to improve domestic trade. The Philadelphia survey starts first with a second set to cover southern markets and later areas near major population centers. Aimed at placing wholesale and retail on a scientific basis and reducing marketing costs.
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International News Service
Washington
Department of Commerce
Philadelphia
Flea Hop Dance Barred By Local Hall Owners
In Columbus Indiana on January 21 authorities and dance hall owners barred the flea hop a Christmas vacation student created craze. The dance resembles the Highland fling and is linked to floor vibrations that threaten building safety.
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Columbus
Ind
Colle
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