Lyons Herald Reports Tommy Milton Wins 500 Mile Race
The Lyons Herald states Tommy Milton won the 500 mile race at Indianapolis on Memorial Day. Born to Mr and Mrs Jacob Milton, he grew up on the Slinkard farm west of Lyons and now lives in Denver Colorado. The note praises Greene county drivers for strong performances in auto racing and other contests.
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Lyons Herald
Tommy Milton
In@irmapolis
Jacob Milton
Slinkard Farm
Lyons
Denver
Cole
Greene County
Timmy Milton
The
Daily Citizen
County
Greene
Union Debates Offer In Albany Arbitration Move
Representatives of about 40,000 striking paper workers pursued arbitration proposed by ten leading paper manufacturers to settle the dispute between the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers and the International Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mills Workers' Union. President Jeremiah T. Carey said progress looked hopeful, though a firm decision may take a week or more. The ice has been broken, he added, a hopeful factor.
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Albany
N. Y
International Brotherhood of Paper Makers
International Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mills Workers’ Union
Jeremiah T. Carey
Brotherhood of Paper Makers
Hospital Report Notes Local Patients and Discharges
Freeman city hospital reports Miss Gladys Shields of Bloomfield underwent an operation this afternoon. Mrs. William Goldberg will leave the hospital this evening for her home on North Main Street.
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Freeman City Hospital
Gladys Shields
Bloomfield
William Goldberg
North Main Street
Brick Prices Force Concrete Foundations in Terre Haute
Terre Haute June 2 Local builders due to high brick prices are using concrete for foundations. Better brick costs about $17 per thousand retail while cement covering the same area costs slightly over $14. Investigations show many builders adopting the cement stone to gain advantage.
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Terre Haute
US to consider Austria relief plan from League finance committee
Washington officials weigh the league of nations finance committee plan for Austrian economic relief. Indications suggest Ambassador George Harvey will be instructed to take a proactive role beyond observation when the question reaches the supreme council. The United States may view the $24,000,000 owed to American interests as a sufficient basis for involvement.
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Washington
State Department
League of Nations
Austria
Supreme Council
George Harvey
United States
Missing bond found in Lima tied to Huntertown raid
Bonds valued at 5040 dollars recovered by Lima police late yesterday in the house of Joe Willis, one of three men linked to the Huntertown bank robbery. Officers say the securities are part of the 21000 dollars stolen weeks ago. Willis was captured hours after the Illinois raid.
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Lima
Ohio
Huntertown
Ind
Joe Willis
Home Loan and Savings Association Increases Capital Stock
The Home Loan and Savings association of this city raises its capital stock from $400,000 to $500,000, marking growth for one of the area’s expanding financial institutions and reflecting its sustained success.
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Home Loan and Savings Association
India’s Dry Law Debate Amid Snake Killing Figures
A quoted exchange suggests India may need strict prohibition as Pussyfoot Johnson faces a tall task. The record notes last year 91,000 snakes were killed in India, highlighting wildlife and social policy tensions.
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Pussyfoot Johnson
India
Rockefeller memories in boyhood home visit near Moravia
John D. Rockefeller visited his boyhood home at the Van Arsdale place near Moravia New York with grandchildren and J B Van Duyne. He recalled earning his first dollar by raising and selling a flock of turkeys in 1848. The party toured the old rooms and scenes before returning to Moravia and Watkins Glen, where Rockefeller rewarded the Van Duyne children with buffalo nickels.
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Auburn
N. Y
van Arsdale Place
Moravia
John D. Rockefeller
John D., Jr
Mr. Rockefeller
J. B. van Duyne
Owasco
Watkins Glen
van Duyne
Social Roundup of Visitors and Moves in Bloomfield Area
Mrs Cleo Edington visits Bloomfield today. Mrs O J Kelling of Sullivan and Miss Ruth Steele and Arline Mitchell from Vicksburg are in the city on business and visiting. Mrs Eliza Tuttle and son Kenneth head to Terre Haute for shopping while Mrs Josephine Humphreys attends to business. A R Bunger of Worthington was in town yesterday on business. Gladys Courtney returns from St Louis to stay awhile. Norman Ferguson returns to Terre Haute after months with relatives. Mary Walton of Indianapolis visiting Mrs Josh Greenway returns home. Mrs C V Humphreys and daughter Vivian go to Indianapolis to shop. Mr and Mrs Cam Smith Sr leave for Lebanon Tennessee for several weeks with old friends. Mrs Charles Miller goes to Sullivan and will move there where Mr Miller is employed. Mrs Roy Pope and children Junior and Mary Jean of Lafayette visit Ella Brown. Mr and Mrs George Story depart for Decatur Illinois to visit son William Story and family. Mrs Joe Pallas and family of Nokomis Illinois return home after visiting relatives. Mrs John Monser and daughter Mary Ethel leave for Decatur Illinois to visit Jessie Monser. Tilden Howard wife and daughter depart by automobile for Keesport Illinois to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Henry Bavencampe leave for Rochester New York after visiting in city, with stopovers in Indianapolis and Lorain Ohio. Elmer Sherwood visits from Bloomington. returns this morning to graduate State University next week. Elza Price of Gary with wife and three children spends a few days with parents near Linton. he has a growing automobile sales business after excelling in Linton high athletics.
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Cleo Edington
Bloomfield
O. J. Kelling
Sullivan
Eliza Tuttle
Kenneth
Terre Haute
Ruth Steele
Arline Mitchell
Vicksburg
Josephine Humphreys
A. R. Bunger
Worthington
Gladys Courtney
St. Louis
Norman Ferguson
Mary Walton
Indianapolis
Josh Greenway
C. V. Humphreys
Vivian
Cam Smith
Lebanon
Tenn
Charles Miller
Miller
Roy Pope
Junior
Mary Jean
Lafayette
Ella Brown
Pope
George Story
Decatur
Ill
Willian Story
Joe Pallas
Nokomis
John Monser
Mary Ethel
Jessie Monser
Tilden Howard
Keesport
Henry Bavencampe
Rochester
N. Y
Loraine
Ohio
Elmer Sherwood
Bloomington
The
State University
Elza Price
Gary
George Price
Linton
Elza
Linton High School
The Sick List
Miss Catherine Carrol is ill at her home on 389 C street Northeast. Claude Martindale is reported to suffer typhoid fever. Elis Richmond of Fourth street Northwest has been seriously ill for four weeks and is not expected to live through the night.
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Catherine Carrol
C’ Street
Claude Martindale
Elis Richmond
Fourth Street
Difference in Handling Soldiers and Draft Dodger Cited
Pittsburg Dispatch notes a clear split in policy with Hard Boiled Smith’s harsh treatment of soldiers versus Colonel Hunt’s more lenient stance toward a draft dodger. The item underscores contrasting official attitudes within wartime discipline and eligibility decisions.
Unemployment blamed on laziness not mood says Post
A Houston Post columnist argues that unemployment stems from laziness rather than a slump in industrial mood, challenging common explanations and urging accountability for joblessness.
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Houston Post
Lew Warner Seeks Sale for Grocery Counter Item
For sale item from Lew Warner features a grocery counter listing. Note appears incomplete with price and full description missing.
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Lew Warner
Son-in-law of Brazil woman killed in Tulsa race riot
Brazil Ind June 2 Mrs John Stewart of West Compton street yesterday learned by telegram that her son-in-law Cleo Shumate 29 a oil field worker was killed in the race riots in Tulsa Okla Shumate married Mrs Lillian Adair daughter of Mrs Stewart The Brazil woman worked in Tulsa where she married Shumate.
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Brazil
Ind
John Stewart
West Compton Street
Cleo Shumate
Tulsa
Okla
Shumate
Lillian Adair
Stewart
Clothing Strike Ends in New York 15 Percent Cut
New York’s clothing strike involving about 65 000 workers since December ended with a 15 percent wage reduction and an impartial arbitration board. Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, said 30 000 workers would return to work at once and that the agreement would be formally signed by the union and the Clothing Manufacturers' association today.
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New York
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Clothing Manufacturers’ Association
Mme Curie To Visit West On Rest Stop
Mme Marie Curie sails from New York to France on June 25 after a western rest period. She travels with her daughters Irene and Eve and Miss Harriet I. Eager, visiting several cities on the return trip.
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New York
Mme
Marie Curie
Irene
Eve
Harriet I. Eager
Grand Canyon
France
Turkish Nationalists Receive Armaments from Russia
Constantinople June 2 reports large quantities of machine guns and cannon delivered to the Turkish nationalists from Russia. Russia also ships gold and silver bullion into Asia Minor, expected to be minted by the Turkish nationalist government.
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Constantinople
Russia
Asia Minor
Lifer Edward Donahue Denied Parole by Governor
Indianapolis June 2 Parole of Edward Donahue a lifer at Michigan City prison was refused today by Governor McCray on the pardon board's recommendation. Donahue was sentenced in 1930 for murder from Lake county with largely circumstantial evidence cited.
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Indianapolis
Edward Donahue
Michigan City
McCray
State Pardon Board
Donahue
Lake County
Harding Leaves for Annapolis Graduation
President Harding departed by automobile at 8 45 this morning to attend the naval academy graduation exercises in Annapolis Maryland. He was accompanied by Mrs. Harding and Commander R S Holmes naval aide.
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Washington
Harding
Naval Academy
Annapolis
R. S. Holmes
Bill Is Practical Man Outwits Fugitive Haywood
A Minneapolis Tribune item notes that unlike fugitive Grover Bergdoll, labor leader Bill Haywood did not leave cash behind. The piece portrays Haywood as practical, taking the pot of gold with him.
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Grover Bergdoll
Big Bill
Haywood
Minneapolis Tribune
Worth the Price to Lose Him
The editorial notes Haywood's Russian trip cost the I W W eighty thousand dollars and suggests they have spent more money to worse ends, criticizing the leadership and strategy.
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Haywood
Wall Street Journal
Villain It Still Pursue Ya Jazz Invasion
A fragment from the Chicago News notes that the Jazz have invaded the South Sea Islands, with a tongue in cheek remark that civilization should not be abandoned. It reflects a provocative, humorous aside on music and cultural clashes.
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South Sea Islands
Chicago News
Be Able to Conceal Their Grief in Swiss Departure
The Pittsburg Gazette Times notes that observers may hide sorrow as the Swiss nations refrain from protests over the former Emperor Charles departure. The piece frames restraint and official calm amid a controversial exit.
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Charles’ Deparure
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
They Also Will Pay Playful Drag of Prohibition Era Satire
A compact quip from the Indianapolis News notes that when dry agents are away the wets will take the stage, implying indulgence or reform tendencies amid prohibition era scrutiny. The line uses sharp humor to comment on enforcement and cultural attitudes of the time.
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Indianapolis News
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