Two Boilers Sold And Election Postponed In City Council
The city council postponed all street improvement and a school board vacancy due to the absence of Councilman Moss and City Attorney Weisman while they attended a state Democratic convention. Oil work continued, the fire truck was returned to service, and bids were approved for two old municipal light plant boilers. The council also discussed widening First Street at KE Cardwell’s property and approved a lease with Ross and Finis Mitchell for a Fourth Street lot tied to water plant payment time. A concrete sidewalk plan for Fourth Street was ordered and monthly claims were approved.
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Linton Street
Moss
Weisman
A. H. Witty
Schloot
Beasley
Terre Haute
KE. H. Cardwell
Vincennes
First Street
J. D. Torr
Ross
Finis Mitchell
Mitchell Brothers
Fourth Street
Fragmentary Ledger of Local Firms and Amounts
A partial OCR ledgers list multiple local firms including Fay Seidle New-Home Tel Moore Langen Ptg Co Linton Water Co Engineering & Contracting Continental Mfg Co Municipal Electric Co Victor Coal Co Visible Service Station Bohley Heaton Standard Oil Wilkinson Lumber Wm Green Baughman Hardware J B Curtis Emanuel Dixon Municipal Electric plant Roach Machine Co New Home Tel D D Terhune Central Supply W B Burford Mueller Co New Union Lumber Co with scattered monetary figures such as 20.00 27.08 685.24 260.00 and 43.76 among others, indicating payments or balances in a municipal or business accounts sheet.
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Fay’ Seidle Fears Ee
Moore-Langen’ Ptg. Co
Linton Water Co
Lynch& Liston Boachet J. B. Shields
John A. Boudouesqu Edington Paper Co
Engineering & Contracting Continental Mfg. Co
Municipal Elec. Co
Victor ‘Coal Co
Bohley & Heaton
Standard Oil
Wilkinson Lbr
M. Green
Baughman Hdw
Ewald Over Co
New Union Lbr. Co
Emanuel Dixon
Municipal-Elec
Roach. Machine Co
New Home Tel. Co
D.D. Terhune
Central Supply Co
W.B. Burford Co
Standard Oil Co
Mueller Co
FRENDS OF W. G. M'ADOO CHECKMATED BY "BOSS"
Washington June 4 The efforts of William G McAdoo allies to name J Bruce Kremer Montana permanent chairman of the Democratic national convention were blocked by George Brennan Illinois boss who proposed Senator Thomas J Walsh of Montana The move caught the McAdoo camp unaware and effectively halted Kremer
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International News Service
Washington
William G. McAdoo
J. Bruce Kremer
Montana
George Brennan
Illinois
Thomas J. Walsh
Brennan
McAdoo
Kremer
Former A G Daugherty defies Senate testimony demand
Washington June 4 Former Attorney General Harry M Daugherty today defied the Wheeler Brookhart committee by refusing to testify in the senate investigation of his administration of the department of justice.
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International News Service
Washington
Harry M. Daugherty
Wheeler-Brookhart Committee
Senate
Department of Justice
Democrats Lose Try To Pass Publicity Plan
Washington June 4 An unsuccessful effort by Democratic leaders to direct house conferees on the postal salaries bill to accept the Borah amendment granting publicity to campaign contributions failed. Republicans prevailed in instructing house managers to push a Cable substitute proposing a system to regulate contributions.
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Washington
House
Representative Cable
Ohio
Brookhart Leads Senate Primary By Close To Thirty Thousand
International News Service wires Iowa returns show Senator Brookhart leading ex-Congressman Burton E. Sweet by nearly 30,000 votes for the Republican senatorial nomination with 2,304 of 2,412 precincts reported. Brookhart 191,791. Sweet 159,131. Gubernatorial primary appears unsettled with all six candidates under 35 percent. Dan Steck tops Democratic race with 14,404. Dr Charles R Keyes 12,570. John Denison 9,014.
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Linternational News Servicis
Des Moines
Brookhart
Burton E. Sweet
Sweet
Dan Steck
Ottumwa
Charles R. Keyes
John Denison
Upham resigns as GOP chairman
Paul Upham, treasurer of the Republican National Committee for over twenty years, has resigned. The announcement came from Cleveland on June 4 via International News Service.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Ohio
Fred J. Upham
Republican National Committee
Ate
Chicago Sways With Crime Two More Victims
International News Service reports Chicago marked two fatal shootings on separate street car lines. A motorman was killed and a conductor fatally wounded after a passenger reportedly ordered a dangerous drive and fired. a taxi driver recalls a fare telling him to speed away.
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Chicgao
Plan to export surplus farm products via War Finance Corp
A rough draft envisions marketing abroad of wheat flour livestock and meat, with the War Finance Corporation authorized to buy from farmers at set prices before market quotations. Details are being worked out, and the proposal aims to enact it before Congress adjourns Saturday.
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Congress
War Finance Corporation
McAdoo Leads Underwood in Florida Democratic Primary
Jacksonville June 4 William G. McAdoo led Senator Underwood two to one in Florida's Democratic presidential nomination today.
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McAdoo
Underwood
Florida
International News Servvicw
Jacksonville
Fla
William G. McAdoo
Indiana Supreme Court Bars Random Car Checks
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that stopping automobiles at random and searching them without warrants is unlawful. In Stella Batts appeal, Justice Willoughby stated that even if liquor was in the car, deputies violated constitutional rights. The decision overturns a Putnam county conviction.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Court of Indiana
Stella Batts
Putnam County
Willoughby
Batts
Supreme Court
Farm bill killed. Republicans plan substitute in Congress
Washington June 4 Republican leaders moved quickly after the McNary Haugen farm relief bill was rejected 224 to 154. They tentatively agreed on a substitute and prepared to outline it to President Coolidge, signaling another farm bill effort despite the defeat.
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Washington
House
Coolidge
Shoals Girl Wins Fame For Her Beautiful Form
Shoals Ind June 4 Miss Anna Case chosen by seven leading U S artists as the woman with the most beautiful form in the United States. Born near Shoals she rose from country school to Shoals high school then Indianapolis business college and New York artist's model work. Won a $500 prize and splits time visiting relatives. a second Shoals girl Miss Hazel Hawkins, stage name Anna Morrison, stars in Morosco's The Bat in New York.
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Shoals
Ind
United States
Anna Case
Miss Case
Bloomington
the Shoals High School
New York
Detroit
Miss Hawkins
Anna Morrison
Morosco
The
Indiana Democrats wrestle over Klan plank at state convention
At Indianapolis a large Democratic crowd gathered as leaders debated a platform stance on the Ku Klux Klan. Three factions emerged: denounce the Klan, avoid direct reference, or reaffirm constitutional liberties. A final anti Klans plank was likely to be agreed upon, with debate over naming the Klan specifically.
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International
Indianapolis
New York
Ralston
Resolutions Committee
Financial schedule filed for ex governor Warren McCray
Indianapolis June 4 a schedule of the assets and liabilities of Warren T McCray former governor of Indiana now serving a sentence in the federal prison at Atlanta Ga was filed by James W Noel McCray s attorney in connection with the settlement of his estate He was adjudged a bankrupt and the property is in the hands of Harry C Sheridan referee in bankruptcy The schedule shows liabilities of 2657924 01 and assets of 2621849 75 with notes and stock and about 10 acres of land listed The real estate is in Indiana Iowa Minnesota Michigan South Dakota Colorado and Canada Liabilities include debts to nearly 200 banks in Indiana and Illinois totaling 2032210 86 Inter est due on notes is 89875 mortgage indebtedness 486000 and taxes 49838 15
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Indianapolis
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Atlanta
United States
James W. ‘Noel
McCray
Harry C. Sheridan
Iowa
Minnesota
Michigan
South Dakota
Colorado
Canada
Illinois
Grose Resignation Accepted at DePauw
Greencastle Ind June 4 The DePauw University board of trustees accepted the resignation of Dr George R Grose who was elected a bishop last week The board formed a ten member committee to survey possible candidates and report when they choose probable options Grose will remain in Greencastle until September
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Greencastle
Ind
DePauw University
DePauw
George R. Grose
Grose
Indictments connected Leopold Loeb to Franks murder
Chicago authorities pressed indictments for Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb for the Franks murder and kidnapping for ransom while probing links to other killings. A grand jury examined witnesses as state’s attorneys pursued possible ties to the Tracy, Ream, Wolf cases and a broader brutal crime pattern.
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Chicago
County
Yesterda
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Throwe
Cas Jary
Leopold and
Loebint
Freémark Li University
Wose
Heati
Charles Ream
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Heaton
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Perks
Wheeler-Brookhart
Mittee
Upham
Sam Ralston
Gripon
Cook County
Linternational News Service
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Leopold
Junior
Riard’ Loeb
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Tracy
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Franks
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