Fatal Collision North of City Kills Midland Girl
Greene County tragedy on state highway No 9 near Clay City left Dorothy Aikens dead at the scene and Ruth Aiken seriously injured after six youths in two cars collided on the dredge ditch bridge. Hester Stringfield escaped with minor bruises as others fled with light injuries.
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Daily Citizen
Clay City
Ind
White House Farm
Dorothy Aikens
Schoppenhorst
Ruth
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Hester Stringfield
Midland
Vicksburg
Feederdam Park
Martin Love
Harry Wagner
Giman Free
Davie Mace
Jewett
Ford
Ruth Aiken
Minnesota Holsteins set top prices at national sale
At Grand Rapids Michigan on June 5 Minnesota Holsteins led bids at the Holstein Friesian Association of America sale with four head from the Minnesota Holstein Co averaging 1469 dollars and a top 2800 for a cow. F B Ainger paid 8700 dollars for the show ball from Des Moines exhibitors. Des Moines named 1926 convention city. Frank O Lowden was reelected president.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Minnesota
Holstein Friesian Association of America
Iowa
Minnesota Holstein Co
Austin
F. B. Ainger
Northville
Hargrove and Arnold
Des Moines
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Weeks Still Improves After Operation Recovery
Boston June 5 ongoing improvement reported in the condition of Secretary of War Weeks who is recovering from an operation.
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Boston
Mass
Weeks
Indianapolis Mayor Outlines Memorial Plan for Thomas Marshall
Samuel L Shank mayor of Indianapolis proposed a campaign to raise funds for a memorial to Thomas Riley Marshall former vice president buried here yesterday He will confer with Democratic and Republican leaders in Indiana on the memorial form and seek public subscriptions for its construction.
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Indianapolis
Samuel Lewis Shank
Thomas Riley Marshall
United States
Shank
Indiana
Bureaus Transferred and Survey Branches
Secretary Hoover announced the transfer of the Bureau of Mines and the Division of Mineral Resources from the Interior Department to the Commerce Department. He will consult with mining representatives and nominate a new head to replace H. Boster Bain, who has resigned.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Division of Mineral Resources
The
Geological Survey
Interior Department
Commerce Department
Herbert C. Hoover
Bureau
H. Boster Bain
Dying Statement Fight Over Oberholtzer Death Case
Indianapolis June 5 Prosecutor Remy declines defense demand for the dying statement of Miss Madge Oberholtzer Eph Inman says he will press a circuit court petition to compel surrender The move aims to aid bail attacks for Dr C Stephenson Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry awaiting trial for her death Hearing on bail is set for June 16 at Noblesville.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Remy
Madge Oberholtzer
Eph Inman
Circuit
Noblesville
Dr. C. Stephenson
Earl Klenck
Earl Gentry
Charles E. Cox
D. C
Inman
Cox
Inmin
Plot to Kill Monarchs in Barcelona Cathedral
United Press dispatch from London reports a plot to murder the king and queen of Spain during mass at Barcelona cathedral, where the royal couple attended services. Security concerns followed the incident.
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London
Spain
Barcelona
Peace Talks Reported Between French and Riffians in Morocco
June 5 report from Paris states Spanish officials are negotiating for peace between France and the Riffian tribesmen in Morocco. The talks aim to end ongoing hostilities and restore stability in the region.
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Paris
Morocco
Local high school athletics show strong financial recovery
A 1924 25 financial report for Linton Stockton high school athletics shows last year’s $900 deficit wiped out. Miss Effie K Hart treasurer reports a final balance of $37.47 with total receipts of $4,333.48 and disbursements of $4,296.01 across football basketball track and sweaters.
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Linton- Stockton
Daily Citizen
Effie K. Hart
Miss Hart
Pooh
Motorman Die in Indiana Interurban Wreck
A coroner's inquest opened in Lebanon Indiana after an interurban collision killed Walter Wilhelm a 42 year old motorman for the Terre Haute Indianapolis Eastern Traction Co. His left arm was crushed and his right leg nearly amputated as a livestock car struck a passenger car that had trolley trouble.
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Lebanon
Ind
Walter Wilhelm
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co
Wilhelm
Missing Witness in Shepherd Case Appears in Court
Miss Estelle Gehling, a missing state witness in the William D. Shepherd murder trial, appeared in conference with Assistant State's Attorney John Sbarbaro and said she was ready to testify. Rumors she had fled were denied as Gehling contacted State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe to correct them. The courtroom endured intense heat and lengthy jury selection, deterring many spectators.
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Chicago
Estelle Gehling
William D. Shepherd
Billy McClintock
John Sbarbaro
Grain Prices Jump on Chicago Board Trade Today
Grain prices rose sharply on the Chicago board of trade with December wheat up 4 cents to $1.69 and September wheat at $1.66, a 2 cent gain. July wheat opened 8 cents higher at $1.70. corn and oats advanced 1 to 2 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Amundsen ships set to search Arctic ice fringe
Oslo June 5 The Amundsen base ships Farm and Hobby planned to start their cruise along the Arctic ice fringe to seek traces of Captain Amundsen Lincoln Ellsworth and other polar explorers. The Farm warned its steel hull cannot enter the ice pack and air reconnaissance would be dangerous. The Norwegian Aero club weighs plans for another vessel north of Spitzenbergen to join the hunt.
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Oslo
Amundsen
Hobby
Lincoln Ellsworth
Norwegian Aero Club
Spitzenbergen
Women Divided Over Divorce Reform at National Meeting
Delegates to the General Federation of Women's Clubs met in West Baden Indiana and split over a program to reform marriage and divorce laws. One faction led by Mrs Edward Franklin White urged continuing the push for a constitutional uniform marriage and divorce amendment, while another favored public education before renewing the campaign at a later date.
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West Baden
Ind
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Resolutions Committee
Edward Franklin White
Indianapolis
Court cases suffer from heat in Bloomfield docket
The Bloomington Sun reports intense heat slows court business in Bloomfield. Civil actions include Rankin v People's Trust Co for deposit recovery, Hansford estate claim with verdict for plaintiff, several divorces including Cooper and Cox, and traffic inebriate charges where Rector pleads guilty to a liquor count and receives a 60 day sentence.
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Bloomfield
John M. Rankin
People’s Trust Co
Linton
Timon EK
Hansford
Wm. T. Hansford
Rex Cooper
Birdena Cooper
Mamie E. Cox
Avalo W. Cox
Olive E. Booker
John L. Booker
Thelma L. Booker
Ogle Booker
Susan May Williams
Curtiss A. Smith
Minerva C. Smith
Owen County
James Rector
Harley Watson
Charley Watson
Trials Set as State Lists First for Harley Watson
Guilty verdict noted with trial by jury and dismissal motions after evidence. Separations dated in 1920s appear with divorce suits including Hash and Magee cases. Hash spouses wed April 16 1920 and separated May 23 1925. Magee pairs wed December 4 1920 and separated July 1924 with child custody and maintenance sought. Parties reside in Linton and Mineral. Additional actions include services, partition suits, and notes involving Worthington Trust Co and Kaufman Kinred.
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Harley Watson
Joseph Hash
Emma Hash
Linton
Edna Magee
Wm. I. Magee
Criminal Court
Marion County
Mineral
E. D. Thixton
Carl Himebrook
Clara M. Herold
Elizabeth J. Cushman
Worthington Trust Co
Aaron Kaufman
Thos. C. Kindred
Powers press China on Shanghai disorders and captives
Foreign powers delivered a second note to the Chinese foreign office denouncing the Shanghai disorders and urging safeguards against renewed outbreaks. They demanded the release of all Chinese captives and placed responsibility for the Shanghai crisis on foreign police actions in the city.
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Peking
Shanghai
Toting
China
President appoints William B Mitchell Solicitor General
President Coolidge named William B Mitchell of St Paul Minnesota as Solicitor General succeeding James A Beck who recently resigned. Mitchell takes office in Washington on June 5.
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Washington
Coolidge
William B Mitchell
St. Paul, Minn
United States
Mitchell
James A. Beck
Justice McReynolds Rules Oregon School Law Invalid
Supreme Court justice delivers opinion nullifying Oregon compulsory education statute aimed at religious schools. Admiral Washington ordered to stand by in Shanghai harbor with four ships amid serious rioting. Governor Al Smith confined by throat infection after Memorial Day address. Herbert Asquith to be knighted in the Garter order.
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Justice McReynolds
U. S. Supreme Court
Oregon
Thomas Washington
Asiatic
Shanghai
al” Smith
New York
Herbert Asquith
Great Britain
Most Disastrous June Heat Wave Reaches Indiana
A record heat wave grips Indiana with Indianapolis at 95 degrees and 112 deaths nation wide in the past days. The heat brings ruined crops, cracks in sidewalks, exhausted water supplies, and emergency measures as cities seek relief and forecasts promise no end soon.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Indiana
Bicknell
Weather Bureau
Middle West
Chicago Weather Bureau
Chicago
East
New York
Pacific Coast
Michigan
Minnesota
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