Drought Costing Indiana Farmers 1 Million Daily
Indiana farm losses from ongoing drought run about 1 million dollars daily, with frost damage added earlier. Wheat oats and hay are in bad shape, with oats about 20 000 acres killed by frost and half a million acres of corn replanted. Corn stands suffer from poor rainfall and late frost, while fruits and vegetables are slowed by drought.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
M. M. Justin
Justin
Purdue University
Three Searching Parties to Find Missing Polar Explorers
London June 9 three search parties joined to hunt for the missing Amundsen Ellsworth polar fliers The Norwegian government the American McMillan expedition and a third French led expedition plan joint search for the Amundsen party
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London
McMillan
Indianapolis Markets: Hogs Cattle and Sheep Steady
Indianapolis market report June 9 shows hog receipts at 10,000 with steady prices from 12.20 to 12.25 for heavies to common. Cattle receipts 1,400 with steers around 10.00 and cows and heifers 8.00 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 400 with tops 7.00 to 8.00. lambs up to 10.46. Calves receipts 1,100 with tops 9.50 and bulk 9.00.
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Indianapolis
Damage suit against six defendants postponed to September
Presley Asrey sues P Berns and six others in the Boone circuit court at Lebanon for damages claiming fraudulent stock sale and seeking 5000 dollars. Defense moved for continuance which was granted. Earlier Mrs Asrey won a separate Noblesville judgment for 8864 dollars against the same defendants.
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Presley Asrey
P. (. Berns
Boone
Lebanon
Asrey
Noblesville
DePauw inaugurates Lemuel Marlin as president
Dr. Lemuel Marlin former head of Boston University was inaugurated as president of DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana on June 9.
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Greencastle
Ind
Lemuel Marlin
Boston University
DePauw University
One More Victim in Chicago Beer War Dies
Walter O'Donnell, a minor Chicago beer baron, died from bullet wounds suffered in a Sunday saloon fight. Five men, including two ex prohibition agents, are in custody. An O'Donnell retainer also died in the same encounter, and police fear a renewed underworld war with the remaining brothers involved.
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Chicago
Walter O’donnell
Prohibition
O’donnell
Foreigners Warned to Stay In by Chinks
In Peking Chinese students warn foreigners to remain indoors Wednesday as a large demonstration is planned. Schools will close and street corner speakers will address crowds as a precaution against possible untoward occurrences affecting foreigners.
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Peking
Weather bureau predicts heat wave ends with statewide showers
Washington June 9 The weather bureau proclaims the final route of the late heat wave with local thunder showers forecast for every state east of the Mississippi. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, probable showers and thunder showers across Alabama to Maine.
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I United Dress Dispatch
Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Alabama
Maine
Heat claims two lives as St Louis cools
Two deaths from heat were reported in St. Louis as breezes lowered temperatures on Monday. The weather bureau forecast cooler weather for most of the week after a day when thermometers stayed under 90.
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ST. Louis
Weather Bureau
Balloon Goodyear III crashes in sea during Gordon Bennett race
The American balloon Goodyear III, crewed by W T Van Orman and C K Wollem and piloted by W T, fell into the sea sixty miles west of Ouessant during the Gordon Bennett cup race from Brussels. The German steamer Vaterland rescued the pilots, with Ouessant likely referring to Wissant near Calais on the Dover Strait.
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London
W. T., van Orman
C. K. Wollem
Brussels
Quessant
Vaterland
Four Balloons Missing in Gordon Bennett Cup Race
Four balloons from the Gordon Bennett cup race are still missing. The Belgia and three others the Picardie Grand Charles and Prince Leopold are unaccounted for. Belgia reportedly crossed toward England while the others remain unheard.
Wise Funeral to Be Held in Detroit Burial at Waggoner
Funeral services for the late Gerald Wise who died in Detroit will be held at the home of his father Daniel Wise 340 Second Street Southwest Thursday morning at 10 oclock Reverend Claude Robertson officiating. Burial will be in the Waggoner cemetery.
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Gerald Wise
Detroit
Daniel Wise
Second Street Southwest
Claude Robertson
Waggoner Cemetery
Miners Trapped After Kentucky Mine Explosion
Rescue workers labored at West Kentucky Coal Co mine No. 9 in Sturgis to reach 19 entombed miners after an explosion. Four bodies of African descent were recovered. six men were pulled out alive. Seven white and four colored miners remain. officials say those at the current level died within minutes.
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Sturgis
West Kentucky Coal Co
T. KE. Jenkins
Coal Company
A. B. Baird
L. B. Barnett
Henry Morgan
Thomas Turner
Liston Merritt
Riley Floyd
W. R. Alexander
Merritt
Helmsburg Fire Destroys Downtown in Brown County
A disastrous fire swept Helmsburg's business section today causing about 27000 dollars in damage. Assistant aid arrived from Nashville Bloomington and Morgantown to battle the blaze in Brown County near the Illinois Central railroad station.
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Helmsburg
Ind
Nashville
Bloomington
Morgantown
Brown County
That County
Illinois Central Railroad
Wilson's Three Power Treaty Idea Reemerges
Paris dispatch reports Wilson's plan for a three power pact with France to deter renewed German aggression. England and France reportedly agree on a frontiers guarantee extending to Belgium, with possible military aid from Britain if Germany attacks across the Rhineland.
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Wilson
Daily Citizen
Paris
France
England
Belgium
Germany
Rhineland
Judge orders probe of tragic accident in Brazil
Judge T. W. Hutchins convened a special grand jury to investigate the automibile crash on state road No. 9 north of Clay City last Friday night. Dorothy Aitken, 18, of Midland died and Hester Strainfield, 17, of Midland was seriously injured. Several witnesses in the three-car collision were summoned to testify.
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Brazil
Ind
T. W. Hutchins
Grand Jury
State Road No. 9
Clay City
Dorothy Aitken
Midland
Hester Strainfield
Wood Demands Bundy Recognition After Belleau Wood
Representative William R. Wood of Indiana announced he will seek congressional action to extend official recognition of Major General Omar Bundy leader of the Second division A F E F whose forces halted the Germans at Belleau Wood. Bundy retires from active duty June 17.
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Washington
William R. Wood
Indiana
Congress
Omar Bundy
Belleau Wood
Bundy
Students Aroused Over Charge In Turner Murder
In Baton Rouge on June 9 thirty five agronomy students of Prof Oscar B Turner will appear before Coroner Cushman regarding the murder of the professor found beaten with an axe in a state university corridor. Schoolmates initiated an inquiry after stolen exam papers resurfaced as a possible clue.
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United Press Dispatch
Baton Rouge
Oscar B. Turner
W. S. Cushman
State University
Turner
Dags
Plot Said Foiled in Vienna Targeting Czecho Slovak Leader
Vienna reports that a plot to assassinate Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Benes, planned if he visits Vienna, has been uncovered. Der Abend links the conspiracy to the Awakend Hungarians group in Budapest and Austrian Hakenkreuzler, an antisemitic nationalist order.
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Vienna
Benes
der Abend
Budapest
Hakenkreuzler
Crowe Advances Opening Address in Shepherd Murder Trial
State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe shaped his opening statement in the Shepherd germ murder case with jurors eight seated and a ninth tentatively chosen. He expects to finish the jury by noon tomorrow as witnesses nationwide testify against William D. Shepherd, accused of killing his ward Billy McClintock to gain a million-dollar estate. Crowe issued subpoenas to three banks for 1928 Shepherd accounts to show the couple were nearly broke prior to the ward's death and dependent on McClintock family funds.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Robert E. Crowe
Shepherd “Germ
Crowe
William D. Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Shepherds
Billy
Shepherd
McClintocks
Northern Trust Co of
State Bank of
Wilmette, Il
Los Angeles dirigible begins for St Paul flight
United Press dispatch from Lakehurst reports the navy airship Los Angeles, after engine repairs, will depart for Minneapolis within 48 hours to participate in the Norse centennial celebration. The craft, which halted its western journey due to engine trouble, is expected to follow its prior route to the Twin Cities.
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United P'Ress
Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Coolidge Train Heads East Amid Rainy Victory Tour
President Coolidge travels aboard a five car special train from St. Paul to Chicago and Washington while crowds of 50 000 cheer in wind and rain. The Minnesota stops included the Norse American centennial event and high turnout despite foul weather. The journey continues toward the capital as he delivers remarks at the state fairgrounds.
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United Press Delipatch
Pres. Coolidge
Washington
President Coolidge
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Chicago
National Capital
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
State Fair
Bay View Club Holds Last Meeting as Picnic
The Bay View club closed its season with a picnic at City Park. A strong turnout included two new members Mrs Otis Jamison and Mrs T J Beecher and former member Mrs Helen Brookshire from Olahoma as a guest. A bountiful supper followed.
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Bay View
Otis Jamison
T. J. Beecher
Helen Brookshire
Olahoma
Pioneer Woman Dead At Bloomfield Age 93
Mrs. E. E. Gainey dies at her daughter’s home in Bloomfield after months of frail health. A lifelong Bloomfield resident she was 93. Survived by children L. C. Gainey of Tampa R. W. Gainey of Chicago and Mrs. Charles Wylie of Bloomington.
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E. E. Gainey
J. &. Harrel
Bloomfield
L. C. Gainey
Tampa
Fla
R. W Gainey
Chicago
Charles Wylie
Bloomington
Grand Army of the Republic meets in Princeton Indiana
The state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic opens in Princeton for a three day session. Hotels are full and homes host veterans. A Knights town band performs on the public square as a special Indianapolis train arrives with G A R members and allied groups.
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Princeton
Ind
Grand Army of the Republic
Knightstown
Indianapolis
Sons of Veterans
The
Sons of Veterans’ Auxiliary
Ladies’ of the Grand Army
Daughters of Veterans
Woman’s Relief Corps
Princeton High School
Philippine Bandit Gang Attack Kills Seven Moros
Manila June 9 seven Moros were killed and many wounded in a battle in Lanao province as constabulary tried to capture Sultan Raya. The clash, reportedly ordered by Governor General Wood, follows Raya a Moros leader accused of a long crime spree.
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Manila
P. I
Lanao
Sultan Raya
Wood
Raya
Chinese Troops Fire on American Vessel Near Canton
In Canton area civil conflict actions wounded four Americans including Mr. and Mrs. Frampton and Mr. and Mrs. Ogden as they attempted to cross by launch from Honan island to Canton. The launch displayed the American flag and US warnings urged remaining clear of the battle zone.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
United States
Canton
Jenkins
Hong Kong
China
Frank Frampton
Montgomery Ogden
Honan Island
Wrecks New Car and Speeding Fine In Petersburg
Peters burg Indiana June 9 J F Reilly chauffeur for Norman McClevey president of the Pike County Coal company took McCleveys new car and invited two friends from Washington Indiana to ride In demonstrating speed he ran it into a ditch wrecking the car and occupants narrowly escaped death McClevey fired the chauffeur and Fred Whitelock mayor fined him 50 for reckless driving.
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Petersburg
Ind
J. F. Reilly
Norman McClevey
Pike County Coal Company
McClevey
Washington
Fred Whitelock
One Mis cue En Route to Colorado Trip
A Colorado newspaper man traveling with his family covered 1,400 miles but missed a single curve sign near Shoals. His vehicle wrecked and rescuers freed him. if no complications arise, he may return to work. The item notes that many people have at most one auto wreck late in life.
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Colorado
Bedford Mail
Will of Thomas R. Marshall Probated in Indianapolis
The will of the late Thomas R. Marshall was filed for probate in Indianapolis today. It bequeaths personal property valued at 35000 and real estate valued at 4000 to the widow. Small bequests go to other individuals, churches, and Wabash College.
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Indianapolis
Thomas R. Marshall
Wabash College
Bank Bandit Suspected in Carbon Robbery Finds Identity
Terre Haute June 9 United Press reports officers in Clay and Vigo counties identify Al House as the Carbon state bank bandit believed behind yesterday afternoon’s $3,500 hold up six miles north of Brazil. Citizens and deputies scoured Rocky Fork for the suspect while banks in the Wabash valley were warned of House’s possible spree.
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United Press Dispatch
Terre Haute
al House
Carbon Bank
Clay
Vigo County
Brazil
Carbon State Bank
Wabash Valley
Fairbanks
Merom
House
Farmersburg
J. B
Jud) Marshal
United Press
Rocky Fork
Marshall
Bandit Halts Bank Robbery at Twelve Mile Bank
Loganport Indiana June 9. Bank cashier O R Picker ing held a revolver to bar the Twelve Mile State Bank bandit who entered at 8 30 am aiming to rob the bank. No money was taken but keys to lock boxes and cash drawers vanished. The bandit fled into nearby fields as a posse searched the woods.
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Logansport
Ind
Twelve Mile State
Twelve Mile
Here
O. R. Pickering
Pickering
Hospital Report From City Hospital
Mrs. Arthur Pinkston underwent an operation last night and is listed in good condition today. Merritt Noel was discharged to return home and is well enough to leave the hospital.
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Arthur Pinkston
Merritt Noel
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Cunited Press Dispatch
Smithd Priss Dispatch
Depauw
Goodyear III
Ouessant
Wissant
Calais
Strait of Dover
Ber
Europe
ST. P
Angeles
Coolidge
Tomor
Bay View Club
City Park
Grand Army Veterans Meeting
Tom Marshall
Carbon Ind. Bank
Twelve Mile State Bank
Ier
Carbon
Putnam
Parke
City Hospital Report
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