This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1929
Page
3
Hog receipts reach 10 000 with holds at 338. hog market 16 to 20 cents lower, various weight ranges priced from 9 to 12 per hundred pounds. Cattle receipts 700 calves 850. steers 14 to 15, beef cows 9 to 11 50, vealers 14 to 15, heavy calves 7 50 to 12. Sheep receipts 1 800. top fat lambs 15 50, bulk fat lambs 14 50 to 15 50, cull lambs 10 138, fat ewes 4 50 to 6 50.
Theodore D. Carr a 50 year old Poca county farmer was denied clemency by Governor William A. Conley. Carr's death sentence for the murder of neighbor Lock Sharp in a land dispute stands, with execution set for tonight at the state penitentiary in Moundsville. His estranged wife was killed in the same incident but Carr faced trial only for Sharp's death. Carr claimed temporary insanity from financial and domestic troubles.
No new cases are reported at the hospital today and there is no material change in any of the patients already entered.
In Martinsville Indiana two G A R leaders died suddenly as the annual encampment ended. James W Spain of Evansville past department commander and Knightstown home trustee died at Whiting sanitarium likely from a heart attack. Loren C Miller of South Bend died of acute indigestion the same day.
A brief note identifies a council of administration member of the Indiana G A R and notes the individual served as commander of Anten Post No. 8 in South Bend.
L. V. Colvin seized the Petersburg clerk treasurer post by breaking a door lock after Granville V. James resigned and refused to surrender keys. Appointed by Mayor Geo Deffendall, Colvin moved in as James clung to control claiming his wife was the legal successor. James still held about 25,000 in city funds to be turned over after state examiner review.
Jeffersonville, June 14. James Costin a 32 year old farmer died at his home near Blue Lick sixteen miles north of Jeffersonville from a fractured skull received Monday afternoon in an alleged friendly scuffling match with Albert Waltman a boxer from Sellersburg.
Federal agents in New Albany district discover a tree shanty ten feet high containing several dozen bottles of liquor. Charles Whitton, 66, arrested on possession and sale of liquor and held for trial in police court. The tar paper shelter, stove and crude furnishings were attached to the tree with wires and ropes via an improvised ladder.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.