Worthington Hosts Regional Boy Scout Parade and Contests
About 500 scouts from Worthington and neighboring towns gathered for Flag Day activities. Troops from Bloomington and other communities competed in dress, horse and rider, signaling, tug of war, and first aid events. Bloomington Troop 1 won high points, with Worthington Troop 1 earning a major banner in the band contest. Girls contest results included Worthington Camp Fire Girls winning basketball relay and tug of war.
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Bloomfield
Spencer
Jasonville
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Ellersville
Linton
American Legion
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Lyons No
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H. R. Jorgenson
White River
Worthington Opens New Concrete Road With Scout Parade
Rev Sumwalt and Dan Kittle led a parade through Worthington to the new concrete road marking its opening. Scouts and visitors lunched at the park, a camp fire crowned by cup and trophy awards including Glen Clark earning his Wood Badge. Evening dances capped the celebration.
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Glen Clark
Convention visitors returning to homes after Kansas City event
In Kansas City on June 15 officials report railroads adding cars to return visitors home from the Republican national convention. Many trains ran at capacity as outward traffic surged, with Missouri Pacific alone carrying about 1000 passengers eager to leave the convention milieu.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Corn Belt Plank Beat in 1924 Republican Convention
At Kansas City on June 15 delegates rejected the equalization fee at the Republican convention after a heated farm plank debate. The majority farm plank backed a federal farm board to promote stabilized marketing, tariff protection, and cooperative marketing without government directly in business. Kansas and several states opposed McNary-Haugenism, while Minnesota and others showed divided votes. The plank endorsed Coolidge and Hoover-Jardine concepts for farm policy.
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MacNary-Haugen
Hoover
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
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Kansas
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Colorado
Federal Farm Board
President Coolidge Visits Wisconsin Pressing Nomination Message
President and Mrs. Coolidge greeted in Superior Wisconsin as he acknowledges Herbert Hoover’s presidential nomination. He wires congratulations to Hoover praising ability and experience and wishing success. Mrs. Coolidge also sends love and best wishes to Hoover and family.
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Wisconsin
Coolidge
Hoover’s Home Town to Celebrate with Fireworks
West Branch Iowa plans a town celebration with parade noise makers and fireworks tomorrow night. A. I. Dawson Davenport banker and ex congressman is to speak and W. P. Anderson Hoover club vice president returns to help. Hoover won wide delegate support at Kansas City convention.
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West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
A. I. Dawson
Davenport
Hoover
W. P. Anderson
West Brafich
Hoover Club
Deadly street fighting in Tientsin after Nationalist entry
London dispatch reports many dead in the streets of Tientsin as Nationalist troops occupy the city. Armed men were disarmed or killed and bodies were seen in streets and the river. An arsenal near the station was destroyed. 20,000 troops were advancing from Peking.
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United Press Dispatch
London
Tientsin
Daily Mail
Peking
Indiana State Normal School grants diplomas to 660 graduates
In Terre Haute 660 graduates received diplomas at Indiana State Normal School commencement. Frederick Landis of Logansport was the speaker and diplomas were handed by President J. W. Hinen. The program featured the school orchestra, Prof. William W. Bryant directing, and the normal sextet with music broadcasts by WROW radio.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana State
Frederick Landis
Logansport
J. W. Hinen
William W. Bryant
WROW
Cressy Cooper Held for First Degree Murder
Cressy J. Cooper, 91, was held without bond in Crawford County jail after an indictment for the first degree murder of Carl C. Conn, 40, a local produce merchant. Conn was shot to death Sunday night. Cooper is a former town marshal, deputy sheriff, and soldier, with an early trial planned.
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Crawford County
Carl C. Conn
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Five Accident Deaths Reported in Indiana
Five people died in Indiana from separate accidents on Thursday. James C. Webb, 78, of Indianapolis, was struck by a car driven by Otis Craig, 46, of Indianapolis. Guy Raber, 23, died when his car overturned near Anderson. Julius Hydt, 18, drowned in a Crawfordsville gravel pit. Michael Sefko, 6, was decapitated when dragged under a box car in Hammond. Olga Maydoak, 5, of Gary, died from clothing catching fire at a yard camp fire.
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Ross Diepatch
Indianapolis
Indiana
James C. Webb
Otis Craig
Guy Raber
Anderson
Julius Hydt
Crawfordsville
Michael Sefko
Hammond
Olga May
Doak
Gary
Duray Sets 148.1 MPH World Track Speed Record
Detroit June 15 Leon Duray piloted a car akin to his Indianapolis racer around a two and a half mile cement track at Packard proving grounds to set a new world speed record for automobiles on a track other than a straightaway. The mark 148.1 mph surpasses Frank Lockhart’s 147.071 mph record with AAA witnesses present.
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Leon Duray
Indianapolis
Frank Lockhart
Duray
American Automobile Association
Packard Motor Company
Gresham Memorial Home Is Dedicated
Evansville Ind June 15 Col Andrew J Daugherty Indianapolis chief of staff of the 74th division gave the principal address at the dedication of the Gresham Memorial home at Garvin park to the Service Star regiew War Mothers The home was a gift from the city to Mrs Alice Gresham Dodd mother of James Bethel Gresham first U S soldier to fall in the world war It reverted to the city and through Mayor Herbert Males was turned over to the War Mothers for a permanent headquarters
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Andrew J. Daugherty
Indianapolis
Gresham
Garvin Park
Service Star Regiew
Alice Gresham Dodd
James Bethel Gresham
U. S
Herbert Males
War Mothers
Oak Town Merchant Hurt Loading Tools
Oak Town reports Paul Wolfe, local hardware and farm implement dealer, sprained his back while loading farming tools at his store on Tuesday morning. He endured pain through Tuesday and Tuesday night and remained at home the next day.
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Oaktown
Paul Wolfe
Wolfe
Republican Standard Bearers Find Missing Zeppelin Crew
A relief expedition from the Norwegian steamer Hobby located members of the crew after a disaster. Advices did not specify where the three were found, nor the identities of the two rescued with Malmgren. The Prasanna report and other details were incomplete.
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Malmgren
Prasanna
Three Italia crewmen rescued amid Arctic search
A report from Kings Bay says three of the Italia crew have been rescued by hunters aboard the steamer Braganza off Spitzbergen. General Umberto Nobile relayed that the ice position shifted slightly north of last night’s report as a heavy southwest storm battered the encampment.
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United Press
Kings Bay
Arctic
Umberto Nobile
PISS
Spitzbergen
Northast Land
Fen Malmgren
Union Miners Clash at No 14 Mine in Pittsburgh
About 1,000 townspeople stormed Pittsburgh Coal Co No 14, assaulting six workers and the superintendent as union miners protested the wage scale. County authorities said the rioters aimed to stop wage reductions and the mine employed 50 men who were forced to quit.
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Imine No. 14
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Three Injured as Scaffolding Collapses in Princeton Armory
Three men helping lift a steel beam at the new armory in Princeton Indiana were knocked into the basement when scaffolding fell. Curtis Coleman, 32, suffered a fractured right thigh along with cuts and bruises. Howard Morris and L M Mosley were bruised.
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Princeton
Ind
Curtis Coleman
Howard Morris
L. M. Mosley
Hoover Wins On First Ballot At Republican Convention
At Kansas City convention hall June 15 Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas was nominated for vice president after a landslide showing with 1 068 votes. Delegates exceed 800 backing Hoover. Indiana’s Watson vetoes stalled.
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Kansas City
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Ven Lin
Hoover Wins Republican Nomination For President
Kansas City June 15 Herbert Hoover of California wins the Republican presidential nomination by a large margin 887 votes to his nearest rival Frank Lowden 74 Coolidge receives 17 votes Hoover leads after a fierce campaign during which his life record was closely scrutinized The convention also signaled Charles Curtis of Kansas as a future presidential candidate with broad acceptability.
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Republican Party
Herbert Hoover
California
Frank O. Lowden
Hoover
Coolidge
Hoggers
H “le
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