City Council Boosts Street Paving Plan and School Board Move
The Linton city council approved a three mile street improvement program with bids on blocks along H, Seventh, F, B, First, Cc, Cp, An and mf streets. Two streets faced remonstrance and were rejected, Ninth Street was deferred. Witty re elected to the school board. Police will get a motorcycle to curb speeding on A street northeast.
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Linton
Fourth Street
First Street
Tenth Street
Seventh Street
F Street
Main
Second Street
Main Street
Fifth Street
Illinois Central Railway
Sixth Street
D” Street
Ninth Street
A. H. Witty
Witty
George G. Humphreys
W. H. Stewart
Police Patrols Set for City Thoroughfares
A police officer will patrol the mentioned thoroughfare and several others in the city and arrests will be made of all persons prone to exceeding the speed limit.
Belgian Wins In Ballon Race Led Belgain Belgica Pilot
The Belgian Aero club declares Lieutenant Ernest DeMuyter, pilot of the Belgian balloon Belgica, the race winner. He landed near Edinburg after crossing the English Channel. U S entrant EL. H. Honeywell finished fifth.
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U.S
International News Service
Brussels
Belgian Aero Club
Ernest DeMuyter
Belgica
Edinburg
Scotland
English
England
EL. H. Honeywell
United States
Dawn to Dusk Flight Plans Across Continent
Mineola N Y June 18 Lieu tenant Russell L Maughan plans a dawn to dusk flight across the continent starting at 2 22 a m eastern standard time flying 160 miles an hour with a hoped Pacific arrival by dusk after two previous attempts depending on favorable atmospheric conditions
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Mineola
N. Y
Russell L. Maughan
Maughan
Pacific
Hoosier Boosters Headed to New York for Ralston Bid
Five hundred Hoosiers plan to depart Indianapolis Saturday for the Democratic convention in New York to promote Senator Ralston for the presidential nomination. Tom Haggart guides the campaign with Nicholson chairing publicity. If not nominated, the Indiana delegation will back Ralston as voting proceeds.
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Indianapolis
Ralston
New York
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
Union Station
Richmond
Ft. Wayne
Baltimore
Thomas R. Marshall
Cox Admirers Open Campaign in Gotham
A staff supporting James M. Cox of Ohio opened a New York headquarters for his presidential bid. The group set up a campaign tent at the Waldorf Astoria, with Joe L. Shea of Dayton as generalissimo and Charles I. Norris as chief of staff, as the crowded field for the Democratic nomination grows.
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New York
James M. Gox
Ohio
Smith
W. G. McAdoo
Joe L. Shea
Dayton
Cox Forces
Charles I. Norris
Washington
Cox Newspapers
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
National Democratic Committee
Edsel Ford Home in Detroit Is Robbed of Jewelry
Police report the theft of a jewel box valued around 100000 from Edsel B. Ford’s Detroit residence. A 67 000 pearl necklace and a 27000 pearl necklace with diamond clasp, plus wedding and guard rings and an original clock, were taken after entry through a bathroom window. Guards and high walls did not deter the break in despite precautions. The motive and suspects remain undisclosed.
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Detroit
Mich
Edsel B. Ford
Ford Motor Company
Frank Croul
Croyl
Illinois farmers cash in on alfalfa and poultry gains
University of Illinois farm management specialist M L Mosher summarized that eight farmers who used approved methods earned about 1 500 more per year than their eight neighbors. The top group averaged 6.9 percent return on 22 595 dollars, while others averaged 2.1 percent. Low incomes stemmed from poor crop yields, livestock mishandling, and inefficient use of labor and power. Alfalfa boosted returns on several farms and poultry flocks contributed as well.
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Ers
M. L. Mosher
University of Illinois
Mosher
McCray's cashier receives two years at Leavenworth
Amos Morris former cashier of the Discount and Deposit State bank of Kent land. Mc Cray was president. Morris was sentenced by United States District Judge Anderson to two years in Leavenworth federal prison. He pleaded guilty on March 11 to a conspiracy charge under the national banking law and testified in McCray's trial.
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Indianapolis
Amos Morris
Discount & Deposit State Bank of
McAdoo Seeks to Seize Senate as Disorder Roils Chamber
In a chaotic scene the chair at the press table was seized by McAdoo who shouted We will win and motioned as if to strike Senator Quinn. Spectators viewed the action as a coup attempt amid a general scramble in the senate chamber. Senator Sherman could preside in the lieutenant governor’s absence. Governor Flynn and others later held talks before the lieutenant governor restored order and convened the senate.
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Senator Quinn
Senate
Sherman
Flynn
Toupin
Arthur A. Sherman
William §. Flynn
Andrews
Rhode Island Senate Free for All Ends Riot at Session
Rhode Island lawmakers clashed as Republicans tried to block Lieutenant Governor Toupin from presiding. Fist fights erupted with spectators joining. deputies and sheriff guards restored order as Governor Flynn arrived. પી
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Providence
R. I
Toupin
Rhode Island Senate
Jonathan Andrews
Dawes Outlines Campaign Plans For Vice Presidency
Charles G. Dawes told friends at his Manston Lake Michigan home that his campaign will be honest and strict in truth. He intends a national speaking tour and seeks to end prejudice and passion in political discourse. The informal gathering marked his first extended remarks since being named Coolidge’s running mate.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Manston
Lake Michigan
Cleveland
President Coolidge
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Wabash County Farmers Report Cash Results
Urbana June 18. Eight Wabash county farmers report improved cash results after adopting modern farming methods. The feature notes higher yields and better efficiency across their operations.
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Urbana
Wabash County
Severe storm devastates Benton Illinois with wrecked buildings
Benton Illinois endured its worst storm in history as wrecked buildings and fallen trees blanketed the town. Large trees uprooted, some two feet thick, caused extensive damage and disruption across the area.
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Benton, Ill
International News
Benton, IL
Benton
Everett Sanders Named Head of GOP Speakers Bureau
Representative Everett Sanders of Terre Haute has been appointed chairman of the Republican National Committee speakers bureau to succeed Dr. Horace Ellis. The move follows his prominence at the Republican convention where he was mentioned as a potential vice presidential candidate.
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L International News Service
Chicago
Everett Sanders
Terre Haute
Republican National Committee
Horace Ellis
Electric wringer nearly scalps woman in Indiana home
In Brazil Indiana on June 18 Mrs Ethel Biller a worker at Mrs W C Hall s North Meridian Street home had her hair trapped in an electric washing machine wringer pulling her head toward the rollers She cried for help and managed to reach the switch to stop the power The side of her head was badly bruised and she endured severe scalp pain
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Brazil
Ind
Ethel Biller
W. C. Hall
Meridian Street
Radicals and anti radicals clash at St Paul convention
In St Paul Minnesota the communist and anti communist factions battled for control of the Farmer Labor Progressive third party convention. The confrontation threatened to wreck the gathering if the radicals won control.
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International News Service
ST. Paul, Minn
Ex Gov Dix Fined After Police Court Appearance
Former New York governor and Democratic leader John Alden Dix entered a Santa Barbara police court with two businessmen. He chatted with the judge for about fifteen minutes and then acknowledged speeding at thirty eight miles per hour. The judge fined him fifteen dollars.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
John Alden Dix
New York
Dix
Elevator Fire in Milwaukee Causes 500000 in Damage
An explosion of dust in Elevator E at Menominee slip Milwaukee road yards triggered a fire late yesterday. Damage to the building and contents is estimated at 500,000. Several employees were initially reported trapped but later accounted for.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Menominee Slip
Milwaukee Road Yards
McAdoo casts doubt on two thirds rule at convention
William Gibbs McAdoo, Democrat candidate, said he is not concerned about abolishing the two thirds rule and expects to win under any rule. Pennsylvania delegates will back Governor Al Smith for the nomination, announced John H. Bigelow, state party chairman. McAdoo and backers prepare for battles at Madison Square Garden as they seek to control convention machinery.
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International News
Servich
Washington
William Gibbs McAdoo
New. York
McAdoo
Madison Square Garden
Scranton
Pennsylvania
al Smith
New York
John. H. Bigelow
Canuck Treaty On Rum Running Delayed For A Year
Toronto June 18 Yesterdays liquor smuggling regulations were due to take effect but have been indefinitely postponed. Political disruptions in Washington and the US Congress adjournment delay ratification by the US Senate and Canadian Parliament.
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Toronto
Ont
Washington
American Congress
Canada
United States
United States Senate
Acquit Citizen of Lilly in Klan Murder Trial
William Monahan was found not guilty of manslaughter in Cambria County Court on charges tied to a Lilly clash between residents and alleged Ku Klux Klan members on April 8. The 18th birthday defendant, a Lilly resident, faced murder and manslaughter indictments but the judge dismissed the murder count. the jury deliberated 35 minutes.
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Edensburg
William Monahan
Cambria
Lilly
Ku Klux Klan
Monshan
Thomas P. Finsletter
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