Cannon Ball Bakers Car Demonstrates Stunts in Indiana
Oldsmobile stock car driven by Cannon Ball Baker from New York to San Francisco was shown in Linton by Germ Sales & Service Co with Indy distributor Mitchell and driver F. G. Swern. Reporter rode the car, noting hills north of the city handled in high gear from a dead stop. The single-gear car lacks low and reverse, yet can perform tight turns in narrow roads. Speedometer reached about 64 before the reporter closed his eyes. car is unmodified and touring every county seat to prove durability across 92 counties with many demonstrations.
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Cannon Ball” Baker
New York
San Francisco
Linton
Germ Sales & Service Co
Mitchell
Indianapolis
Olds
F. G. Swern
Citizen
Special Venire for Pleasantville Conspiracy Trial
Judge Walter F. Wood orders a special venire of twenty men to form the jury for the Reel riotous conspiracy trial in Sullivan circuit court next Monday. The April 20 Pleasantville attack on Ted Reel, a local school teacher, and Jesse Shepherd prompted eight Greene County Horse Thief Detective Association members to face assault, battery, and riotous conspiracy charges. Defendants named are Paul Wilson, Vernon Kinder, Ora Rooksberry, Victor Moore, Lloyd Abrams, Emmett Burris, Ralph Wells, and Charles B. Spencer.
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Walter F. Wood
Sullivan Circuit Court
Reel
Pleasantville
Ted Reel
Jesse Shepherd
Shepherd
Sullivan County
Greene County Horse Thief Detective Association
Paul Wilson
Vernon Kinder
Ora Rooksberry
Victor Moore
Lloyd Abrams
Emmett Burris
Ralph Wells
Charles B. Spencer
Flames Sweep Western Forest Near Moffat Tunnel
A serious forest fire roars one quarter mile south of the West Portal of the Moffat tunnel. Three hundred men battle the flames as smoke hides the sun. Boulder firefighters join government forestry officials in aiding the effort 22 miles away, with smoke darkening the afternoon sky.
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Denver
Colo
West Portal
Moffat Tunnel
Moffat Tunnel Commission
Boulder
Johnson
Forestry Department
Commission Orders Reduced Rates in Vincennes
Indianapolis June 19 The public service commission ordered reduced electric current rates for Vincennes supplied by the Indiana Power Company. The rate slash followed a petition from the mayor and eleven citizens of Vincennes.
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Indianapolis
Vincennes
Indiana Power Company
Public Service Commission
Elendora Coal Co in Federal Court Suit for Control
William J. O'Brien of Chicago obtained a temporary restraining order in Indiana federal court against the First National Bank of Vincennes Joseph I. Laplante Glendora Coal Co and Frank P. Emison to prevent transfer or interference with 1785 shares of Glendora Coal stock. O'Brien seeks possession of the certificates and a final injunction to deliver them and quiet his title. He claims a deal with Baker for 2100 shares at 275 per share and deposits totaling 577000 to complete the purchase, while Baker had deposited 1785 shares with the Vincennes bank and the remaining shares were not delivered.
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Indianapolis
A. B. Anderson
William J. O’brien
Chicago
First National Bank of Vincennes
Joseph I. Laplante
Glendora Coal Company
Frank P. Emison
O’brien
Baker
Lebanon to Honor Senator Ralston
Lebanon Ind June 19 A public reception will be held in honor of Senator Samuel M Ralston at the new Allen country club June 24 The event will be informal Mrs Ralston will accompany the senator and share honors at the reception She was active in civic and social life while living in Lebanon
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Lebanon
Ind
Samuel M. Ralston
New Alen Country Club
Watson Reply to Demo Keynote Delayed Dinner Postponed
Newport Ky June 19 The dinner planned for June 23 by the Young Men's Lincoln Republican club to let Senator Watson of Indiana answer Senator Harrison Mississippi keynote at the Democratic National Convention has been postponed until July 3.
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Newport
United States
Watson
Indiana
New York
Harrison
Mississippi
Young Men’s
Lincoln Republican Club
Painter Frederick Villiers Traced Wars From 1877 to World War I
The noted British war artist Fred eric Villiers who died in London covered conflicts from the Russo Turkish war of 1877 to World War I including South Africa Port Arthur Tripoli and the Balkans. His career spanned major wars across the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Frederic Villiers
London
South Africa
Port Arthur
Tripoli
Radio Fans Dodge Tax in England 100000 to 200000 Illegally Listen
Around 100000 to 200000 people in England are using radio receiving sets illegally by listening to broadcasts without paying the required license fee. The tax evasion rate prompts enforcement measures as authorities tighten controls on unauthorized radio use.
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England
No dog on four legs unless tired of Ife says Nature
Nature Magazine argues that a dog on four legs may still contend with a full-grown North American timber wolf under certain conditions, framing the comparison as a test of endurance and adaptability in wild canines.
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Nature Magazine
Copenhagen Bakery Makes Its Own Gas on Premises
A large Copenhagen bakery manufactures its own gas from coal on its premises, achieving about a 25 percent saving in fuel costs.
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Copenhagen
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Daily Citizen
Oldsmobile
Jove
Ruggles of
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Edward Horton
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Fritzi Rigeway
Charles Ogle
Cruze
Harry Leon Wilson
Merry Story
Nickle
Sullivan
Commission
Elendora Coal CO
Gita
Tonite
Richard Barthelmess
Ben Turpin
Chas Criss
South Main Street
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G.f.chapman
Wolf
Doctor OF Chiropractic
Palmer School
N. Main St
Ben Bach
Linton, Indiana
Radiola III
Jack Spice Electric Shop
Linton Gas & Coke Co
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