Ray Singer Chosen School Board Member By City Council
At the June meeting with Councilman Mack Coen absent the mayor broke a tie to elect Ray Singer to the city school board to serve from August for three years. The vote split 2 to 2 between Singer and Dr. George Porter, with Mayor Bull casting the deciding ballot in favor of Singer.
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Ray Singer
Mack Coen
Bull
A. H. Witty
Witty
Shepherd
Greater Linton Club
Wilson
George Porter
Priest
Singer-Shepherd
Cunningham
Porter
Fitzpatrick
Lindbergh Heads for Washington Meeting After St Louis Stop
Col Lindbergh will spend the night at Orville Wright's home in Dayton on his way to Washington. Cpl Lindbergh, celebrated for the New York to Paris flight, landed in an army plane at St Louis and starts for the capital to confer with state army and navy leaders after orders delivered by Major Thomas Lamphie of Selfridge Field.
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United Press Dispatch
Dayton
Lindbergh
Orville Wright
Washington
ST. Louis
Charles Lindbergh
New York-to
Paris
Army
Navy
Thomas Lamphie
Selfridge Field
Mich
United Press
New York
Lindbergh Considers Nationwide Lecture Tour
Col Charles Lindbergh plans a two month lecture tour across major American cities on a chautauqua circuit to raise capital and promote aviation. He aims to reassure the public about air travel safety and believes speaking engagements will support aviation’s growth.
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Lindbergh
Grace Carmody Elected to City Hospital Board Vacancy
Weisman appeared before the council as a City Hospital board member and Grace Carmody was chosen to fill the vacant seat. The council approved funding for a Fourth of July parade float for the city of Linton with an estimated cost of about 90 dollars.
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Weisman
Grace Carmody
Linton
New Indianapolis government to oust Duvall amid Klan turmoil
Indianapolis voters approve city manager plan ending Ku Klux Klan influence, aiming to replace Mayor John L. Duvall and key officials. Campaign promises to impeach or unseat Duvall, controller William C. Buzer, and Market Master Earl Garrett after referendums. City manager plan splits with professional politicians, tallying five to one in favor overall and 63 936 to 9 860 against.
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Indianapolis
Claude H. Anderson
Citizen’s Committee of One Thousand
John L. Duvall
Anderson
United Press
Duvall
Indiana Supreme Court
William C. Buzer
Earl §. Garrett
Ku Klux Klan
William H. Remy
Ku Klux
Duval
Buzer
Garrett
Sparks needed to start house blaze, says fire test
Ingberg of the U S Bureau of Standards told the American Society of Testing Materials in French Lick that twenty sparks on a wooden roof average enough to raise heat to ignition. Tests done in Washington, D C showed 20 sparks consistently reached the blazing point in sample roofs.
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French Lick
Ind
Ingberg
United States Bureau of Standards
American Society of Testing Materials
Washington, D. C
Mother and Daughter Start 400 Mile Roller Skate Home
Mrs Henry Setzing 41 and her daughter Anna Catherine Setzing recently graduated from Manhattan High School Kansas plan to skate 60 miles daily from Havana to Manhattan 400 miles away and will refuse rides from motorists.
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Kansas City
Kan
Henry Setzing
Anna Catherine Setzing
Manhattan
Havana
Setzing
Mad Bull completes 472 mile San Francisco to Grant's Pass run
Mad Bull, a young Indian runner, arrived in Grant's Pass Oregon at 2 20 a m Pacific time to claim 1000 dollars and a kiss from Little Fawn as the winner of the 472 mile San Francisco Grant's Pass marathon. The race began a week earlier and allowed runners to rest as needed. Mad Bull averaged about 60 miles daily for eight days.
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United Press Dispatch
Grant's Pass
Orc
Mad Bull
Pacific Coast
Little Fawn
San Francisco
Grant’s Pass
Overseas "Hero" in Jail Faces Prison Term
Frank Shannon a 42 year old Milwaukee veteran with four years overseas service and claimed five medals was arrested in Gary Indiana after hotel owner A Kinson said a 34.40 check Shannon gave as payment for a hotel purchase was forged Shannon who served as a captain in the Canadian Engineers says he won the Canadian British and Distinguished Service Crosses and the Croix de Guerre twice.
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Gary
Ind
Frank Shannon
Milwaukee
A.kinson
Miners Riot Near Xenia Ohio at Pittsburgh Coal shaft
In Xenia Ohio on June 22 a mob of about 200 men and women attacked strike breakers and sympathizers as they traveled to the Pittsburgh Coal Co shaft that has reopened on a non union basis. Vehicles were pelted with missiles in the clash.
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Xenia
Ohio
Pittsburgh Coal Co
Thirty Two Escape From Ferguson Prison Farm Texas
Thirty two long term prisoners escaped from Ferguson prison farm near Madisonville in the Trinity river valley. Thirty five participated, three were recaptured. guards overpowered and wires cut, authorities seek the fugitives with limited details available.
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United Press Dispatch
Houston
Texas
Ferguson
Madisonville
Trinity River Valley
Pennsylvania mine factions hold renewed wage talks in Philadelphia
Union miners and Central Pennsylvania coal operators resumed talks in Philadelphia aimed at a wage agreement. A six miners and six operators subcommittee will continue negotiations after a two hour session with no material progress reported. Charles O'Neill urged acceptance of a wage cut for industry benefits.
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Philadelphia
Pennn
Central Pennsylvania
Yesteday
Charles O'Neill
Central Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
Unclear Ground Reached in Operator Talks
Miller indicated that operators seek common ground but cautioned a reply is unlikely to be ready for a few days.
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Ence
Miller
Weather Delays Yale Commencement Plans This Afternoon
Bad weather forces Yale to postpone the Janiaideg six masters of arts commencement to at least tomorrow. Byrd remains set to return to Roosevelt Field this afternoon and depart for Paris if conditions clear, but morning reports indicate a later start.
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Yale
Byrd
Roosevelt ‘Field
Paris
Lorain Coal and Dock Co Considers Move to West Virginia
President F. W. Braggins of the Lorain Coal and Dock Company refused to confirm or deny reports that the firm plans to abandon its Ohio mining property and transfer equipment to West Virginia unless a working agreement with the miners union is reached promptly.
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Columbus
Ohio
F. W. Braggins
Lorain Coal and Dock Company
Torday
West Virginia
Operators in session as Illinois coal talks continue
Chicago June 22 after receiving the Indians miners proposals for a settlement calling for the old Jacksonville scale the operators alone considered it Rice Miller president of the Illinois Coal Operators Association said the peace overture brought the factions no nearer to a settlement of the tie up that had kept most Illinois mines idle since April 1 both Miller and Harry Fishwick president of the Illinois miners expressed hope that the confer.
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Chicago
Hlindla
Jacksonville
Rice Miller
Ilinois Coal Operators Association
Illinois
Miller
Harry Fishwick
Ihnois
Four Die in Back Bay Fire at Shearer Residence
In Boston Back Bay a blaze at the home of Paine Furniture vice president William L. Shearer Jr. killed four residents Jeanette Shearer 20 Yelen McClaughlin 85 Alice Scott 32 and Bettie Howes 16 and injured governess Mrs Annie Dickson 48. Firemen Eugene ss Carroll Frank Gruttner and Frank Melody were hospitalized with Carroll regarded as in danger. others expected to recover. Police and fire crews searched the ruins for additional victims while Shearer had left for New York by yacht the day before.
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Unicad Pres
Boston
Mass
William L. Shearer, Jr
Paine Furniture Co
Back Bay
Jeanette Shearer
Yelen McClaughlin
Alice Scott
Bettie Howes
Annie Dickson
Watertown
Eugeness, Carroll
Frank Gruttner
Frank Melody
City Hospital
Carroll
Altho
Shearer
New York
Protest Against Worm Use At Trout Catch Denounced
Rapid City South Carolina June 22 Howard Taylor claiming to represent the Izaak Walton League condemned the use of worms for trout fishing calling it slaughter at the summer white house.
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Rapid City S. C
Cooldge
White House
Howard Taylor
Izaak’ Walton League
Taylor
Mutiny of Kansans Not Yet Quelled in Prison Cells
Prison riot report indicates guards holding mutineers as inmates refuse cigarettes. other prisoners in cells allegedly join in the revolt at the mine prison institution.
Supreme Court Rules Six Men to Hang in Joliet Case
Six men including Torres and Stalesky were convicted last February and sentenced to hang. The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the rulings though appeals delayed executions. Two have been recaptured and await transfer to Joliet for death sentences.
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United. Press
Diepat Springfield
Ills
Pater Klein
Jolet
Supreme Court
Supreme ‘Court
Walter Stalesky Torres
Joliet
Will County
Russell Scott Gwen Granted New Trial by Illinois Courts
Russell Scott Gwen, once a notable Canadian figure, received a new trial from the Illinois Supreme Court. Convicted in a drug case linked to Joseph Maurer, he had faced initial sentencing and two prior reprieves before his appeal. The case moved toward reconsideration in Chester.
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United Press Difp
Springfield
Russell Scott
Canadia Lionaire
Joseph Maurer
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