Illinois Central Safety First Car Arrives in Linton
The Illinois Central Safety First car stops in Linton to host a free 7:30 pm moving picture program on safety. D. E. Hilgartner and E. A. Barton guide the white car with slogans and two films Gambling with Death and Safety Pays.
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Illinois Central Safety
Linton
Illinois Central Railway Company
Bloomington
D. E. Hilgartner
E. A. Barton
Illinois Central
G. E. Patterson
Illinois Central System
Watson attacked over cigarette ad praise in Indianapolis
Charles M. Fillmore of the No Tobacco League of America wrote an open letter to Senator James E. Watson questioning his endorsement of a mild cigarette. Fillmore warned that Watson’s approval could alienate supporters of other brands and deny him political friendship.
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Indianapolis
United States
James E. Watson
Indiana
Charles M. Fillmore
No-Tobacco League of America
Fillmore
Watson
Jim
Indiang University Band Selects 65 For State Fair Trip
June 23 Bloomington Indiana tryouts select 65 band members for a State Fair engagement next fall. Walter Kramer of Linton is among the Trombone players.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiang University
Walter Kramer
Linton
Possible US Japan alliance shifts postwar balance
Geneva dispatch notes talk of a new American Japanese alliance replacing the old Anglo Japanese pact as a result of naval disarmament talks. Le Genevois cites Gibson seeking Japanese support against British proposals and Saito signaling backing for a 5 5 4 ratio for auxiliary craft while keeping total tonnage fixed.
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Geneva
le Genevois
Gibsons
Washington
Hugh Gibson
Admiral Saito
Saito
Japan
Britain
Maniac Who Set Fire to Churches Arrested
Ray Gordon a 60 year old former New York City actor is under arrest in Indianapolis for setting fire to three Catholic churches in three days. Police found a directory of Catholic churches with marks beside burned churches. A crowd gathered outside one church but prompt police action saved Gordon from harm. Gordon is described as a suspected drug user.
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Indianapolis
Ray Gordon
New York City
Gordon
De Valera Refuses Oath, Denied Seat in Dublin Trial
Eamonn De Valera and 43 Republicans arrive to take seats at a trial in Dublin but refuse the oath of allegiance to England. Crowds cheer as the group is turned away.
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DE Valera
United Press Dispatch
Bublin
Eamonn de Valera
Republican Party
England
Collision sinks steamer trawler Surge near Truro
In dense fog off Truro Mass the Clyde liner Ozark rammed and sank the steamer trawler Surge. Nineteen Surge crewmen were rescued by Ozark's crew while three seamen were missing.
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United Press Dispatch
Truro
Mass
Ozark
Surge
Dempsey Sharkey Ready as Signing Nears
Dempsey and Sharkey will sign to fight at Yankee Stadium on July 21 with Dempsey receiving a $250000 guarantee and 25 percent of receipts if gate tops 1 million. Sharkey takes 25 percent of receipts with no guarantee.
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United Press Dispatch
New York
Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Yankee Stadium
Tex Rickard
Gene Tunney
Dempsey
Sharkey
Bud Taylor to defend bantam title against Canzoneri tonight
In Chicago on June 23 Bud Taylor of Terre Haute Indiana defends the world bantamweight crown against Tony Canzoneri of New York. Canzoneri was the favorite after strong recent showings. Their six months earlier bout ended in Taylor’s claim of the title after Rosenberg was barred in Illinois.
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Chicago
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Ind
Charley Phil Rosenberg
Illinois
Tony Canzoneri
New York
Taylor
Canzoneri
Ray Rydell
Ape Attell Goldstein
Woman killed by train in Peru yard incident
Mrs. William Byers aged 65 was killed while gathering coal in the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad yards in Peru Indiana. She was struck by a cut of freight cars and her body was cut in two with both arms severed.
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Peru
Ind
Chesapeake and Ohio
William Byers
City Street Claning Department
Lindbergh Arrives in Washington for Aviation Talks
United Press dispatch reports Col Charles Lindbergh landed in Washington at 11 26 am B S T from Dayton to meet government air officials. He will discuss aviation plans and his personal future during the day. He traveled from Dayton after a night as guest of Orville Wright and left Wilbur Wright field aboard a Curtiss army plane toward Washington.
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Lindbergh
Washington D.C
Washington
Charles Lindbergh
Dayton
B.S. T
Chas. Lindbergh
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright Field
St. Louis
Grand Jury Drawn for Marion County Inquiry
Indianapolis June 28 A Criminal Court judge ordered a new Marion county grand jury to continue the inquiry into alleged political corruption. Six names will be drawn for jury service to report July 4, with work to proceed regardless of the holiday. The jury's actions hinge on a report by Special Deputy Prosecutor John W Holtzmann and Emsley W Johnson due Friday detailing work since their May 8 appointment.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
Indiana
Criminal Court
James A. Collins
Colling
John W Holtzmann
Emsley W. Johnson
SARGENT CALLS FOR RESPECT FOR LAW AND OFFICERS
Bedford Springs Pa June 22 Attorney General Sargent urged the Pennsylvania Bar Association to restore respect for law and enforcement officers. He warned that flippant ridicule of legal authority invites crime and undermines public order amid changing economy and liberty under law.
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Bedford Springs
Sargent
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Byrd Awaits Favorable Weather for Paris Flight
Commander Richard Byrd remains grounded as fog cold winds and seas delay the America monoplane’s departure toward Paris. The Weather Bureau says only a 10 percent chance of storm clearance for tomorrow, with better conditions expected by Saturday. Byrd also received a Yale arts degree at New Haven ceremonies.
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United Press Dispatch
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Richard Byrd
Paris
Charles . Lindbergh
Clarence Chamberlin
Grand Banks
America
Weather Bureau
Byrd
Yale University
New Haven
Wood to Discuss Philippines Future With President Today
Rapid City MD June 23 President Coolidge will meet Governor General Leonard Wood and Representative John Tilson to decide if Wood shall return as governor general in the Philippines despite his ill health.
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Luhitho Prissa
Rapid City
M. D
Philippines
White House
Coolidge
Leonard Wood
John Tilson
Islands
Wood
Carrie Nation's Target Wichita Sheriff Dies
Charley Wesley Simmons, 79, longtime Wichita sheriff from 1898 to 1904, who was repeatedly arrested by Carrie Nation during her hatchet raids, died here yesterday from a paralytic stroke.
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Wichita
Kan
Charley Wesley Simmons
Carrie Nation
Patrolmen fall in residential gun battle. bandit dead
In a marked exchange of fire in a residential area two patrolmen were killed and a bandit died. A girl in a car with the outlaw escaped as officers arrived, and the scene showed blood and hurried movements at the curb.
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Kehoe
Furl
Hanal
Parka
Convict Miners Hold Fort Amid Prolonged Standstill
Convict miners continue a lengthy occupation beyond the prior record, with reports noting ongoing resistance and limited communication. Authorities appear unable to end the standoff as tensions persist at the site.
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