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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1924
Page
5
In Tokyo and Yokohama a climate of unease grows among foreigners as reports claim widespread fear after dark. Police have stepped up guards around foreign homes and offices while warning against retaliations linked to California incidents.
Chicago June 25 Fraternal benevolent benefit societies in America show a sharp membership rise. W R Shirley president of the National Fraternal Congress reports 1,206,000 new members adding 1 254 000 000 in new insurance as assets climb over 46 000 000 to 581 119 000. Membership reaches 10 195 017.
Forty-one prisoners tunneled out of Shelby county jail in Memphis on Monday night using a hole dug through a three-foot brick wall aided by an iron cot piece and a table knife and fork. Four were captured and a posse hunted the others as Sheriff Knight named H. Diggs Nolen, jailed for forgery and narcotics offenses, as the alleged orchestrator.
Lebanon Indiana June 25 Senator Samuel M Ralston who is touted as a possible Democratic standard bearer for the national convention in New York returned to his home area to attend a reception in his honor. Hundreds of old friends and acquaintances paid tribute to a man they know well and admire for his character and service.
The process uses hot bisulfide of soda to mercerize wool. Yarn is immersed for about five minutes while held under high tension to prevent shrinking. After tension release the yarn is boiled in a weak acid solution.
A reflective meditation on small acts shaping character. The quote highlights self-denial, honesty, sympathy, anonymous kindness, and subtle victories over temptation as the gold threads in a life God approves.
The article notes the atmosphere extends about 100 miles above Earth with trace oxygen insufficient to support human life beyond a few miles. It discusses the thin air and the gradual decrease of breathable oxygen at high altitudes.
To clean cane seated chairs mix ammonia and water and apply with a stiff brush. Rinse with cold water and dry in a current of air. If the cane has loosened, wet the underside to tighten the cane.
Carl Fisher of Lisbon New Hampshire bought a suit from a reputable firm and a few days later discovered a weight in the lining. He slit the lining and removed a five dollar gold piece four dimes and three pennies concealed inside the lining.
Miss Dorothy Gee a native of Canton now leads the credits and loans department of an Oriental bank in San Francisco and is described as the only Chinese woman banker in the world.
In 1889 a Kansas legislature bill proposed appropriating money to drill four deep holes into the ground to see what might be found. The proposal reflects a curious early exploration effort without specified outcomes or methods.
Acting mayor Mrs Henry Landes told Police Chief Severyns to clean up Seattle within 24 hours while Mayor Edwin J Brown was in New York for the Democratic convention. She alleged bootlegging gambling and daily holdups and urged purging 100 unfit officers.
St. Paul June 25 H H Bigelow millionaire president of Brown Bigelow lithographers printers and wholesale manufacturers of advertising novelties was sentenced to two years in Leavenworth and to pay a 10000 fine after pleading guilty to defrauding the government of 148000 in income taxes in federal court before Judge W A Cant.
The origin of ice cream sodas in their present form is not definitively recorded. Early snow-cooled beverages were known to Jews, Greeks, and Romans, with Quintus Maximus Gurgus of Rome, nicknamed the Glutton, said to have written a similar recipe in one of his books.
Washington June 25. President Coolidge says the United States should not participate in the allied conference set for July 14 in London. Secretary of State Hughes will not attend the conference even as he arrives in London with the American Bar Association delegation.
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