Old Skating Rink Ordered Razed in City
A condemned old skating rink on A Street Northeast must be razed after a fire hazard warning by state fire marshal officials from Indianapolis. The decaying frame, once a bustling rink, has been used for junk storage and recently leased by the highway commission for district offices before moving to Vandalia shops. Steve Stalcup, district superintendent, will relocate his family to this city.
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Daily Citizen
State Fire Marshal
Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
S Hadd
Steve Stalcup
Vandalia Shops
Stalcup
Elnora
Ohio ship head Devald C McIntyre dies at 74
Cleveland June 26 Devald C McIntyre 74 known as the Grand Old Man of the Great Lakes for 35 years general freight traffic manager of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company tied here yesterday after six months illness following a general breakdown in health. Forty eight years ago he became watchman on one of the company's boats. At his death he was one of the owners of the line.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Devald C. McIntyre
Great Lakes
Detroit &Cleveland Navigation Company
Wilness
McIintyre
Married men desired on farms in the 1920s job ads
Washington June 26 figures from the Department of Agriculture show married men have a better chance of farm work than singles. Among farm ads in western papers during 1920 to 1921, 1,201 positions were listed. 922 sought singles and 416 sought married men in 387 and 416 instances respectively, with 398 cases lacking stated social requirements.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Explaining Mistakes and What We Think We Know
A brief reflection on errors noting that most mistakes arise from assumptions about our own knowledge. James Joyce is referenced as a misattributed quote about thinking we understand a topic.
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James
Woman candidate for president in 1924 hinted
Port Washington New York June 2 Mrs O H P Belmont president of the Woman's National party says women may have a candidate in the next presidential race We have had a man's view of things for twenty centuries and we want in the White House a highly talented person regardless of sex who is best equipped to serve humanity Ability and integrity in a woman should entitle her to become president.
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Port Washington
N. Y
O. H. P. Belmont
Woman’s National Party
White House
Kentucky mines will not be closed
Terre Haute reports quote President Lewis denying repudiation of the miners and operators contract. A Terre Haute mass meeting of 600 coal miners rejected the report of their committee aimed at stopping Kentucky production and punishing contract makers. Committees will urge nonunion and some union miners in Clay Vermillion and Vigo counties to quit work pending a new contract, with precautions to avoid violence.
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Terre Haute
Ind
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Cincinnati
Hessler
Jones
Harry Lentz
Lon Neukom
Robert McGuire
Kentucky
Clay
Vermillion
Vigo
A Horsepower Explained as a Unit of Power
A horsepower measures the energy needed to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second, defining an amount of work per unit time. It quantifies work rate rather than total energy, linking force, distance, and time in early engineering standards.
Our Health Hint Health up Keep your nose out of others business
The column urges readers to mind their own affairs and avoid prying into neighbors matters. It promotes privacy and personal boundaries as a healthy habit. The consejos stresses discretion and respect for others personal space.
Mayor Inman Fails Again in Cook Case
The Cook case in Bloomfield drags through mayoral court following repeated venue disputes. Mayor Inman proposes dismissal and re filing to Greene County Circuit Court, seeking a judge such as Van Buskirk or another named by Prosecutor Vosloh.
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Inman
Cook
T. R. Cook
Bloomfield
Mayor Inman
Greene County
Cyrus E. Davis
Davis
Great and Good
Hoosier
William L. Cavens
Cavens
Dr. Cook
Tariff bill seen lifting cost of living by $13 yearly
Washington reports that increased rates and farm product duties in the Senate tariff bill would raise the cost of living by about 13.15 dollars per person annually, totaling over 1.315 billion dollars for the nation. Senator Walsh cites Agriculture Department figures and links higher duties to higher prices for shoes, cotton, woolen goods, furniture and building materials.
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Washington
Senate
United States
David Walsh
Massachusetts
Department of Agriculture
Levee Crumbles Flooding Mercedes Texas Area
In Brownsville on June 26 the levee system protecting Mercedes weakened and by morning about half the town’s residence district lay under twenty inches of water. Other levees were expected to fail but officials believed the flood would not threaten lives.
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Brownsville
Texas
Mercedes
Rio Grande
Prank Proves Fatal Drowning Near Alexandria
Francis Laycock, 17, drowned in a pool near Alexandria Indiana after friends pushed him into deep water multiple times during a swim yesterday. More than fifty witnesses observed the incident and his protests were ignored.
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Alexandria
Ind
Francis Laycock
Laycock
Herman Hulman Dead in Indiana at 56
Herman Hulman 56 of Terre Haute Ind died at home Saturday night He was vice president of Hul man & Co a wholesale merchant and with his brother Anton managed his father Herman Hulman Sr s estate which made large bequests to education and benevolent institutions He headed the Vigo county war fund and supported hospitals and colleges He gave to the St Anthony hospital enlargement fund He is survived by his widow and brother.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Herman Hulman
Hulman
St. Anthony Hospital
Newberry Beach Opens to Large Early Crowd
Duke Duncan Perry Myers Rip McMillion and the live wires promote Newberry Beach amusement resort. Open since Saturday evening the venue drew many visitors for bathing and dancing. Yesterday about two thousand checked in with autos from Bicknell Edwardsport Elnora Linton Bloomfield Lyons Odon and more. Families packed picnics and meals on site while management supplied suits. Visitors left pleased and officials predict growing popularity through the season.
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Duke” Duncan
Percy Myers
Rip’ McMillion
Newberry Beach Pleasure Resort
New Place
Bicknell
Edwardsport
Elnora
Linton
Bloomfield
Lyons
Odon
Sullivan Farmers Deny Injunction Move
Sullivan Indiana June 26 Addi son Drake president of the Sullivan county farmers bureau said the farmers organization of Sullivan county had absolutely nothing to do with obtaining any injunction against the miners. The statement followed reports that a suit for injunction against striking miners claimed local farmers supported the effort.
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Sullivan
Ind
Addison Drake
Rail Strike Likely By July 1 Across 11 Unions
CHICAGO June 26 Strike of 200000 union railroad employees set for July 1 seemed certain as the shop crafts policy committee canvassed the vote. Eleven unions affiliated with AFL rail department backed a walkout rather than wage cuts and rule changes by the labor board. Strike would halt lines. railroads may use strikebreakers briefly but cannot sustain beyond a week due to needed repairs.
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Chicago
Railroad Department
American Federation of Labor
United States Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Into the Congo Jungle and the Cop Trade Question
In the heart of the Congo jungle the piece questions the impact of colonial extraction. It notes 70,000,000 pounds of copper last year and asks whether white penetration with time clocks and civilization improves or harms native life and happiness.
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Congo
The
Jumping Dog Delays Big Show in Dressing Tent
In a pre show chat the lion tamer and dog trainer discuss a new dog’s progress. The trainer notes the animal learns fast but struggles with performing in new towns. He recalls the dog burying a bone by a pole in Kansas City and trying to dig it up in Topeka afterward.
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Kansas City
Topeka
the Argonaut
Romans Ate Camels Heels Holiday Feast Fact
A fragment notes that ancient Romans consumed camels heels as part of a holiday feast. The brief mentions the unusual dish in a historical meals context without broader details of time place or culture.
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