Local men implicated near shooting case in Edwardsport
Police tied a Ford roadster owned by William Booker Jr to a nighttime arrest in Vincennes area after Cox and Brummitt reported a revolver threat at Edwardsport. Booker freed when Cox and Edwardsport watchers could not identify him. police pursued brothers Joe and Earl Booker linked to the camp near White River with shots fired and fled.
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William Booker, Jr
Booker
Edwardsport
Bicknell
State Road
Vincennes
W. H. Cox
Jesse Brummitt
Cox
Brummitt
Ray Barry
Barry
Joe
Earl
White River
Elnora
Scully
Pinkston
Martin
Parsimony Drives Master's Fate in Classic Adage
A saying attributed to Henry Home contrasts parsimony with profusion, noting that extreme thrift can leave a master as poor as a man with nothing, suggesting even abundant wealth may erode to scarcity through stinginess.
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Henry Home
Follies producer Zi egfeld victim of $10,000 theft
New York June 26 Jewelry valued at $10,000 was stolen from the offices of Florenz Ziegfeld manager of the famous Follies. The gems belonged to his daughter Patricia and were kept in a small box in the safe. A secretary left the room briefly after placing the box back without locking the box. Police began investigations but have not yet found the thief.
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New York
Fidtenz Ziegfield
Patricia
Ziegfield
Ben
Snake Swallows Snake In College Zoology Class
In a Hays State Teachers College zoology class Prof L B Wooster placed a king snake and a blue racer of similar size in a glass cage. The king snake immediately wrapped around its mate and began to swallow it, a process that took about two hours to complete.
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Hays
Eas
L. B. “Wooster
Fishing trip yields large Wabash River catch
Mr and Mrs William Padgett and Mr and Mrs Lenzo Cooksey of Linton and guests Mr and Mrs J H White of Euernardy Ky fished the Wabash River yesterday. The party landed about a hundred pounds of fish and enjoyed a fried fish dinner.
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William Padgett
Lenzo. Cooksey
Linton
J. H. White
Euernardy Ky
Wabash River
Three Bumps in Trial Shake Fort Worth Record Telegram
An unusual court report outlines a defendant facing three severe shocks and an attorney’s fee in a conviction case. The article notes the sequence of events and emphasizes the legal actions guiding the verdict in Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Scales of justice rediscovered in Sullivan county
United Press report from Sullivan Indiana notes that a pair of old fashioned eye beam scales, once on Sullivan county's first courthouse, were found after decades in the county courthouse attic. The items symbolize local legal history amid other regional short items.
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Sullivan
Sullivan County
Man Falls From Tree Injures Arm and Back
Crawfordsville June 25 William L. Hightower aged 71 sustained a broken arm and multiple back vertebrae when he fell from a cherry tree in his yard. His condition is serious and prognosis is guarded due to age.
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Crawfordsville
Three Evansville youths held for questioning in garrett shooting
Evansville detectives hold Dale Williams 20 Claude Hutchins 19 and George Fletcher 19 at Mt Vernon for questioning over the Tuesday night shooting of Mrs Thomas Garrett wife of a police chauffeur. She was struck by a bullet from a passing freight train while sitting on a neighbor’s porch. both bones in her left forearm were shattered as four shots were fired.
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Evansville
Ind
Dale Williams
Claude Hutchins
George Fletcher
Mt. Vernon
Thomas Garrett
Linton Municipal Water Company Deposit Rule Approved
The Public Service Commission approves a deposit rule for Linton Municipal Water Company effective July 1, 1926. Applicants pay a cash deposit equal to 60 days estimated consumption, minimum $5, with owner guarantees possible to waive. If consumption rises, deposits may increase up to the 60 day maximum. guarantees may exceed the charge for a reasonable period. B Dixon, Superintendent.
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Linton Municipal Water Company
Public Service Commission
B. Dixon
Derivation of Hangar Hanger in French farmyards
The article from Pearson’s Weekly explains a historical term for timber sheds in rural France. It notes these barn like structures with open sides served as shelter for tools and implements. It discusses origins tied to local language and farmyard naming practices.
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France
Pearson's Weekly
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