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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1924
Page
3
Six railroad workers leaders back a third party if McAdoo is not nominated. Delegates weigh Ku Klux Klan and league of nations planks as unions demand 48 hour week and collective bargaining. Bets rise on unresolved platform as Cox, McAdoo and Ralston vie for support.
Versa Rogers 39, widow of Wesley Rogis, identifies Bert Stanton and Tom Julian as the killers in the April 9 murder. The defense probes her epilepsy claim while she remains firm on her account. Courtroom crowds stay large as the state’s case continues into the week with no clashes expected.
A suit filed in Marion county courts seeks forfeiture of Indiana Bell Telephone’s charter and a receiver to operate and sell the company’s assets. Attorney General A. S. Lesh filed the case through county prosecutor William E. Remy claiming serious abuse of the corporate franchise and violation of state laws.
Tom Taggart predicts Senator Ralston will clinch the nomination with pledges from Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania Michigan and Georgia after early ballots. McAdoo supporters reportedly shift to Ralston if California fails. Indiana delegates appear receptive to Ralston across camps.
Wilber Bo gard son of Mr and Mrs G N Bogard Lyons ate cascar ette tablets and died before medical help arrived. The bottle lay near on the dining table after his father placed them out of reach and left briefly.
The Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Railway received authority from the Interstate Commerce Commission to issue 1.2 million dollars in 5 percent first and refunding mortgage gold bonds. These bonds are to reimburse the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway for expenditures on additions and improvements, with the Milwaukee & St. Paul authorized to assume the obligations.
Between 1848 and 1921 twelve new stars were discovered by observers without telescopes while none had been found in the prior 158 years, a claim tied to the scarcity of capable observers.
Attorney General Stone announced a campaign to compel U S railroads to obey locomotive inspection laws. The first step is the prosecution of a Boston & Maine railroad inspector indicted for perjury after a serious locomotive accident.
One person was killed and seven injured in a rain hail and electric storm in Kansas City Missouri early today. The storm caused damage as it swept through the area with strong winds and lightning. Local authorities reported the casualties and ongoing assessments.
Princeton Indiana June 27 The eighth annual Indiana state first aid meet will be held Saturday under the State Association of Holmes Safety chapters. About thirty first aid teams from across the state are expected to compete for more than 2000 in prizes. Leaders in mining speak at the event with bands and free attractions drawing crowds.
The Ted Reel conspiracy trial in Sullivan Indiana is nearing a jury verdict as testimony recounts a Riverton trip for liquor, a Klan meeting, a car search, and multiple witnesses placing Vernon Kinder and others at the center of the dispute. Witnesses describe fights, searches, and alleged threats amid a crowded courtroom with high spectator interest.
Worthington closes a purchase of 17.68 acres on the north side of Main Street from the Dyer couples. The site secures an athletic field and a future building location for the town, with portions already prepared for sports use.
In Bloomfield on June 27 Laurel Lee Chambers of Lyons and Delbert W. Corbin of Switz City were admitted to the Greene county bar. The docket lists multiple civil and divorce cases including remonstrance against annexation and several settlements, with one $1,100 damages award later compromised.
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