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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1926
Page
4
Washington dispatch reports the Senate prepared for a late day vote on the farmer relief bill after three weeks of debate. President Coolidge favored the measure but administration and farm bloc senators remained unsure of sufficient support to approve it. If defeated the issue may be pushed to November elections.
An informal application to the Interstate Commerce Commission proposes merging the Kansas City Southern, Missouri Kansas Texas, and St. Louis Southwestern Railways along with another line. L. F. Loree, a railroad magnate, backs the plan and expects a merger outcome.
In Indianapolis on June 29 Geo Fisler of Greenwood wandered into police headquarters in a dazed condition. He had traveled to visit a friend and could not recall where he had been the night before.
The program lists Francis Myers Overture Symbol of Honor O P 24 and Fox trot I'm Always Chasing Rainbows by H Carroll. It includes dances Hesitation Jessica Mamie Williams Song Mr Joseph Nixon My Boy, intermission pieces Italian March Onove All Arte by Dr B Sbraccia and In the Dim Firelight, The American Habit Gavotte The Magician Washington State and the Star Spangled Banner. Conducted by F D Alkire with Van L Ferr and Frank L Young.
Indiana Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam questions the defense of E. A. Miles and Jesse E. Martin in the contempt case against S. Shu maker, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League. Gilliam states Miles and Martin acted inconsistently by tying publication to their defense and asks the court to enter judgment on the pleadings as the case moves toward adjournment.
Senator William H. King urged Peter Walsh Pittsburg police chief to be dismissed after damaging testimony in the Pennsylvania primary investigation. Aviation critic William Mitchell was recovering from an operation in Washington. Lord Astor was beaten in an effort to win seats in the House of Lords for Viscountess Rhondda and other British postesses.
Indiana Democratic leaders announce a July 14 conference at the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis to finalize fall campaign plans. All state candidates including 13 congressional nominees and state committee members will attend. women district vice chairmen join a noon luncheon with Mrs. A P Flynn. A 1 o’clock committee meeting precedes the 2 o’clock general session to review progress and set final September–October drives.
In Indianapolis on June 29 Judge Baltzell warned that severe punishment will follow for tampering with witnesses in federal liquor-court cases. The ruling came as attorneys argued in contempt proceedings against Wilber Keeney, special investigator, and Tom Casey, a bootlegger. The judge condemned prohibition agents for pressuring witnesses and smearing their character, urging an end to such tactics.
Today at Linton race track featured workouts by Tom Thumb paced by Margaret Griffin Clèves new trotter and Dr Bell and Earl watching. Harley's brown mare Muzzy's trotter and a new Sullivan pacer plus the Carlisle pacer showed speed in three heats. Odon track horses will train Fridays and a Tennessee carload arrives tonight. If weather holds, a fast meet with many horses is planned for July 5.
Col. Roosevelt told a Chicago audience that denying educational opportunities to Black citizens is rank injustice. He rebuked southern states for failing to provide equal education and urged full civic rights, warning such acts undermine American ideals.
Alvin Houston aged 3? and Blanche Fabian a 16 year old farmer's daughter are jailed in Bedford Indiana after admitting involvement in a holdup at the Callahan store in Clear Spring. Authorities report the pair are awaiting trial in Jackson County.
D H McCarter secretary to Gerald Nye filed a charge with the senate primary investigating committee alleging that the same interests that financed a $3,000,000 Pennsylvania campaign are routing money into North Dakota for the Republican primary. The claim centers on Nye’s opponent in the Senate race.
Indiana's six state parks will likely serve large crowds for Independence Day. Richard Lieber, director of conservation, notes the Sunday Fourth creates an extra day for recreation, with hundreds of Hoosiers expected to visit state parks by Sunday night.
United Press Dispatch reports Charlie Ponzi, once a Boston financial figure and later a waiter on the Sir Vos Non Vobis, arrived in Houston under sheriff custody. He was arrested in New Orleans on arrival from the ship and faces fraud charges in Boston and Florida while bound for Genoa.
In West Orange New Jersey on June 29 authorities dismissed the Jersey Devil legend after investigators traced the reports to a stray dog and stray nine puppies. The flying lion claim was explained as a vagrant hound and the nine “whytnots” as ordinary offspring.
Reports from New York on June 29 describe mixed views about the Charleston. Some say the dance is fading while others see only a phase in America’s popular movement. The American Society of Dancing Masters holds its 48th annual convention at the Waldorf with leaders weighing its future. Louis F. Chaif presides and notes the fad may be waning while Leo Staats from Paris calls it amusing but not a true dance.
Mrs Cyrus H McCormick wife of International Harvester's former president sped from New York to Chicago on a chartered Pennsylvania train. The run shaved 29 minutes off the Broadway Limited record and cost about 5200 dollars. The service included an engine a steel coach and a Pullman with a five minute engine change in Pittsburgh.
Farmers in Pike county declare war on foxes after foxes steal chickens. William H. Smith shot and killed a large fox near his barnyard and hen. C M Carroll later killed two foxes near a chicken yard with shotgun fire.
Chicago jurors view bullet imprints from the Durkin case in a garage duel with Edward Shanahan. Lee Porter, eye witness and garage owner, identifies bullet marks while Porter testifies Durkin fired first and Shanahan allegedly returned fire after wounding. Durkin, guarded, recounts the death scene with visible nerves.
In Indianapolis on June 29 deputy state fire marshal Harry N. Styner issued a warning against careless use of fireworks and the danger to life and property. The advisory cites office rules and notes sales by retailers are barred except where local ordinances exist.
Eugene M. Elliott, a wealthy real estate developer, sat in a St. Petersburg jail cell awaiting a preliminary hearing on a murder charge. A coroner's jury had recommended arrest after the mysterious death of his wife the previous Saturday and ordered he be held for murder.
Jennia Ellen Walters of Jan Lew West Virginia has walked 8600 miles in four years to earn a high school diploma. She lives four miles from town and walks daily with only three days missed in four years. She estimates 2150 miles were by rides, totaling about 5760 miles traveled.
A United Press report from Indianapolis notes a search or inquiry for a person named Elmer. The brief dispatch referencing June data provides scant specifics on location or context.
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