District basketball tourney set for two days
Fourteen Greene and Davies county high school teams arrive in Linton for district play at the high school gym. The schedule opens Friday at 1 PM with Lyons versus Odon and continues through Saturday evening finals to decide regional entrants in Bloomington. Volunteers plan hosting and entertainment for visiting squads.
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Greene
Davies County
Lyons
Midland
Jasonville
Odon
Elnora
Scotland
Switz City
Bloomfield
Marco
Newberry
Owensbury
Eaglesville
Linton
Ashcraft
Fraud scheme costs bank thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars
Fort Wayne Indiana March 5 Farmers Trust company suffered a 13800 loss after Walter McCormick and two bank tellers Donald Wass and Robert Mercer allegedly cashed fraudulent checks and hid the crimes. The trio confessed and awaits charges after detectives and Prosecuting Attorney Samuel D. Jackson confer.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Farmers ‘Crust Company
Walter McCormick
McCormick
Donald Wass
Robert Mercer
Samuel D. Jackson
Bedford man attempts suicide over marital troubles
George Scullin aged 49 a cook at Bedford Indiana March 5 attempted to take his life by swallowing bichloride of mercury tablets unable to cope with domestic difficulties with his wife He is expected to recover.
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Bedford
Ind
George Scullin
Ile
Inauguration Day Grief Leads to Flag Disrespect Fine
William Gardener a Grundy Center osteopath and La Follette supporter ran his flag to half staff and hung crepe in mourning. After an angry town meeting he was fined $100 in justice court for disrespect to the flag.
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Grundy Center
Iowa
William Gardner
Senator la Follette
Gardener
Justice Court
Indiana legislator robbed in downtown during safety zone
In Indianapolis on March 5 a pickpocket robbed Representative Otis E. Bucknell of Hanover of $200 in money and checks while Bucknell stood in the safety zone on a downtown street. Police think the thief targeted a legislator and followed him. the billfold has not been recovered.
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Indianapolis
Otis E. Bucknell
Hanover
Bucknell
Federal probe looms in Indiana highway muddle case
Federal probe of the Indiana highway commission appears likely as indictments arise from war materials sales to the commission. The Marion county grand jury based its case on the state board of accounts report naming Highway Commissioner John D. Williams and others. Trials are expected late May or June with arraignments set for April 1. Extradition talks involve George Bartley, indicted as a commission member, said to be in Florida.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Highway Commission
Highway Commission
State Board of Accounts
Marion County Grand Jury
John D. Williams
Collins
Hawkins
George Bartley
Florida
Lindley bill backs home rule on bond issues in Senate
Indiana senate passes the Lindley bill 40 to 0 restoring local control of bond issue appeals. It requires appeals to go to the county circuit or superior court where the bond is sought, with the court's decision final. The measure, after a history of state boards and tax boards, now moves to the house.
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Senate
Lindley
Circuit
Superior Court
State Board of Law Commissioners
Indiana
State Tax Board
Indiana House debates coal marketing research funding and school religious leave
Indiana lawmakers meet in night session as the house considers the O Connor measure to fund Purdue engineering research with a $10 000 appropriation on coal marketing conditions. The day includes passage of an education bill allowing religious instruction leave with parental petition and continuation of stalled county unit school legislation.
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House
Indiana General Assembly
Jackson
Murden
Freeman Workmen
Senate
Kissinger
State Highway Commission
Marion County
O'Connor
Purdue University
Indiana
Five Escape Death in Atlas No 8 Mine Explosion
Petersbur g Ind March 6 Following Tuesday nights explosion in the Atlas No 8 mine owned by the Pike County Coal company five men narrowly escaped death after being trapped underground. William Beard the mine electrician and John Webb a miner were seriously injured while three others were overcome by gas. The blast occurred when 60 tamped shots were discharged with no shot firers in the mine. Rescuers brought the five to the surface after they hid near the shaft mouth and breathed oxygen from a water rool in a safe room.
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Petersburg
Ind
Pike County Coal Company
William Beard
John Webb
Electrically Loaded Coal Mine Expands Under Power
The mine uses loading machines to load coal and increases the number of shots as workings expand. All shooting operations are performed with electricity.
No Smoking Rule Remains in Lower House
In Indianapolis on March 5 members of the lower legislative house continue to observe a no smoking rule. The policy was voted in at session start, lasting about two weeks in the senate, while the house persists without Lady Nicotine.
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Indianapolis
House
Senate
Ebert Laid To Rest In Heidelberg Funeral
Frederich Ebert Germany's first republic president was laid to rest in Heidelberg. The simple ceremony in the university town marked the end of a democratic leader's tribute.
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Uinternational News Servich
Heidelberg
Germany
Frederich Ebert
If Dogs Could Vote Senator Daily Would Be Elected
Indianapolis March 5. If dogs could vote Senator Thomas A Daily of Indianapolis would win any office he sought. His bill imposing penalties for docking ears and clipping tails of canines passed the senate. A fine up to 200 dollars is provided for violation.
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Indianapolis
Thomas A. Daily
Senate
Hog prices reach 14 25 on Indianapolis market
Prices of hogs neared wartime levels as an advance of 50 cents boosted all grades. The top price reached 14.25 dollars on the Indianapolis market in today’s trading reported by CINTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE.
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Indapolis
Cinternational News Service
Indianapolis
Unusual Climax in Chicago Divorce Case
In Chicago on March 5 Helen Frederick of Indiana testified in a divorce suit posing as Mrs. Grippanda to lure James Grippanda into divorce. The ploy led to a court trap. both were jailed six months for contempt and indictments for perjury were sought. The real Mrs. Grippanda identified her husband and the impersonator in court.
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Chicago
Helen Frederick
Hammond
Ind
James Grippanda
Frederick
Grippanda
Joseph Sabath
Kissinger Blue Sunday Bill Postponed by Indiana House
The Indiana House voted indefinite postponement on the Kissinger blue Sunday bill after a heated session with lawmakers invoking biblical authority. The chamber also killed the bill to amend and codify election laws.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
House
Kellogg and Jardine Sworn as Top U.S. Officials
In Washington on March 5, Frank B. Kellogg took the oath as secretary of state succeeding Charles K. Hughes and met President Coolidge for a first conference. William A. Jardine, ex-president of Kansas Agricultural College, was sworn in as secretary of agriculture replacing Howard M. Gore who resigned to become West Virginia governor.
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International News Service
Washington
Frank B. Kellogg
Great Britain
Today
Charles K. Hughes
Pierce Butler
Kelloge
Butler
Kellogg
Coolidge
William A. Jardine
Kansas Agricultural College
Howard M. Gore
West Virginia
Senate Opens New Session With Appointments Vote
The new 69th Senate organized and began confirming presidential appointments and possible treaty ratifications. It elected a president pro tempore to preside in the vice president’s absence, with Charles B. Warren as likely attorney general nominee.
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International News Service
Washington
69Th Senate
Senate
Charles B. Warren
Vice President Dawes Faces Senate Rules Test
In Washington the new president of the Senate Dawes sparks a storm over rules and etiquette. Senators from both parties condemn the speech as lacking taste while praising his forceful tone and willingness to challenge century old customs.
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Senate
Goff
West Virginia
McKellar
Tennessee
Caraway
Dem. Ark
United States
Washington
Dawes
Tom Platt
New York
Roosevelt
Theodore
Senate Passes Bill 10 to Curb Racy Books
The senate debated the influence of obscene literature on youth before passing Daily senate bill prohibiting distribution of such material and licensing magazine vendors. Aldridge free school textbook bill was indefinitely postponed as Lt. Gov. Van Orman named Neidl and Hill to confer with Haines and Farrell on budget differences.
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Senate
International News Service
Indianapolis
van Orman
Neidl and Hill
Haines
Farrell
House
Powwow of Red Men to Be Held in Brazil
Indianola Tribe No 61 of Brazil will host the Twelfth district meeting of Indiana’s Improved Order of Red Men on March 8. Clay, Vigo, Vermillion, Putnam, Sullivan, Parke and Greene counties participate with day sessions at Red Men hall and night at Odd Fellows hall. An adoption degree will be conferred on a large class. the Indiana great council offers a $50 prize for the best degree team.
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Brazil
Indiana
Clay
Vigo
Vermillion
Putnam
Sullivan
Parke
Greene Counties
Odd Fellows
Forest
National Avenues
Congress closes with swan songs by Gay members
The Sixty-eighth Congress ended with no major legislation, failing on farm measures, Muscle Shoals, McFadden banking bill, and Cramton prohibition bureau. Salaries for Congress, cabinet members, and the vice president rose under the approved appropriation bill signed by President Coolidge, effective yesterday.
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Washington
Congress
Muscle Shoals
McFadden Banking
Cramton Prohibition Bureau
Coolidge
Capitol
Noi
Renate
Senate
House
Uncle Sam Cuts 400 Million From World War Debt
The article notes steady progress in paying war debts and reducing the tax burden. Treasury will next week pay over 860 million dollars of maturing obligations and interest, borrow about 450 million, with the difference covered by the first income tax receipts and on hand funds.
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Washington
Sam
Treasury
Divorces Exceed Marriages in Cass County February
Loganport Indiana reports Cass County records show February divorce actions at nineteen versus seventeen marriage license applications. Nine teen divorce cases were filed and seventeen marriage licenses were sought in the month.
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Cass County
Logansport
Ind
Coal Operators Postpone Midwest Meeting
In Cleveland on March 5 the meeting of bituminous coal operators from Ohio Indiana Illinois and western Pennsylvania was postponed to March 17 due to many operators being on vacation. The proposed joint conference with miners and operators across four states aims to revise the wage scale.
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Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
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