Spirit of cooperation aids Sullivan mine disaster relief
Indianapolis figures praise Red Cross and United Mine Workers for relief efforts in Sullivan Ind after a deadly mine explosion. Eugene C Foster and William Fortune note harmony between survivors and aid volunteers. Over $52 000 raised for the relief fund and a heartfelt letter from John L Lewis commends the humanitarian work.
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Sullivan
Eugene C. Foster
Foster
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Tam
Red Cross
John. L. Lewis
Thieves blamed for several fires in Indiana county
Petersburgh Indiana officers say fire bugs sparked a large blaze that destroyed part of a business block in Arthur and are tied to two prior county fires. Two loaded trucks were seen heading south toward Evansville before the blaze and the store was robbed then set alight to conceal the crime. Automobile thieves are suspected in two last year’s store fires as well.
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Petersburg
Ind
Arthur
Evansville
Governor Jackson Signs Gas Tax Bill In Indianapolis
Governor Ed Jackson signed the Sherwood house bill raising Indiana gasoline tax from two to three cents a gallon. In the ceremony, he also signed twenty one house bills and nine senate bills of local importance.
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Ed Jackson
International News Service
Indianapolis
Sherwood House
Jackson
House
Senate
Barrymore Ill in Kansas City Seeks Move to New York
Ethel Barrymore, famed stage star, is seriously ill with arthritis and joint inflammation in Kansas City. A physician consultation today with Dr. L. Milne will decide whether she can be moved to New York for treatment.
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Ethel Barrymore
Kansas City
International Niews Service
New York
Milne
Miss Barrymore
Governor Jackson Signs Indiana Bills At 74th Session
Indianapolis March 12 Governor Jackson signed a senate and three house bills from the 74th Indiana General Assembly. The measures include a milk distribution ban for unpasteurized milk, a Fort Wayne boulevard property transfer, Vigo county surveyor salary change, public utility valuation costs, constitution readings in schools, bridge painting rules, assembly pay boosts, supreme and appellate court report distribution, and sinking fund transfer limits. More than 100 bills await his signature before the constitutional deadline.
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Fort Wayne
Sims-Batt
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Barker
Public Service Commission
Sims
United States
Penrod
Perkins
Assembly
Quillen
Aldredge
Anderson
US Physician Shot by Greek Bandits in Epirus
Dr. John Logan of Gainesville Georgia was shot through the right lung Tuesday noon during a bandit raid on the automobile carrying him and three other American archaeology students in southern Epirus Greece. His condition is serious but not fatal. Dr. Jesse Marden of Boston, medical director for Near East Relief, rushed to Arta after Logan’s evacuation. Companions Charles Alexander Robinson Helen Virginia Broe and Dorothy Cox escaped unharmed.
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Athens
John Logan
Gainesville
American School of Archaeology
Epiros
Greece
Jesse Marden
Boston
Near East Relief Organization
Logan
Arta
Bloomington Regional Tourney Set At Indiana University
Bloomington high schools prepare for the first regional basketball tournament at the Indiana university gymnasium with eight entrants Martinsville Franklin Garfield Lyons Washington Bainbridge Sullivan and Brazil. The event aims to produce two teams for the state finals in Indianapolis next week as university officials expand housing and crowd control.
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Indianapolis
Martinsville
Franklin
Garfield
Terre Haute
Lyons
Washington
Bainbridge
Sullivan
Brazil
Bedford
I. U
Universities Plan Banquet for Visiting Sports Writers
Newspaper men visiting for the final games will be hosted by the university athletic department and the Bloomington chamber of commerce with a banquet Saturday evening. Western Union will provide special telegraph accommodations and some schools have ordered direct telephone wires to cover their games. Last year banquets were held on Friday and Saturday evenings offering writers a chance to discuss events.
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University
Bloomington Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma starts inquiry into Osage deaths
Oklahoma state officials opened an inquiry into the Osage murders era as the assistant attorney general led federal investigators. More than a half dozen Osage millionaires have died in the last four years, prompting the investigation.
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International News Service
Pawhuska
Okla
Oklahoma Today
America
Income Tax Payers Get Day’s Extension
Federal income tax filers receive a one day extension for 1924 returns after March 15 falls on a Sunday. The Internal Revenue Service says filings are due by midnight March 16.
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International News Service
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Belgium to Evacuate German Occupied Areas
Antwerp reports Belgium plans to evacuate all areas of Germany under Belgian control except La Chappelle sector. Government studying evacuation plans as of March 12.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Germany
la Chappelle
Tribute to Mrs. Florence Harding at Marion memorial service
Six hundred Ohio Daughters of the American Revolution gathered in Marion to honor Mrs. Florence Kling Harding with a memorial service at Marion cemetery. Dr. Jesse Swank praised her support of President Harding, noting her early work with him at the Marion Daily Star and her influence in the White House and campaign.
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Ohio
Dr. Swank
Marion Daily Star
Chicago
Harding
White House
Senator Couzens Face Ten Million Dollar Tax Assessment
The Treasury announced an arbitrary assessment against Senator James Couzens of Michigan for the 1919 income tax. It is reported the levy could be ten to eleven million dollars due to undervaluation of Ford stock holdings. The move follows long running clashes with Secretary Mellon over Couzens’ investigations of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
James Couzens
Michigan
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Ford Motor Car Company
Detroit
Mellon
Bureau
Attacker Receives Life Sentence After Capture
Jasper McDonald a 27 year old African American man captured in Omaha on charges of assaulting a white girl in Council Bluffs confessed within an hour. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and taken to Glenwood jail awaiting transfer to the Iowa penitentiary.
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Iowa
Omaha
Jasper McDonald
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Action on World Court Postponed
Washington March 12 report that both party conferences voted to drop action on American adherence to the world court until December. No timetable set for resuming debate in the Senate.
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Washington
World Court
Senate
Denton to pursue challenge for Willoughby seat
Evansville March 12 George K Denton vows to continue efforts to unseat State Supreme Court Judge Benjamin M Willoughby He is undecided on the method but seriously weighs quo warranto proceedings to challenge the judgeship
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International News Servicee
Evansville
Ind
George K. Denton
State Supreme Court
Benjamin M. Willoughby
Denton
Shooting Deaths in Sedalia Household Fire Fatalities
Clyde Porter aged 43 and his wife Lesbe aged 30 died after a shooting in their Sedalia home yesterday. John Zinn aged 58, father of Mrs Porter, surrendered and admitted to shooting Porter after Porter fatally injured Mrs Porter.
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Clyde Porter
Lesbe
John Zinn
Porter
Torture of Aged Man Recalled by His Death
Samuel Ming of Daviess County died suddenly in Washington Indiana on Tuesday afternoon. Heart disease is suspected. he was over 80 and was found by his wife after she returned from a brief absence. Ming was frugal, rumored to stash money at home in Bogard township, a belief that led to a past robbery attempt. He is survived by his second wife and a daughter, Mrs Sam Holstine, who lives near Cornettsville.
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Washington
Ind
Samuel Ming
Daviess County
Bogard Township
Ming
St. Louis
Sam Holstine
Cornettsville
Mountain feud leaves several injured in Connellsville area
Three men were stabbed in the back and four wounded by bullets in a mountain fight near South Connellsville, Pa. Women from the families reportedly joined the clash. The trouble began when Charles Schoyer attempted to collect $180 from Raymond Evans.
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South
Fayette County
Charles Schoyer
Raymond Evans
Powdered Face Products Linked to Asthma Says Doctor
A prominent physician asserts face powder causes asthma and wheezing among paragraphists, as reported in the Bos te Transcript.
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Boste
Warren's Names Again Submited for Confirmation
President Coolidge plans to refile Charles B. Warren for attorney general amid Senate rejection. White House discussions with Warren and GOP leaders show doubt about confirmation, with editors and senators warning against repeating the failed bid.
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