Senators Triumph In Hard Fought World Series Contest
Washington wins 4 to 3 in a tense game advancing one step ahead of Pittsburgh. Marbury shines on the mound in the late innings and a dramatic Smith catch in the right bleachers highlights the decisive early action. President Coolidge threw the first ball as a dove circled the field amid the cheers.
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Washington
Pittsburg
Marbury
Smith
Coolidge
Pittshore
Moore
Carey
Cuyler
Goslin
Barnhart
Peck
S. Harris
Rice
Traynor
Grantham
Harris
Judge
Pittsburg and Washington Play by Play Incomplete Innings
Baseball score recap shows multiple at bats with no runs in early frames and later single plays. Carey, Cuyler, Barnhart and Traynor contribute hits while Washington pitchers struggle with hits and errors. Groundouts and fanned batters follow as both teams see defensive plays and base runners.
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Pittsburgh
Cuyler
Barnhart
Myer
Traynor
Wright
Peck
Jude
Grantham
Smith
Kremer
Washington
Moore
Ruel
Pittsburg
Carey
Meyer
Barnahrt
Ferguson
Rice
Harris
Traugnor
Goslin
Judge
J. Harris
Box
Veck
S. Harris
Leibold
McNeely
Seibold
Marberry
Gratham
Fuel
Pittsbore
Bigbee
Cutterm
Guvler
Ruth May Amend Leg At Last Minute Test
Physicians in New York will examine Babe Ruth to decide if the inflamed leg from an old injury requires surgical operation. The decision hinges on whether the inflammation worsens and if an amputation becomes necessary.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Capper predicts tax cuts by coming Congress
Senator Arthur Capper Kansas says the next Congress will cut federal expenditures by 350000, reduce the top rate from 10 to 28 percent, lower the normal tax to four percent, exempt incomes under 4000 dollars, and repeal nuisance taxes and tax exempt securities.
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Chicago
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Hainais Chamber of Commerce
Capper
Mayor Callahan Loses Appeal and Must Serve Time
William Callahan, mayor of Bicknell Indiana, lost his appeal on conspiracy to violate federal prohibition laws. The US circuit court of appeals upheld a 2 year sentence at Fort Leavenworth, citing sufficient evidence despite an appeal claiming reliance on testimony from a single witness. Several co defendants faced varying terms while Callahan remained in office during the appeal.
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Chicago
William Callahan
Bicknell
Ind
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Indiana District Federal Court
Callahan
Ft. Leavenworth
Indianapolis
McCormick Trust Suit Heads To New York Appeal
Harold F. McCormick seeks to block a 7.5 million dollar payment to Edith Rockefeller McCormick from a John D. Rockefeller trust. The appellate division ruling signals a clash between New York state and Indiana federal courts over jurisdiction and trust law. Anita Osser, infant child of Mathilda McCormick, is involved as McCormick’s next friend.
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United Pris. Dishatch
New York
Harold F. McCormick
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Supreme Court
Federal
Indiana
McCormick
Anita Osser
Mathilda McCormick
Max Osser
States
Death penalty verdict in Indiana electric chair case
Crown Point Indiana October 10 Peter Jankowski faced death in the electric chair for the murder of Andy Hirtzu a Indiana Harbor war veteran. The jury recommended the death penalty fifteen minutes after receiving the case. Jack Watson held with Jankowski was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty and acting as a state witness.
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Crown Point
Ind
Peter Jankowski
Andy Hirtzu
Indiana
Jack Watson
Jankowski
Watson
Northwestern prodigy found. boy returns home
Delmore J. Kendall once vanished for a week after leaving his Oklahoma City home en route to Northwestern University in Swanston Alabama. He had gained fame as a typing prodigy after entering the university at age three and had prompted police and friends to search when he failed to register. The boy was located at his father’s home, ending the mystery of his disappearance.
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Swanston
North-western University
Oklahoma City
Delmore J. Kendall
Northwestern University
Oklahoma
Diarm
Christy Matthewson Comes Home for Lomisburg Funeral
In Lomisburg Pennsylvania Christy Matthewson is welcomed home for a funeral service today after his body arrived last night for the event. The community gathers to pay final tribute to the famed pitcher.
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Lomisburg
Christy Matthewson
Sox and Cubs Battle in City Series Third Game
Chicago White Sox and Cubs meet for the third game in the city series after a rainout yesterday. The first game ended in a tie and the Cubs won the second, setting up a decisive matchup in Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Cubs
Top Man Killed at Vandalia No 17 Mine
Aaron Blakeman, 48, of near Dugger, was instantly killed at Vandalia No 17 mine yesterday. He was setting loose empty coal cars on the supply track when he slipped and was crushed under the cars. A broken brake chain is cited as a possible cause. He leaves a widow, four children, five sisters, and two brothers.
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Aaron Blakeman
Dugger
Vardalia No. 17
Blakeman
Maude Blakeman
Ellison
Paul
Ruby
On Blakeman
van Griffith
Sanford Chambers
Louisville, Ky
Betty Lisman
Carlisle
John Leckie
Jake Combs
George
Jacob Blakeman
Poultry Association Meets Monday Night
The Stockton Township Poultry Association will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Linton library Monday October 12 at 7 p.m. A three reel motion picture program The Homestead will be given starting promptly at 7 o clock. A round table discussion of poultry problems and plans for the county poultry show at Linton December 8 4 and 5 should interest all poultry men. Poultry show committees are urged to be present and report.
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Stockton Township Poultry Association
Linton
Train Plunge Kills Twelve In Italian Flood Disaster
A passenger train on the Catanzaro Reggio line fell from a bridge into a waterfall ravine as flood waters washed away supports. Unconfirmed reports say twelve are dead and many injured, with relief hindered by the flood’s fury.
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Catanzaro
Italy
Reggio
Lansdowne's Mother Dies After Son’s Death
Elizabeth Lansdowne, mother of the late Zachary Lansdowne commander of the ill fated Shenandoah, died in Greenville Ohio this morning after learning of her son's death. She was stricken at the news and could not attend the funeral.
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Greenville
Elizabeth Lansdowne
Zachary Lansdowne
Shenandoah
Lansdowne
Town honors Red Grange with civic holiday
Mayor Pittford declares October 24 a civic holiday to honor Harold Red Grange the town’s foremost citizen. He expects residents to turn out for the Illinois Michigan game at Urbana to see Grange perform.
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Wheaton, II
Pittford
Harold “Red” Grange
Urbana
Grange
Third Tern Move for Coolidge Now Is Well Under Way
Southern Delegates and Office holders Expected to Swing Vote to President. A political analysis argues the Republican nominating machinery favors Coolidge for 1928, with strength from southern Negro delegations and a strengthened national committee. The piece reviews past conventions and predicts a smoother renomination path.
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Coolidge
Coolidge Positioned by Southern Delegates in Race Nominations
The article notes patronage in the South to secure the Negro vote and delegates reliable to support the administration candidate. One third of the convention would back Mr. Coolidge, who appears secure despite an expected upheaval similar to 1912. Weather forecasts hint at unfavorable prospects for rival nominees.
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North
West
Republican National Committee
Mason and Dixon
National Committee
Coolidge
Cleveland
South
Motorcade on Dixie Highway Marks Tenth Anniversary
A United Press dispatch from Indianapolis reports a motorcade celebrating ten years of the Dixie highway traveling south through Martinsville Spencer Bloomington Bedford en route to Louisville with a noon stop at Bedford. Indiana highway officials led by A. H. Hinkle outlined plans to pave unimproved stretches and award contracts next year.
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Indianapolis
Dixie Highway
Martinsville
Spencer
Bloomington
Bedford
Louisville
Orleans
Paoli
New Albany
Indiana
A. H. Hinkle
State Highway Commission
Hinkle
Bishop Brown Denied Temporary Injunction in Sex Bishop Case
Federal Judge Burns refused a temporary injunction in Bishop William M. Brown’s dispute with the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church. The court said Brown’s position was not shown to be in danger. A hearing on restraining the bishops from deposing Brown is set, with sentencing to occur Monday.
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New Orleans
Burns
William M. Brown
House of Bishops
Episcopal Protestant Church
Brown
Prh
Ship Fog Casualties Rise In Puget Sound Straits
Heavy offshore fogs cause ship damage with an ocean going tovag sunk after a collision with a liner. The crew was saved. A Canadian Pacific liner is ashore amid ongoing hazards from the dense fog extending through Puget Sound and the Juan de Fuca Strait.
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Victoria
B. C
Puget Sound
Straits of
Juan Deluga
Unlucky Friday disrupts Kryl band concert
In Fort Wayne Indiana on October 10 a local business man believed Friday unlucky and faced a costly setback. About 125 members of Kryl's band arrived to perform under a contract long forgotten, forcing a $1,000 guarantee payment as no hall had been secured for the concert.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Kryl
Police hunt Gary bandits after downtown store robbery
Police in Gary Indiana seek a gang of bandits who last night robbed a downtown department store of 1500 dollars worth of clothing. The heist occurred after closing hours and investigators expect to question witnesses and examine surveillance tapes.
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Gary
Ind
Tamer Legion Meetings Set for Three Day Conventions
Future American Legion conventions will be limited to three days and focus only on business, as officers and delegates announced at the Omaha Nebraska closing session.
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Omaha
Neb
American Legion
Linton Spencer Bus Route Authorized
The public service commission authorized H. J. Prichard to establish a bus line between Linton and Spencer.
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Linton-Spencer
Indianapolis
The
Public Service Commission
H. J. Prichard
Linton and
Spencer
Cold Wave Drags Midwest to Nineteen Year Low
The United Press dispatch reports the Midwest hit its coldest October 10 in nineteen years with sleet snow and rain in eleven states and temperatures dropping to the upper teens and low 30s. Madison recorded 27 degrees Des Moines 28 and New York felt a near blizzard as winter set in on the Atlantic coast. Farmers warn continued rains hinder winter wheat planting while crops largely escape damage.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Middle-West
Mid
Sudan
Madison
Wis
Des Moines
St. Paul
Springfield
Indianapolis
Atlantic Sea
New York
Pittsburg
Albany
Boston
Philadelphia
Freezing Weather Hits Warsaw Indiana
The first freezing weather of the season reached Warsaw Indiana with temperatures at 32 degrees. Ice formed on small pools and the ground crust froze on low ground as autumn air settled in.
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Warsaw
Ind
Ideal Football Day Linton Vs Shelburn
Today at Oliphant field the Linton high school team hosts Shelburn in ideal football weather. Shelburn brings strong fan support as both sides prepare to contest an early scoreless start. The game had not progressed to points when the Citizen went to press.
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Oliphant
Linton High School
Shelburn
Shelburm
Fishermen Acquitted In Latta Creek Case
State v Carl Lowder William Dailey Joe Carpenter George Carpenter Sr and George Verpenis Jr ended with a not guilty verdict after a full day in Bloomfield court. Wardens Cromer and Dixon filed the complaint alleging illegal seining in Fairplay township Latta creek pond. Defendants claimed the pond was private property and freely seined.
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Bloomfield
State
Carl Lowder
William Dailey
Joe Carpenter
George
Carpenter, Sr
Verpenis Jr
Latta Creek
Fairplay
Cromer
Spancer
Dixon
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