Great Decrease in Railroad Mileage in Past Five Years
Washington reports a major drop in U S railroad mileage since 1920 driven by exhaustion of natural resources rather than stagnation or road competition. Between 1920 and 1925 about 2,488 miles of lines were abandoned, with most losses from resource-depleted mining and timber regions.
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Washington
Henry R. Trumbower
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Trambower
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Delaware
Idaho
Kansas
Maryland
Missouri
Nebraska
Utah
Trumbower
Tanlac
Joseph DeLarne
Scouts of Troop 2 Meet This Evening
Scouts of Troop No 2 gather at 7 PM in Saron Reformed Church basement for patrol contests and a chance to win a patrol flag. A public meeting at 8 PM invites interested residents to support finding a home for Linton scouts and recruit new members.
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Scouts
Saron Reformed Church
Linton Scouts
Early Day Hoosier Politics Recalled in Lige Moss Tale
The Okemah Oklahoma Ledger reprints Lige Moss story recounting Indiana political clashes in the 1870s. It centers on D W Voorhees and Moses F Dunn, their joint debate in Lancaster, Dunn’s German rhetoric, and a German labor audience. Voorhees jokes that Dunn was born twice, renaming him Moses I Nichodemus.
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Okemah
Okla
Lige Moss
Moss
Linton
Greene County
Indiana
Oklahoma
E. M. Moss
Lancaster
Dunn
Germany
Worthington
Voorhees
Lawrence County
Bedford
Ind
Moses F. Dunn
Moses I
White Mule Gases IX Local Police Court
A raiding party led by Police Chief Pinkston and including Patrolman Harbett Sheriff Ray and Deputy Dean found intoxicants at two city homes Sunday. Mrs. Kate O’Hearn pled guilty to possession, fined 100 dollars and jailed thirty days, suspended on conditions. John Sloan yielded three pints of mule. no arrest due to his condition. Homer Bledsoe faces mayor’s court after a Saturday drunkenness arrest linked to a South Main wreck.
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Pinkston
Bob Harbett
Ervin Ray
Bert Dean
Kate O’hearn
John Sloan
West Linton
O’hearn
Inman
Sloan
Homer Bledsoe
Married at Bloomfield Austin O'Brien Weds Audrey Comer
Austin O'Brien son of Enoch O'Brien of Linton married Audrey Comer of Clay City in Bloomfield on Saturday. The bride's parents are Mr and Mrs Jacob Comer. She has worked as a stenographer in A M Beasley's law office here. The couple will reside in Linton.
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Austin O’brien
Enoch O'Brien
Linton
Bloomfield
Audrey Comer
Clay City
Jacob Comer
A. M. Beasley
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Insurance Department Peoples Trust CO
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O’haver Bros. Bus Line
Midland
Masonville
Coalmont
Nlymera
Shelburn
Armersburg
Erre Hauten
Lewis
Phay
Terre Haute
Union Bus
Ohio St
Hymera
Jasonville
Jack Spice
RADIO
United
States Bureau
Harry Welch
Hoosier
Pay
South Main Street
Linton Mill
Ford
Overland-Hodges Co
Illinois Committee On Public Utility Information
Royal S. Kellogg
Standard Oil Company
Middle West
Standard Oil Building
Michigan Ave
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Ill
Cushing
Millinery Department
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