Large Attendance at Local Boxing Bouts at Linton Club
A Saturday boxing program by the Linton Amateur Athletic Association drew a large crowd at the West Vincennes street club rooms. Johnny Letot refereed as the Lynch twins opened the evening, with Spec Wilson scoring a knockout over Billy Lloyd and Floyd Cox drawing with Billy Fulkerson. Minella brothers and Terre Haute fighters won or fought to advantage, and Johnny Letot announced a Vincennes card featuring Soldier Mack, with Johnny and Chuck Minella also on the program.
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Linton Amateur Athletic Association
West Vincennes Street
Johnny Letot
Lynch Twins
Spec Wilson
Bloomfield
Jimmy Goodson
Billy Lloyd
Bicknell
Floyd Cox
Billy Fulkerson
Babe Minella
Otto Atterson
Terre Haute
John Minella
Leon Lovelace
Chuck” Minella
Young Onions
Minella
Soldier Mack
Fort Harrison
Vincennes
Johnny
Yellow River Floods China Endangering Two Million Homes
United Press Dispatch from Pekin reports a fresh break in the Yellow river banks today threatening two million residents on the Shanghai peninsula. Fifteen hundred square miles are flooded with the area increasing hourly. About a hundred are reported drowned. Geologists fear a shift in the river course toward a former Kiang Su outlet. The flood is described as the worst since 1887.
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Pekin
Yellow River
Shangha
Kiang Su
China
Blast kills three miners at Herrin
A gas explosion in mine No. 7 of Consolidated Coal near Herrin Illinois on Saturday killed three miners and slightly burned a fourth. The deceased were John Fulkins William Druzinsky and James Galligan a cousin of Sheriff George Galligan. their bodies were recovered after they had been entombed for several hours.
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Herrin
Consolidated Coal Company
Here
John Fulkins
William Druzinsky
James Galligan
George Galligan
Seaplane Forced Down on Pacific Route Flight
Washington Sept 28 The PB-1 seaplane built for the coast to Hawaii flight was forced down at sea by engine trouble. It was on an attempted San Francisco to Seattle run after the PN-91 previous incident. Navy department advised today.
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Washington
Hawaii
San Francisco
Seattle
Wash
Navy Department
Noted educator dead in Terre Haute at 75
Dr. William Wood Parsons president emeritus of Indiana state normal school and financier of Terre Haute died at 2 10 a m at his home after weeks of serious illness He was 75 years old and had been unconscious since Saturday night marking the end of a long career in education and civic affairs.
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Thrre Haute
William Wood Parsons
Indiana State Normal School
Terre Haute
DePauw Welcomes Paul Sunday in Football and Basketball
Indiana brief notes Paul Sunday son of Billy Sunday enrolled at DePauw University as the third Sunday child to attend the school He will participate in football and basketball Hartford City report Abe Parker sustains two broken ribs after milking a balk cow and is listed in today’s brief.
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United Press Dispatch
Greencastle
Paul Sunday
Billy Sunday
DePauw University
Paul
Hartford City
Abe Parker
Presbyterians in Greencastle mark 100th birthday
Greencastle residents plan a Sunday celebration of their church centennial. In Warsaw, Richard Geiger reported a missing spare tire and rim after buying a new auto tire. The Kosciusko county fair features the first auto used for rural mail delivery, owned by N B Vandermark of Burket.
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Greencastle
Warsaw
Richard Geiger
U.S
Kosciusko County
N. B. Vandermark
Burket
Political activity marked at Jasonville
Jasonville Ind Sept 28 Political activity marks the week as Democratic and Republican workers hold regular meetings Walter W Wills Republican county chairman spoke at Republican headquarters Democrats featured Congressman Arthur W Greenwood Socialists who control mayor and all five councilmen have not fielded a ticket but endorse the Democratic slate L M Walters miner is the Republican candidate for mayor E E Miller is the Democratic standard bearer manager of the L Brown department store
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Jasonvillas
Ind
Walter W. Wills
Arthur W. Greenwood
L. M. Walters
Clay County Centennial Plans Formed in Indianapolis
Former Clay county residents met at the Central library in Indianapolis to arrange attendance at the Clay county centennial in Brazil on Thursday and Friday. Elias J. Holliday Henry Knudson J. D. Strachan Joseph Sauer and Mrs. C. Sinclair were named to complete the plans.
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Indianapolis
Clay County
Central Library
Brazil
Elias J. Holliday
Henry Knudson
J. D. Strachan
Joseph Sauer
C. Sinclair
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Nicklo
Fred Thomson
Bandits Baby
Wonder Horse
Halasash
Aly
Antonio Moreno
Patsy Ruth Miller
Richelieu
Meat Department
Richelieu Poe, Johnson & Fuller Telephone
Linton Trust Co
Harold Lloyd
Limitied
Wen
Pannae
Tery
NPA
North Main St
Linton Gas & Coke Company
Ort
Indiana News
Jasonville
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
J. W. Wolford & Sons
Lemuel Buis
Linton
Overland
Overland Hodges Co
Jack Spice
RADIO
Sugar Loaf Farm
J. W. Kintmell
Monroe City Road
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