Girl Taken Into Custody After Incident
A girl was taken into custody following an incident. Authorities responded to reports and secured the juvenile for further questioning. No injuries or charges were specified in the initial report.
27 Dec 1919
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
1
A girl was taken into custody following an incident. Authorities responded to reports and secured the juvenile for further questioning. No injuries or charges were specified in the initial report.
Grace Murdock a 17 year old girl was taken into custody in Logansport on a clandestine marriage plan with a South Bend fiancé. Authorities say a woman from South Bend enticed her, wired funds to travel and planned a rendezvous, but the meeting failed and the girl was jailed overnight. Singling out a local officer says the case involves probation officials and police from both counties. The South Bend authorities will retrieve the girl soon.
Secretary Daniels tonight ordered the Navy department's board of awards reconvened on Monday, Jan. 5, to revise the recent recommendations on naval awards. The move follows a controversy sparked by Ad Mala Sims declining to accept the distinguished medal amid the ongoing award dispute.
In Muncie Indiana on December 26 Charles Johnson a 32 year old oil worker was killed instantly in an oil field incident authorities reported the death occurred at the scene with details still developing and no further injuries announced.
Logansport residents shared Christmas cheer with less fortunate families and the Orphans Home, where twenty two children received an elaborate celebration. The morning began with decor and a manger scene in the boys dormitory, a Christ Child tree stood center with gifts while a program of songs and recitations followed.
Eastend suffers Christmas blackout as municipal and Utilities plants fail to power the circuit. City engineers report five of seven boilers in operation and plan rapid reconstruction under City Engineer Harry Bell with Pennsylv allia and Vandalia experts overseeing the work.
Mrs. Elbert Bell, 36, a Peru resident and former Sweetser postal worker, vanished on Thanksgiving after harming herself earlier. Her body was recovered on the river bank behind the Chesapeake and Ohio shops in Peru after a monthlong search that extended to Logansport. High water hindered dragging efforts. Her disappearance followed a suspected suicide attempt and months of mental distress.
Twenty nine deaths are linked to liquor bought in Hartford and consumed in Chicopee Holyoke and Hartford. Four men arrested in Hartford and three in Chicopee as autopsies awaited state and federal authorities investigate wood alcohol poisoning from liquor sent from New York. In Chicago four men also died from wood alcohol after drinking contaminated Christmas liquor.
Mount Clemens authorities detained Ruth Prevost Brown the slain man's widow and Lloyd Prevost a cousin as witnesses after a three hour interrogation. A safety vault with Brown papers held securities worth 16000 though 12000 short of expected total. Police consider robbery the motive though no theft record found.
Washington dispatch notes pressure from Republicans led by Senator Lodge to break with irreconcilable foes and seek a bipartisan compromise to ratify the peace treaty promptly when Congress reconvenes. Democratic dissent grows with signals that over thirty Democrats may back immediate ratification on favorable terms, creating a scrambled party leadership dynamic.
Douglas Malloch known as the poet of the woods will address the Local Rotary Club next Monday night. Attendees will hear a reading of his widely cited poem Today proclaimed as the most quoted American piece since Edwin Markham’s The Man With a Hoe.
A short poem of resilience and optimism travels from the United States to Europe, Asia, Australia and beyond. It is noted for its cheerful tone and widespread republication in newspapers. Literary Digest and booster papers applaud its global reach and popularity among readers.
The shipping board and British officials clashed over seven German liners idle in New York harbor. President Wilson ordered their transfer to England for passenger service, stating no warrant existed to hold them and that their original use for returning American troops had been achieved. The Imperator has already been handed over to the British and is operated by Cunard. Chairman Payne announced the decision.
A motion by the United Mine Workers District 19 board calls off all coal strikes in the Kansas district. Striking miners at thirteen mines, about 1590 workers, are ordered to return to work tomorrow.
Governor Goodrich ordered a special session of the Indiana state teachers retirement fund board for Saturday January 3 to consider steps to prevent a collapse of the pension system. The Associated Press reports Indianapolis.
Representatives of the three major railroad brotherhoods from Cleveland attend two Washington meetings on pending legislation and wage-raise cooperation. They say railroads’ March return won’t curb wage demands and insist workers retain rights without government-imposed restrictions.
Washington report notes railway machinists threaten action under H. Johnstone as president of the international union. Gompers and federation leaders resist coercive strikes while Wilson signals return to normal by March 1. Conferees plan to begin work soon on final legislation amid labor tension and pending highway road questions.
A wireless message from the army transport Buford reports all on board well and the deportees contented. Alexander Berkman is described as their leader, with communications through him. The message notes calm on deck, no disturbances, and a steady ship pace toward the Azores.
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