Henry Miller Captured After Gilmour Killing
Henry Miller, aged about thirty eight, accused of shooting Junie Carr, fifty one, at Gilmour last Thursday, was captured 22 miles north of Vandalia Illinois by a posse led by Jed Douthitr sheriff Hogar Cains, Ner val K Harris prosecutor Sullivan county and Sheriff Browning and Deputies Lenderson and Hunter of Fayette county. Miller halted when shot at by a deputy and was handcuffed and jailed in Sullivan.
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Henry Miller
Junie Carr
Gilmour
Posse
Vandalia
Alf
Sullivan
Jed Douthitr
Sherif
Hogar Cains
Nerval K. Harris
Sullivan County
Sherif Browning
Lenderson
Hunter
Fayette County
Linois
Miller
Fred Spires
Ife
Two Babies Die In Log Cabin Fire Near Oaktown
A fire on A A Prather’s farm near Oaktown destroyed a two room log cabin killing Ora Lueile age two. Mrs. Edward Stroud suffered severe burns while attempting to rekindle a coal oil fire. Rescuers tried to save the infant remains as hot embers prevented recovery of the second infant body.
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Mroo O
Edward Stroud
Prather
Stroud
Ifc
Minte
Clarence Blan
Oaktown Bank
Hinwever
Ora Lueile
Truck Wreck Injures Albert Cheek in Versailles
Albert Cheek eighteen in serious condition after a motor truck wreck in Versailles. Earl Hanlon driver from Columbus could not stop on the curve and steered toward the bank. Cheek on the running board was thrown under the truck breaking one leg in two places and crushing the other knee. Mrs. Cheek slightly hurt. furniture damaged.
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Versailles
Albert Cheek
Earl Hanlon
Columbus
Mullin Trial Set for May in Madison Court
Edgar Mullin a Muncie pugilist faces a manslaughter charge over Roy Muda of Elwood following a boxing match in Elwood held under the American Legion. Muda died two days later. Mullin was arrested and released on bond after coroner’s report.
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Edgar Mullin
Anderson
Muncie
Roy Muda
Elwood
Madison
Mullin
Mudd
Edwood
American Legion
Madison County
Peru Man Is Sentenced for Arson and Auto Theft
Charles Gerhart of Harrison township admitted setting fire to Hiram Troyer’s barn in January after taking an automobile with a mortgage. The blaze destroyed eight horses and other stock worth over 5000 dollars. He was sentenced in the Miami Circuit court to two to fourteen years in the Indiana state prison.
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Peru
Charles Gerhart
Harrison Township
St. Augustine
Fla
Hiram Troyer
Troyer
Gerhart
Miami
Indiana
Plan Memorial to Scouts in South Bend
South Bend citizens raised about $20,000 to fund the boy scout movement for the next year. The funds serve as a memorial to J. W. Taylor scout executive Vern Murphy and Judson Taylor scout masters and to the five boy scouts who died by drowning in Magician lake recently.
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South Bend
J. W. Taylor
Vern Murphy
Judson Taylor
Magician Lake
Woman dies from Pellagra in Tippecanoe county
Lafayette April 10 pellagra a disease rare in this region caused the death at Home hospital of Mrs Jennie Howard fifty wife of Lee Howard of Williamsport It is the first recorded fatality from this malady in Tippecanoe county
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Lafayette
Jennie Howard
Lee Howard
Williamsport
Tippecanoe County
Wabash Valley Veterinarians Set May Meeting at Kokomo
The association chose Kokomo as the May meeting site. The group held its monthly session in Marion on April 10.
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Kokomo
Marion
Global tensions strain Genoa talks and Ireland crisis
British Premier Lloyd George press guards European recovery while Russia resists and Germany faces reparations. In Ireland Michael Collins confronts a potential civil war as De Valera mobilizes rebels. Coal miners strike and wage talks unfold in Kansas with nationalization eyed. In Arlington memorials, Peary and other fallen heroes are honored.
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House of Commons
Lloyd George
Genoa
Europe
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Commons
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Poland
Austria-Hungary
Germany
England
Belgium
Russia
Berlin
Wirth
Rathenau
Reparations Commission
Great Britain
Hungarian Crisis Follows Death of Emperor in Madeira
News of the emperor of Austria Hungary’s death triggers royalist plots to crown Otto, nine, as king while legitimists push for his early return. Greece faces opposition to allied plans reviving Turkish rule with Thrace Smyrna leaders vowing independence and planning revolt to block turnover to Turkey.
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CBRE
Asta
Hungary
Funchal
Madeira
Otto
Greece
Thrace
Smyrna
Harding
Hughes
London
Turkey
Venizelos
Canal miners strike drags on with limited progress
House Labor Committee led by Rep Nolan seeks joint talks between miners and operators in the central field. Most operators decline citing fragmentation and doubt of effectiveness. In the anthracite area talks continue while non union mines stay active and organizers claim gains.
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House Committee On Labor
Representative Nolan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lewis
Nolan
New York
Administrative shakeup at the bureau of printing and engraving
RESIDENT HARDING has not yielded to demands for reasons behind the dismissal of Director Willmeth and all division superintendents. Louis A. Hill named director as a committee reviews bureau stock. Reports of Liberty bond duplication surface before being acknowledged. Navy Secretary Denby warns officers and men about treasonous societies and disloyal propaganda aimed at undermining morale.
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Harding
Willmeth
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Louis A. Hill
Hill
Ecretary
Denby
Representative Tinkham Attacks Anti-Saloon League in House
Massachusetts congressman Tinkham condemned the Anti-Saloon League and its subsidiaries for alleged false returns and political meddling. He urged Department of Justice inquiry and noted the group’s alleged control of Congress. The House passed a deportation bill for aliens violating prohibition and narcotics laws by 222 to 73 amid protests it favored bootleggers.
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Tinkham
Massachusetts
Anti-Saloon League
House
League
Congress
Department of Justice
United States
Janet and Father Time Clash Over Being Behind
A girl named Janet asks Father Time to become a prisoner so she can catch up with unfinished tasks. He explains time cannot be paused and urges her to begin tomorrow to try harder, while noting his steady pace and the need to keep everyone moving forward.
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Europe
Britain
United States
Janet
Dodds
Father
Aedin
Father Time
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
George
Johnny’s Pie Praise Echoes A Church Dinner Trick
Johnny compliments the pie at supper and repeats the line to Sister Smith. His mother suspects a trick, but Johnny explains the minister’s usual critique prompts another serving. The tale nods to social dining and light humor within a family scene.
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Johnny
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Exeter Township
Berks County
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Pan American Conference of Women
Washington
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Ichael Collins
Trishree
Ireland
Free State
Ulster
Kansas
Southwestern Coal Operators’ Association
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House Committee
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Brooklyn
Army
Navy
Robert E. Peary
Arlington National Cemetery
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North Pole
Admiral Peary
Edward Stafford
Arctic
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Tanet
Mastin
Mothers of the World
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Menomizes Mich
Lloyd Mig. Co
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Carl Dent
E Menominee, Mich
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Kitten
Kitty
Kat
Bellans
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