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Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1920

Page

3

Operators Limit Mine Wage Award With Lever Law Reservation

Central competitive field mine operators tell Wilson coal commission they will accept any award for the lever period but will not join price fixing beyond the Lever law. Ralph Crews cites legal need for reservation and finality of contract terms as the commission clarifies authority.

Washington Wilson’s Coal Commission Ralph Crews Commission Crews Robinson Wilson

23 Wars in Progress Now Across the World

Gen Marlborough Churchill of the war department reports 23 wars abroad. Major conflicts include Bolshevik Russia against most European nations except Germany and the ongoing cessation of arms with Germany by the United States. Russia, Poland, Roumania, the Ukraine and Siberia are listed among the big belligerents.

Washington Gan Marlborough Churchill War Department Russia Europe Germany United States Poland Roumania Ukraine Siberia

Judge Celestin D Myers Dies in Bloomington at 76

Bloomington Illinois January 14 Judge Celestin D Myers died at his home after a brief illness from exposure while arranging a Florida trip. Age 76 a native of Ohio he served in the Civil War and held county and circuit judge posts later on the appellate bench. He was active in the Knights of Pythias and served on their supreme tribunal.

Bloomington Celestin D. Myers Florida Thorntown Grain Company Farmers’ Co-Operative Charles Moran Chappie Moran C. H. K. Pierson Muncie A. B. Anderson Indianapolis Atlanta John G. Frisz Valentin Frisz Christopher Frisz Vincennes William L. Bryan Indiana University James P. Goodrich J. W. Fairman Logansport Pennsylvania Railroad

Mrs Tabor repudiates coroner claim in Tabor Virgo death

Mrs. Sarah Tabor of Paw Paw Michigan renounces a signed statement charging her son-in-law Joseph Virgo with murder in the death of Maud Virgo. She had testified at the coroner's inquest that Maud died in her arms from a chloroform overdose self administered. Virgo, 80, is held on manslaughter charges and will have no further hearing Saturday.

Paw Paw Mich Sarah Tabor Maud Tabor Virgo Joseph ©. Virgo Virgo

Viscount Grey Arrives in Southampton En Route to U.S.

British ambassador Viscount Grey landed at Southampton aboard the Adriatic and said he has no official statement to issue but is ready to return to America in an official or private capacity.

Southampton England

Indiana Happenings From Rural and Civic Affairs

Local reports note a dairy industry update in Indiana with new health rules, a Hammond farm sale at Evansville auctions raising 69 250, tax bond authorizations in several counties, and a 1919 crime and property snapshot including arrests, a Polish hog sale, and a tobacco grower’s accident.

August Nelson Hobart Hammond Vanderburg County Mary F. James Evansville Clay County Bar Association State Board of Tax Commissioners Warren County Adams and Pine Townships Wright Road Muncie School City Franklin George Plum Huntington Spring Hill Farm Frank Martin Bedford Bartholomew County B. R. Inman Indianapolis Indiana Indiana State Chamber of Commerce John C. Snyder Crawfordsville Indiana Association of Spotted Poland Lafayette O. J. Gingrich Elbert D. Johnson Elwood Walter G. Hadley Cardinal Cabinet Company Wabash St. Joseph County South Bend Farmers’ Implement and Hardware Company Board of Grant County Commissioners Marion Home Realty Company Marion Philip Matter Marion State Bank John N. Hurty State Board of Health Association of Indiana Manufacturers of Dairy Products Samuel H. Hartman Spitrock Aurora Loose Leaf Tobacco Warehouse Company Central States Construction Company Logansport Office of The

Indiana University names Stiehm as director of athletics

Ewald Jumbo Stiehm signs a five year contract to lead Indiana University's athletics program. Also noted are political candidacies and local civic items including a county corn show winner, public notices, and various obituaries, court actions, and community events.

Ewald Jumbo) Stiehm Indiana University David R. Scott Linton Henry Wichman Steele Township Daviess County Thomas J. Todd Board of County Commissioners Vigo County Vigo County Poor Farm, To Succeed Freel Christy.Mrs. Melvina Fiant Somerset Anna D. Hirsh Winchester Herman Twietmeyer Vincennes R. M. Beebe South Bend Indiana Dyers and Cleaners Indianapolis Henry Davis Elkhart Virginia Henry Dugan Clark County Strawder P. Watson Selma Delaware County Infirmary Eleanor Beech Dennis Beech Rexville Edward Lux Shelbyvile Edgar Short Greensburg Bartholomew County Columbus Mitchell O. Devaney Indianapolis Life Insurance Company Fall Creek Thirty-fourth Street Sutherland Avenue James A. Collins

Forgive and Forgiven in Johnson's Moral Urging

A pithy quotation asserts that seeking forgiveness is essential for any hope of mercy. It claims eternity hinges on this duty and warns that refusal bars access to mercy and renders the Savior’s birth in vain.

Johnson

Fellow-Worker With God in Human Salvation

Statement urges believers as God’s fellow-workers in saving humanity and emphasizes reliance on collective cooperation to fulfill divine work. The excerpt frames cooperation with God as essential to spiritual mission and salvation.

God

Danderine Hair Tonic Claim Ad Promises Color, Vitality

A promotional ad touts Danderine as a hair tonic that can save and improve hair by restoring life color brightness and fullness. It urges readers to buy a 35 cent bottle at drug or toilet counters to refresh the scalp and reduce dandruff and shedding.

Adv

My Son-in-Law Luther Stuckey Gets — and Keeps — Standing

In a Kansas City Star column a narrator ventriloquizes Oliver Oaken about Luther Stuckey his son-in-law. He praises Stuckey’s singing and usefulness while lamenting how he surpasses him in dress and social standing. The speaker admits he cannot kill him and he cannot make him leave.

Luther’ Stuckey Oliver Oaken Kansas City Star

Memory Trick Fails Wife Birthday Plan

A Kansas City man devised a memory method linking his wife’s birthday to dice. He recalled seven for the 7th, then mistook eleven for December 11, causing a crying spell that began on the 7th and ended on the 11th.

Kansas City Kansas City Star

Henry and Mrs. Peck argument over three pounds

Mrs. Peck accuses Henry of not listening after asking for three pounds. Henry responds with alarm, and her tone turns acid as she recalls his smiling response. The fragment from London Tit-Bits hints at a domestic dispute with financial tension.

Henry Mrs. Peck London

The Difference Clever Verse Exchange

A brief exchange contrasts genius with ambition. One declares genius has wings to soar while the other notes near genius is content with wings to flap, implying modest aspiration.

Not Constructed As Magnet

A woman in Indianapolis accuses a well known man of following her after they both glance into a corner shop window. He denies following her and makes a witty retort about the sight, while she threats to call a policeman. The man quips that the policeman likely would not follow her either.

Peter Israel Jesus Christ of Nazareth Sanhedrin Jesus Christ John Indianapolis Innocent Indianapolis News

Feed Them Milk Dish Attracts Hotel Waitress Attention

Young women on refreshment committees need not fret about future parties. A hotel coffee shop serves a quarter of an open-faced apple pie half-submerged in milk, a dish described as popular. A woman waiter enjoys serving it, calling the customers “big babies.”

Indianapolis News

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A. S Earth Gen. Churchill C. D. Myers Knights of Pythias Viscount Grey U. S Indiana State Peter and Oc. Ph. Ralawavntir D. D Moody Bible Institute of Chicago Western Newspaper Union Cascarad Saife Mr Hill Ace All Drag Hunt Price Test A.B. Richards Medicine Co Sherman, Tex Lincoln Oil Company Cleveland Ohio Postum. Cereal Co Battle Creek, Mich
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