Harding Stays On Front Porch Campaign Plan
Senator New, head of the Republican speakers committee, says Harding will limit travel to select stops this August and September. One New York speech likely, with possible events in Chicago and Denver, while Maine elections loom on September 13. Governor Morrow named as Republican speaker for a Winona Lake debate.
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Chicago
New York
Denver
Warren G. Harding
Harry 8. New
Indiana
Senator New
Harding
New
Maine
League of Nations
Winona Lake
Ind
5. P. Morrow
Kentucky
Local Notes On Visits And Weather Report
August 5 at 7 p m highest temperature 93 lowest 67. Burton Professor and Mrs E L Weathers of Hammond Indiana visiting Mrs Weather’s aunt Mrs George Montgomery in East Ohio Street went to Vincennes today to visit relatives before returning home. Mr and Mrs Robert Adame of Patoka spent Thursday in this city.
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E. L. Weathers
Hammond
Ind
Weather
George Montgomery
Ohio Street
Vincennes
Robert Adame
Patoka
Canned or Resignations Stir Fire Department Turmoil
Fire Driver Jerry Bradberry faces disobeying orders charges from Fire Chief Mossman amid a caucus review. He was told he could resign at the next city council meeting, while Mossman offered to let him stay until new work is found. Bradberry had drawn attention for inspections and basements clearances and had questioned the city alarm system at the caucus.
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Jerry Bradberry
George Mossman
Bradberry
Mossman
Harman Leaves Gibson County Post for Vacation
Miss Stella Harman, home demonstration agent, departs Gibson county for a vacation before September work. She will return as county supervisor of domestic science in Wayne county Indiana at a salary of 225 dollars monthly. During Gibson tenure she held 91 meetings with 3 876 in attendance and visited 20 women clubs with five organized last month.
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Stella Harman
Gibson County
Miss Harman
Wayne County
Ind
Civic Club
Center Township Community Club
Washington Township
Oakland City Country Club
Hazleton
Patoka
Mackey Community Club
Oakland City Economic Club
Owensville Domestic Cience Club
Harmony Club
State troops seize West Frankfort as mob riots erupt
Rioters in West Frankfort, aided by a mass of armed locals, clash with authorities after two kidnapped boys are killed. State militia arrived and took control while a Sicilian suspect faces arrest. Five companies deployed as lines and telegraph services are cut. six are dead and dozens injured amid anarchy in Marion and Carterville hospitals.
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United Press
Springfield
Ill
West Frankfort
Saterfield
West
Frankfort
Fil
Ninth
Ilinois Infantry
Marion
Cnnection
Carterville
Emil Calcatera
Toney Hemphill
Suspect Identified in Baby Kidnapping Case
Philadelphia authorities name Augusto Pasquale as the kidnapper. He is said to be an ex convict hired by a woman to take Blakley Coughlin, held in Norristown, to satisfy a mother's love. Police traced his movements to New York and back to Philadelphia amid a ransom plot.
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Philadelphia
Pascal
Blakley Coughlin
Norristown
George
H. Coughlin
Augusto Pasquale
George H. Leonard
Elmira
Newark
John Pons
Harry Williams
New York
District Democratic group completes roster with key appointments
Evansville city court judge Erma Ireland is named district treasurer and Boonville native Phil Lips Lutz Jr. becomes secretary as the district Democratic organization announces its complete slate under Chairman L. Vandeveer.
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Vandeveer
L. Vandeveer
Erma Ireland
Evansville
Democratic
Phillips Lutz, Jr
Boonvillee
Death at 117 in Madison County Named Dorcas Griffin
Raleigh August 6 The bureau of vital statistics reports the death of Dorcas Griffin at Big Laurel Madison County North Carolina aged 117 Born March 20 1803 per family Bible record Also note Zennith Sgaton visiting Mt Carmel to see her aunt Mrs Grant Lats
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Raleigh
N. C
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Big Laurel
Madison County
N.C
Dorcas Griffin
Zennith Sgaton
Mt. Carmel
Grant Lats
Petition for Gongs at Rail Street Crossings
Fifty residents of Ft Branch in Gibson county petition the public service commission to order the railroads through the town to install electric crossing gongs at Strain Williams and Locust streets crossings in Indianapolis area.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Ft. Branch
Gibson County
Public Service Commission
Tthat Place
Strain, Williams and
Locust Streets
Forty-Eight Party Plans Formal Withdrawal from Farmer-Labor
New York Aug 6 The forty eight committee announces plans to withdraw from the Farmer-Labor party amid charges by H A McCollem and Charles A Weaver that Utah F L leaders are dominated by the Industrial Workers of the World. Reorganization along original party lines will occur at a meeting of the executive committee next Monday, says secretary Allen McCurdy. He calls the Farmer-Labor party radical and says it does not follow the committee forty eight’s founding principles.
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New York
Committee of Forty Eight
Farmer-Labor Party
Parley P. Christensen
H. A. McCollem
Charles A. Weaver
Utah Farmer-Labor Organization
Industrial Workers of the World
Committee of Forty-Eight
Allen McCurdy
Forty-Eighters
Kansas Miners May Organize New Unions
Three members of the United Mine Workers executive board arrived in Pittsburg Kansas as the clash between John L. Lewis and District President Alexander Howitt intensified. One board member said Howitt could be temporarily deposed and new unions formed from miners loyal to the national organization if workers refuse to return to work.
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Kansas City, Mo
United Mine Workers of America
Pittsburg
Kas
John L. Lewis
National Miners
Alexander Howitt
Howitt
National Union
Democrats to Meet Monday for First District Rally
Arrangements committee for the first district Democratic rally at the fair grounds on Wednesday August 25 completed. All committeemen urged to meet Monday night at 7 30 in the big courtroom to hear reports from chairmen and committee leads. Daily Democrat to publish full list. music, speakers and barbecue plans discussed by W T Lee.
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Fair Grounds
Daily Democrat
Big Court Room
Iw. T. Lee
The
White River News
S. O. $. Calls New York Vessel Sinks Off Halifax
Aug 6 report that the vessel Supporto sent 8.0.8 calls and warned of sinking off Halifax. Efforts to communicate failed until late today. The wireless operator aboard the sinking ship pledged to keep nearby ships informed. The crew numbered 31 men.
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New York
Halifax
Princeton W. C. T. U. Institute Examines Service and Citizenship
The Princeton W. C. T. U. held an August 5 institute at Mrs. Robert Ervin’s home. Mrs. McCurdy led devotions on Responsibility in Service. James Robinson spoke on Law Enforcement. Contributors included Ruth Watson, Virginia Knaub, Rosalie Bruce, Mrs. McGregor, Dr. Watson, Mrs. Olive Jones, and Grace Watson. Owensville and Kings Station sent delegates.
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Princeton W. C. T. U
Robert Ervin
Olive Jones
Grace Watson
Owensville
Kings Station
Airplanes Drop Flowers at Aviators' Wakes
Fifteen planes dropped flowers over LA as hearses carried the bodies of Lieut. Omar Locklear and Lieut. Milton Elliott, Army aviators killed in a stunt for a motion picture. Locklear's body heads to Fort Worth Texas and Elliott's to Gadsden Alabama.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Omar Locklear
Milton Elliott
Locklear
Ft. Worth
Tex
Ellicott
Gadsden
Ala
Death of Mrs Mary E Davis in B M A addition at 66
Mrs Mary E Davis 66 died at her home in the B M A addition this morning about 8 30. Funeral services set for Sunday at 10 at Whitechurch near Petersburg with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by sister Mrs Dora Lancaster of San Antonio and brother Ollie Cash of Evansville plus granddaughter Mrs Beatrice Strain who lived with her.
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Whitechurch
Petersburg
Church
Dora Lancaster
San Antonio
Tex
Ollie Cash
Evansville
Beatrice Strain
Davis
Former Princeton Man In Western Audience
The Rev. C. E. Smith returned from a vacation in the Big Horn mountains of Wyoming and preached at Greyville Wyoming last Sunday. He noted Harry Mills, formerly of Princeton and now publisher of the Greyville Standard, was among the audience.
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C. E. Smith
General Baptist Church
Big Horn Mountains
Wyoming
Greyville
Wyo
Harry Mills
Princeton
Greyville Sandard
McClure arraigned in assault case over church picnic injuries
Andrew McClure faced Squire Morton's court on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill after allegedly striking Ralph Wheeler at a church picnic. He pleaded not guilty with a preliminary hearing set for August 10. bond fixed at 500. Other local residents mentioned include Loren A Cantrell visiting Oakland City for county treasurer business, Charles Hassel of Vincennes called by illness, and others from Francisco and Oakland City on various matters.
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Andrew McClure
Ralph Wheeler
Squire Morton
Notable Democratic Journalist Visits Derry Democrat
Master A. T. Rumbach of the Jasper Herald, a Democratic paper, traveled through the city Friday from Evansville. In a brief exchange about local politics he said the town is ninety percent for Democrats while the county shows sixteen percent for the party.
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A. T. Rumbach
Jasper Herald
Evansville
Derry
Ebois
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