Boy Arrested for Theft at Oakland City
Edgar Reedy, 19, was brought from Oakland City by Deputy Sheriff Virgil Compton and Presiding Justice James J. Robinson. He confessed to 10 thefts at Oakland City in May and July, including stealing a revolver from a telephone office desk and cash from the office. He has a prior reformatory record and recent small check forgeries.
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Edgar Reedy
Oakland City
Marshall Will Reed
Marshall
Virgil Compton
James J. Robinson
Robinson
Young Reedy
Fay Reedy
Independent Telephone Company
Dongola
Patoka
Newton Street
Telephon Company
Telephone Company
State Reformatory
Fred Butler
Reformatory
Evansville Visitors and Travelers Share Local Minutes
Mrs. Ala Gray visits Evansville with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Slinger. Frank Hollis and wife call on Evansville Friday. Miss Elinor Ford arrives from Bloomington to spend vacation with her parents. Several couples and individuals from Cynthiana, Grandview, and Dunreith visit Evansville, attend a Chautauqua, or travel to Chicago for the Progress pageant. Beach's Orchestra from Princeton provides music at a private Motor Club dance.
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Ala Gray
Evansville
Henry Slinger
Frank Hollis
Elinor Ford
Bloomington
Ind
George T. Ford
John Boyle
Carl Lewis
Jeff
Grandview
Indiana
Dunreith
Lug
Edgar Wright
Akron
Ohio
John Symonds
Charles Swinney
F. M. Davis
Homer T. Genung
J. Roy Dill
Earl Swinney
Herschel Hickrod
Bert Woods
Dewey Austin
Bernice Karnes
Etta Jackson
Helen Owen
Motor Club
Beach
Princeton
Chicago
Cholera Death Toll Rises in Russian Famine District
Cholera famine ravages Russia as authorities report 150000 deaths in two towns. Among the dead are 52000 children. Looters scour famine districts while occupants burn homes and abandon them. Armed gangs probe homes for food and valuables.
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United Press
Reval
Russia
Three Clubs to Name Committee at Princeton Chamber Meeting
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce revival meeting at City Hall drew business leaders. Presidents of the Rotary Kiwanis and Advertising clubs will appoint three men each to canvass the situation and report later. Harry Grimsley of Vincennes C of C cautioned against overreaching plans and discouragement.
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Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary, Kiwanis and Advertising Clubs
Harry Grimsley
Vincennes Chamber of Commerce
Death of Mrs Mary McCleary in Oakland City
Mrs Mary McCleary 75 died at home in Oakland City after a long illness culminating in pneumonia. Funeral held Friday at the U P church in Somerville with Rev F G Kenny. burial in Somerville cemetery. Survived by husband Zadoc and six daughters.
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Oakland City
Mary McCleary
Zadoc McCleary
Somerville
U. P
F. G. Kenny
Death of Frank H Phillips Aged 3 at Home Near Water Works
Frank H Phillips aged 3 died Friday afternoon at three at his parents home near the water works pumping station. Funeral Sunday at 10 from Shiloh church with burial in the church grounds. Survived by grieving parents and several brothers and sisters.
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Frank H. Phillips
James Phillips
Water Works
Shiloh
Senate approves loan extension for farmers amid agricultural crisis
The Senate, with Senator Watson presiding, adopted an administration substitute expanding export credits through the War Finance Corporation. Credits will aid farms and lenders, seen as essential to revive agriculture in its current dire condition. The measure passed unanimously and goes to the House for quick action.
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Washington
Watson
Indiana
Senate
Congress
House
Cannon Found in Center Lake After 37 Years Mystery
In Warsaw Indiana low water on Aug 6 reveals Billy Binns’s cannon, used to salute Grover Cleveland’s 1884 election, sunk near the municipal bathing beach. Old timers recall the supposed Republican theft from Court House Square and its long disappearance until now.
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Warsaw
Ind
Grover Cleveland
Billy” Binns
Binns
Weather Outlook Says Generally Fair and Cooler Then Rain
Forecast indicates generally fair and cooler conditions tonight with a chance of thunderstorms and showers in the north portion. Sunday may bring unsettled weather with periods of rain and cooler temperatures lingering into the afternoon.
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North Portion
Johnson City home for old soldiers faces dire care claims
A report from Washington on August 6 warns that conditions at Johnson City Tennessee old soldiers home are deplorable. Ex service men receive hospital treatment under dire shortages and Congress must act promptly to prevent higher casualties than in World War I.
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Washington
Johnson City
Tenn
Congress
Forbes
Bureau of
Senate
Almanac Entry on Today's Weather Conditions
The brief almanac notes today include a sunset time at 4345 and a temperature reading for the evening. It lists weather conditions for the day and provides standard daily meteorological data in compact form.
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Almanac
County Clerk Hiarlen I. Kays Recounts Arkansas Vacation
County Clerk Hiarlen I Kays, returning from a two week vacation, recounts a motor trip into Arkansas with Mrs Kays and friends J D McCormick and L H Beardsley. They fished St Francis river near Lake City and hunted wolves, wild cats, and squirrels in Missouri. The party toured the Ozark mountains and returned by the Mississippi River road, calling it a fine trip.
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Hiarlen I. Kays
Court House
Arkansas
Kays
Rhanviky
Ozark Mountains
Mississippi River
Neighbors Report Boy Stealing Across North Race Street
Neighbors on North Race street report a series of petty thefts with some items valued higher than typical small losses. A 100 year old family chair was taken from Mary F Ballard’s porch at 418 North Race street, and later lawn hose from Dr and Mrs A L Burton’s yard disappeared while they were away.
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Race Street
Charles
Avenius
AL Re ‘Burton
Burton Yard
Burton
France Accepts Nov 11 as Date of U S Parley
Paris reports France accepts November 11 for the Washington disarmament and Far East conference. Tokyo notes Premier Harris says agenda will exclude the Saghalin question and Siberian occupation, focusing on arms limitation.
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France
U.S
Paris
State Department
Washington
Tokio
Harris
Seiyu-Kai
Qeaders
Tie
Premeir
United States
Japan
Nichi Nichi Shimbun
Saghalien
East Siberian
Nikolaievsk
Bess
Republic of Siberia
Chita
Fairview Picnic Draws Crowd Despite Hunger Frowns
On August 6 at Fairview the community gathered for a picnic despite cloudy mood. Rev. R B Fisher delivered a hopeful address after an abundance of food vanished amid hungry attendees.
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Fairview
Zeus
Fisher
Otto
Kennedy murder shocks Los Angeles insurance circle
Mrs Madeline Oberchin was detained as a material witness in the Kennedy murder case after describing a late night visit to his cottage and a flash from a copper cent capstone. A loaded revolver found at Kennedy’s feet, and a mysterious assailant disappeared into darkness, investigators said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Madeline
County Agent Notes Highlight Early Corn, Local Events
County agent notes William Bingham Jr of Patoka reports a strong early yellow dent corn stand after frequent surface cultivation in dry weather. He will select seed corn and begin hogging off by late August. Also covered are New Liberty film show attendance, Walnut Grove ice cream social, Duroc breeders picnic, and a Purdue demonstration at Herbert Kenesin’s farm.
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William Bingham,Jr
Patoka
Bingham
Young Bingham
New Liberty Hivel
Johnson Township
United States
Chicago
Walnut Grove
Albert White
Duroc
Robert Aie A
Herbert Kenesin
Owensville
Aye Gerender
Purdue
Jewelry stolen from two Princeton homes in weekend burglary
Jewelry valued at 300 to 400 dollars and potentially higher was stolen from the Rafferty home at 307 East Monroe Street and from another residence of Mrs. Daugherty. Entry was gained through a torn screen door. the jewelry case was left on the back doorstep with contents removed. Items included rings, pins, clasps and keepsakes. Neighbors recalled a noise near 4 a.m. as the thief moved about while the owner was awake briefly earlier.
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Princeton
Albert Rafferty
Monroe
Rafferty
Cecil Yeleb
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Brera
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Josephine Shaw
Red Cross
Middle West
Committe
Mary M’cleary
Central West
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A. R. Burton
Gibson
BOY Speaks
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