Premier Co Opens General Offices in Princeton With Oil Men's Club
The Premier Refining company leases the Munford building at Emerson and Main and will move its general offices from Indianapolis to Princeton after the new year. The plant will remodel the downstairs room into a laboratory and create an upstairs flexible space. A large downstairs room will become a club room for Gibson county oil workers, providing a regular meeting place and boosting local payroll.
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Premier CO
Princeton
Premier Refining Company
Munford
Emerson and
Main Streets
Indianapolis
Gibson County
Mak
Oil Men’s Club
Coolidge declines to be drawn into Klan controversy
President Coolidge rejects involvement in a private Klan dispute as Edward Young Clarke seeks support to disband the group. Clarke plans to present letters from Klansmen and officers, including a request for police chief access and potential police control.
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Washington
Coolidge
Klan
Sents
Edward Young Clarke
Mr. Coolidge
Students from Two Nations Gather for Volunteer Movement
Special trains from across the United States and Canada bring delegates to the Student Volunteer Movement meeting in Indianapolis. Ontario delegates arrive early and northern Michigan participants travel with them. Dr Walter H Judd of the University will deliver the session’s first address this afternoon.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Canada
Ontario
Michigan
Walter H. Judd
Auto Accidents Report Several Downtown Collisions
W A Houghland reported his car was slightly damaged when a driver unknown struck it on south Main street Thursday. A. F. Hassler said his car was hit December 23 on the Princeton to Evansville concrete stretch by a man named O Felling of Chicago. both cars suffered heavy damage. L C Frederick noted another car driven by Steve Eliott of Somerville damaged his parked auto on west Broadway. Charles Hopper reported a taxi collided with his northbound car at Main and Broadway causing slight damage on Thursday.
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South Main Street
W. A. Houghland
Houghland
A. F. Hassler
S. Hart Street
Princeton
Evansville
O. Felling
Chicago
L. C. Frederick
West Broadway
Steve Eliott
Somerville
Charles Hopper
Main Street
Main and Broadway
Eighteen Die in Chicago State Hospital Fire
Chicago authorities report eighteen known dead and thirteen missing after a fire destroyed the state hospital asylum. Coroner Wolf notes the inward swinging doors likely increased loss of life as investigators work to fix responsibility. The eighteenth body was recovered Thursday night.
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Chicago
Wolf
Dolly Varden Quartet and Karl Church Delights Patoka Audience
The Dolly Varden Quartet from Princeton Lois Craig Blanche Trippet Luella Summers and Elizabeth Williams under Miss Nellie Young performed at Patoka high school auditorium. Karl Church of Princeton joined as tenor. The program included solos quartets and a one act playlet Marrying Money presented by the Patoka Eastern Star after their holiday dinner.
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Patoka
Ind
Dolly Varden
Princeton
Lois Craig
Blanche Trippet
Luella Summers
Elizabeth Williams
Nellie Young
Patoka High School
Karl Church
Patoka Eastern Star
Santa Claus Delivers Cheer by Boat to Flooded Districts
People in the flooded districts east of Mt. Carmel express thanks to the Elks for remembered treats and to Homer Alka for acting as Santa Claus in a boat wearing hip boots, aiding children during the Gi county flood recovery.
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Santa Claus
MT. Carmel
Gibson
Slow fall of Wabash River noted in recent crest
The Wabash River receded unusually slowly after its crest, falling only six tenths of a foot since the high point. This morning the river stood at 20.7 feet, with a mere two tenths of a foot drop in the last 24 hours.
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Wabash River
Mt. Carmel
Funeral services for Joseph Miles Skelton planned
Funeral services for Joseph Miles Skelton will be held Saturday at 10 AM at Broadway Christian Church, with Rev. C. F. Premer officiating. Burial is in Odd Fellows cemetery. Archer Post G A R, of which he was a member, will attend in a body. The body was taken to the home of his son A H Skelton on South Gibson Street after hospital death.
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Joseph Miles Skelton
Broadway Christian Church
C. F. Premer
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Archer Post
Skelton
Mr. Skelton
A. H. Skelton
Gibson Street
Fire at Louisville lumber yard injures 18 and leaves many homeless
Eighteen persons were injured, none seriously, and about 410000 dollars in damage resulted from a blaze of undetermined origin that swept the W. J. Hughes and Company lumber yard and plant in Louisville. The fire extended to nearby houses and sheds, driving several families from their homes.
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Louisville
W. J. Hughes and Company
Fired for breaking Armistice silence in Glasgow munitions
Two coopers at Shawfield chemical works complained to the Glasgow munitions tribunal that they were dismissed without notice for talking during Armistice day silence. The tribunal held they were guilty of misconduct for not observing the two minute period and ostracization followed.
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London
Shawfield Chemical Works
Glasgow
England
Death of L E Green in Pensacola leaves many kin
Mrs. E E Watts of Hart Street learned Thursday night of her brother L E Green’s death at 7 PM in Pensacola Florida. Green had been ill but seemed to improve before dying suddenly. Surviving are his widow, father, and several siblings including Mrs. Watts and Mrs. Ashby Edmunds of Washington DC who stayed in Princeton the summer. Funeral services will be held in Pensacola and Mrs Watts plans to travel Friday night for the service.
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E. E. Watts
South Hart Street
L. E. Green
Pensacola
Fla
Green
Watts
Ashby Edmunds
Washington, D. C
Princeton
Birth of Betty Ann Danes at home on Thursday
Mr and Mrs William H Danes of 427 South Hall Street welcomed a daughter, Betty Ann, born Thursday morning at their home.
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William H. Danes
South Hall Street
Betty Ann
Indiana Forecast Shows Pleasant Weekend Ahead
Fair to tonight and likely Saturday with rising temperatures on Saturday. High near 66 and low around 42, mostly cloudy. last year on this date saw a high of 65 and low of 47 with 2.56 inches of precipitation and thunderstorms. Temperature at 6 a.m. today was 33 with sunset at 4 45. Surprise Saturday events at 7:00.
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Indiana
Gasoline price up two cents in midwest states
Chicago Dec 28 An increase of two cents a gallon for gasoline becomes effective tomorrow in 10 midwest states including Indiana. Prices range from 14 to 17 cents a gallon. The rise is attributed to higher crude oil costs, announced by the Standard Oil Company of Indiana.
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Chicago
Middle West
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Veteran Odd Fellow Is Given Lodge Charm
Henry Gieseke oldest member of Princeton lodge No 6d of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows received a surprise when a committee of three— Joseph P. Yochum W S Tompkins and Edmund Ellerbush— visited his home eight miles northeast of Princeton to present a three link watch charm. Gieseke 87 is in good health and attends lodge sessions, often driving in at night.
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Henry Gieseke
Princeton Lodge No
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Joseph P. Yochum
W. S. Tompkins
Edmund Ellerbush
Mr. Gieseke
Princeton
Gieseke
Santa's biggest year mails rise 20 percent in 1923
Washington reports Christmas mail volume 20 percent higher than 1922 based on telegraphic advice from postmasters in 50 major cities. No congestion was reported at any of these locations.
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Washington
New
Fred Wyatt Leaves for Wabash College in Crawfordsville
Fred Wyatt, after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Wyatt on West Spruce Street, left Friday for Crawfordsville where he is a student at Wabash College.
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Fred Wyatt
Thomas Wyatt
West Spruce Street
Crawfordsville
Wabash College
Lighting complaint heard by Indiana Public Service Commission
Hazleton Indiana December 28 Carl Wilde of the Public Service Commission heard residents complaints about Hazleton lighting company service. Issues included inadequate lighting for current patronage and past engine and machinery problems. An expert was hired and adjustments improved plant operations. case taken under advisement. Sanford K. Trippet of Princeton represented complainants.
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Hazleton
Sanford K. Trippet
Princeton
Indiana Farmers Seed 287000 Acres Less Wheat This Fall
Indiana reports winter wheat acreage for this fall is 287000 acres less than last year due to rotation practices and poor prices. Rye acreage drops 36000 acres. Both crops remain near average condition for this time of year.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
Widow Effie Chapman Named Parke County Treasurer
In Rockville Indiana on December 28 Mrs Effie J Chapman widow of J Walter Chapman who served as Parke County treasurer was appointed to succeed her husband after his suicide. She provided a surety bond as investigators from the state board of accounts review tangled affairs at the office referenced in a note left by Chapman.
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Rockville
Ind
Effie J Chapman
J. Walter Chapman
Parke County
Families from Lafayette and South Bend visit relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Paul of Lafayette and Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Mertz of South Bend are spending the holidays with the parents of Mr. Paul and Mrs. Mertz, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Paul, at 627 North Prince Street.
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Roger B. Paul
Lafayette
Walter J. Mertz
South Bend
Paul
Mertz
J. 8. Paul
North
Prince Street
Body of Dixmude airship commander found off Sicily
Paris reports the body of Capt. De Gerneba commander of the lost French airship Dixmude found by fishermen six miles off the Sicilian coast. Officials cite a recent tempest as the likely cause and say others may have perished. naval patrols were ordered between Tunis and Sicily.
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Dixmude
Mediterranean
Sicily
Paris
France
de Gerneba
Sicilian
Ministry of Marine
Tunis
Fourteen Rubber Suits Go To Vanderburg For Their Trial
In Evansville Indiana on December 283 four teen age suits against Synthetic Rubber Products Corporation were filed in probate court on venue from Gibson county. Plaintiffs accuse company officers of defrauding Gibson county residents through stock promotion claiming secret formulas for synthetic rubber from the caectus plant. Named defendants include George Heuring Willis G Stifel Ott Hollis John Depriest and Ernest W Lohman. The firm is in receivership.
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Evansville
Ind
Synthetic Rubber Products Corporation
Princeton
Gibson County
George Heuring
Willis G. Stifel
Ott Hollis
John Depriest
Ernest W. Lohman
Caectus
Elks Charity Ball Raises Funds for Charity
The Elks Charity Ball was held Thursday night at the Elks home on Hart Street starting at 9 PM. Fifty one couples attended and the proceeds go entirely to the Elks Charity fund. A Evansville orchestra provided music with guests from Owensville Vincennes Indianapolis Columbus Patoka and Owensville among others.
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Elks
North Hart Street
Elks Charity Fund
Evansville
Town
Miriam Barnett
Owensville
Neva Young
Georgia
Lelia Ryan
sVincennes
Marjorie Levi
Indianapolis
Hoosier Male Quartet to Perform in Hazleton Friday
The Hoosier Male Quartet with Mr and Mrs Arthur Dragoo and Miss Nellie Young will travel to Hazleton Friday evening for a concert at the Community House. The event is hosted by the Priscilla club, a leading Hazleton women’s club.
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Arthur Drag00
Nellie Young
Hazleton
Priscilla Club
Woman Holds Record for Christmas Greetings
Mrs. Robert McCurdy of the west side reports the year’s largest greeting count with 61 cards from fourteen states, highlighting the widespread holiday cheer reaching her home.
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Robert McCurdy
Twin Six Club Dinner Hosts Christmas Tree Lights
Mrs Arthur-Book will host the Twin Six Club dinner at 7 oclock Friday evening. The event takes place at her home on South Hart Street and will feature a Christmas tree as the highlight of the evening.
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Arthur—Book
Twin Six Club
South Hart Street
Notable Visitors From Indiana Towns
Miss Dierde McMullan of Oakland City and Miss Florence Benson of Owensville were here Friday morning en route to Evansville.
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Dierde McMullan
Oakland City
Florence Benson
Owensville
Evansville
Tompkins Heads to Nashville and Birmingham
H. A. Tompkins left Thursday evening for Nashville Tennessee and Birmingham Alabama for a short visit of a few days.
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H. A. Tompkins
Nashville
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Arson Pair Receives Four-Year Prison Terms
Superior Wisconsin December 28 Rad ward Sailstadt and Dorothy Anderson known as the sunshine girl were sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to arson. They were arrested in Napa California and brought back to face charges of exhuming another man’s body burning it and trying to use the act to aid their elopement years earlier. Sailstadt’s wife had garnered substantial insurance and remarried.
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California
Wisconsin
Ward Sailstadt
Dorothy Anderson
Sunshine Girl
Napa
Cal
Sailstadt
Half Million Dollar Fire Destroys Kokomo Block
A fire in Kokomo Indiana caused over 500000 dollars in damage in a half block of buildings in the business district. High winds fanned the flames and oils and paints in a hardware store fed the blaze. The Pictureland theatre and nearby structures were destroyed. Firefighter Mayo Baker was seriously injured when struck by a fire truck. Origin of the blaze was not determined.
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Kokomo
Ind
Pictureland Theatre
Logansport
Mayo Baker
Fire destroys six story office building in Lansing
A blaze that began in a theater dressing room in Lansing Michigan destroyed an adjoining six story office building. The estimated loss is 300000 dollars. No injuries are reported. Fire authorities continue to investigate the cause.
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Lansing
Mich
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Tion
Chicago Insane Hospital
Church
Joseph M. Skelton
P. S
Wilde
Sahara
Vanderburg
Hoosier Quartet
Superior, Wis
Lansing, Mich
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