Rail unions and farmers form cooperative relief plan
Four major railroad Brotherhoods and the railway shop crafts affiliate with the American Federation of Labor announce a cooperative buying and distribution scheme to fight high living costs. The all American farmer labor cooperative commission is formed with plans for direct farm to city trade and later city to farm exchanges. A Chicago conference is slated for February 12 to 15.
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Washington, Jan
Railroad Administration
Department of Justice
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
all-American Farmer Labor Co-Operative Commission
Howard Figg
Pigs
Haw
Bert M. Jewell
Federation of Labor
Co-Operative Commission
Called meeting of Prince Lodge No. 231 in 1920
A notice announces a called meeting of Prince Lodge No. 231 F and A M to be held Friday January 9 1920 for the E A Degree with G F Kilmartin serving as secretary.
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Prince Lodge No
A. M
E. A
G. F. Kilmartin
Dance at Ben Hur Hall Friday Night
A social dance event took place at Ben Hur Hall on Friday night January 9. The program listed music and dancing for attendees, with the hall hosting a community gathering in the evening.
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Ben Hur Hall
Slick Ice Tops Princeton Patoka Hills Driving Chaos
Drivers faced slick hills from Princeton to Patoka as ice coated roads this week. Cars spun or reversed down slopes with several avoiding accidents after cautious retrials and backings.
Court Filings Include Divorce and Township Dispute
In the circuit court on Thursday Pearl Hastings seeks a divorce from Arben Hastings. Samuel Rhodes contests W A Dill trustee Patoka township over a ditch dig. Coroner Rhodes reports Charles Fisher died Oct 30 at Oakland City struck by an eastbound Southern train 75 engine 833 as a trespasser. no blame assigned beyond Fisher's negligence.
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Pearl Hastings
Arben J. Hastings
Mt. Carmel
Samuel Rhodes
W. A. Dill
Patoka Township
Rhodes
Charles Fisher
Oakland City
Southern
Fisher
Dying farmer found in road after shooting near Brazil Indiana
William Lawson, a farmer, was found lying in the snow in a road near his home in Brazil Indiana with a bullet wound to the left breast. He was taken to a hospital. David Lemay surrendered to the sheriff after a county wide hunt began and refused to discuss the shooting. Lemay was linked to the incident due to an alleged quarrel with Lawson.
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Brazil
Ind
William Lawson
Lawson
David “Dike” Lemay
LeMay
Sailors, Woman, and Child Rescued After Long Atlantic Ordeal
A British bark near Alaska and the Golden Gate faced storms and near-sinking for months. The crew, officers, and Mrs Helmes and her 83-year-old daughter survived on scarce rations of rice as they drifted, seeking relief after a harrowing voyage from Nassau.
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San. Fransisco
Jean
Ri. C. Helmes
Golden Gate
Fay
Unimak Pass
Alaska
Neaufas
Cet
Council Fluffs Illness Strikes Rathburn Family
Seven members of John Rathburn’s family, recently relocated from Marion County Indiana, are seriously ill from ptomaine poisoning. Four are believed fatally stricken. The illness is linked to a chicken reportedly shot with BB bullets lodged in its flesh.
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John Rathburn
Marion County
Ind
Weather Wanes as Temperatures Drop Ahead of Friday
The mercury fell rapidly Thursday afternoon and colder weather is expected Friday. Today's reading closely matched last year on this date despite the rain.
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Con Waa
Aince
Windy shot kills Francisco mine worker Antone Winchell
Antone Winchell, 41, died in the Brandeace mine in Francisco Indiana from a windy shot on Wednesday afternoon. August Liebchen, his fellow firer, escaped injury and planned funeral in Evansville after a coroner's inquest ruled suffocation from mine damp as the cause. Miners paused work but expect operation to resume Friday. The body to be sent to Evansville for the funeral. Winchell leaves a German family.
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Francisco
Ind
Democrat
Antone Winchell
Hrandace
August Liebchen
Evansville
Winchell
Liebchen
Germany
U. S
George Powell
Democrats Back Wilson in Peace Treaty Fight Unanimously
The Democratic National Committee approved a resolution endorsing President Wilson’s push for ratification of the peace treaty. The meeting featured debates over convention city, fundraising tactics, and party leadership dynamics with Bryan arriving to influence outcomes.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Washington
Democratic Party
Wilson
Democratic National Committee
James Hamilton Lewis
Lewis
Roger Sullivan
Sullivan
California
J.B. Dockweiler
A. F. Mullen
Nebraska
Cummins
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Mnany
Democratic National
Site Chosen for Gibson County Memorial Colosseum
The Gibson Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Col ium board selected a block west of the traction station at West State Hall and Broadway in Princeton for the building. The trustees will petition the state tax board to approve a $150000 county bond issue and may condemn the site if a fair price cannot be agreed.
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State Tax Board
Gibson‘ Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Coliseum
Board of County Commissioners
Traction Station
State
Hall
Broadway
Princeton
Memorial
R. A. Cushman
P.S. Armstrong
H. ©. Heldt
County Commissioners
Board of Trustees
Earthquake devastates seven villages near Vera Cruz
Dispatches from Vera Cruz report that seven villages were practically wiped out by Saturday's quake. Only ruins remain, with numerous collapses and ongoing danger. About 3,009 dead and 3,000 wounded are estimated, and property damage may run into millions.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Otd
Local Elks Honor Work at Princeton Lodge
Prizes praise for the Elks on their past year activity in Princeton as district deputy and Indiana Elks South grand exalted ruler Melott of Bullivan addresses the lodge. He arrives Wednesday evening, dinner at Hotel Kidd, inspection, and a social session with cats after the meeting.
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Princeton
Wks
Wot
Melott
Bullivan
Indiana Elks South
Elks
Gray Lodge
Distret
The
Kidd
Trouble Aplenty for the City H O
City Health Officer Dr. C T Braselton faces multiple woes after a smallpox patient from Evansville arrived. The Grubb patient at 1012 South Main prompted complaints as residents demand a pest house or clear guidance. Braselton seeks solutions amid lack of quarantine facilities and rising town concerns.
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C. T. Braselton
Grubb
Evansville
Fewer Arrests in 1919 Than 1918, City Police Report
Chief of Police Guthrie notes 1919 city police court convictions total 36 versus 61 in 1918. Of arrests and fines, 17 were for plain drunk in 1918 and 14 in 1919, though only four of the 14 were arrested after July 1 Wet Zero. December 1919 set a record with no criminal arrests in the city.
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Guthrie
Miners Seek Six Hour Day After Cleveland Meeting
The United Mine Workers international executive committee in Columbus plans a policy meeting after the Cleveland convention. They will go to Washington to press for a sixty percent wage increase and a six hour workday before the president's commission Monday.
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Columbus
International
United Mine Workers of Amer Ca
Althouk
Washington
Lewis
Cleveland
Siamese twins counted as two in census ruling
Washington January 8 Lincio and Simplico Goslin known Siamese twins will be enumerated as two persons in census counts. They are 11 years old, natives of the Philippines, living in Washington. Director Rogers said special records exist for twins and multiple births and no reason to treat them differently.
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Washington
Lincio
Simplico Goslin
Cena
Rogers
Philippines
Census Bureau
Shoes priced by weight in silver lure inflation forecast
J B Byrne president of the National shoe traveler's association predicts a 50 percent price rise for shoes next summer at the Rochester convention. He notes milady wearing glazed or colored kidskin shoes is effectively wearing items worth their weight in silver, while cheap leather grades remain in public demand, implying quality shoes hold value.
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Cincinnati
National Shoe Traveler's Association
J. BR. Byrne
Rochester
N. Y
Byrne
Milady
Cream Price Notice From Central Market Kentucky Creameries
Bring your cream to Central Market No. L and receive the highest cash price paid. Kentucky Creameries, 38-2.
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Kentucky Creameries
Schwab urges fair play for labor in industry ranks
Charles M. Schwab spoke at the Rubber Association of America calling for labor to share prosperity. He said autocracy in industry must end and urged treating labor well as a partner in business, noting the war taught that a man is a man regardless of life condition if he does his duty fairly.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
Rubber Association of America
Schwab
Farmer Finds Pearl Inside Hog Near Vincennes
John Morton, a local farmer, killed a hog to provide meat for himself and neighbors. He reportedly found a pearl the size of a pea in the hog’s stomach, and dreams of wealth as a result. The event occurred near Vincennes on a Tuesday.
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Vincennes
John Morton
Here
Cove
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