Wrong man identified in box car theft bond case in West Frankfort
Walter Pritchard of West Frankfort was mistaken for a man with the same name wanted on box car thefts after an identification in Princeton. Special Officer James J. Robinson arrested the suspect at his West Frankfort home following a tip, but bondsmen later confirmed he was not the man they bonded for.
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Walter
Pritchard
West Frankfort, Ill
Walter Pritchard
West Frankfort
Supreme Court
Illinois
James J. Hobinson
Guthrie
Robinson
Big Ben
Princeton
Frankfort
Pritchards
Lue
Navy Enlistee Pay Rises Passes House
The U S House approved a bill raising base pay about one third for enlisted navy and coast guard personnel retroactive to January 1 and set to July 1 1921. Officers receive no raise. The plan aims to ease manpower shortages as ships stay short and crews are stretched.
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Washington
Navy
Coast Guard
House
Senate
Kelley
Michigan
Pacific
Mare Island
Bremerton
France's Clemenceau cancels Egypt visit over reception fears
Ex Premier Clemenceau abandons plans to visit Egypt after a cable from a committee of young Egyptians warned him of an unfriendly reception. They cited his endorsement of Britain's protectorate proclamation in Egypt as the reason for the protest.
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Aris
France
Egypt
Aux
Ecoutes
Clemenceau
Meeting of the Mother's Jewels postponed to February 1
The Mother's Jewels group at First Methodist Church delays its meeting until February 1. The event was postponed due to unspecified reasons.
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Mother's Jewels
The
First Methodist Church
Census Coupon Urges Local Enumeration by Supervisors
A damaged notice urges residents to mail census coupons to Charles P. Beard or Floyd J. Biggs and others at Evansville Indiana addressed offices. It requests verification of enumeration status and asks for missing personal details such as name and street address.
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Charles P. Beard
Evansville
Jad
Floyd J. Biggs
Arch Sprowl
Horace: Hitch
Princeton
Rotary Club
Dyson
Young thief hid in empty ice box after poolroom burglary
Harlen Sullivan, 19, broke into Fred Lautenlager poolroom on East State Street Friday night. He stole $15 in change, five cigarette cartons, and a razor, then confessed after arrest by Chief Guthrie Saturday. About $142 recovered and cigarettes returned to owner. Sullivan, an orphan with prior reform school time, showed remorse in city lockup.
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Fred Lautenslager
East State Street
Harlen Sullivan
Guthrie
Young Sullivan
Mr. Lautenslager
Evansville
Sullivan
Reformatory
Man Who Talked With Apes Dies in Tennessee
Richard L. Garner, African explorer and author who claimed to hear monkey language, died at a Chattanooga hospital after a sudden illness. He had spent years in the African jungles recording animal sounds and once announced a talking monkey in the Congo. Garner planned to found a monkey colony in Florida with attorney Clark Abbott.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Richard L. Garner
Doctor Garner
Garner
Congo
Africa
Clark Abbott
New York
Florida
Flashy Dressed Girls Detained After Street Incident
Two young women were placed under custody after an incident on the E and S J tract near Gir late Friday. Chief Guthrie told them to leave the city and they were escorted west of Broadway. One girl had come from Evansville and the other from Kentucky. both had been frequenting the area and staying at a local hotel despite icy sidewalks.
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Gir
Guthrie
Giele
Broadway
Evansville
Kentucky
Indiana University Centennial Alumni Banquet Arts Insight
The Indiana University Centennial Alumni banquet at First M. E. church drew about sixty attendees. Speakers included Dr. Sherman Davis, Hon. A. P. Twineham, and Trustee Frank Hatfield who traced IU growth from 321 to over 3900 students and from 69 thousand to nearly 1 million in annual income. The event highlighted athletics, military training, and co education as central to IU’s progress, with a telegram from President Bryan and local officers re-elected.
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Indiana University
M. E
Sanford’ Trippet
Fred ‘R. Swing
Wing
Sherman Davis
Department of Chemistry
Davis
University
Honght Thiana
Middle West
A. P. Twineham
Twineham
I. U
Frank Hatfield
Evansville
Trustee Hatfield
Hatfield
J. A
Tak Chharge
Presidnt
Bryan
B. W. Cockrum
Sanford Trippet
Edith Brazleton
Christine Rigge
Walker
Lumni Association
Fewer In Jail Than In Last Twenty Years
Indianapolis report says state jails hold 456 inmates as of September 30, down from 510 a year earlier and far below the 12 year average. The decline is attributed to Prohibition and related enforcement.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Charities
Local pastor receives extended call to Sullivan church
The Rev. A. A. Cohn, pastor of the First Baptist church, is extended a call to lead the Sullivan Indiana Baptist church which has been without a pastor for a year. Trustees bought a parsonage property for 3800 dollars. Cohn is currently conducting a revival at Worthington Indiana and its status is undecided.
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A. A. Cohn
City
Sullivan
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Ind
Powahattan Adrift After Tow Parting at Halifax
Wireless reports say the Powahattan broke free from the tow as Lady Laurier limited tows this port under Canadian government control. The steamer now drifts in Halifax harbor awaiting tow arrangements.
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Halifax
Lady Laurier
Beauty costs ten dollars an hour in Chicago loop
Prices rise as parlors charge three dollars for a simple sham or marcel wave and twenty dollars for two hours of service. Owners say costs of supplies and staff push rates higher, while customers lament the burden of beauty upkeep in a busy city district. Miss Roxy White visits relatives in Mt Carmel.
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Chicago
Pop Ordinaire
Marcel
Nate
Two Hundred Seventy-One Powhattan Passengers Landed
New York January 24 271 passengers of the disabled liner Powhattan were landed here today by the transport Northern Pacific.
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New York
Northern Pacific
Married in Paducah by Justice Miller
Pearl Earles of Paducah Kentucky married Samuel C Haney boilermaker of Mt Carmel Illinois in a Friday ceremony conducted by Justice D S W Miller at his east Broadway office. It was both spouses second marriage.
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Pearl Earles
Paducah
Samuel C. Haney
Mt. Carmel
D. S. W. Miller
East Broadway
Indiana Public Service Hearing Faces Bond Refund Case
Evansville January 24: Indiana Public Service Commission chair Lewis and members heard Rockport Water Works seek permission to refund about 515,500 in bonds maturing. Ft. Branch Electric Light seeks authority to charge non owners $5 for new lighting in homes. Mr and Mrs Alfred Jordan of Mt Carmel attended.
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Evansville
Lewis
Paul P. Haynes
Indiana Public Service Commission
Rockport Water Works Company
Ft. Branch Electric Light Company
Braved Danger of Ice Packs Near Chicago Harbor
Six airplanes returned to Chicago in a bid to reach the steamer Sidney O Neil trapped in Lake Michigan ice six miles from the harbor. Lifeguards and tugs tried to access the vessel while four men from the crew bridged the ice with ropes and poles to reach help. The two men aboard said food and fuel remained sufficient.
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Chicago
Sidney O'Neil
Chicago Harbor
Lake Michigan
1300 New York Teachers Quit Over Low Pay
In 1919, 1,300 teachers resigned from New York public schools as pay remained too low. Superintendent William L. Ettinger called the situation acute, noting daily resignations and class hampering by instructor shortages. Questionnaires show workers urging a living wage.
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W York
New York Public
William L. Ettinger
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