M K and T Rail Service Curtailment Amid Strike Clashes
Thirty passenger trains on the M K and T will be discontinued temporarily due to strike clashes near Chicago. Fourteen services are replaced by mixed trains as the railroad cannot maintain terminals to handle locomotives. A Chicago dispatch notes women battled during the railroad strike war as agencies sought strike breakers and wives to contest picketing. Windows were broken at the home of Mike Lieupeyich and his wife, who were alleged to have worked in Pullman shops.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
ST. Louis
Mike Lieupeyich
Sporadic Chicago area clashes amid broad strike unrest
Fighting persisted in districts near Chicago shops as police aided crowd control. Seven bank guards stayed deployed across Illinois while officials showed no plan to move them into riot zones. Strike leaders urged a quick settlement though 100 percent piloted stoppage remained. Bert Jewell urged action by the US Railroad Labor Board as talks stalled and the board required a return to work before conference talks.
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Bert Jewell
Shopcrafts
United States Railroad Labor Board
Railroad Management
Ben Hooper
Rail strike pickets report daily worker supplies
Picket men in Terre Haute report Pennsylvania Railroad shops supplying workers with ice cream and oiler dainties, smokes, gloves, and overalls. They say ice cream is served during the day and smokes are passed around several times daily as part of the strike.
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Terre Haute
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wives Proposed as Observers in Indianapolis Strike
Wives and relatives of Indianapolis strike workers urged to act as observers at railroad shops. Union leader L. V. Hart said officials would not use them to avoid insults. Detectives’ false alarm reported 1500 strikers planning an attack, but no disorder found. Strikers’ morale boosted by ghostly omen and back pay due many workers.
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Indianapolis
L. V. Hart
Hart
Big Four
Lin
Strikers Routed by Troops at Sloan near Buffalo
Twenty striking railroad carmen clashed with state troops and deputy sheriffs at Sloan as they manned picket lines outside the International Railway Co. in a tense labor confrontation.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Sloan
Here
International Railway Co
Patoka Dredge Complete From Western Cutoff
Contractor Fred Morgan finished the western cutoff of the Patoka River dredge channel and the dredge boat works eastward toward Wheeling. The project will shorten the river’s bendy path, with a flood stage wall aiding flood damage and a future permanent channel through the dredge. Bridges are planned as three roads are abandoned until construction.
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Fred Morgan
Patoka River
Wheeling
Oakland City
Pike and Gibson County
Winslow
Gibson and
Pike County
Putoka
Daniel Interpreting the King's Dream at First Methodist Class
The First Methodist Church hosts the M E Men's Bible Class at 9 15 a m tomorrow in the basement. The lesson covers Daniel interpreting Nebuchadnezzars dream with Shadrach Meshach and Abednego and features new biographical details alongside old fashioned songs.
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Daniel
First Methodist
Nebuchadnegzar
Shadrach
Meshach
Abed- Nego
Lincoln
John D Rockefeller Celebrates 83rd Birthday
New York on July 8 marks John D Rockefeller turning 83. He begins with a morning round of golf followed by an automobile ride in the afternoon as his simple birthday celebration.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Amid Warmth
Fair and warmer tomorrow with a high near 78 and a low around 68. Partly cloudy conditions persist. Today at 6 am the temperature was 74 with a low 57 and sunset at 7:15. Sunrise is 4:34 tomorrow. A R Burton.
Funds for Auto for S. S. Organizer Slow to Grow
Funds for purchasing a Ford car to enable Sunday school organizer Frank Kinsey of Gibson county to travel in out districts are coming in slowly. Total under $100, contributions are being held by Will Blair, with support from church and Sunday school groups. The car would be used solely by Kinsey in Gibson county, with the title held by a committee of local citizens. Cash or checks may be given to Will Blair or Rev. C. K. Flynn, who endorses the effort.
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Frank Kinsey
Gibson County
Will Blair
Farmers’ National Bank
C. K. Flynn
First Methodist’ Church
Ministerial Association
Mr. Kinsey
Tariff Rile To Increase Cost Of Necessities
Washington July foresees higher food prices as 18 of 22 cities report increases per labor department data. Senator Walsh Democrat of Massachusetts faults tariff schedules for pushing prices higher, while Commerce Department officials link rises to rebounding agricultural prices after a slump.
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Washington
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
Labor Department
Department of Commerce
Walsh
Commerce Department
Heavy rainfall nourishes crops across six Indiana counties
A heavy rain shower hit Hamilton Tipton Boone Clinton and Madison counties Friday afternoon, the heaviest since early June. Nearly an inch of water fell in two hours, aiding the central Indiana crop, especially corn, with beneficial rainfall across the drought-stricken area.
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Noblesville
Ind
Hamilton
Tipton
Boone
Clinton
Madison
Indiana
True Blue Tuue Bug Parade In Courthouse Lawn
A strange Tuue bug with a green coat and rapid flight is described as gathering thousands on the courthouse lawn. It is kept by strings with legs tied, drawing comparisons to Volstead era liquor debates and offering a curious, humorous portrait of an insect as a public spectacle.
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Volstead
Princeton Telephones Ponder Upfront Payment Plan
Indiana Bell Telegraph proposes charging in advance for June and July service with July prepaid, amid Princeton consolidation. Patrons are likely to resist, but installation charges could cover a month of service in advance. Chamber of Commerce action on Indiana company rates unrelated to this proposal.
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Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
Tellates
Indiana
Princeton. Tele
O ‘Rinceton
Hag Jade Public
Workmen Stoned at Fort Wayne Amid Foreign Attack
Indianapolis dispatch reports Fort Wayne faced a violent outbreak in a railroad strike. Adjt. Gen. Smith was sent by Gov. McCray to assess the situation. no troops were called. Charles Joudt, a longtime worker, was assaulted by eight foreigners and hospitalized. A mob attacked Philip Wagner's home with stones and a bucket of yellow paint.
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Adjt
Smith
Fort Wayne
McCray
Adjutant General
Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania
Charles Joudt
Philip Wagner
Battery Men Inoculated For Typhoid Drill
A group of young men from the 139th field artillery received their first typhoid inoculation during a drill at the battery headquarters in the courthouse basement. Captain Ben H. Watt supervised, with Drs. Braselton and Rhodes administering shots. Major Ray W. Barker of Indianapolis noted the unit's strong equipment and location at Camp Knox, Ky, for a two week training starting July 28, and urged all players in the area to join the camp, including musicians with instruments.
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Court House
Ben H. Watt
O. ‘I. Braselton
H. Rhodes
Ray W. Barker
Indianapolis
Barker
Watt
138Th Field Artillery
Camp Knos
Knox
Germany seeks moratorium on reparations payments
Berlin reports Germany asks the reparations commission for a moratorium as it cannot meet the 6,000,000 paper marks due July 15. Observers warn of political collapse, possible monarchy or communist shift, while unrest and scarce newspapers mirror the crisis. Lloyd George fears a broader Franco German crisis across Europe.
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Berlin
Germany
Reparations Commission i
Gumorg
London
Europe
Lloyd George
Ireland
Hunger strike ends after jail dinner breaks it
Peters burg Indiana July 7 Young inmate Decker confined in Pike county Jail gave up a hunger strike after three hours when the sheriff s daughter set before him a dinner of chicken with potatoes fresh tomatoes iced tea and cake He says he surrendered because his wife might not see him again and she is elsewhere unknown He is again on jail rations.
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Petersburg
Tnd
Orval Decker
Pike County
Decker
Gasoline Price Cut Ordered by Standard Oil Co
Chicago report states Standard Oil Co announces a reduction of gasoline prices effective where interstate freight rates are cut. The move follows freight rate reductions and will save buyers from 0.2 to 0.4 cents per gallon across affected regions.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Co
Harding speeds to Washington to resolve coal and rail strikes
President Harding rushes back to Washington with domestic issues pressing. He plans to seek advice on ending the coal and railroad strikes and to apply pressure on opposing factions. Republican leaders seek a Senate conference on cloture and tariff bill actions.
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Senate
Entire Army Joins In Hunt For Irish Rebel
Dublin July 8 the Free State army mobilizes to capture Eamon D Valera described as a will o the wisp who leads insurrection through western Ireland as the provisional government warns of rising danger and the phantom rebel image surrounding Michael Collins fades amid pursuit by security forces
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Dublin
Eamon D'Valera
Will-O'T -The-Wisp
Ireland
Free State
Michael Collins
D'Valera
Provisional
Sohiétimes Anelude
Two Men Die as Lightning Strikes Shelter Wagon
Two men were killed when a bolt of lightning struck a wagon sheltering them during a storm in Lyons Indiana. The victims were Charles Buzan of Lyons and Dwight Bonham of Linton.
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Lyons,ind
Charles Buzan
Lyons
Dwight Bonham
Linton
Cornerstone Laying at Rockville Sanitarium
The cornerstone of the children's building at the Rockville sanitarium will be laid with fitting ceremonies next Wednesday. Invitations have been issued by the board of trustees for all interested. The event will be conducted under the auspices of the Rockville Masonic order.
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State ‘Sanitarium
Rockville
Masonic Order of
Gibson County Banks Report Over 6 Million in Deposits
The June 30 statement shows 14 Gibson County banks with deposits exceeding 6.0 million and total resources near 8.0 million. Institutions listed include Peoples American National Princeton Farmers National First National Oakland City Citizens Trust Hazleton State Owensville First State Fort Branch and Patoka National among others with detailed figures for each.
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Gibson County
First National
Oakland City
Citizens Trust & Savings
Princeton_ oe
Hazleton
First State
Owensville
Ahale
Merchants
Ft. Branch
Columbia State
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Holiday Express
Atlantic City
Witte
Winslow Junction
Philadelphia & Reading
Bank al Guard
Illnois
Patoka
M. E. Men’s Bible
John
S. S
M. i. Church
M. B
M. BE
M. E
Rev. C. GB. Fiynnce
I. BE. Criswell
J. N. Davidson
Broadway
W. &. Simpson
W. L. Johnson
Walnut Grove Club
Nuboeds
FT. Wayne
Uniontown
Harding
White House
Peoples
American National
Farmers National
Haubstadt State
Old’ State
Patoka National
Mackey State
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