24 Jul 1920
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Newspaper
Princeton Daily Democrat
Location
Princeton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1920
Page
1
The fifth and deciding contest of the international yachting series was postponed today due to heavy weather. Both yachts were at the starting point when the race was called off and the next race will be sailed Monday.
Police report Sinn Fein constables on housetops using explosive bullets. two men and a woman wounded in Belfast as three more die in hospitals, bringing death toll to seventeen in the week of fighting between Orangemen and Sinn Feiners.
Mr and Mrs Vohmann hosted a picnic supper Friday evening for federal students of Oakland City College and their friends. Music by the Girls Glee and Miss Denton and Hayes of Princeton provided entertainment. Mr Mood gave a talk that appealed to the students and attendees left hoping for more social events.
Turks and Bulgars in talks to form an alliance against Britain and France, with Russia possibly joining. Negotiations reported from Erlin July 24, citing a diplomatic source as still unconfirmed. The pair once at odds may unite on common enmity toward the entente.
Coal operators fear a wider walkout after a complete tie up of Illinois mines with unauthorized strikes in 30 percent of sites. The coal commission appointed by President Wilson is due to arrive, while Illinois Miners' Union president Frank Farrington admits limited control amid accusations of personal conflict with John Lewis, which he denies.
Princeton and vicinity faced a scorching spell with official readings around 95 degrees and 94 at noon. The heat caused several prostrations among berry pickers near the city, including two women and two small children, as forecasters predicted cooler weather by tonight and Sunday.
Washington July 24 President Wilson considers sending a telegram to officials of striking workers in Illinois coal fields. He may urge workers to stay on the job pending labor conciliators work. A score of telegrams urged him to set up coal commissions.
Jose Gibson admits ten murders and numerous burglaries in a telephoned message to Sheriff Cline. He was jailed at San Quentin after being transported from Los Angeles. Unconfirmed claims include four other killings in Alabama and Louisiana dating from 1910 to 1919.
A concise timeline lists years from 1851 through 1920 highlighting Lord Dunraven and Sir Thomas Lipton defenses. It notes Lipton’s early challengers, the Resolute, Shamrock I and subsequent yachts, and states that the defender has never been beaten by the challenger up to date.
Washington Pa July 24 local authorities believe the body found in a New York trunk is Katherine Dan 20 who vanished in June from Canonsburg with Alfonzo Tallias tone. Tallias tone was arrested in Detroit for violating the Mann Act and detectives will aid Detroit authorities. Clothes found in his room.
Indiana House concurred with Senate amendments to the blue sky bill and sent it to the governor. The measure, championed by Senator Oscar Batts, establishes a genuine blue sky law for the state while conference committee debates continue on tax and local government bills.
Arnol d Love, now 21, confessed to killing his mother seven years earlier in Grey county. He said he struck her with a wooden club at breakfast, buried the body in a cellar, and then returned to school. His father was hanged after a prior conviction. The case was described as the county’s most brutal murder.
The farmers association in Montgomery township will test seed wheat using the hot water method to combat smut and diseases. Two fields, one with Fultz and one with Michigan Amber varieties, will provide seed. samples available at the library. Grant Teel will host the room and equipment for the tests at his mill, supervised by C. L. Clayton Virgil Mood and a Purdue wheat expert.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Heubner welcome a baby boy born this morning at 518 East Water Street. Amos Pidgett and wife on South Main Street report a son born Saturday morning. The infant is named Harold Wazi.
Charles Wetzell a prominent farmer near Stinesville Indiana coughed up a thin triangular bone fragment he swallowed about two years earlier He nearly choked then forced it into the trachea and it traveled to the bronchial tubes and lung He was in a serious condition with a large cavity in the lung and signs of tuberculosis.
Mrs Warner Lee Johnson of Gwensville was in town Friday for shopping.
The Indiana Senate approved the administration bill to regulate coal prices and distribution by a 27 to 12 vote. The chamber rejected creating a new coal industry commission, deferring powers to the Public Service Commission. The measure lacks a seized mines clause and faces House concurrence with changes. Some senators questioned constitutionality and labeled it socialistic, while others avoided a defeat by altering votes.
Ira Gilbert of 112 East Pine Street and an employee of Baldwin Tool Works was knocked unconscious Friday afternoon when a cant hook slipped while moving a log. He struck his head on a heavy beam and the tool handle hit his cheek, causing a deep cut. He was attended by a physician and taken home in a dazed condition.
In Indianapolis on July 24 the Senate passed the McMaster House Bill authorizing the city to appropriate $20,000 for expenses related to the national G A R encampment in September. Senator Wolfson moved to suspend the rules. the motion carried and the bill passed 36 to 60.
The Mothers Jewels group of the First Methodist church will gather Sunday afternoon at 2 30 at the church. All members are urged to attend.
Socialist leaders form a new cabinet in Warsaw led by Premier Vitos Dashminsky. The government immediately seeks armistice negotiations with Soviet Russia, signaling a dramatic shift in national policy and direction.
In French Lick Indiana on Friday July 24 a Democratic state committee meeting featured Mise Charlotte Or mond Williams of Memphis as the first woman elected vice chairwoman of a national committee. Governor hopeful Dr. Mc Culloch spoke as 209 delegates listened while Judge Clements rallied the First district. The editors planned a midsummer meeting in South Bend with hopes of Governor Cox as speaker.
W O Clappe, a B O fireman, who became overheated when detoured through this city, was taken to the Methodist hospital and returned to his Louisville home today. He had left on the afternoon train after sixteen hours of continuous service without rest.
The mother of William Cowan Lowry, claimant to the $2,000,000 estate of William Cowan, has been located on a plantation near New Madrid, Missouri. State's Attorney Charles Hadley says the woman, described as a negress, says she did not know the late oil magnate. Lowry claimed the estate as an illegitimate son.
A Sanitary Soda Shop touts large Whitman Samplers as gifts that bring lasting pleasure beyond candy, urging customers to view the sampler displays in the shop window.
Jones spends about a half hour nightly with his New Edison music before bed. The routine helps him forget business worries and home troubles, leaving him rested and refreshed each morning. G W Guthrie Music House offers New Edisons on a budget plan.
London July 24 The Russian soviet government has accepted Poland's armistice proposal and ordered Bolshevik commanders to arrange immediate steps toward an agreement. Wireless from Moscow stated the move signals a formal shift toward negotiations.
Sherman Goodfriend, two years old, is named heir in a probate filing in Cleveland Ohio. His father's will authorizes sale of the whiskey and delivers the proceeds to the boy in trust until he turns twenty one. Attorneys note the liquor cannot be sold in its present state and must be kept for him.
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