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Newspaper
Princeton Daily Democrat
Location
Princeton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1920
Page
2
The notice lists subscription prices for the Princeton Daily Democrat, showing rates by mail within Gibson County at 8 dollars per year and outside county at 5 dollars per year. It also provides office addresses on East State Street and publisher details.
The Evansville Courier notes chaos and leadership gaps in Chicago as old guard figures, except Penrose, dominate backstage. It argues delegates show uncertainty and loyalties waver, predicting strong leadership will emerge when pressure mounts and the convention will move as veteran leaders decide.
Congress races to adjourn today after long sessions in Washington. Spitzen bills passed late last week face delays awaiting presidential action before the adjournment hour.
The Indiana Federation of Farmers Associations announced a Midwest state presidents and secretaries meeting in Ames Iowa on June 22 attended by John G. Brown and Lewis Taylor. County drives under a uniform plan will be organized with H C Reid in charge. Hessian fly damages wheat across Johnson Bartholomew Randolph Madison and Green counties as drives continue in Union and Miami counties.
Evansville residents Mrs. Arthur Clark announces the engagement of her daughter Stella Katherne to Byron H Hornbrook. The couple plans to marry in the latter part of June. Hornbrook is well known in Evansville and attended Princeton schools.
LouisviIle, June 7. Richard Coleman, 17, fell from the second floor of the Federal Building and struck his head twenty feet below. He immediately resumed work and told post office employees he felt little the worse for his zum bie.
President Wilson in a telegraph to railroad brotherhood leaders criticizes Congress for inaction on high living costs and wartime domestic issues. He says the current session shows political expediency rather than public welfare and calls for Congress to remain in session to address urgent economic and labor problems.
Mrs Mary Trimble newly appointed supervisor of visiting nurses for the Babies Milk Fund association will leave July 1 for Chicago for six weeks of study at the Chicago school of Civics and Philanthropy. She reported on Evansville visiting nurses work and on the National Convention of Public Health nurses in Atlanta in April at the association meeting.
Rain delays plowing and roads near Ft. Branch hinder mail service with about three and a half miles impassable. Local residents report sick lists for Ray Loveless and a child of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gettleman while farmers continue road work and Loveless has eight acres of tomatoes promising a big crop.
Ray Freudenburg and wife visited William Freudenburg Sunday. Decoration day services were held Providence last Sunday. Herman and Victor Pflug made a business trip to Haubstadt Tuesday. Mrs Bankford and sons spent several days with friends in this vicinity. Miss Christina Steihl 92 Vincennes visited her father the past week. A double wedding was solemnized at the Catholic church Wednesday morning when Catherine Braham and R C Abell and Veronica Graham and Henry Moll were united in marriage. The brides are sisters. Charles Breter visited Wednesday evening near Post Oak. George and Lincoln Wagner and Joshua Freudenburg attended church at Providence last Sunday afternoon.
The supreme court reversed the jury verdict in the grand larceny case against Walter Pritchard and ordered a new trial. Pritchard, once found guilty for breaking into C E I box cars, disappeared on bond while an appeal was pending. He is at large, believed to be in Canada, with Raymond Dennis now confessing to bank robbery with Pritchard.
The east local was in charge today by Conductor Chamberlain Flagman Usery and brake men Hutchison and Delord Brakeman Paul Usery is off duty due to sickness Two thousand seven hundred ninety six wheels for cars received in the last two weeks Conductor Hadfield Flagman Collus and Brakeman Alvis on the Ayrshire coal train today H B Toole off duty a few days due to sickness Conductor Ryan Flagman Fields and Brakeman Toole ran 52s to St Louis today Traveling Storekeeper George P Turner of Knoxville Tenn was here Saturday on a business visit Charles Wilson spent Sunday at Louisville
This evening at 7 30 two Boy Scout troops meet at the First Methodist church to hear Major Munford on French boys and girls. The Salvation Army appeal committee will announce plans and prizes for tomorrow and Thursday.
June 6 at 7 p.m. the high reached 81 and the low 54 with clear skies. Compared to last year the high was 80 and the low 67. Precipitation recorded 0.40 inches. Local notice cites Burton weather data.
A sequence of inning by inning scores shows St Louis 6.1 and Cleveland 22, Chicago 7 and Detroit 6, New York 12 and Philadelphia 6, Washington 5 and Boston 4. These figures indicate a chaotic compilation of baseball game results across multiple cities.
Mrs Nellie Jackson teaches the Oakland City College music department program at the Blind Association meeting at 8 o clock Monday evening in the Chamber of Commerce. Students present the program and the public is invited.
In St Louis the Cards beat Chicago 5 to nothing after ten innings and Pittsburgh prevailed 8 to 1 over Cincinnati. Brooklyn defeated New York 8 to 4 in a three game schedule with only those results listed.
St. Paul faces Indianapolis while Minneapolis meets Toledo Milwaukee plays Louisville and Kansas City battles Columbus in American Association action today.
The day features New York visiting Philadelphia and Boston traveling to Washington as the only confirmed league games with no other matchups listed.
The National League matchup features Cincinnati visiting Pittsburgh with no other games scheduled on the slate.
A fragmented grocery ad lists Tuesday to Thursday specials including Lily White Flour at 1.68 a sack, bulk oats 15 cents per 2 pounds, various canned goods, milks, baking powder, coffee, and soaps with multiple brand names and pack sizes.
Ward 10 urges avoidance of crowds to prevent influenza and endorses a simple home remedy. A Kentucky druggist warns catarrh invites flu, recommending mentholized arcine gargles and nasal spray. The recipe uses three quarters of an ounce to make a pint for daily throat and nasal relief.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Ton ic purports to purify and enrich the blood to restore energy and vigor. It claims to strengthen effort and revive vitality, urging readers to try the product advertised for renewed power and endurance.
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