Surgeon uses pocket knife to save life
Ansil J Cassidy, joint proprietor of the Noble theatre on GIS south Main street, suffered a sudden throat blockage from quinsy. Dr. J A L Ziliak retrieved him at 4 am and, with a pocket knife, slit the windpipe below the obstruction and inserted a tube to restore breathing. Cassidy remains critical with uncertain recovery.
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Ansil J. Cassidy
Gis South Main Street
Noble Theatre
JA. L. Ziliak
Mr. Cassidy
Dr. Ziliak
Battery Mustered Into State Service
The 180th field artillery unit in this city was mustered into federal service Friday night by Major Barker. Captain J Watt leads the Princeton battery with lieutenants A Dalesby and Norman H Hart. The unit will go to Camp Knox Kentucky on July 23 for two weeks of training.
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Teadquarters
180Th Field Artlery
Barker
Mt. Vernon
J. Watt
Princeton
A. Dalesby
Norman H. Hart
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Indian Burying Ground Found on Nolte Road Route
In Point township on Mary Luebberman farm workers uncovered an Indian burying ground while extending the Nolte road toward the river. Fifty to sixty graves were excavated with many bodies in large numbers. only one skull remained. Some graves had stone bottoms walls and tops. Engineer Gerpler led the work.
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MT. Vernon
Point Township
Mary Luebberman
Union Town
Gerpler
Troops Ordered Into Williamson County Mine District
The military board announced that troops will be ordered into Williamson county's mine district after completing an investigation by a military committee. They visited the battle scene where 22 people were killed and examined witnesses on the risk of further violence. The board found surface peace but recommended mobilization and a guard until the strike ends.
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Twerrin
Jaume
Williamson County
Dante
Fried Chicken Instead of Frog Legs Supper Chosen
The Men's Club of First Presbyterian selects fried chicken for a church supper at Soyer's on Monday evening after objections to frog legs. Alva Levi and O M Roth switch plans, with men handling all work and head waiter duties by Charles Heberd. All women of the church and congregation are invited.
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First Presbyterian Church
Soyer's
Aelack
Alva Levi
O. M. Roth
Charles Heberd
War Time Profits in Meat Packing Industry
Washington June 24. The department of agriculture investigates packers and stockyards enforcement amid reports of war time profits by commission men in Chicago Omaha Kenosha St Paul and Portland. Overcharges by merchants harm farmers and raise consumer meat prices across distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wansttington
Department of Agreature
Chicago
Omaha
Kenston
St. Paul
Portland
Assassination of German Foreign Minister Rathenau
Berlin reports Walter Rathenau was killed by two masked assassins who threw hand grenades and opened fire as he left his home for work. The men escaped in a car, triggering a citywide manhunt and cabinet grief as authorities pursue the attackers.
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Berlin
Walter Rathenau
Bismarck Strasse
Rathenau
Potsdam
Rathenany
Mungo Stinnes
Germany
Wirth
Genoa
Russia
Newspaper Bootleggers Suppress Papers in Herrin District
In June 24 dispatch from Jerrin Illinois the Williamson county mine war spawns a newspaper bootlegger trend. Local stands closed after warnings against carrying fighting reports. Off-stand access exists via back alleys to illegally obtained out of town papers with full trouble coverage. Prices rise as supply, demand and bootlegging costs climb.
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Jerrin
Williamson County
Counties urged to adopt uniform highway plans statewide
Indiana officials push counties to adopt standard plans drafted by the state highway commission and approved by the U S Bureau of Public Roads to unify road construction. They advise submitting plan approvals before bidding or awarding contracts, noting state inspection costs averaged about 1.16 percent in 1921 22 and total county aid work neared 4 000 000 dollars.
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Indiana State Capitol
State Highway Commission
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Providence Church to mark 100th anniversary in simple services
Providence church four miles south of Francisco celebrates its centennial Sunday with an elaborate program and basket dinner. It is the third church built in the area after a log structure erected by locals costing 152 dollars. David Banta organized the church with thirteen charter members.
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Providence Church
Francisco
David Banta
Funeral for Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson Planned
London reports the funeral will be held next Monday at St Pauls Cathedral with full military honors. The body to be interred in the North Transept beside Lord Roberts. Two men arrested for Wilsons assassination were arraigned and remanded for three weeks.
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London
Sir Henry Wilson
St. Paul's Cathedral
Empire
Lord Roberts
Field Marshal Wilson
Murdered Field Marshal assassination sparks global condemnation
The assassins are identified as ex soldiers and one served as a government office doorkeeper. Reactions of horror and indignation spread beyond England to sovereigns, soldiers, and ministers worldwide as condolences reach Lady Wilson.
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England
Lady Wilson
Indiana forecast fair and cooler with clear skies
Indiana forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions tomorrow with clear skies. The high reached 60s and the low around 60. Sunset today at 7 17. Report by A R Burton.
Program for Chautauqua at Princeton Redpath Week Opens
Opening Wednesday afternoon marks the Princeton Redpath Chautauqua with a high class lineup. The schedule features concerts by the Collegian Male Quartet and Montague Light Opera Singers, lectures by Hon. Charles H. Brough and Dr. Huber W. Hart, children’s entertainments, impersonations by Sidney Landon, Irene Stolofsky recitals, Cramer-Kruz Trio, Evelyn Wansen lectures, and a New York cast dramatic performance Turn to the Right. The week continues with Mary Mason marionettes, Chester Milton Sanford on failures of the misfits, Vierra’s Hawaiians, and Jess Pugh Fun Specialist.
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Princeton Redpath Chautauqua
Redpath
Chester Milton Sanford
New York
Vierra
Jess Pugh
Governor Small Acquitted in Illinois Conspiracy Case
Governor Len Small was found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud the state. A Lake County jury acquitted him after deliberating one hour and thirty minutes. Prosecutors had sought to prove he conspired with Vernon and Edward Curtis to profit from state bank loans via the Grant Park bank.
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Waukegan, Hil
Len Small
Illinois
Lake County
Vernon
Edward Cur
Smalll
Sangamon County
Waukegan
Chicago
Hoosier-born governors fill Indiana's line of chief executives
Indiana records list only seven native-born governors among twenty eight. The piece notes Warren T. McCray as a true Hoosier, with Morton Porter Hovey Mount Durbin Marshall Goodrich also among native-born leaders and provides birthplaces and terms of office.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Warren T. McCray
Newton County
Oliver Perry Morton
Morton
Salisbury
Wayne County
Albert G. Porter
Porter
Lawrencesburg
Alvin P. Hovey
Mt. Vernon
James Atwell Mount
Montgomery County
Winfield Taylor Durbin
North Manchester
Thomas R. Marshall
North
Manchester
James P. Goodrich
Winchester
Officer Arrived Safely in Iowa
Police Chief S H Fettinger received a letter from Deputy Sheriff George W Robb of Des Moines Iowa noting A H Goodman hosiery salesman was taken to Des Moines and that Goodman’s case will not be heard until the September term. Robb reiterated that Goodman faces many years in prison and thanked the local force for their treatment, asking to be remembered by the mayor and city workers.
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S. H. Fettinger
George W. Robb
Des Moines
Iowa
A. H. Goodman
Goodman
Robb
Baby Born Aboard Boat Crossing River Border
Harold Rees rowing his wife Aerogs to a doctor at Mt. Vernon Indiana across the Ohio River when a child was born mid river. Friends weigh if the infant is a Hoosier or a Kentuckian in this border crossing birth.
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Evansville
Ind
Harold Rees
Kentucky
Ohio River
Mt. Vernon
Indiana governor orders coal for threshers and institutions
Governor McCray told sheriffs in 16 counties that Indiana must mine enough coal to supply state institutions and threshers to prevent perishable crops from spoiling. He said protection for miners will be provided if needed and noted reports of coal shortages in southern counties. The letter was sent statewide. Gibson county sheriff was among those reportedly included.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ana
McCray
Gibson
Indiana
Registration Law Upheld by Indiana Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld the state voters registration law citing legislative power to set registration requirements. It affirmed the Weiss-Blackford circuit court ruling in the case involving Abram Simmons and attorneys testing the law against John Byrd. The court said qualified voters may be excluded if they fail to register a reasonable number of days before the election.
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Weiss-Blackford Circuit
Abram Simmons
John Byrd
Supreme Court
Boy Suspected of Robbery Held in City Lockup
John Mayo, 16, of Mt. Vernon, was held Friday after noon on suspected robbery including money stamps watches and other articles. Police learned he is wanted in Mt. Vernon and he was released to return home after an arrest on the train led to his capture.
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John Mayo
Mt. Vernon
Til
Fettinger
Young Mayo
Southern
Hyslop
Mayo
Mexican Coffee Exports Rise Sharply From Salina Cruz
Declared exports of coffee from Salina Cruz Mexico to the United States in Q1 1922 reached 5,863,400 pounds valued at $835,900. This shows a 100 percent increase over the same period in 1921, plus gains of 67 percent over 1920 and 18 percent over 1919.
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Salina, Cruz
Mexico
United States
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Herrin
A. R. Burton
Chautauqua TS Splendid
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America
Charles IH. Brough
Montague Light Opera Singers
Leeinre
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W. Hart
Children’s Entertainment
Kathleen Scott
Catherine Denny
Trene Stolofsky
Sidney Landon
Irene Stolofsky
Cramer-Kruz
Leteure
Fevelyn Wansen
Fifth Morning Children’s Entertainment
David Brothers
Magic and Mystery
Lieurance’s
Little Symphony Orchestra
Lieurance
W. H. Harding
Mary Mason
Mary M. Mason
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Chicago Packers
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