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Newspaper
Princeton Daily Democrat
Location
Princeton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1920
Page
1
Local ad notice hints at a special price on a desired item at White Lumber Co. The brief mentions White Lead and store promotions without specific product details or dates.
George Soller was awarded the south Main Kentucky street sanitary sewer project with a bid of 2.30 per unit, the only bid. The city and affected property owners pay 1800 of the 2300, with 500 covered by the Chamber of Commerce Factory Fund, to avoid delays. City Engineer Harry Morrison to supervise.
A May 4 dispatch from London reports fresh unrest in the Ruhr district with German forces seizing Steffendorf and the town south of Wessel. The Amsterdam exchange provided the latest details.
California voters opened polling at 6 am and closed at 7 pm to choose between Senator Hiram Johnson and Herbert Hoover. Johnson appeared with banners promising a solid state for Johnson and led in expectations, with Johnson winning the Senate race by 16,990 votes while Hoover, new to politics, faced uncertain strength.
In Kokomo Indiana a tribal dog feast of the Igorrotes drew crowds as the chief Patamayamy and his wife who was traveling with a circus helped birth a baby girl named Princes Kokoro. The father notes she is the first Igorrote child born outside the island.
Kansas farmers gather in Hutchinson for a state wide labor conference to discuss a standard wage for harvest labor. Last year the norm was 5 cents an hour for ten hours with overtime pay. Wages ranged from 3.5 to 7.50 per day, with some counties paying much more.
Elkhart Indiana shows 24 277 residents up 4 995 with La Salle HL at 14 050 up 1 515 Marsajleys MI 3 291 up 100 Farmington Tl 2 631 up 21 Peru D1 8 869 up 885 Mendota IL 3 934 up 128 Crown Point Ind 5 232 up 706 brightens regional census readings.
Mortification mixed with humor as mannequins at Long Champs races yesterday discovered spiderweb stockings cannot withstand rain. A shower ruined the hosiery, leaving wearers shelterless and fleeing the scene for the afternoon. Mrs Sam French of Ft Branch visited friends and relatives in the city today.
Polling showed an extremely light turnout with many rural districts posting stronger participation than city precincts. By 3 PM ballots mailed in reached about fifty in city precincts while several precincts reported well under half of the 1916 November level with precincts 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 showing small tallies compared to last election.
Reports from across Indiana indicate Senator Hiram Johnson ahead of three opponents in preferential balloting. In northern and southern regions a trend favoring Johnson's California ties was seen, while central Indiana showed a tight race with Wood possibly leading in Marion County. Rural turnout was light as farmers postponed voting during fair weather.
In San Francisco and other Johnson strongholds voting was very heavy at early hours while Angles and Hoover areas showed lighter participation, shaping an uneven start to the California primary.
May 4 in Des Moines the Methodist church conference endorsed the effort to make the United States join the league of nations. The general conference voted to refer the EpIscopal address portion on the league to the church state committee for guidance.
Miss Edith Clark daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Clark and Edmund Conway son of Mr and Mrs Henry Conway wed at the Presbyterian parsonage in Carmel. The ceremony was performed by Rev A D Light. They plan to reside in East St Louis after a wedding trip.
The House passed and sent to the president the third urgent deficiency appropriation bill totaling 309 million dollars. Most funds cover winding up affairs of the United States Railroad Commission.
Glenn Taylor underwent an operation at Methodist hospital Monday night for appendicitis. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor of South Prince Street.
The piece notes heavy spending by Wood Johnson and other Republican hopefuls to mobilize support for the primary. It predicts county results will reveal loyalties, cites a close Circuit Court race amid alleged party ring activity, and says Democratic contests remain friendly with no major defections.
At the Ro tary Club session in the Kidd Hotel dining room Tuesday noon Rev Flynn spoke on the M C A question noting Princeton should have a home but current building conditions delay active work. FE R Maxam for public affairs proposed a regional meeting of first district towns to promote Southwestern Indiana to manufacturing centers eastward.
Major General Leonard Wood won Maryland’s presidential primary by nearly a two to one margin over Senator Hiram Johnson. State returns show Wood with about 15,900 votes to Johnson’s 8,059.
Music lovers in Princeton enjoyed a recital at the United Presbyterian church under the American Legion. Violinist Josef Knoceny delivered a moving program leading to high praise for Mary Tris pianist and Lola Murel Alley soprano. The Lyon & Healy piano furnished by G. W. Guthrie Music House complemented the performance. The trio’s artistry drew strong audience appreciation and a potential return could fill a larger venue.
In Bruges on May 4 the Procession of Holy Blood drew large priestly delegations and thousands of pilgrims from Europe. The relic ties to the Crusades when the Count of Flanders obtained sacred blood from the Patriarch of Jerusalem and presented it to Bruges. The crystal phial rests in an ornate casket, and the relic is shown each Friday morning with an annual street procession.
Columbus Indiana May 4 Herman Stuckey a young business man appeared at work wearing trousers made from many colored fabric scraps. He used samples from a clothing firm he once represented. Big Four Railroad office employees are wearing overalls.
East of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac, railroads plan a 30 percent freight rate rise. E C Buckland of the New York New Haven and Hartford lines said the move targets the official classification territory. Express and passenger rates would stay unchanged, while some underpriced communication rates may be raised if the Interstate Commerce Commission allows.
Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby urged relief for distressed Europe at a New York meeting. He called for physicians and medical supplies and warned against profiteering, insisting the United States must use wealth and power for global relief and a liberal Americanism guiding policy.
El Paso May 4. Obregon forces held the largest state in Mexico and planned a concerted drive on Mexico City after Juarez surrendered last night. Church bells rang and crowds rejoiced at the news of the capture.
April weather report shows mean maximum 62 degrees and mean minimum 5? degrees with a high of 84 on the 21st and a low of 31 on the 5th. Precipitation totals 3.48 inches. the month had 11 clear days 11 partly cloudy and 8 cloudy with 4 frosts, 2 thunderstorms, 1 hail and 9 rainy days. Mrs Alfred Brown returned yesterday from a two day visit with relatives in Winslow.
Miss Anna Gourley 21 a Hitch 5 and 10 cent store saleslady married Paul McGarrah 17 son of Mr and Mrs Harvey McGarrah in Evansville Monday. The couple had dated some time and the groom’s family and the bride’s parents are named Mr and Mrs Joseph Gourley and Mr and Mrs Harvey McGarrah of 908 South Race Street. Mrs McGarrah will keep her job at the store.
In Quincy on May 4, six circus elephants escaped and stampeded while swimming in a lake after a dog grabbed one. The elephants toppled keepers, damaged fences and lawns, and fled five miles east of the city. Miss Frances Zona Sills, a night operator at the C. & E. Depot, will soon depart for Pineto, Indiana, for a new job at the depot.
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