Democratic Candidates Present City Platform
Democratic candidates in Princeton outline a platform for a bigger and better city. They accuse the current administration of inaction and pledge to restore streets, move meter control to the city building, pursue rate reductions, install city scales, extend boundaries, and improve parks with secure police enforcement.
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Princeton
Princeton Light Company
Fourtil
Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
Charles A. Niemeier
Jury acquits Walter E. Cox for shooting
In Francisco, Walter J. Cox, superintendent of Ayshire District Collieries, was found not guilty after a seven teen hour, two day trial in Gilson circuit court. The jury, led by foreman Charles N. Emerson, deliberated through one night, relying on self defense instructions as Cox claimed he feared a mob. Debord was shot on August 24 while Cox testified he fired to kill amid warnings of a possible mob near his home.
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Walter J. Cox
Ayshire District Colleries Company
Francisco
Gilson
Aseault
Frank de ‘Nord
Charles N. Emerson
Court House
Cox
R. C. Baltzell
Ing
Debord
Lyceum Course Planned by High School for Season
Princeton high school plans a Lyceum course requiring signatures to gain funding. Ten performances are listed from October to March including Smith Damon the potter, De Jon the magician, Graves the lecturer, Temple Singers, Princess Nadonis Tadians, and more. Tickets priced at 1.50 with no Friday or Saturday dates to avoid basketball conflicts.
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Org Ane
Smith Damon
de Jon
Adis Lente
Graves
Temple Singers
Nadonis Tadians
Princeton
ASA
Minister Found Guilty in Wife Drowning Murder
Rev. John Spencer, formerly a physician from Oklahoma, convicted of murdering wife Mrs. Spencer by drowning her in Clear Lake during a vacation with him. Jury of eleven for conviction. Sentencing Monday with option between life in prison or hanging. Spencer believed to appeal.
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Lakeport
Cal
John Spencer
Y.es
Oklahoma
Spencer
Taken to asylum for Evansville transfer
George Hedrick inmate at the county poor farm was moved to Woolmere asylum Evansville Saturday morning by Roy Nichols after several days in jail awaiting action on his application.
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George Hedrick
Woolmere Asylum
Evansville
Awas
Roy Nichols
Weather brief notes warm spell into Sunday
The forecast indicates a warming trend with tonight and Sunday expected to be fair. Temperatures rise modestly and skies stay mainly clear across the region.
Princeton High to Petersburg: Football Trip Set
Princeton High School football coach Grose has selected a 15 man squad for the trip to Petersburg to face their team. Players include Forest Gabbert John Harmon Carl Cleveland Glen Miller George Funk Roderick Trippett Doris Graham Hilbert Webster Vivian Lanman Lawrence Ziltak Wallace Kern Harry Alexander Poole Clemens Ira Franklin Joe Cushman. Returns posted at the Daily Democrat office after 3 30 o'clock.
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Princeton
Petersburg
Grose
Forest Gabbert
John Harmon
Carl Cleveland
Glen Miller
George Funk
Roderick Trippett
Doris Graham
Hilbert Webster
Vivian Lanman
Lawrence Ziltak
Wallace Kern
Harry Alexander
Poole Clemens
Ira Franklin
Joe Cushman
Daily Democrat
Sunrise and temperature notes in day almanac fragment
Almanac fragment lists sunrise at 5.595 and sunset at 5:28 with high and low temperatures. Mentions 43 as high and 38 as low with frost and cloudy conditions. also notes a second date with 70 and 4 as highs for Lost Year.
Hold Suspects In Mail Robbery Case
Detroit police hold several suspects in a mail truck robbery near Detroit. About $200,000 in loot was stolen, with most pouches believed to have held receipts and securities. Canadian banks were among consignors of some of the security items in the misdeed.
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De‘troit
Detroit
Mich
Giants Aim To Even Series On Rain Postponement
The World Series game between the Giants and Yankees at Polo Grounds was postponed by rain and moved to tomorrow with the Yankees as home team. Babe Ruth may miss the lineup tomorrow due to an infected arm, kept from last game. replacements Roth or Pewster could start in left field.
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Hope OF Giants
Ruth
Democrat Will
Megaphone
New York
Democrat
Polo Grounds
Giants
Yankees
Babe Ruth
Cleveland
Roth
Pewster
Weather promises mild World Series forecast for Washington
The Weather Bureau issued a bulletin promising real world series weather in Washington for tomorrow and through next Thursday. Forecasters expect not too cold conditions with a mild spell extending into the period.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Spe
Princeton oil advances spark potential field revival
Advance of 25 cents per barrel lifts Princeton oil to 1.77 a barrel marking the second rise in a week. Producers say prior prices halted local development but the higher level may restore profitability and spur continued output with further increases anticipated.
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Princeton
Cornerstone Laying Marked New Patoka High School
A large crowd from Gibson County attended the Friday ceremony in Patoka Indiana for the cornerstone laying of the new high school and grade building. Evansville mason Grand Master Albert Funkhouser Rev T A Harriman and Ben H Watt spoke. weather limited some addresses and a town band provided music in the afternoon.
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Patoka
Ind
Gibson County
Albert W. Funkhouser
Evansville
Masonic ‘Order
Indiana
T. A. Harriman
End
Chaplin
Ben H. Watt
Prince
Tou
Prodigal Son Returns After Mail Robbery Spree
Carl Seiler Jr. returns home after spending about $45,000 in two years on high living with a wife he met during the Whiting Co mail theft. The 23 year old confessed to taking part in the 1919 robbery, and his father turns him over to police. The couple traveled the country by plane and freight as authorities were summoned at the doorstep.
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Chicago
Carl
Carl Seiler
Whiting Co
Latifornia
Texas
Second Panel Exhausted After Tightly Read Text
The fragment shows exhausted second panel notes with garbled phrases about securing and several days indicated. It preserves minimal readable details and unnamed events.
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