Rail conference opens in Chicago over looming wage strike
In Chicago the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and rail executives meet with government officials to avert a October 30 strike over a 12 percent wage cut ordered by the labor board. W. G. Lee asserts parties may resist board decisions pending court ruling as unions and railroads seek a settlement.
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Railroad Labor Board
Chicago, H
Brotherhood of Railway
United States Railroad Labor Board
W. G. Lee
Ben Looper
Brotherhood
Lee
Labor Board
Coliseum
Barton
Five Hundred Trucks Ready in Indiana for Emergency Freight
Indiana state officials announce a fleet of at least 500 motor trucks ready to mobilize for food and essential goods transport if Governor McCray calls upon the highway department during a rail tieup. Roads are reported in excellent condition with eight main market highways prepared for heavy traffic.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Highway Department
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Lawrence Lyons
McCray
Highway Motor’ Transportation Department
Lyons
Union
Terre Haute
South Bend
Kokomo
Columbus
Seymour
Louisville
Lebanon
Chicago
Michigan
Madison
Shelbyville
Greensburg
Ripley County
Versailles
Brookville
Ohio
Martinsville
Oakland City man guilty of liquor possession
Marion Loveless of Oakland City was found guilty in city court of possessing intoxicating liquor. He received a $100 fine, costs, and 30 days at the state penal farm. The judge ordered further investigation into Loveless’s character before transfer. A raid at Loveless home seized gallons of liquor and two jugs.
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Oakland
Marion Loveless
Oakland City
Mayor Shubart
Loveless
Sibart
Fense
Will Reed
American consul in Mexico stabbed at Salina Cruz
Lloyd Burlingham American Consul at Salina Cruz Mexico was attacked and stabbed by two unknown assailants inside the American consulate on October 24. The state department said two wounds were inflicted on his left arm but not serious.
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Washington, D. C
Lloyd Burlingham
Salina Cruz
Mexico
State Department
Burlingham
Mrs MekKedy Returns Home After Visit
Mrs MekKedy returns to her Oakland City home after spending several days with Mrs McRoberts and her daughter on North Hart Street.
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Mereeedea MekKedy
Oakland City
Rebecca McRoberts
North Hart Street
Unsettled Tonight and Thursday with Rain Likely
Weather note forecasts unsettled conditions tonight and Thursday with rain. A colder Thursday is expected and the almanac lists sunrise and sunset times for the day.
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Tomorow
Death of Dr C M Lindley a Princeton Physician
Dr C M Lindley a well known retired physician of Princeton died at Methodist hospital at 10:30 this morning after a long decline due to old age. He will lie in state at Madcliff Colvin morgue until Thursday evening and be taken Friday to Brooklyn Indiana for funeral Friday at 10:30 in his old home church. Surviving are two daughters Minnie Fields and Mary Galloway. his wife Elizabeth Jane Province preceded him in 1911. Born January 1 1832 in Hudsonville Illinois, he practiced medicine in Waverly Indiana and Brooklyn Indiana and performed the first Caesarian in the area in 1867 with a nurse assisting.
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Chambers Morton Lindley
Princeton
Methodist Hospital
Madcliff Colvin
Brooklyn
Ind
Lindley
Minnie Fields
Mary Galloway
West Walnut Street
Elizabeth Jane Province
Kentucky
Hudsonville
Crawford County
Tillinois
Atteding Common
Bloomedale
Park County
Indiana
Newport
Ann <Arbor
Mich
Waverly
Morgan County
Ohio Medical School
Funeral Held for Clell Woods in Branch Indiana
Clell Woods aged 47 died Monday after a months long illness. Funeral services were set for Thursday at 2 PM from the Woods home with Rev G A Smith of Petersburg and Rev A Ta Williams of the Methodist Church officiating. Burial followed in Walnut Hill cemetery. He is survived by a widow.
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Walnut Hill Cemetery
Andees
Hazleton Activist Al Decker Present in City
Local report notes Al Decker of Hazleton acting in the city today with unclear details from the fragmentary OCR. Further context on purpose or event not provided in readable text.
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al Decker
House splits over attempt to oust Texas Democrat Blanton
The U S House divided on a resolution to oust Representative Thomas Blanton of Texas. Some push for expulsion while many favor severe censure, with action due next day. Blanton planned a return to the capital to address the House and may apologize for a printed affidavit involving the Government Printing Office.
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Washington, D. C
House
Thomas Blanton
Texas
Mondell
Blanton
Wheeling
W. Va
Southener
Congressional
Harding urges political and economic equality for Negroes in the South
President Harding told a Birmingham audience that the Negro must be given political and economic equality as a matter of justice and national welfare. He stressed social and racial differences while opposing his own party using Black voters as a political asset and urged Negroes to vote on merits of each ticket.
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Birmingham
Ala
Harding
South
Fire marshal inspections enforce new dry cleaning license law
Evansville assistant state fire marshal George H. Felthaus inspected local dry cleaning establishments and found most in excellent condition. The law, effective March 10, requires underground fire suppression for license eligibility and will close noncompliant plants. Felthaus departed for Vincennes after the visit.
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George H. Felthaus
Evansville
Vincennes
Myr
Felthaus
Ekthaus
Special Legion meeting to plan Pullman car to national meeting
Tonight at 7 30 in county Superintendent's office the American Legion urges all members to attend. Plans to furnish a Pullman car from Princeton to Kansas City from October 30 to December 5 80. Burlington railroad representatives will attend.
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American Legion
Court House
Princeton
Kansas City
Burlington Railroad
Tampa Suffers From Tidal Wave
Tampa is underwater after a tidal wave triggered by a Florida storm. Widespread damage reported across the state but no deaths yet. Communications down. wires, telegraph and telephone lines out. roofs blown from buildings near Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa
Florida
Here
Birth of Daughter Nancy Lov in Oakland City
Announcements report the birth of a daughter named Nancy Lov to Mr and Mrs Herbert Martin at their Oakland City home on a Saturday in October 19 0s. The father is manager of the A L Maxwell Garage. Mrs Martin formerly Nellie McCarty of Ft Branch.
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Nancy
Herbert Martin
Oakland City
A. L. ‘Maxwell Garage
Martin
Nellie McCarty
Ft. Branch
Wilden “Percy
Glendrate
Booze Floods New York as Boots Run Free
New York, Oct. 26. Illicit liquor streams into the city despite raids. Bootleggers use New York as a central hub for smuggled and locally produced spirits including gin, scotch, cognac, and rum. Prices drop as supply broadens and competition heats up among sellers.
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New York
Opretone
Pleads Guilty to Forgery in Check Cashed
Marshall Eakes of 1181 South Seminary Street pleaded guilty to check forgery after a Southern pay check for 15.35 was found on the sidewalk. He forged Charles Scott’s signature to cash it and told Police Chief Dan King the money was for Scott’s need. Sentence to be passed Thursday morning.
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Marshall Eakes
South Seminary Street
Ito
Eakes
Charles Scott
South Face Street
Bakes
Scott
Dan King
Postal Clerk Shot By Bandit In San Francisco Heist
In San Francisco on October 26 a bandit robbed the registry room at the ferry post office and shot guard Frank Adams who died. The raider escaped with a pouch of mail from the registry room. loot amount unknown but believed large. Police reported only one robber entered the building and entered the registry room before fleeing.
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San Francisco
Calif
Frank Adams
Ferry
Car Found Abandoned. Ownership Claimed in East
A roadster was found abandoned in the East with claims of ownership. Chestnut reports a young man from Vi took the car Monday morning after an alleged deal. police investigated and say the vehicle was allowed to remain briefly before sale.
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Soviet Russia
Hert
Russia
Moscow
Samara
Salina Crux
Weather Report
Brerr Ee
C. M. Lindley
Clell Woods
Rep. Blanton
Marshall
Special Legion
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