Bloodshed at voting booth marks Illinois primary
Chicago reporters describe a tense state primary with Michael Fennesey shot and killed by policeman Thomas Powers near a polling place. Four men were arrested for soliciting votes inside polling places but released on habeas corpus. Heavy Chicago voting and battles between Lowden and Thompson factions dominated coverage.
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United Press
Chicago
Michael Fennesey
Thomas ‘Powers
Powers
State’s Attorney’s Office
Railroad notes and crew changes update
John Auburn returns to duty after a brief layoff. The Apprentice Class met with Instructor Gregory. Brakeman Whitman is off duty for several days. Clerks meet at Ben Hur hall tonight. Switch engine 376 serves in yards today. Supply department balance sheet sent to Washington yesterday. Caboose 1824 back on the road after repairs and repaint.
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John Auburn
Assembly
Gregory
Whitman
Ben Hur Hall
Washington
Jury of Women Fines Woman Fifty Cents
In Portland Indiana on September 15 a city court jury of women convicted Mrs. Daisy Farber of provoke and fined her 50 cents. She was the first woman tried by a female jury. Dr. W. G. Hopkins of Ft. Branch was in the city Wednesday.
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Portland
Ind
Daisy Farber
Farber
W. G. ‘Hopkins
Ft. Branch
Heavy rains cause floods and washouts across county streets
Heavy rains turned a small county stream into a torrent washing away stock gates and flooding low land. C and F L railroad trains delayed hours after a washout near Patoka. roadbed repaired and trains resumed by afternoon. Prince street near Broadway washed away, soil erosion visible. Ditches and gutters overflowed near Southern shops and South Side park, water depths forced people to abandon cars and wade to safety.
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Patoka
Prince Street
Broadway
South Side Park
Montgomery
Gormont End
Ohio
Wool prices force Indiana farmers to halt production
Crawfordsville Indiana on September 15 reports County Agent Ackerson stating higher wool prices are needed or farmers will stop producing it. He notes Montgomery county farmers shipped two carloads to Chicago and have stored timber there awaiting a rising market before selling.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Ackerson
Montgomery County
Chicago
Johnson Gets Year in Prison for Mann Act Violation
Chicago reports Jack Johnson, former world heavyweight champion, sentenced by Judge George A. Carpenter to one year and one day in Leavenworth plus a $1,000 fine for Mann Act violations. Johnson, previously convicted in 1913, fled to Europe and later surrendered near the Lower California border.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Leavenworth
George A. Carpenter
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Europe
California
Lucille Cameron
Illinois
Watson to Speak Friday at the Airdome
Senator James E. Watson will address Republicans at the Airdome Friday night with speaking set for 7 30. Hon A P Twineham will preside and introduce the speaker who arrives from Vincennes at 5 40 in the evening.
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James E. Watson
Airdome
A. P. Twineham
Vincennes
Births Surpass Deaths in Indiana in 1920 Seven Months
Indianapolis reports from registrar-statistician H. M. Wright that Indiana's birth rate exceeded the death rate by 12,236 for the first seven months of 1920. July shows 20.8 births per 1000 with Howard County highest at 35.9 and Delaware lowest at 14 percent. Indianapolis July births were 13.3 per 1000, Greensburg highest death rate at 22.7 percent, and Bedford lowest at 4 percent.
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Indianapolis
H. M. Wright
State Board of Health
Indiana
Howard County
Delaware
Iscianapelis
Greensburg
Pedford
Coal Prices to be Fixed by Indiana Commission
Indiana coal prices to be fixed after a September 27 meeting of the state coal commission with wholesale and retail dealers. Chairman Jesse Eschbach said prices would likely be published around October 1 after data were gathered. officials had hoped to set them earlier this week.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Coal Commission
Jesse Eschbach
Republicans Sweep New York Primaries In Statewide Picks
Albany Sept 15 Republican and Democratic candidates swept New York in primaries last night with nearly complete returns. Judge Nathan Miller won the Republican gubernatorial nomination by over 120000 votes defeating George Thompson. James Wordsworth Jr renominated as Republican US senator candidate. Governor Alfred Smith unopposed as Democratic nominee. Lieutenant Harry Walker named Democratic US senator candidate.
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Albany
New York
Democratic
New York State
Nathan Miller
George Thompson
James Wordsworth, Jr
United States
Alfred Smith
Harry Walker
Protest blocks Watson address at Indiana M E conference
In Vincennes Indiana a protest seeks to bar Senator James E Watson from speaking at the eighty ninth annual Methodist Episcopal conference for Indiana The challenge cites his political candidacy and opposition to the League of Nations The conference has not ruled yet The event opened with a social session and greetings by Mayor James D McDowell Bishop Frederick Leete forecast a strong stance against saloons and profiteers during the sessions
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Vincennes
James E. Watson
The
Methodist Episcopal Churches of Indiana
Watson
League of Nations
J. 8. Stephens
Spencer
Ind
Snator Watson
James D. McDowell
George H. Murphy
President Wilson Seeks Campaign Role for Cox and Roosevelt
New York September 15. President Wilson will be invited by the Democratic national committee to participate in Cox and Roosevelt campaigns. National chairman George White announced the plan after learning the president is willing to aid as his health allows.
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New York
Wilson
Democratic National Committee
Cox
Roosevel
George White
Harding Appeals to Women With Substituted Plan
Marion Ohio Sept 15 Warren G Harding urged Republican women nationwide to consider a new proposal to other nations aimed at preventing war and building friendly relations.
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Marion
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
McAdoo to Campaign Across Indiana Illinois and New York
The Democratic National Committee announced that former Treasury Secretary William G. McAdoo would speak in New York Indiana and Illinois or in any other state the committee chooses to campaign for the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Democratic Committee
Wm. G. McAdoo
Colorado Primary Doubt Lingers After Vote Tally
In Denver on September 15, the race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination remained undecided as Carl Schuyler led Samuel Nicholason by about 2,000 votes. Incumbent Oliver Shultz won renomination for governor without opposition.
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Denver
Colo
Carl Schuyler
Samuel Nicholason
Oliver Shultz
Merchants Parade Opens Hartford City Fall Season
Merchants in Hartford City Indiana opened their fall season with a large parade. Businesses displayed fall goods and the event was followed by the regular weekly band concert.
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Hartford City
Ind
McCulloch Urges More Education in Indiana
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Carlton B. McCulloch spoke in Valparaiso about expanding education funding and teacher pay. He credited the party with Indiana’s school system, compulsory attendance, and vocational education laws, arguing education builds citizenship and resists retrogression.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Carlton B. McCulloch
M Toch
Indiana
Democratic Party
Cox Challenges Harding With International Plan Demand
In Pocatello Idaho on Sept 15 Governor James M Cox Democratic presidential nominee urged Senator Warren G Harding and Republicans to present a definite international plan superior to the League of Nations. He said critics should offer a better plan or stay silent, charging the covenant has been treated as a political football in this election.
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Pocatello
Idaho
James M. Cox
Warren G.harding
League of Nations
Lord MacSweeney in Wild Delirium Amid Hunger Strike
London reports hunger striking Lord Mayor MacSweeney lapsed into delirium, claiming command of the Sinn Fein army and ordering a gag. His condition worsened with apathy and breakdown, while he discussed funeral plans and Catholic rites with his wife.
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London
MacSweeny
Sim Fein
Sinn Fein
Obituary of Daniel Cline Patoka Resident 83
Daniel Cline age 83 died Tuesday night at 11 at his daughter Mrs R P Lockhart’s home on South Main street after a stroke suffered Sunday in Princeton at the home of another daughter Mrs Grant Wise. Surviving children are Mrs Wise and Mrs Lockhart. Funeral expected Friday with details to follow. He was a prominent Patoka resident for about forty years. His wife died twenty five years ago. Of five children only two survive. Mrs Wise recently moved to Princeton and lives on North Dubree streets.
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Patoka
Daniel Cline
R. P. Lockhart
South Main Street
Princeton
Grant Wise
Miner William Minnis Victim of Electrical Shock at Princeton Shaft
William Minnis 60, a Princeton coal miner, died after contact with a trolley wire carrying 500 or more volts. He was found lifeless, revived briefly, and pronounced dead about 4 30 pm. Survived by widow and four children of Boyle avenue. Funeral at his home this evening, burial four miles east of Winslow Thursday morning.
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William Minnis
Princeton
Boyle Avenue
Lizzie
Morris 5
Winslow
Minnis
Dairymen Breed High Producing Cows in Indiana Club
Purdue extension reports seven farmers earn membership in the Three Hundred-Pound Cow club for having ten or more cows yielding 800 pounds or more of butter fat in the year. Grimwood leads with 407.8 pounds per cow, emphasizing profits from efficient dairy cows amid rising milk prices.
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J. S. Pattie
J. B. Edwards
Warrick County
Herbert Grimwood
Vanderburg County
E. P. Wilson
Ellis Frye
M. C. Johnson
Orange County
William H. Senour
Franklin County
Mr. Canan
Indiana
Big breaks in markets as wheat corn and oats fall
In Chicago on September 15 declines in grain prices followed sterling weakness. Wheat dropped up to 9.5 cents to about 2.40 for December and 2.36 for March. Corn and oats fell 5.75 and 5.625 cents respectively as shutdowns of food plants and Europe tied exports fed the selling. Rural holders are liquidating amid prospects of a large crop.
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Chicago
Sterling Exchange
Europe
Seaboard
Secretary Colby Receives Connecticut Woman Suffrage Certificate
Secretary of State Colby accepted Connecticut's suffrage certification from Miss Katherine Flanigan of the National Woman's party. The certificate will be filed at the state department without ceremony.
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Washington
Colby
Connecticut
Katherine Flanigan
National Woman’s Party
State Department
Women relief corps hold 2:30 meeting Thursday
The Women’s Relief Corps will hold a special meeting at 2:30 PM Thursday at their hall and urge all members to attend. The United Presbyterian Church ladies plan a 2:30 PM Friday gathering in the church parlors.
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Women’s Relief Corps
The
United Presbyterian Church
Gibson Memorial church drive boosts building fund
The Ladies Aid Society of Gibson Memorial Church on South Gibson Street has raised 550 toward a 1000 pledge in two years. The Bible class led by Ward Eskew has paid over 300, with a 200 stand total at the fair. Mrs John Conrads class has given 100 as work progresses on the walls above window casings.
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Gibson Memorial Church
Gibson Street
Ladies’ Aid’ Society of the Church
John Finney
South Race Street
Franklin School
Fair Grounds
Ward Eskew
Southern Railway
John Conrad
Coal production in southern Indiana shows gains
In the period April to September 1920 coal output in the southern Indiana district south of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad rose about 200,600 tons from 1919 levels. Working hours increased by roughly 1,000 hours, with 18,296 hours in 1920 versus 17,108 in 1919.
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Evansville
Sept
Southern Indiana
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Harry W. Little
Southern Indiana Coal Bureau
Princeton Truck Hits Automobile In Vincennes Crash
A Ford truck from Princeton driven by Joe Luttrell struck the rear of the Buick driven by Prosecuting Attorney Hugh L. Barr in Busseron Street Vincennes just west of Seventh Street. The Buick sustained serious rear damage while the truck radiator broke off. Luttrell admitted liability and agreed to pay for repairs.
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Vincennes
Ind
Princeton
Joe Luttrell
Hugh L. Barr
Busseron Street
Seventh Street
Luttrell
Flavo Flour Advertises Wheat Sweetness
An old advertisement touts Flavo Flour with the slogan all the sweetness of the wheat. The note highlights the flour as a product of quality and flavor, appealing to bakers and households seeking superior baking results.
Dressmaking Shop Opens Monday September 20
A dressmaking shop announces it will open Monday September 20. Mrs Upchurch is listed with contact number 815 31 for reservations or inquiries.
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Frank O. Lowden
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Len ‘Small
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