Court Reopens as Divorce Trial Draws Crowd
A Jackson Circuit Court session opens with a high attendance for the divorce case of Rev. Thomas J. Anthony and Bertha Anthony before Judge James A. Cox. Witnesses subpoenaed, trial spans the day as the December term continues. Other court matters await before new prosecutor Coulter M. Montgomery takes office Saturday.
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Thomas J. Anthony
Bertha Anthony
James A. Cox
Jackson Circuit Court
Anthony
Brownstown Methodist Church
Coulter M. Montgomery
Narrowly Averted Crash on North Ewing Street
An icy North Ewing street collision near noon involved Z B Peters of Mercer county Kentucky. His car carried four Peters family members and struck the St Paul crossing after the driver saw a noon passenger train approaching. The vehicle ran up onto the railroad and down the bank but the train halted before impact.
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Ewing Street
Z. B. Peters
Mercer County
Peters
St. Paul
Blood Transfusion Aids 7-Year-Old at Riley Hospital
The seven year old lad Arnold Vierling, patient at Riley Hospital in Indianapolis, showed improvement after a blood transfusion performed Thursday. His mother Mrs George Vierling of this city donated blood for the procedure and suffered no ill effects.
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Little Arnold Vierling
Riley Hospital
Indianapolis
George Vierling
Family escapes injury after roadside collision near Columbus
Albert Spaulding and his family escaped injury when their automobile slid into a ditch near Columbus about 11 30 a m after colliding with a Columbus machine. An icy road was blamed for the wreck. The other car driver was cut somewhat by flying glass.
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Albert Spaulding
Columbus
Scientists Open Convention In Philadelphia
Philadelphia on December 27 sees the American Association for the Advancement of Science begin its 83rd convention with a program spanning anthropology to zoology and involving associated societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Repudiated Murder Confession Shocks City
Albert Coan denied a confession in which he allegedly admitted choking his wife to death after a scuffle at his brother’s home in Ville water. Mrs Coan’s neck was broken amid the incident and subsequent arrest.
Memorial to Nathan Speier Gifts Lifes Insurance for Employees
The Gold Mine Department Store in this city and the Fair Department Store in Anderson awarded life insurance policies totaling 150000 in memory of Nathan Speier former head of the Anderson store and partner with Nathan Kaufman. Thirty three employees here and eighty four at Anderson received policies from 500 to 4000 based on service length. Insurance handled through T O Plummer Insurance Agency.
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Gold Mine
Fair
Anderson
Nathan Speier
Nathan Kaufman
Speier
T. O. Plummer Insurance Agency
Car Delivery Crash Injures Roy Newby’s Dodge
A Ford delivery truck from the Gold Mine department store collided with Roy Newby’s Dodge coupe on Second Street near the Elks home Friday evening. The Newby car suffered severe front-end damage while the delivery truck sustained little damage. Tom Dawson, the Gold Mine driver, drove from the alley into Second Street in the path of the Newby vehicle.
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Gold Mine
Roy Newby
Second Street
Elks Home
Newby
Tom Dawson
Snow Forecast Promises Light Winter Weather Tomorrow
Weather bureau projects another light snowfall with mixed precipitation across the state. Jackson county enjoyed a white Christmas though residents reported slick conditions. statewide, accidents rose with several fatalities and trains running behind schedule due to icy roads and wet rails.
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Weather Bureau
Jackson County
Columbus
Indiana
Demand Probe Of Siege At Meeney Farm
Former State Senator George Kk Large asked the Attorney General to investigate the siege of the Meeney farm near Jutland following a trooper raid that left Beatrice Meeney dead and James Meeney crippled. Timothy and James Meeney were charged with starving cattle.
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Fleming
N. J
Attorney General’s Office
Meeney
Jutland
George Kk. Large
Timothy
James Meeney
Beatrice Meeney
James
Large
Important Legion Auxiliary Meeting Tonight
The American Legion Auxiliary calls an 7:30 p.m. meeting at the club for an officer election. All members are urged to attend.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Hunters Urged to Feed Quail Amid Ice Cover
The Fish and Game Association warns that seeds are iced over and quail may starve unless fed immediately. Immediate action urged to protect wildlife during the icy conditions.
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Fish and Game Association
Seymour Business College Mid-Winter Term Starts January 8 1927
Mid-winter term for Seymour Business College begins January 8 1927. An item notes a coal car operated by Morgan and Son on the track in Pocahontas.
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Seymour Business College
Pocahontas
Morgan and Son
No Indictments Found by Marion County Grand Jury
After eleven weeks of investigation the Marion county grand jury reported no sufficient evidence for indictments and urged continued political inquiry by the next grand jury. The report, accepted by Judge Collins, was completed at noon after a heated session and cited absences and false testimony as factors in the inquiry.
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Indianapolis
Marion County Grand Jury
Collins
Canned Heat Jag In Seymour Case
Several Seymour residents contributed to a fund intended for a "canned heat jag" Christmas Eve for Bert McCauley who canvassed businesses and street pedestrians with an appeal on a card. Police later found him intoxicated from canned heat and, after he sobered, allowed him to use a west bound train ticket rather than detain him.
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Seymour
Bert McCauley
Bert Foley
McCauley
Two Elisabethtown Bank Robbery Suspects Sentenced
Russell Hoffman twenty from Indianapolis was sentenced to two to fourteen years in the Indiana reformatory after pleading guilty to second degree burglary. Harold Orr twenty nine from Indianapolis received ten years for automobile banditry. Each took part in a December 12 attempt to rob the Farmers and Merchants bank in Elizabethtown but were forced out when tear gas leaked from the safe after the bandits tried a sledge hammer.
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Russell Hoffman
Indianapolis
Indiana Reformatory
Bartholomew
Harold Orr
Reformatory
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Elizabethtown
Christmas Week End Drying Up In Sey mour Police
The holiday period in Sey mour yielded few intoxication cases as two men, Dan Green and Francis Stark, were arrested Christmas Eve and fined Christmas Day for intoxication, marking an unusually quiet police court weekend.
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Seymour
Dan Green
Francis Stark
Quail Starvation Warning Sparks Feeding Effort
Jackson county quail faces mass starvation as ice covers ground. State game warden James M. Corbin and Otto Kain urge feeding. Jackson County Fish and Game Association supports action and offers to supply feed. Farmers and sportsmen cooperate to locate coveys needing help. contact Corbin at 360-L or Hardesty hotel for coordinated aid.
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Jackson County
James M. Corbin
Jackson County Fish and Game Association
Corbin
Otto Kain
Hardesty Hotel
Emma Voss 71 Dies After Brief Illness in Seymour
Emma Voss aged 71 died Sunday at 1 30 AM at the old Voss home 203 South Chestnut street where she had lived since age two after a three month illness She took to bed two days before her death and Christmas day she was up for a time Funeral at St Pauls Congregational church Wednesday at 2 PM Rev J C Stoddard to officiate Burial in River View cemetery She was the eldest child of Fred and Wilhelmina Voss and helped care for her siblings after their mother died when she was 14 years old.
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Emma Voss
Voss
South
Chestnut Street
Seymour
St. Paul’s Congregational Church
J. C. Stoddard
Riverview Cemetery
Fred
Wilhelmina Voss
Plumer & Barriger
Voss Undertaking
Henry
Louise
Marie
Frank J
Frank
Emma
Christmas Programs Shine Across Local Churches
Churches held festive programs over the weekend with choirs and soloists performing at First Methodist Trinity Methodist First Baptist Evangelical Lutheran St Paul Congregational Presbyterian Nazarene and Trinity Methodist. The First M E presented miscellaneous selections directed by Miss Jessie Jeffrey and the Baptist choir performed the cantata The Christmas King under Miss Anna G Carter. Attendance at all churches was noted.
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First Methodist
Trinity Methodist
First Baptist
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Trinity Methodist Church
St. Paul Congregational Church
Presbyterian Church
Nazarene Church
Trinity Methodists
M. E
Jessie Jeffrey
Baptist Choir
Anna G. Carter
Plans For New Baptist Church Announced In New York
Plans for a 4 million dollar Baptist church to be led by Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick and sponsored by John D. Rockefeller Jr. were announced. The Riverside Drive site will host a 2400-seat auditorium, a 375 foot Gothic tower with a 57‑bell carillon, a theater, bowling alleys, recreation rooms, classrooms, social halls and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Harry Emerson Fosdick
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Church Monthly
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Riverside Drive
America
Chartres
Park Ave
Pat McDermott Seeks New Trial In Mellett Killing
Pat McDermott, convicted of assassinating Canton Daily News editor Don R. Mellett, stays in his Canton jail cell as lawyers file a formal motion for a new trial. Judge Diehl will decide Wednesday. an overrule could lead to an immediate life sentence. Prosecution plans to try Louis Mazer and Ben Rudner in February as alleged conspiracy members.
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Canton
Oho
Pat McDermott
Don R. Mellett
Canton Daily News
McDermott
E. W. Diehl
Common Pleas Court
Louis Mazer
Ben Rudner
Fire Levels Downtown Waterloo Block in Half‑Million Blaze
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed an entire building and damaged several blocks in Waterloo Iowa causing about 500000 in losses. Police rescued tenants from an apartment above the gutted structure as flames threatened more property in the downtown district.
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Waterloo
Tunney Recovers From Christmas Lake Daring Rescue
Gene Tunney the world heavyweight champion narrowly escaped death after crashing through ice and water on Moosehead Lake while en route to church in Rockwood Maine. He was rescued by companions and had come to King’s Camp for a quiet holiday.
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Rockwood
Gene Tunney
Moosehead Lake
Tunney
King’s Camp
Assembly and Officer Elections Tonight Noted
The article notes a stated assembly and election of officers tonight for R. and S. M. with A. C. Livensparger listed as Reelection candidate.
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Dlt
A. C. Livensparger, Ree
New Year Greeting Cards and Diaries From Whitmer’s
Whitmer’s offers a collection of New Year greeting cards and diaries. Available stock highlights include assorted designs, sizes, and affordable prices for seasonal gifts and personal organizers.
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Whitmer’s
Imperialism Charge Shakes U S Nicaragua Row
Liberal envoy Dr T S Vaca accused the State Department of imperialism as United States forces hold Rebel ports in eastern Nicaragua. Nicaraguan Labor Federation Secretary Selva backed the charge while Sen Borah warned against intervention and Bolshevik plots. Sen Moses called for inquiry.
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Washington
Nicaragua
United States
Latin America
T. S. Vaca
State Department
Diaz
New York
Selva
Federation of
L Labor
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mexico
Moses
Sacasa Says 15000 Soldiers Needed to Quell Nicaragua Revolt
Nicaraguan Liberal leader Sacasa protests U S Marines landing at Puerto Cabezas asserting 15000 American troops would be required to quell the revolt. He denounces U S actions as a dirty campaign and accuses the United States of prejudice and imperial meddling in Nicaragua.
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Mexico City
Nicaragua
Juan Bautista Sacasa
United States
Puerto Cabezas
Pedro Zepeda
Sacasa
Mexico
Cabezas
American State Department
Nicaraga
Admiral Latimer
Kellogg
Coolidge
Seymour Concert Band Rehearsal Tonight
Regular rehearsal for the Seymour Concert Band is scheduled for tonight. Members are reminded to attend the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Weather Record: Mild Range and River Stage Report
Temperature ranged from 24 to 31 degrees. River stage stood at 6 feet 6 inches above the low water mark.
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Rev
T. J. Anthony
Carmelia Cafarelli
Cleveland, O
Andrei Chiostugi
Arnold Vierling
Edna B. Smith
Christian Church
M. F
New Jersey
New Baptist Church
Harry E, Fosdick
Pat
Meilett
Iowan City
S. M
U. 5
Uncle Sam
Little Nation
Riley Goble
The
Seymour Water Co
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