Oldest Jackson County woman Martha Arbuckle dies at 97
Mrs. Martha Arbuckle aged 97 died at her daughter Mrs. Harvey Deputy home in Crothersville. Funeral at Comiskey Baptist church where she was a member 46 years. She moved from North Carolina to Indiana as a six week old in 1829 amid Indian danger. Burial in Coffee Creek cemetery. Survived by one daughter. husband died in 1895 when a barn collapsed.
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Martha Arbuckle
Jackson County
Harvey Deputy
Crothersville
Commiskey Baptist Church
Coffee Creek
Walter L. Moseley
Deputy
Arbuckle
Ellison Arbuckle
Indiana
Jennings County
Former Station Agent in Seymour Dies at 63
George N. Williams aged 63 formerly station agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad died at the home of William B. Long in Jeffersonville after funeral services in Dupont. He began in 1897 at Edinburg then served as station master in Jeffersonville Shelbyville and Louisville where he retired after 45 years of continuous service. He remained with the company as telegraph operator and rate clerk at the time of death.
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George N. Williams
Pennsylvania Railroad
William B. Long
Jeffersonville
Dupont
Williams
Edinburg
Shelbyville
Louisville
Pennsylvania Company
Funeral for Miss Emma Voss in St Paul Church
Funeral services for Miss Emma Voss who died Sunday at the old Voss home 203 South Chestnut street will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at St Paul Congregational church. The Rev J C Stoddard will lead with burial in Riverview cemetery.
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Emma Voss
New Year's Closing Forces Local Stores to Shut Saturday
Seymour and most grocery stores will be closed all day Saturday for New Year’s Day. Seymour Business Men’s Association sponsors the early closing and urges residents to plan shopping accordingly.
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Seymour
Seymour Business Men’s Association
U Meeting Tonight In County Court House
A notice announces a meeting tonight at 8 p m to be held in the county courthouse. Details appear on page 3.
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County Court House
Best Radios At Estel H Hancock Music Co
Buy The Best water Kent or Stewart Warner Radio at Estel H Hancock Music Co. This notice advertises radios for sale by the local music dealer, including popular brands and pricing details.
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Water Kent
Stewart Warner Radio
Estel H. Hancock Music Co
Five Births in One Year Reported in Knoxville Family
Mrs. John Johnson of Knoxville Tennessee has given birth to five children in a single year. Triplets arrived yesterday, less than a year after twins. Mrs. Johnson, 33, and husband, 28, who drives a truck, already have two other children.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John Johnson
Record Winter Snow Likely as U S Weather Bureau Forecasts
Jackson county faces deeper snow tomorrow with more tonight and tomorrow. Officials cite a 315 inch total over the current storm period, risking a new winter record despite some melting. Indianapolis reports .6 inch of new snowfall, December total 6.8 inches, with colder air and flood relief expected in the south as trains resume.
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Jackson County
U. S. Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Familiar City Figure Allen Baughman Dies at 47
Allen Baughman 47 died at 11 40 this morning at 541 West Fourth street. Known as a crossing watchman for the Pennsylvania and B and O railroads he was widely seen in the city. Born October 14 1879 he married Goldie Weddell September 25 1915. Survived by wife a daughter Thelma and brothers Frank Thomas Charles and sisters and other relatives. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Allen Baughman
West Fourth Street
Mr. Baughman
Pennsylvania
County
Charles
Nancy Scott Baughman
Goldie Weddell
Brownstown
Thelma
Frank
Mitchell
Thomas
Seymour
James Stover
Mary Hanson
John Ballard
First Baptist Church
Bloomington Rotary hears 600000 yearly building program pitch
William Alexander of Indiana University told Seymour Rotary Club that IU needs a ten year building plan totaling 6 hundred thousand dollars annually, plus faculty raises and library and equipment upgrades, to raise state funding by about 1.5 million yearly. New member Arthur Kaufman joined Gold Mine.
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William Alexander
Indiana University
Seymour Rotary Club
Charles J. Moeller
Alexander
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
Purdue University
Arthur Kaufman
Circuit Court Adjourns Till Next Thursday in Divorce Case
The Circuit Court adjourned without session today and the Thomas D Anthony versus Bertha Anthony divorce hearing was postponed to Thursday. The case involves prominent church figures with cross complaints and alimony requests. A large witness turnout and crowded courtroom marked the day with general incompatibility cited as the main issue. Children from Mrs. Anthony’s prior marriage are part of the suit.
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Circuit Court
Thomas d. Anthony
Bertha Anthony
Anthony
Methodist
Brownstown
Freetown Woman Belle Bower Dies After Illness
Mrs. Belle Bower, long ill at her daughter Mrs. Charles Spurgeon in Freetown, died Monday afternoon. Funeral details could not be learned due to telephone lines to Freetown and Clearspring being out of order.
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Belle Bower
Charles Spurgeon
Freetown
Clearspring
Eagles' New Year's Eve Dance
Event for Eagles members families and invited guests on December 31 from 9 to 1 with music by Schinnners Orchestra.
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Eagles
Sc ‘Hinner
Baptist vs Congregationalist Basketball Night
A basketball doubleheader at Baptist gym on December 30 features a curtain raiser at 7 PM and the main game at 8 PM. The event pits local Baptist and Congregationalist teams in a community clash.
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Baptist Gym
Porter Wanted. Williams' Barber Shop.
Classified notice seeks a porter for Williams Barber Shop located at 113 South Chestnut. The ad requests applicants to apply in person and mentions immediate opening and duties around the shop.
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Williams’ Barber Shop
S. Chestnut
Last Week of Barlow Gift Shop Ends in Florida
Local business note reports the Barlow Gift Shop nearing closure with a limited remaining inventory in Florida. The short notice signals final days for shoppers to seek seasonal items and store clearance deals before closing.
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Barlow Gift Shop
Florida
Philanthropist Is Dead Charles Page Dies in Sand Springs
Oklahoma industrialist and philanthropist Charles Page, 65, founder of an orphans home and a widows home, died at his Sand Springs residence after a career in mining lumber and oil across the Western states.
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Tulsa
Okla
Charles Page
Oklahoma
Sand Springs
Page
Chaplin to Seek Divorce Only in U S Courts
Hollywood reports said Charlie Chaplin may pursue divorce from Lita Grey Chaplin in U S courts. His attorney Lloyd Wright denied rumors of a Mexican court divorce and called the reports unfounded.
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Hollywood
Calif
Charlie Chaplin
Lita Grey Chaplin
United States
Lloyd Wright
Wright
Chaplin
Child Accidentally Shot May Live
Elkhart Indiana December 28 1913 Hope was held for the recovery of a year old Edna May Holdebaum accidentally shot by her father when he discharged a revolver while removing cartridges. The girl was playing in the next room and was struck in the side.
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Elkhart
Ind
Edna May Holdebaum
Hurt In Crossing Crash
Karl Lind Jr a two year old from Springfield Ohio is in serious condition with a fractured skull after his father's auto was struck by a large mail train on the outskirts of Indianapolis late yesterday.
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Indianapolis
Karl Lind, Jr
Springfield
Manplea for help finding missing Noblesville father
Bliss Johnson asked police for help locating his father Edward Johnson aged 67 of Noblesville. The son said the 67 year old left for a visit in Broad Ripple and did not return home to Noblesville.
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Indianapolis
Bliss Johnson
Edward Johnson
Noblesville
Broad Ripple
Street Car Collides With Mail Truck in Downtown Indianapolis
Percy Haught, 34, street car motorman, is recovering after a collision with a mail truck at a downtown intersection. Haught was cut by flying glass. the truck driver escaped unharmed.
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Indianapolis
Percy Haught
Haught
Seven Young Men Sentenced to Death in Leningrad Case
Seven defendants aged 18 to 22 received death sentences today after a trial of 26 defendants charged with criminally assaulting a girl student in Leningrad. The proceedings were reported by United Press from the city on December 28.
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United Press
Leningrad
Russia
New York Auto Deaths to Reach 1000 in 1926
Traffic experts estimate New York City auto deaths will total about 1000 in 1926. The projection comes as the year ends with rising crash figures and officials warn of continued danger on the streets.
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New York
New York City
Seymour Business College Mid-Winter Term Starts Jan 3 1927
Seymour Business College announces the mid winter term begins January 3 1927. The listing mentions Pocahontas Lump coal and a Morgan and Son delivery on track, recorded in a brief local notice.
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Wld
Pocahontas
Morgan and Son
Indiana political probe to continue despite no indictments
Marion County prosecutor William Remy plans to renew inquiries into corruption at high state levels after the grand jury adjourned without indictments. Editor Thomas H. Adams and staffer Ralph Kane outlined ongoing efforts to pursue the case into the 1920 election and beyond, with a new grand jury to be impaneled next week.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Marion County Grand Jury
William Remy
Thomas H. Adams
Vincennes
Remy
Ralph Kane
Mother Kills Child Then Takes Own Life
In South Bend Indiana a 37 year old mother Mrs Thomas Martin killed her 2 year old daughter and then shot herself at their home. The 16 year old daughter Mary found the bodies in the bath tub. Illness was blamed for the tragedy as both mother and baby had been in poor health.
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South Bend
Ind
Thomas Martin
Mary
Interurban Car Skids Rails Hits Tree in Lebanon
An Indianapolis T. H. I. and E. interurban car derailed near Len Titus's home in Lebanon Indiana. The crash left twenty four passengers shaken but with no serious injuries and traffic halted for nearly two hours.
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Lebanon
Ind
Indianapolis
Len Titus
Charge Ex-Kaiser's Brother Is In Mexico To Sell Ammunition
Berlin reports say Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of the former Kaiser, may act as a Krupps agent during a Mexico visit. Capt. Lothar Perseus asserts Henry could lend prestige to Krupps Mexican connections, possibly aiding exports or factory plans. The German press frames Nicaragua events as a Washington Mexico City clash.
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Kaiser
Mexico
Berlin
Nicaragua
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Krupps
Great
Mexico City
Capt
Perseus
Prince Henry
Washington
Air gun gift risks boy’s sight in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana a 9 year old boy John Woll was accidentally shot by his friend Harold Boswell while Boswell was inspecting Christmas gifts. The incident occurred as they opened presents with a new air gun at hand, threatening the boy’s eyesight.
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Terre Haute
Ind
John Woll
Harold Boswell
John
Fall Illness May Halt Trial In Teapot Dome Case
Washington reports Former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall is gravely ill in El Paso Texas. His illness may delay the conspiracy trial of Fall and oil magnate Harry Sinclair on charges tied to the Teapot Dome lease. If Fall dies the case may proceed with Sinclair alone on February 2.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
el Paso
Tex
Fall
Harry Sinclair
Teapot Dome
E. L. Doheny
Elk Hills
Calif
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Sinclair
Jennings Bailey
Southern flood claim and relief efforts in the Deep South
Mississippi and surrounding states faced rising floods with eleven dead and thousands homeless. The Tennessee Cumberland rivers crest was expected with two million dollars in property losses tallied, as relief moved to Columbus Mississippi and other affected areas.
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United Press
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Kentucky
Alabama
Cumberland
Nashville
Columbus
Miss
A. A. Pennington
Tombigbee River
Nicaraguan MeGO May Probe U S Advisers
Sen Borah charges that Washington interests and public relations advisers may be funding and steering the Nicaraguan revolution for business reasons. He suggests a senatorial investigation into which U S attorneys and bankers are influencing foreign affairs through private interests.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
New York
United States
Both Sides Bury Dead in Nicaragua Fighting
Liberal and Conservative forces at Laguna Las Perlas buried their dead after three days of fierce fighting. The Liberals, aided by Mexican volunteers, drove Conservatives toward a bluff as arms and reinforcements arrived. Admiral Latimer declared neutral zones and ordered disarmament.
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Mangua
Nicaragua
Laguna Las Perlas
Las Perlas
Latimer
Rio Grande
Puerto Cabezas
Cosiguina
Battle at Laguna Las Perlas Leaves 30 Conservatives Dead
Reports from Bluefields Nicaragua say at least 30 Conservative soldiers were killed in the Laguna Las Perlas battle. The fight ended as Conservative forces retreated amid ammunition shortages. a boat was sent to recover the wounded.
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Bluefields
Nicaragua
Laguna Las Perlas
Weather Records Report From Seymour Water Co Station
Official local weather observer Riley Joble reports temperatures max 34 min 29 inches of snowfall 349 and river stages max 31 min 24. Rain and snow expected midweek with a warm start followed by a cold middle and late week.
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Riley Joble
The
Seymour Water Co
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Father
N. Y
Seymour Business College
Adams
Lothar Perseus
Pacific
Prince
Far East
United Press Today
Santa May
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Mego
U.S
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