Rocking chair fraud nets forged checks on Dr. Hill
A man posing as a physician’s nephew bought two rockers with forged Dr. L B Hill checks, netting $31 in change. Police traced the delivery after Hill found a chair in his office and alerted merchants who reported similar past incidents. A suspect was detained at a train station but not identified as the culprit.
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L. B. Hill
Second
Poplar Streets
Hill
Harry Hill
Till
Baltimore & Ohio
Body Taken To Salem For Indianapolis Woman
The body of Mrs Earl Richardson, who died at her Indianapolis home Wednesday, was carried through this city at 3 PM en route to Salem. Mrs Richardson, formerly of Salem, lived in Indianapolis for years. Funeral services are set for 10 AM Saturday at the Methodist Episcopal church in Salem, with burial at Crown Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Richardson
Indianapolis
Salem
Mackerel and Whitefish Availability Report
Peonie's Grocery advertises mackerel and whitefish with contact phone 170. The fragment notes a grocery listing likely from a small local ad section.
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Peonie’s Grocery
Wheat Plummets on Local Market After Falls
This morning a three cent drop per bushel was announced, followed by a five cent decline this afternoon, totaling eight cents in one day. No. 1 wheat fetched 1.93 dollars and No. 2 1.90. The market shows a sharp downward trend and hopes for a two dollar winter price are fading for late sellers.
Schools Report Stable Attendance at Start of Second Semester
Shields High School reports 579 pupils with total grade enrollment of 750 across city elementary schools. Attendance at end of week two matches last year, with class sizes adjusted to balance. Superintendent Thomas A. Mott remains bedridden with a leg injury but aims to return soon.
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Thomas A. Mott
Shields High School
Park
Third Ward
Laurel _ street
Shields
Lynn Street
Mott
Council to Consider New Taxi Ordinance
City council debates final third reading of an ordinance to tax hackmen draymen and truck and taxi operators. The measure would require a $5 annual license per vehicle if issued before August 1, or $2.50 after, with annual renewals.
Masonic Notice Urges Fellowcraft Degree Meeting
Work in Fellowcraft degree tonight. All Masons urged to attend. Travis Carter, W M.
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Travis Carter
W. M
Tip's Yellow Taxi Service Ad Promises Availability
Classified notice cites Tip Richardson offering taxi service with 24 7 availability and contact details including phone and residence. The ad emphasizes service everywhere and at any time.
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Tip Richardson
Big Demand Seen For Corn In Jackson County In 1925
Farmers in Jackson county expect a higher market demand for both white and yellow corn in 1925. The Farmers' Co-operative Elevator and Woodstock Mills of Elisa Milling Company will both buy and process the corn, with yellow corn to feed Woodstock Mills and white corn already in steady demand. The co operative elevator has long sourced white corn locally and may see more yellow corn acreage as two buyers remain active.
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Jackson County
Farmers’ Co-operative Elevator
Woodstock Mills
Elisa Milling Company
Co-operative Elevator
Officers seize still in Jennings raid arrest two men
Sheriff R Hearne and Chief Elmer Smith with Allan Ferguson and Charles Liebert raided a farm in Bigger township Jennings county and found a sixty gallon still and one gallon mule. Rolla Muir and Charles Wiley were arrested. Wiley pled guilty to manufacturing liquor and fined 100 dollars with sixty days on the penal farm while Muir claimed not guilty and awaits a hearing this evening. Muir, about 36, has a wife and five children and was recently paroled from Michigan City state prison after a one to five year sentence. Wiley, 21, unmarried, took blame for the violation, saying Muir did not know what he was doing.
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Ray Hearne
Jennings County
Elmer Smith
Allan Ferguson
North Vernon
Charles Liebert
New Albany
Rolla Muir
Charles Wiley
Charles Webster
Wiley
Muir
Webster
Michigan City
Steinker's Meat Market Ad Cites Local Suppliers
Steinker's Meat Market announces reduced beef cuts and lists John Rapp as corn fed beef supplier. Customers are invited to leave orders for full dressed hens fryers home smoked hams. Quality and Service. Phone 27 f6d.
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John Rapp
Lollipops Demand Surges Among the Poor
A note from 7d Jones Pharmacy highlights Our Lollipops as a cheap yet highly tasty treat meeting the needs of the disadvantaged. The item is praised for quality and popularity among customers seeking affordable confections.
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Jones Pharmacy
Food Sale At Reliable Furniture Store
A bake sale fundraiser is held at Reliable Furniture Store on Saturday February 7. The event is hosted by the Baptist Ladies Sewing Society and features food and beverages for shoppers and supporters.
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Reliable Furniture Store
Auspices Baptist Ladies’ Sewing Society
Auction set for B T furniture stock sale in Jackson
The B T furniture stock will open for sale tomorrow morning with Indianapolis Mayor Shank acting as auctioneer. Hundreds are expected as the sale, widely advertised in Jackson and nearby counties, aims to move the Cortland acquired stock quickly after the store closed. The inventory includes typical home furniture and fittings.
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B-T
Mayor Shank
Indianapolis
Jackson
Indiana
Andy Rust
William Isaacs
Cortland
Claude
Louisville Doctor Speaks at Tri-County Medics Meeting
Twenty four physicians from Bartholomew Jennings and Jackson counties attended the Tri County Medical Society banquet at the Hardesty hotel in Louisville. Dr Owsley Grant gave a talk on treating a courageous disease and fielded practical questions from the audience. The next meeting is planned for Columbus in mid March.
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Tri-County Medical Society
Bartholomew
Jennings
Jackson Counties
Hardesty Hotel
Owsley Grant
Louisville
Grant
Medical Society
Columbus
Railroad Worker Fractures Foot Near White River Bridge
Samuel Nicholson of West Eighth Street on the C M St P railway section crew was struck by a timber while on the tracks west of Seymour. He suffered a fracture to a bone in the right foot and was brought to town by foreman Harvey A Fields where the fracture was reduced.
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Samuel Nicholson
West Eighth Street
White River
Seymour
Nicholson
Harvey A Fields
Airplane set to depart with Nome diphtheria relief
Anchorage reports Roy S. Darling and Ralph T. Mackie, ex military aviators, prepared to leave Fairbanks for Nome delivering one million units of diphtheria antitoxin. Serum from Seattle due aboard the Alameda and to be rushed to the fliers via special train. Nome shows no new cases in 24 hours.
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International News Service
Anchorage
Alaska
Roy S. Darling
Ralph T. Mackie
Fairbanks
Nome
Seattle
Sewart
Alameda
End of the World Forecast Draws Crowds in New York Village
East Patchogue New York residents and visitors gather as followers of Robert Reidt and the Rowanite group prepare for a predicted world end at midnight. The community reports police protection and varied reactions from locals including threats and disapproval from neighboring faith groups.
Bombing at World in Motion theatre in Kansas City
A picture theatre named World in Motion was blown up early today in Kansas City Missouri. One suspect was killed by a policeman as he tried to break into his home. Police believe the blast stems from a long running war between union and non union operators.
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International News Service
Kansas City
Harvard Relative Found Dead At Vendome Hotel
Boston February 6. Mrs P J Boulker, reputedly related to Harvard president A Lawrence Lowell, was found dead beside the Hotel Vendome. Police say she jumped from a fourth floor room she occupied.
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International News Service
Boston
P. J. Boulker
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Japanese Chamber Official to Speak at Methodist Church
Hearing M. T. Yamamoto of Tokyo chambers addresses the Omega Class at First Methodist Church Thursday February 12 at 7 30 pm. Admission is 25 cents as part of a Sunday School program on American Japanese relations.
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M. T. Yamamoto
Tokyo
Japan Chamber of Commerce
Federated Chambers of Commerce, of
Japan
First Methodist Church
Omega
Senate Considers Nejds Auto Owners List Bill
Legislature today reviews a bill to issue a list of auto owners and license numbers. The House on special order of business debates H. R. 108 reducing township aid to public utilities to two percent of valuation. A bill requires that contractors on public work pay subcontractors and laborers before final settlement with the government unit.
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Senate
America Withdraws From Opium Conference at Geneva
The United States, with President Coolidge's approval, withdraws from the Geneva International Opium conference. Stephen Porter announces the U S delegation cannot achieve an agreement under the Hague 1912 convention, leaving Britain firm and no compromise with Lord Cecil.
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Washington
United States
Geneva
State Department
Stephen G. Porter
Coolidge
Department
Stephen Porter
Department of State
Porter
America
Lord Cecil
England
Deladier
France
Sugimura
Japan
Toivola
Finland
Cecil
Zahle
Chili Supper at St Paul Church on Tuesday
St Paul church hosts a chili supper for the Ladies Aid with serving from 5 to 7 PM on Tuesday February 17. Tickets priced at 35 cents with proceeds listed as 16 and 11 shillings.
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St. Paul Church
Eloeck
Ladies’ Aid
Mitchell Faces Owls and Vernon Plays Owlets Friday Night
Friday night February 6 features Mitchell versus the Owls and Vernon against the Owlets in a double bill. Games highlight local basketball action with stakes tied to standings and team rivalries.
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Mitchell
Owls
Vernon
Owlets
People's Grocery Ad Includes Produce List
An old advertisement lists spinach celery head lettuce mangoes cauliflower turnips and carrots with a contact number for People's Grocery. The fragment suggests a local grocery promo from a bygone era.
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People’s Grocery
Floyd Collins believed alive in Sand Cave rescue
The small Kentucky town of Cave City rallies as Floyd Collins is reported alive after seven days trapped in Sand Cave. Stepmother Jennie Collins visits the shaft while rescue teams work with new radio amplified sound gear to relay signs of life.
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Kentucky Hills
Floyd Collins
Jennie Collins
Floyd
Cave City
Sand Cave
W. N. Riley
Bowling Green
Morton Weldy
Glasgow
Mystery Poison Bottle At Ohio State Pharmacy Lab
Police investigations into the strychnine distribution linked to deaths and illnesses at Ohio State University continue. Professor Keyser said the bottle was borrowed about a year ago from the General Chemical Store on campus and explained its purpose. Authorities plan to question university staff beyond the pharmacy department as a front door at the campus dispensary was found left unlocked.
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Py International News Service
Columbus
College of Pharmacy Laboratory
Ohio State University
Wm. E. Keyser
College of Pharmacy
Chester
General Chemical
Keyser
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N. Y
Long Island
Robert Reidt
Margaret Rowan
Los Angeles
Cal
Earth
Golden Stair
Hollywood
San Diego
Jupiter
Willard Downs
Yaphank
Apostle of Doom
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Brother Downs
Brother Aplin
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Chivagd
California
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G. J. Peters
Motion Picture Theatre
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Golling
Kentucky
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