July 4 Fireworks and Festivities Spark Seymour Celebration
Independence Day in Seymour unfolds with fireworks and a daylong program led by the American Legion. The 10 AM street concert by the Seymour Band opens the celebrations, with acts, minstrel performances, vaudeville, dancing, and free professional entertainment from 2 PM at Pauley’s camp. Banks libraries and most stores close for the holiday amid a smoky, safety minded atmosphere.
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Seymour
Sellersburg
Pauley’s Camp
American Legion
Legion
Lutheran Layman League Picnic at Columbus
The Lutheran Layman’s League of the Indianapolis Columbus Seymour and Louisville circuit will hold an all day meeting and picnic at Donner’s park Columbus. The event is open to members families and friends with planned music literary and business sessions.
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Lutheran Layman’s League
Indianapolis
Columbus
Seymour
Louisville
Donner’s Park
Hear Seymour Applications Set by Public Service Board
Hearings were scheduled by the public service commission on July 4 for certificates to operate bus lines. Arthur Warriner seeks Seymour to Madison on July 13 and Ft Wayne to the Ohio state line on July 13. Leroy Lewis applies Rensselaer to Lafayette on July 10. Additional hearings were set for Clifford Griggs to operate Lafayette to Williamsport and Lay Trucking to run Laporte to Michigan City.
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Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
Arthur Warriner
Seymour
Madison
Ft. Wayne, van Wert
Lima Traction Company
Ft. Wayne
Ohio State Line
Leroy Lewis
Rensselaer
Lafayette
Clifford Griggs
Attica
Williamsport
Lay Trucking Company
Laporte
Michigan City
Rainbow Spectacle Graces Seymour Sky
A double rainbow lit the Seymour evening sky at 6 30 Friday inspiring a pre Fourth of July thrill. Hundreds gathered at homes and storefronts to watch the vivid cascade for about twenty minutes.
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Seymour
Sunday School Picnic at Gaiser’s Park
July 4 event advertised for Trinity M. BE. Sunday School. Public picnic at Gaiser’s Park on the 4th with activities for attendees.
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Trinity M. BE
Gaisers Park
Free Parking at Pauley's Cabins for Fourth of July
Pauley's Cabins announces free parking for the Fourth of July holiday. The offer covers all parking spaces available at the site, encouraging visitors to enjoy the celebration without vehicle charges.
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Pauley’s Cabins
Hairbreadth escape for Mrs. Coolidge on White Court road
In Scamp Scott Massachusetts on July 4 Mrs. Coolidge escaping a walk narrowly avoided injury when four state police motorcycles roared around a bend toward her private access road to White Court. Her secret service guard James Haley shouted a warning and the pair leaped aside as the riders swung between them by a hair.
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Scott
Mass
Bankers' shares scheme exposed by Louisville Times
The Louisville Times traces a Hoboken based fraud giving false Ford Motor Company backers to lure investors. It identifies Arthur Marshall as promoter and shows stock manipulation, with Ford only name behind the bogus bankers shares. The Better Business Bureau warns against the scheme as bankers and physicians in Seymour and Louisville avoid investment.
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Seymour
Ford Motor Company
Louisville Times
Louisville
Hoboken
N. J
United States
Kentucky
Eastern National Company
Canada
the Times
New Jersey
Arthur Marshall
New York
Ford
Marshall
Henry Ford
Motors Company
Bankers’ Shares Corporation
Better Business Bureau of Louisville
Ralph Bales
Bus Service to Legion Celebration at Pauley’s Cabins
Interstate bus runs every 30 minutes to the Pauley’s Cabins entrance for the Legion Celebration on July 4. Farele notices schedule details and pickup points.
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Interstate
Pauley's Cabins
Farele
Open Air Union Services Set at Shields Park
Local churches plan six Sunday evening union services at Shields Park to cover hot months. Rev. J. D. Martin hosts with Rev. C. J. Moeller preaching opening sermon. Leland Bridges to lead music as six ministers rotate duties July 12 to August 9. 300 new hymn books arriving for use.
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Shields Park
J. D. Martin
The
Presbyterian Church
Seymour Ministerial Association
C. J. Moeller
Trinity M. E. Church
Leland Bridges
Mr. Martin
A.A. Cohn
First Baptist Church
W. T. Mullins
Central Christian Church
G. A. Smith
First Methodist Church
O. G. Milamore
St. Paul’s Congregational Church
Michael Reinhart Called by Death Funeral Monday at St Ambrose
Michael Reinhart 84 died Friday after two and a half years of illness. Funeral services set for 9 a.m. Monday at St Ambrose Catholic Church with burial in Seymour Catholic cemetery. Survived by wife Bridget McCaffrey. children Charles Gary Louis Frank Joe Mrs J P O Mara Mrs Frank Dunn and Miss Kittie. eleven grandchildren and a great grandchild. brothers and sisters Jacob Ft Thomas Kentucky Peter Reinhart Evansville Mrs Elizabeth Olinger Mrs Nicholas Schafer. longtime member of St Ambrose.
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Michael Reinhart
Louis Reinhart
South
Walnut Street
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
C. J Conrad
Seymour
Mr. Reinhart
Jennings County
Jacob
Ft. Thomas
Kentucky
Peter Reinhart
Evansville
Elizabeth Ollinger
Nicholas Schafer
Indianapolis
Reinhart
St. Ambrose’ Catholic Church
Girl Found On Tracks Dead Near Noblesville
Noblesville Indiana July 4 Edith Dean of Indianapolis died after being found critically injured on Nickle Plate Railroad tracks near Noblesville. Authorities seek cause unsure whether injury was murder or railroad accident.
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International News Service
Noblesville
Ind
Edith Dean
Indianapolis
Here
Noblesville Hospital
Earl Gentry to Face Trial in Hamilton Court
Earl Gentry along with D C Stephenson and Earl Klinck faces murder charges in the Madge Oberholtzer case. Judge Fred E B Hines rules all three will go to trial Monday in Hamilton circuit court with Stephenson and Klinck to be tried separately later and all remain jail inmates.
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International News Service
Noblesville
Ind
Earl Gentry
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Klinck
Madge Oberholtzer
Hamilton
Fred EB. Hines
Stephenson
Klinck
Gentry
Hines
Public Library Closed All Day July 4
Public Library will be closed all day on July 4. The notice locates offices at second door south of the Gold Mine, ground floor, Jy2dtf, after moving from the Progressive Music Store.
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Dre
Gillespie
Gold Mine
Polar flyer Amundsen eyes Spitzbergen Alaska flight
Oslo reports Captain Roald Amundsen is reconnoitering a Spitzbergen to Alaska flight while pursuing a North Pole expedition. Aftenposten said publishers received a message stating this plan was considered in his recent northern flight.
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Oslo
Rapid Amundsen
Spitzbergen
Alaska
North Pole
Aftenpost
Hennessey Held in Salem Murder Case
John Hennessey alias John Rappold, a former deputy constable, is held on charges connected to the murder of Henry Edwards near Salem. Edwards body was found under a Blue River bridge after he withdrew funds from an Indianapolis bank, leaving only pennies. Police say Hennessey is under indictment for first degree murder in Washington related to Edwards’ death. Public records showed a shortfall in Hennessey’s accounts repaid after the murder.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
John Hennessey
John Rappold
Henry Edwards
Salem
State Board of Accounts
Hennessey
Washington
Edwards
Blue River
Coast Guard Cutter Seizes Schooner Laden with Liquor
Wireless from the Comanche reports en route to Mobile with a captured schooner carrying 2,000 cases of liquor as officials monitor the coast.
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International
Mobile
Coast Guard
Hail hits Jonesville during Jackson County storm
Residents of Jonesville witnessed a several minute hail storm amid an electrical and wind storm in Jackson County. Telephone poles were blown down, corn bent, and telephone service disrupted.
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Jonesville
Jackson County
Government runs deficit on first day of 1925 26 year
Washington July 4 The government began the new fiscal year with a deficit of 990 440 dollars as receipts totaled 10 105 000 and expenditures reached 11 095 000 leaving a shortfall against the target of 400 000 000 for the year ending June 30 1926.
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Washington
France to Send Debt Commission to United States
Paris July 4 France's cabinet agreed to dispatch a debt mission to the United States to negotiate the war debt of more than 4 billion dollars. Foreign Minister Briand announced the decision after the cabinet meeting and said the mission would go as soon as possible, with autumn as the tentative timing. Delegates to the Paris art exposition applauded the pledge, and Ambassador Herrick welcomed it.
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Paris
United States
Briand
France
Herrick
Darrow Says Federal Injunction Sought to Halt Scopes Trial
Clarence Darrow announces a federal injunction will be sought to restrain Tennessee from prosecuting John T. Scopes. If granted the Dayton evolution trial set for July 10 would be postponed as a federal court case. Judge Godsey denies defense planned to seek such an injunction though discussions occurred.
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International News Service
Chicago
Clarence Darrow
Tennessee
John T. Scopes
Dayton
Tenn
John G. Godsey
Scopes
Godsey
Walter Jackson Dies In Cob Burner Fire At Mt Vernon
Walter Jackson 59 a demented Black man escaped his home and walked into a cob burner in Mt Vernon Indiana on Friday he perished in the blaze. A boy passing by found the body among the cobs.
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International News Service
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Walter Jackson
Payment of State Taxes Reported by State Auditor
Indianapolis July 4 Advance payments by county auditors in May totaled 1,362,158.17 in state taxes and 2,278,454.30 in benevolent taxes. State Auditor Lewis Bowman announced the first six months of the year show 8,486,710.75 in taxes payable to the state.
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Indianapolis
Lewis Bowman
Bowman
Chicago Receivership Hits Dean Onativia & Company
Federal Judge Carpenter names Chicago Title & Trust Company receiver for Dean Onativia & Company, with liabilities near 29 to 30 million dollars. Creditors allege stock and securities of customers were pledged, and a July 1 transfer to Charles Trottman is cited as an act of bankruptcy. Chester R. Davis oversees offices as receivership begins.
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International News Service
Chicago
Dean Onativia
Charles J. Trottman
Trottman
Board of Governors
Board of Trade
Frank Hoolihan
New York
Chester R. Davis
Chicago Title & Trust Company
Davis
Gilman and Unger
Dean Onativia and Company
Ccustomers
Dean Onativia & Company
Grain Marketing Corporation of Chicago
Grain Marketing Corporation
Irving L. Ernest
William M. Cannon
San Francisco
Start Death investigation by coroner in Indianapolis
International News Service reports coroner Paul F. Robinson opened death investigations in Indianapolis on July 4 for Vietor Page Faust 14 who drowned when a boat upset in Fall Creek and Edith Estella Roney 9 who died after falling down a stairs at home.
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Indianapolis
Paul, F. Robinson
Vietor Page Faust
Fall Creek
Edith Estella Roney
Tip's Yellow Taxi Ad Listing
Local taxi listing for Tip Richardson offering service anytime anywhere with phone and residence numbers. Includes name Tip Richardson and contact details 447 and 67.
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Tip
Yellow Taxi
Tip Richardson
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