Accidental Gun Discharge Injures Tot Near Acme
Emma Laraway seven is critically injured at home from a rifle discharge by her 12 year old brother Arthur near Acme. The 22 calibre Winchester fired as he handled the weapon at 6 50 am Monday. She remains semi conscious with the ball unrecovered and doctors fear complications. Arthur is in severe nervous shock and deeply distressed by the accident.
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Emma Laraway
George Laraway
Acme
Arthur
Laraway
Fleetwood Guilty On Three Liquor Charges
Manse Fleetwood of Fast Tipton street was found guilty in city court of possession of intoxicating liquor transportation and operating a blind tiger. Mayor Charles L. Kessler imposed 100 plus costs and 60 days jail on each charge. He appealed to the Jackson circuit court with a 1500 bond. arrest followed a Saturday search yielding three bottles of white mule.
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Manse
Fleetwood
Tipton Street
Charles L. Kessler
Kessler
Jackson
Amusement Devices Installed at Gaiser Park
Amusement devices arrived for Gaiser park and Street Commissioner Emery Weber began installing them. The $475 project includes two slide sets and two swing sets for all ages. Park beautification has progressed since spring with council members Moritz Burkley and Ahlbrand on the committee.
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Gaiser Park
Emery Weber
Moritz, Burkley and Ahlbrand
Gold Mine Department Store Buys Millinery Stock
The Gold Mine Department Store has purchased the millinery stock of Miss Minnie Hustedt on North Chestnut Street. Nathan Kaufman, proprietor, announced the stock was moved to the Goldigine millinery department with plans for disposal being considered. Miss Hustedt closed her store as the room will be used for Dr. C. E. Gillespie’s offices.
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Gold Mine
Miss Minnie Hustedt
North Chestnut Street
Nathan Kaufman
Hustedt
Goldigine
Kaufman
Miss Hustedt
C. E. Gillespie
Reddingion Men Pay for Seins Joke in Court
Seven men from Redding township were arrested for possession of a sein found hidden in a woods and later admitted the act was a joke. Six pleaded guilty and paid fines plus costs totaling 120 dollars. one charge was dismissed. Additional arrests followed a separate petit larceny case.
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Redding Township
Redding Township Protective Association
Reddington
Sein
Roy Bowman
Receiver's Sase of Bank Property Reported in Court
The Union State Bank of Crothersville as receiver for Citizens State Bank filed a report in Jackson circuit court for sale of the defunct bank's real estate to Riley Cox for 3100. Judge James A. Cox approved the report and deed. Grover Tryon sues Catherine Faulkeoner of Seymour for 5000 over a vehicle collision near Oakland.
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Union State Bank of
Grover Tryon
Jackson
Catherine Faulkeoner
Seymour
Oakland
Terre Haute
Brownstown
Aramintha Tryon
James B. Thompson
Southern Indiana Telephone & Telegraph Company
1924 1925 Jackson County Corporate Assessments
The assessment lists for 1924 and 1925, filed with Frank Dailey, county assessor, by township assessors, show the corporations' personal property real estate and poll taxes. The figures detail each entity's taxable holdings and levy exposure across the county.
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Jackson County
Frank Dailey
County Completes Assessments Similar to 1924
The county finishes assessments matching the 1924 results. Officials report no major changes in property values and emphasize consistency with prior figures.
Jackson County Tax Assessments and Dog Tax Window
Township assessors report Jackson County values show declines in real estate and mixed changes in personal property. Real estate fell to 20 533 190 from 21 024 700, personal property to 5 330 940 from 5 335 540. Jackson township leads at 430 450. dog tax payment window open to June 10 for owners to pay.
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Grassy Fork
Brownstown
Adi Washington
Jackson Two
Redding Two
Vernon
Eee
Hamilton Two
Owen Two
Saltereek Two
Ries & 8
Pershing
Seymour
City
Brownstown Town
Crothersville Pace
Medora
Frank Dailey
Jackson County
Oon
Jackson Township
Brownstown Township
Cedar chest donated to Mrs. Clarence Cox by local sorority
Psi Iota Xi Sorority Alpha Beta Chapter raised funds for charity by selling a cedar chest with linens valued at 5 dollars and 100 dollars in contents. The sale, aided by merchants and citizens, netted about 136 dollars for Sehneck Memorial Hospital mattresses and other local charitable uses. Mary Goodloe Billings led the sorority. Harold P. Graessle chaired the campaign.
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Clarence Cox
East Sixth Street
Alpha Beta
Psi Iota Xi
Mary Goodloe Billings
Harold P. Graessle
Cedar Chest
Friends
Sehneck Memorial Hospital
Psi Jota Xi
Seymour
Weeks Has About Even Chance For Recovery
Secretary of War John W. Weeks remains in critical condition after gallstone surgery at Phillips House hospital. Doctors report no improvement. temperature and pulse at 100 and 104 respectively. Mrs Weeks and family stay at the bedside as physicians monitor his status.
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International News Service
Boston
John W. Weeks
Phillips House
Massachusetts
General Hospital
Weeks
Euchre Benefit at Armory Hall by Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen hold a euchre night Wednesday June 3 at 7 30 p m in Armory Hall. Admission is 25 cents. Proceeds benefit the auxiliary.
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Armory Hall
Benefit Ladies Auxiliary
B. of R. T
Hats Half Price Sale At Hodapp And Weithoff Milliners
A sale continues at Hodapp and Weithoff Milliners offering hats at half price. Jid and Weithoff advertise the promotion to draw customers.
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Hodapp and Weithoff Milliners
Jid&w
Woodcraft Class for 50 Candidates Set June 3
Fifty men progress through Woodcraft mysteries Wednesday night June 3 at 8:00 in Baptist Gym. All Woodmen urged to attend the feast. Visiting neighbors welcome. Jid J. and Blevins, Consul.
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Baptist Gym
Jid J. &. Blevins
Alpha Class Food Sale Weekend Fundraiser
A food sale by Alpha Class is set for Saturday June 6 starting 9 30 a m at B T room 15a Seymour map requests and a five dollar gold offer noted on page 6 confirming event details and location.
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B-T
Seymour
Cet
Second Class Play Presented by Graduates at Shields Gym
Shields senior class staged Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch in the school gym Tuesday night to a very appreciative audience. It was the class’s second closing event, following Teenie performed last Friday. The show was well presented with a balanced mix of pathos and humor and an engaging plot.
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Wiggs
Shields
Shields Gymnasium
Tip's Yellow Taxi Ad Brings Taxi Service Contact
An informal classified style notice promotes Tip Richardson's taxi service with the slogan Any time anywhere. It lists phone 447 and residence 67, identifying Tip Richardson as the operator.
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Tip Richardson
Peru Ind Heads Crash Kills and Burns Cars
Nine seriously injured and more than fifteen slightly hurt when two inter urban trains collided near Cassville. Vehicles caught fire, three taken to Kokomo and Peru hospitals. conductor Gus Chilton among the injured, blaze reduced wreckage to ashes. Motor men slowed the trains, preventing greater loss.
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International News Service
Peru
Ind
Cassville
Kokomo
Wilma Wehrenberg
Ft. Wayne
P. L. King
Boston
Mass
Marshall's Body Carried Home to Indianapolis
The body of former Vice President Thomas Riley Marshall arrived in Indianapolis at 11 32 today, with Mrs. Marshall and honorary pallbearers. A large crowd gathered as the casket was moved to a motor funeral carriage and a solemn procession formed with officials, Masons, and civic groups. The cortege paused for the Christ church bell and brief prayers before proceeding to the Little Marshall home on North Illinois Street. Earlier, Pittsburgh traffic paused as the body traveled on The American en route from Washington, D. C. to Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Riley Marshall
United States
Masonic Order
Marshall Home
Ilinois Street
Christ Church
Pittsburgh
Thomas K. Marshall
Pennsylvania
Statesman
Washinton
D. C
Coolidge Addresses Naval Academy on National Preparedness
President Coolidge, at Annapolis, pledges final and absolute national preparedness. He calls for an army and navy ready to guarantee security and urges defense be a righteous instrument, with citizens prepared to serve in peril or productive work.
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Annapolis
Coolidge
United States Naval Academy
Chinese Strike Deepens Across Shanghai and Peking
Riots flare as British sailors rush ashore in Shanghai while 3000 Chinese attack Japanese iceworks. Foreigners assaulted on streets and trams. women injured. In Peking, troops deter student demonstrators outside foreign legations with barbed wire and fixed bayonets, as chants threaten British and Japanese.
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International News Service
Shanghai
Peking
Jone
Foreign Legation
Foreign Office
Tremendous rainfall and tornado toll sweep Midwest
June 3 reports from Minneapolis and surrounding areas show seven killed and many injured as winds and rain cause widespread destruction. Nebraska Iowa and Missouri tornadoes ruin property, with no confirmed fatalities in Missouri and crop damage noted. Weather bureau notes heat in the east and frost warnings in Washington and Oregon.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Weather Bureau
Storm Toll From Severe Sweden Storms
Violent storms sweeping Sweden have caused a death toll estimated at twenty persons all in marine disasters. The tally was reported from Stockholm on June 3 as authorities described the storm’s deadly impact along coastal waters.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Indianapolis Bank Robbed in Daylight
A robber entered the Rural Street branch of Fletcher Savings & Trust Company in Indianapolis at 1020 in broad daylight, forced three employees into the basement, and escaped with about $3,000 in cash in a waiting car. Police traced the car but the thieves escaped. this was the bank’s second daylight heist in six months, following October 15 when over $4,000 was taken.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fletcher Savings & Trust Company
Dance at Moore's Grove This Saturday June 6
A big social dance will be held at Moore's Grove on Saturday night June 6. Organizers invite local residents to attend for music dancing and community enjoyment.
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Moore’s Grove
Regular taxi service to Pauley's Cabinet
Regular taxi service to Pauley's Cabinet listed with contact phone 333, likely a local transport ad.
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Pauley’s Cabinet
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