Russell brothers sent to penal farm for concealed weapons
Robert L. Russell and Albert Russell were sentenced in city court to six months on the state penal farm and a $5 fine plus costs after pleading guilty to carrying concealed weapons. Police and Mr. Noble McCoy linked the pair to a home robbery on East Second Street and recovered part of the stolen goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Russell
Albert Russell
C. W. Burkart
State Penal Institution
J. Otis Hays
Russell Brothers
J. T. Abell
Noble McCoy
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Robert Meyer
Bell- Meyer Furniture Company
McCoy
Mr. McCoy
East Second Street
Bell-Meyer Furniture Co
Mr. Meyer
Russell Boys
Storrs
Freetown
Abell
Southeastern Railroad Bridge
Meyer
Russell
Ebenezer Sunday Meeting Plans Grow at Seymour Church
Ebenezer Baptist Church near Seymour gears up for an all day Sunday gathering. Park Mission leads the program and will run the 11 o clock Sunday School. Attendees from Seymour and nearby areas will bring lunch to eat in the grove beside the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Seymour
Park Mission
Tip's Yellow Taxis Adverts for Service
An old classified style notice lists Tip Richardson of 67 Residence and phone 447 offering taxi service with round the clock availability. The brief ad mirrors a small business contact block from a bygone era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tip
Tip Richardson
Brownstown Pastor and Family Visit Dayton Then Lansing
Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Moore of Brownstown travel to Dayton Ohio to visit their son Karl Moore and family. Before returning Mr. Moore will attend a two week summer school course for ministers in Lansing Michigan. He serves as pastor of Brownstown Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Moore
Brownstown
Dayton
Karl Moore
Moore
Lansing
Mich
Brownstown Presbyterian Church
Willey Attends Will Brown's Funeral in Columbus
James A. Willey attended the funeral of Will Brown held yesterday afternoon in Columbus confirming local observance and community ties surrounding the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Willey
Will Brown
Columbus
Burglar Returns to Goforth Home on Laurel Street
A burglar visited Ed Goforth's home on East Laurel Street twice within four weeks. On the second visit he hid in the house for over two hours and escaped through a window with a watch, left behind a note demanding money. Police found no trace of the intruder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Goforth
East Laurel Street
Goforth
Labor Leaders Prepare for Election Tomorrow
Denver June 23 labor leaders close to their annual convention to elect officers tomorrow. John L. Lewis trails Samuel Gompers by about 6 000 votes for the AFL presidency amid mixed railroad support. The convention rejects urging federal unemployment insurance citing potential government control of workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
John L. Lewis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Gompers
Indiana Banker C D Billings elected vice president
C D Billings president of the First National Bank of Jackson county was elected vice president of the Indiana Bankers Association at the annual convention. He will be chosen president in 1922, succeeding J A Ruhe and following Charles L Zigler in the line of succession. Billings is a long time leader in banking and community affairs in Jackson county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Zigler
South Bend
Council of Administration
Billings
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Indiana
First National Bank
Jackson County
First National
Jackson
Antique Louisville Courier Journal found in attic
J P Grimes discovered a March 27 1887 issue of the Louisville Courier Journal. The fragile copy shows a smaller, older printing style distinct from the modern Courier Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becker
J. P. Grimes
Louisville Courier-Journal
Courier-Journal
Funeral held for infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Allman
The eight months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Allman of Surprise died Wednesday morning from whooping cough and pneumonia. Funeral was this afternoon with burial in Acme Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Allman
Surprise
Acme
Attorney Prince Suffering Stroke In Brownstown
Attorney H. H. Prince, long confined by illness at his Brownstown home, suffered a paralysis stroke last week affecting his left side. His condition is regarded as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Prince
Brownstown
County Treasurer reports spring tax apportionments
Jackson County treasurer J Paul McMillan announced spring tax collections totaling 399477.11 with delinquent taxes at 7640.30 and direct assessments of 10019.70. City share totals 37417.63 with allocations to corporation tax sinking fund library hospital and park. A public clinic funded by the Red Cross will offer free examinations and treatment in the city on Wednesday mornings with doctors from county physicians volunteering services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
J. Paul McMillan
McMillan
Blanche Pegg
Miss Pegg
City Courcil
Red Cross Chapter
Red Cross
Mystery of vanishing ships baffles commerce officials
United Press reports from Washington on June 23 that the fate of the vanishing ships may join historical sea mysteries. The Department of Commerce admits searches for a twentieth century pirate near Cape Hatteras yielded no results after theories failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Commerce
Cape Hatteras
Large crowd expected for Seymour Reds vs Brownstown Tigers
One of the largest crowds to witness a ball game in Seymour is expected at Athletic Park next Sunday afternoon as the Seymour Reds host the Brownstown Tigers. The visitors will be accompanied by several hundred fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Athletic Park
Legion Officials to Attend Culver State Meeting
Stanley A. Switzer state treasurer of the American Legion and Willard Everhart adjutant of the local post will travel to Culver Indiana Friday for a state meeting of post commanders and adjutants at the Culver Military Academy hosted by Col. L. R. Gignilliat, state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley A. Switzer
American Legion
Willard Everhart
Culver
Ind
Culver Military Academy
Legion
Col. L. R. Gignilliat
Republican Senate To Tighten Grip On Legislation
Republican leaders in Congress decided to limit the legislative program to first importance topics for the extra and regular sessions. They pledged to discourage restrictive or regulatory measures and to set aside all freak measures, stressing economy in legislation as in tax spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
Colgate Rep May Visit Indiana Over Reformatory Site
New York June 23 Colgate & Company may send Harry Coldgate to Indianapolis to confer with Governor Warren T McCray about the governor's second request to abrogate the contract to buy the Indiana Reformatory site at Jeffersonville The company reportedly plans to discuss its refusal to meet the first request and may await action by the Indiana legislature Colgate has deposited 105000 with the state government as initial payment on the reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Harry Coldgate
Colgate & Company
Indianapolis
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Jeffersonville
Colgate
Woman Demands 69900 From Roosevelt Estate
Mrs Emma Richardson Burke claims 69900 is due from Theodore Roosevelt estate for financing his 1912 campaign. She filed suit in the east alleging she saw Roosevelt sign the note with Charles J Shanson as witness and says she inherited the funds and invested them per judge Peyton's advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Richardson Burke
Hillsdale
United Press
Ind
Theodore Roosevelt
Burkett
Roosevelt
Peyton
Chicago
Charles J. Shanson
Campaign Expensive In Leonard Wood Campaign
Chicago June 23. The cost of efforts to elect General Leonard Wood was before the superior court. William Cooper Proctor of Cincinnati, former chairman of the Leonard Wood national committee, seeks decree against eleven other members to reimburse his share of the 813200 he paid, claiming 745433 is owed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Leonard Wood
Superior Court
William Cooper Proctor
Cincinnati
Leonard Wood National Committee
Brownstown Masonic Picnic Speakers Planned at Findley Grove
The Brownstown Masonic lodge will host a picnic for members and families at Findley grove near Honeytown Sunday afternoon. Judge James A. Cox of Crothersville Reverend C. V. Weddie of Medora and Reverend Chas. Anderson of Surprise will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
Masonic Lodge
Findley Grove
Honeytown
James A. Cox
Crothersville
C. V. Weddie
Medora
Chas. Anderson
Surprise
Dawes Seeks Budget Reform Amid Crisis Push
Charles G. Dawes arrives in Washington to become budget director and warns pitiful machinery under the budget law. He proposes conscripting about one hundred businessmen to work without pay to run the government on a business basis. Dawes vows to cut waste despite bureau chiefs and Congress resisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Harding
Dawes
Pike’s Peak
McCumber Attacks War Profiteers and Backs Soldier Bonus
Senator McCumber urged passage of the soldiers bonus bill while condemning war profiteers as stay at home slackers and cost plus contractors. He argued conscripting labor in wartime aligns civilian effort with soldiers and income should reflect sacrifices, noting soldiers were paid far less than common laborers during their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate
United States
Elks Plan All Day Outing at Shieldstown Cabin
A large turnout of local Elks and their families attend an all day outing at the Shieldstown cabin. Local members will join for supper this afternoon and a featured program tonight includes dancing with music by a local orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shieldstown
Brownstown Red Men Lodge Forms Band Led by Peter Heller
The Brownstown Red Men Lodge organized a band with Peter Heller chosen as leader. The group comprises fifteen members forming a new musical unit for lodge events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown Red Men Lodge
Peter Heller
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Ebenezer Sunday Meeting
East Laurel
Street
LABOR
C. D. Billings
Diana Association
Group 7
Russia
Meriam
Cooper
Jacksonville
Fla
Moscow
Riga
Tion
W. C. Cooper
Wood
Senator McCumber
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