League urges pacific settlement in Bolivia Paraguay row
Lugano Dec 15 The council of the League of Nations urged a peaceful resolution to the Bolivia Paraguay frontier dispute in the Chaco region after Bolivian charges against Paraguay. Aristide Briand was instructed to monitor the case and convene a special session if needed. The note recalls league obligations to maintain territorial integrity and avoid force.
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Lugano
Switzerland
The
League of Tions
Bolivia
Paraguay
Aristide Briand
Hernando Siles
Chaco
League
Executive Council
Influenza Epidemic Spreads Through Plainville and County
The influenza outbreak continues in Plainville and other parts of Daviess County with new cases reported. Attendance at Plainville schools declines as about 150 cases are noted citywide, some serious though overall mild, per Dr Swann. Washington reports no alarm and no preventive actions taken locally.
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Plainville
Algo
Daviess County
Cunty
Washington
Swann
Lida Banta 73 Dies at Home After Illness in Washington
Mrs Lida Frances Banta aged 73 longtime resident of Daviess county died Friday at 4 39 pm at her home 102 Mil Street Washington Ind after years of declining health Funeral services set for Monday 2 30 pm at First Methodist Church Rev S L Martin in charge Burial in Oak Grove cemetery Born Versailles Ind September 11 1855 daughter of William and Mary Black Married Lafayette F Banta who died earlier Survived by five of ten children Clarence Banta Houston John E Banta Seymour Harry and Bruce Banta Washington Mrs W Lincoln Flora Indiana two siblings James Black Greensburg and Mrs Hola Francisco Osgood Indiana
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Lida Frances Banta
Daviess County
Mil Street
Ellis
Oak Grove Cemetery
Eeaved
Versailles
Ind
William and Mary Black
Lafayette F Banta
Washington
Banta
Wesley Memorial Church
Ladies Auxiliary
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Clarence Banta
Houston
Texas
John E. Banta
Seymour
Harry
Bruce Banta
W. Lincoln
Flora Rs
James Black
Greensburg
Hola Francisco
Osgood
Indiana
Four Receive Sentences and Fines in Court
Judge Milton S Hastings presided in Elmore township court where James Broshair 29 Liton Mrs Mary Johnson 6 Alvin Johnson 18 and Austin Johnson 16 were fined and sentenced for multiple thefts including the Hastings farm corn theft and the Robert Orr and Mumaw thefts. Broshair received six months at the penal farm plus fines. Alvin Johnson got thirty days in jail and fines. Mary Johnson got a thirty day jail sentence and fine. Austin Johnson had a suspended fine and sentence for Hastings theft with later fines for Mumaw theft.
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Milton S. Hastings
Elmore Township
James Broshair
Liton
Mary Johnson
Alvin Johnson
Austin Johnson
Broshair
James Hastings
Mary -Johnson
Austin
Trace of Youth Who Shot Frady
John Colvin 86 Civil War veteran died today at his Corning home after illness since November. Death attributed to senility and complications. Funeral Monday at St Patrick's Corning with burial in St Patrick's cemetery. Survived by five children and a sister. Wife predeceased. He wandered home after voting day and was found unconscious two days later.
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John Colvin
Corning
Colvin
St. Patrick’s Church
Sé Patrick’s
Alfordsville
Jant, Clements and
Lizzie Smith
Rosie Wilson
Montgomery
Anne Wilson
Washington
Patrick Colvin
Harvey Harrington
Topeka
Kansas
Girls versus Boys at Manchester College Sparks Debate
Wabash Indiana December 15. Students at Manchester college react to an Oak Leaves editorial titled Girls versus Boys arguing women should enjoy similar campus freedoms as men. Dixie Roach Harris voices concern over strict rules for women and leniency for men.
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Wabash
Ind
Oak Leaves
Manchester College
Dixie Roach Harris
Murder Mystery Frady Found Dead Near Railroad
Daviess county reports the unsolved murder of Leston L. Frady 63 an umbrella maker of Linton. He was found wounded beside the C. I4 St. P. railroad at Odom with money on him. Coroner to hold inquest, verdict death from wounds by unknown assailants. Charles Frady Indianapolis brother survivor. Line of investigation considers possible first degree murder charges for the killer and his companion.
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Frady
Treig
Dexter
Charles
Indianapolis
E. Exfert
Waognds
Hudsonville Store Entered Early Today
Sheriff Bowman called to Hudsonville after a burglary in the early morning. Two men were suspected and officers planned further arrests. Intruders broke a cash register, fled with a small quantity of goods, leaving tools behind as Mr. Traylor surprised them at 1 am.
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John W. Bowman Joly
Hudsonville
Fourchard
Traylor
Colbert
Petersburg Mine Reopens Boosting Local Employment
Petersburg Indiana December 15 The Atlas No 3 mine owned by Ike County Coal company reopened after a year shutdown and will employ 125 men The No 1 mine began Monday with 300 workers Gladstone Coal company Carl Fletcher Coal company and others plan to start a second shift Pay remains the union wage of 6.10 a day Work continues on the Ingle mine at Littles an all mechanical mine aimed to be ready by February 1.
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Petersburg
Ind
Atlas
Ike County Coal Company
Gladstone Coal Company
Carl Fletcher Coalcomes Bicknell
Littles
First Electric Chair Executed in Illinois History
In Joliet Illinois Dee a Chippewa Indian and two Black men were executed in the electric chair at the state prison for the murder of William Beck a Lake county farmer six months after the robbery at his farm home Beck’s parents were beaten during the holdup The three men are the state’s first to pay the extreme penalty since the substitution of the chair for the gallows
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Joliet
Dee
Illinois State
William Beck
Lake County
Beck
Indiana fights influenza spread with improving cases
Health authorities across Indiana report the epidemic being checked as new cases rise slightly but show overall improvement. Kokomo and several cities including Peru Connersville Seymour Vincennes Greenburg Shelbyville and Princeton note better conditions while Muncie and Wabash report waning activity and a single death in Wabash.
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Indiana
Kokomo
Purdue
Peru
Connersville
Seymour
Vincennes
Greenburg
Shelbyville
Princeton
Muncie
Ince
Prudential Men at Vincennes Meet
Assistant superintendent John Vion and his agents traveled to Vincennes to attend a district meeting of Prudential Insurance Company employees. The meeting was scheduled at the Grand Hotel with agents Colvin Cabel Smeltzer Reeve Gor epiot Arnold and others from nearby cities expected to attend.
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John Vion
Vincennes
Prudential Insurance Company
Grand Hotel
Colvin
Cabel
Smeltzer
Reeve
Gorepiot
Petersburg
Arnold
Ogootee
Shelby county fair association to add twenty dollars
Virgil H. Brown, secretary of the Shelby county fair association, reports twenty dollars in additional funds for the year. He says a letter enclosed twenty five dollar bills and salt that belonged to the association dating to 1895. A curious note claims Abees olfactory glands lie in its knee joints.
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Buelbyville
Shelby County Fair Association
Virgil H. Brown
Brown
Sarg Cole Nine Minutes Late To Start Point
The endurance run details Sarg Cole's late arrival to Hatfield and the Dodge car event. He reached the start point at 12 09, completed a long drive with pauses, praised the Gruen watch used as official time, and planned an iron bartending display at a Dodge salesroom. Fans across the country followed the event and learned what machinery and the human system can endure.
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Sarg Cole
Cole
Hatfield
McCarty
Nak Cuffs
Thes
Jepson Jewelry Company
Eixmiller
Dodge
Sinclair
Fragmentary criminal case from Newcastle and Detroit
Fragments describe possession of firearms and ammunition linked to a bank robbery pursuit involving Newcastle Indiana and Detroit Michigan. Names and details are incomplete, with police Chief Ingié Laird referenced and a possible last name Bright or Savage among the scattered fragments.
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Newcastle
Ind
Springs
Henry Chea
Detroit
Mich
Ingié Laird
Acuta
Courk
Rett Savage
Near Tragedy South of Here in Electrical Storm
A thunderstorm struck the home of Mrs F B Colbert south of the city causing roof damage and a blaze along the wall and blinds as lightning ran through a radio aerial to a telephone. Mrs Colbert, seated by a lamp, escaped burns though her hearing was damaged by the bolt. Sparks flew across the room. her two sons Russell and old were present but uninjured.
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F. B. Colbert
Municipal airport use forecast by police official
Suth Bend airport will see a great increase in use next year, according to John B. Kuesport assistant police chief and acting port director. He said the field already serves passengers with nonstop planes from Indianapolis Detroit and Chicago and will expand beyond the current boundary and hazard restrictions.
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Suth Bend
John B. Kuesport
Indianapolis
Detroit
Chicago
Death notice for Mrs Josephine Hall widow of Nathan Hall
W O Hall of 411 Northwest Ninth Street received a telegram announcing the death of his mother Mrs Josephine Hall widow of Nathan R Hall. She died suddenly at 8 o clock Friday morning at her Portland Oregon home. Born in 1841 she was 87. Survived by four sons nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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W. O. Hall
Northwes Ninth Street
Josephine Hall
Nathan R. Hall
Youth 17 Ends Transcontinental Flight At New York
Richard James a 17 year old from Flushing Pennsylvania completed the first transcontinental flight by a minor. He arrived at Curtis Field L I on December 15 at 10 30 am and was greeted by officials and students from Flushing High School. He will receive a $1 000 prize next week from the American Society for promoting youth aviation.
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Curtis
Society For
James
N Francisco
Odon Coach May Resign Position
Odon high school coach, serving as basketball mentor for several years, announced last night he would tender his resignation if players again disobey. He stated instructions given to the team were ignored on the floor, prompting the step.
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Odon ‘High
Jail Term Given After Confession in Store Robbery
A suspect, jailed in Joel for failing to pay a fine, confessed to the Kinnear Store robbery. The individual received a state reformatory sentence ranging up to ten years, with the exact period influenced by local charges and attachments. The case ties a minor offense to a broader identity connected to the robbery offense.
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State Reformatory
Joel
Kinnear
Vincennes Washington game attendees named in report
A crowd at the Vincennes Washington game in Washington included Helen Klemeyer Eric Meyers Royal Mattice Bob Shick Floyd Foust Martha TeWalt Mary Ann Bunting Sammy Greer of Cincinnati Delores Costello David Culbertson Helen Adams Gladys Marie Sargent Guy Lewis Burton Hall Ruth Coulter Mr and Mrs Harry Berridge Mr and Mrs Admiral Weathers and Mr and Mrs Al Reiman among others.
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Vincennes
Washington
Helen Klemeyer
Eric Meyers
Royal Mattice
Bob Shick
Floyd Foust
Martha TeWalt
Mary Ann Bunting
Sammy Greer
Cincinnati
Delores Costello
David Culbertson
Helen Adams
Gladys Marie Sargent
Guy Lewis
Burton Hall
Ruth Coulter
Harry Berridge
Admiral ‘Weathers
al ‘Reiman
Bedford stone carver indicted in slaying of doctor
Indictment returned to December 15 against Atlee Osborn, 34, a Bedford stone carver, for the murder of Sylvan F Moore, 27, a Bloomington doctor found at Osborn home with Mrs Osborn when Osborn allegedly came home unexpectedly. Proceedings were scheduled for Oct 16 in the county court.
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Atlee Osborn
Sylvan
F. Moore
Osborn
Funeral for Jacob Zinkan Held at St Simion Church
Funeral for Jacob Zinkan 93, a resident of pronter, conducted this morning at St Simion Catholic Church at 9 o’clock. Burial followed at St John's Cemetery with rites by Harold.
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Jacob Zinkan
Pronter
St. Simion
St. John’s Cemet
Sheller
Ki Harold
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Wabash College
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Zinkan
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