Americans urged to seek protection in wartime China
Washington reports the administration focuses on protecting Americans in China with no new talks on evacuation. About 5000 Americans in Shanghai may be evacuated if needed. U S naval vessels are available, while other measures remain undeveloped. Marines guard Pacific Coast stations as negotiations progress between O Malley and Chen in Hankow amid tensions and a Cantonese security order.
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Washington
China
Willo
Liceideat
U. S. Chaumont
Vas Marines
Diego
Londaly
Navy
Eie
Pacific Coast Marine
O'Malley
Chen
Shanghai
Counsor O'Malley
Dugene Chen
Marshal Sen
New Frankfort to Cincinnati Railroad Under New Ownership
A new Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad company will take over the Bath and Cincinnati line. James P. Lewis of Georgetown buys the railroad at auction for 100000 and will head the venture with Judge Fowler. The line runs Paris to Frankfort. control changes February 5 to operate passenger and freight service between Paris and Frankfort.
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Frankfort
Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad Company
Bath and Cincinnati Railway
A! Fowler
Far
James P. Lewis
Georgetown
Lewis
Fowler
Gfrgetown Ee
Paris
Ben Wiliams
Franklin. Circuit
Ster
Franklin
Scott
Bourbon Counties
Here
No Drama About Shelton Trial
Quincy February reports no drama as armed guards attend the Shelton gang trial in the courthouse. Three Shelton leaders from southern Illinois face charges tied to a government seizure and narcotics cases, with their associate Art Nman present under tight security.
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Shelton
Quincy
Gta
Hee Mart Carn
Bernard
Ithe
Southern Illinois
Ao Oak
Cocaene
Ou Ney
Ily
Art N Man
Sheriff’s Own Funds Fueled Gun Purchases
Marion Mindis Feb 1. Sheriff Oran Coleman and several high deputies are armed with Thompson submachine guns purchased with the sheriff’s own pocketbook. The guns use 26 shot magazines and gas bombs for jail delivery, reflecting rugged county security measures.
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Marion
Mindis
Sherit
Oran Coleman
Ilinois Gaz Wets
Flood Waters Force Evansville Gym Closure
Flood waters render the Central High School gym unusable in Evansville. A basketball game moved from Saturday night against Manual of Indianapolis will be played Saturday afternoon at a local tabernacle.
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Evansville
Central High
Sineeast High
Manual of Indianapolis
Knights Templar W elect new officers
Washington Commandery Knights Templar to elect officers at 7:15 PM at the Masonic hall. Regular meeting to follow with the Temple degree to be conferred on one candidate. Drill team members are urged to attend.
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Washington
Knights Templar
Masonic Hall
Temple
English carrier Argus sails to China with clay load
Portsmouth England February 1 The aircraft carrier Argus departed for China carrying a cargo of clay raising the total clay shipments in China to more than eighty.
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Portsmouth
England
Argus
China
Earl Dillon Submits to Minor Operation
Earl Dillon of Alfordsville submitted to a minor operation in the office of Dr Burress this morning at Pleasant Grove, Indiana. A large field of ice cracked loudly, and Becker telephoned in.
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Earl Dillon
Alfordsville
Dr. B. 0.Burress
Pleasant Grove
Indooo
Ba Becker
Wednesday's Five Best Radio Features
Radio listings detail Wednesday programs across stations WLW Cincinnati WBZ KYW and others. Highlights include a Gotham and Sullivan piece Yeoman of the Guard, a MacDowell quartet, Schillert’s Orchestra, and an organ recital with readings from Hamlet.
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Kep
WBZ
DKA
KYW
New York
MacDowell
Schilkret
WOC
Davenport
Che m
December Weather Summary for Washington Area
December reports show 4 total of 6.12 inches of rain by the 11th and 1.20 inches on the 22nd, the greatest 24 hour total of the month. Two snowfalls added 1.6 inches. Mean maximum 39, mean 23.5, mean minimum 1.3. Maximum 58 on the 30th, minimum minus seven on the 15th. Sleet fell on the 13th. Eleven days with .01 inch or more precipitation, eleven clear days, seven partly cloudy, thirteen cloudy days.
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Washington
D. C
Literary Field Day At Culver In Spring
Culver Indiana February 1 The Indiana Literary Field Day first held in 1925 will be repeated this spring Brig Gen L R Gignilliat superintendent Culver Military Academy says eight statewide contests are planned including one act play short naval orientation piano composition poetry essay editorial and landscape with a committee of leading writers and artists supervising the program and June 4 set for the date
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Culver
Ind
L. R. Gignilliat
Culver Military ‘Academy
Cul Ver
Second Semester At I U Opened Today
Bloomington Ind Feb 4 With variations in enrollment the second semester of Indiana University opened today and classes begin tomorrow Scholastic totals from the first semester show 3381 in Bloomington and 4150 statewide with a slight drop in overall numbers due to calendar changes and exam outcomes
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I. U
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Funeral for Josephine Johnson Held at Gi Parlors
Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Johnson were held at 10 o'clock this morning at Gi Funeral Parlors with burial in Oak Grove cemetery. She died Sunday afternoon at the local hospital from a local infection. A Marion County resident, she had been visiting near Huron.
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Josephine Johnson
Oak Grove
Johnson
Marion County
Huron
Committees Named for Lincoln Day Program in Indiana
Indianapolis lawmakers appoint committees to plan a Lincoln Day program to be presented in the house on Saturday February 12 Oswald Ryan Anderson named speaker designation.
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Lincoln
Indianapolis
Ind
Oswald
Ryan
Anderson
Central fire department morning run report
The Central fire department responded to a morning alarm at Van Trees Street involving a house on attic fumes. The home belonged to Ralph Godwin and was described as rented, with smoke escaping from openings around the eaves.
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Central Fire Department
Ralph Godwin
Oil News Date Farm Feb 1 Purcell Feb 1 Wonders
Oil market brief lists February 1 dates for Date Farm Purcell and Wonders with Kehoe Heb, 1 F noted in standings or roster context.
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Date Farm
Purcell
Wonders
Kehoe Heb
Fragmented note on Indiana primary reform debate
The text outlines a disruption in Indiana politics with references to Republicans and a senate committee report. It mentions a bill aimed at repealing the primary system but amending it to apply to nominations for United States senators and president, reflecting debates over primary reform and party preferences.
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Indiana
Senate
United States
Miners face wage talks as convention nears close
In Indianapolis on a February day delegates from 145 native miners and operators clash over wage increases. A final adjournment is planned after committee report approval, aiming for the shortest convention in the union’s history. Harry Fishwick is named to present the completed topses. Springfield, Illinois, Wednesday.
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Indianapolis
Harry Fishwick
Springfield
Illinois
Candlemas Day Observed Tomorrow In Ecclesiastical Calendar
Candlemas Day will be observed tomorrow marking the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. The feast, meaning the festival of candles, recalls the infant Jesus as light to the Gentiles and features customs once common in England such as Cradle-Rocking Day to dedicate the child to the church.
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Jesus
England
Auto license feud settles between Indiana and Kentucky
Indianapolis Feb 1 settlement of the long drawn out auto license feud with Frederick Scheing receiving word from Kentucky that the dispute is resolved. Kentucky assured completion of the matter, ending months of friction between the states over licensing and registration procedures.
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Indianapoli
Frederick Scheing
Kentucky
Fatal Pennsylvanian Train Crash in Gary
Gary Indiana Feb 1. Injury of failure to heed signal of an oncoming train blamed for the death of Fred Koch 50 who ran in front of the train and was killed instantly.
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Gary
Ind
Pennsylvania
Fred Koch
Hyatt Music Co seeks missing brother Frank Hyatt
K B Hyatt of Hyatt Music Co Portland asks help locating his brother Frank Hyatt who has been missing for years. They are sons of John Hyatt deceased and brothers of Henry Hyatt Todd Hyatt and Annie H Gibson. Anyone knowing Frank’s whereabouts should contact Portland Oregon.
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K. B. Hyatt
Hyatt Music Co
Morrison Street
Portlandd
Oregon
Hyatt
Democrat
Frank
Washington
John Hyatt
Henry
Todd Hyatt
Annie H. Gibson
Portland
One of five men located in mine near Princeton
The body of either Emery West or Walter Teems was found in the F7 mine by a party led by John Bishop and Superintendent John Mosby as rescue work resumed after the explosion. The body lay face down with indications of instant death, near the spots where Eight Red and W. P. Rathitt perished earlier.
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Princeton
Emery West
Walter Teemids
An. Theon
John Bishop
John Mosby
Red
W. P. Rathitt
West
Thomas
Two Evansville Men Given Heavy Terms
Evansville men Arthur Angel and Raymond McSwane were found guilty in circuit court of robbery for breaking into Irane Grocery at Govern and William streets on Dec 20. Each received from two to 14 years in prison and six years disfranchisement, for stealing goods valued at $50.
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Evansville
Arthur _Angel
Raymond McSwane
Irane Grocery Company
Govern and
William Street
Reform Question Probed at Indiana State Penitentiary Vote
Report from Indianapolis records a town meeting where residents asked whether the state reformatory should be expanded and debated term length. The discussion centered on penitentiary reform and the future of the facility.
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Indianapolis
Pensis
Trial of Widow Delayed Again In Henderson Court
Henderson Ky Feb 1 Trial of Ed Powell a 50 year old farmer and Frances Yates 19 for the murder of Elmer Yates 22 husband of Frances was postponed to March 7 in circuit court The delay was granted after counsel asked for more time to prepare their case
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Henderson
Ed Powell
Frances Yates
Yates
Elmer
Appeal Filed From Knox County Case in Supreme Court
Indianapolis February 1. An appeal from the Knox county circuit court decision in the state versus Mike Toth was filed with the state supreme court.
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Indianapolis
Knox County Circuit Court
Stat
Mike Toth
State Supreme Court
Favorable House Vote on Mexico Policy Report
Washington D C February session of the House affairs committee reported a favorable policy decision. The panel approved the measure by a narrow ten to ten vote, signaling cautious support for action in Mexico.
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Washington, D. C
House
Tien
Mexico
Wabash River Rampage and Ohio Flood Near Standstill
A sequence of midwestern flood reports details the Wabash and Ohio rivers rising near or past crest levels. In Indiana, a young wife, 18, Mrs Ivan Stultz, collapsed and died from heart disease while walking with her car near Oaktown, leaving a husband witnessed to the tragedy. Flooding disrupts traffic and evacuations spread across Adams, Crawford, and surrounding counties, with towns like Shawneetown and Harrisburg reporting rising waters and thousands displaced. The situation strains roads and rail lines as waters advance, inundating crops and farms while residents seek shelter or safe passage by boat.
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Oaktown
Ind
Ivan Stultz
Pym
Stultz
Herman Kisley
Focal Methodist Church
Harrisburg
Ill
Shawneetown
Death visit shocks Edwardsport family of six
In Edwardsport on February 1 a toddler died leaving parents Eugene and Mildred and siblings Martha Margin Mildred. The doctor advised telling the children of the death before burial at Elnora. Two men carried the white casket to the room where the other children slept as the two younger girls viewed their brother for the last time, family mourners describe a heart wrenching scene with tears and cries.
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Edwardsport
Eugene
Eeares
Elnora
Everlin Eugene
Martha
Margin
Mildred
Mr. Parker
Mrs. Parker
Farmer Injured as Big Four Train Hits Wagon
Petersburg Ind February 1 a farmer William Hayden living west of Petersburg was injured when a Big Four passenger train struck his wagon at the Main street crossing. His wagon was demolished and he was dragged or thrown to the ground suffering scratches and minor injuries. The train stopped and Hayden was taken to a physician for treatment.
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Petersburg
Ind
Hayden
West Puisrubere
Abigren Bill Awaits Governor Signature in State
Indianapolis reports the Abigren bill expanding city planning and zoning grants to all cities and towns, awaiting the Governor's signature to become law from the 1637 general assembly.
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Indianapolis
General Assembly
Midweek PresbyterIan Services Slated for Wednesday Evening
Readable fragment notes midweek services at the Presbyterian church scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 o clock. Local readers expect brief worship and communal prayer in the church hall.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Action on farm relief promised
Washington, February 1. In a difficult parliamentary moment, farm leaders urged moving toward consideration of the Haagen price stabilization bill amid debate. The bloc positions are fixed, with opposition aiming to kill or stall the measure, while supporters press for action within weeks.
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Warhington
Eee Farm
Dhiocks
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