Washington man gravely injured in Evansville crash
R A List living on E Seventh street was reportedly severely hurt in a car wreck near Evansville early today, with a fractured leg crushed hip and skull fracture. Evansville hospital notified police, but the Democrat could not verify. List was visiting Washington this weekend and left for Evansville around 3 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. List
Seventh Street
Evansville
Democrat Haseen
Walter Sullivan
Washington
List
Sullivanh
Sullivan
Proposed Dog Tax Increase Denied Today
Daviess county commissioners rejected a petition from six township trustees to raise the dog tax. The six signers include Fred A. Burch, Louis G. Taylor, C. EB. Jackman, W. Freed, Arthur, and Nugent. The plan sought higher taxes with dogs taxed by gender and age. The board met in regular session with no other major business planned.
Richards Wins $250 Check in Puzzle Contest
W H Richards, a local dispatcher for the B&O, received a $250 check from the Chicago Herald and Examiner after a recheck clarified the award. Richards had initially been listed for $50 in the nationwide contest and celebrated with a cheerful greeting as the prize appeared in the mail.
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W. H
Ric
Ch Herald & Examiner
Richards
Naval conference enters third week of tonnage talks
London, Feb 3 The London naval conference began its third week as America Britain Italy and Japan seek a framework to meet or modify French tonnage proposals. No big five meeting is set until tomorrow and France will present views on transferring tonnage across ship types. The U S and Britain oppose unlimited shifts from battleships to lighter ships or submarines. The United States argues for a ceiling of 15 percent on the total tonnage that may be shifted and hopes to align with France on this basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Great Britain
France
U. S
Arkansas Girl Sentenced in Jones Act Case and Kentucky Granny Jailed
Mary Grace Lowey of Fort Smith Arkansas 16 was sentenced to 15 months in a federal industrial school after pleading guilty to liquor selling in a Jones act case. Her mother Florence Lowey also got 15 months. Kentucky grandmother Mary J Trotter 70 of Hopkinsville jailed for possessing two gallons moonshine and selling to an undercover agent. She faces federal court in Paducah opening April 21. A report notes her four grandchildren rely on her. Congressional debate on prohibition includes a claim there is no law preventing home wine and fruit brandy making. Farm fire near Conneaut Ohio killed the mother and child with the father injured. family losses referenced.
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Congress
Arkansas
Mary Grace Lowey
Fort Smith
Ark
Florence’ Lowey
Lowey
Mary J. Trotter
Kentucky
Hopkinsville
Mannington
Unabe
Paducah
Trotter
Franklin W. Fort
New Jersey
Hoover
Fred L. Lehlibach
Remodeled Bell Clothing Store Plans Big Sale
Mae N W Bellman manager of Bell Clothing announces remodeling of the men s store with a four window front vestibule new show cases and cabinets for hats shirts ties and suits to be updated. A remodeling sale starts February 5 to move merchandise during the work and finish quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W.bellman
Bell
Main Street
Haberdashery Department
Miss Mary York Called By Death in Odon
Miss Mary York 62 of Madison township died Sunday morning at 5 o'clock at her brother George York home in Odon after a brief illness due to a stomach ailment. Funeral services were held at Mt Olive Baptist church east of Odon at 2 p.m. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. She was a daughter of Andrew and Margaret Ledg erwood York and never married. Survived by brothers James and George York and sister Sarah Myers, all of Odon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary York
Madison Township
George York
Odon
James
Sarah Myers
Three Stores Crumbled by Bomb in Chicago Terror
A powerful blast in Chicago shattered three stores on the southwest side, ending a week of gangland violence with four murders and another bombing. No injuries were reported. A grocery operated by Samuel Donia lost stock to the explosion, while a butcher and tailor shop in the same building were wrecked. Police link the attack to terrorists resenting Donia. In other notes, a gangster linked to a deadly ride in Wilson Avenue vanished in a shooting, and multiple embezzlement affidavits surfaced involving John circuit Warner and others, detailing property and monetary crimes in January and February 1928.
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Chicago
Samuel Donia
Donna
Joseph
Dude
Wilson Avenue
Silver Production in United States Falls in 1929
United States silver output reached 69,937,000 ounces in 1929, reflecting total mine production across the year and marking a numeric benchmark for the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State
Prompt Enactment Looked Safe For Prohibition Bureau Move
Washington reports that prompt enactment by the House of the administration bill to transfer the prohibition bureau from the Treasury to the Justice Department was virtually assured today. The measure would grant it broad floor time on Thursday Friday and Saturday.
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Washington
House of the Administration
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury
Justice Department
Woolen cloth length relation noted in textiles
A historical note observes that each yard of woolen cloth contains about a mile of yarn, reflecting the intricate linking of fabric and thread in textile production.
Destructive storms claim 21 lives at sea across regions
London reports twenty one feared dead as severe storms lash shipping from the Gulf of Finland to the Mediterranean. The steamer Nelly’s crew nearly all drowned after grounding off the Gulf of Finland, while one man perished from the Trevan after being swept overboard southwest of Falmouth. Lakewood arrived at Sheerness after a ferocious gale that damaged her and cost three propellers.
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London
England
Gulf of Finland
Mediterranean
Ioch
Trevan
Falmouth
Lakewood
Port Sheerness
Death of Miss Georgia Ruth Klier at 17
Miss Georgia Ruth Klier age 17 and a senior at St. Simon Academy died Sunday morning at her home 40 N E Fifth street after a prolonged heart ailment first noted last September. Born in Illinois on April 25 1912 she moved to Washington with her family January 1922 and lived here since. Her loss shocked friends and classmates who knew her cheerful disposition.
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Georgia Ruth Klier
St. Simon Academy
Fifth Street
Miss Kleir
Indianapols
Kiler
Yonger
Jin’ Qlinoig
George J
Pearl (Wright) Klier
Washington
Memory Test Dates Two Room Wash ington School History
Al Hawkins recalls a two room school that served Washington children including those not attending. A building stood where Walnut street grade school is now located, with two rooms used in 1857 though the second floor unfinished. About fifty pupils attended as compulsory schooling was not yet in effect.
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al, Hawkins
East Sixth
Washington
Hawkins
Walnut Street
Robert Burton
State Bank
Si. Peck
Father of L. B. Boston Is Dead
John T. Boston aged 82, father of L. B. Boston of this city, died Sunday at his daughter Mrs William Sparks in Paris Kentucky on his 82nd birthday born February 8, 1848. L. B. Boston traveled to Paris for the funeral. Surviving children include Ed Boston of Chicago Tilman Boston of Elwood Indiana Mrs Charlies Hudsoneth of Kansas City Miss Kate Boston of Chicago and Mrs Willop Cree of Paris Kentucky.
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John .T. Boston
L. B. Boston
William Sparks
Paris
Ed Boston
Chicago
Tilman Boston
Elwood
Ind
Charlies Hudsneth
Kansas City
Kate Boston
Willop 2 Cree
Kose
Boston
Ilene Yarbrough Hospital Patient Update
Miss Ilene Yarbrough remains listed as a hospital patient, with a major operation noted as completed or in progress. Details are limited, but the report confirms her status and treatment context in the hospital setting.
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Ilene Yarbrough
Taft Resigns From Supreme Court
Chief Justice Wm Howard Taft submitted his resignation to President Hoover citing health issues. The 71 year old former president and chief justice, appointed in 1921, travels from Asheville to Washington as Hoover weighs action. Taft’s brother Charles P Taft’s death and overwork contributed to his breakdown.
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Washington
Wm. Howard Taft
United States Supreme Court
Hoover
Supreme Court
Harding
Robert Taft
Cincinnati
Taft
Asheville
N. C
Edward Douglas White
White House
Charles P. Taft
February Term of Daviess Circuit Court Opens
The February term of Daviess circuit court opened this morning with readings of the probate and criminal dockets. Judge Hastings scheduled trial dates for several cases. Civil dockets will be read Tuesday, followed by the first trials.
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Daviess
Mr. Hastings
Burglars Take State Funds From Victor Pharmacy
Burglars moved a 1000 pound safe from the Victor Pharmacy dragging it to a side street and loading it into a car. They took between 6600 and 7000 dollars in state funds plus 35 dollars belonging to the pharmacy and a stock of express money order blanks. An auto license bureau branch reported a vacant area near the scene as a possible accomplice location.
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Indianapolis
Victor
Auto
Enane Bureau
Legion Committee to Meet Tonight in Devon
Members of the Legion committee will meet at 8 o'clock tonight to discuss petitioning the local LOGI. Chairman Dr. eke o nee and Leo Hoefling are listed among attendees.
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Legion Committee
Devon
Pesce
Stil
Eke O
Leo Hoefling
Christiana Name Officially Reinstated in 1924
A fragmentary report notes that the name Christiana was officially recognized in 1924, described as a revived or revised designation. The text is incomplete, but indicates formal naming action and a historical reference to the year.
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Christiana, the
Rew
Delegates Reach Washington on Special National Limited
Delegates from the Oklahoma based Ol Produc ers Association rode the extra National Limited train of 11 coaches through Washington Sunday afternoon on business missions, according to information received here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ol! Producers’ Association
Oklahoma
Washington
Washington, D
Business Mission
Deserved Promotion for Lawrence Burch
Lawrence Burch assistant to Luke Warren as manager of the local Woolworth Land 10 cent store has been transferred to the Woolworth store in Indianapolis now managed by Mr Grover who was formerly local manager. The transfer of Mr Burch comes to a deserved promotion.
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Lawrence Burch
Luke Warren
Woolworth Land
Woolworth
Indianapolis
Mr. Grover
Mr. Burch
Mississippi Code Commission recommends repeal of 2500 obsolete laws
The state code commission of Mississippi recommends repealing about 2500 obsolete or useless laws. The action aims to streamline statutes and reduce outdated provisions.
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State Code Commission of
Mississippi
Philippines Seek Freedom Amid Veteran Rally
A mass meeting of 10,000 veterans urged immediate independence for the Philippine Islands, with strong support for a king's resolution. Report notes limited discussion of race riots and other details during the session.
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Manila
Vigorou
Philippine Islands
Philingles
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R.A. Listis
Evansville Hospital
Seri Ly
Trix
Comneaut
Ohio
Eere
Pone Corners
Yuhas
Mary Trotter
Florence Lowey
F. L. Lehibach
Mae
John Circuit
Beington
Warners Wees
Udge
Ude
Aiken Walter B. Wallace
Scitames
Sern Padgett
Jose Prorecty
To Pp
Pocono
Wiliam
L.B. Boston
John T. Boston
W.H. Taft
Special National Limited
Philippines
Typdsand Veterans of the Revolution
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