Mystery illness hits Princeton Indiana students amid rapid sickness
At Princeton Indiana Fort Branch school children aged 6 to 13 fell gravely ill in one afternoon. About forty pupils suffered violent vomiting within an hour. Physicians fought to relieve symptoms as the school turned into an emergency hospital and local officer Arthur Gibson offered few clues about the strange malady.
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Princeton
Ind
Ft. Branch
Mde
Orong
Haol
Iistine
Arthur
Gibson
Wheat toboggans five again on Chicago Board of Trade
Market report notes wheat futures moved lower with March down about 1 to 1.1 percent, July flat to down 3 percent, and September easing 3 percent. Traders cited supply and demand shifts while prices fluctuated around key contract levels.
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Chicago Board OF Trade
Cross examination blocked in prohibition hearing debate
Washington reports a committee denied a request to cross examine Walter, a magazine writer, amid hearings on modifying the 18th amendment. Kansas officials testified about statements by Ligget and others while the Republican chairman of the committee, W. H. Smith, questioned whether remarks from newspapers reflect truth.
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Washington
House In Committee
Torney
W.H. Smit
Kansas
Walter Magazine
Ligget
Graham
T Ke
Gilley Named 1930 Census Task Supervisor
Gilley is appointed supervisor for a Daviess County area with about five hundred workers to assist in 1930 census duties. The federal census aims to count people for apportionment and gather data on wholesale and retail trade, employment, expenses, wages, stock, and sales through canvassing two million establishments. Enumerators are sworn to confidentiality. data used only for statistics.
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Gilley
Daviess County
Vincennes
Farmers Tour of Stock Yards Attracts Many
Between one hundred and one hundred twenty five farmers joined the Live Stock Tour to Cincinnati early this morning. The Baltimore and Ohio line began picking up coaches at Olney Indiana, with about fifty farmers boarding there. Austin Tomey of Daviess county oversaw the local delegation. The itinerary includes stock yards and packing plants, with a Producers Convention scheduled for Thursday and a return home Thursday night arriving Friday morning.
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Cincinnati
Baltimore & Ohio
Olney
Austin Tomey
Daviess County
Explosions at New Jersey Refinery Ignite Inferno
Fire and disaster crews battle a triple blast at the Standard Oil refinery in New Jersey as naptha gas and alcohol explosions send flames over a 100 acre site. More than fifty injured, some blinded, with hospitals staging urgent care and emergency stations. Nearby Linden and Elizabeth alerted. public aid mobilized. In Greece, an ammunition store explosion near Athens kills ten and wounds fifteen.
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Standard 671 Co
New Jersey
Nir
Linden
Elizabeth
Oil Company
Iin
Athens
Greece
Amunitions
Funeral Services for Mrs Brown Tuesday
Sarah Parell Brown, daughter of Edward and Mary Brown of Loogootee, died Saturday night at home in Montgomery at age 93. Survived by six children including Mrs Reuben Harris of Cincinnati and Dexter Brown of Montgomery. also by Mrs Hugh Healy and Mrs James McDonald and Susan Brown at home.
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Ea Ienemente
Sire
Sarah ‘Parell Brown
Hold up at Cumberland State Bank in Indiana
Three men trapped the Cumberland State Bank in Cumberland near Indianapolis today, holding three hostages at bay and escaping with about $300 cash. The holdup followed a prior failed robbery attempt when two suspects were refused admittance by bank cashier B. C. Huntington.
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Indianapolis
Cumberland State Bank
Mberland
Inlis
National Highay
B. C. Huntington
Ca six dollar piece when no bidders scheduled police
A brief police notice notes a scheduled sale of items at six dollars per piece if no bidders appear. No additional bidders or details are provided in the fragment.
Murder and assault shock Nashville area crime tale
Louis A. Lobram 36 operated at Nashville Tenn authorities report a brutal killing and attack. A cousin is in critical condition. A young colored assailant sought a nickel and fled. Miss Kreeb mutilated found in a store bedroom. pocketbook with 36 dollars 61 cents recovered. Neighbors alerted by screams. Police pursue robbery as motive.
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Louis A. Lobram
Nashville
Tenn
Ereseg
Kreeb
Les Boren
Elks to Welcome District Deputy for Official Visit
Otis Crawford exalted ruler of the Elks lodge announced that district deputy Becker ville will make his official visit to the local lodge Sunday night. The regular lodge meeting will be held for district deputy's inspection.
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Otis Crawford
The
Elks Lodge
Beckerville
Collision on West First Street Injures Two
Two train cars crashed on West First Street at the First and section crossing. Emergency crews blocked the area as investigators evaluated the scene and documented damage. No further details were provided at this time.
Bomb damage reported in Chicago area
A fragmentary notice describes bomb damage in Chicago and mentions around 250 000. The text also references a cleaning compounds company and unknown entities.
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Chicago
Plans for 50 Crossing White River at Shoals
In Shoals on February 19, Fabe Gwin read a letter from W. J. Titus of the highway commission: plans are ready to build a bridge carrying road Fifty across the White river. The existing bridge would shift 15 to 20 feet downstream during construction, causing minimal travel disruption. Unofficially, roads 50 and 150 are expected to meet east of the bridge. Surveyors arrived to map bringing road 150 into Shoals, with roads 60 and 50 converging west of town and 60 slated to enter the town on the first of an upcoming month.
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Shoals
Fabe Gwin
Martin
Dubois
W. J. Titus
The
Highway Commission
White River
Magne
Anderson Awarded 1930 Conv in Indiana
Indianapolis February 19 Abdergon was awarded the 1930 convention of the Indiana Women’s Christian Temperance Union by state trustees dates set for October 19 11 12 and 13. Business sessions to be at First Methodist Miss Clara M Sears treasurer announced. One principal will be Mary Harris Armor of Atlanta Georgia. Details limited due to partial text.
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Indianapolis
Abdergon
Indiana Women's Christian Temperance Unit
Clara M. Sears
Treas
Mary. Harris Armor
Atlanta
Resident dies at Madison state hospital obituary note
Mrs. Sarah Jane Morro Didsulis age 57 died Tuesday morning at 8 30 at Cregmont State Hospital Madison Indiana. She was taken to the hospital in 1926. She is survived by a days and a half brother and son Otte of this city.
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Sarah Jane
Morro Didsulis
Speke
Cregmont State Hospital
Madison
Indiana
Otte
Conference adjourned over France crisis in five power meeting
London February 19 the five power naval conference adjourned for one week as French delegates cannot function amid the Paris cabinet crisis. The sub committee of experts will continue work, and the five powers may extend the delay if the French government remains unsettled.
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London
Paris
Dino Grande
Weeny
France
Message of Brother's Death Reaches Mrs Yeager
Mrs Roy Yeager of 503 Ogden Street received word this morning that her brother Frank O Brien aged 56 has died in Philipsburg Om where he was the pro.
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Roy Yeager
Ogden Street
Frank O‘brien
Philipsburg
Memory Tests and Fire Trouble in Washington
Fragmentary recollection describes a fire department incident in Washington where a man named Hiram Hy and others struggled as heavy wheels sank in mud near a stop. The report mentions a terrible condition and possible equipment failure during the incident.
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Washington
Hiram Hye
Cethsen
Tragic Fatal Crossing Crash Involving Mildred Lagle
Eight year old Mildred Lagle daughter of Charles Lagle was struck and killed by the east bound Baltimore and Ohio National Limited at a railroad crossing west of the depot. Lucille Lagle her sister witnessed the event as bystanders rushed to the scene. The engineer did not see the child before impact. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Mildred Lagle
Charles Lagle
National Limited
Baltimore ‘and Ohio Railroad
Elock
Sett
Wheatland
Godden
N. B. Beckes
Lucille
Paoli Man Killed In Accident Near Abbydell
Everett Charlie Anderson a local captain of patrols was killed when a vehicle turned over near Abbydell about 10 oclock Monday night. Leon J of Paoli reported the fatal crash as authorities investigated medical and police findings.
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Abbydell
Everett Charlies Anderson
Stight
Gton
P Southern Us
Leonj
Paoli
State Bridge Work Resumes Across District
State bridge construction is returning to normal as contractors resume work in Vincennes district. Petersburg bridge over White River nears standard, while Washington project on Knox Daviess line should normalize in two to three weeks. Many small bridges remain 75 percent normal with efforts to accelerate all state highway work, normal schedules expected within weeks.
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Vincennes Y
J. P. Thomas
Petersburg
White River
Washington
Knox-Daviess County
Two Boys Held For Burglary In Indiana
Princeton Indiana February 19 after investigation by officers Clay Eads twelve and Willard Davis thirteen of Pt Branch were arrested and probably charged with burglary A search of an old cistern nest at the Eads home yielded numerous items identified as stolen from the McCarty hardware store at Fort Wayne.
Senate votes 28 to 6 on date tariff increase
Washington reports the senate approved a higher tariff on dates in packages. The vote was 28 to 6 with Senator Hayden of Arizona pushing the science duty to ensure sanitary packing of dates. The current rate stands at 85 percent.
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Washington
Senate
Hayden
Ariz
Seagate
Scienee
Local Attorney Delivers Speech at Kiwanis Club
Esra Mattingly, local attorney, spoke to Kiwanis Club members at the Bluebird today. He presented an eloquent address highlighting community service and civic involvement.
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Esra Mattingly
Kiwanis Club
The
Bluebird
Mr. Mattingly
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