Road 57 Highway Plan Gains City Support
Citizens in Washington, Plainville, Newberry and Elora rally for paving state road 57 to Newberry with no fixed route. A committee is formed to work with the State Highway Commission, seeking signatures and pledging unified backing from local towns for timely action on the highway project.
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Representah Speireml Fials Securin
Washington
Newberry
Rimora
Plainville
Highway Commission
Ennyone
Blue Bird
Williams’ Pharmacy
the Herald
the Democrat
Ciizens
Idiusia
State Highway Commission
L. J. Read
Ed Faith
L. H. O'Donnell
John 8. Hastings
Fragmented, lively 1920s scene of sports and daily life
A radar of brief vignettes shows a hot day crowd at courts and fields. A barber offers a free haircut while a traveling man demonstrates on a bicycle. A man hits a quarter slot machine for 32 dollars as others cheer on in a noisy, rumor-filled scene.
Oak Grove seal creation noted as local craft
A fragment mentions a seal made in Oak Grove, indicating a local craft effort. Details are sparse but place and item are identified, reflecting small community activity in the area.
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Oak Grove
Local baseball player arraigned on charge of petit larceny
A Grays baseball player from Vincennes entered not guilty plea after claiming he was unpaid for six games and umpired another, saying he was promised pay but received nothing. He warned of retaliation against Grays paraphernalia. bond set at 250 dollars and a September term hearing scheduled. The man, married with one child, had recently visited Orlando before joining the team.
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Heeves Egg ‘Grays
Fred Wilson
Orsaodeay
Hastings
Aper
Daviess Circuit Court
Grays
Wan
Vincennes
Hentingburg
Orlando
Eare Wall
Kiwanis Club Visits Factory Bears Beat Hulls 17 to 9
The Kiwanis club visited a local factory where Mr Bogardus, a new member, attended. In the seating, the Bears defeated the Hulls 17 to 9 as part of the day’s events and chatter about new members and attendance.
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Iwanians
Sy ‘of Oy
Bi Atondance Fonts
Bears
Hulls
Bogardus
Orville Fields Seriously Hurt in Road Accident
A report from Bicknell dated July 15 describes Orville Fields severely injured in a road accident near Inelda Edwardeport. Witnesses say Fields was riding a horse when the cart overturned. his leg was badly cut and he suffered loss of blood before aid arrived.
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Bicknell
Orville Inelda
Anotta
Steer Buys and Diocese Meters Mentioned in City Scene
fragmented OCR notes reference a steer purchase, a diocese, and resident meters in the city with unclear context. names or dates are not readable, but the items hint at local affairs or church related matters and municipal measurements.
Hearly sisters submit spinor operations at county hospital
Misses Dorothy and Leona Hearly of 31 7 Seventh Street submitted notes related to spinor operations at Daviess County Hospital in a fragmented county record.
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Leona Hearly
Seventh Street
Daviess County
Hos
Institute vs Technology Complicated Computation Debate
A readable fragment discusses an adult discourse on a computing machine claimed to solve mathematical problems. The text mentions Patibiines 80ration in a structured but unclear context, highlighting a clash between institute and technology perspectives on advanced calculation.
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Rye yields 45 bushels per acre in county record
Forty five bushels of rye per acre were harvested on a two acre field. Mr Doades said he sowed last fall and pastured through winter, then rested the crop this spring. He expected about 15 bushels per acre but threshed 45. Earlier reports noted 110 bushels on a 12 acre field and wheat yielding over 380 bushels per acre in parts of the county.
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Mr. Doades
Gi Allen
Laboring Classes Invited to Meeting by Mayor
Mayor John W. McCarty issued an invitation to all idle Washington organizations to meet at the city hall at 7:30 Friday night to discuss plans for attending the Labor Day celebration at Princeton on September 7. He stressed supporting the Princeton meeting to prepare for Labor Day next year.
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John W. McCarty
Washington
Ae Hall
Priceton
Princeton
James Burdette Hospitalized in Daviess County
James Burdette principal of Plainville High School was taken to the Daviess County hospital this morning for medical treatment.
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James Burdette
Te Plainville High School
Daviess County
Increased Rate Hearing Opens On Freight Increase
Washington July 15 The nations railroads began hearings at the Interstate Commerce Commission on their petition for a 15 percent general increase in weight rates and charges. Carrier witnesses cited tight earnings and distrust hurting public service, with Dr. Julius H. Parmelee of the Bureau of Railway Economics testifying that railroads had not been able to earn a fair living for a decade despite strict economy and high efficiency.
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Washington
Interstate . Com. Commission
Uth
Commis Dieuie
Julius H. Parmelee
Bureau of Railway Economics
Longtime Ringling Brothers Circus Clown Dies
John Siathitgton boy, famed clown with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, died yesterday in He Wasékén while the circus toured Montreal in July. He lived in Deiphos near Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Staton, once on the corner near St. Simon auditorium. From youth he learned acts in the circus, trained as rider and clown, and followed the profession for more than twenty years with the Ringlings.
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John Siathitgington
Ringing Brothers
Barnum & Iley
Vircus
Montreal
Deiphos
Samuel Staton
St. Simon
Silatha Steel
Phn
al Tolbert
Outdoor card set for Thursday at Gibault Gym
Vincennes Indiana July 15 two changes were required in the outdoor fight card for Thursday night at Gibault Gym lot but the show now features a strong eight round main bout with welterweights Frankie Hughes of Clinton and Billy Rose of Cincinnati both widely known in boxing circles Hughes is currently in Indianapolis for a bout with King Tut scheduled there in August.
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Gibault Gym Lot
Frankie Hughes
Clinton
Billy Rose
Cincinnati
Nany Hughes
Ont
Indianapolis
Local Young Auto Man Demonstrates Free-Wheeling Thrill Ride
A local youth reportedly sped along state highway 60 in a free wheeling stance at 85 mph. He flashed a wave at a beautiful young woman in a faster car, only to be tailgated by her as revenge. The anecdote circulates on the main drag, illustrating dangerous driving and bold maneuvers.
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Mike
Uproar in House of Commons on German policy debate
In the Commons an uproar arose as MPs pressed the government over grantees TM policy toward Germany. The exchange involved a conservative MP challenging ministers on their approach and the implications for foreign relations.
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House OF Commons
Dwar Marjoribanks
Germany
Zuta Suspect Found Slain in Wisconsin
A police report states gang member Jack Zuta was found dead near a Wallace automobile on 801 The aaaktee Smith Street after a fatal shooting hours earlier. Mintt men had shot another victim in front of his house and sped away with the body in a car. Danny Stanton faced extradition to Waukesha on charges related to the case.
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Edgar A. Gare
Wallace
North Side
Wisconsin
Bandits Rob Earl Smith and Earl Stone on Rural Road
County officials have no trace of two bandits who Monday night held up and robbed Earl Smith and Earl Stone near the White River bridge on Road 50 west. The victims, returning to Watom from Vincennes, were forced to stop when a bandit car cut in. A bystander description mentions a fan on the Edith side of Smith’s car.
United States Presence at 32 Meeting Needed
A fragmented report notes the United States presence at a 32 meeting is needed. It mentions a pipes fee of about 18 and references prior residence in an Illinois city for many years.
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United States
Pipes Fee
Illinois
Germany Skips Unconditional Reparations Payment Said Delayed
Berlin officials report Germany will not make the usual one month payment of 51,000,00 marks due today under the Hoover plan while Britain Italy France Belgium weigh concessions. In kind deliveries and railway bonds to the international bank may be debated at an experts conference in London. Mussolini and Hoover proposals are framed as steps toward disarmament, with Europe facing hardship and Bolshevism risk if curbs persist.
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Berlin
Germany
Cilia
Briin
Italy
France
Walter B. Edge
Paris
Belgium
London
Wilhelmstrasse
United Press
Rome
United States
Ameriga
Benito Mus Blind
Imidpetani
Hetty L. Stimson
Hoover
United Mussolini
America
Europe
Xagg Ve
German reparations payments reportedly incomplete in Basel
Basel officials reported Germany had paid nothing of today’s due sums at the Bank for International Settlements. Directors appeared disconcerted as 136,760,000 marks were expected to be paid but conditional reparations were suspended under the Moratorium, though the bank insisted Germany must settle 51,000,000 marks in reparations.
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Basle
Switzerland
Bank of International Settlements
Germany
Germany pays 1,000,000 mark annuity to I Bank for International Settlements
Berlin July 15 The ministry of finance told the United Press Germany paid the unconditional annuity of 1 000 000 marks due to the bank for international settlements today on behalf of its creditors and immediately had loan Germany a similar amount.
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Ministry of Finance
The
United Press Tonight
Germany
Bank For International Settlements Today
Bay Bridge Planned to Link City Fronts Across San Francisco Bay
San Francisco and the cities of Berkeley, Alameda and Oakland are to be joined by a bridge across San Francisco Bay. The bridge will tower 500 feet above the water and will cost $72,000.
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San Francisco
Berkeley
Alameda
Oakland
San Francisco Bay
Post and Gatty in Indianapolis Flight Visit
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, famed world flyers, briefly entered Indianapolis and left early. They then took off at 4:30 a.m. toward New York after a brief city visit, planning a non-stop flight to York and a national air tour. Later, they landed at Floyd Bennett Airport in New York at 1 a.m. after a rapid leg from Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Ee Mae
Municipal
York
New York
Floyd. Bennett Airport
Coal Oil Fatal Incident In Bicknell Child
In Bicknell on July 15 a one year old girl drank coal oil from a jar while her mother was away. A physician stated the child was in serious condition and the home reports say she had a restless night and pneumonia developing.
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Bicknell
Ritelesen
Aelf
Southohee Town
Aps
King Coal Oil
Submits Low Bid on Bridge Project in Indianapolis
A.G. Ryan Construction submitted the lowest bid of 3,220.74 dollars for the bridge project in Indianapolis on July 15, with Chrisney listed among the bidding entities.
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Ndianapolis
A.G. Ryan
Chrisney We Construction
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