President Coolidge to Call Special Session of Congress
Washington June 8 President Coolidge will call an extra session of Congress in October to act on deficiency appropriation and relief measures. Senator Smoot said debate will center on election contests of Senator elects Vare of Pennsylvania and Smith of Illinois and a new 300 million dollar tax cut. A joint Finance Ways and Means panel will draft the measure ahead of the session. In Newcastle Indiana two boys are dead and a third seriously hurt after a crash. coroner notes a warning signal was ignored at a railroad crossing as Howard Strought lies in hospital following his birthday trip.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Istorthe
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Vare
Pennsylvania
Smith
Af Ilinois
Moot
House
Ways and Means Committee
Newcastle
Ind
W. T. Davis
Crogs- Strought
Herbert
Howard Strought
Strought
Couple Caught Collecting Charity Funds in Fake Army Parade
Officer Greenwell stopped a man and woman in Washington this morning as they toured the business district in an old sedan. The pair wore bonnets with a misprinted ribbon reading Samaritan Army and collected $4.26 in about an hour before admitting ties to Florida and Illinois. Captain Elfis of the Salvation Army was called to city hall to identify the bonnet and its mislabeling. The couple was taken to police headquarters and released, heading west in their car.
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Greenwell
Washinon
Salvation Army
Samaritan Army
Samaritan
Elfis
American firm offers $100000 for return trip
Inquiry into charges made by Stephenson shows plans by an American firm to reward for his return while Michigan City officials, the state prison, and the court weigh whether Stephenson may consult with his attorneys. Judge Drake denied a mandamus to allow private interviews with guards present.
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Ind
D.C
Stephen
Ordination of Seventeen Men at St Meigrad Church
Large Indiana crowd attends ordination at St Meigrad in Spencer County as Rt Rev Joseph Chartrand ordains seventeen men to priesthood. Among them two from Loggootee are Rev Joseph Brown and Rev William Strange. Lede details discuss possible return to the U S for Clare Chamberlin and Charles A vine after offers to fly home from Europe.
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Tom Loogootee
St. Meigrad
Spencer County
Joseph Chartrand
Indianapolis
Indiana
Loggootee
Joseph Brown
William Strange
Berlin
Clare Chamberlin
Charles A.vine
Uni
Chamberlin
United Press Today
Roosevelt Field
Europe
U. S. Cruciser
Washington
County awards contracts for bridges and roads
County commissioners let contracts for three road improvements, five new bridges, and one repair. Albert Stuckey road in Van Buren township to Wm Se neff for 4395. C J Burton road in Washington township to Albert Musselman for 1400. I N Keith road in Washington township to Ralph Hassler for 9519 50. Walter Gregory received three bridge contracts Thompson bridge 653 McCarty bridge 381 Rags bridge 369. Veale township bridge to George W Brennan 419 Lane bridge in Madison township to Daniel F Kitt 682. Cosby bridge repair in Veale township to Walter Gregory 309.
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Albert Stuckey
van Buren Township
Wm. H. Seneff
C. J. Burton
Washington Township
Albert Musselman
I. N. Keith
Ralph Hassler
Walter Gregory
Thompson
Barr
McCarty
Township
Rags
Harrison Township
Veale Township
George W. Brennan
Daniel F. Kitt
Lane
Madison Township
Cosby
Veale
Indictments Voted by Grand Jury in Mariah Indiana
The Grant county special grand jury recessed after indicting Arthur and Dorothea Walser for the poisoning of her young cousin. Reportedly it voted first degree murder indictments as requested to Attorney Edward Co. Hays and will resume Thursday to make its report.
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Mariah
Ind
Arthur
Dorothea Walser
Grant County
Edward Co. Hays
Funeral services for B. B. Pritchett Held at Westminster
Funeral services were held this morning at Westminster Presbyterian church for B. B. Pritchett a B&O railroad train dispatcher. The remains were later taken to Flora for burial in a private ceremony.
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B. B. Pritchett
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Flora
Hatfield Case Costs Knox County Over $1969
The Hatfield murder trial in Daviess county cost Knox County 1969.56 to prosecute and convict Ora Hatfield for the Nell Anderson killing at Vincennes last February. Attorney fees dominated the bill including 425 to Arnold J. Padget and 400 to Joseph W. Kimmell. Prosecutor Lyle E. Miller billed 400, with transportation and witness costs adding 251.25. Medical experts and other testimonies increased the total.
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Knox County
Ora Hatfield
Daviess County
Nell Anderson
Vincenne
Jonas B. Pershing
Joseph W. Kimmell
Iq Lyle E. Miller
Mr. Miller
Isean
Dae McLaughlin
Frank Ideuel
State Farm and Return
Hatfield
Guarding Polish Legation in Moscow After Warsaw Murder
Moscow June 8. Red army cavalry and infantry guard the Polish legation to avert reprisals for the murder of Soviet Minister Pierre Volkoff in Warsaw. The street near the legation is blocked as Moscow warns Poland the Soviet cannot avoid responsibility for the incident.
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Moscow
Red Army
Boris Kowerda
Pierre Volkoff
Warsaw
M. Patek
Poland
English crime brutality trends rise with yearly count
A fragment notes that crimes of brutality persist yearly with no clear decline, suggesting ongoing social harm. It references general crime patterns without detailing names, locations, or exact figures from the source.
Indiana Beef Breeders Association Sale Preview at Indiana Fairgrounds
The Indiana Beef Breeders Association outlines a June 15 sale at the Indiana Fairgrounds. Secretary Harry P. McCabe reports improved cattle quality with sixteen bulls, sixteen cows and calves, and ten heifers consigned, signaling industry optimism since 1926 when the group began annual breeding-stock sales.
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Indiana
Indiana Fairgrounds
Harry P. McCabe
Greencastle
State
Hatfield Cries as Prison Gates Close
Deputy Sheriff E. returned today and Hatfield was sentenced to imprisonment in the Daviess circuit court last week. Mr. Jones said as the gates closed on the condemned man he said goodbye and cried, while he maintained a stoical posture during the trial.
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I Gane
Daviess
Jones
Atlanta Prisoner Receives New Identity Name for Year
A prisoner identified as Carrol arrived at the United States penitentiary in Atlanta at dawn and, after regaining consciousness, spoke briefly to Warden John Snook who assigned him a numbered name for one year. The distraught man, once a notable figure, was placed in a private hospital room as physicians evaluated his condition.
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United States Penitentiary
John. Snook
Warren T. McCray
Diana
Pilgrim Holiness revival closes with altar calls
The Pilgrim Holiness evangelistic service concluded after a week of meetings led by Rev Mrs Mattie Shelton Rev Raya Ris Rev Thor Steining and others Special music included When They Ring the Bells for You and Me and When I Prayed Two souls were saved and twelve professed faith in Jesus during the event The congregation thanks Rev and Mrs Steining and all helpers for extending God’s kingdom through the revival.
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Mattie
Shelton
Sterling
Jesus
Rayaris
Thor Steining
Arl
Steining
God
Raney
Murder on E ing Held in Indiana Court
Walter A. Scholl pleads guilty to first degree murder in Porter County Court. The defense seeks to prove mitigating circumstances as a hearing begins to determine if there are any initiating factors in the smothering deaths of his two children, Vivian eight and Donald six, at Nalparaiso.
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Nalparaiso
Ind
Walter A. Scholl
Vivian
Donald
Porter Cirquit
Miss Mary Nelson Goes to Capville for Summer School
Miss Mary Nelson of Plainville travels to Capville, Indiana for summer courses. She is accompanied by Mrs. W. Young, and the move is noted as a personal education trip during the season.
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Mary Nelson
Plainville
Capville
Ind
W. Young
Miss Decker Undergoes Minor Operation in City
Miss Decker of this city underwent a minor operation at the hospital this morning.
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Miss ‘Decker
Federal agents arrest man in Columbus liquor case
Federal agents swooped into Columbus Indiana late Tuesday and arrested police officer George W Kinney on liquor law violations. He was to be held in federal court. Agents say the liquor supplier is now paying Kinney in return for protection, a possible payoff allegation.
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Columbus
Ind
George W. Kinney
Canning Plant Leader Addresses Rotary Club
Vincennes chemist F Fidlar spoke at the Grand hotel on a Tuesday luncheon for the Rotary Club. He discussed the Megappeace Packing Corporation, led by Mayor de Gregg, which runs 11 plants, with five handling tomatoes on 3,000 acres and 12,000 tons last year. The Vincennes plant produced over 4200 gallons of ketchup and the Plain plant 50,000 gallons.
Worthington woman undergoes major operation at Daviess
Mrs. Eijon Bussard of Worthington submitted to a major operation at Daviess county hospital today. Miss Trelina Bissey of Plainville was reported in Washington.
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Trelina- Bissey
Plainville
Washington
Auto smash injures man and son in city
A car crash this morning on Washington street left WM Butcher and his son injured. Butcher was thrown forward, suffering chest and face injuries, with a broken limb as bystanders and Burress attended to him at the scene before transport to the office.
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Butcher
Washington
Mr. Byer
Che
de “Burress
Paris Officials Hope Quick Peaceful Settlement
Paris on June 8 reported officials hopeful for a rapid peaceful settlement of a diplomatic dispute that ended relations between nations. The day carried cautious optimism as negotiators prepared to resume talks and ease tensions.
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Paris
Quick Jan
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