65 Men to Be Hired as Mine Reopens in County
A new development in the local coal industry plans to hire 65 miners within two weeks to reopen the Square Deal mine on the Theodore Smith farm near Cannelburg. Backed by A. A. Wallace and others, the operation will mine cannel and bituminous coal, resume full-time work, and may hire beyond 65 as production stabilizes.
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Theodore Smith
Cannelburg
White River Mining Company
A. A. Wallace
W. B. Wallace
Charles C. Wallace
Farris J. Kelly
Francis L. Alvey
William Avery Smith
Square Deal
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Mipe
Mary Madden Dies After Flu Attack at Home
Mrs. Mary I Madden 45 wife of Michael T Madden former county surveyor died at home near St Michael's church after a severe influenza attack following a hospital return in April. Surviving are four children Agnes Camilla Michael Lee Mary Louisa and Bernard and husband Michael Madden. Funeral at St Michael's Friday 9 am. Burial in adjoining cemetery. He is a civil engineer.
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Mary I. Madden
Michael T. Madden
St. Michael's Church
Madden
Martin County
John R. Doyle
Loogootee
Michael Madden
Agnes Camilla
Michael Lee
Mary Louisa
Bernard
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Altar Society
Poor Souls Society
St. Michael's
Cobb
Frank Doyle
Pet Bad
Remus Released by Ohio Supreme Court Today
Ohio. The state supreme court freed George Remus from the Lima hospital for the criminally insane. Remus, who killed his wife Imogene in Cincinnati last year, had been committed after an insanity acquittal in Hamilton County. The court had stayed a prior release awaiting review.
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State Hospital
Columbus
Ohio
State Supreme Court
George Remus
Imogene
Cincinnati
State Hospital For
Lima
Remus
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
Allen County Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Storm toll rises from Indiana Illinois wind and rain
Four men killed in Bloomington when lightning struck a sheltering group. Widespread damage across Indiana and Illinois includes toppled electric lines, damaged buildings, flattened roofs, flooded basements, and crop losses. Storms damaged Pendleton reform school and Plainfield state boys school while Archipelago winds wrecked a hangar at the National Airport.
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Indiana
Bloomington
Otto Hacker
Thomas
Kenneth
Deckard
James Holt
Pendleton State Reformatory
Plainfield
Wabash
Tippecanoe
Terre Haute, Indianapolis and
Eastern Traction Company
Dayton
Walton
Richmond
Harry Maule
Chicago
Midwest
Illinois
Indianaiversity
Ind
Newark
Ohio
Boy Drowns At Lake Lawrence In Wisconsin
Lawrenceville Wisconsin June 20 Lawrence claimed its first drowning of the season yesterday afternoon when Harry Edger 20 son of Jesse and Fay Edger sank in twenty feet of water while swimming toward a small island off the bathing beach shore. The body was recovered in fifteen minutes but resuscitation failed. Norman Smith and Lee Kirkwood aided in the search with Smith diving several times to locate the body. Deputy Sheriff Kirkwood eventually heard Smith call and crew used hooks and boat oars to bring the body to surface.
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Lawrenceville
Lawrence
Harry Edgel
Jesse
Fay Edger
Wathing Beach
Young
Edger
Norman Smith
Lee Kirkwood
Smith
Tight
Kirkwood
Mith Fir
Fate of Rescue Ship and Crew Not Determined
Reports from Kings Bay Spitzbergen and Oslo June 20 describe unconfirmed sightings and radio messages about General Umberto Nobile and the Italia crew stranded on polar ice. Amundsen and Guilbaud reportedly pursuing aid with seaplanes, but no conclusive landing or rescue confirmed as of late today.
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Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Nobile
Polar
Stockholm
Sweden
Aftonbladet Today
Amundsen
Spitsbergen
North East Land
Oslo
Norway
Ronald Amundsen
Explorer
Dietrichson
Guilbaud
Wealthy divorcee found dead in hotel bath tub
An affluent divorcee was found scalded to death in a Woodstock hotel bath tub. The scene centered on the utmost occupancy by a guest, William Conpertman, who had been staying there. The partial text suggests a confusing sequence of events as the woman entered the tub unaware of the danger.
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Woodstock
Wm. Conpertsman
Cousin of Local Man Dies at 100 in Indiana
A cousin of a local resident dies at age 100 in Merom Indiana. The obituary notes the deceased was born in Monroe County and lived a long life, with details about his family and residence.
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Ind
Woodall
Monroe County
Aft
Ais
Prohibition Raids in Michigan City Arrest Ten
Twenty prohibition agents swept Michigan City in raids similar to a month ago. Ten people were arrested on liquor violations and were to be taken to South Bend for arraignment before U.S. Commissioner Thad W. Talcott. One arrestee was Tendla Graves, a local African American lawyer known across northern Indiana.
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Michigan City
Tendla «Graves
Indiana
South Bend
U.S
Thad W. Talcott
Telephone Talk Series From Indiana Bell Tonight
Indiana Bell will broadcast a ten minute talk tonight between 5 50 and 6 o'clock from Station W 5S B M on telephone communication F A Montrose vice president general manager will deliver the opening address Others from the company will discuss topics each Wednesday night until all six talks are completed
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Indiana Bell Telephone Company
F. A. Montrose
Telephone Company
Triplets Born in Vincennes Family Hewitt Home
Vincennes June 20 triplets born to Mr and Mrs Oscar Hewitt at 1429 Vigo Street two girls and a boy. The babies are reported doing nicely. The mother, formerly Miss Ruth Paris, and Hewitt, a C and E I railroad switchman, have four other children.
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Vincennes
Oscar Hewitt
Vigo Street
Ruth Paris
Hewitt
Hospital Dragged Man Fatally Injured by Mob in Texas
Houston on June 20 1920s era report says Robert Powell aged 24 Black man was dragged from a dying bed at Jefferson Davis Hospital taken to a lonely road six miles from town where he died. Police charged a man identified as A W Davis detective in the case.
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Houston
Texas
Robert Powell
Jefferson Davis Hospital
A. W. Davis
Chestnut Child Suffers Injury at Picnic
Ruth Chestnut, a young daughter at East Side Sunday school, suffered a broken right arm Tuesday evening while playing at a picnic. She was taken to Dr. McKittrick’s office for treatment of the fracture.
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Ruth Chestnut
Gt Harley Chestnut
East Side
McKittrick
Death of Hannah Lee 76 in Petersburg area
Hannah Lee died at her daughter’s home in Petersburg after a long illness. Born April 4, 1852 in Pike County, she married Richard H. in 1881 and had five children, with one deceased. Survived by four children, four stepchildren, and a large extended family. She was active in the Brethren and Petersburg Methodist churches.
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Mrs. Lee
Pike Cnty
Richard H
Maude Wning
Petersburg
John and
the Lee
Cupcreek
Ind
Samuel Lee
Wiliam
Indiana oath to stand trial in death case
Carl son of in Indianapolis faces charges connected to the death of a blonde woman at a beer garden. The proceedings commence June 20 as part of the ongoing court case.
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Ndiana
Carl
Miss COO Named School Principal in Latest Appointment
Miss Harris Washington will be E Cook's choice for many of the appointments to the school district as a recognition of service.
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Miss Coo
Harris Washington
E.cook
Nettad iPAtive Decision Reported
An iPAtive action involving the Nettad firm was announced, detailing changes in its status and indicating forthcoming steps. The notice notes regulatory alignment and potential impacts on operations, with authorities overseeing compliance and timelines for implementation.
Lawrence Host to Demo Carrier Boys
John Lawrence hosts a Democrat carrier event in Lawrence tonight at a big tent on South West Third Street. He plans an open main entrance for all the boys, letting them pick seats, enjoy the orchestra, and hear the program as the city remembers his youth.
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John Lawrence
South West Third Street
Lawrence
Big Show Place
Runaway boy causes fatal injury in London incident
A small boy running downhill could not stop and collided with Thomas B. Keatley, fracturing his ribs. One broken bone pierced Keatley’s liver, resulting in his death. The June 20 report notes the unusual accident occurred in London.
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London
Thomas B. Keatley
Keatley
Theatrical magnate may learn his fate
Hammond Indiana June 20 William Kliehege, a theatrical magnate on trial for conspiracy to bomb a state theatre, may learn his fate in court today as proceedings continue.
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Hammond
Ind
Wm. Kliehege
Boy Injured Foot in Odd Window Incident
Pat ONeil son of Mrs Thomas ONeil of Innapolis suffered a painful foot injury this morning while waiting for a test place.
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Pat
Thomas O'Neil
Innapolis
Explosion at Laurel Point Mine Kills Five In West Virginia
Laurel Point West Virginia June 20 Five miners were killed and seven injured in an explosion at the Laurel Point mine of the National Coal company. Twenty two cutters were working when the blast occurred ten men escaped. Seven wounded were sent to Morgan Town hospital. State mine rescue teams aided in removing the injured. Officials could not determine a cause at once.
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Laurel Point
W. Va
National Coal Company
Morgantown
Indian Relics Unearthed by Petersburg Farmer
Petersburg Indiana June 20 One of the rarest collections of Indian relics in Indiana is owned by Carl Fisher a young farmer who lives five miles east of Petersburg His sons hoe melons on sand land where relics lie imbedded including Indian needles owls toma hawks hatchets slings earrings arrow heads of over 20 designs mica meat bowls grinders nuts crackers and other stone age artifacts The boys have gathered a half bush measure of relics and every week new finds appear
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Petersburg
Ind
Indiana
Carl Fisher
Fisher
In Front Being Repaired in the New Department
Mr. Wiha will handle soft drinks tobaccos and lunches in the new department as the front area undergoes repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiha
Senator George to Be Demo Candidate
Washington reports Senator George of Georgia will remain in the Democratic presidential race despite Governor Ritchie’s withdrawal in favor of Governor Smith. He told United Press today he will be influenced by neither action nor external pressure.
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Washington
George
Georgia
Ritchie
Maryland
Smith
New York
United Press Today
Tom Sutton Named Rotary President
Minneapolis Minn June 20 I B Tom Sutton of Tampico Mexico today was elected president of International Rotary at the 19th annual convention. Sutton was chosen unanimously by acclamation when no other candidate appeared and he previously served as international vice president last year.
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Minneapolis
Minn
I. B
Tom
Danish Scout Completes World Trip in 44 Days
Copenhagen reports Pallc Tuld, a 15 year old Boy Scout, finished a world circumnavigation in 44 days. He aimed for 45 days and beat a noted traveler Jules Phiné who reportedly did the journey in 50 days.
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Copenhagen
Pallc Tuld
Denmark
Phinéas As Geen
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