Prison escape and political notes from Indiana
Jeffersonville and Indianapolis news recount an escape from the Indiana reformatory by Cox and Powers via a ventilator shaft, with prior sentences for petit larceny and highway robbery. Other items include Indiana political nominations, farm and grain issues, coal shortages, courthouse bids, and a landmark first woman jury verdict in an Indianapolis court.
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Jeffersonville
Maple Cox
James Powers
Indiana Reformatory
Cox
Delaware
Powers Wax
Dearborn County
Indianapolis
Culla J. Vayhinger
Upland
Indiana Prohibition Party
Vayhinger
Taylor University
Rev. C. M. Kroft
League of Nations
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Indiana Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Lairmount
Grant County
Logansport
Cass County
Hammond
New York Central Railway
Dune Park
G. W. Berry
IF. J. Berry
Chicago
Joe Collins
Frank Warner
Wolcott
Peoria
Ill
Warner
Indiana
Michigan City
South Bend
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Albert F. Wray
Lewis Creek
Lagrange
Albert D. Helper
T. Ernest Malcolm
The Maid of 1620 statue for Plymouth Pilgrim mothers
The Maid of 1620, a bronze six foot eight statue honoring Mayflower women, will be erected in Plymouth Massachusetts in November for the Pilgrim tercentenary. Sculptor Henry H. Kitson of Boston created the work.
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Plymouth
Mass
Henry H. Kitson
Boston
Rescue Chief D J Parker Prepares for Mine Blast
D J Parker of Pittsburgh head of the U S Bureau of Mines rescue forces leads readiness with oxygen apparatus to enter an exploding mine. He oversees nationwide rescue efforts and training for miners in rescue and first aid, with 100000 miners trained by him and his son.
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D. J. Parker
Pittsburgh
United States Bureau of Mines
Mr. Parker
Payne Seeks 12 Million for Reclamation Projects Vast Farm Openings
Secretary of the Interior Payne says with a $12 million appropriation about 160000 acres can be opened under the reclamation act and farms will begin within two months in the Shoshone project Wyoming. He notes the Shoshone dam caps water for 226000 acres and 400000 people are employed on government lands.
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WystaGrox
Wyoming
Payne
Washington
Yakima
Wash
Shoshone
Wyo
United States
Congress
Nation-wide draft deserter drive to publish slacker list
The War Department plans a national drive in the coming weeks with a slacker list listing 173,911 names. Men unsure of their records are urged to apply within two weeks to avoid public exposure and possible arrest. The department aims to protect honor and will publicize deserters for trial, suspending bounties due to cost while urging local officials and patriotic groups to help locate offenders.
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Elkhart
Petersburg
Pike County
Warsaw
Kosciusko
Marshall
Whitley
Noble Counties
Indiana Public Service Commission
Dunkirk
Indianapolis
Indiana
FE. I. Lewis
Public Service Commission
Madison—Clifty Falls
Jefferson County
James P. Goodrich
South Bend
William H. Schntz
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
Richard H. Schweitzer
Knightstown
Muncie
Rolin TH. Bunch
Formeerly
Atlanta
Federal Board of Pardons
Franklin
Chamber of Commerce
Scottsburg
Scott County Duroe Club
Vincennes
Knox County
Harry F. Dietz
State Conservation Department
War Department
Adjutant General of the Army
Thesadjutant
Enty
New World Deal Aims to Reform Ocean Cable Control
International talks in Washington aim to end Britain dominance over cable routes and establish rules for competition and property rights. amid U S Navy intervention Miami harbor tense as Western Telegraph seeks to land a British held link to the Barbados and Caribbean stations. Sir Eric Geddes instructs the British cable ship to withdraw pending settlement.
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Great Britain
Washington
Pioneer Enterprise
United States
Western Union Company
Miami
Fla
Western Telegraph Company
Barrinadoes
West Indies
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Sir Eric Geddes
The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck
A North Carolina schoolroom prank tests Josephus Daniels’s resolve as a dozen boys vow to deliver the same poem. The teacher warns punishment, but Daniels begins the line only to be halted as the class’s pact collapses under discipline.
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Josephus Daniels
Wilson
N. C
Linden
Josephus
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Indiana News
Rochester
Mabel Mcelantire
John Sanders
Sanders
Lake Manitou
McIntire
Healthwell
American Legion
British Line
New York
Rou
Cunard Line
Petaluma
Cal
United States Navy
Philadelphia
Reds
Lake Baikal
Siberia
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