Two Indianapolis Boys Identified in Dance Hall Murder Case
Detective Ora Slater of Cincinnati identified two Indianapolis youths, Raymond Bell and Elmer Anders, as members of a trio tied to a Cincinnati dance hall murder. They were jailed in Muncie and had been sentenced for burglary, with a possible broader link to a second slaying.
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Muncie
Ind
Ora Slater
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
William H. Everson
Raymond Bell
Elmer Anders
Ralph Richardson
Slater
Richardson
Bell
Andres
State Reformatory
McAley
Miami
Hamilton County
Kentucky
Herman Boyle
Cutterstreet
Boyle
Diers
Schwab
Covington
Cosgrove
Court Place
Mary Ann
Big Miami River
Elizabethtown
George Yeager
K. O. Whitney
Whitney
Herman Kleine
August Beckman
Indiana State Reformatory
Richmond
Ruth Hanna McCormick Announces Illinois Congress Run
Mrs Ruth Hanna McCormick of Illinois declares her bid for the Republican nomination for Congressman at large in the April 1928 primary. She aims to succeed seats held by Richard Yates and Henry Rathbone and cites a long record in Illinois and national politics.
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Medill McCormick
Washington
Ruth Hanna McCormick
House of Representatives
Illinois
Coolidge
Mark Hanna
Ohio
Richard Yates
Henry R. Rathbone
Yates
Rathbone
McCormick
Senat McCormick
Republican National Committee
Turner Ordered To Prosecute Nay Law Cases
Gov. Donahey, citing State Prohibition Commissioner B F McDonald, orders Attorney General Edward C Turner to take full charge of liquor law cases in Butler County before the Common Pleas Court. Turner deputizes Herman E Werner to seek continuances to prepare for trial, amid ongoing investigation into county officials.
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Columbus
B. F. McDonald
Butler County
Donahey
Edward C. Turner
Common Pleas Court
Turner
Herman E. Werner
Hamilton
Gétate Prohibition Department
Marshall Gill Tempts Graft Bishop 5
Ohio officials campaign against the Marshall Justice of the Peace act citing impact on motorists. Charles C. Jones of the Ohio State Automobile Association warns Bishop Theodore Henderson the measure increases coercive waivers and potential fees, urging voters to defeat it in November.
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Columbus
Ohio State Automobile Association
Charles C. Jones
Theodore Henderson
Cincinnati
Methodist Episcopal Church
Janes
Justice of the Peace
Duvall Defies Chorus and Resigns Bid in Indiana
Indianapolis officials and civic groups clash as John Duvall contemplates resignation while facing a 30 day jail sentence for corrupt practices. Supporters urge him to stay as opponents seek writs of prohibition to remove him and his wife from office amid party intrigue and legal challenges.
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New York World News Service
Indianapolis
John Duvall
Klan
Duvall
Indiana Supreme Court
World War Veterans’ Service Club
Beach Lawyer Indicted in Atlantic City Flight Case
Edison Hedges, a Atlantic City attorney, was indicted by the Atlantic County Grand Jury on two counts for advising the flight of his client Willis Beach, sought as an accessory in the murder of Dr. William Lilliendahl. Bench warrants issued for Hedges awaiting his appearance in court the next day.
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New York World News Service
Hammonton
N. J
Edison Hedges
Peppery
Atlantic City
Atlantic County Grand Jury
Willis Beach
William Lilliendahl
South Vineland
Albert Longbrew
Egg Harbor
Hoboken
Longbren
Lilliendahl
Tietjen & Lang
Nat Kashel
William G.&. Blair
William H. Smathers
Hedges
Tornado Toll Across Mississippi Valley and South
The piece notes recurrent deadly tornadoes in the Mississippi Valley and Southern states, citing May 27, 1896 St Louis as the worst with 450 dead and many injured. It lists other fatal events: Adams Miss 1840 with 317 dead, 1880 Southern Missouri 100 dead, April 1908 across eight states with 300 dead, March 1913 over 100 dead, May 1917 in Upper Mississippi Valley 165 dead, and April 1927 in Mississippi Valley with 200 dead.
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New York World News Service
Mississippi Valley
America
St. Louis
Adams
Miss
Missouri
Striking Gary Students Defeat School Board Over Segregation
Emerson High School strikers win a battle as Gary city council approves 15 000 for a temporary Negro pupil building. The plan would admit 24 Black students to classes within ten days if no other solution emerges, amid tensions and protests.
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Gary
Ind
Emerson High School
Emerson High
Froebel
Ermine to Rags to Death by William L. Lawrence unfolds a Queen of the Arena tale
Carrie Roth once hailed as the Queen of the Arena for Barnum and Bailey dies at 41 in Welfare Island Hospital. Her glamorous life ended in pain and narcotic addiction after a Berlin fall. She married Henry Roth after a promise to hide her past, and the story continues on the next page.
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Metropolitan Hospital
Welfare Island
Barnum & Bailey
College Point
Queens
Strasburg
Berlin
United States
Destiny
Henry Roth
Happy
City bond plan would keep 1928 tax levy steady
Councilman Charles O. Rose told a coordinated bond conference that despite voters approving $8,688,000 in city improvement bonds, the 1928 spending program would issue only $6,403,000 in bonds. Municipal Research Bureau preliminary figures show 1928 levy at 10.38 mills vs 10.36 in 1927, with county levies partly driving past increases.
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Charles O. Rose
Seasongood
Eighth Street
Alfred Bettman
City Planning Commission
Rose
Bettman
Louis Drach
Federated Civic Association
Southern Railroad
Clifford Brown
Magruder to Publish Navy Article on Destroyers
Admiral Magruder, whose critical naval article triggered a naval inquiry, plans another piece for next week's Saturday Evening Post on destroyers. Officials note he intended more naval pieces but caution action if he persists as author, while the department closes its inquiry into his Philadelphia Inquirer and New York Times interview.
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Washington
Admiral Magruder
Saturday Evening Post
Navy Department
Department
Philadelphia Inquirer
New York Times
Wilbur
Inquirer
The
Times
Navy approved $7.6 million for planes and gear
The Navy Department approved requisitions totaling 7.6 million dollars for airplanes engines and equipment. The announcement came from Washington on September 29.
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New York World News Service
Washington
Navy Department
List of the Dead in St. Louis Tornado Casualties
A Detroit styled casualty list from St. Louis dated Sept 29 details numerous victims by name, including Owsley William Simon Joseph Potee Mrs Mary Schaff Edward Gard Det Sgt, and many others across Granite City Venice and local areas. Fifteen unidentified dead noted.
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ST. Louis
Owsley
William
Simon
Joseph
Potee
Mary
Schaff
Edward
Fertilief Herbert
Anderson
Alvie
Audre
Jules
Crawford
Calhoun
Brooks
Duchess
Barker
Donnelly
Mathews
Bridget
Cotter
Granite City
Radico
Nick
Clifford
Michael
Venice
Fisher
Belle
Dorsay
Catherine
Slattery
George A
Blancet
Rebe
Matson
Thomas
Jones
Donovan
Mollie
Brockman
Prince
Negro
Pearl
Hattie
Oliver
Hale
David KR
Ill
Heft
Charles
Madison
Uriarte
Isabel
Harrison
Dunn
Edward A. Turtle
Herbert
Price
Manley
Tolle
George
Blanks
Orchard
O'Leary
Phelps
Straumann
Agnes
Voelker
Elsie
Washington
Will
Irwin
Nellie
Schbeck
John
Blanchette
David
Schwendeman
Haryon
More Than 5 000 Buildings Smashed as City Plunges
A massive disaster leaves more than five thousand buildings smashed and boulevards jammed in darkness. Rescue crews rush to aid victims as outages blanket streets and storefronts amid ongoing blackouts.
Tornado Devastates St Louis Area Killing Dozens
A powerful tornado struck St Louis on September 29 causing widespread destruction across six square miles. The death toll reached 69 with 577 injured and damages estimated at 75 million dollars. The storm affected Madison Granite City and Ven ice across the river with several fatalities and extensive property loss. Rescuers worked through night in a city crippled by downed lines and toppled structures.
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ST. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Mississippi River
Tri-City
Venice
Madison
Granite City
Maryland Avenue
Lindell Boulevard
King’s Highway
Westminster Place
McPherson Street
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Tet
Oeeking Gungregg
Donald
Prohibition
Sponge Idle
Marshall Gill
Avers
John L. Duvall
Veterans
Ruvall
Roy West
New Jersey
E Commercial Tribune
William L. Lawrence
New York
Carrie
Roth
Foerth
Magruder
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