Brookins Flight Surges Ahead in 185 Mile Test Run
Aviator Walter Brookins of Dayton began a cross state flight from Washington Park aiming for Springfield. He led the accompanying special train by 15 miles after one hour and was expected to reach Springfield around 4 o clock amid massive spectator interest in Chicago and suburbs. Brookins later landed in Gilman at 1 45 to await the train proposal.
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Clinton
Walter Brookins
Dayton
Ohio
Springfield
Washington Park
Jackson Park
Brookins
Chicago
Teago
Gilman
Water Company Moves Into New Elkhart Office Building
The Elkhart Water Company relocates from South Main to a new Main Street Lexington Avenue building. First and second floors available for offices. James H. Stare, secretary, will set up there. Building features include hardwood floors, cypress trim, white window frames, brick fireplace, and added toilet facilities.
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Elkhart Water Company
South Main Street
Main Street
Lexington Avenue
James H. Stare
Water Company
The
Crull
Albers
Conductor Arrested After Kingsland Wreck In Indiana
Fort Wayne Indiana special report says Conductor Dell Wilson of the limited was arrested for involuntary manslaughter after a wreck near Kingsland. A warrant was issued for Motorman Corkwell who remains unconscious in the hospital.
Sunday Show Proposal Dropped In Elshart Amid Prosecutions
The Royal theatre manager Clifford Cole withdrew from Sunday show plans after opposition and threats of law action from the Law and Order League. Prosecutions were warned if exhibitions continued, leading to cancellations at Castle U. church and Baptist venues as ministers faced enforcement of the closing law.
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Elshart
Clifford Is. Cole
Royal Theatre
Cole
A. H. Geisner
Law and Order League
J. W. Walters
Ministerial Association
Chirch
Royal
West Sunday
Reisner
The
Lion and Order League
HW O
Spear
the Baptist Church
Robinson
Castle TV
B.echurch
Beisner
Fred Timmins
Castle U. 1
Law and Order
Castle U. B
Ife
Daniel Robinson
Typ
Doc Payne commits suicide after Cleveland divorce dispute
James Payne known as Doc Payne former Cleveland baseball trainer and notable athlete shot at his wife and mother in law in Cleveland after divorce filing. He then killed himself in the presence of his wife in her apartment firing two more shots after failing at first. His wife and mother in law survived.
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Cleveland
James Payne
Doc” Payne
Cleveland Baseball Club
Payne
Chas
Kr. Miller
Goshen
Moth Payne
Pikhart
Payor
Dd al Miller
Clevelinnd
Mvements Nevedt
Perry Wagner
First National
Dean
Commens
Cowley
Simultaneous Raids Target Scheffels Bucketing Offices
Federal and local investigators raided Barney H. Scheffels & Co brokerage offices in Broad street and branch offices in Boston Philadelphia and New York. The firm faced bucket-shopping charges as leased wires extended to many cities. Mining stocks boomed by Scheffelsfell sharply after the raid.
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New Yorks
Barney HH. Scheffels & Company
Broad Street
Boston
Mass
Scheftels & Company
Philadelphia
Labor delegates elect Perkins as Indiana labor chief
LaFayette Indiana September amid disorder the 600 delegates at the twenty sixth annual Indiana State Labor convention selected Edgar A Perkins of Indianapolis editor of the Indiana Labor Union for president after four ballots. B Smith of Logansport reelected first vice president over John Chamberlain and Edgar Brown won second vice president. Resolutions urged safer machinery laws convict labor abolition free school books and higher secretary treasury pay. Beveridge and Marshall spoke at a banquet on labor topics.
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LaFayette
Ind
Indiana
Edgar A. Perkins
Indianapolis
Indiana Labor Union
John Tughes
B. Smith
Logansport
John’ Chamberlain
Terre Haute
Smith
Cigarmakers’ Union
Edgar (. Brown
Bartenders’ Union
C. L. Fox
Committee On Petitions
Gardner
State Bar Association
Secretary-Treasury
Beveridge
Boy Pleads Guilty to Larceny Charge at Local Court
Earl Smith an eighteen year old arrested after noon Tuesday for stealing 4.75 dollars from Bucklen theater office cash drawer pleaded guilty before Judge C A Lee. The court withheld sentence pending further record review and investigation into the defendant's past.
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Earl Smith
Bucklen
C. A. Lee
Ramith
Garbage Situation Due to Melon Crop
Ki L Burns head of the works commission defends garbage collectors amid heavy season demands three times normal due to melon harvest. He says rinds and fruit scraps fill cans as people eat melons, causing wagons to fill within blocks on rounds, more than weeks prior.
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Ki. L. Burns
Works
Mr. Burns
Leader Faces Carping Critic Over Sheriff Bid
Friends of Fire Chief Frank Leader, nominee for sheriff, claim a local newspaper unfairly attacked him. The piece suggested Leader checked absences from the fire department and refused city pay, though records show he employed George Worry as a substitute and paid him.
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Frank Leader
Leader
George
Lender
Carping
Coppy" Silvers
John ‘Ziesel
Employees of the Antiseptic Barber Shop Uniformed in Coats
Report states staff at the Antiseptic Barber Shop were outfitted in full length white coats as part of a new dress standard. No injuries or incidents noted.
Haskell Charges Thrown Out Of Court
Governor Haskell discharged as charges against him dismissed in McAlester Oklahoma. Special judge Marshall ruled today that the case against the governor is dismissed.
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Haskell
McAlester
Okla
Marshall
Exploding Torch Scorches Lineman on Crawford Street
Ben Reighe, a Home Telephone lineman, was burned when an iron torch exploded while he held it on Crawford street. His left face, ear, and hair were damaged but doctors expect a return to work in a few days after treatment. Also injured were S. W. Levers, with crushed fingers and possible amputation, and Andrew Meyers, with a crushed right great toe.
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Ben Reighe
Home Telephone Company
Crawford Street
Reiple
Ofbweid
Reigle
S. W. Levers
Lake Shore
Steubenville
Ohio
Andrew Meyers
Local Hunters Apply for Licenses in County Offices
Thirty hunting licenses issued by County Clerk Fleming from Monger building offices since Sept 7. Anticipation grows for November as rabah law opens. Names listed include Charles Payne F W Perry Leroy Colby David Dyer Frank Condy JH Minard Samuel Hulben Peter Pogore Warren G Fin L R Boyle Charles Scoby Henry Cuip Wm Schulz Dr Porter Turner Wm Forrey Peter Batt a George Bryson Julius Winex Lynn Wood Charles Dotson Richard Chester Leater Berger Clarenice Wyland Lloyd Newman J Wreen Fred Miller Peter Sarantos Ralph Anderson M Janigro M J Hoshaw.
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Fleming
Monger
Elkhart
Charles Payne
F. W. Perry
Leroy Colby
David’ Dyér
Frank Condy
JH. Minard
Samuel Hulben
Peter* Polegoer
Warren G. Fin
L. R. Boyle
Charles Scoby
Henry Cuipe
Wm. Schulz
Dr. Porter Turner
Peter Batta
George Bryson
Lynn Wood
Charles Dotson
Richard ‘Chester
Leater Berger
Clarenice
Wyland
Lloyd
Newman
J. Wreen
Fred Miller
Peter Sarantos
Italph
Anderson
M. Janigro
M. J. Hoshaw
Barnhart Explains How Tariff Bill Was Carried
Congressmen Barnhart tells Nappanee listeners how the Payne Aldrich tariff was steered through a secret committee conference. He cites Dalzell's 4 o'clock resolution limiting debate and the minority shutout to prevent tariff revision gains. The Bristol meeting is planned for tomorrow night.
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Barnhart
Congress
Trenry A. Barnhart
Nappanee
Congressman Barnhart
Dalzell
Wayne doctors prepare for Indiana medical meeting
Doctors from Wayne will attend an Indiana medical convention. The event promises discussions on Tort reforms and wet weather concerns affecting attendance.
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Wayne
Indiana
Joy Riders Hurt But Only Mildly, Chauffeur Enters Pain
Two of the Joy riders most seriously hurt in the Sterling car wreck near Twin Branch showed improvement. Clem Seal the chauffeur suffered pain in his side after the car toppled into a ditch and pinned him. His crushed right ankle improved with no fractures. Leo Strine, who earlier gave a false name Armstrong, could walk to his parents’ home on South Main Street.
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Twin Branch
Clem Seal
Leo ‘Strine
Armstrong
Pardons Ahead as State Board Debates Tomorrow
A garbled note suggests the state board faces a pardon discussion tomorrow. The text mentions a board and a five year period, but clarity is limited due to the damaged source.
Lawyers grapple in Elkhart title suit and divorces
In Elkhart the title suit of Abner Holdenman v Solomon Holderbaum occupies most of the court day as jurors deliberate amid a crowded calendar. Separately, two divorces are granted Maudie A Wead from William Wead and Bessie Wilt from Otto Wilt with custody awarded of their minor sons.
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W. G. Cowley
Hazel M. Daum
Walter E. Daum
O. M. Conley
Edward Kelly Foundry Co
Edward Kelly, Jr
Holterman-Holterbaum
Maudie A. Wead
William ‘Wead
Bessie Wilt
Otto Wilt
Nappanee
Wilt
Gome
Tor
Spokane
Wash
Birmingham Beats All Census Gains in Ten Years
An Alabama man reports a population increase of 245.6 percent over a decade, highlighting Birmingham as leading the state in census gains. The claim centers on notable growth in Birmingham compared to other cities.
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Birmingham
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