Federal Grand Jury Probes McNamara Dynamiting Cases
Indiana reporters report the federal department of justice opened an investigation into the McNamara dynamiting case. Subpoenas target Frank P. Baker and others connected to the raid on the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. Juror selection for the McNamara trial continues as 125 summoned men face questions and delays.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Federal Department of Justice
McNamara
Frank P. Baker
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
John J. McNamara
Iron Workers’ Association
Joseph Markey
D. Fredericks
Los Angeles
James B. McNamara
Markey
Warring Factions in McNamara Jury Selection Simmering Down
In Los Angeles on October 26 the McNamara jury selection shows reduced tension as the state and defense narrow disputes over qualifications for service. Attorneys argued about juror eligibility and related standards, signaling potential progress toward empaneling a panel.
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McNamara
Los Angeles
Cal
Eastern Stars Ball Delights Auburn Crowd
The Auburn Indiana lodge chapter of the Eastern Stars held a formal ball Tuesday night at the Old Armory hall. The floor was crowded with dancing lasting late and music was provided by the Wilcox Orchestra.
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Auburn
Ind
Eastern Stars
Old Armory Hall
Wilcox
Szink Family Ties to Pennsylvania Rail Shops Highlight Long Careers
George A. Szink, descendant of a railway family, rose from apprentice in 1870 to Fort Wayne blacksmith foreman, after a lineage including Col. Jacob Szink, first blacksmith foreman at Altoona sixty years ago. The piece traces shop consolidations, transfers to Renova and Fort Wayne, and Szink’s role amid shop reforms and new machinery.
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George A. Szink
Col
Jacob Szink
Altoona
United States Army
125Th Pennsylvania Regiment
Pennsylvania
Szink
Ompany
Ninth
Harry
George A. Hocksworth
Renova
John Green
Fort Wayne
Harry C. Campbell
Campbell
George H. Judy
Judy
Dayton
Barney & Smith
Charles A .Szink
George Szink
The
Herbert L Reed long service with Nickel Plate Railroad
From landlord to clerk in Nickel Plate yards Herbert L Reed built a 28 year railway career. Born in Cleveland he moved to Kendallville to run a hotel, then to Fort Wayne in 1883 as yard clerk. He became locomotive fireman, then freight engine throttle, and since 1905 chief clerk of the round house and shops. He also serves as secretary treasurer of Nickel Plate division 537 and holds Masonic, I O O F, and Ben Hur memberships.
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Herbert L. Reed
Myr. Reed
Cleveland
Brock House
Kendallville
Reed
Fort Wayne
Nickel Plate
Road Service
Round House
Nickel Plate Division
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
West Main
Center Street
Sol D. Bayless Lodge
Harmony Lodge
Ben Hur Court
Order of Ben Hur
Fort Wayne Woman Wins Rosebud Land Drawn Farm
Mrs Jincy J Chapman of 437 East Leith Street Fort Wayne drew one of the choice quarter sections in the Rosebud reservation at the government land drawing in Gregory South Dakota. Her son Heber drew 160 acres there and proved title. Mrs Chapman and her daughter plan to move to Gregory to take up residence on the 160 acres after fourteen months to secure a clear title. Many Hoosiers reportedly fared well in the allotments with several named residents earning numbers in the 1400s and 1500s, including N Co Chair Greencastle and Don L Dubois Hoover.
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Jincy J. Chapman
East Leith Street
Gregory
S. D
Rosebud Reservation
Chapman
South Dakota
Ion
Whitley County
Walter Frank
Aurora
Ind
Liburn Titus
Broadway
Gary
Ebenezer Jeffers
Terre Haute
Rosanna Helper
Ontario
Glidden Tour Autoist Dies in Georgia Crash
S M Butler of New York City, chairman of the American Automobile Association contest board, was killed when his Glidden tour auto overturned near Tifton Georgia. Referee T J Walker and his wife were injured with Walker believed to be seriously hurt and Mrs Walker with a broken arm. The accident followed a steering gear failure and the car wrecked.
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Tifton
S. M. Butler
New York City
T. J. Walker
Butler
American Automobile Association
Walker
California Automobile Association
New York
Blame On Wall Street Cited For Harriman Strike
Chicago discovers James W. Kline says Wall Street forced the Harriman lines strike. Krutschnitt allegedly told him he followed the directors' orders. The four week strike pressures roads as rolling stock shows repair shortages at Illinois Central Burnside plant.
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Chicago
Harriman
Wall Street
James W. Kline
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
Ilinois
Burnside
Kline
Julius Krutschnitt
Mr. Kline
Berger Bankrupt Petition Filed
Samuel H Berger files for bankruptcy today listing his job as banker and assets including unspecified liabilities. The filing marks the start of his bankruptcy case.
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Samuel H.berger
Open Door of Opportunity at First M E Church
Rev B S Hellopeter of Wabash praises evangelization progress and urged use of current opportunities for growth. The North Indiana conference institute draws sixty three ministerial students from across the region for deacon and elder training with exams and daily classes.
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M. E
B. S. Hellopeter
Wabash
Theological Institute of the
North Indiana
M. E. Church
Hellopeter
Church of Jesus Christ
W. O. Shepard
D. D
Chicago
H. C. Alley
C. A. Burt
Alfred Chastain
W. A. Fonts
Fremont Fribley
F. S. Hickman
J. O. Hockstetter
E. C. Lindsay
W. T. Morgan
L. J. Shelden
F. A. Shipley
C. R. Thompson
F. B. Westhafer
Ernest Woickershai
Frank Young
B. M. Bechdelt
K. H. Carlson
D. M. Corkwell
M. L. Famcher
F. L. Greenstreet
A. C. Hoover
W. H. Jenkins
L. V. Simms
J. C. Wengatz
Joshua Cottingham
D. E. Cruca
W. T. Daly
Edwin Dickson
E. M. Dunbar
E. C. Hallman
LeRoy Huddleson
L. G. Jacobs
C. W. Jeffras
Arthur Jones
A. H. Kennan
C. L. Marsh
Hubert Webster
W. W. Urant
C. G. Yeomans
D. A. J. Brown
E. #. Fisher
C. A. Hunt
J. S. Newcombe
W. K. Pittenger
A. Singer
R. W. Stokes
S. B. Storkey
Weasley
Ernest D. Barker
Paul M. Jameson
F. A
Alfred Patton
C. W
Visiting teachers from Roanoke and townships tour Fort Wayne schools
Huntington county educators from Roanoke and Jackson township visited Fort Wayne public schools today. By order of Superintendent Craig the Roanoke schools, children enjoyed a day off while visiting teachers studied Fort Wayne high and grade school methods for new ideas.
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Huntington County
Roanoke
Jackson Township
Craig
Fort Wayne
Four Tickets Named In Redkey Election
Redkey Indiana voters on November 7 will choose town officials for two years from a slate of four tickets. The slate includes four Republican nominees as the first time in this town.
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Redkey
Ind
Republicafi
Saloon Men Plot Union to Enforce Fort Wayne Liquor Laws
Fort Wayne saloon operators plan a new organization to unite retail liquor interests and strictly enforce liquor laws. The group aims to separate from brewery control, target illegal sales, and protect compliant dealers by promoting lawfulness, closing hours, and age restrictions, with support from wholesalers and the business community.
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Fort Wayne
Experts Talk on Care of Orchards Demonstration
Purdue Horticultural department hosted an orchard demonstration at the Indiana state school colony farm drawing 100 to 400 farmers. Purdue experts N W Richards and J H Reed spoke on general orchard management and disease control while five rows of trees showed the impact of proper care with worm-free apples versus wormy fruit. Ora F Richards displayed about 1000 bushels of apples from trees under care and untreated plots.
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Purdue Horticultural Department
Indiana State School
N. W. Richards
J. H. Reed
Horticultural Department
Purdue University Experiment Station
Reed
Richards
Purdue
Colony Farm
Ora F. Richards
Hoosiers Win Draw Numbers in Rosebud Reservation
Gregory Indiana reports the second day of allotment drawings in the Rosebud land reservation. Names and numbers listed include P. J. Bliss 3396 Kendallville. James Harp 3325 Kendallville. T R Ladd 3342 East Chicago. S Rice 3634 Goodland. L W Kirkman 3754 Pendleton. Dewitt Standiford 3880 Glenwood. Lucile G Townsend 4177 Richmond.
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L. W. Kirkman
Pendleton
Dewitt -C. Standiford
Glenwood
Lucile G
Townsend
South Twenty-first Street
Richmond
Girl 4 Dies When Swing Pole Falls In Hartford City
Hartford City Indiana date October 26 a child named Maxine Leaird four years old daughter of Thomas Leaird a local farmer was playing on a swing when the supported pole or postes toppled and the heavy structure fell striking her resulting in death officials report the accident occurred on the farm near the town
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Hartford City
Ind
Maxine
Leaird
Thomas
Mrs J K Cecil Re-elected President At Fort Wayne Missionary Meet
At the thirty fourth annual convention of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society for the Fort Wayne district, Ossian was chosen as next meeting site. Officers elected include President Mrs J K Cecil Fort Wayne and Recording Secretary Mrs Nettie Hockday Fort Wayne with re-elected officials noting the sessions run from Tuesday noon through today.
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Sentinel
Auburn
Ind
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fort Wayne
North Indiana
Ossian
J. K. Cecil
L. M. Haines
Montpelier
Cecil
District Society
First M. E. Church
Hockaday
Beatty
Packer Burned in Naphtha Tank Explosion at Bluffton Factory
Nathaniel Shelley, a packer and shipping clerk at the Brown chandelier factory in Bluffton, was severely burned on face and neck yesterday afternoon when a nearly empty naphtha tank exploded after he removed the stopper. He escaped total blindness and is expected to recover though facial injuries will require bandaging and pain. The blast likely stemmed from remaining naphtha vapor mixing with oxygen.
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Bluffton
Ind
Nathaniel Shelley
Brown
Sugar beet plant assured for Decatur Indiana
Decatur Indiana residents hailed a major investment as the Holland St Louis Sugar company plans to erect a beet sugar plant within months. Farmers with signed contracts will plant beets in spring after a telegram from St Louis promoters confirming the decision.
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Decatur
Ind
Holland-St. Louis Sugar Company
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