Wet or dry at disarmament talks eyed in Washington
Washington awaits a ruling on whether the upcoming disarmament conference in November will be wet or dry. Delegations from Britain France Italy Japan China Belgium the Netherlands Portugal and observers from many nations will fill the capital. Diplomats and staffers may enjoy immunity from prohibition rules but the scope of such privilege for non rank aides raises questions. The prohibition commissioner has not announced a position but is thought to favor a liberal interpretation for the conference.
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I. N. Service
Washington
Official
France
Italy
Japan
China
Belgium
Netherlands
Portugal
United States
Paris
Briand
Lloyd George
Wide Open tax amendment faces opposed speeches in Indiana
The second week of Indiana Taxpayers Protective Association campaign hosts nearly two dozen meetings led by Rep. A. D. Miltenberger with speakers like C C Shirley of Kokomo. Critics claim the wide open amendment removes constitutional tax safeguards and shifts power to the legislature, risking political manipulation of tax rates.
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Times Bureau
Indianapolis
Indiana Taxpayers Protective Association
A. D. Miltenberger
C. C. Shirley
Kokomo
Rotary Club
Shirley
Ralston
Miltenberger
Wm. E. English
State Legislative Bureau
Kettleborough
Legislative Reference Bureau
Taxpayers Protective Association
English
Mitenberger
State Tax Board
Durbin
Lake County Masonic Picnic Plans Near Completion
Lake County Masonic plans Lake Park picnic for next Saturday August 13 with full entertainment and prizes. transportation is covered. all park concessions are leased. trains depart East Chicago at 9 05 am and 12 52 pm. parade Wednesday at 645 pm from East Chicago Masonic Temple. itineraries list Hammond Whiting Indiana Harbor Gary Crown Point Hobart. tickets available at East Chicago shops. rain date August 27.
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Lake County
Lake Park
East Chicago
Masonic Band
East Chicago Masonic Temple
Chicago
Hammond
Whiting
Indiana Harbor
Gary
Crown Point
Hobart
Temples of Gary divorce filed in Lake circuit court
Herbert Temples of Gary filed for divorce in Lake circuit court after marrying in September 1918 at Crown Point and separating April 17 1921. Wife accuses him of cruelty including striking her failing to support her and saying he wished she were dead. The couple lived at 1756 Jackson street. Draper and Kinder filed the complaint. Lost hub caps for Mormon car at corner State and Morton Court reward offered.
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the Times
Crown Point
Ind
Herbert
Gary
The
Lake Circuit Court
Jackson Street
Kinder
Draper
Corner State St
Morton Court
Overland Pudes ‘O
Hammond
Did You Hear That ERIC LUND Enter Township Trustee Candidacy
ERIC LUND announces candidacy for township trustee in ONF. Waterworks and shortages loom as major issues for upcoming city election. An aeroplane dropped advertising literature over Hammond from a Chicago auto firm. Elks to lay cornerstone on Rimbach avenue with a monster parade this Saturday. Indiana Firemen state convention set for Anderson Thursday and Friday this week. Dr Newton has purchased a bungalow on Drackett street and moved his family there. E. E. Beck urges city to start weed war and eradicate seeds. East Chicago reports a nymph in a nightie robbing ice boxes to support a large family. Mrs Dean Campbell returns to clerk's office duties after vacation. Hewert Mevs Le and others return from ten days' fishing in northern Michigan. Larry Cox accused of shooting sparrows with a twelve gauge, alarming neighbors and birds. Hohman Street and Plummer area growing crowded with jitney drivers. Harry Morgenau plans to move into new Prospect Park home on 15th Avenue near Hohman Street.
Band of East Side golfers plot Maywood Park course
A band of East Side golfers lays out a course in Maywood Park and attends evening practice amid a growing crowd of youngsters. Two Hessville aldermen will represent a territory nearly as large as the other eleven ward councilmen combined once appointed.
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East Side
Maywood Park
Hessville
Petition Aims to Widen Fayette Street Before School Sale
A petition for widening Fayette Street is being prepared. The board of works will be asked to fund the improvement soon, prior to the sale of the Central school property.
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Fayette Street
Board of Works
Central School
Local Car Accident and Bike Theft Reported in Indiana
Otto Rabe had a minor car mishap on his way home from Hoboken and suffered no injuries. In Hammond and East Chicago, John Kwasny and Fred Rimbach building were victims of a bike thief active around Hohman Street for several days. Two South Shore trains will transport Lake County Masons to a Hudson Lake picnic, departing Hammond 8:45 and 12:52, East Chicago 9:00 and 1:00, Gary 9:15 and 1:28 daylight saving time.
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Otto Rabe
Hkuokomo
John Kwasny
Baring Avenue
Chicago
Fred Robinhorst Rimbach
Hammond
Hohman St
South Shore
Lake County
Hudson Lake
East Chicago
Gary
Promoter Reflects On Races At Porter Arena
Jack Leech, promoter, comments on Sunday races at Porter, noting it is new for him to hear praise directly from fans who once criticized his events, saying people told him what good races he puts on but often withheld praise to his face.
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Porter
Jack Leech
Carrier pigeon found at Metropolitan Life Insurance
Walter Millikan reports a carrier pigeon lost last night and found its way into the Metropolitan Life Insurance office on State Street. The bird bears a leg band numbered 2626 which may assist in returning it to its owner.
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Walter Millikan
Metropolitan Life Insurance Office
State St
Charles Surprise Laughs At Gary Cop Bandits Tale
Charles Surprise laughs at a Gary police story where a cop riding with his partner reportedly captured five armed bandits alone, only to be held up by a lone highwayman at the climax.
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Charles Surprise
Gary Cop
West Hammond Figure Headlines Miss Marchal Kincaid Pageant Queen
Miss Marcell a Kincaid crowned queer of the pageant at Chicago Municipal Pier. former West Hammond girl known to residents on Rimbach Ave before family moved a decade ago. Local jobless data shows 1600 commissions for second lieutenants with 128 applicants. August 22 exam date and August 12 deadline. A nickel plate passenger train near Valparaiso narrowly wrecked when drive rod pin broke, causing piston, cylinder head damage and an explosion. guards at crossing escaped injury.
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West Hammond
Marcella Kincaid
Municipal Pier
Chicago
Rimbach Ave
Awr
Valparaiso
Wits Ihe cCatTia
Agaist
Thrift in Suit as Woman Seeks Divorce and Alimony
Martha Popovich files for divorce from Nick Popovich in Hammond Superior Court. Married 1919, separated after alleged abuse and threats with Nick’s past liquor sales linked to funds now totaling about 7000 dollars in under twenty months. Martha seeks 5900 alimony.
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Martha Popovich
Nick Popovich
Cedar Street
Indiana Harbor
Hammond Superior Court
Martha
Nick
Prosecutor Nabs Booze Runner Near Laporte
Earl Rowley Laporte County prosecutor mobilized Prohibition agents from Hammond after tip about a Detroit man making regular hops. Eddie Berwanger helped trap F. P. Bullard at the Laporte highway with over three cases of Scotch whiskey. Bullard jailed for Laporte city court. car sent to federal authorities for confiscation.
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Prohibition Enforcement Office
Hammond
Laporte
Detroit
Simons
Eddie Berwanger
F. P. Bullard
Jefferson Avenue
Bullard
Studebaker
Indiana Items from LINTERNATIONAL News Service
Indiana items report a 13 year old girl Oma Moore drowning after rescuing her younger brother in a creek near Nashville. Domestic troubles are cited in the death of Mrs Nevada Clark whose body was found in the Wabash River. A Peoria and Eastern train incident leaves a 22 months old girl with minor injuries after a track incident in Peoria and Indianapolis. The August heat record shows a low of 62 and a high 55 today in Indianapolis, the coldest August Sun since 1887.
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Linternational News Service
Nashville
Ind
Oma Moore
Here
Terre Haute, Ind
Nevada Clark
Wabash River
Indianapolis
Ora Kessler
Peoria & Eastern
Mercury
Colored Folk Picnic Brings Busy Day at Wahob Lake
A colorful union picnic for Indiana Harbor and Gary colored churches drew large crowds from both towns. Attendees arrived by two cars from each side to enjoy rowing, swimming, games, and a tightly contested baseball matchup between church groups. Members included A. M. E. with Rev. Howard, First Baptist Indiana Harbor with Rev. Kine, Gary St. Paul with Rev. MoV Rolden, and First Baptist Gary with Rev. Charles Hawkins amid a festive lakeside program.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Union
Wahob Lake
Indiana Harbor
Gary
A. M. BE
Howard
First Baptist
Kine
Old Settlers Picnic Held at Crown Point Fair Grounds
The Lake County Old Settlers and Histori cal Association hosts a Saturday gathering August 27 at noon in Crown Point Indiana. A family basket dinner relic exhibit prize list marker dedication and remarks will honor Solen Robinson founder of Crown Point with hopes for 5000 attendees and renewal of county memories.
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Lake County
Old Settlers and Historical Association
Fairy Grounds
Crown Point
Indiana
Farr Grounds
Oscar Dinwiddie
L. J. Hill
Creston
Jesse Little
Lowe
Louis Little
Lowell
H. Bb. Weaver
Etta Wilmer
May Doak
Hebron
Sary B. Woods
N. P. Banks
Hobart
L. J. Baily
Gary
Bors
Solen Robinson
United States
Police Defeat Scatena Colts In Close 10 9 Win
The Hammond police department base ball team beat the Scatena Colts at Harrison Park 10 to 9 on Sunday. Down 6 to 1 after five innings, Hammond rallied with Lindsey homering and Warner hitting a three-base drive to pull ahead. Hart pitched two innings before Lindsey finished, while George St. John umpired amid disputed calls. Batteries were Polk Hart Lindsey and King for the police, and Scatena Colts North Jens.
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Hammond Police Department
Scatena Colts
Harrison Park
Scatena
Blue Coats
Lindsey
Warner
Hart
George St. John
Polk
King
Scatenas North
Jens
Legion 10 Help Ex-Service Men in Hammond
W J Long commander of the Hammond American Legion announces the group will assist ex service men with neglected government claims. Washington has consolidated welfare departments and will hear claims, establishing local bureaus nationwide. A meeting tonight at the Hammond courthouse invites all with pending or unsatisfactory compensation to attend.
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American Legion
Hammsmond
W. J. Long
Hammond
Long
Indianapol
tTs
Washington
Legion Post
Flammond Court House
Jong
Autos collide injure child in Highland crash
Special to the Times reports Rovr Olsen of Hammond riding with family and friends in a posey titled at the corner of Reidze Road and Junction Avenue when a Ford roadster driver collided, injuring a child passenger.
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Highland
Ind
Rovr Olsen
Hammond
Riédze Road
Junction Avenue
Diamond theft on Twentieth Century Limited reported
Police search for $100,000 in diamonds stolen from jeweler Max Levy aboard the Twentieth Century Limited en route from New York to Chicago. Diamonds in a leather briefcase were taken from beneath Levy's pillow in his berth.
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NienNational News Service
Chicago
Max Levy
The
Twentieth Century Limited
Levy
New York
Murder Suicide Shocks Suburb Near Syracuse
In Sconandow, a suburb near Syracuse, Frank Sager aged 26 killed his sweetheart Bernice Hook and her sister Pearl then took his own life. Pearl died instantly. Bernice was dangerously wounded in hospital.
Golf pro J D Edgar killed in car crash at Druid Hill Golf Club
News service reports J D Edgar, famed golf professional at the Druid Hill Golf Club in Atlanta area, died after being struck by an automobile driver late last night. Edgar died en route to a hospital, with no witnesses found at the scene.
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Atlanta
Man from Indiana predicts big fortune from copper hardening patent
Walter Bunton, a 27 year old metal worker for New York Blower Co in La Porte Indiana, claims he will become a millionaire. He says United States Steel Corp will pay him a million dollars plus a two cent per pound royalty for a copper hardening process, though he will not reveal the method.
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National News Servic
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Walter Bunton
E. H. Gary
Gary
Ee LA Porte
Ind
New York Blower Co
Bunton
Roads and Employes Again At Grips
Railroads and their employes clashed before the United States Railway Labor Board over piece work. Railroads seek reinstatement of piece work claiming efficiency loss under government control. workers demand flat rates. Board grants four days to employees and one to roads to present cases.
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International News Service
Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
Labor Board
Death of Mrs Miller at Hammond Hospital
Mrs Frank T Miller of Douglas street Hammond died early today at St Margrar et's hospital after a three day illness. Aged 35 she had no relatives besides her husband. Body to be shipped to Muncie Indiana for burial with funeral services Friday in that city.
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Frank T. Miller
Frank Miller
Douglas Street
Hammond
St. Margraret's Hospital
Muncie
Ind
Akron Woman Unaware as Husband Dies in Auto Crash
Mrs James D Cesar headed west to St Louis for vacation when her husband James D Clear assistant treasurer of Ohio Savings and Trust Co. died from injuries after his car was wrecked in an interurban collision near Cuyahoga Falls. Clear was extracted from the wreckage fatally injured.
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Akron
St. Louis
James D. Cesar
Cleveland
James D. Clear
Ohio Savings and Trust Co
Cuyahoga Falls
Clear
Armour & Co. official held on embezzlement charges
C Gordon Blalock manager of Armour and Co wholesale meat dept in Kansas City faces arrest for embezzling more than 100000 dollars. A checker and a driver connected with him were also arrested. Blalock allegedly moved meat through two agents and destroyed sales records over about a year.
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Kansas City
C. Gordon Blalock
Armour & Co
Blalock
Armour
Western Union worker injured in Hammond incident
A Western Union employee, temporarily stationed at Griffith, witnessed an accident that injured John C. Donaldson's little daughter, a Hammond C. & O. engineer, who suffered a facial cut while both machines sustained damage.
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Western Union
Griffith
John C. Donaldson
Hammond
Gary restaurant in bankruptcy in Hammond court filing
Nick Vallas of 461 Broadway filed a voluntary petition in federal court at Hammond late yesterday marking another Gary restaurateur in bankruptcy. Debts are listed at 5550.81 with assets 1447. The schedule includes meal tickets with face value 700 and an estimated collectible value of 300.
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Gary
Nick Vallas
Broadway
Hammond
James Spirson
Gary Man
Vallas
Nurse Charged With Killing Former Husband in Brooklyn
Olivia M Stone a Cincinnati nurse was arraigned in a police court on murder charges for shooting Ellis Guy Kinkhead a lawyer previously living with his legal wife Marie Louise Gormley in Brooklyn. Stone says she planned revenge after alleged desertion and marriage in 1912.
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New York
Ellis Guy Kinkhead
Cincinati
Olivia M. Stone
Cincinnati
Kinkead
Brooklyn
Marie Louise Gormley
Miss Stone
Inland Steel raises foundry iron price to 20 dollars
Inland Steel announces a 2 ton advance of foundry iron to 20 dollars in Chicago and pledges strict maintenance. The move signals a firm stance against further price cuts as mills run at limited capacity. Inland operates the district’s only foundry iron furnace. Steel mill output mixed with Illinois Steel at 31 percent and Inland at 23 percent, while some mills idle.
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Inland Steel Co
Inland Steel Company
Chicago
Illinois Steel Company
Inland
Interstate Iron & Steel Company
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Bar Iron
Death of Peter Larson Remembrance in Hammond
Peter Larson longtime Hammond resident for 38 years died at Highland Park hospital Detroit resident. body arrived in Hammond via Michigan Central. Funeral set for tomorrow at Stewart's chapel at two pm. burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Hammond
Peter Larson
Detroit
Michigan
Larson
Highland Park Hospital
Michigan Central
Stewart
Oak Hill Cemetery
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Elks
Rimbach Avenue
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For Newton
Drackett St
E. E. Beck
Dean Campbell
Court House
Hewert Mevs le, John Swanson
H. E. Granger
Fay Granger
Larry Cox
Hohman Street
Plummer
Harry W. Morgenau
O. K
Prospect Park
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Office of the Prohibition Enforcement Agents
Earl Rowley
Laporte County
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Gorge Hanlon
Legion
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