Insull to Take Over South Shore Rail Plan
A bondholders committee in Cleveland proposes reorganizing the Chicago to South Bend South Shore Railway and transferring management to Samuel Insull and associates. The plan, still tentative, requires foreclosure court action and Indiana Public Service Commission approval before any transfer and re electrification work.
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Chiengy Lake Shore and
South Bend Railway Company
Samuel Insull and Associates
Bend
Cleveland
Chicago
South Bend
Ind
Hammond
East Chicago
Gary
Michigan City
Kensington
Illinois Central Sunurbin
Thinuvis Central Railroad
Chaimbers of Commerce
Mr. Insull
Insull
Public Service Commission of
Indiana
Harris Creech
Cleveland Trust Company
John Sherwin
Union Trust Company
Warrren S. Hayden
Hayden, Miller and Company
J. R. Nutt
H. P. McIntosh
Guardian Trust Company
United States District Court
Indianapolis
Lake Shore
Hammond Aldermen to Probe South Chicago Police Rudeness
Hammond officials pursue exchange with Chicago authorities over alleged police bias toward Indiana license plates and treated with lack of courtesy at stations. Alderman Schulte cited East Chicago millworker detention and mistreatment as prompting the inquiry. A committee, including Chief Bunde, will meet with Chicago officials to discuss remedies.
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Hammond
Chicago
South Chicago
Indiana
Alderman Schulte
Schulte
East Chicago
Rmainl
Aed
Ine Hammond
Wolf
Emil Bunde
Moning
Board of Works
John Burch
Surch
Hyde Park
White Bros
John F. Wilhelm and Sons
Male
Brusel
Anderson
Hess
Mchan
East Chicago Marriage Records Highlight Lake County Totals
Clerical notes show 5490 marriages recorded in Lake County as a single unit with legal references to local blue laws affecting Sunday observances. Judge A P Twyman expected to take a brief vacation after recent rulings while other civic figures consider policy stances.
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Lake County
City expands beautician boom and street repairs
A sequence of new beauty parlors opens this week in Chicago as the city plans to fill a large portion of its annual program. Street and alley improvements are also underway, guiding the development through the year.
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Chicago
Heavy Ice Flows Halt Lake Shipments in Indiana Harbor
January sees dense ice blocking shipments at Indiana Harbor while local justice courts in East Chicago and Indiana Harbor process many drunkenness cases. Forsyth Theatre hosts large crowds this week showing The Life of Abraham Lincoln as legal officials address Michael Harran, appointed by Governor Jackson to fill the unexpired judge term.
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Indiana Harbor
Justice OF Peace Courts
East Chicago
Forsyth Theatre
Life of
Voraham Lincoln
Michael Harran
Jackson
PL Twyman
Community Work Gains Steam in Indiana Harbor
Community work among the Negroes of Indiana Harbor receives new impetus from the arrival of J. M. Pollard a Negro sociologist from New York who is assisting efforts in the area.
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Indiana Harbor
J. M. Pollard
Negro Sociologist of
New York
Smith Leads High School Team Toward Saturday Showdown
Coach Smith trains his squad for a key game at the new Washington high school gym against the Froebel five from Gary. Industrial League fans will see FHindhard vs General and American vs Interstate at McKinley gym tomorrow night.
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Smith
New
Washington High School
Froebel
Gary
McKinley Gym
Fhindhard
Cement plans may end nuisance in Calumet district
Residents in the Calumet district may be free of the cement nuisance as plans from The Portland Cement Company move forward. Resevell Ballard, a dynamic community recreational director of the Twin Cities, remains sidelined by injuries from a tubogan slide accident at Miller Beach weeks ago.
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Portland Cement Company
Calumet District
Reselell VL. Ballard
Twin Cities
Miller Beach
Whiting Mole Lodge to Initiate 190 New Members
Whiting the Mole Lodge of Whiting will initiate 190 new members tomorrow night at their regular meeting, as announced by lodge officials.
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Mole Lodge OF
Whiting
No Fires in Whiting Despite Past Major Blazes
Whiting reports no fires of consequence since the Hoosier apartment building blaze weeks ago. The inquest into the Dickey crossing deaths will begin once witnesses testify. Chester Kaziak, the only local drunken arrest in almost a week, was taken into custody last night. Sheriff raid rumors on soft drink parlors unsettled Whiting residents. no raiding squads appeared. No word yet on the two missing boys Eric McGroarty and Martin Cassidy, but they are thought nearby. Women’s gym classes at the Community Center on Monday and Friday at 1 30 are helping weight loss. The Whiting Fans lost 23 to 28 to Beloit and face Fort Wayne K Os tonight at the Community Gym. A Hudson sedan skidded on 119th street, taking out a barber pole. the pole wrecked, the car damaged but the driver survived with a bent bumper.
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Whiting
Beloit Professional
Fort Wayne K. Os
Knights of Columbus Dance and Dinner Pre Lent Event
The Knights of Columbus will host a community pre Lent dance and dinner for members and friends on February 24 with McCarty and McNamara arranging. David A. Pass of Michigan City was arrested today for reckless driving after allegedly knocking over a stop sign at 119th and Oliver streets while media reports noted pedestrians nearby.
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Knights OF Columbus
McCarty and
McNamara
David A. Pass
Michigan City
119Th Street
119Th
Oliver Streets
Insurance Men Join In Fight Against Hodges Bill
The Insurance Federation of Indiana and all reputable Indiana companies oppose Senate Bill No. 64 by Senator Hodges which would repeal the Fire Rate Law in effect since May 15 1919 and open Indiana to broader competition. Opponents warn the bill would end established rate schedules and harm the public and agents while letting weaker firms gain by undercutting rates. The house is expected to defeat the measure.
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Insurance Federation of
Indiana
Senate
Wm. F. Hodges
Lake County
Insurance Federation of Indiana
United States
Indiana Insurance Commission
House
Second Trial For McCabe Starts Monday
Alice McCabe alleged Chicago gunman in the murder of Thad Fancher Crown Point attorney at the Halfway House near Cedar Lake faces a new trial before Judge Harry S Crumpacker. McCabe was previously denied a jury and is arraigned again with Chicago lawyers Stewart and O'Brien and Valparaiso attorneys Kelley and Loomis for his defense.
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the Times
Valparaiso
Ind
Alice McCabe
Chicago
Thad Fancher
Crown Point
Cedar Lake
Harry S. Crumpacker
Mc.Cabe
Stewart and O’brien
KeHey and
Loomis
Two Gary Constables Waive Preliminary Hearing
Constables Mike Boyle and Charles McPherson, operating from the James Stapleton Gary justice court, waived their preliminary hearing on larceny charges and were bound over to the criminal court by Judge C. M. Greenlee under 1600 bonds each. The judge demanded unencumbered bonds and criticized professional bondsmen. The pair allegedly stole $70 from Sam Michopoulos's cash register during a search at his soft drink parlor, with Michopoulos claiming six witnesses. Boyle previously had his authority badge removed by Judge Martina Smith in Crown Point after prior complaints. locals await the outcome as Boyle faces Judge Smith again.
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Gary
Mike Boyle
Charles McPherson
Justice Court
James Stapleton
Criminal Court
C. M. Greenlee
Greenlee
Boyle
McPherson
Sam Michopoulos
Sam
Martina Smith
Crown Point
Lake County
Death of H. W. Potter in Hammond at 86
H W Potter father of Mrs Bert J Steelman of Hammond died at his daughter's home 1090 South Hohman Street this morning after an illness of several months. He was 86, born in Rhode Island December 20 1849. Death attributed to old age. he had been in poor health and confined to his room for three months. Funeral arrangements were being made with services and interment to be announced.
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MW. W. Potter
Bert J. Steelman
Hammond
South Hohman Street
Mr. Potter
Resume of Tax Valuation for North Township
North Township Assessor James Clements releases a condensed report listing tax valuations for Hammond Chicago and Whiting from 1919 to 1925. The document notes that 1920 21 figures reflect war era values and inflated stock, with limited changes expected in 1925 re valuation.
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Hammond
Masthcago
Whiting
North
Chicago
Colmuing
Robbed Harborside Trio Seized in Indiana Harbor
Robert Sayers, 20, wanted in Nemington Ind for a station robbery last October, was arrested Monday in Indiana Harbor and returned to Stensselaer on $1,600 bond to await trial in Jasper County Circuit Court. Accomplices Tess Palmer, 24, and Thomas McAleer Jr. were released on $1,000 bonds each. The trio threatened Bert Edmonds at the Jackson Highway filling station on October 31, shoving guns and taking a haymaker before fleeing. the scheme unraveled after boasting among friends.
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Robert Sayers
Nemington
Ind
Indiana Harbor
Stensselaer
Jasper County
Sayers
Tess Palmer
Thomas McAleer, Jr
Bert Edmonds
Jackson Highway
Edmonds
Palmer
Notice on boil advisory from Hammond Water Department
Public notice warns all residents that drinking water must be boiled prior to use due to water quality concerns. Issued by Hammond Water Department and Summer's Clinical Laboratory.
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Hammond
Kinder files new motion to dismiss removal petition
In Indianapolis on February 4 attorneys for Dwight M. Kinder filed a motion with the Indiana Supreme Court seeking dismissal of the state department's petition to remove Kinder as Lake County prosecuting attorney. The filing notes the issue is moot since Kinder's successor has been elected. The removal petition, filed by ex Attorney General A. S. Lesh, centers on Kinder's federal conviction in a boozering case, which Kinder appeals as the case sits before a higher court.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Legal Department
Dwight M. Kinder
Lake County
Supreme Court
Kinder
Winder
A.S. Lesh
New Action on Hobart Mishap Heads to Trial
Elmer Alyea of Hobart reopens his lawsuit against National Construction Company and the village of Hobart for injuries from a 1919 explosion during the driving of Hobart’s first water wells. Alyea, once a minor, is now of age and seeks damages as the case returns to court in South Bend after years pending. Attorneys Daly and Freund of Valparaiso represent the Hobart village.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Porter Superior Court
South Bend
Elmer Alyea
Hobart
Thdé National Construction Company
South Fend
Alyea
Torneys Daly and
Freund
Jones Laughlin speculation rises as railroads begin work
Construction of tracks into the 1260 acre Hammond site for the Jones and Laughlin Steel plant started this week. J H Belt and Pennsylvania Railroad began laying lines to serve slag fill from Inland Steel mills Indiana Harbor. Officials say track work may finish by spring with plant construction possible by midsummer.
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J. H. Belt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eastern Steel Interests
Inland Steel Company
Indiana Harbor
Jones and Laughlin Sceeél Corporation
Jones and Laughlin
Sheffield Avenue
Railroad Labor Board approves pay boosts for 2528s
The United States Railroad Labor Board raises about 288000 annually for 2528 conductors and trainmen on smaller lines including Ann Arbor, Central Indiana, Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville, and others. Increases take effect February 1 with conditions to be renegotiated.
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Ann Arbor Railroad Company
Central Indiana
Chicago
Indianapolis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Indianapolis & Western
Detroit and Mackinac
Green Bay and Western
Toledo, Peoria & Western
Whiting Court Set for Sanitary Building Trial
In Whiting Indiana on February 4 the city court will hear cases headed by Henry S. Davidson. Pending are charges of keeping an unsanitary building dated from prior November delays and warrants for Elmer DPD Brandenberg Hammond. Other defendants include C W Jones for malicious trespass Gladys McCarty for liquor law violations and disorderly house Bertha Heroes and John V Potts for liquor law violations.
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TIMES
Whiting
Ind
Henry S. Davidson
119Th Street
Elmer Dpd
Brandenberg
Hammond
Sullivan's Court
C. W. Jones
Gladys McCarty
Bertha Heroes
John V Potts
Gary's population a city of movers
City records show Gary as a moving hub from library re registrations. Of 2433 borrowers in 1924 only 251 were listed at new addresses and 232 cards returned undeliverable, while 488 names dropped from the directory, underscoring high mobility among residents and non patrons alike.
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Gary
Gary Public
Surgeons Fly to Relieve Collins in Cave Rescue
Cave City Kentucky February 4. Explorer Floyd Collins trapped under a boulder since Friday morning. Doctors Hazlett and Jones arrived from Chicago to attempt a surgical release by amputation if needed. Flight funded by a Chicago philanthropist. operation could set a medical record.
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International News Service
Cave City
Vloyd Collins
Collins
U.N
Louisville
W. H. Hazlett
Harold Jones
Chicago
Floyd Collins
Sand Cave
Warlett
Jones
Kentucky
Maglett
Dr. Hazlett
Contractor Killed by Train in Valparaiso
William Bundy a 60 year old building contractor in Valparaiso was killed instantly when struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train. His body was mangled and three brothers and a sister survive.
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Valparaiso
Ind
William Bundy
Pennsylvania
Senate Moorhead bus bill heads to special order
Senate session sets 2 00 p m special order for the Moorhead bus bill and notes Holmes eugenics bill on third reading. In the House a public hearing is scheduled on the Child Labor amendment and the Wright bill introduces splitting boards of examination.
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Senate
Moorhead
Wright Bill
Indiana Senate Debates Eugenics and Transit Bills
The Indiana Senate faces a day of debate on Moorhead eugenics measures and bus regulation, with motor interests pressing for highway commission control. The Blue Sunday bill aims to curb railroads street cars and food service, while Wright bill on a state police force proceeds after budget-committee review.
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TI. N
Indianapolis
Ind
Senate
Highway Commission
Public Service Commission
Kissinger
State Highway Commission
DeHaven
Wright
Indiana Bankers Association
Damages Sought in East Chicago Car Crash Lawsuits
Four suits totaling 26000 dollars filed in Hammond Superior Court accuse John Loftus of causing a Forsyth avenue crash last November 26. Plaintiffs LeRoy Haslam and family claim injuries and vehicle damage after Loftus allegedly swerved across 142nd Street while drunk, at 35 mph. Separately Luella Biegel sues New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co. for 10000 dollars after a Flyer struck a car at the Columbia avenue crossing. train allegedly traveled 50 mph and gates were not lowered.
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Hammond Superior Court
John Loftus
Forsyth Avenue
Chicago
LeRoy Haslam
John Saunders
Saunder
Loftus
142St Street
Saunders
Uhaslams
Luella Biegel
I 18
John Biegel
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Co
Columbia Avenue
Hammond
Girl Disappears From Home in Chicago
Norine Strenke, 15, vanished from 4729 Hutchinson Street Chicago at about 8 p m Sunday the 25th. Police and press broadcasts sought any information as her sister works in the Commercial Department of a telephone company.
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Chicago
Norine Strenke
Norine
Drying Park
Cicero Avenue
KYW
Sue
Hutchinson Street
Chieage
Buffalo Bill Originates Heaviest The
Buffalo Bill, also known as William Cody, is credited with originating the heaviest the phrase in the fragmentary text, indicating a misread or garbled OCR segment.
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Buffalo Bill
William ¥. Cody
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