Sheriff Strong Directs Five Whiting Raids on Moonshine
Sheriff Ben Strong led a noon raid from Crown Point as five Whiting parlors and one Gary location were raided, yielding eight gallons of moonshine ten gallons of wine and two half barrels of beer. Frank Mikol viczak was fined 100 dollars and 20 days in jail. other arrests followed at Zurich Pulich Sam Herman and nearby addresses with three women detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Point
Dvd
Ben Strong
Whiting
Ken
Gary
Frank Mikolviczak
Carolina Avenue
Henry Reitz
Browning
Mikoszyczak
Martin Smith
Frank
Roda
Strong
Galdera
Zurich
Schrage
Ah Pulich
119Th Street
Sam Herman
Yu Muzinich
Binkovich
Elizabeth ‘Herman
119Th St
Blanch Fendman
Groveland Park
Chicago
Marie Clark
Grand Bird
Grand Sure
Rescue Drama As Cave-In Entombs Miner Floyd Collins
Officials report an extraction plan for Floyd Collins as rescuers near the shaft. Kentucky authorities hold a military inquiry into the cave collapse while volunteers and state teams persevere amid harsh conditions and speculation about his fate.
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Floyd ‘Collins
Ecommuniqus
Care Michael
Floyd Colling
Reselas
Collins
Seapr
Raur
Floya Collings
Cave City
Military Court of Inquiry
H. H. Denhardt
Kentucky
Roy Hyde
Floyd
Collins Family
Johnny Geralds
Columbus Doyle
Carmichael
Pope Pius Coronation Anniversary Mass at St Peter's
Fifty thousand Catholics gathered at St Peter's for the third anniversary of Pope Pius XII coronation. The ceremony, not in the Sistine Chapel, featured Cardinal Localelli leading high mass and a royal procession including Princess Josephine of Belgium and Princess Mathilde of Saxony. The coronation orchestra performed as Pope Pius entered from the sacristy chapel and returned to the Vatican Palace thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guglielmo Emanuel
I. N
Rome
St. Peter's
Pope Pius
Sistine Chapel
Cardinal Localelli
Pius
St. Oe
Hayes
Mundelein
Josephine
Belgium
Mathilde
Saxony
Sohn
Prince George
Bavaria
Prin Jeairey
Austria
Peroal
Vatican
Vna
Palancae Oo
Prohibition philosophy from The Bootlegger at The Four Corners
The Bootlegger explains to the Cop that the Sport’s big heart made him generous and unsuspecting of prohibition. He notes many Sports end poor due to a life of luxury and charity and states his plan to quit bootlegging selling colored grain alcohol at high prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Corners
De Molay at Lincoln's Shrine
Five thousand De Molay members visited Lincoln’s Shrine in Springfield to honor the 116th anniversary of his birth. The event drew scouts, students, and civic groups, with speeches by Dr. John H. Finley and Albert Beveridge as visitors toured related sites and Lincoln’s early life.
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Order de Molay
Sangamon County
Shagey
John H. Finley
New York Times
Lincoln
Albert J. Beveridge
United States
Indiana
Union
Globe Tavern
Abe
Law Library
Lincoln Uged
State House
Rough Sailing for Harbor Vice Lord
The article describes Indiana Harbor under blue laws enforced by Justice of the Peace courts and police. Vice districts see a cleanup campaign. vice lords and moonshine kings retreat, bawdy houses close, gambling resorts empty, and moonshine parlors refuse drink. Police spotters report strong law observance.
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Justice’ of the Peace
Indiana Harbor
Piseons
Justice of
Peace Courts
J. P. Courts
J. P
Police Department
Grand Jury
Wachewicz Heads Calumet City Boosters Again
Frank J. Wachewicz was reelected president of the Calumet City Chamber of Commerce at a meeting held in Memorial Park building. Tim Galvin of Hammond spoke on the constitution. McDonough reelected VP. Fischer recording sec. Berwanger financial sec treasurer. Directors elected for one year and two years include multiple local names and Wachewicz to host a dinner for directors next Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank. J. Wachewicz
Calumet City
John C. Nowicki
Joseph Miller
Peter J. Liesenfelt
Paul M. Kammat
Jacob Fischer
Adam Stachowcz
F. Klucker
John Carroll
John W. Jaranowski
Andrew Stachowicz
Martin Finneran
Frank J. Wachewicz
Walter McDonough
Fred Berwanger
Adolph Starr
Mr. Wachowicz
City bloodless crackdown opens ferocious power struggle
Police and J P courts clash over alleged raids while Indiana Harbor hosts shut Prohibition era houses. No arrests for two days amid blue law tension. A year long contract signed for a new Gary Works power plant with ceremonies at 3 PM. Insull officials and executives from Calumet Power, Calumet Gas and Electric, Northern Indiana, and Chicago attend the substation event in Gary Aetna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Works
Illinois Steel Company
Charles P. Steinmetz
Chicago
Ling
Aetna
Samuel Insull Jr
Samuel Insull Sr
Calumet Power Company
Charles W. Chase
Calumet Gas and Electric Company
Mr. Morse
Belle Plains
Indiana
Charles H. Wheeler
Gary
BR. F. Mitchell
W. D. Boone
Fate of Bill on Five Year Quail Hunting Ban
Lake county spartment reports that the Murden bill to impose a five year closed hunting period failed to reach the required majority in Indianapolis. The Lake County Fish and Game Protective association, Izaak Walton club, and Audubon society opposed it, citing growing quail numbers under current protective laws with a short season and a daily limit of 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Murden
Indianapolis
Lake County Fish and Game Protective Association
Izaak Walton Club
Audubon Society
Conservation Department
Gary Bankruptcy Petitions Hit Local Courts
Two Gary cases arc in the Hammond district court office of deputy clerk Charles Surprise. The H and K Drug Co of West Fifth Ave seeks relief by involuntary petition from Hydrox Co and others. Kaplan’s House Furnishings on Broadway seeks voluntary bankruptcy with Charles Surprise as receiver. Assets list about 4700 and liabilities around 10416.48.
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Gary
Charles Surprise
U. S. District Court
Hammond
H. & K. Drug Company
West Fifth Avenue
Hydrox Company
Surprise
Kaplan
Broadway
William A. Kaplan
New 182,000 Volt Calumet Super Power Line In Service
A switch will be thrown today to energize the 182,000 volt Calumet Power Company line, delivering power along a 16 mile route connecting Hammond Gary and nearby cities. One major beneficiary will be the new 25 million dollar Gatty Tube Co plant now under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Power Company
Hammond Gary
Calumet
Gaty. Tube Company
Eonstrae
Lake County Traffic Toll Rise Amid Reckless Driving
A fragmented report notes rising traffic deaths in Lake County since January 1. It cites speeding and disregard at grade crossings, unsafe maneuvers, and frequent near misses. The piece questions who will be the next victim and mentions tolls excluding minor crashes.
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Carelesa
Lake County
Jay
Auto Injuries Tomorrow In Gary Crash
Mrs. Goldie Harpster of 930 West Third Avenue Gary is in critical condition at Gary Methodist Hospital after a late Tuesday night crash on the Industrial Highway. The car struck a passing Pennsylvania freight train near Clark Station, leaving the vehicle demolished. Ed Harpster suffered a laccerated eyeball, and Howard Howell had deep facial and hand lacerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie Harpster
West Third Avenue
Gary
Methodist Hospital
Pennsylvania
Clark Station
Ed Harpster
Howard Howell
Gary Methodist Hospital
Whiting Man Receives New Nose After Surgery
A Whiting man, an employee of the Standard Steel Car Company, underwent a difficult nasal operation by Dr. Snyder of Hammond. The surgeon rebuilt the crooked septum with careful technique, removing cartilage much like meat from a sandwich slice, restoring a functional nose.
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Whiting
Ind
Snyder
Hammond
Standard Steel Car Company
Carell
Artificial light promotes plant growth says Yonkers institute
Experiments at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research in Yonkers indicate plants will thrive under artificial light, but sunning remains not a profitable plan for marketable flowers and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research
Yonkers
Indiana Legislature Session Opens With Lincoln Exercises
Lincoln memorial exercises conducted in joint session in the house chamber. Dr. William Lows Bryan of Indiana University presiding. Senate considers Perkins acreage bill and Sims mine bill with special order of business. Holmes eugenics bill set for third reading. House members tour James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Hospital after exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
William Lows Bryan
Indiana University
Senate
Perkin
Sim
Holmes
Lincoln
James Whitcomb Riley Memorial
Ydianapolis
Theneral Assembly
Abraham Lincoln
Williams Lowe Bryan
James Whitgomb Riley Memorial Hospital
C. Olive de Holmes
Tsénsor
Lesisidtors
Education Committee
Lindley
State Department of Public
Alonzo H. Lindley
Atethor
Indiana General Assembly Reflects on Lincoln Memorial Service
The Indiana General Assembly held a memorial for Abraham Lincoln with Dr. Williams Lowe Bryan of Indiana University delivering the address. Senators debated education reform, a bill to reorganize the state department of public instruction, and a health board bill to limit condemnation power of the state board of health with a 21 to 4 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
State Board of Health
Mrs. Mathias Poppen Dies in Robertsdale Hospital
Mrs. Mathias Poppen of Superior Avenue died at St. Margaret's Hospital at 10 p.m. Wednesday after several days of pneumonia. Survived by husband and one daughter. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Mathias Poppen
Superior Avenue
St. Margaret's Hospital
Kew Hammond Issues Building Permits
Henry Vis Hammond building commissioner lists permits issued for cottages, stores, and houses valued from 700 to 18,006. Names include E Ulrich J W Beckman J Boldt J Haney A Christgansen J Terlizzi J H Williams OG Smith Buehler Eggers Nowicki Union Salvage Edward Minas T B Hawk J Dietrich F White with addresses across Morris Forest Madison Harrison Arcadia Lake Oakley Cabinet Conkey and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Vis
E. Ulrich
Morris Avenue
J. W. Beckman
Forest Avenue
J. Boldt
Harrison Street
J. Haney
Madison Street
A. Christgansen
Donkey Avenue
J. Terlizzi
Michigan Avenue
J. H. Williams
Cleveland Avenue
OG. Smith
Arcadia Court
Buehler
Edward CC. Minas. Company
Oakley Avenue
T. B. Hawk
Indiana Avenue
J. Dietrich
Conkey Avenue
F. White
Cabinet Avenue
Calumet Motor Seeks East Chicago Bus Franchise
Peter W. Meyn representing Calumet Motor Bus appeared before East Chicago’s board of works on the 25th to seek a city franchise for bus service. The plan envisions scheduled passenger service on main streets, covering the industrial areas of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor. Gary Street Railway and Twin City proposals are also under consideration before council ratification.
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Peter W. Meyn
Calumet Motor Bus Company
East Chicago Board of Works
Twin City
East
Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Gary Street Railway
Aso
Common Council
Indiana Theatre Opens Amid Crowds in East Chicago
East Chicago's Indiana theatre opened with a crowd exceeding expectations as about 3 000 attendees packed the new venue for a premiere. Wm H Kleppinger of Calumet Foundry addressed the Chamber of Commerce, praising builders Kozacik and Manta and urging civic support. The program featured a photoplay A Thief in Paradise, five vaudeville acts, a twelve piece orchestra overture and an organ recital by Clem Goyke on a new Wurlitzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Chicago
Indiana Theater
New Palace of Entertainment
Indiana
Wm. H. Kleppinger
Calumet Foundry and Machine Company
Sfirat
Paradise
Clem Goyke
Oil Co Workers Arrested In East Chicago Case
Police arrested Abram and Solman brothers said to work at Sinclair Oil in a disorderly conduct case at 432 Stiber Street. A 17 year old East Chicago girl, Josephine Marcinié, was also taken into custody for questioning after police found them about to drink Jamaica ginger containing 93 percent alcohol. She claimed she came seeking work and was turned over to a probation officer pending delinquency charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ah Nagi ‘i Qiesy
Abram Alle
Mo Srman
Sinclair Oil Company
Josephine ‘Marcinié
Chicago
Offcers Wawrszsyniak
Saltsman
Surdokowski
Stiber Street
Louis
East Chicago
Funeral for Lawrence Long Jr. Saturday in Robertsdale
Lawrence Long Jr. 6 died of pneumonia after surgery and burns from hot water bottles. Funeral Saturday at 1 pm at home Water Gardens and 2 pm at Methodist church. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Hammond. He was son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Long. third child lost by the family in three years.
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Anes
TIMES
Robertsdale
Ind
Lawrence Long, Jr
Water Gardens
Oak Hil
Hammond
Lawrence Long
South Shore Hospital
Lawrence
Mia Long
Hammond High Bands Present Second Annual Concert
Hammond High School hosts its second annual band concert in the school auditorium on Friday evening February 20. The programme features both girls and boys bands plus a seventy five piece picked grade school band and a special appearance by Bam Galbraith and his Scotch trio. The event follows a successful a year with growing enthusiasm in town.
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Hammond High School
Bam Galbraith
Change of venue granted in Gary murder cases
A judge granted a venue change to Porter county for the murder trials of Abe Irvin Robert Edwards and Nat Satum of Gary. The defendants asked for a fair hearing in Porter county citing Lake county as biased. William Gilmore of East Chicago and Celia Ellis of Gary pleaded not guilty at arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TIMES
Crown Point
Ind
Abe Irvin
Robert Edwards
Nat Satum
Gary
Martin Smith
Porter County
Lake County
William Gilmore
East Chicago
Celia Ellis
Father and Son Banquet celebrates 15 years of Hammond Scouts
Four hundred twenty five boys attended the Father and Son Banquet marking Anniversary Week as Scouting reaches fifteen years in Hammond. About 300 fathers and 75 wives plus 40 Women's Relief Corps members served. John Corwin entertained as Pupple Aces provided music while Frank Gordon and Louis Finn organized troop placements. A Sea Scout crew received a $306 donation for a real boat to boost water activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raitheta
Scouts
Acong
Women’s Relief Corps
Panne Corwin
United States
Cholly Clark
Community Center Service
Kenneth Beilby
Pupple Aces
Smith
Scout Council
Scott
Hammond
Lev Golden
Guy Gettig
Hessville
Gettig
Pennsylvania
Ameria
Camp Betz
Albert Créws
George Miannauer
MacDonald
Louis Finn
Frank Gordon
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Rgle
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Wachewicz
Calumet City Boosters
Ast
Bill
Indiana Legislature Today
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KEW Hammond
Calumet Motor
Indiana Theatre
East Chicago House
Porter CO
BOY Scouts
TNE
Radio Sale
General Electric
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