Lund to face trial on false claim indictment in Crown Point
Erick Lund, trustee of North Township, goes to criminal court Monday for trial on an indictment filed last June charging that he submitted false claims to the poor relief fund. About 80 grand jury witnesses were involved. defense and prosecution plans and venue issues loom. Weather data notes 68F morning, 37F noon with fair conditions.
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Erick Lund
Crown Point Township
North Township
Crown Point
Martin J. Smith
Poor Relief Fund
Floyd Draper
Oliver Starr
Lund
W. J. McAleer
James Clark
Clark
Fight Over Extra $10 000 Insurance Linked to Diamond Case
The parents of Harry Diamond seek an additional $10 000 in insurance from New York Life in federal court Chicago arguing electrocution in Michigan City was accidental and covered by policy clauses. A prior $10 000 was collected after appellate court action. Diamond murdered his wife in February 1924 and was executed by electric chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Diamond
East Chicago
Michigan City
Chicago
Diamond
Gary
Bachrach & Bachrach
Leopold and Loeb
New York Life Insurance Company
Joseph H. Conroy
Hammond
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Woodward
Insurance Company
Armstrong
City hall site battle centers on Maywood park plan
Hammond debates locate of new city hall as park board grants use of Maywood park. Proponents cite transport routes and central access while opponents warn against shrinking park space and setting a bad precedent. Officials estimate bond interest may be cheaper than renting offices.
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Hammond
Lloyd Building
City Hall
Maywood Park
Park Board
Hohman Street
State Street
Calumet Avenue
Conkey Avenue
Erie Yards
Glendale Park
Maywood
Harrison Park
Rimbach Avenue
Jury Rejects Gary Woman's $25,000 Damage Claim
A Hammond Superior Court jury, after two hours of deliberation, ruled for defendants in a $25,000 personal injury suit filed by Mrs. Dais Mumma against Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rock of Gary. The two day trial said the car overturn occurred near Crown Point when Mumma was an invited rear seat passenger. Her attorneys claimed Rock drove recklessly at high speed and caused injuries including a spinal injury and vocal cord damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Cleveland
Hammond Superior Court
Dais Mumma
Earl Rock
Gary
Mumma
Crown Point
Plumber Turned Actor Receives Telegram Offer
London telegram offers Jack Lambert a part in a new Ian Hay comedy while he works as a plumber laying drain pipes in a ditch. Lambert is an amateur actor and received the notice during his day job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Jack Lambert
Ian Hay
Special judge to hear Gary liquor trials in Porter County
Hearing on liquor charges against Mitor Kelak and Mike Spanach in Porter Circuit Court was delayed as attorney Fleshbein sought venue changes and dismissal of a search warrant challenge. Spanach allegedly leased the premises where liquor was found. Kelak and Spanach are charged with possession of liquor. The case may not proceed this term. spanach may plead guilty to dismiss Kelak charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Mitor Kelak
Mike Spanach
Gary
Portage Township
Willow Creek
Peter Nikolich
Burney Maxwell
Aids
Grant Crumpacker
Porter
Jennings A. Fleshbein
Ikxyolak
Spanach
Crumpacker
Fleshbein
Lake County
Kolak
Michigan Central
New Border Traffic Plan Unveiled For Prohibition Drive
Treasury aides draft a border patrol bill to unify agents under the coast guard. Vast road closures will block rum routes across Canada and Mexico while scores of new customs stations open for travelers.
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I. N. Service
Washington
The
Treasury
Congress
Hoover
Border Patrol
Immigration, Customs, Agriculture Bureaus
Coast Guard
Escapes From Road Bandits In Indianapolis
D C Prescott an Indianapolis insurance collector 24 reports he escaped two bandits on State Road 52 near Kentland to three miles south of Lebanon. The attackers drew level fired at his car three times bullets damaged the car but Prescott sped away and outran the assailants.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ln.s
D. C
Prescott
Reginald Death Appointed Liquidator for Consolidated Oil Fields
Reginald Death is named liquidator of Consolidated Oil Fields of India Limited in a London dispatch. The move flags restructuring amid financial uncertainty and creditor concerns as the firm faces corporate scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Reginald Death
Consolidated Oil Fields of India, Limited
New Evidence in County Line Murder Mystery
Lowell March 22 new evidence emerged in the county line murder mystery as dress cap and shoes of Mrs Brongis Shimatious were found near the Monon tracks but failed to advance arrests. John Markel released others Peter Ushks and Isadore Prinak remained jailed amid uncertain evidence. Paris green knife and clothing fragments perplex officials over death by action or murder. Prosecutor Halleck sought coroner review before burial.
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TIMES
Lowell
Brongis
Monon
Charles Halleck
John Markel
Peter, Ushks
Isadore Prinak
Rensselaer
Prinak
Paris Green
Halleck
Cook County
Chicago
I Saw Capone Club Opens in Hammond
Al Capone, infamous racketeer, was seen in Hammond on Wednesday as part of the I Gotta Drag Club Inc Chicago operation. About 25 local businessmen reportedly spotted him and some spoke with him amid rumors of the new club’s beginnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Capone
I Gotta Drag Club, Inc
Chicago
Hammond
Wildermuth Hearing Quashes Bank Indictments In Porter
Hearing on motions to quash grand jury indictments against Kouts bank directors is held before Special Judge Ora Wildermuth in Porter Circuit Court. Defendants William Denzine C T Badus R O Prevo P H McCormick Jacob Manz face charges of false statements and accepting deposits after solvency known. Proceedings delayed due to illness of special prosecutor Crumpacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Kouts Bank
Ora Wildermuth
Gary
Porter
William Denzine
C. T. Badus
R. O. Prevo
Kouts
P. H. McCormick
Jacob Manz
North Judson
W. W. Bozarth
John P. Crumpacker
Better Times Around Corner Says Gary Banker Schaaf
Richard Schaaf a Gary banker forecasts a sharp near term upturn in business. He cites broad improvement expectations after the depression and says employment and happiness will rise as the economy recovers. Schaaf has traveled through a dozen states and offers a nationwide outlook.
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the Times
Washington
Richard Schaaf
Gary Banker
Schaaf
Couple killed in church treasure hunt crash in Chicago
The coroner planned an inquest into the deaths of Brad Schwieger and his wife, young newlyweds killed when their car, part of a church treasure hunt pursuit, was struck at a street intersection by another vehicle. Ernest Lundin and his passenger were injured in the collision.
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Chicago
I.N.S
Brad Schwieger
Schwieger
Ernest Lundin
Sanford's Successor Appointed to U S Supreme Court
Ashington March 22 The senate is expected to confirm the appointment of Federal Judge John J Parker of North Carolina as associate justice of the U S Supreme Court. Parker a Republican was named by President Hoover to fill the vacancy caused by the death of associate justice Edward T Sanford. At 4 Parker is among the court's youngest appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
U.P
Senate
John J. Parker
North Carolina
U. S. Supreme Court
Parker
Hoover
Edward Terry Sanford
Thieves Nab Purses and Ladders in Hammond Area
Miss Margaret Corder reported the theft of her purse from a downtown restaurant with a $125 diamond watch and $30 cash. A second theft at Mrs Marie Heiser’s home yielded $450 cash and a blue sapphire ring. Two extension ladders were stolen from Westark radio shop on Hohman Street.
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Margaret Corder
State Street
Hammond
Corder
Marie Heiser
Sibley Street
Westark Radio
Hohman Street
Civil War Vet Sam Rainey Dies at 85 Near Rushville
Civil War veteran Sam Rainey, 85, died at his Rushville area home. He leaves eight children and details of survivors follow in the obituary paragraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville, Ind
U. P
Sam Rainey
Rushville
Doheny Acquitted by Jury in Oil Bribery Case
Edward Doheny the white haired oil magnate was acquitted today of bribing Secretary of the Interior Albert B Fall to transfer government oil properties. The nine woman three man jury found Not guilty after about an hour and eight minutes deliberation.
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Washington
LN. S
Edward Doheny
Albert B. Fall
Doheny
Fall
Inland Steel official Thompson gravely ill in Miami
David T. Thompson, assistant to Inland Steel president and advisory board member of St. Catherine's hospital, is seriously ill with pneumonia at his Miami winter home. Local superintendent J. H. Walsh and furnace chief Henry DeHall learned of the condition, and Col. Walter J. Riley sped to Miami upon hearing the news. Thompson helped direct St. Catherine's hospital construction and is well known in East Chicago communities.
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David T. Thompson
Inland Steel Company
St. Catherine’s Hospital
East Chicago
Miami
Fla
Walter J. Riley
Mr. Thompson
Col. Riley
Thompson
Chicago
Wedding Date Factor in Fireman Case
In Whiting Indiana Charlie Ulm faces suspension from the fire department as the Board of Safety weighs absence without leave on February 20 1930 and a February 19 marriage. Ulm says he asked for two days off and was told it was OK but the board will decide by next Monday.
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Whiting
Ind
Love
Charlie Ulm
Whiting Fire Department
Ulm
Whiting Board of Safety
Dan Cupid
O. K
Board of Safety
Baby Strangled by Bed Iron Ears in Anderson
A nine months old infant, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Coulter of Anderson, died after rolling from a bed and her head became caught between the iron bars of the bed. Police reported the accidental death occurred while the child slept.
Despondent Young Farmer Ends Life In Crown Point Area
Edward Berger a 34 year old farmer living with his brother Henry near Brunswick died by carbolic acid poisoning. A note left near the body threatened to haunt anyone who received his property and named Henry Borger as heir. Deputy coroner ordered the body moved to Wever and Son in Lowell for funeral arrangements after the Crown Point drugstore purchase of the acid was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Crown Point
Ind
Edward Berger
Henry Berger
Brunswick
Edward
Henry Borger
Irvin Linton
Wever & Son
Lowell
Crown-Point
Sherman W Tracy rises to Chicago Tunnel Company presidency
The Hammond born telegraph operator Sherman W Tracy becomes head of the Chicago Tunnel Company, directing 62 miles of downtown Chicago freight lines. He also serves as president of the Chicago Warehouse and Terminal Company, lives at 7739 Yates Avenue, and holds membership in the Oriental Consistory Shrine and several clubs.
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Sherman W. Tracy
Hammond
Indiana Harbor Belt Railway
Chicago Tunnel Company
Chicago
Mr. Tracy
Ohio
Fostoria
Statesz Sues to Compel Tax Payment in Hammond
George Statesz petitions Hammond superior court for a mandamus to force City Treasurer Henry Heckler to accept taxes on Towle and Avery additions lots. The suit claims the treasurer refuses to accept the tax amount until the plaintiff pays a specified delinquent total about 400 dollars. Attorneys Bomberger Peters and Morthland represent Statesz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Heckler
Towle
Avery
Hammond
Hammond Superior Court
George Statesz
Bomberger
Peters
Morthland
Heckler
DAVIS BROTHER HURT IN STEUBENVILLE AUTO CRASH
Walter Davis brother of Secretary James J. Davis was left in critical condition after being struck by a car in Steubenville. Police released driver C. F. McClellan on recognizance after he said Davis walked into the vehicle’s path.
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International News Service
Steubensville
Walter Davis
Steubenville
Secretary of
James J. Davis
Steubenville Hospital
C. F. McCellan
McClelan
Tavis
Father of Six Killed by Truck Near Palmyra
John K. Sears, father of six, was killed on State Road 35 near Palmyra when a loaded truck ran over him as he tried to place a rock to prevent the vehicle from backing down a hill.
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Palmyra
Ind
U.P
John K. Sears
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New Castle
Charles Margiotti
Brady Paul
Pennsylvania Highway Patrol
Calumet Railways
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Central Press
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