Alleged Bank Robber Captured in Middlebury
Reports say George Shipler of Kansas City with his wife and mother in law were tracked to Middlebury after a bank robbery in Chickasha Oklahoma. Sheriff Sankey arrested Shipler and his son Hazel Hoover following a pursuit ending near Middlebury. The case involves a $3500 bank robbery and multiple suspects, with Shipler’s party visiting relatives in Middlebury at the time of capture.
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George PE Shipier
Kaausis
Middlebury Ag
Sankey
Chickasha
Okla
Jwiman Fadda
Sey
Sherig
Renda
Elkhart County
Charles al Pfoower
Middlebury
Hazel Hoover
Goeshen
Oan Antereliie
Burt Ganben
Middleebney
Tui Roway
Kateas City
Quenihs
Othe Ommehine
Fonda
Ploever
Shipley
Shinfey
Gannen
Tre
Raareas
Cooh
Sinets
Camturites
Krateds
Middlebury Vale
Qiashen
Saker
Staal
Jey Wrstbstas
Middles
Chickasha Pines
Erin
Warssoon
Hospital Addition Plans Are Accepted
The Goshen hospital board of directors accepted the proposed PS room addition with few alterations at a special session. Another meeting will be held next week to review business input before starting the project costing about 500 dollars.
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Goshen Hospital
Hospital Board of Directors
Rough Budget Estimate Prepared for Groshen City
A rough Budget for Groshen City shows expenses totaling 11 - 290 76 to operate the city for the year. The council will decide on the budget at a meeting scheduled for Monday night in August.
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Groshen
Aus
Interurbans Delayed by Indiana Power Plant Breakdown
Interurbans from Chicago and South Bend to Goshen arrived 30 to 45 minutes late today after a breakdown at the Indiana and Michigan power plant. Repair work is underway to restore service.
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Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway
Goshen
Indiana & Michigan
Thunderbolt Kills Seven Cows at Hostettler Farm
A lightning strike hit a barn on David Hostettler’s La Grange County farm killing seven cows as the bolt ran the length of the building.
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David Hostettler
Lagrange County
Improved Interurban Freight Service Reaches Indiana
The Union Traction Company of Indiana, with help from the Chamber of Commerce, launches the Cannon Ball Freight service. A nightly train from Indianapolis at 11 pm reaches South Bend by 5 am, with a companion car returning from South Bend at 9 pm to Goshen and Indianapolis. The schedule allows wholesalers to ship and deliver within a day, boosting Indianapolis firms against Chicago shippers.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Chicago
Union Traction Company of
Chamber of Commerce Freight and Traffic Division
Cannon Ball Freight
South Bend, Ltd
S O'Elock
Cannon Ball
Ims Perus
Rokeome
Indiwoapelis
Soa
Indisuapelixs
South Bend
Former Mishawaka Resident Leo Beck Found Dead
Leo Beck a former Goshen resident and Mishawaka grover was found dead in a pool of flood water at Wakeoilock last night. Coroner Dr B Crimpacker believes death resulted from a ruptured hemorrhage after preliminary inquiry. Police and a later exam plan will follow.
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Mishawaka
Leo Beckov
Grover
Goshen
Dor
B. Crimpacker
Mr. Beck
Gonedock
Mr. Peck
Hilding
Heck
Former Bell Official to Join State Public Service Panel
Indianapolis Aug 14 Former Indiana Bell vice president Frank Wampler will be named to the state public service commission on Sept 1 to replace Democratic member Glen Van Auken who resigned. Wampler left the telephone company July 1 after clashing with colleagues over proposed rate hikes.
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Indianapoles
Pet
Frank Wampler
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
State Public Service Commission
Glen van Aucken
McCray
Council to Meet in Adjourned Session Tonight
The common council will convene in adjourned session this evening to address the 18924 budget and related matters.
Chicago Woman Travels By Trains In Goshen Mixup
A Chicago woman arrived in Goshen on a NOY train at 428 pm to visit a friend then returned to Chicago on train 2bout around 60th. She learned her friend was in Chicago for a visit and left Goshen on train 131 at 4 07 pm which pulled out before train 16 arrived.
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Chicago
Goshen
Noy
Baying
Twelve Lives Lost In Utah Storm
A cloudburst series in northern Utah is believed to have killed twelve people. Property damage may exceed $1,000,000. In Ogden, debris yielded the body of Mrs. John Ward of Willard, with reports of cars carried away by flood waters near Willard and Tanners.
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Sale Lake City
Utah
Ogden
John Ward
Willard
Man Held For Murder of Wife And Her Mother
Police say Nunie G. Tsekos of Franklin Massachusetts confessed to killing his wife Natalie and her mother Mrs Katherine Adams after an argument over money. Two boxes with the dismembered bodies were found in a field in Medford.
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Medford
Mass
Nunie G. Tsekos
Franklin
Tsekos
Natalie
Katherine Adams
Adams
County Line Highway Paving Begins Amid Bond Delays
McClintic Colwell and Gordy of Syracuse hold the contract to pave the Elkhart Kosciusko county line road from Rookstool Road to Lake Wawasee. A 78000 bond issue was bought by Fletcher American Bank of Indianapolis. Kosciusko county bonds total 348000 at 5 percent and Elkhart county bonds 35000 at 4.5 percent. Bond sales lag slowed construction until sufficient subscriptions arrived.
Railroad Switchmen to Demand More Wages
Chicago August 14. General chairmen of the Switchmen's Union of North America have been summoned to meet in Chicago on September 6 to consider wage questions.
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Chicago
Switchmen’s
Union of North America
Haveeen
Stresemann Sets Terms for Ending Ruhr Resistance
Berlin August 14 Gustav Stresemann the new German chancellor stated Germany would end passive resistance only if Ruhr rights are restored full control reestablished under Versailles Rhine conditions restored and every German citizen harmed by the action freed. Paris August 14 Premier Poincare plans a courteous reply to Lord Curzon on reparations while reaffirming French stance and signaling likely rejection of British proposals.
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Berlin
Gustav Stresemann
Germany
Hitler
Ruhr
Rhine
Paris
Poincare
Foreign Office
Lord Curzon
Entente
England
France
Ford Marker Dedication Planned in Benton Tomorrow
The Elkhart County Historical Society will dedicate the Ford marker on the Lincoln highway in Benton tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock. Rev J A Leas formerly of Goshen will deliver the address. The public is invited to attend the ceremonies.
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Elkhart
Lincoln Highway
Benton
Elkhart County
Recruiting Stumbles At Goshen Post Office Campaign
Recruiting Officer L Neilsen of the U S Army reports no recruits obtained at the Goshen post office during a local enlistment drive and says prospects are not flattering. Residents of Goshen and nearby areas are urged to consult the officer at the post office if they wish to enlist.
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L. Neilsen
Goshen
Indiana and Lower Michigan Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with cooler air, especially in the northern portions. The Indiana region and Lower Michigan share a similar forecast of partly cloudy skies and a slight cooldown on Wednesday.
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Indiana
Lower
Michigan
North Portion
Gasoline price cuts ripple across broad areas
Gasoline prices fall nationwide after state and company actions. Governor McMaster orders depots to sell at 16 cents a gallon while Standard Oil of Indiana and Kentucky reduce regional prices. Across states, Chicago 15.5 cents, Omaha 16.25, Dallas 11.0, with varied taxes and freight effects. investigations into prices and short measures accompany the changes.
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Chicago
Associated Press
W. H. McMaster
South Dakota
Indiana
Kentucky
Omaha
Kansas City
Louisville
Iro
Dallas
Texas
Tlinois
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Standard Oi Co
Endiana
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Nebraska
George P. Hunt
Arizona
Cleveland
Department of Justice
Mid-Continent
United States
Seizure of Alien Craft With Liquor Aboard Upheld
Federal Judge Woodrough in Brooklyn upheld seizure of alien craft hovering near the three mile limit to land liquor cargoes. He directed a $20,000 verdict against Detroit Fidelity and Surety for the seizure of the British vessel Marion Mosher on July 27, 1922.
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New York
A. P
Wooodrough
Brooklyn
Woodrough
Omaha
Detroit Fidelity and Surety Company
Marion Mosher
Seller of Mortgaged Car Given Suspended Sentence
George Thompson of South Bend pleaded guilty to selling a mortgaged automobile and paid a $22.50 fine. He was given a suspended 60 day penal sentence after his friends interceded on his behalf.
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George Thompson
South Bend
Elkhart
Thompson
Mishawaka May Get Brinck Manufacturing Co
Mishawaka may attract a new manufacturing enterprise if plans advance. The Brinck Manufacturing Co., a $150,000 Illinois corporation based in Moline, is under consideration to establish a plant in the city.
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Mishawaka
Brinck Manufacturing Co
Illinois Concern
Moline
Wyoming Blast Locks In Two Hundred Miners
A mine explosion at Kemmerer Coal Co in Number One mine entombed about two hundred miners near the 26th to 28th entries after a cave in at entry 15 cut communications. By noon one body had been recovered and a pump man was later located as relief crews battled smoke and tried to reach the men deep underground.
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Kemmerer, Wyo
Kemmerer Coal Co
Operators and Miners Agree to Meet Over Coal Wages
Philadelphia August 14 The operators accepted the federal coal commission invitation to attend a New York conference with the miners tomorrow. Samuel Warriner chairman says four operatorswill join, including W J Richards and A B Jessup, to present the operators’ side of the wage dispute.
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Philadelphia
A. P.y
Samuel D. Warriner
Federal Coal Commission
New York
Warriner
Mr. Warriner
W. J
Lewis Accepts Invitation to Confer With Coal Commission
Atlantic City N J Aug 14 John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America has accepted the invitation of the federal coal commission to confer in New York with the commission and anthracite operators to avert a strike September 1.
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Washington
Aug
Coolidge
Coal Commission
Lewis
Five Injured as Elkhart Street Cars Collide at Dawn
Five passengers were injured when two Elkhart city street cars traveling in the same direction collided at 6 30 this morning. One car struck the other with force. Walter Roscoe of Elkhart is in General hospital with a fractured right hip and cuts and bruises. X ray pictures will be taken.
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Elkhart
Walter Roscoe
General Hospital
Five Men Charged Over Cough Medicine Whiskey Bust
In Cleveland on August 14 five men faced conspiracy charges after authorities seized 50 gallons of grain alcohol and 700 gallons of whiskey. The whiskey allegedly belonged to a West Side drug store owner claiming a government permit to use it for cough medicine.
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Cleveland
Charles Burns
James Mangan
West Side
Exports Decline in U S Grain Shipments
Washington April 14 grain exports last week reached 2 062 000 bushels as reported. United States shipments show a decline from prior periods with early spring market effects noted by officials.
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Washington
United States
Turmoil Deepens Across German Cities Amid Riots
Reports from Berlin and other German cities describe rising disturbances with casualties in Neitz Saxony and Aix-la-Chapelle. Berlin faced a general strike called off by communists as rail and street traffic resumed, while unrest spread to Stettin Soldin and Lubeck with dock and farm labor strikes and calls for a general strike at Leipsie.
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Berlin
Germany
Stettin
Soldin
Brendenberg
Leipsie
Hamburg
Lubeck
President Coolidge Holds First Cabinet Meeting
President Coolidge presided over his first cabinet meeting in Washington with most Harding era aides present except Mellon and Denby. Secretary Davis recently returned from Europe joined the session as the new administration outlines early policy and coal strike concerns.
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Washington
A. P
Coolidge
Harding
Mellon
Denby
Europe
Michigan
Davis
Oil Well Progress At Ashley In Limestone Target
The Mack Watts oil company of Ashley reports its well at about 200 feet depth drilling through gravel toward limestone. The crew expects fewer obstacles once limestone is reached, signaling a potential productive strike.
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Ashley
Mack Watts Oil Company
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al Teo Beck
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J. M. Miller
Frank Blender
Samuel Neterer
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President Coolidge
Taft
Stresemann
Wyoming
Seita
Saxony
Neitz
Nesse
Silesia
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