Five Russians charged with murder in Michigan Central wreck
Five men face murder charges after a wreck on the Michigan Central near Gary Indiana on August 20 that killed two Niles Michigan train crew members. Police say confessions reveal a broader plot to wreck the Twentieth Century Limited and derail New York Central trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Associated Press
Gary
Ind
Niles
Mieh
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Elkhart
Indiana
Joseph O P. Yapourvitch
Charles Uselis
Joan Petrowski
Albing Alessio
James Prohetsh
Shepine
Uselis
Petrowski
Vapourvitch
Alessio
Papourvitch
Four Men Confess in Gary Train Wreck Case
Confessions sworn by four men held by Gary police over the wreck of a Michigan Central express train near Gary surface as prosecutors prepare to present evidence to the Lake county grand jury. Names cited include Albino Alivsio Joe Popowitich Charles Usiles and Joe Petrowski all Chicago union members on strike. Popowitch reportedly admitted involvement after 14 hours of denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Michigan Central
Dwight Kinder
Lake County
Grand Jury
Albino Alivsio
Joe Popowitich
Charles Usiles
Joe Petrowski
Chicago
Popowitch
Chicago and Alton
Roadhouse
Ill
Slater
Bloomington
Montgomery
Ala
Moline
Spuds
Fla
Flint
Mid
Big Four
Transportation Brotherhood
Frisco
Chafee
Missouri Pacific
Jefferson City
Hammond
Oscar M. Joiner
Thomas H. Gilan
Illinois Central Railroad
Pike County
Miss
Lloyd George Reassures U S on British Debt Payment
London August 20Prime Minister Lloyd George told Colonel E M House at breakfast Great Britain would repay the existing debt to the United States to the last farthing He asked House to say Britain sought no Franco American aid but desired continued moral support Colonel Trewse plans to sail from England for Boston Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
E. M. House
Great Britain
United States
House
Trewse
England
Boston
Amundsen Expedition Vessel Reported In Ice
Captain Roald Piggasi reports the Maude trapped in ice near OME. The expedition ship remains stationary as crew assess conditions and seek safe passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amundaer Expedition
OME
Roald Piggasi
Maude
A -Retie
Chilean Steamer Itata Sinks. 222 Perish
The Chilean steamship Itata of 2,200 tons sank off the coast near Coquimbo. All 150 passengers and 72 crew members were lost in the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Associated Press
Itata
Coquimbo
No Verdict Reached On Fatal Elkhart Accident
Dr. Eugene Holdeman county coroner said no verdict was reached in the Elkhart auto crash that killed Mrs. John Gwilt and left several others injured. No criminal charges have been filed or contemplated as of now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Holdeman
Elkhart
John Gwilt
Blakesley Injures Back Lifting Palel at Elkhart Plant
L. J. Blakesley of this city sustained a bad back sprain yesterday while lifting a pale at the Indiana and Michigan Electric Co plant in Elkhart where he works. He returned home afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Blakesley
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co
Elkhart
County Teachers Hear Sup t Burris at Goshen Institute
Benjamin Burris state superintendent of public instruction spoke to Elkhart county teachers at Goshen High School as attendance surpassed 250 with 300 teachers expected. Other speakers included Walter L. Casper P Carey and Charles W. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin
Burris
Indianapolis
Indiana
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Institute of
Elkhart County
Goshen High School
G. J. Dinkeloo
Goshen City
Charles F. Miller
St. Joe
Miller
Consolidate Institutes
City Band Concert Wednesday Evening
The City band directed by Bradley Dively performs at Court Park Wednesday evening starting at 8 o clock. Repertoire includes Indiana Folks march and two step Vandercook Birds of The Forest cornet duet Messrs Yerke and Butler Mayr Scoutmaster march Jewel Among the Roses waltz Barn house Minstrel Main march Talbott An Autumn Romance serenade King Broken Hearted Blues fox trot Ringle Dreamland serenade Rockwell Officer of The Day march Hall A Night in June serenade King Debutante overture Myers Matinee march Houff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Dively
Court Park
Indiana Folks
Vandercook
Birds of the Forest
Yerke
Butler—Mayr
Jewel
Talbott
King
Ringle
Rockwell
Hall
Myers
Houff
Valentino Trousers Here in Goshen Ad
Local ad notes Valentino style trousers available at the Redolph location in Goshen. One person found wearing the fashion item and displayed at the bottom of the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentino
Goshen
Faint Hope Held to Rescue Mine Prisoners
Gas venting from the Argonaut mine depths near Jackson California suggested all 47 miners trapped since midnight may have perished. Rescue efforts via the Kennedy shaft were abandoned as hopeless with flames rising above 2400 feet and air shafts blocked. Local families and workers clung to a fading thread of hope as miners attempted dangerous air shaft trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Calif
Associated Press
Argonaut
Maine
Herrin Inquiry Progresses With Witnesses Called
Marion Aug 20 Witnesses summoned for today in the Herrin mine war grand jury probe are expected to describe the June 22 attack at the Lester strip mine where 19 Southern Illinois Coal Co employees were slain or fatally wounded. The inquiry will cover two phases, the massacres of miners and the killings of employers, with fairness urged to counter charges of lawlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Associated Press
Herrin
Lester
Southern Ilinois Coal Company
Williamson County
Bar of Justice
Hertin
U. K. Approves $600000 for Wilson Dam Expansion
President Harding authorizes $600000 from old funds to start extensive construction at Wilson dam Muscle Shoals Ala on top of a $7500000 congress appropriation due October 1. Army engineers expect to ramp up operations, hire more laborers and deploy machinery to the maximum with current money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Harding
Army Engineers
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Congress
Taylor
Weeks
Beach
Agriculture Department
Willian Barden
Boy Struck By Auto In Critical Condition
Oscar Frey aged 10 of eight miles southeast of Lagrange remains critically ill after an automobile accident at the Lincoln avenue bridge over the Elkhart river Saturday. Dr. E K Ash said the boy is more delirious and unlikely to recover. skull fracture noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Frey
Auumon Frey
Lagrange
Fred Jessup
Goshen
Lincoln Avenue
Elkhart River
Goshen Hospital
E. KE. Ash
Bickel Boy
Weather Summary For Indiana Region
Daily government thermometer report shows maximum 83 and minimum 62. Partly cloudy tonight with cooler conditions expected Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andiana
Henry Ford decries coal shortage and warns of factory shutdowns
Detroit August 29 Henry Ford says Ford plants will close September 16 in the Detroit district unless coal is obtained from an unexpected source. He declares no actual shortage exists, accusing coal brokers of profiteering and fearing all manufacturers would follow if prices surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Detroit
Associated Press
Ford Motor Company
Detrot
Rte
Ford
Dearborn
Railroad Crossing Gatemen Seek Police Powers
Goshen railroad crossing gatemen and watchmen petitioned the board of public safety for full police powers. The request was filed at the bi monthly meeting. grantability remains unknown. They argue they must arrest when witnessing crimes on duty, citing an attempted break in at Kruger cigar store on Lincoln avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Board of Public Safety
Chester B. Amsden
Lincoln Avenue
New York Central Railroad
Krutg
Ninth Street
William A. Willhide
John B.cripe
John W. Egbert
Mayer Rimpler
Harding anxious for more power
President Harding seeks immediate authority to seize railroads and mining properties but will only act under grave public necessity. White House officials say he will not press Congress or publicly demand powers if lawmakers withhold action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Harding
Congress
White House
No Government Seizure Ends Anthracite Standoff
An authoritative source says there will be no government intervention or seizure of mines. A peace accord may be signed within a week, with 155,000 miners returning to work soon after, ending the deadlock at Lehigh Valley talks led by Samuel Warriner and John L. Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Samuel ID. Warriner
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Warriner
United States
Pepper
Davis
John Durkan
Scranton
Bryan Urges Action in Urgent Letter to Walsh
William Jennings Bryan writes Senator Walsh urging Congress to grant the president power to seize mines and railroads temporarily to end an intolerable situation. The letter stresses urgency and national action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Senator Walsh
Dem
Mass
Congress
End Predicted
Pittsburgh district officers of the United Mine Workers planned a meeting with the Pittsburgh Coal Producers Association scale committee to discuss signing a scale under the Cleveland agreement as the coal strike termination was forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh Coal Producer’s Association
Cleveland
Labor Board Defers Definition of Living Wage Principle
Chicago August 29 AP The railroad labor board denied a motion to immediately define the living wage principle for maintenance of way workers seeking higher minimum pay. Hearing adjourned to tomorrow as Grable pled for congressional action to mandate enunciation of the principle amid ongoing rail labor unrest nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Associated Press
Railroad Labor Board Today
W. Jett Lauck
E. F. Grable
Grable
Harding
Cummins
Washington Today
Congress
Labor Board
Train Returns to Run After 60 Hour Shutdown
Vice President A B P Titus of the Chicago and Alton railroad pledged to the striking trainmen that he would give them everything but the railroad and by 7 30 this morning the first train in 60 hours left Roadhouse carrying two passengers to St Louis. The train came through from Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roodhouse
Railroad
A. B P. Titus
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Roadhouse
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Cleveland Rail Way Unions Pause To Weigh Strike Talks
Heads of the big five railway employes brotherhoods meet in Cleveland to review New York conference proceedings with railroads aimed at settling the shopmen's strike. They will also compile the pre strike vote showing the majority at work and how that affects seniority claims and the two thirds requirement for a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Brotherhood
Thieves Foiled in Garage Break-In Near Ninth Street
Police were summoned last night to Ninth and Washington streets where thieves attempted to break into a garage likely to steal a car. The suspects were startled and fled before gaining entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth
Washington Streets
Also Mentioned on This Page
20Th Cen
Tury Limited
Col. House
U. S
Hart AT
Supt
LaGrange County
City Band
Herrin Inquiry
Curtiss
Underwood & Underwood
Glen H. Curtiss
Great South Bay
Long Island
Atlantic
U. K
Army
Robert Bickel
Earl Bickel
Olive Street
W. E F. Griner
Middlebury
Bickel
The
Democrat’s Commercial Department
Dispatch
Wight
R. R. Labor Board
Sen. Cummmins
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!