Prohi Officer Blinn Killed in Steubenville Area
A female figure is connected to the murder of prohibition officer Dickey Blinn in Steubenville Ohio. Blinn was last seen leaving Lulu Lyle’s Webster Alley home before shots were heard and an automobile driven away. Police suspect a planned killing and say Blinn’s body was dumped in Marsh Alley. The incident triggers a broader crackdown on liquor law violations across Jefferson County. Separately, New York police report six deaths linked to bootleg liquor on Christmas Day.
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Webster Alley
Marsh Alley
Jefferson County
Blinn
Richmond
Ohio
New York
Two Children Die in Battle Creek Fire
BATTLE CREEK Dec 26 Two children Willison 100 and Barbara eight suffocated in their home after a basement fire spread to the first floor. Their parents Wayward Watts and Mrs Watts had finished decorating a Christmas tree and searched for them before escaping. Firefighters recovered the children's bodies in the bathroom where they sought refuge from smoke.
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Battle Creek
Willison
Barbara
Wayward Watts
Mrs. Watts
Watts
Boyce Divorce Suit Filed at Elkhart
Thelma Boyce sues Herman Boyce in Elkhart Superior Court alleging cruelty jealousy and unjustified accusations following their marriage on May 18 1911 and separation May 1 1921 when he moved to Denver. The complaint prepared by L L Burris cites alleged improper control and social restrictions.
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Thelma Boyce
Herman Boyce
Denver
Cole
Elkhart
L. L. Burris
Former Goshen Principal Named Roosevelt High Leader
W. H. Wheeler of Kankakee Indiana former Goshen High School principal will assume the Theodore Roosevelt High School Alton Illinois post August 1 with a yearly salary of 3500 dollars potential to 4000. Wheeler notes 830 students enrolled and 38 teachers employed.
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W. H. Wheeler
Kankakee
Goshen High School
Theodore Roosevelt
Alton
Wheeler
A. C. Yoder
Nurse Naomi Blosser Called to Philadelphia for Nephew’s Illness
Miss Naomi Blosser, a school nurse, was summoned to Philadelphia on Sunday due to the serious illness of her nephew. The report notes she will not be in her office during her absence.
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Philadelphia
Naomi Blosser
Democrats To Insist On Economy In State Appropriations
Indiana officials led by Governor McCray and budget officers will tour the new reformatory at Pendleton to assess needed funds for ongoing construction. McCray cites possible costs between 1 million and 1.25 million, while Democratic leaders urge economy. Institutional leaders will appear before the budget commission to push requests, with the panel planning substantial reductions.
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Indianapolis
Associated Press
McCray
Jesse Eschbach
Ed. Farmer
Legislative Advisory Committee
Penceton
Budget Commission
Divided Bonus At Banta Furniture Firm
The Banta Furniture company recently divided a $3,000 bonus among its 5 employees, who received three per cent of the amount paid them in wages from December 1, 1921, to December 1, 1922.
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Banta Furniture Company
Train wreck at Avilla halts B&O and G&WI services
In Avilla Indiana, Baltimore & Ohio westbound No 15 derailed after a junction with the G&WI line. Six Pullmans were thrown from beds but injuries were minor. engineer George Novinger and fireman K H Easter survived unharmed with fog blamed for failing to see signals. Three wrecking trains repaired 500 feet of damaged roadbed, and service resumed by 3 PM.
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Avilla
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio
K. OH. Easter
aGrrett
George Novinger
Garrett
Novinger
Theft Of $300 In Clothing Reported To Police
William Donovan owner of a cleaning shop above Peoples store on South Main reports four suits and two pairs of trousers missing, about $300 value, from last Friday night or Saturday morning. Three suits belonged to Robert Hudson and one to W. V. Swartz. No clues identify the thief or thieves.
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William Donovan
Donovan Cleaning Establishment
Peoples Store
South Main Street
Hhis Place
Robert Hudson
W. V. Swartz
Left $1,000 in trousers consumed by fire
A South Bend retailer failed to bank receipts from last Saturday and stored $1,000 in his work trousers. He went to a dance, and on returning home a closet fire consumed the garment and the cash.
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South Bend
Auto Fire After Ditch Collision North of Goshen
An automobile owned and driven by George Utery of north of Goshen was badly damaged late last night when it caught fire after running into a ditch about two and a half miles north of the city. Utery was not hurt and was alone in the car.
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Ty George Utery
Goshen
Mr. Utery
Protest Filed by Turk Delegation Hits Armenians
The Turkish delegation sent a vigorous protest to President Montagna of the Near East conference sub commission on minorities after the session planned to hear Armenian delegates. The note argues the meeting should be non-existent and that Armenians are private persons opposed to a Armenian republic, urging exclusion from official reports. Riza Nur Bey signs for the Ottoman delegation.
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Lausanne
Associated Press
Thrace
Montagna
Sub
Commission On Minorities
Armenia
Turkey
Curzon
Erivan
Sub-Commission On Minorities
National Assembly of
Egypt
Palestine
Syrian
Irak
India
Tunis
Tripoli
Jugo-Slav
Romania
Bulgaria
Greece
Ireland
Riza Nur Bey
Christmas Spirit Prevails In City Churches Hold Many Programs
Christmas spirit filled Goshen with church events as businesses closed and public and private gatherings occurred. Large crowds attended each program including a well attended midnight service at St James Episcopal. The Jefferson and Lyric theatres drew many patrons yesterday.
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Goshen
St. James Episcopal Church
Jefferson
Lyric Theatres
Search Started At Seattle For Grover Bergdoll
Seattle reports a search began for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll who escaped in 1920 while serving a five year Desertion sentence. A possible sighting in a local restaurant prompted the action as authorities track him from a German ship bound for the Pacific coast.
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Seattle
Grover
Cleveland
Associated Press
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
United States Army
Pacific Coast
Miss Martha Kefarber to Resume Duties After Illness
Miss Martha Kefarber of Middlebury, a telephone operator, has recovered from a sleeping sickness attack and will resume her duties within a short time.
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Martha Kefarber
Middlebury
Kefarber
Fiery Cross Demonstration Shocks Goshen Crowd
An Indianapolis Ku Klux Klan representative sparked a Goshen protest with a 26 foot cross burned in a west Lincoln avenue field. Police report no uniformed Klan members among onlookers and note prior efforts to organize locally were halted. A fire alarm followed a street placard declaring The Fiery Cross.
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Ku Klux Klan
Goshen
West Lincoln Avenue
Negr See River
Indianapolis
Lincoln Avenue
Kan
Main Street
Force
City National Bank
Lincoln
Inadisna Avenues
Shoup Divorce suit filed in circuit court
Alleging cruelty Golda Shoup filed for divorce from Lloyd Shoup in the circuit court this afternoon. The complaint was prepared by L. L. Burris.
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Golda Shoup
Circuit Court
Lloyd Shoup
L. L. Burris
Indiana Weather Forecast Reported With Unsettled Conditions
Unsettled weather to night and Wednesday with probable rain. Colder Wednesday. Northwest areas expected cooler conditions as a government thermometer reading from 8 W Witmer notes the passage of a front.
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W. Witmer
Adon
Indiana
Feared Tug Cornell Lost as Crew Presumed Dead
A vigorous search for the tug Cornell continued in Cleveland today after the vessel disappeared last Thursday. The eight crew members were considered lost last night, though none of the families has given up hope.
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Cleveland, O
Associated Press
Cornell
Night ferry search hampered by fog over Lake Erie
Airmen from RRIE and nearby units hunted for a missing Cornell crew near Lake Erie today but fog and heavy haze slowed the operations. Strong winds limited visibility and progress remained uncertain as teams scouted the area and coordinated air and sea efforts.
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Rrie
Lake Erie
Éug
Cornell
Head of Indiana Charities Resigns After 25 Years
Amos W. Butler resigns as secretary of the Indiana state board of charities effective December 31 after a 25 year tenure. Gov. McCray is informed by Butler who hints at a long rest. John A. Brown will serve as temporary secretary.
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Indianapol
Associated Press
Amos W. Butler
Board of State Charities
McCray
Butler
State Board
John A. Brown
Brookville
Boy Accused of Passing Fraudulent Checks in Elkhart
Edgar Stephens age 18 of Elkhart is at liberty on 500 bond furnished by his mother to answer charges of issuing fraudulent checks. He allegedly passed two checks to Elkhart businesses for 6.27 and 11.25, both worthless.
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Edgar Stephens
Elkhart
Stephens
Armour and Company to Buy Morris and Company
Chicago December 26 Attorneys drawing up details for Delaware charter of a new 160000 dollar Armour and Company subsidiary seen as a preliminary step to purchase and absorb Morris and Company.
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Armour & Company
Morris & Company
Chicago
Delaware
Armour and Company Corporation
Armour and Company
Morris and Company
Richmond officers wounded by intoxicated prisoner
Richmond Ind December 26 patrolmen Henry Reckers and Joseph Baetz were wounded last night by prisoner Mat Taylor colored while escorting him to police headquarters after arrest for intoxication Taylor used a revolver wounding the two officers and prompting further police action.
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Richmond
Ind
Henry Reckers
Joseph Baetz
Mat Taylor
Taylor
Prisoner Escapes From Elkhart County Jail
William A. Blackwell, 31, formerly of South Bend, escaped from Elkhart jail early Sunday after being sentenced to Michigan City prison for one to seven years and a $1000 fine for obtaining money under false pretenses. Authorities suspect he fled toward South Bend. he used aliases and plucked funds via fraudulent checks. Officers traced his movements and recovered cash and a ring. a trunk of clothing reportedly stored in Chicago remains unaccounted for.
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William A. Blackwell
South Bend
Elkhart
Michigan City
Elkhart County
William Dotson
John Lash
Putnamoyille
Blackwell
Smooth Swndler
Chorge W White
W. L. Hammond
Clinton F. Boyle
Richard J. Houseman
Howard E. Elliott
Charles F. Myers
Davenport
A. W. Fonda
Pittsburgh
Sawyer
Mishawaka
Fonda
L. L. Burris
Goshen
Chicago
Republicans Seek Changes to Borah Conference Proposal
Senate Republican leaders met to decide amendments to Senator Borah's proposal for an international economic and disarmament conference. The plan, tied to the naval appropriation bill, faces broad opposition within the party and from some Democrats. Lodge reportedly opposes the measure as written, with Curtis Smoot and Watson urging changes to the language.
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Harding
Hughes
Lodge
Massachusetts
Curtis
Kansas
Smoot
Utah
Watson
Indiana
Madame Bernhardt Out Of Danger After Miraculous Recovery
Paris scene unfolds as Madame Sarah Bernhardt shows signs of improvement after fainting spell during rehearsal. Doctors say she is tentatively out of danger and may still appear in the new Guitry play if recovery continues.
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Paris
Associated Press
Madame Sarah Bernhardt
Guitry
Madame Bernhardt
High Coal Prices Persist in Desirable Fuel Demand
Despite a mild winter, fuel costs remain high for coal and coke. Dealers report prices reflect operator margins and jobber costs. A Goshen dealer expects a hard coal shipment within 30 days at 17.75 dollars per ton, coke at 16.75, gas house coke at 13, with orders due 10 days before delivery.
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Goshen
Gas House
Goshen Plants Increase Capital Stock in Two Firms
The Gortner Jones Furniture Co. raises capitalization from 100000 to 250000 to 3000 shares at 50 each. Goshen Churn Ladder Co. increases from 40000 to 100000 with 2400 shares at 25 each. Goshen Veneer and Goshen Novelty Brush also recently boosted capital.
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Gortner-Jones Furniture Company
Goshen Churn & Ladder Company
County Recorder
Goshen Veneer Company
Goshen Novelty & Brush Company
Sturgis approves bond for new school building
The Sturgis Michigan bond issue for a new school building passed 236 to 10. The city will immediately begin work on a $30,000 structure, with little organized opposition evident in early returns.
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Sturgis
Fire in Felkner Home Forces Family to Flee
Fire Sunday night caused considerable damage to the home of William Felkner in Warsaw. Felkner is the father in law of Dr. C R Wagner formerly of Goshen. Mr and Mrs Felkner were driven from their home in their night clothes as most furnishings were damaged or destroyed.
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William Felkner
Warsaw
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PROHI
Dickey” Blinn
Boyce
Deitch
Outside Field
North Wall
Dublin
England
Indiana Charities
D. H. Hawks Drug Store
Frank Knnsely
Ralph Logan
Charlies Vredingburgh
Dwight H. Hawks
Hawks
Michigan
Felkner
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