Gasoline fight before council grows heated
At the regular monthly session the common council, led by Mayor Rimpler, refused petitions from Sinclair Refiring to erect filling stations at two properties, while White and Latta favored approval. The issue spurred accusations of discrimination and involved potential tests of city ordinances on gasoline storage, with opponents citing local interests and nearby institutions to protect.
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Common Council
Mayer Rimpler
Ehmer J. Culp
Ehner E. Shoup
Gra Sigler
Peter R. White
Harry PL Latta
Frank DD Forks
Leroy T. Baker
Sinclair
Pike and
Second Streets
White
Latta
Lew
Lockerbie
Cambinger
Pike Street
J. Vo Hiaravoa
Seamh Bend
Othe Sinclair Company
Goshen City
Sinclair Company
John Abshire
Abshire Oil Company
Culp
Baker
Harmen
HLA
Hawks
Southeast Corner Pike
Third Streets
Conpeiien White
Mr. Harnon
Frank PL Abbett
Connell
Culp, Baker, Peurks
Shoup
Leonard J. Brooks
Mouch
Presbyterian
Groshen Hospital
Lacie
Muracs
Allen
Coatuaittes
Foulks
Wogeman
Purses School
Councilman White
Councilnet Culp
Councilman Shoup
Ninelair Company
Tioshen
Grant Amsler
Charles € Amsler
North Main Street
Tenth Street
Madison Boulevard
Burt Cripe
Cripe
John Abehire
Culp, Beker and
Abshire
South Bend Man Held on Charge of Robbing U. S. Mails
Erwin Fuller aged 22 is jailed in South Bend on federal charges of robbing the United States mails. Police say Fuller confessed after two hours of questioning about Irene Kennett and the Woolverton home robbery scheme. He admitted robbing local post office lockboxes and said he planned to join the Woolverton heist but was rejected.
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Routh Bend
Erwin Fuller
United States
Irene Kennett
Hugh L
Woolverton
American Champion Molla Bjurstedt Mallery Eliminated in Mentone
Mrs. Mola Bjurstedt Mallery, American champion, falls in the second round of the Mentone Lawn Tennis tournament to Miss Cadle of England by 6-0 7-5. Mile. Lenglen and Mrs. Mallers were anticipated to meet in a later round.
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Mentone
Br Associated Press
Mola Bjurstedt Mallery
Miss Cadle
England
Uniferm Bank to Hold Evening Meeting at Win Their Hall
An important business meeting of the Uniferm Bank of the WO is planned for this evening at Ti ofelock in Win Their Hall.
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Uniferm Bank of the WO
Ti Ofelock
Fikhart county to open bids on ten highways
County commissioners voted to advertise bids on seven county and three township roads for opening March 28. Roads include county units Nos 1 4 7 and 39 along with township roads 2 and B4 with concrete and gravel sections. Total estimated cost near half a million dollars. Bond sale notices for March 24 were approved.
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Fikhart County Board of Commissioners
Cohaey Council
Wakarusa
Jamestown
Fort Warne
Elkhart
Giravet
Krent
Ranning Fron
Foraker
Middlebury
Lincoln Avenue
Goshen
Elkhart-Lagrange County
Rauge-Olive
North River
Plymouth
Plymouth Avenue
Elkhart-Harrison
Roy M. Stark
Charles A. Croap
rInm
Dunlaps
First sugar snow signals strong syrup season
Today brought the first sugar snow of the year with indications of an excellent syrup season ahead.
Noble County man dies at Kendallville residence
David Ackerman, 48, lifelong Noble county resident, died at his home two and a half miles northeast of Kendallville after a year of illness.
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Noble County
David Ackerman
Kendallville
Controversy Over Wet Newspaper Payrolls Unfolds
New York March 6. State superintendent W H Anderson admitted paying cash to employes of wet newspapers as grand jury investigates $24 700 spent by the Abusaloon league for publicity. Acting District Attorney Vecora says the payments were confidential to avoid embarrassment to supporters and papers. Pecora plans to compel testimony from W M Potter of McAllen Texas.
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New York
Associated Press
W. H. Anderson
Abusaloon League
Vecora
Anderson
League
Pecora
W. M. Potter
McAlen
Texas
Telephone Operator Seeks Heart Disease Compensation
Elsie L. Lykens, former Pacific Telephone operator in Lodi California, claims her heart trouble stems from repeatedly plugging in calls. A hearing before the state industrial accident commission weighs the cause as potentially precedent setting, with medical witnesses supporting her claim and company lawyers calling it unusual among 14,000 female employees.
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Lodi
Calif
State Industrial Accident Commission
Elsie L. Lykens
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Start Plan To Wipe Out Commercialized Vice In Chicago
Chicago officials unveil a drastic police order aimed at closing down hundreds of disorderly houses. Chief Charles Fitzmorris requires captains to deploy officers at front and back doors for eight hour tours, potentially involving about three fifths of the patrol force.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Charles Fitzmorris
Insurance payout to Lena Stalter for fire loss
The Sun Insurance Company of London England has paid Miss Lena Stalter of Gridley Illinois 1383.04 in full settlement for fire damage to her residence at 1016 South Seventh Street. Stalter held a 23000 policy and occupant Roy M. Amos had 1500 coverage. expected payment around 800. Adjusters were on site today.
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The
Sun Insurance Company
London
England
J. S. Yoder
Lena Stalter
Gridley
Washington County
Ilinois
South Seventh Street
Vanderbilt Marries Gloria Morgan in New York Home
Reginald C. Vanderbilt, heir to a prominent New York clan, wed Gloria Morgan 18 in a ceremony at Miss Anna Donalds home on Best Place Street after reporters and curious onlookers gathered at their Park Avenue residence. The bride is the daughter of Harry Hays Morgan, the American consul general at Brussels.
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New York
Park Avenue
Glenn Stewart
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Gloria Morgan
Harry Hays Morgan
Brussels
Anna Donalds
Best Pind Street
Harding and party arrive at Ormond aboard Pioneer
President and Mrs. Harding reach Ormond by train at noon and board the houseboat Pioneer chartered by Edward McLean. The presidential special stops in St Augustine to drop off Weeks and allow Dawes to board, with Mrs. Harding appearing for the first time on the trip and exchanging greetings with Chauncey M. Depew.
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Ormond Bexch
Via
Associated Press
Harding
Ormond
Edward McLean
Washington
Pioneer
McLean
ST. Augustim
Fla
Associated
Weeks
Charles @. Dawes
Chauncey MM. Depew
St. Agustine
Florida
Chaurecer Desen
President Harding Seeks Cotton Prices Amid Rail Visit
On a Savannah bound train stop at Rocky Mount North Carolina President Harding spoke with Atlantic Coast Line railroad workers and their families about cotton prices and planter mill affairs. A crowd member joked about boll weevils and corn liquor as the president inquired about local pest issues.
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President Harding
Savannah
Rockyimount
N.C
Atlantic Coast Vine Railroad
Marriage Licenses Issued for Curtis McCarty and Dorothy Hayes
Curtis James McCarty and Dorothy Hayes of Elkhart obtain marriage licenses, announced by The Democrat's commercial department which prints with dispatch.
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Curtis James McCarty and
Dorothy Hayes
Elkhart
the Democrat
Dispatch
Unsettled Indiana Weather With Light Rain Or Snow
Daily weather report by government station Witmer notes unsettled conditions in Indiana. Tonight looks for light rain or snow in east and south portions with higher portions warmer and leading into Wednesday. Maximum and minimum temperatures not provided.
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Indiana
Tenacious London boy in lions cage for sister’s surgery
On March 6 15 year old Alfred Garcia of London agreed to enter a circus lion cage in exchange for 50 pounds to fund his crippled sister’s operation. The surgeon then donated services and Alfred returned the money to his sister.
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London
Alfred Garcia
Alfred
Human Spider Killed While Scaling Hotel Martinique
Harry F. Young dubbed the "spider" fell ten stories while attempting to scale the Hotel Martinique in New York. A Broadway crowd watched as police moved in and traffic resumed after the body was removed. His wife fainted but survived with hospital treatment.
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New York
Broadway
Harry F. Young
Martinique
Greeles Square
German Ruhr Occupations Reach Remscheid and Kronberg
Berlin dispatch reports Ruhr allies occupy Remscheid in Rhenish Prussia and Kronberg near Roenigstein. Remscheid is a key center for small iron and steel wares. Kronberg lies in Hesse Prussia close to Roenigstein. Paris reports Maginot plans six month naval engagement provisions through May 31.
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London
Associated Press
Berlin
Ruhr
Remscheid
Kronberg
Rhenish
Prussia
Duesseldorf
Germany
Hesse-Prussia
Roenigstein
Paris
Maginot
Morehouse K K K Inquiry Resumed
In Bastrop Louisiana, Attorney General A V Coco testified before the Morehouse parish grand jury about evidence from recent open hearings into Ku Klux Klan atrocities. Testimony, including materials after the hearing, covered the August 24 kidnapping of five Mer Rouge residents and the slayings of Watt Daniel and T F Richard.
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Bastrop
Associated Press
A. V. Coco
Morehouse Parish
Met Rouge
Watt Daniel
T.F. Richard
Ku Klux Klan
Addie May Hamilton
Mer Rouge
Two Men Killed Crossing Rail near Columbia City
Frank L. Van Tilbury a 60 year old Pennsylvania railroad agent and John R. Snyder an 80 year old man were killed when struck by a fast train while crossing the tracks at Coesse six miles east of Columbia City Indiana Police say Van Tilbury aided Snyder across the track and two others warned them but the train was too close Van Tilburys body was dragged along the engine pilot for an unspecified distance
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Columbia City
Ind
Frank L. van Tilbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
John R. Snyder
Coesse
van Tilbury
Snyder
Chicago Firm Is Robbed Of Jewelry Valued At 75000
Bandits robbed the A. Massover Jewelry company in a Loop office building. One thief was captured after a chase involving thousands of shoppers and workers. Diamonds rings stones and watches were taken in the $75 000 theft.
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Chicago
A. Massover Jewelry Company
Massover Company
Wisconsin Governor Seeks United Action Over Lake Michigan Diversions
Governor J. J. Blaine and Attorney General Herman J. Eckern proposed united action by Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan and Indiana against Illinois and the Chicago sanitary district to stop further illegal diverter water through the lake Michigan canal.
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Madison
Wis
United Action
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Chicago
J. J. Blaine
Herman J. Eckern
Lake Michigan
Indiana Assembly Closes Amid Railroading Charge Bargains and Vetoes
The 73rd Indiana General Assembly ended after a row over an administration backed automobile license increase. Republicans and Democrats clashed, a conference committee backed Governor McCray, and a veto hit the Memorial Day race ban. The session also approved a highway gasoline tax, but debated funds return to counties. The soldier bonus bill passed the Senate 27 to 17 and goes to the governor.
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McCray
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Morgan
Senate
House
State Highway Commission
General Assembly
James I. Bar
Lake County
Friends of the Administration
Harris
Highway Officials Tighten Patrols on Illegal Handover
State Highway Superintendent O'Brien and County Highway Superintendent Bryner lead deputies in patrolling highways to prevent illegal handling of goods and curb unauthorized activities on roads.
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O’brien
Bryner
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Wright
A. J. Parker
Sinclair Refining Company
South Bend
U. S
Molla
Anti-Saloon League
South
Ormond, Fla
W. Witmer
Ald
N. Y. Hotel
Los Angeles
E. Goss
A. Polski
Fifth Street
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
M’cray VE
Indianapolis
73Rd
Indiana General Assembly
MccCray
U. S. Lesh
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