Frank L Adams Shoots Self at Mother's Home
Martinsville Indiana May 14 Frank L Adams 47 committed death by his own action Sunday afternoon about 6 00 at the home of his mother Mrs Alice Adams and brother Willie Adams west of Morgantown on the Nebo road by shooting himself through the heart with a 32 caliber automatic revolver He had left the house at 7 09 that morning spent the day in a meadow returning briefly at 10 00 and again at 6 30 when his brother began a search and found him dead The coroner Dr Harry Murphy Franklin called and investigation noted he had been out of work for a year and a half and his wife and four children planned to go to Florida with a daughter the despondency over unemployment and separation being the likely cause.
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Frank L. Adams
Alice Adams
Willie Adams
Morgantown
Nebo Road
Adams
Willie
Harry Murphy
Franklin
Jesse W. Cure
Indianapolis
Florida
Tide
Blackmailer Gaetano Acci Known as The Wolf Is Killed
The body of Gaetano Acci known as The Wolf and The King of Blackmailers was found along a road near Harvard Illinois. Lieut Paul Riccio Chicago detective identified him and said his enemies the Blackhand killed him after a career of extortion against west side Italians. Police believed he fell prey to a trap laid by victims and fellow criminals cornered him with a dummy payment.
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Harvard
Ill
Here
Gaetano Acci
The
Paul Riccio
Cyrus Sanford
Woodstock
Lieut. Riccio
Acci
West Side
Italy
Freed for helping thwart jailbreak
Valparaiso Ind May 14 Joseph Franks Dunes highway hijacker who likely saved Sheriff W Forney and stopped William Prince of Hammond from escaping the Porter County jail today was released on a suspended eight months penal farm sentence. His $100 fine was stayed by the sheriff in appreciation of Franks aid last week when Prince struck the sheriff with a heavy pipe. Howard Manning another prisoner escaped and remains at large.
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Joseph Franks
Dunes Highway
Sherif W. R. Forney
William Prince
Hammond
Porter County
Franks
Prince
Howard Manning
Bloomington Boy Breaks Arm Third Time
Billy Curry son of Sheriff and Mrs W E Curry broke his left arm below the elbow on the Central school playground this morning. This is his third arm fracture in the past year with previous fractures on his right arm and a recent left arm. He was taken to Dr J E Moser for treatment and setting.
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Billy Curry
Local Families Share Weekend Visits and Illness Updates
Sunday gatherings occur across Green Castle and Greencastle with multiple families visiting relatives. Mrs. Tom Bettis and Lloyd Hall are noted as ill or homebound, while Decia Christy and other relatives spend time with kin in Mancie and Terre Haute area.
DePauw Grid Card Sets Notable Eight Game Schedule
DePauw University announces eight game schedule for the Old Gold squad next fall highlighting key tests with Purdue Army and Wabash. Games include Purdue at Lafayette October 6 Earlham October 13 here Army November 3 at West Point and Wabash November 24 here.
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Army
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Earlham
Evansville
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West Point
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Rose Poly Edges DePauw Tigers 4-3 in Iowa DePauw rally stifled
Terre Haute Ind May 14 Rose Poly Engineers beat DePauw Tigers 4-3 after holding off a late eighth inning rally. Rabillis pitched well allowing five hits with eight strikeouts. Anderson homered for DePauw in the eighth with one on. Batteries Hauck Sheiner Babillis Thompson.
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Rose Poly
DePauw
Rabillis
Anderson
Hauck
Sheiner
Babillis
Thompson
Butler Courtmen Triumph Over DePauw In Indy
Butler tennis team, led by Captain Tommy Wilson, shut out DePauw 7-0 in Indianapolis. Matches featured Wilson over Brandenberg 6-0 6-1 and doubles Wilson-Christopher vs Hughes-Shumaker 6-2 6-2, with other wins by Christopher, Orbison, Chandler, and Sherer.
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Butler
Tommy Wilson
DePauw
Tigers
Indiana
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Brandenberg
Sherer
Mahardt
Wilson - Christopher
Hughes-Shumaker
Orbison-Chandler
Brandenberg-McCormick
Tiger Golf Team Falls to Butler in Indianapolis
May 15 Irvington Country Club. Coach Paul Hinkle’s varsity golf team lost to Butler 18 to 6. Hanna defeated Best 3–0. Cope beat Duree 2–0. Cook beat Matthews 2–0. Dailey beat Jones 8–0. Doubles Cook/Hanna beat Matthews/Best 5–1. Cope/Dailey lost to Duree/Jones 4–2.
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Paul Hinkle
Tiger
Irvington Country Club
Hanna
Best
Cope
Duree
Cook
Matthews
Dailey
Jones
Roachdale Names Acting Postmistress Coffman
Miss Lorene Coffman of Roachdale, daughter of the late A G Coffman, has been appointed acting postmistress by the Postal Department in Washington. She will hold the position until the postal examination next December.
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Roachdale
A. G. Coffman
Postal Department
Washington, D. C
Frederick to Battle Dauley at Convention
Kokomo Indiana May 14 Democratic governor race shifts to June 7 convention where John EB Frederick vows to challenge Frank C Dailey for the party nomination. Frederick finished second in the primary and argues the party delegates must reflect the majority will.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John EB. Frederick
Frederick
Frank C. Dailey
Dailey
Fire destroys Glenwood canning factory in Rushville
Fire of undetermined origin leveled the Glenwood canning factory near Rushville Indiana causing about 26000 dollars in losses. Principal stockholder is W H Sutherland of Morristown. Insurance covers about 18000. No goods remained in warehouse and all machinery burned. Fire detected shortly after midnight. lack of water supply hindered firefighting. It's the third nearby canning plant lost to fire recently with others at Shelbyville and Morristown.
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Rushville
Ind
Glenwood
W. H. Sutherland
Morristown
Shelbyville
Bloomington Girl Reported Missing
Lester Hendricks of North Rogers Street reports his step daughter Pauline Woodward has been missing from home since 1 p m Saturday. Police were asked to aid in a search for the girl.
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Lester Hendricks
North Rogers Street
Pauline Woodward
Board Eyes Bill to Regulate County Superintendent Pay
State board of education drafts a bill to standardize salaries for county superintendents. Pay would depend on university degrees, experience, and local factors like one room schools and state aid townships. Currently, county councils set the salaries.
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State Board OF Education
County Council
Board OF Education
County Board of Education
Charter Granted for Mooresville Bank Consolidation
The state charter board issued a charter yesterday for Mooresville State Bank formed by merging Mooresville Trust Company and Farmers State Bank with capital stock of 50000 dollars.
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State Charter Board
Mooresville State Bank
Mooresville Trust Company
Farmers State Bank
Rose of the Golden West at Granada Theatre
Historic romance frames the film Rose of the Golden West at Granada Theatre inspired by a famed California love story. Mary Astor plays the English Spaniard girl joined by Gilbert Roland as the Spaniard lover. Montague Love and Gustav von Seyffertitz star with Flora Finch in a Geo. Fitzmaurice directed First National Pictures production.
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California
Golden West
Granada Theatre
United States
Mary Astor
Gilbert Roland
Montague Love
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Flora Finch
Geo. Titzmaurice
First National Pictures
The Devil's Trademark at Voncastle Theater
The Voncastle presents The Devil's Trademark featuring Belle Bennett for a dramatic night with humor. The story follows crooks Fred and Millie Benton who plan a crooked future for their children while a twist tests the father's impulses and ends in a hopeful family reunion.
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Voncastle Theatre
Calvin Johnston
Fred
Millie Benton
Benton
Gray Iron Company
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