White Indian youth joins Redfern search expedition
A four party expedition and a 15 year old White Indian joins a Georgia fillet search for Paul Redfern in South America. The group includes Merrill Rid k Rochester aviator Elmer mechanician and Richard Redfern uncle may join from New York. A scouting plane and radio gear will be deployed base 120 miles from Trinidad island 200 miles from British Guiana near the Orinoco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ochester
N. Y
South America
York
Chard O. Marsh
Brookport
Paul Redfern
Georgia
Chepu
Merrill Ridk
Rochester
Elmer
Mechanician
Marsh
Richard Redfern
Marsh Extion
Newth
Charles Breeder
Erican Museum of Natural His
Acas
Venezuela
Trinidad
Brit- Guana
Redfern
Turner Pleads Not Guilty in Liquor Case at Cloverdale
Charles Turner a 90 year old Cloverdale head store proprietor was arrested by Marshal David Braden for selling liquor to minors. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Mayor Charles McGaughey and was jailed with bond set at 500 dollars. His prior liquor offenses are noted. trial scheduled for September 12 in city court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Turner
Cloverdale
David Braden
Charles McGaughey
Turner
August gasoline tax totals de 1 052 812 68
Tax figures show August gasoline tax receipts totaling 1 052 812 68 with 5 098 756 gallons sold in the state. A. N. collector Lewis Bow and auditor note a rise from last year and July’s state revenue about 6 250 000 dollars in fines and gasoline submissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N
Lewis S. Bowie
Hig
India
Inmates Increase by 809 in Indiana Institutions
Indianapolis Sept 3 INs An increase of 809 over last year in state institution inmates was recorded at end of the third quarter June 30. The report by John A Brown shows 16364 in attendance and 8312 on parole or leave. Prison and reformatories rose 318 with the state farm up 296.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
INS
John A. Brown
State Board of Charities
State Prison
Indiana Reformatory
Indiana Woman’s Prison
State Farm
Shakeup at Capital City Presses On With Police Chief Change
Indianapolis dispatch reports continued political shakeups as Mayor Duvall replaces city controller William C. Buser with Claude F. Johnson former police chief and appoints Claude Worley as chief of police. Additional resignations from the board of public safety and civil service commission are noted amid alleged governance tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
INS
Capital City
William C. Buser
John L. Duvall
Claude F. Johnson
Board of Public Safety
Claude Worley
Johnson
John F. White
Emerson Chaille
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Duvall
Worley-Johnson
Worley
Marion County Prosecutor
Marion County Grand Jury
Buser
Body of Kokomo Man Returned From Mexico Killing
Russell P. Dewees of Kokomo was killed by a sheep herder in Aaso Mexico. His body will be returned for interment. Mrs Dewees traveled to Mexico with him for a vacation and witnesses fled to Red River to raise the alarm. Dewees aged 28 was a Kokomo native whose wife is an Indiana University graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
INS
Russell P. Dewees
Aaso
Mexico
Dewees
Indiana University
Marriage License for Jones and Musgrove Pairings
Louis M. Jones 26 farmer of Greencastle Route 8 marries Pearl Musgrove 20 at home Greencastle Route 8. Lester C. Storm 24 grocery man of Indianapolis wed Lola Pauline Ziner 18 at home Fillmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis M. Jones
Greencastle R
Pearl Musgrove
Lester C. Storm
Indianapolis
Lola Pauline Ziner
Fillmore
Englishman Hops Off In Sea Plane
English inventor aims to pioneer ocean transport by sea plane with bi plane design and full safety features. Flight may reach Newfoundland with planned stops and demonstrations of new aviation capabilities.
Trans Atlantic Flight Updates From The War Era
International News Service reports multiple long distance flights. Capt Frank Courtney departs Plymouth for America aboard the Whale while no trace is found of the Flying Princess in St Raphael. Pride of Detroit leaves Bagdad for Persia. Givon and Corby plan a second takeoff from France for America. Royal Windsor aims to fly to England today. Sir John Carling’s flight to England is postponed to tomorrow. Levine’s flight to America delayed. Old Glory’s flight to Rome no trace of Redfern. Three women plan a new Trans Atlantic flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Courtney
America
Plymouth
England
St. Raphael
Pride of Detroit
Bagdad
Persia
Givon and Corby
France
Amer
Royal Windsor
Sir John Carling
Levine
Old Glory
Rome
Redfern
British Airman Courtney Returns Toward Coruna After Transatlantic Flight Attempt
Capt Frank T Courtney flying from Plymouth in a Dornier Napier Whale with a mysterious millionaire passenger paid 7500 for a ride turns back toward Coruna Spain. Accompanied by R J Little and F W Downer the trio with 750 gallons of fuel aimed for Azores and Newfoundland before New York. Courtney says the voyage seeks ocean transport by flying boat not a stunt and uses wireless safety devices.
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London
INS
Frank T. Courtney
Plymouth
Azores
Coruna
Spain
England
Frank J. Courtney
Here
Atlantic Ocean
Courtney
R. J. Little
F. W. Downer
Courtnney
Ireland
St. John’s Newfoundland
New York
Royal Air Force
Charles A. Lindbergh
Raold Amunsen
Arctic
Libby Prison Veteran Gravely Ill in South Whitley
Jacob S. Koontz, 85, a Libby Prison veteran and former Kosciusko County council member, is gravely ill at his South Whitley home. Doctors attribute his condition to old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Whitley
Ind
INS
Libby
Jacob S. Koontz
Koskiusko County
Vetera
Paul Garber
Boys School Escape Suspect Confesses in Tucker Car Theft
City Marshal Braden learns from Terre Haute police that Charles Hostetler confessed he and Fred Spadley stole the Dr. W. W. Tucker car from its Plainfield garage early Sunday. The pair escaped from the Boys School at Plainfield. the camera left at the scene remains unclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braden
Charles Hostetler
Fred Spadley
Terre Haute
Dr. W. W. Tucker
David Braden
Plainfield
Hostetler
Tucker
Jackson Street Paving Underway In City
Paving of north Jackson street began Friday afternoon with A. E. Dorsey crews laying side pans and intersections. The job will run through Saturday and Monday with a concrete mixer next Tuesday for the street proper. The project will extend into the following week and likely require three weeks after concrete is laid to season before traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Street
A. E. Dorsey
Weather report notes fair skies and day length
The weather forecast indicates generally fair conditions with sunrise at 6 15 and sunset at 6 14, outlining a bright day ahead.
Postoffice to Close on Labor Day Monday
Postoffice will be closed all day September 5 in observance of Labor Day. No city or rural route delivery. Mail will be received and dispatched as usual. Be. R. Bartley, Postmaster.
Indictments in Indiana Political Case Tied to Statute of Limitations
Marion County grand jury debates whether two year limits on political corruption charges bar indictments against Indianapolis officials. Judge James A. Collins would decide if the jurors’ findings can be released for publication as the probe into Stephenson era corruption widens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Marion County Grand Jury
Indiana
D. C
Thomas H. Adams
Vincennes
Stephenson
Boyd Gurley
Stephensonia
Adams
Surrey
Michigan City
John A. Duvall
William C. Buser
Marion County
William H. Remy
James A. Collins
Hog Cholera Reported in Cleveland Township Farms
Hog cholera has broken out on the farms of Mrs. Charles Smith and Mrs. Martha Kissinger in Cleveland township Indiana. Precautions are being taken to check the spread of the disease as farmers exercise great care to prevent losses in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
Charles Smith
Martha Kissinger
Cleveland Township
Township trustees hold regular monthly meeting with county official
Township trustees and county superintendent John C. Vermilli met Saturday to discuss routine business ahead of the upcoming school opening next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Vermilli
Farmer Finds Baby In His Poultry Yard
A newborn found abandoned in a small box with no identification was discovered by farmer Fred Smith eleven miles south of Greensburg and was taken to Batesville for care while authorities investigate. Smith, a well known farmer and Ripley county assessor, reported the incident and the infant’s loud cries roused the household at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
INS
Fred Smith
Here
Batesville
Smith
Ripley County
Switch Left Open Triggers Fatal Railroad Collision
Three Southern Railway workers died and several injured when Southern Train No. 2 struck a Big Four coal train near Francisco Indiana. The Big Four crew failed to close the switch, allowing a head on crash at about 50 miles per hour destroying engines and derailing the passenger train. Victims were Thomas Nelson New Albany Indiana engineer, Leonard Wilson Princeton Indiana fireman, and W Anderson Petersburg Indiana Big Four fireman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Nelson
New Albany
Ind
Southern Railway
Leonard Wilson
Princeton
Souther
W. &. Anderson
Petersburg
Chicago Girl Plans Nonstop Ocean Flight to France
Miss Grace Elder, an adventurous aviatrix, plans a non stop America to Paris flight aided by Wheeling, West Virginia backers. She will test from Stinson Field to Florida today and depart Roosevelt Field, New York for Paris around September 15, possibly alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Elder
Aviatrix
America
France
Chicago
Wheelig
W. Va
Miss Elder
Atlantic
Stinson Field
Detroit
Florida
Wheeling
Roosevelt Field
New York
Paris
Wimmer Named VP as Bainbridge Bank Closes
I L Wimmer of Greencastle is named vice president of Farmers State Bank at Bainbridge which closed its doors Saturday after a state banking department order. Charles Moffett is president and the bank faced a $60,000 1920 liberty bond theft and a partial customer loss settlement from a burglary. Officials foresee no loss to depositors, with a formal statement due after a Monday in-person exam by Thomas D Barr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers State Bank
Bainbridge
State Banking Department
Charles Moffett
I. L. Wimmer
Greencastle
Thomas D. Barr
State Bank
Barr
Sheriff Causes Arrest of Reno Robber Returns Webb to Danville
Sheriff Edward Mitelforge of Putnam County assisted in bringing Lewis Webb back from Rogersville Tennessee to face charges for the 1924 Reno robbery of Elmer Christie. Webb and Leonard Myers allegedly planned and carried out the holdup, with Myers driving the car. Myers is serving time. Webb’s arrest in Tennessee led to extradition and imminent trial in Danville circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Eiteljorge
Putnam County
Danville
Lewis Webb
Elmer Christie
Reno
Eitelforge
Rogersville
Tenn
Webb
Mitelforge
Hendricks County
Leonard Myers
Myers
Tennessee
Revoigasmah Village
Fillmcre
Aged Brazilian Man Hangs Self Amid Fears
Brazil, Ind. Sept. 3. Silas Terry, 90, a retired druggist, hanged himself to a transom bar after buying a new rope and arranging his funeral with an undertaker a week earlier. He drank carbolic acid before stepping from the bed. He had worried about losing his mind or going blind.
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Brazil
Ind
INS
Silas Terry
Terry
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