Plane S O S Signals Reach Atlantic Search
Transylvania reported the Old Glory monoplane en route New York to Rome sent an S O S with eight messages picked up by Newfoundland stations. The craft, not equipped with pontoons, was about 600 miles east of Cape Race and 200 miles offshore, weather forecasts showed foul air and fog.
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Lane
David Bone Eliner
Wireless Tonternational
Glory
Cape Race
Sundland
Her
Soundland
Old Glory
Bertaud
James DeWitt
Philip Payne
New York Daily Mirror
William Ranbh Hearst
Ssenger
U. S
New York
INS
Ate Tushing
George I. Rust Dies in Putnam County
George I. Rust aged 68, longtime Putnam county resident, died at 1:15 a.m. Monday at his Roachdale area home after years of illness. He had lived his entire life on the farm where he was born and is survived by his wife and sister Minerva Rust of Roachdale. The funeral will be at his home Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. with burial in Roachdale cemetery.
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Roachdale
George I. Rust
Putnam County
Mr. Rust
Minerva Rust
Roachdale Cemetery
M. E. Home Dedicated at Lebanon Indiana
In Lebanon Indiana the Indiana Methodist Episcopal Children's Home dedicates two new units the Amanda Catherine Swift Memorial hall and a service building as part of a 1500000 building plan. Trustees elected new officers and appointed several at large from both conferences. The home continues to accept children of all creeds while awaiting the completion of the administration building and memorial hall.
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Lebanon
Ind
Indiana Methodist Episcopal Children’s Home
Board of Trustees
Indiana
Frederick D. Leete
Indianapolis
Eugene C. Pulliam
A. S. Warriner
Clinton
Harry C. King
J. 8. Ward
Connersville
Homer P. Jey
Morris Ritchie
Joseph L. Stout
Northwest Indiana
R. Briggs
Val Paraiso
A. A. Wilson
Lafayette
B. D. Beck
South Bend
W. Fifer
James Vandergrif
Shelbyville
W. Whitman
Greensburg
Memorial Hall
Missing flyers total 18 as list grows in 1927
New York Sept 7. If Old Glory and her crew are lost at sea the missing trans oceanic flyers for 1927 will total 18. The figure reflects new additions to an already tallied list. Counts include several pilots and craft, highlighting continuing risks of early long distance aviation.
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New York
INS
Old Glory
Weather forecast for Indiana cloudy and unsettled
The Indiana forecast calls for cloudy skies with unsettled conditions tonight and Thursday continued warm temperatures.
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Indiana
Labor Leader Green Sees Stable Wages and Cooperation
William Green AF of L president says in an exclusive interview that wage declines are unlikely, major industrial strife is not imminent, and capital and labor are moving toward common ground. He foresees prosperity and active labor involvement in upcoming campaigns and supports immigration reform as a cure for unemployment. He notes the bituminous coal strike as the era’s only major dispute.
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New York
INS
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Varsity Named New Cook Opera House Theater
Manager William Blanchard announced the Varsity as the official name for the remodeled Cook Opera House. The former Opera House, leased by H. E. McCarroll Enterprises Inc, is undergoing interior remodeling and aims to open in October with Blanchard in charge.
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Opera House
William Blanchard
Cook Opera House
Blanchard
H. E. McCarroll Enterprises, Inc
Bedford
Indiana
The
Theater Corporation
Varsity
Baby’s Body Found Buried Under Cinders
Auburn Indiana investigators recover the body of a newborn found buried in six inches of railroad cinders along the Pennsylvania line. Coroner reports the infant was alive at birth and wrapped in gauze and cotton. authorities believe burial occurred last night.
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Auburn
Ind
Pennsylvania
Clarks
New York Woman Plans Another English Channel Attempt
Mrs Mille Gade Corson of New York abandoned her bid to swim from England to France and announced plans for another attempt next year after completing a swim from the French coast.
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Dover
England
Mille Gade Corson
New York
France
Frank Allen to Build Gardner Road Contract
Frank Allen Greencastle road contractor was the low bidder among four for the Albert Gardner road in Russell township. The contract was awarded but must await state tax board approval before final let, with bidders including Pickens Stigier Sutherlin. A separate coal-supply contract for the courthouse and county farm for the year went to James I. Nelson with other bidders listed.
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Russell Township
State Board OF Tax Commissioners
James I. Nelson
Frank Allen
Greencastle Road
Albert Gardner
Allen
Tax Board
W. E. Pickens
David Stigier
Eam
John Sutherlin
Court House
Greencastle
C. Hurst
Fred Lancaster
A. J. Duff
Wright & Shoptaugh
Murdered garage watchman in Indianapolis found dead
In Indianapolis on Sept 7 police and Coroner Charles H Keever opened an investigation into Jesse Sampson a 76 year old night watchman murdered likely by burglars surprised in the garage he tended He was found unconscious in the washroom by coworkers and died a few hours after being rushed to the hospital
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Indianapolis
Jesse Sampson
Charles H. Keever
Sampson
Lita Grey Chaplin Lured to Broadway by $7500 Weekly Offer
Broadway beckons Lita Grey Chaplin. The former Chaplin wife left Beverly Hills with her mother to meet producers in New York after receiving a offer of 7500 dollars weekly for eight weeks. She plans to build a Spanish style home of her own.
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Los Angeles
Broadway
Lita Grey Chaplin
Charles Spencer Chaplin
New York
Lillian Spicer
Chaplin
Beverly Hills
Weather Outlook says unsettled and warm
The forecast notes unsettled conditions with a warm trend. Sunrise at 5 19 AM and sunset at 6 07 PM mark a long late day. Local skies may show variable clouds and isolated showers through the period.
Heavy AT&T Truck Rolls Over Injuring Ten Near Mt Meridian
Ten men riding a heavily loaded AT&T truck overturned on a detour road two miles north of Mt Meridian after passing a car driven by Sarah Louise Proctor. Two were injured seriously Adren Butz of Rossville and F I Brockway of Michigan. another man had a broken arm.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Mt. Meridian
Adren Butz
Rossville
Ind
W. W. Tucker
C. Tucker
Sarah Louise Proctor
Union City
F. I. Brockway
Michigan
Council trims Putnam County Fair budget to 1000
Putnam County Council reduces Fair Association request from 1500 to 1000 for next year. Most township assessment expenses are cut. five of thirteen receive their requested amounts. Large townships get 600, Greencastle area 1650, Greencastle city included. Total cuts on these items reach 1113 with overall budget reductions totaling 12603.
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Putnam County Fair Association
Fair Association
Greencastle Township
Greenncastle City
Wisehart Named New Indiana State Superintendent
In Indianapolis on Sept 7 Roy P Wisehart of Union City officially succeeded Charles F Miller as state superintendent of public instruction after Miller resigned to Governor Ed Jackson. Wisehart agreed not to alter the staff and to keep Fred T Gladden as assistant.
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Indianapolis
Charles F. Miller
Ed. Jackson
Roy P. Wisehart
Union City
Mr. Miller
Wisehart
Fred T. Gladden
Three Die Six Hurt in Auto Truck Crash Near Newcastle
Three persons were killed and six injured when an automobile collided with a bakery delivery truck eight miles west of Newcastle Indiana. Victims include Harey Henley Fountain City age 53 Ruth Henley 52 and Viola Harrison 52 Fountain City. Survivors are Ernest Himelick Lotus Himelick Lloyd Himelick Jesse Harrison all Fountain City and Earl Allen driver of the bakery truck plus cousin Lowell Moore of Champaign Illinois. Allen has a broken ankle.
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Newcastle
Ind
Here
Harey Henley
Fountain City
Ruth Henley
Viola Harrison
Jesse Harrison
Ernest Himelick
Lotus Himelick
Lloyd Himelick
Jesse Tfarris
Stephenson Again Appears Before Court In Habeas Plea
D C Stephenson, serving a life term for the Madge Oberholtzer murder, was moved from Michigan City to a federal courtroom in South Bend for the sixth time seeking habeas corpus relief. He argues citizenship duress and due process issues, contending the Hamilton circuit court judgment is void due to an unsigned transcript.
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South Bend
Ind
Madge Oberholtzer
Indianapolis
D. C
Stephenson
Michigan City
United States District Court
Thomas V. Slick
Walter Dalywarden
Knights of Pythias
Hamilton Circuit Court
Marion County Criminal Court
Senator Watson Hospitalized for Duodenal Ulcer in Mayo Clinic
Indiana report says Senator James E. Watson has a duodenal ulcer and will stay thirty days at Mayo Brothers Hospital in Rochester Minnesota. He will not require surgery and expects diet and rest to aid recovery. Also noted, 13 year old Benjamin Jones fractured his right forearm after a tree fall on the National Road.
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Harry Fenton
Indianapolis
Ind
INS
James BE. Watson
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Republican State Central Committee
Watson
Benjamin Jones
Frank Jones
Elm Street
Jones Farm
National Road
W. W. Tucker
C. C. Tucker
Suit Set for Hearing on September 15
Luther F. Symon state bank commissioner files petition in Putnam Circuit Court seeking appointment of a receiver for Farmers State Bank of Bainbridge. Hearing set for 9 o clock Thursday morning September 15. Stockholders and depositors petition for Citizens Trust Company Greencastle as receiver to protect deposits. Bank closed Saturday noon by state bank department. Commissioner warns stockholders face assessments. depositors’ interests to be protected if properly handled.
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Farmer's State Bank of
Bainbridge
Putnam Circuit Court
Luther F. Symon
State Bank
James P. Hughes
Citizens Trust Company of
Greencastle
Farmers State Bank
Bathebridge
State Bank Department
Thomas D. Barr
Weaver and Fitch Tie Marriage in Carthage
A. D. Weaver age 23 and Evelyn Fitch age 18 were married in Carthage Inn. Weaver works as a structural iron worker and lists Azra, Illinois as his residence. Fitch is described as living at home.
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A.D. Weaver
Structural Iron Worker
Azra
Evelyn Fitch
Carthage
Inn
Jackson St Paving Under Way Tuesday
Concrete paving on a block of Jackson Street began Tuesday by AKE Dorsey Construction Co. and extended from Dagg Street to Jacob Street. Rain halted work Wednesday morning. a lake formed by runoff and the crew paused until favorable weather returns. Two weeks may finish the remaining section once crews resume.
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Jackson Street
Dorsey
A. KE. Dorsey Construction Co
Dagey Street
Dagg Street
Jacob Street
Fire damages rubber plant in Indianapolis
Damages estimated at nearly 50,000 were caused by a Tuesday night fire at the B F Goodrich Rubber Company plant at 717 Fulton street. Smoke from burning tires and tubes ruined part of the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company stock at 712 Fulton street, with losses in the hundreds of dollars.
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Indianapolis
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Fulton Street
Goodrich
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company
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W'York
Transylvania
York
Rome
Radio Corporation of America
Carmania
Oyeerica
George H. Rust
M. E
Flyers
LLNS
Labor
NEW Theatre House
Baby
Gardner Road
Lita Chaplin
Fromer
East
Council
New State
Jackson
Slick
Sen. Watson
Citizens Trust Company
Jackson ST
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