Local items note births moves and minor injuries
Miss Evelyn Jane Miller completes steno graphic course in Indianapolis. Letha Irwin becomes assistant teacher in Russellville. Stella Collins injures arm from a fall. William Dunkin, 99, dies on an Owen county farm with burial near Quincy. Mrs. J. O. Comstock undergoes major surgery. Evelyn Ayler visits Frankfort with Miriam Rinne. Wabash football team travels to Bloomington. Albert and Mrs. Ogle plan a yearlong Arkansas motor trip. Funeral for Lockridge held at Reachdale. Maguire service in Spencer draws crowds. Various local residents travel visit and medical updates in Greencastle and surrounding towns.
Canzoneri Beats Mack For Title Contender Status
Tony Canzoneri of New York earned strong claims to the lightweight crown after a technical knockout of Eddie Mack in Denver. Referee Collins stopped the bout in the eighth round as Mack failed to rise following Canzoneri’s fierce head assault.
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Chicago
Tony Canzoneri
New York
Sammy Mandell
Eddie Mack
Denver
Collins
Mack
Canzoneri
Sousa Stricken in Syracuse Before Concert
John Philip Sousa aged composer and band leader is under doctors care in Syracuse following an acute indigestion attack. He was stricken in the hotel lobby last night just before a planned band concert at the State armory.
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Syracuse
N. Y
John Phillip Sousa
State Armory
Peacox Found Guilty of Slaying Wife on Anniversary
In White Plains New York on September 28 Earle F Peacox twenty two year old technician and dance hall s h e i k was found guilty of second degree murder for strangling his bride Dorothy on their first wedding anniversary He faced a possible sentence from twenty years to life in Sing Sing Ossining after a five hour deliberation He admitted striking her with the pistol butt and choking her but pleaded extenuating circumstances He showed no emotion at verdict then kissed his mother before being led to his cell
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White Plains
N. Y
Earle F. Peacox
Shiek
Dorothy
Sing-Sing
Ossining
Peacox
Dolly
Mount Vernon
Jack Robinson
Mexican Flood Kills About One Hundred in Hidalgo State
A severe flood on the Metzitlan river in Hidalgo state Mexico left about a hundred dead and many homeless. Torrential mountain rains caused the river to burst its banks, inundating four towns and flooding 75 million cubic meters of water in a 24 hour period.
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Mexico City
INS
Hidalgo State
Smith Matson Elevated as Assistant Attorney General
Oklahoma City Sept. 28 Attorney General J Berry King appointed Frank Dudley former Carter county attorney as assistant attorney general at 3600 dollars annually. He also moved Smith Matson to 4000 dollars while Matson remains in charge of criminal work. Matson, born Sept 13 1872 in Greencastle Ind, has served under every Oklahoma attorney general and has a long career in law.
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Oklahoma City
J. Berry King
Frank Dudley
Carter County
Smith Matson
Judge Matson
King
Matson
Greencastle
Ind
Indiana
Washington, D. C
Congress
DePauw University
C. C. and
Smith C. Matson
Bedford
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Charles West
Onder West
Freeling
R. L. Williams
Criminal Court of Appeals
Attorney General's Office
Short
First Victim Under Hartzell Law Given 10-25 Year Term
Charles T. Northern, 27, the first local victim under the Hartzell determinate sentence law, was found guilty of banditry and robbery in Marion County Criminal Court. He received 10-year sentences on both charges to run concurrently, reflecting the law’s heavy penalties for armed robbery.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles T. Northern
Marion County
Northern
Reward Offered for Missing Morgan County Man
Mitchell Williams, trustee of Gregg township, has been missing since last Friday after selling hogs to an Indianapolis firm. Neighbors offer 500 dollars for information leading to his location, live or dead. Williams had discussed seeking the Democratic nomination for sheriff and moving his children to Martinsville for schooling.
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Mitchell Williams
Gregg Township
Indianapolis Commission
R. W. Brown
Williams
W. E. Finchum
Eight Killed in Oklahoma Mine Blast Near Poteau
Eight men died in a mine explosion 11 miles north of Poteau Oklahoma with nine workers inside at the time. Sheriff’s officials said the last victim remained unrecovered.
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Poteau
Okla
INS
Here
Married at Campbellsburg Two Local Residents
Pauline Esther Rector daughter of Mr and Mrs Mark Rector Stilesville and Lee Masten son of Mr and Mrs Everett Masten east of Greencastle wed Saturday at Rev W J Stogsdill Campbellsburg home. They will reside here with Mr Masten as Sinclair Oil agent and Miss Rector a Greencastle High School graduate.
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Pauline Esther Rector
Mark Rector
Stilesville
Lee Masten
Everett Masten
Greencastle
W. J. Stogsdill
Campbellsburg
Stogsdill
Deer Creek
G. Will Conklin
Masten
Sinclair Oil
Lincoln cupboard worth 25000 seeks state purchase
Mrs Maude Cryderman of Peru Indiana told Governor Leslie that a cupboard Abraham Lincoln made as a boy is worth 25000 She offered to sell it to the state for 25000 or donate proceeds to an orphans home or hospital if she becomes custodian of the shrine for years The Crawford family to which she descends owned the cupboard.
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Peru
Ind
INS
Maude Cryderman
Harry G. Leslie
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Indiana
Crawford
Cryderman
Coste After Distance Mark
Captain Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte headed for mid-Siberia in the monoplane Question Mark in an attempt to smash airplane distance records. The pair recently failed to cross the Atlantic in the same craft.
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Paris
Europe
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Siberia
Atlantic
West Palm Beach Braces for Hurricane's Early Gusts
West Palm Beach Florida on September 28 faced escalating winds up to 65 miles per hour. At 5 40 am the gale intensified as the barometer fell through the night. The Everglades area had already been evacuated.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Everglades
Bank Robbery Strikes Farmers State Bank Matthews Ind
A lone armed bandit robbed Farmers State Bank in Matthews Indiana, escaping in a light blue sedan with about $500. The bank, already liquidating since 1929, had no insurance to cover the loss and the bandit surprised assistant cashier Mrs Grave Milhollin, 40, who was alone in the bank.
Alfred Grimes Charged With Assault in Putnam Circuit Court
Alfred Grimes, resident of the National Road area, is charged with assault and battery in an affidavit filed by George Gross. The alleged incident occurred July 29. Prosecutor Marshall Abrams dismissed the affidavit today.
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Alfred Grimes
Here
Putnam
George Gross
Grimes
Marshall Abrams
St Louis Ballon Race Set Amid Endurance Feats
St Louis gears up for the Gordon Bennett International balloon race as teams prepare to launch from a South St Louis field. Stadt Essen leads the field with Stadt Essen following in a tight schedule while St Louis Robin pursues the free balloon spectacle. The event offers a $1000 prize and a $9900 purse promised by Colonel Paregelow with favorable weather forecast.
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ST. Louis
G Louis
Lindi
Atlantic
Jackson
O’brine
St. .Louis
Scott Field
Wallington
Early &O
Marriage License and School Leaders Meet in Indiana
George Irwin aged 26 a laborer from Green Castle wed Frances Helm a 2nd year teacher from Terre Haute in Putnam County. County Superintendent John G Vermillion led a meeting of high school principals here today to discuss school administration matters.
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George Irwin
Greencastle
Frances Helm
Terre Haute
Putnam County
John G Vermillion
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Evelyn Jane Miller
Fillmore
Central Business College At
Letha Irwin
Russellville
Stella Collins
D. W. Moffett
Cloverdale
William Thomas Dunkin
Owen County
Mr. Dunkin
Quincy
Quincey
J. O. Comstock
Woodstreet
County Hospital
Thomas Noble Sr
W. M. McGaughey
Evelyn Ayler
Frankfort
A. E. Ayler
Miriam Rinne
Seymour
Wabash
Bloomington
Indiana University
Albert Ogle
Arkansas
Roy Hillis
Lee Reeves
Frank Shoptaugh
Fred Hillis
Lexington
Albert Cullen Lockridge
Reachdale
Gerald Mason
South Indiana Street
Coleman
Spencer
Mike” Maguire
Ladoga
Roachdale
Herbert Watson
State Reformatory
James P. Hughes
Plainfield
Watson
Evansville
R. H. Stevenson
Honey Creek
Robert Athey
Gary
Glen Curtis
Shenandoah
Iowa
Fincastle
John Hellinger
South College Avenue
Mary Crichfield
Greenville, Ill
Jake Huffman
St. Vincent's Hospital Midianapolis
Florence Puyear
R. W. Crawley
Frank C. Evens
Kokomo
Elrino
Pulliam Publishing Company
Ida Estep
Ross Estep
Indiana Street
Robert Long Hospital
McCurry
Miss Estep
Muncie
Roy Bowers
Bowers
Crawley
State Road 43
Sousa
Mildred Austin Musical Stock CO
Mexico
KY. Rosebuds Chorus
Screen
Buster Keaton
Paratocioni
Fammelquin
Illinois
Andrew Juvinall
Quincy, Ill
Newton Newsmith
Woodstock, I L
Northwestern University
Sinai Desert
Transjordania
Young Torch Slayer
Electric Chair
Westcehester County
Reese Matson
Nellie Matson Brown
Mrs. Matson
Morgan CO
Indiana Loan Co
E. Wash. St. Thone
East Seminary Street
C. J. Arnold
Herald Office
J. F. Gillespie
Hanna Court
Bradstreet
Dan
Roland C. Frost
Commercial Hotel
Dunbar Corp
Lazelle
Columbus
Ohio
Mt. Meridian
E. M. Hurst
Cloverdale, Ind
John W. Day
Miss Pauline Rector
We Bride of Lee Masten
Priscilla Club
Ernest Browning
East
Washington Street
Helen Bain
Allan Bain
Bainbridge
the Missionary Society Christian Church
W. M. Miller
SoUth Wing Street
Needlecraft Club
Samuel * Clapp
Martinsyill
Street
R. A. Robertson
East Washington Street
Ida Pierce
Helen
Old House
Harold Bell Wright
J. C. Trembly
Eleanor Bintz
Jacob Bintz
Second Ward
Coste
Jules Jusserand
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