Klan Farm Home Bomb Destruction Sparks Investigation
Incendiary blast and rapid fire leveled the Indiana Klan Farm Association home on the Guthrie farm near Indiana last evening around ten o'clock. Investigations from several angles proceed as authorities seek the arsonists. The structure, 60 by 120 feet in cased brick, was near completion and insured, with a $1,000 reward offered for information leading to arrests.
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Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Guthrie
G. Kerr
Klan Farm Association
Klan Sabbath School
Klan Association
Klan
Indiana-Blairaville
Thomas N. Robinson
Indiana Klan Farm Association
Klan Farm
Scott Divorce Trial Ends Forty Days Before Decision
The divorce suit hearing of Representative Frank D. Scott and his wife Edng ames Scott ended. Judge Frank Emerick will render a decision in about forty days after the close of the hearing. If decree is refused, Mrs. Scott may sue for divorce in Wayne County.
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Scott
Alepna
Mid
INS
Frank D. Scott
Edngames Scott
Frank Emerick
Emerick
Canfield
Scot
Beatle Ogunpel
Mra. Scott
Auit
Wayne County
Morehan
Attornay Canfield
Elkin Takes Full Ownership Of Ritz And Indiana Theatres
Mrs. Addam Elkin has completed the transfer of the Ritz Theatre from Rowland Clark Theatres Inc to become sole owner of two West Pennsylvania venues. She pledges to continue serving Indiana with quality pictures and shows, honoring late husband Judge John P. Elkin by preserving a lasting monument to his dream. In August the Rita Theatre will close the first four days of the week for new programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritz
Rowland- Clark Theatres, Inc
Indiana
Notice of last day for Lasky key and sale
Notice indicates final day for obtaining a Lasky key for a free Showparaphi and the last day of a Great Reduction Sale with goods at reduced prices. It mentions Manders Auer and a reference to August with unclear lettering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anday
Ilogy Stant
Missing Ballots Trigger Senate Election Probe
Washington Aug 14 A Senate elections committee exhibit reveals 200 ballots missing from the contested Town Senatorial race between Senator Smith W Brookhart and Democrat Daniel F Steck. Missing ballots come from Winterset precinct Madison county where tally books show 189 for Steck and 61 for Brookhart. Committee orders immediate investigation to trace the ballots.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Smith
W. Brookhart
Daniel F
Steck
Winterset
Madison County
Brookhart
Cherry Tree Woman Killed In Auto Crash Near Oil City
Mrs. Margaret Peebles, 80, of Cherry Tree, died at Oil City Hospital from injuries after a car carrying six people collided with a suburban trolley. Francis Wright, 17, Kaneville, is unconscious with a spinal dislocation. Mrs. J H Wright and a Bowling Green, Ky., daughter suffered minor injuries. another passenger, Mrs. J C Wright, with shock. The auto was dragged 65 feet after striking a tree between the streetcar and a tree.
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Oil City
Margaret Peebles
Cherry Tree
Here
Peebles
Francis Wright
Kaneville
J H. Wright
Margaret
Bowling Green
J.C. Wright
Oi! City
Automobile Wreck On Hosmer Road
An automobile driven by Glen Werver with two young women as passengers escaped serious injury in a Wednesday evening crash on Hosmer Road near the Klan farm. The Studebaker sedan, taken without permission, plowed into a wagon, rammed a barbed wire fence, and overturned into a ditch after swerving at high speed. two broken fenders, glass, and major right-side damage were the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Werver
Homer
Weaver
Alfonso de Gaetano
Ross and
de Gaetano
Studebaker
Homer Oley
Glen
Indiana
Way Barns Near Kellysburg Burned in Storm Fire
A barn owned by J. H. Way on the Foster Lightcap farm near Kellysburg was struck by a storm and destroyed along with 20 tons of hay 278 bushels of oats 12 bushels of wheat and the barn’s contents. Loss estimated at 5000 with 1600 insured. A teacher and conductor W Weaver advertises singing services and a local hardware ad appears in the column.
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J. H. Way
Kellysburg
Foster Lightcap Farm
Mr. Way
Youth Ordered to Write Poem on Flag for Disrespect
Newburgh N Y Aug 18 Recorder Jacob A Deckey found Morris Marrs 19 guilty of flag desecration after he used an American flag to wipe his car. Marrs must visit Washington's headquarters weekly until Thanksgiving to learn flag history and compose a poem about the flag.
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Newburgh
Jacob A. Deckey
Ris Marrs
Morris
Washington
Strike Will Affects East Chicago and Buffalo Regions
Andrew Murphy of Black Diamond predicts an anthracite miners strike starting Sept 1 will hit the east of Buffalo hardest, with Chicago and the western area feeling less impact. He notes midwest shift away from anthracite due to cost, stockpiles could last to Dec 1, and government intervention seems unlikely.
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Chicago
Buffalo
N. Y
Andrew T. Murphy
The
Black Diamond
Journal
Fie Ua
Murphy
Beleves
Penn
Lone bandit nets 20000 in Dayton bank hold up
A masked gunman armed with a revolver in each hand robs the North Dayton branch of Dayton Savings and Trust Company just after opening, taking about $20000 and holding six employees at bay before making his escape.
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Dayton, O
North Dayton
Dayton Savings ‘End Trust Company
Colt Surprise Colt Comes With First foal for Master
Nell the 25 year old sorrel retired mare surprised Harry W. Stonebraker by delivering her first colt this morning. The colt, named North Reunion, is described as a beauty. The North family plans their annual reunion at Irvin North farm two miles south of Punxe subawney on Thursday, August 27. Pollock's trade extension campaign promotes Save your votes at Pollock's Pharmacy Opp Court House. An 800 American Legion Dance at Cliffside Saturday night August 15 features Marahill Pep orchestra from Indiana. Admission 85 cents and 1 dollar, ticket covers two chances and prizes.
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Nell
Harry W. Stonebraker
North
Irvin North Farm
Punxe Subawney
Pollock
Pollock's
Court House
American Legion
Cliffside
Marahill Pep
Fron
Indiana
I Was Bad I Kno Was Repents Yo Who Killed His Mi
A 14 year old Tracey Westmoreland in Fayetteville West Virginia confesses to shooting his mother with a shotgun at their Glen Jean home. He says it was an accident while squirrel hunting and expresses remorse. He is in county jail after funeral attendance. Authorities recount the tragedy and the boy’s statements.
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Fayetteville
W. Va
INS
Tracey Westmoreland
County
Glen’ Jean
Iea
Glen
Jean
John. Westmoreland
Funeral services held for George Peffer of Orlando
Funeral services for George Peffer of Orlando were held there. The body was taken by train to Punxsutawney and then to Circle Hill Cemetery for interment. Rev. W H Robinson Grace M E Church officiated. He was born February 2, 1842 in Cor wood and was the sole surviving child of Andrew Peffer. A Civil War veteran, he served with the Pennsylvania Volunteers and later married Elizabeth E Ramey in 1866. She died in 1916.
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George Peffer
Orlando
Fis
Punxsutawney
Circle Hill Cemetery
W.H. Robinson Grace
M.E. Church
Cor Wode
Andrew
Peffer
Covode
Pennsylvania’ Volunteers
Misa Elizabeth E. Ramey
Daniel Ramey
Washington
D. C
Escaping Police Bandits Hit Eighteen Holdups
In Worcester Massachusetts a trio of bandits escaped police, triggering a new terror wave with eighteen assaults on girls around the Lake Quinsigamond area. Rain drenched searchers moved through the countryside toward camps near the lake as one victim reported an attack near the amusement gates of White City.
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Worcester
Mass
Rochdale
Lake Quinsigumand
White City
Kidnap case tied to publicity arrests in Los Angeles
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a kidnapping case connected to publicity, with references to Stevens Holcomb, Pickford, and a jury conviction. Arrests reportedly occurred May 30, involving police actions and trials in relation to "America's sweethe."
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Los Angel Charles
Ze Stevens Holcomb
Garva
Ain Plotti
Pickford
Adrian T 'Weed
Char
America
Sweethe
Bens
Railways derailment near Rillinsburg street incident
Report describes a flat car accident on a street near Rillinsburg with a person pinned beneath a car. The speed was steady as cars tried to derail, causing a dangerous disruption. Authorities and witnesses noted the dangerous conditions and ongoing investigation.
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Rillinsburg
INS
Beneat
Burgh
Railways
Oraghi
Ball Field Gamblers and Pirates Involved in $200000 Claim
A disjointed report notes a $200000 gambling dispute involving ball field gamblers and Pirates in connection with a Caledon party. Details are incomplete but reference to a high-stakes wager and sportsmen attending a event on a date near 88 appears. Further specifics are unclear due to OCR damage.
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the Pirates
Gian
Fiaurgh
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Creek—Association
Indianaire Department
Éniér
Meéal
Cliffside Park
Prospect
Adda P. Elkin
Chicago Stock Co
Brookhart-Steck
Auto-mobile
Hosmer Road
W. Weaver
Sonnain
Inge Eta
Pila Acrep
Omer City
Periel
Lye
Buchhelt Bros
Colt
Paush
Funers
Mary
Ren
Tracey
Alway
Fila
Ball Field
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