Pittsburg Boy Confesses Slot Machine Theft and Gambling
An 11 year old, Leonard Sliskin of Pittsburg, confesses to robbing his father’s cash drawer since July 4 and spends about $1000 on slot machines. He hid a $2 bill, spent $20 gambling, and used profits to fund his sister’s needs. Three men Adolph Shinsky M J Burk and John Reymer face gambling house accusations as hearings continue.
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H. Sliskin
Leonard
Sliskin
Shekin
John Martin
Adolph Shinsky
M. J. Burk
John H. Reymer
Collings Avenue
Disappearance of Capron and $320,000 Stuns Englewood
Chicago dispatch reports United States Express cashier George A. Capron of Englewood vanished with a sum said to be 320,000 on Christmas Eve. Capron, about 32, married three years, had worked four years at the Englewood office after starting as a strike breaker and receiving successive raises.
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Chicago
George A. Capron
United States Express Company
Englewood
Capron
Lights flood Central Park as romance fades in the dark
Commissioner Henry Smith installed 1 477 60 candle power electric lights in Central Park replacing gasoline lamps to curb robberies in dim spots. The new system went live despite cold weather as crowds were expected for a holiday.
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Fark
Henry Smith
Dells-In
Central Park
Woman Found Dead in South Bend Murder Suspect Held
In South Bend Indiana Mrs Kate Rupert sister of Mrs W B Bugbee of Cleveland was found dead in a partial state of dress Monday Police say poisoning was the likely cause and Harry Price of Niles Michigan who was last in the flat is held as a key witness awaiting a post mortem result.
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South Bend
Ind
Kate Rupert
W. B. Bugbee
Cleveland
Harry Price
Niles
Mich
Megan
Price
Funeral mourner dies of heart failure at service
In Richmond Indiana on Monday, 68 year old Bridget T Mulligan collapsed during a funeral for Brillen Welsch and died within an hour. Officials note grief over Welsch’s death is believed to have triggered the fatal heart attack.
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Richmond
Ind
Bridget T. Mulligan
Brillen Welsch
Mulligans
Deer Hunt Roams Denver Streets After Deer Escape
Denver experienced a seven deer roam through City Park and nearby streets after an escape from the deer pen. Residents from all walks joined the chase, with one man credited for capturing a buck near Franklin Street. The pursuit left some torn clothing and damage claims as city officials corralled the last of the quarry.
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Denver
Col
City Park
Ibety
RE. A. Stiles
Franklin Street
Giles
Stiles
Cheesman Park
Daredevil Night Clerk Robbery at Dairy Lunch Stand
Night clerk C. H. Kregg at the dairy lunch in the Pythian building on Massachusetts Avenue and Pennsylvanial Street faced a well dressed stranger at 2 am. The armed man demanded money, forced the clerk to remain still, opened the cash register, and took about $0 before fleeing through the door.
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Cc. H. Kregg
Pythian
Massachusetts Avenue
Pennsylvania Street
Kresge
Horrific Rama Battlefield Atrocities Shocks Nicaragua
Hiped by field reports from Nicaro on December 28 the Rama battle area sees hundreds of dead burned in piles as oil is used to consume corpses. Many children and some women are among government troops killed. Famine and war strain interior towns while Zealayan troops were defeated near Rama by Gen Estrada.
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Lovefields
Nic
Rama
Nicaragua
Estrada
Mayor's Veto Halts Pay Increases For Police and Fire
The Indianapolis City Council, Monday night, voted ll to 6 to sustain the mayor's veto on ordinances granting higher pay to policemen and firemen. A petition by 1,000 property owners urged higher compensation. The council also passed a goodwill resolution praising Mayor Bookwalter's four years in office.
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Davis
Smith
Hartmann
Portreus
Royse
Doravan
Sullivan
Hofmann
Hirkene
Henry
Stickelman
Neys—Cottey
Eppert
Neukom
Smither
Rhodes
Uhl
Reyse
Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Charles A. Bookwalter
Imayor
Girl fights for life on lonely road in Butler county
Miss Nellie Straver, two, suffered frozen feet and shock after a night assault near Parker Station, Eau Claire. A young man lured her, drove in the wrong direction, attacked her, she escaped after a struggle and fled down a snowy hill to the river. Police seek the missing assailant.
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Kittanning
Nellie Straver
Eau Claire
Butler County
Parker Station
Miss Straver
Parker
Jewish Life debuts as Indiana's first Jewish weekly
A new Indiana weekly, The Jewish Life, launches with 16 pages of content and ads. Editor B F Lissauer and manager Ed Blake guide the publication devoted to Jewish interests in Indianapolis and the state, featuring an interview with Prof. Metchinoff and pieces on youth and Judaism.
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Indiana
Jewish Life
The
Life Publishing Company
W. South Street
Indianapolis
Metchinoff
M. N. A Cohen
B. F. Lissauer
Ed Blake
Girl Kidnapping Alarm Sparks City Police Hunt
Helen Schatt a 14 year old girl vanished from home six weeks ago. Police and detectives from multiple stations search the levee district near Twenty second street after telephone calls claimed she is held by two men in a large red car. Mrs Catherine Schatt and Mrs Adolph Domke aided the search and notified authorities.
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Catherine Schatt
Levee
Twenty-second Street
Detective Bureau
Adolph Domke
Helen
Nineteenth Street
Archer Avenue
State
Music Teachers Meet Opens 31st Convention in Chicago
In Chicago the thirty first annual convention of the Music Teachers National Association opens with a large gathering of teachers from across the United States. President A W Harris of Northwestern University presides as the session begins.
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Chicago
Dec. S
Music Teachers National Associate
A. W. Harris
Northwestern University
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