Negro Suspect Escapes Lynching As Soldiers Shield Move
William Furby, accused of assaulting Flora Anglia, was secretly taken to the state penitentiary after mobs in Weston Clarksburg and Moundsville threatened to lynch him. Troops guarded the route, Furby disguised as a woman, and the highway escape sparked attacks on soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsvillde
W. Va
William Furby
Flora Anglia
Westonn
Furby
Weston
Clarksburg
West Virginia
R. L. Osborne
Arthur van Nort
Ft. Summit
Fourteenth annual Ball of Machinists at Tomlinson Hall
The fourteenth annual ball of Local Union No. 161 of the International Association of Machinists will be held New Year’s Eve at Tomlinson Hall. The event is anticipated as a standout in union circles with prominent labor leaders planned to attend. John J. Keegan, newly elected state senator, serves as president and W. J. Pfleger, the business manager, handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Machinists
Tomlinson Hall
John J. Keegan
W. J. Pfleger
Anderson Supported by Labor Federation for Ohio Senate
Washington Dec 28 The American Federation of Labor endorsed Representative Carey Anderson of Ohio as labor candidate for the Senate. The AFL backs his bid to secure labor representation in Congress, noting his two years as a member of the labor delegation in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swashington
Senate
Carey Anderson
Ohio
American Federation of Labor
Anderson
Congress
House
Hood's Sarsaparilla Proves Cure for Chronic Rheumatism
Henry J. Goldstein of 14 Barton Street Boston reports five years of severe rheumatism with stiff knees. After trying many remedies he took Hood's Sarsaparilla and soon felt relief and now declares himself cured. He urges others to get Hood's today in liquid or Sarsatabs form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Goldstein
Barton, Street
Boston
Mass
Hood
Goldstein
Car collision injures two girls near Twenty fourth street
Miss Marguerite Coplin of Valparaiso Ind and Grace Marrow aged 18 suffered serious and severe injuries when hit by an Indiana Union traction car at Twenty fourth street and College avenue as they crossed after a five cent show. Coplin was dragged thirty feet under the car and both were taken to Methodist hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Coplin
Valparaiso
Ind
Grace Marrow
North
Illinois Street
Indiana Union Traction
Twenty-fourth Street
College Avenue
Miss Marrow
Urge Legislatures to Adopt Program at St Louis Convention
Prominent economists sociologists scientists educators and labor leaders gather in St Louis for a joint convention of the American Economic Association American Association for Labor Legislation American Statistical Association American Political Science Association American Sociological Society and American Home Economics Association. They plan resolutions urging action by Congress and state legislatures on a program including banning poisonous phosphorus in matches industrial injury investigations and stronger labor laws. Distinguished participants include Dr Edmund J James Dr Woodrow Wilson Prof Henry W Farnum Martin A Knapp and John Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Economic Association
American Association For Labor Legislation
American Statistical Association
American Political Science Association
American Sociological Society
American Home Economic Association
Congress
St. Louis
Edmund J. James
University of Illinois
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Henry W. Farnum
Yale University
Martin A. Knapp
New Interstate Commerce Court
John Mitchell
Fireman to Get $30 000 Legacy From Sister Estate
Charles O'Brien a St. Louis fireman will inherit 30000 from the late Mme. Mary Agnes Ruiz born O'Brien of St. Louis. The estate valued at 60776.62 includes 1098.62 in Night and Day Bank funds, 27500 from Rye property, and 31278 from London silverware and bric a brac. No will left. brothers Charles and Frank O'Brien to share the balance.
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ST. Louis
Charles
O’brien
Mme
Mary Agnes Ruiz
Mary Agnes O'Brien
London
William E. Moore
New Rochelle
West Chester County
Albany
White Plains
Rye
Charles O'Brien
Frank D. O’brien
West Twenty-second Street
New York
Three Surrender and Doubts Cloud Suspects
John Schultz of Chicago surrendered at Capt. Holtz's office claiming a suspended sentence for grand larceny. A drunken man confessed to Fourth of July crimes, but police treated him as intoxicated rumor. Vernon Whitney, who laid a revolver on Capt. Kruger's desk, claimed several crimes and unknown mind state. He listed New Bedford, Massachusetts as his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schultz
Chicago
Holtz
Schultz
Vernon Whitney
Kruger
New Bedford
Mass
Brick theft alleged in confrontation with police
Josephus Coe, cousin of Jesse Coe, is charged after police tie a loose brick load to Harry Ent contractor. The bricks were moved by a transfer man to Brightwood and later unloaded at a North New Jersey Street barn. Coe claimed a man named Wes Andrews owned the brick, but detectives found Wes and the case centers on Coe allegedly stealing the bricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephus, Coe
Mill Street
Jesse Coe
Harry Ent
Indiana Avenue
Coe
Brightwood
New Jersey Street
Mery
de Rossette
Wes Andrews
Wes
Grocer Reports Missing Pocketbook Worth $100
I Jaffe grocer at 417 North Winois street reports a missing pocketbook from the money drawer on Wednesday morning. No signs of forced entry or tampering were found, and the pocketbook contained $100.
Mirrors stolen from Holloway flats burglary
A burglar visited the Holloway flats Tuesday night and unscrewed two mirrors from the hallway then fled with them. The mirrors are valued at $16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Mystery Fire Alarm At Wasson Company
An automatic Newman alarm summoned firemen to H. P. Wasson & Co on the seventh floor Tuesday night. No fire was found and the cause remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman
H. P. Wasson & Co
Freddie Ful ton Robinson revisits Yale roots in Indiana tale
Special to The Sun reports Freddie F C R Yale ’91 arriving in Hammond Indiana with strong Yale memories. He visits the University Club, meets alumni including Rev C A Smith and Crumpacker & Crumpacker staff, receives small gifts, and drinks heavily while recounting Yale days, ending in a spree toward Gary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Freddie Fulton Clinton Robinson
Yale ‘91
Yale
Longing Suitor’s Pursuit Across Cities Ends in Arrest
Chicago report details Carl Will a former Austrian jail official who has stalked Gisella Sandner an Austrian governess for ten years visiting cities from Vienna to Chicago He threatened to kill her leading to his arrest and a pending fine Judge Newcomer heard the testimony noting Will’s insistence on love despite the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jacob
Rachel
Carl Will
Here
Vienna
Will
Gisella Sandner
Miss Laudner
Count Fehlstein
Austria
New York
Detroit
Buffalo
Miss Sandner
Newcomer
English Spies Sent to Fortresses in Germany
Lieut Brandon and Capt Trench, convicted English spies, were moved to separate German fortresses to serve four year sentences. Trench sent to Ulitz and Brandon to Wesel after the December 28 court verdict for sketching fortifications on Borkum island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipzig
Germany
Brandon
Trench
Borkum Island
Ulatz
Wesel
December Tops Bartholomew County Marriages
In Columbus Indiana on December 28 1941 five December marriages surpass the number recorded in June the traditional wedding month Bartholomew county shows December leading in ceremonies despite the long time standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Bartholomew County
Thompson Heads New Law Firm Practice
W. H. Thompson, retiring as assistant attorney general January 1, joins the firm Miller, Shirley & Miller at 756 Newton Claypool Building. The practice becomes Miller, Shirley & W Thompson, with Thompson previously partnering with his father W. A. Thompson in Muncie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Thompson
Miler, Shirley & Miller
Newton Claypool Building
Miller, Shirley & W Thompson
Thompson
W. A. Thompson
Muncie
Best remedy for after dinner overindulgence
Directions urge taking a bedtime dose after heavy meals to aid digestion and prevent headaches and dullness from overindulgence. Pills sold in 25c 50c and $1 boxes by Julius S Mase, Indianapolis, mailed to any address on receipt of price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius 4
Mase
Indianapolis
Ind
Hondurans Starve American Subjects Amid Honduras Crisis
Cables from Puerto Cortez report Americans in Honduran jails, brutal mistreatment, and near starvation after refusing to bury paupers. Immense revolutionary plans target Cavilla's government with forces led by Gen. Lee Christmas and ex-President Bonilla. Foreign interests fear an international conflict as gunboats move.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Puerto Cortez
William Barber
Barber
Kentucky
State Department
United States
Cavilla
Cape Gracias
Lee Christmas
Bonilla
Tucigalpa
Ceiba
England
Christmas
Anarchistic Plot Unfolds From Gardstein Materials
London reports a large anarchistic plot, details still secret, revealed in correspondence seized at the home of dead burglar Gardstein, member of the gang that killed three policemen on December 16 at Hounds Ditch. Police found a small arsenal and bomb making equipment in his house, with letters disclosed this week indicating forthcoming disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gardstein
Hound's Ditch
Purse Snatching on North Pennsylvania Street
Miss Jane Carrie of 907 North Pennsylvania Street was robbed Tuesday night as she walked home in front of 721 North Pennsylvania Street. A Black man grabbed her purse containing $2 and fled, but police found no trace of him.
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Jane Carrie
North
Pennsylvania Street
North Pennsylvania Street
End of Big Prize Sun Contest Nears Finish
The Sun announces end dates for its $12,000 subscription contest with a warning on the final stretch. Subscriptions and votes must be in by January 7, with contracts verified by January 4, urging bidders to overcome delay credulity and lack of energy to reach the last lap. Arnold Schaad and a Brownsburg young lady appeal for support to win a Maxwell touring car and prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss A
Sun
Cook
Maxwell
Ranh Building
Lincoln Street
Brownsburg
Ind
Haworth Case Sparks $5,000 Suit In Dispensary Scandal
Carmi J. Staley, father of a deceased patient, sues Drs. Edmund D. Clark Paul F. Martin and Thomas B. Noble for 5000 alleging board of health members negligent in Haworth’s conduct at the City dispensary. The suit cites Haworth’s double service and an ambulance decision as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haworth
Carmi J. Staley
Edmund D. Clark
Thomas B. Noble
Board of Health
J. W. Reed
Reverend Clifford Installed at Columbia Place Church
A large audience attended Tuesday night as Rev. EH H Clifford was installed as pastor of Columbia Place Christian church succeeding Rev J N Tyner. Rev C H Winders of Irvington Christian church presided and Rev Alan B Philpott of Central Christian church delivered the charge to the minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EH. H. Clifford
Columbia Place Christian Church
J. N. Tyner
C. H. Winders
Irvington Christian Church
Alan B. Philpott
Central Christian Church
Mayer Accepts Reappointment to Park Board for Four Years
Ferdinand L. Mayer replied to Mayer Shank’s offer of another term on the park commissioners, accepting and agreeing to serve another four years. His new term runs to January 31, 1915, replacing the expiring January 31, 1911 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand L. Mayer
Mayer Shank
Board of Park Commissioners
Mayer
Garment Workers Plan City Meeting Thursday
A protest gathering of local garment workers will be held Thursday night in the criminal courtroom to discuss the garment workers situation in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garment Workers’ Union
Garment Workers
Chicago
Receiver to Sell Parry Automobile Plant in Court Preview
Hearing of Union Trust Company as receiver for the Parry automobile company will occur in Judge Carter's room in superior court Thursday. The receiver seeks rescission of the court order allowing operation of the plant. An offer of 45000 dollars with 22500 cash and 22500 due in sixty days is on the table, with previous car sales rejected due to lack of spare parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Trust Company
Parry Automobile Company
Christmas for 500 Waits Until Jan 9 in Indianapolis
Five hundred Greek and Russian Orthodox Christians in Indianapolis will observe Christmas on Monday January 9 under the old Justinian calendar. The four day celebration ends with house to house visits of joy and thanksgiving. The Evangelesmos church at 2734 South Meridian Street will hold mass led by Father Velonis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Velonis
Evangelesmos
South
Meridian Street
Negro Wife Held After Husband Shot
James King, 42, white, is in critical condition at the city hospital after being shot in the abdomen. Jennie King, 45, colored, is held by police on a charge of shooting. She denies the act and refuses to blame others. Witnesses say a quarrel occurred earlier in the evening. The husband identifies the revolver used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie King
Three Judges Act 10 Avert Legal Delays
Three judges from circuit probate and superior courts plan to speed trials by enforcing affidavits for continuances. Attorneys often seek indefinite delays, while criminal court conduct and repeated resets hinder justice. The Indianapolis bar association supports reforms, hoping other courts follow suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criminal Court
Justice Courts
Indianapolis Bar Association
Survivors of Stone River to Reunite in Indiana Event
The National association of survivors of the battle of Stone River gathers for its annual reunion at the G A R hall 222 East Maryland Street. Officers named include Capt S L Wilson president from Neoga Illinois J K Henley vice president Greenfield Indiana and W H Dryden secretary treasurer from Martinsville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of the Survivors of
Battle of
Stone River
G. A. BR. Hall
East Maryland Street
S. L. Wilson
Neoga, Ill
J. K. Henley
Greenfield
Ind
W. H. Dryden
Martinaville
Man Arrested After Wife Attack In City
Louis Williams of 1129 Carter street cut his wife Tuesday night. She is mother of a 3 month old baby and remains in serious condition at City hospital. Williams was arrested by Lieut Belch, Drillmaster Franklin and Patrolmen Madden and Bradley after confessing the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Lieut
Belch
Franklin
Madden
Bradley
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Plapag Laboratories
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