Man Confesses Part in Three Gary Murders
James Tonoff, a Bulgarian, confessed to Kansas City police that a Chicago based gang ordered him and two companions to kill Gary Ind- iana baker Simon Nesteroff and merchant George Alexander and to steal their money. Nesteroff $450 and Christoff $500 were taken. Christoff’s body was found under a bridge with a axed death. The Gary police tie all three murders to the same gang.
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Ambas City
Chicago
Kansas City
James Tonoff
Gary
Ind
Martin Or Rary
Tonolk
Wichita
Kan
Simon Nesteroff
George Alexander
Alexander
Nesteroff
Martin
Tonoff
Vasil Christoff
Ilinois Steel Company
Christoff
Anderson Pair Wed Eluding Detective in Elopement
Cuthbert Hastman and Felicia Tabb eloped from Anderson to Jeffersonville and wed after eluding a detective. Don Seybert tracked them down and returned them to Anderson where the parents promised forgiveness.
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the Sun
Jeffersonville
Ind
Cuthbert Hastman
Felicia Tabb
Babb
Anderson
Don Seybert
Jail Better Than Living With Wife
Special to Fire Sun John Potter voices from Washington Indiana jail that he would rather serve state prison than live with his wife calling her a fire eating nag. He is jailed for desertion of his wife and makes the remark on June 30.
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Fire Sun
Washington, Ind
John Potter
State Prison
Sparks From Train Start Huge Fire in Huntington
Special to The Sur. sparks from a Wabash passenger train sparked a $150,000 blaze in Huntington Indiana on Wednesday. Firefighters lacked adequate protection, delaying suppression and letting the flames spread.
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Huntington
Ind
Ohio ‘and Western Lime Company
Acid burns boy who grabbed bottle of carbolic acid
Bedford Indiana June 30 Richard Mc Ginnis five will be marked for life after breaking a bottle filled with carbolic acid on a rock. He is badly burned in the commons. Newlyweds aged Elwood Ind June 30 Anderson Rutherford seventy eight Windfall and Ellen Warner sixty five arrived here Wednesday newly married in Tipton. Kansas City June 30 a woman introduced by the defense in federal court gave testimony by a baker and chemist about bread from bleached and unbleached flour. she said there is no difference in digestibility or effects on health.
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Bedford
Ind
Richard McGinnis
Elwood
Anderson
Rutherford
Ellen Warner
Tipton
Kansas City
Elia Ag‘nas Hartsell
University Periment
Ames
Kidnapping Case In Albany Area Involves McLaughlin Family
New York reports Michael L. McLaughlin and his second wife took his son from the first marriage to their country home near Albany. The boy was seized from a lawn by a man who drove away in a car. Mrs. McLaughlin calls this the eighth kidnapping episode. The first wife, given custody under a divorce that allowed remarriage, remarried Henry P. Holt in 1908, since which time the child has been moved between homes. McLaughlin is a Brooklyn real estate dealer.
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New York
Michael L. McLaughlin
Albany
N. Y
McLaughlin
Henry P. Holt
Brooklyn
Defendant Pleased With His Sentence in Manslaughter Case
Lebanon Ind June 30 Aldhbert Spohn found guilty of manslaughter by the jury Wednesday afternoon and the court imposed sentences from two to 23 years Spohn expressed himself pleased with the verdict Three of the jury voted for life on the first ballot.
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Spahn
Body of 17 year old Edward McClurkin recovered from White river
Princeton Indiana reports the body of Edward McClurkin age 17 recovered from White river after a diving accident. Officials believe his bathing suit snagged on an obstruction underwater, leading to the drowning. The incident occurred Wednesday.
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Princeton
Ind
Edward McClurkin
White River
Evangelist spends night in jail in Marion Indiana
Isaac H. Said known as Praying Said evangelist spent Wednesday in jail as the first day of a sentence for failing to pay two fines of 10 dollars and costs each. The arrest stems from an incident in which he beat his wife and father in law after morning prayers.
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Marion
Ind
Isaac H. Said
Praying Said
Talks of graves then drops reads of graves event in Indiana
Frankfort Ind June 30 Newton Girton while sitting with the corpse of Mrs Mary Jarrel was talking about digging graves when he suffered heart trouble and died. He was smoking a pipe and spoke to a friend before his collapse. He died within minutes.
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Frankfort
Ind
Newton Girton
Mary Jarrel
Miners to Convene Over Wage Scale in Indiana
Miners from Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators' Association and United Mine Workers District No 1 will hold a joint convention in Terre Haute from June 30 to July 7 to argue the wage scale. The wage scale subcommittee failed to reach an agreement, raising the likelihood of another strike if the talks stall.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
United Mine Workers, District No. 1
B and O Plans Telephone Dispatch Tests
Gary Ind June 380 Twenty five miles of new signal apparatus have been installed by the Baltimore and Ohio between South Chicago and Mead Ind during the past year. The company contemplates experimenting with the telephone as a dispatch medium during the coming summer.
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Gary
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio
South Chicago
Mead
Aged farmer weds two young WV girls in county
In Anderson Indiana on June 30 two 16 year old girls, Mary Gill and Miss Minale Jiffle, were married by 75 year old Perry Cullom, a wealthy farmer. The first marriage ended in divorce due to age and conflicts with elders. The second wedding occurred Wednesday, also to the same man, from the same West Virginia mountain region.
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Anderson
Ind
Perry Cullom
West Virginia
Mary Gill
Minale Jiffle
Son saves father from angry bull at Franklin farm
Franklin Indiana June 30. With a pitchfork the son of John Williams saved his father from being gored to death by an angry bull. The animal caught Mr Williams near the fence but the boy kept the beast away until his parent could escape.
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John Williams
Mr. Williams
Reward offered for return of jewels in Muncie
A. L. Johnson of Muncie Indiana offers a $1000 reward with no questions asked for the return of jewels stolen from his home. The jewels on the market are not worth the reward, but the Johnsons value them for sentiment.
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Muncie
Ind
A. L. Johnson
Johnsons
New Distillery 10 Builds Apple Brandy in Amsterdam
A new brandy distillery is under construction in New Amsterdam Ind. The project signals strong faith in the apple crop. Harrison county lists 179000 apple trees per state statistician, making it the state’s largest apple producer.
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Harrison County
C. & Q to Build First Class C. C. L. Railroad
Evidence that the C. & Q O will convert the Cc. Cc. & L. into a first class road reached Marion Indiana when trainloads of ties passed through on Wednesday. The ties will replace decayed and rotting ones along the right of way.
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Marion
Ind
Democratic county convention slated for June 30 to July 23
Noblesville Indiana details an upcoming Democratic county convention with a scheduled window from June 30 to July 23. The notice emphasizes party organization and event timing for local voters and delegates.
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Noblesville, Jud
Women dig dirt for Church of Christ groundbreaking
In Bloomington Indiana on Wednesday six women led by Mrs. H. H. Adamson and joined by Mrs. P. B. Martin Mrs. W. O. Blakely Mrs. Dudley F. Smith Mrs. L. J. Brown and Mrs. Elzabeth Carmichael turned shovels and lifted the first dirt for the new Church of Christ marking the project’s start.
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Church OF Christ
Bloomington
Ind
H. H. Adamson
P. B. Martin
W. O. Blakely
Dudley F. Smith
L. J. Brown
Elzabeth Carmichael
Hartsville giver dies at her home
Mrs Catherine Barger aged 83 of Hartsville died Wednesday at her home in Hartsville. She donated large sums to the old Hartsville college and built the U B church, actions reflecting her prominent community involvement in Columbus Indiana.
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Hartsville
Columbus
Ind
Catherine Barger
Hartsville College
U. B. Church
Bologna Sausage Poisoning Threatens Fox Family
Columbus residents report Mrs. Laura Fox and her daughters Anna and Esta consumed stale bologna sausage on Wednesday and now face possible death as authorities investigate the incident.
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Columbus
Ind
Laura Fox
Anna
Esta
Boy in Autogrash May Be Fatally Hurt
Noblesville Ind June 30 A son of John Haworth received injuries that may be fatal when the Haworth automobile ran into a tree throwing the boy over the front of the car. Others in the party were unhurt.
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Noblesville
Ind
John Haworth
Haworth
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