Commissioners cannot halt telephone sale and buy ruling
The public service commission said it cannot modify the Lake Circuit Court order granting Northwestern Indiana Telephone Co. permission to sell and Crown Point Telephone Co. plus Winona Telephone Co. permission to buy. Commissioner Howell Ellis noted prior attempts to block the sale and urged Valparaiso residents to appeal to the State Supreme Court. Judge E Miles Norton, allied with Winona interests, had earlier been named by former Governor Goodrich.
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Public Service Commission
Order of Lake Circuit Court
Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company
Crown Point Telephone Company
Winona Telephone Company
Howell Ellis
Valparaiso
Statehouse
Illinois Bell System
Lake Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
Inspector Named for Meridian Paving Project
Russell Barnes appointed by the park board to inspect the Meridian St. paving project. Barnes, from 2350 Spann Ave., will earn 150 dollars a month and succeeds Frank Hoss, related to park board member Mrs. Mary Hoss, who vacated the post while remaining with Indiana Asphalt Company as foreman.
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Russell Barnes
Spann Ave
Park Board
Meridian St
Barnes
Frank Hoss
Mary Hoss
Hoss
Indiana Asphalt Company
Asphalt Company
Mrs. Charles B. Rink Dies at 50 Funeral Monday
Mrs. Charles B. Rink, 50, of 711 E Fortieth St, died Thursday after a brief myocarditis illness. Funeral services are set for 8:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Catholic Church with burial in St. Joseph's cemetery. Survived by husband, two brothers Rev Joseph F. Weber of Indianapolis and George A. Weber of Valley Mills, and a sister Mrs. Frank T. Prohnapfel of Indianapolis.
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Charles B. Rink
E. Fortieth St
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Joseph F. Weber
Indianapolis
George A. Weber
Valley Mills
Frank T. Prohnapfel
Macklin Plans 3-Cent Street Levy Widening Program
Macklin, city plan commission engineer, works on a street widening and straightening program for 1928. The plan will be submitted to the city council to justify a 3 cent thoroughfare levy. Several councilmen are understood to favor the widening program.
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Macklin Mack
City Plan Commission
Oldest European fighter linked to Napoleon dies in Russia
Peter Rudak reputedly aged 136, died in Pitchania village near Podolsk. He claimed to have fought for Russia against Napoleon I and was said to be the last to bridge the era from Napoleon to the October Revolution. Documentary proof supported his military service from over a century ago.
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Europe
Napoleon
United Presa Podolsk
Peter Rudak
Pitchania
Rudak
Napoleon I
Hunt Gunman in Hit Run After Seven Mile Chase
Police seek identity of hit and run driver after a seven mile chase ending when a Ford roadster fired on pursuers. Frank Osterland, 19, was shot in the left foot and taken to city hospital. Rivera pursued the roadster with three men and a woman aboard.
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Frank Osterland
W. Morris St
City Hospital
Osterland
Albert Rivera
S. Meridian St
Bluff
James Griffin
Charles St
Sam Albacer
Union St
Rivera
Raymond St
Head
Traffic cop and four others hurt in crash
James J. Carey a traffic policeman living at 1123 English Ave and four passengers in his car were injured in a crash near Greenfield and were listed as recovering today. James Callahan of 1241 English Ave was among those involved.
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James J. Carey
English Ave
Greenfield
James Callahan
Rickard returns $7 for Tunney Heeney broadcast
Asbury Park dispatch reports Tex Rickard sent back seven dollars to Thomas Burley Jr. WCAP director after Burley forwarded the sum believing the Tunney Heeney fight broadcast was worth the money.
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United Press
Asbury Park
N. J
Tex Rickard
Thomas
Burley, Jr
WCAP
Rickard
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