Note Signed Ade May Be Death Clue In Crown Point Case
A note scrawled on an envelope reading Red wait for me and signed Ade helped police probe the murder of Adeline Zaccard near Crown Point Indiana. Zaccard was the girlfriend of Angelo Francisco, killed by a vigilante after the McHenry bank robbery. Authorities chase a car with an Indiana plate linked to a possible bandit.
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United Press
Indiana
Crown Point
Adeline Zaccard
Ade
Zaccard
Angelo Francisco
McHenry
Miss Zaccard
Louis Hartman
Dyer, Nd
Market Opens With Steel Leads In Early Trading
New York August 18 Trading in stocks was uneven early with steel issues in demand. Allied Chemical led the advance rising to a new high of 187 half a point up. Columbia Gas climbed to a record 119 as utilities rose. United States Steel and Republic gained amid mixed motor shares and firm overall.
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United Press
New York
Allied Chemical
Columbia Gas
United States Steel
Republic
Bethlehem Steel
American Can
Westinghouse
Radio
Chrysler
General Motors
Graham-Paige
Hupp
Gabriel Snubber
Wall Street Journal
Financial Review Today
Guard planes from Camp Knox to fly to Indianapolis
The six 113th observation squadron aircraft from the Indiana National Guard, currently at Camp Knox in Kentucky, are expected to be flown to Indianapolis Airport on Sunday after a two week encampment.
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113Th Observation Squadron
Indiana National Guard
Camp Knox
Indianapolis
25 000 Gather to Honor Curtis Ex Jockey
Topeka Kansas hosts a large political event as Charles Curtis a Kaw Indian descendant and former jockey is set to be notified as the Republican vice presidential nominee. Thousands arrive by auto train and air to celebrate on the state capitol steps with music, speeches, and a tribal Eagle dance as part of the ceremonies.
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Irwin I. Femrite
United Press
Topeka
Kan
Middle West
Charles Curtis
Sunflower State
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Capitol Square
Ben 8 S. Paulen
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Kansas
Baz
Charley Curtis
Wichita
Kansas City
Prairies
Shawnee County
Pottawatomie
Kansas Ave
Senator Curtis
Flood perils in three southern states ease
United Press reports flood conditions abated though fears linger in parts of Georgia North Carolina and Virginia. Twelve deaths were confirmed and cotton damage runs into millions with Rutherfordton North Carolina at risk as workers guard sand banks. Flood losses in the Asheville area may reach six hundred thousand while rail service limps back and rivers rise in Virginia towns.
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Atlanta
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
Rutherfordton
N. C
Asheville
South Georgia
Lynchburg
Danville
Roanoke
Bristol
Wheer
Protest Car Line Extension At Butler Campus
Objections to extending the Fairview street car line to the Butler University campus will be voiced at the board of works meeting next Friday. Representatives from Indianapolis Street Railway Company Butler University residents and property owners will appear before the board. The board has decided to route the line north of Boulevard Place from Forty Second to Forty Sixth Streets. Property owners threaten court action and residents along other streets object as well.
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Butler University
Board of Works
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Boulevard Pl
Forty-Second
Forty- Sixth Sts
Weather snippet with hourly temperatures
Readable fragment shows hourly temperature readings around 7 to 10 am with numbers and times. No clear location or date. Extracted facts include times 9 am 10 am and temperatures 68 degrees, but source lacks full context to determine precise event or location.
Broadway Stage Star Helen Hayes Marries Playwright Charles MacArthur
New York reports Helen Hayes, famed for Coquette, wed Charles MacArthur, co author of Lulu Belle and co creator of The Front Page. The couple met years ago in Broadway circles and plan a London run for Coquette after a short honeymoon. Hayes left the wedding to attend a stage performance and will tour with London engagements upon return.
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York
Helen Hayes
Coquette
Charles MacArthur
Broadway
Miss Hayes
MacArthur
Ben Hecht
Chicago
Lulu Belle
Font Page
MeAvToo
New York
London
Endurance Dare Climax as Kelly Descends Flagpole
At 1 13 p m Alvin Ship Wreck Kelly will climb down the 18 foot Denison hotel flagpole after a more than 100 hour vigil. Immense crowds expected to witness the finale as police manage traffic and sidewalk congestion. A Mormon with escort will rush him to the Lyric theatre for a 2 p m stage appearance and another at 8 p m. He will also perform at Walnut Gardens all day Sunday.
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Lyric Theater
Lyric Stage
Walnut Gardens
Richmond nine held after liquor raids in Nab 9 case
Nine Richmond residents were arrested Friday night in liquor raids by Federal dry agents led by Harry L. Bendel and local officers. They appeared in court before U S commissioner John W. Kern. Names include Ralph Dioni cio George McKinney Ne gro Waslaw Holetchek Marie Davenport Frank Lewis Edward Garey Roscoe Burge John E Red Ryan and Herbert Norton. Arrests followed alleged prior sales to agents and a purchase from Holetchek after his Penal Farm return.
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Richmond
Ind
Harry L. Bendel
John W. Kern
United States
Ralph Dionicio
George McKinney
Waslaw Holetchek
Miss Marie Davenport
Frank Lewis
Edward Garey
Roscoe Burge
John E
Red) Ryan
Herbert Norton
Holetchek
Objections to site for School 86 raised
Frank Hosler, engineer, reports that building on the Fifty-Second Street and Capitol Avenue lot would require a large fill because part of the site was underwater in the 1913 flood. The Security Trust Company offered the $29,000 lot while other nearby sites have been proposed to the school board.
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Fifty-Second St
Capitol Ave
Frank Hosler
Hosler
Security Trust Company
Haag Suspect Returns to County in Haag Slaying Case
Detectives Rugenstein and McGlenn left Los Angeles Friday with Rupert McDonald, wanted in the Haag drugstores slaying at the Green Mill barbecue on May 4, 1926. McDonald to join Lawrence Ghere, held in county jail after being brought from California. both resisted extradition. The two are alleged to be part of a bandit trio that shot Haag during a noon meal at the barbecue with Jessie Murphy, who died earlier.
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William Rugenstein
Harry McGlenn
Los Angeles
Rupert McDonald
Wilkinson Haag
Green Mill
McDonald
Lawrence Ghere
California
Ghere
Haag
Jessie Murphy
Extradition Hearing Set for W H Arnold in Florida
In Tallahassee a hearing before Governor John W Martin will decide extradition of W H Arnold former president of the American Trust Company Bank of Kokomo Indiana. Arnold is wanted on charges tied to the bank closing and Howard County officials have sought his return since January with Prosecutor Homer Miller and Sheriff John Spearman slated to attend.
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Times
Kokomo
Ind
John W. Martin
Florida
Tallahasssee
W. H. Arnold
Arnold
American Trust Company Bank
Howard County
Homer Miller
John Spearman
Hoover Will Test Arizona Dam Opinion on Hoover Train Stop
Herbert Hoover, en route aboard his special train toward Williams Arizona, plans roundtable talks with county chairmen to gauge local reaction to Boulder Dam. He supports a high dam at Boulder Canyon while urging unity among Colorado River states and opposing a low dam.
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United Press
Hoover
Williams, Ariz
Herbert Hoover
California
Arizona
Boulder Dam
Los Angeles
Black Canyon
Colorado River
Boulder Canyon
Congress
Hiram Johnson
Power Trust
Grand Canyon
Williams
San Bernardino
Pasadena
Palo Alto
Hip Raid Targets Wealthy New York Clubgoers
Federal agents conducted a high profile raid aboard the Ile De France as 125 prominent individuals were subpoenaed for alleged liquor violations. The event drew 4000 onlookers at the French line piers while officials explained orders controlled the search. Protests threatened by social leaders and financiers highlight the widening crackdown as the inquiry begins Monday and extends through next week.
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New York
Ile de France
Frank B. Kellogg
Europe
French Line
Truck Kills Child in City Street Collision
Arthur Shook seven died after a truck struck him near St Clair and Alabama streets in Chicago. driver Wilburt Steinkemp 23 was arrested for involuntary manslaughter. Mother Edith Alexander witnessed the tragedy and was treated at a hospital. she and her son had been visiting at George Shumaker’s home on Alabama Street.
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Arthur Shook
Oakdale Ave
Chicago
City Hospital
Wilburt Steinkemp
Brookside Ave
St. Clair St
Alabama St
Steinkemp
Edith Alexander
Alfred Storey
George Shumaker
Drowns While Trying to Save Sister in Canoe Mishap
Willis E. Lund of Long Branch New Jersey died after releasing his grip on an overturned canoe to save his sister Mrs Gladys Elder of Omaha Nebraska who was rescued by Franklin S Williams of Providence Rhode Island. Lund's body was recovered three hours later.
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United Press
Warren
R. IL
Willis E. Lund
Long Branch
N. J
Gladys Elder
Omaha
Neb
Franklin S. Williams
Providence
Lund
Soap surplus at Carroll County courthouse inquiry begun
An Indiana county faces a soap scandal as auditors review $4 876 13 spent on courthouse cleaning and $2 600 in outstanding soap bills. A retiree inventory reveals hundreds of gallons of soap and cleaning supplies stored in assembly and boiler rooms, with officials noting a long running, unchecked purchasing spree.
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Delphi
Carroll County
John Long
Charles W. Billings
Bus Driver Louis Skeeter Charged After City Collision
Louis Skeeter 27 from 2311 Belle Fontaine St. faces reckless driving charges after a Peoples Motor Coach bus collided with a Ford touring car at Twenty-fifth and Oxford. The car overturned injuring three women. Dwight R. Hiner, 37, and his wife and passengers were later treated at home.
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Bellefontaine St
Peoples Motor Coach Company
Twenty-fifth
Oxford Sts
Anna Hiner
N. Drexel Ave
Lora Hubbard
Myrtle Stewart
Dearborn St
Hiner
Dwight R. Hiner
Drexel Ave
Twenty-fifth St
Oxford St
Weather Conditions Report 9 30 A M
In the air conditions at 9 30 A M compiled for The Times by Government Weather Observer J H Armington and Donald McConnell. Ceiling 5 000 feet visibility 3 miles barometer 29 86 wind northeast 5 m.
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Times
J. H. Armington
Donald McConnell
Government
Whirlwind opens as postwar changes reshape society
The Times presents Eleanor Early’s new serial Whirlwind, starting Aug. 23, depicting postwar shifts in morality, Prohibition, fashion, and social norms. The excerpt highlights flasks, smoking, fashion risks, veterans’ status, and rising reform talk as society chafes under changing conventions. The piece frames the story as a bold social panorama of the era.
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Eleanor Early
Times
Bandit Slugs Sleeping Man and Robs Garage
A 27 year old night manager at the Motor Inn in Ravenswood was knocked unconscious by a bandit using a blackjack and robbed of 111 dollars. Separate heist at Virginia Grille on Maryland Street netted between 175 and 200 dollars from the cashier, with a well dressed gunman threatening to shoot anyone moving. The robberies occurred late Friday night, the first at the Motor Inn around 2:30 to 3:30 a.m. and the second at 9 p.m. in the Virginia Grille. Police recovered minor items and noted witnesses who could identify the suspect, while staff described the bandit’s cool, decisive behavior. The attacker fled in a Chevrolet coupe after collecting cash from both sites.
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Motor Inn
Pennsylvania St
Drague
Virginia Sweet Grille
Maryland St
Fortunate Mann
Grille
Arnold Meesen
Linwood Ave
Agnes Cosgrove
Alabama
Ed Helm
Ed Porter
UNH hosts rolling pin contest winner at 249 feet
In Durham New Hampshire on August 18 Miss Helen Bernaby of North Danville won UNH s rolling pin competition with a 249 foot throw. About twenty other women competed in the humorous event marking the university effort to stage a competitive domestic art.
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Durham
N. H
University of New Hampshire
Helen Bernaby
Husky North Danville
NABBED IN PARKED CAR WITH LIQUOR CHARGES
Two men named John Carter and Carl Carter face blind tiger charges after police found a five gallon can of liquor in a car parked on Thirteenth Street near Senate Avenue. The arrest occurred Friday night by Sergt. Michael Mor rissey and night squad.
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John Carter
Senate Ave
Carl Carter
Darnell St
Thirteenth St
Sergt
Michael Morerissey
Giant Ivan Kras noglazob Drives Salary Hike
In Kizil-Orda Turkestan Ivan Kras noglazob, a seven foot tall worker on the Turkestan-Siberia railroad, eats enormous meals and forced officials to double his pay. He says he suffers an enormous appetite and consumes ten to fifteen pounds of bread per meal, with his salary set to meet his groceries.
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Kizil-Orda
Turkestan
Ivan Krasnoglazob
Ivan
Turkestan- Siberia
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