Judge Explains Check Found in Zuta's Records
Chicago officials responded to the discovery of checks and notes linked to Jack Zuta the assassinated Moran Aiello gang manager. Judge Emanuel Eller said a $250 check likely represented a 1922 campaign contribution that he sent to the bank without review. Investigators pursue underworld official ties and large trunks said to hold gang records.
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Chicago
State ‘Attorney's
Jack Ztta
Moran- Aiello Ganz
Emanuel Eller
Patrick Roche
Zuta
Ec Bank
Eller
Jeader
Rochs
Moran-Aiello-Zuto
Gravel Gift of Indianapolis Man Spread on Mill Spring Road
Fort Kiger an Indianapolis businessman hosted a fish dinner at his Hamilton county farm on August 16. Guests included Marion and Hamilton county officials and road supervisor Clinton Haughey. Kiger reaffirmed a promise to supply gravel free for spreading on a mile of the Mill Spring road. Twenty assistant superintendents helped spread the gravel in hours. A horseshoe pitching championship was won by Judge E. Hines and Commissioner William Leeman. The dinner is an annual event hosted by Kiger.
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Noblesville
Ind
Fort Kiger
Indianapolis
Hamilton County
Marion County
Clinton Haughey
Kier
Haughey
Ed E. ‘Hines
Hamilton
William Leeman
Kiger
Radio engineers warn direct sales speech may trigger regs
Dr Lee De Forest predicted at the Institute of Radio Engineers convention that blatant direct sales talk on radio will provoke garment regulation unless curbed voluntarily. He spoke in Toronto on August 18 during the opening of the first international IRE meeting.
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United Press
Toronto
Ontario
Lee de Forest
Institute of Radio Engineers
Car Driver Injured in Collision near Union Station
J. W. Jackson a 74 year old from East Thirty sixth street sustained bruises and cuts when his car was struck by a truck driven by Carl Dunlap of Beech Grove on South Meridian street near Union station. Jackson’s car was demolished in the crash.
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J. W. Jackson
East Thirty-sixth Street
Carl Dunlap
Beech Grove
South Meridian Street
Union Station
Jackson
Truck Strikes Child In Front Of Home
Mary Albertson eight suffered hip injuries and facial lacerations when a truck jumped the curb in front of her home in Twelve Mile Indiana. Driver Charles Reed twenty seven of Lexington Avenue faced the scene and a broken steering knuckle was cited as the cause. A bank robbery here yielded 1592 dollars according to cashier O R Pickering.
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Mary Albertson
Allen Avenue
Charles Reed
Lexington Avenue
Twelve Mile
Ind
O. R. Pickering
Marshall Field III Married in London
Marshall Field III of Chicago and Mrs. Dudley Coates wed in London after a staged secret ceremony at Marylebone registry office. The pair then attended a church service at St Ethelburga and flew to Croydon to begin a continent-hopping honeymoon planned with a Africa safari.
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United Press
London
Marshall Feld III
Chicago
Dudley Coates
Marylebone Registry Office
Field
Mrs. Coats
Church of St. Ethelburga
Financial District
Mysterious death blocks testimony in Chicago grand jury
State Senator John T. Joyce died suddenly blocking his testimony on gunmen in the Forty-Second ward. Mrs. Joyce reported seven threatening calls from a gruff voice before his collapse. Police suspect poisoning and say the caller knew of the murder plan but not its execution.
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United Press
Chicago
John T. Joyce
Grand
Forty-Second Ward
Grand Jury
Joyce
Hebron scholars to announce Abraham exodus date
In Jerusalem, Professors Kyle of Pittsburgh and Albright of the American School of Oriental Research overseeing digs at Tel Beit Mirsin near Hebron expect to announce soon the date of Abraham's exodus and the conquest of Canaan.
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Abraham
United Press
Jerusalem
M. G. Kyle
Pittsburgh
Albright
American School of Oriental Research
Telbeitmirsin
Hebron
Canaan
Clay City to Host Nineteenth Homecoming and Autumn Festival
Clay City Indiana holds its nineteenth annual homecoming on Wednesday with a balloon ascent and triple parachute drop, two baseball games, and concerts by two bands.
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Clay City
Ind
Child Injured Falling From Swing At Highland Park
Marjory Mass, two years old, of 217 North Davidson street, is recovering at City Hospital after injuring herself Sunday night at Highland park playground when she fell from a swing.
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Marjory Mass
North
Davidson Street
Highland Park Playground
City Hospital
Bridge ruling delays Evansville project
Attorney General James M. Ogden ruled that bond sale funds for the Evansville bridge are not yet permanently available. Director John J. Brown of the Kentucky state highway department said funds won’t be ready until the construction contract is signed.
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Evansville
James M. Ogden
Kentucky
John J. Brown
State Highway Department
Ogden
New Plan Predicted for Ft Wayne School Funds
Ft Wayne Ind August 18 Miss Louise Ward superintendent of Ft Wayne schools expects public demand for a fund distribution plan not based on pupil numbers. She met with Roy P Wisehart state superintendent on alleged overenumeration and urged basing distribution on teacher counts.
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Times Special
Ft, Wayne
Ind
Louise Ward
Ft. Wayne
Miss Ward
Roy P. Wisehart
Indiana
Slump Breaks Reported in Lake County Road Bids
In Crown Point Indiana Aug 18 officials say a contractor ring in Lake County is broken as bids for the Henry McLaughlin road vary widely and many bidders compete See Construction Company won at 63830 50 well below the engineer's estimate while bids ranged to 88903 Lake County costs also run about a third higher than St Joseph La Porte counties and the state highway commission.
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Crown Point
Ind
Lake County
Henry McLaughlin
See Construction Company
Hammond
St. Joseph
la Porte
State Highway Commission
Injured Man Sues Railroad for $10000 in Damages
Charles Matthews, claiming breach of contract, sues the Pennsylvania Railroad in Miami circuit court for $10000. He was a brakeman who was injured thirteen years ago and previously settled a separate suit in Jay circuit court with promises of $500, free lifetime transportation, and continued insurance premiums, which were later halted.
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Times Special
Peru
Ind
Charles Matthews
Miami
Pennsylvania Railroad
Matthews
Jay
Portland
Missing South Bend salesman found dazed near La Porte
FF. Doss River, a South Bend bond salesman and son in law of a local real estate dealer, was found dazed twenty miles west of the city after disappearing August 6. He could not recall events since the day he drank pop with a Gary man after golf. His diamond ring and $300 are missing. two tires were flat and the car's motor and tanks were dry.
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Bu United Press
South Bend
Ind
FF. Doss River
Here
Riner
Gary Man
Ft. Wayne
Chicago
Three Charges Filed Against Kurz in Indiana Arson Case
Charles Kurz now faces arson allegations added to existing petit larceny and selling mortgaged property charges. He is accused of setting a chicken breeder and storehouse on Endsley farm ablaze and stealing gasoline. A separate count cites sale of a mortgaged mule pair securing a $200 loan. In Columbus, Norwood Leslie was found guilty of watermelon theft and fined 35 dollars with suspended jail. Fred Carpenter pleaded guilty to stealing blankets, fined 12 dollars with suspended 90 day prison term.
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Pa Times Spec Peru
Ind
Charles Kurz
William E. Hindel
Kurz
Times Special
Columbus
Norwood Leslie
Flintrock
Tyler Messer
Fred Carpenter
H. Karl Volland
Funeral services set for Frederick Goesker aviator
Frederick Goesker 26, former resident and aviator, dies in Tracy California crash. He leaves sister Leonora Goesker Evansville nurse and two aunts Mrs A C Derr Boonville and Mrs George Zergiebel Mt Vernon. Bluffton confirms death of Dr James W Kitney 60 oldest practicing physician in Bluffton. He leaves widow, three brothers and a sister.
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Ryu
Ind
Frederick .Goesker
Tracy
Cal
Leonora Goesker
Evansville
A. C. Derr
Boonville
George Zergiebel
Mt. Vernon
United Pees
White River Conference Session To Convene At Fairview Church
Hartf ord city Aug 18 the Fairview United Brethren church four miles north will host the eighty fifth annual session of the White River conference of the United Brethren in Christ old constitution presided by Bishop W E Musgrave Huntington who will preach at the opening session Wednesday morning Also on the program are Revs Howard Brown Dublin Wechsler Van Buren C E Carlson and Dr C A Mummart Huntington
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Hartford City
Fairview
C. E. Carlson
C. A. Mummart
Huntington
Two Gary Banks Fail in Quick Succession
Two Gary state banks the Mid-City and Fifth Avenue failed to open, bringing Gary’s total bank closures to three in eight days. Directors said shared stockholders and ties between banks caused the decision to close the Second bank despite its reported sound condition to avoid a run.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Gary State
Mid-City State Bank
Fifth Avenue Bank of
Fifth Avenue
Auto race crash leaves Baumann near death in Kankakee
Charles Baumann an auto race driver of 964 Bradley Street was injured at the Kankakee fairgrounds half mile track when his car crashed through a fence. He suffered chest and right arm injuries as a fence rail pierced his body and he was taken to St Marys hospital in critical condition.
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Kankakee
Ill
Charles
Dutch) Baumann
Bradley Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Baumann
Star’s Father Is Dead Passes at Summer Cottage
Melville Daniels, 65, father of film star Bebe Daniels, died at his Camp Lake summer cottage near Grand Rapids, Michigan, on August 18. Also reported is the death of Anna Newman, 51, head of the Ft. Wayne high school art department, at her home in Richmond, Indiana, a local art colony member with works shown in Chicago and at the Herron Art Institute.
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Bebe Daniel
United Press
GRAND
Richmond
Ind
Anna Newman
Ft. Wayne High School
Chicago
Herron Art Institute
Indianapolis
Hoosier Heads Research With 200000 Fund
Dr. O H Inman will head a ten year photo synthesis research project at Antioch College after a 200000 gift from C F Kettering. The funding supports completion of a 350000 science building and marks Inman’s move from Antioch dean to project director.
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O. H. Inman
Antioch College
Bloomington
Ind
Yellow Springs
Indiana University
Bloomfield
C. F. Kettering
General Motors
Dr. Inman
Kettering
Antioch
Inman
University of Idaho
Harvard
Noted Flier Casey Jones to Escort Byrd in City Visit
Casey Jones nation’s first mail flier accepts invitation from National Exchange Clubs to escort Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd at the national civic clubs convention on August 25. Jones flew as a pursuit pilot in World War I alongside Major H Weir Cook of Curtiss Flying Service. Cy Caldwell, humorist and aviator, will also accompany Byrd from the Chicago air races to the city.
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Casey Jones
National Exchange Clubs
Richard E. Byrd
Jones
H. Weir Cook
Curtiss Flying Service
Indiana
Cy Caldwell
Byrd
Chicago
Class of 49 for Course in Nursing
Forty nine young women were named for a nursing training program including four from Indianapolis Mary Dean Aspy Margaret Bixler Patricia Gray and Rosemary Lautis They will receive diplomas after a three year course with six months of preliminary instruction and three two and one half year terms taught by Indiana University faculties and hospital staff at the university hospitals provide practical experience.
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Times Special
Bloomington
Ind
Indianapolis
Mary Dean Aspy
East Forty-third Street
Margaret Bixler
Patricia Gray
Broadway
Rosemary Lautis
Ludlow Avenue
Ethel P. Clarke
Indiana University School of Medicine
Training School For Nurses
College of Arts and Sciences
Mother and Child Die in Valparaiso Auto Collision
A head on crash on State Road 30 near Valparaiso killed Mrs. J. C. Lunsford and her daughter Beverly Ann Kirk of Gary. Five others were injured including J. C. Lunsford and Mrs. Jennie Bail. The accident occurred when Gilbert attempted to pass another car and collided with Lunsford.
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United Press
Valparaiso
Ind
State Road
J. C. Lunsford
Beverly Ann Kirk
Gary
Jennie Bail
Lunsford
Donna Jean Kirk
W. Gilbert
Sourlake
Tex
Gilbert
Three Tree Sitters Remain in Indianapolis Standoff
Indianapolis holds three activists aloft in trees as hours climb. Wilbur Gauthier led at 163 hours, with Walter Bartlett at 647 hours and Garland Saunders at 625 hours, all at separate city locations.
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Indianapolis
Wilbur Gauthier
Bloyd Avenue
Walter Bartlett
East Washington Street
Garland Saunders
Maywood
Sailor's Wife Slain in Walpole Murder Probe
Jer ome Zwicker 23 former quarter master on the steamship New York is sought for questioning after the body of his wife Mrs Gladys Zwicker 22 was found in the woods. The death appears from a close range pistol shot. A dog bark led police to the scene. The couple left home Friday in a car after relatives told Zwicker he could not live with her due to jealousy and quarrels.
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United Press
Walpole
Mass
Jerome Zwicker
New York
Gladys Zwicker
Blackford County Fair Opens September 16 at Hartford City
The Blackford county fair will run September 16 to 20 in Hartford City with livestock poultry and home economics exhibits plus cooking art and industrial shows. Entertainment features balloon ascensions acrobatics band concerts and contests along with a water battle by local firemen. Mrs Mary McKee 73 wife of Willard McKee died at home after a two year illness surviving husband and two brothers Jesse Taylor Edinburg and Michael Taylor local residents.
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Hartford City
Ind
Blackford County
Bn Times
Columbus
Mary McKee
Willard McKee
Jesse Taylor
Edinburg
Michael Taylor
Crime decline noted over 25 years in Indiana data
Indiana crime trends show fewer arrests overall from 1883–1905 compared with 1928–1929, says Charles Kettleborough, director of the state bureau of statistics. While more laws exist, arrests dropped about 33.7 percent in major felonies, with burglary the only felony showing an increase amid population growth.
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Indiana
Charles Kettleborough
State Bureau of Statistics
Man Wanted in $3 000 Swindle Among Missing
Cleve Pumphrey of Burney allegedly swindled Jefferson county farmers out of 3000 with bad checks for cattle. Police went to arrest him in Madison Indiana but he disappeared. Losers include Jesse Custer Curtis Gordon James Hill Albert Gordon and James Spelz. drought and low prices worsen the losses. checks issued on Hope State Bank.
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Madison
Ind
Cleve Pumphrey
Burney
Jefferson County
Jesse Custer
Bryantsburg
Pumphrey
Hope State Bank
Custer
James Hill
Brooksburg
Curtis Gordon
Albert Gordon
James Spelz
Anderson Bid To Host 1931 Indiana Legion Session
George Hackett post of Anderson plans the 1931 Indiana American Legion convention bid. The 100 member Anderson delegation will be fed at Fort Wayne aboard a float with Miss Juanita Davis in a Little Colonel outfit and escorts Miss Betty Zion and Miss Frances Maines. The post drum and bugle corps will join the state parade and 300 posts are asked to back the bid. This year’s convention occurs late this month.
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Anderson
Ind
George Hackett Post
Indiana
Richmond
Louisville
Legion
Richmond man killed in Portland truck crash
Rollie McBride of Richmond, age 50, died after a Sunday collision on state road 27 north of Portland. His truck and an auto, driven by J. K. Wehrly of Portland, collided while passing cars stalled by a machine. McBride lost his left arm and suffered a crushed chest. he died an hour after being taken to Jay County Hospital. Gus Borders, also of Richmond, and Wehrly were uninjured.
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Richmond
Portland
United Press
Ind
Rollie McBride
State
J. K. Wehrly
McBride
Jay County
Gus Borders
Wehrly
Jay County Fair Reports $1000 Deficit Despite Strong Exhibits
Portland Ind August 18 Jay county fair ended with about a $1000 deficit though exhibits and program were declared successful. Local officials noted strong attendance and quality displays despite the financial shortfall.
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Timea
Portland
Ind
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