Billings Mammon of the Roof Trial Adjourns
San Francisco reports the Supreme Court public rehearing on Warren C Billings pardon plea ends after four weeks of hearings. Key witness Mrs Belle Hammerberg places Mooney and Billings on the Eiler building roof with others before the Prepaidness parade. Frank P Walsh and Edwin McKenzie urge elimination of hearsay while presenting opposing views on innocence and guilt.
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San Francisco
Supreme Court
Warren C Billings
John MacDonald
Billings
Tom Mooney
Edwin McKenzie
Frank P. Walsh
Mooney
Walsh
McKenzie
Trump
Belle Hammerberg
Rena Mooney
Charlie Fickert
Estelle Smith
Market Street
Timberlake
Los Angeles
Tom
Cannaday and Walker Families Hold Twentieth Reunion
The Cannaday and Walker families plan their twentieth annual reunion at Heekin park in Muncie Indiana on Sunday. C M Cannaday of Indianapolis serves as president and Floyd Duncan of Muncie as secretary of the organizing committee.
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Muncie
Ind
Cannaday
Walker
Heekin Park
C. M. Cannaday
Indianapolis
Floyd Duncan
Snake Incursion Blamed for McPherson Illness
Peggy Myrtle King, a worker for Aimee Semple McPherson, blames a snake tossed into the evangelist’s bedroom for her present illness. King recounted the incident, noting the man in love with McPherson was arrested and confined, and before escaping a snake was found in the bedroom triggering a nervous breakdown.
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United Prena ES Moines
Aimee Semple McPherson
Peggy Myrtle King
Bear hunt ends at Ford estate in Dearborn Michigan
Tranquility returned to Henry Ford's large Dearborn estate after fifty Fond employees used spades pitch forks and clubs to recapture a bear that had escaped its pen and hid on the grounds following a nine hour search Wednesday.
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Bay United Preas Dearborn
Mich
Henry Ford
Auae
Bank Robbery and Kidnapping Reported in Marshfield
Two young bandits robbed the Marshfield State Bank and kidnapped cashier Samuel C. Adams. Adams, alone in the bank, was driven nine miles into the countryside, then released unharmed and returned to Marshfield by a following motorist.
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United Press
Marshfield
Ind
Marshfield State
Kid
Samuel C. Adams
Husband Suspected in Mysterious State Housefire
In Newcastle Indiana on August 21 the burned body of 64 year old Carrie Huddleston was found at home. Her husband Turner Huddleston 68 was jailed after admitting he found the body and offering an explosion theory for the kitchen fire. Coroner Ralph Niblock probes amid claims of threats by the husband and a possible alibi from a son Arthur Huddleston of near Spiceland. A postmortem is deemed nearly impossible.
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United Press
Newcastle
Ind
Carrie Huddleston
Turner Huddleston
Ralph Niblock
Middleton
Turner
Arthur Huddleson
Spiceland
Henry County
Niblock
Franklin youths held in peanut theft car raid
In Franklin Indiana on August 21 officers found two youths asleep in a car with sleeves stuffed with several gallons of salted peanuts and chewing gum believed stolen. Prisoners Robert Greenlee 18 and Richard Jones 17 of Ithaca Michigan are wanted on auto theft charges and will be returned to Ithaca for trial.
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Times Special
Franklin
Ind
Robert Greenlee
Richard Jones
Ithaca
Mich
Highway debt plan eyed for drought relief funds
Governor Harry G. Leslie indicated the Indiana Highway Department may issue certificates of indebtedness to finance drought relief road work. Definite needs won't be known until drought commission questionnaires return on Sept. 1. Elmer Stout will confer with Secretary Hyde in Washington, as plans to borrow $1,000,000 were abandoned.
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Indiana
State Highway Department
Harry G. Leslie
Drought Relief Commission
Elmer Stout
Governor’s
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Arthur M. Hyde
Stout
Hyde
Fred Sims
Charles F. Werner
Echie Bobbitt
Lawrence F. Orr
State Board of Accounts
Bobbitt
Vincennes Man Granted Prison Stay Pending Supreme Court Action
Louis A. Wilkerson of Vincennes receives a stay of his federal prison sentence amid an interstate hot car ring conspiracy case. The U S circuit court of appeals denied a review of its action affirming the conviction, awaiting a Supreme Court appeal. He faces a year and a day at Leavenworth.
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Louis A. Wilkerson
Vincennes
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Wilkerson
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Real Silk Hosiery Mills Heads Meet Forecast Boom Year
Prediction of a boom year announced at the close of a three day meeting of sixteen sectional and regional managers at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. P O Ferrer vice president and general sales manager led the session with an exhibition of fall and winter hosiery and lingerie.
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Indianapolis Athletic Club
P. O. Ferrer
Arndt Band to Play Under Park Auspices
The Arndt concert band directed by Herman Arndt will give a concert at Fall Creek boulevard parks at 8 tonight under Indianapolis park auspices. Selections include Herbert Favorites 1863 Ham Trombone and Star Spangled Banner. In Anderson Indiana D C Cornwell a 39 year old railroad lineman suffered serious burns when touching a high voltage transformer between Anderson and Daleville He is in St Johns hospital Pendleton home.
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Arndt
Herman Arndt
Indianapolis Park
Fall Creek Boulevard
Herbert
Anderson
Ind
D. C. Cornwell
Indiana Railroad
Daleville
St. John’s Hosteu
Pendle
City building posts exam results spark personnel shift
Thirty applicants were examined today at city hall for posts in the city building department by John Deery, a local architect. Authorities also investigated a whisky still found in the ruins of John Botra’s barn after a fire in Anderson stormed by an explosion believed to have started the blaze. Botra denied ownership of the still.
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City Hall
John Deery
Anderson
Ind
John Botra
Botra
County Sets 1931 Tax Levy At 38 Cents
County Auditor Harry Dunn announced the tentative 1931 tax rate at 38 cents, based on a $3 million drop in assessed value. A council action could reduce the general fund levy to 18 cents if $117,500 is cut. Potential salary cuts include county judges and minor clerks as the board seeks strict budget economy.
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Marion County
Harry Dunn
Dunn
Institutions Board
Harry Miese
Indiana Taxpayers’ Association
Council For
Aspirin Intoxication Defendant Released After Acquittal
Jesse Hobson, 45, was arrested for intoxication after taking many aspirin tablets. In Columbus City Court he pleaded not guilty and was acquitted by Mayor H Karl Volland. Hobson testified his illness and rheumatism led to the overdose and his attorney cited a pharmacal guide to show excessive aspirin can cause involuntary drunkenness.
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Times Special
Columbus
Ind
Jesse Hobson
H. Karl Volland
Hobson
Devere J. McGinnis
Bride Travels 12000 Miles To Wed In Indiana
Miss Fannie Hiday daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hiday wed Clyde H Dougherty after a 12000 mile journey. The couple married on the campus of the Indiana Seventh Day Adventist academy in northern Hamilton county and will live in Franklin Virginia where the groom is employed. The bride was head nurse at a Washington DC Adventist sanatorium and for two years directed nurses at a Manila public training school in the Philippines.
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Noblesville
Ind
Fannie Hiday
Frank Hiday
Clyde H. Dougherty
Indiana Seventh Day Adventist Academy
Hamilton County
Franklin
Washington
D. C
Adventists
Ex Cop Shoots Wife After Twenty Years of Bickering
New York reports retired policeman Frank L. Chepp killed his wife after twenty years of bickering. Chepp fired on Wednesday night, ending years of domestic strife.
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United Press
New York
Frank L. Chepp
University of Pittsburgh rises as 40 story steel frame skyscraper
In Pittsburgh the new university skyscraper, dubbed the cathedral of learning, climbs to 524 feet with 9,000 tons of steel. It will house 105 classrooms and 14 lecture rooms, have 52 laboratories and 12 libraries, and accommodate up to 9,000 students.
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NBA
Ittsburgh
Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
John G. Bowman
Pittsburgh
Bowman
University
Eight Accused In Air Bombing Conspiracy Warrants
Eight men allegedly linked to recent air bombing of non union coal mines in Providence Kentucky faced conspiracy charges to violate the aviation code. Warrants issued by Federal District Attorney Thomas Sparks ordered immediate arrests. Named suspects include Paul Montgomery of Murphysboro Edward Hecklebeck Raymond Edmond Noble Harris Angus Merrit Ewing Riley Harvey Davis and E L Grant from Webster all charged in Louisville Kentucky.
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United Press
Louisville
Providence
Thomas Sparks
Paul Montgomery
Murphysboro
Edward Hecklebeck
Raymond Edmond
Zeigler
Noble Harris
Angus Merrit
Ewing Riley
Harvey Davis
E. L. Grant
Webster County
Pitch and Putt Golf Course Plans Studied
A group led by Sol C Bodner seeks to build a clubhouse and a pitch and putt course at the northeast corner of Meridian street and Kessler boulevard. The park board will study the plan which features 30 to 100 yard greens and iron clubs, with nonmembers able to play only as guests. Much of the play would occur at night and a thorough investigation is planned.
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Sol C. Bodner
Meridian Street
Kessler Boulevard
Park Board
United States
Schneider Aims West East Junior Transcontinental Speed Record
Eddie Schneider, 18, of Westfield New Jersey took off at 6 17 a m Pacific time from East Los Angeles in a bid to regain the junior west east speed record. He previously set a junior record 29 hours 41 minutes for the New York to Los Angeles east west flight and hoped to complete the return in 27 hours or less.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Eddie Schneider
Westfield
N. J
Schneider
New York
Largest 200 gallon still seized in Clark County Indiana
Sheriff Hal K. Hughes reports a 200 gallon still found on a farm near Charlestown along with 100 gallons of whisky and 3,000 gallons of mash. Two Kentucky men, Richard Garnett and George Seibert, were arrested. Also, Fred S. Purnell will attend a Howard County Republican meeting in Kokomo tonight.
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EU Times Soveeial
Jeffersonville
Ind
Hal K. Hughes
Clark County
Lann
Charlestown
Richard Garnett
George Seibert
Kentucky
Bullets Fired in Milk War Tension Rises in Kansas City
Violence flared in the Kansas City milk dispute as a mob of about thirty masked men and women halted a milk truck west of Kansas City Kansas with logs and road blocks while snipers shot at a second driver near Victory Junction. No injuries were reported.
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United Press
Kansas City
W. J. Bratten
Kan
Carl Christ
Victory Junction
Christ
Randolph County Tax Rate Cut Recommended
Winchester Indiana August 21 Ira E Smithson county auditor urges a reduction of 3 cents in the Randolph county tax rate to 22 cents.
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Times Special
Winchester
Ind
Randolph County
Ira E. Smithson
Anderson Cops Crack Down With Axes in Raids
Police led by Mayor J. H. Mellett raid liquor and gambling sites in Anderson Ind. Authorities seized and destroyed furniture and equipment as hundreds watched. Sweeps targeted Sam Ross Raymond Ross and Frank Sweetman establishments.
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United Press
Ind
J. H. Mellett
Sam Ross
Raymond Ross
Frank Sweetman
Widow Doris Loree Murder Shocks Stanton Farm Area
Davis a paroled convict confesses to forcing the 63 year old widow to sign two $300 checks then killing her to prevent payment stoppage. He says he needed $80 to pay an automobile bill and was employed on Loree’s farm. Authorities report the confession and arrest followed.
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United Press
Stanton
Mich
William H. Davis
Doris Loree
Davis
Women Toy Golf Finalists Set For Tonight
The Times reports semi final results from the city wide toy golf tournament. Miss Mary Jane Meyers and Miss Louise Leonard reach the women’s final while Theodore Siener and Morris McIntyre advance to the men’s title match. Meyers beat Mrs Myrtle Banta 3 up at the Amos and Andy course. Leonard edged Miss Virginia Quigg 1 up at the Original Tom Thumb course. Siener beat Burke Whittaker 1 up at the Putt a Round course. McIntyre defeated G Abbott 6 and 4 at the Fairways course. The women final is at the Mapleton course tonight with the men’s title to follow Friday at the Plaza course.
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Mary Jane Meyers
Louise Leonard
Theodore Siener
Morris McIntyre
Miss Meyers
Myrtle
Banta
Keystone Avenue
Allisonville Road
Miss Leonard
Virginia Quigg
Tom Thumb
Thirtieth Street
Kessler Boulevard
Burke Whittaker
Siener
Whittaker
Madison Avenue
Plaza
Pennsylvania
Michigan Streets
McIntyre
G. Ab
Democratic official narrowly escapes death in train collision
Auto stalled on a Baltimore & Ohio crossing in Lapaz Indiana. R Earl Peters chairman of the state Democratic committee leaped from the car as a passenger train struck and demolished the vehicle. He resumed his trip by bus to Gary where he presided at a Lake county Democrats meeting.
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United Press
Lapaz
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
R. Earl Peters
Wayne
State Democratic Committee
Peters
South Bend
Gary
Lake County
Governor Leslie Visits Orphans at State Park Camp
Governor Harry G. Leslie and Director Richard Lieber toured McCormick Canyon State Park to visit the orphans camp started this year under Lieber's direction.
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Governor
Lieber
State Park
Harry G. Leslie
Richard Lieber
State Conservation Department
McCormick’s Creek Canyon State Park
Estate of Hobo King How Valued at 28 000
St Louis attorney Jess McDonald set a maximum valuation of 28 000 for the estate of the late James Eads How, known as the hobo king, in a note to Nicholas, the former executor in Cincinnati. The communication dated August 21 places the limit amid ongoing probate proceedings.
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Hobo King
United Press
Cincinnati
James Eads How
Jess McDonald
St. Louis
Nicholas
Lynching Debate Ends Warden Job Bid in Indiana
Sheriff Campbell of Grant county Marion loses bid for Pendleton reformatory post after Governor Leslie pulls consideration amid a lynching case. Negro delegates urge Indiana to act against mob violence, citing Texas arrests and urging swift punishment for mob leaders.
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Jacob Campbell
Marion
Ind
Grant County
State Reformatory
Pendleton
Harry G. Leslie
the Times Today
Campbell
A. F. Miles
Leslie
L. O. Chasey
Tne
W. T. Bailey
Indiana
The
National Association For Advancement of the Colored Race
Sheriff Not Surprised Over Lynching Charges In Marion
Marion Indiana August 21 Sheriff Jacob Campbell refused to comment on charges that he failed to prevent the lynching of two Black men on August 7. The allegations were made to Governor Harry G Leslie by a Marion delegation seeking action. The sheriff said the charges did not surprise him when asked about a possible resignation.
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Oxman
Wilson
Stephens
Tom
Debs
Fickert
Estelle Smith
MacDonald
Miss Smith
Billings
Folsom
Mooney
Walsh
McKenzie
Chasey
Campbell
James M. Ogden
Marion
Leslie
Pendleton
United Press
Ind
Jacob Campbell
Harry G. Leslie
Youth in Auto Killed Near Kendallville
Francis Miller eighteen was killed instantly when his car was struck by another two miles south of Kendallville Indiana on the way to a fair. Four companions were injured including Herm Blosser with a broken arm and hip and Miss Mabel Miller and Miss Ellen Blosser with cuts and bruises. George Tyler the other driver, sixty five of Lisbon, was uninjured.
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United Press
Kendallville
Ind
Francis Miller
Wallen
Here
Miller
Herm
Blosser
Mabel Miller
Ellen Blosser
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