Gene Alger and wife tracked to Louisville in bank robbery case
Paroled convict Gene Alger, 21, and his wife Josephine are pursued after a Paris Crossing bank robbery last Thursday. Police locate them in Louisville with three revolvers found, Roth’s tip, and Alger suspected to shoot on sight. Alger, a former Butler student, was paroled May 10 for murdering an Indianapolis officer.
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Gene Alger
Paris Crossing
Josephine
Carl Losey
Louisville
Alger
Hermitage
Roth
Indianapolis
Gail
Indiana
Algers
G. L. Ross
Losey
G. E. Alger
Statehouse
Senate Avenue
Market Street
Hanson Street
Capitol Avenue
Butler University
State Reformatory
Memorial site land appraisal for George Rogers Clark Memorial
The George Rogers Clark Memorial commission empowered Chairman Clem J. Richards to appoint an appraiser for the land around the memorial site in the plaza. The parcel is valued at about $150,000 to complete the structure’s appearance.
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Clem J. Richards
Terre Haute
Weather Observations and Temperature Readings
At 9 30 a m west wind 13 mph temperature 88 pressure 30 07 sea level ceiling 8000 feet visibility unlimited conditions good. Hourly readings show 6a 10a 87 9a 73 11a 85 noon 88 1p 90.
Mother of Eight and Lover Await Execution in Quebec
Marie Viau a 42 year old mother of eight and her lover Philibert Lefebvre 32 a war veteran faced execution in Hull jail after confessing to killing her husband to marry. The two had carried on a clandestine affair for years in a backwoods community. Viau would be Quebec's seventh woman to hang.
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United Press
Hull
Quebec
Marie Viau
Philibert Lefebvre
Montreal
Viau
Boxer to Face Nine Charges in Court Fight Incident
Charles Frederick Wiggins known as the Hoosier Playboy faces nine affidavits after a Sunday night incident that involved three fights and injuries to three policemen and two firemen. Prosecutor Judson L. Stark filed charges including assault and battery resisting an officer reckless driving operating an auto under the influence and failure to stop after an accident. Bonds totaled 3800 set by Judge James A. Collins.
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Charles Frederick
Chuck) Wiggins
Judson L. Stark
James A. Collins
Wiggins
Board Orders Car Repair Cost Probe
The state highway department motor transport division comes under scrutiny by highway director John J. Brown after charges of mismanagement and high repair costs. The highway commission will investigate the garage report and Brown's findings, with Governor Leslie considering action on return from vacation.
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State Highway Department
John J. Brown
Highway Commission
The
Times
Brown
Albert J. Wedeking
Harry G. Leslie
Omer S. Manlove
Wedeking
Commission
John D. Williams
Police Chief Exonerated in Justifiable Homicide Case
West Frankfort Illinois August 22 1930 Police Chief Leroy Sisk cleared by coroner in the shooting of Earl Kreiger and Albert McDonald during a liquor search. Patrolman George Nipper present. Small quantity of liquor and an automatic pistol found in Kreiger car. A memorandum of liquor sales was recovered from Kreiger’s pocket.
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United Press
West Frankfort
Leroy Sisk
Leroy
Earl Kreiger
Albert McDonald
Sisk
George Nipper
Kreiger
McDonald
Nipper
Pritchard
Liner Rescues Crew of Burned Steamer
The crew of the German steamer Quimstan, 26 men, was rescued by the Dollar liner President Harrison after the Quimstan was sighted afire 1,100 miles east of Norfolk. The Harrison, which docked in Jersey City, worked days to pick up the crew and was due to dock Saturday.
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United Press New York
Norfolk
President Harrison
J. H. Benson
Harrison
Jersey City
Senate backs debenture plan for farm relief in tariff bill
Senator Smith W. Brookhart returned to Washington and said the debenture plan will be adopted by the Senate as part of the tariff bill and is likely to be accepted by the House. He called it the equalization free principle favored by Governor Lowden and others. A separate item notes a Parent-Teachers Association picnic at Brookside Park next Thursday for PTA members and Potter Fresh Air School children.
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United Press
Washington
Ishbel MacDonald
Hoover
Ishbel
MacDonald
Senate
House
Smith W. Brookhart
Lowden
Brookside Park
Parent-Teachers Association
Potter Fresh Air Schoool
Woman Derby Flier Puts Out Plane Fire in Mid Air
Midland Texas August 22 speed records were set as Amelia Earhart established a 250 mile record in 2 hours 28 minutes on the fifth day of the women’s air derby to Cleveland. Ruth Nichols led arrivals into Midland while Blanche Noyes narrowly escaped a mid air fire near Pecos and Florence Barnes faced motor troubles.
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United Press Midland Tex
California
Cleveland
Ft. Worth
Tex
el Paso
Amelia Earhart
Pecos
Florence Barnes
San Marino
Cal
Douglas
Ariz
Ruth Nichols
New York
Midland
Atlantic
Federal Dry Aces Accused of Shooting Up Speakeasy
Chicago report says two prohibition agents Charles Brown and Ernest Evans allegedly staggered into a North Clark street speakeasy shot at the bartender and terrorized patrons. Witness Theodore Josef testified he was having lunch when the incident occurred. Deputy Administrator George Hurlburt ordered an investigation and noted possible knockout drops. Josef held on $1,500 bond.
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United Press
Chicago
Prohibition Unit
George
Hurlburt
Washington
Theodore Josef
United State
Edwin Walker
Clark Street
Charles Brown
Ernest Evans
Josef
Brown
Walker
Evans
Weather delays Graf Zeppelin Pacific departure
The Graf Zeppelin waits in Tokio with passengers and crew as bad weather delays its planned trans Pacific flight to Los Angeles. Storms to the north, mist and light rain slow takeoff, while a reported stowaway claim is denied. Zeppelin officials and Dr Hugo Eckener aim to depart at the first possible moment. The rear gondola damage is repaired ahead of schedule. King George V's health improves and he may travel to Sandringham soon.
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United Press
Tokio
Japan
Los Angeles
Naval Station
Hugo Eckener
Pacific
Graf Zeppelin
China Sends Great Army to Frontier
Fifty thousand Chinese troops moved north from Mukden today and a Kirin province column via Changchun on the Chinese Eastern railway. Both forces head toward Manchuria where Chinese and Russian troops concentrate on the western Siberian Manchurian frontier. Soviet detachments with tanks and armored cars were reported to have invaded Chinese soil and attacked with full force.
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Bay United Press
Peiping
Mukden
Kirin
Changchun
Manchur
Manchuk
Senator Wesley Jones Returns to Senate Floor
Senator Wesley Jones of Washington recovered from a serious illness and appeared on the senate floor. Friends from both Democratic and Republican sides greeted him and congratulated him on his recovery.
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United Press
Washington
Wesley Jones
Senate
All Quiet On the Western Front Praised by Pastor
The Farview Presbyterian Church pastor Rev Edward Haines Kistler commends the Indianapolis Times for announcing a Monday presentation of Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet On the Western Front. The work is hailed as a powerful war novel offering peace through stark truth and is backed by praise from Dorothy Canfield Fisher and William Allen White.
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Indianapolis Times
Erich Marish Remarque
Farview Presbyterian Church
Forty-sixth Street
Capitol Avenue
Edward Haines Kistler
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Vermont
Curse Taints Play as Murder Stuns Cast in San Francisco
In San Francisco an understudy played lead as the cast of Easy for Zee Zee continued performances after the murder of lead Robert Chapman. Allan Hoffman, the playwright, described two mystery men who barged in during a Bohemian party. Detective work centers on Hoffman's apartment and a shaft location.
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United Press
San Francisco
Zee Zee
Robert Chapman
Chapman
Florence Bell
Pye
Allan Hoffman
Hoffman
Lion slashes arm of would be petter at city zoo
Washington dispatch reports A T Davis of Lynchburg Virginia visited King Leo the zoo lion and thrust his arm through the bars. The lion slashed from elbow to finger tips as Davis tried to pet him. Davis retreated, trousers ripped, and he left without treatment.
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United Press
Washington
A. T. Davis
Lynchburg
King Leo
Davis
Leo
Fire Clerk Resigns from State Fire Marshal Office
G. Harvey See of Peru chief clerk in the state fire marshal’s office resigns effective Sept. 1 to open a private account and office in the Continental bank building. Miss Electa Walker of Greenfield will succeed him as private secretary to Fire Marshal Afred Houston. The chief clerk has served four years with the department.
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G. Harvey See
Peru
Continental Bank
Electa Walker
Greenfield
Afred Houston
Lee
Allocation of 2 Million for Missouri River Waterway Project
Washington reports a $2,000,000 allotment for the nine foot inland waterway on the Missouri River from Kansas City to the month. Secretary of War James Goodh said funds come from excess sums allotted to other projects.
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United Press
Washington
Missouri River
Kansas City
James Good
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France
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Charles Ryan
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Gerry Ferri
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