Murder Trial Scene Remains Dispute Point
Terre Haute Ind August 31 Prosecution calls the case the most important on Vigo county September docket as state and defense clash over where John Van Hook should face a murder trial for the slaying of Austin Sweet. The dispute centers on venue Brazil or Vigo county and whether the rearrest after dismissal constitutes a new case. Van Hook then deputy constable had sought to arrest Sweet for fishing on Sunday.
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Enecial
Thomas W. Hutchinson
van Hook
Vigo County
Brazil
Sweet
Nahas Brothers Admit Prohibition Conspiracy Guilty
Jack Edward and George Nahas of Michigan City pled guilty to conspiring to violate the national prohibition law before Judge Thomas W. Slick. They are serving one year in St. Joseph county jail on liquor charges and sentencing was deferred to the next term opening Oct 1. Fifty other defendants, including former Police Chief Richard Kruse, were implicated.
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Fy Times
South Bend
Ind
Jack
Edward
George Nahas
Michigan City
Thomas W. Slick
United States District Court
St. Joseph County
Slick
Richard Kruse
Family of Three Die in Tragedy Lies in Fort Wayne
A Fort Wayne family of three perished in two years. Joseph Kelleher, 28, died after his left leg was crushed by a train. His wife had a fatal stairway fall January 18, 1928. Their daughter Dolores, aged 18 months, died after a month long illness.
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FT. Wayne
Ind
Joseph Kelleher
Kelleher
Dolores
Bandits Hold Up Drug Store In Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville Indiana two bandits robbed Wil lim Gregory proprietor of a drug store of about $100 and tied him and city fireman William Nevit in a back room. Two women customers were served by the bandits during the robbery. A separate robbery at a filling station yielded over $125.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Willim Gregory
Gregory
William Nevit
Hartman Pays 10 Percent Dividend to Arcadia Bank Depositors
Arcadia First National Bank receiver Robert Hartman is distributing a 10 percent dividend, totaling 70 cents on the dollar already paid to depositors. He expects eventual total payouts of 80 to 90 cents. An assessment of 100 percent has been imposed on all stockholders.
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Pu Times Specia
Arcadia
Ind
Robert Hartman
First National Bank of Arcadia
Hartman
Murphy Reveals Plans for Local Air Port Work
Lafayette aviator Michael Murphy announced special $1 plans to establish a flying field here and said he expects to begin work on the airport soon.
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Times
Crawfordsville
Ind
Michael Murphy
Lafayette
Murphy
Cripple Escapes Death as Train Hits Auto in Indiana
Otto Luckow, a cripple, escaped death when his auto was struck by a Monon freight train at the Main street crossing in Crawfordsville Indiana. Luckow was severely injured and his wife witnessed the collision and became hysterical as the car was demolished.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Otto Luckow
Monon
Luckow
Deaths of Tutner and Downen Noted in Indiana
Times Special from Braz IL and Poseyville report Peter T. Tutner 85 a long time Democratic lawyer in the Fifth district died after several weeks illness. John E. Downen 48 vice president of a motor sales company died suddenly of quinsy. funeral services were held Friday.
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Brazil
Ind
Peter T.tutner
Fifth Congressional District
Pou Times
Poseyville
John. E. Downen
A Motor Sales Company
World Service conference opens in Battleground
A six-board Methodist Episcopal church conference known as World Service opens Sunday in Battleground with Dr. Ralph A. Ward presiding. The national Men's Brotherhood meeting, which began Wednesday, closes today with about 200 in attendance and plans for next year’s activities outlined.
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Times &Social Battleground
Ind
Benevolent Boards
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
World Service
Ralph A. Ward
Chicago
National Men’s Brotherhood
Brotherhood
Buckle Stops Bullet Saving Woman in Attempted Abduction
In Valparaiso Indiana on August 31 William Yarnell 35 faced trial for assault and battery with intent to kill after an automatic pistol fired but the bullet struck a dress belt buckle not injuring Mrs Hattie Rathbun 25 who refused his marriage demand and fought to disarm him. Police Chief Robert Felton arrested Yarnell.
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Timea
Valparaiso
Ind
William Yarnell
Hattie Rathbun
Former Brothers in Klan Assaulted
Hugh F. Emmons once prominent as Pat in northern Indiana’s Ku Klux Klan remains in South Bend and denies closing his radio sales business. A suit by Mrs. Ethel Emmons was dismissed. Emmons says ex‑klan colleagues fed papers to reporters. He recalls deputy sheriffs visiting his home and business while criticizing Sheriff Goodrick and Floyd Fishburn.
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Bat Times
South Bend
Ind
Hugh F. Emmons
Pat
Cyclops
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Ethel Emmons
Emmons
Thomas A. Goodrick
Floyd V. Fishburn
Mishawaka
Goodrick
Blannish
Fishburn
Sweeney Honored At Boone Creek Convention Shotgun Gift
Rev. Will E. Sweeney of Tabernacle Christian church spoke to about 6 000 at a Church of Christ district convention in Boone's Creek Tennessee. Convention chairman praised him and presented a shotgun to the Kentucky native. In Columbus Indiana three undulant fever cases linked to infected raw milk were reported in Bartholomew County.
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Po Times
Columbus
Ind
Will E. Sweeney
Tabernacle Christian Church
Boone’s Creek
Tenn
Church of Christ
Sweeney
Kentucky
Ry Times
Bartholomew County
Tax Collector Webb Travels 3100 In Howard County Duties
M. J. Webb, collector for delinquent personal taxes in Howard county, has traveled 3,100 in performance of his duties. Some collections required trips to various counties in the state.
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Kokomo
Ind
M. J. Webb
Howard County
Fourteen Pups Born to Lassie Police Dog
Gary Indiana Aug 31 Fourteen pups born to Lassie a German police dog owned by Henry Roddiger six males eight females in the family Pur Times Special Muncie Ind Aug 31 Mrs Katherine S Smith 80 widow of John H Smith pioneer resident died suddenly at Walloon Lake Mich
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Gary
Ind
Lassie
Henry Roddiger
Pur Times
Muncie
Katherine S. Smith
John H. Smith
Walloon Lake
Mich
Kokomo
John Kiley
Canada
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Ray Dieden
School Opens September 9 With Ralph Phillips as Principal
Sharpsville Indiana trustee J J Batchelor announced the opening date for the local school on September 9. Ralph Phillips will serve as principal of the school.
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Pi Times
Sharpsville
Ind
J. J. Batchelor
Here
Ralph Phillips
No More Petting Parties at Oakwood Cemetery
Warsaw Indiana August 31 The city council orders gates closed at sundown after numerous complaints about nighttime petting at Oakwood Cemetery. Sexton T D Mayer instructed to enforce curfew.
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Times
Warsaw
Ind
Oakwood Cemetery
Sexton
T. D. Mayer
Athlete Seeks 9000 in Suit Over Crash Injuries
ErWin Curly Walsh former Central high star sues Arthur Beckner alleging injuries from Beckner’s car crash. Walsh claims hospital stay of seventeen weeks cost 2300 and that skull fracture broken leg and dislocated shoulder cut his earning capacity by 50 percent.
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All Times Special
Walsh
Auto signal invented in Rushville by D D VanOsdel
Rushville, Ind. Aug. 31. Dr. D D VanOsdel received a patent for an automobile signal device to clarify driver intentions. The rotating illuminated box displays Right and Left on both sides so readers ahead and behind can read it. It is powered by the car battery and mounted on the left edge of the windshield.
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Times
Rushville
Ind
D. D. VanOsdel
Aviation tragedy claims six young pilots with Packard heir
Lebanon Indiana reports Ensign John Dickey among the few survivors from a group of six aviators who began flying together. Warren Packard, heir to the Packard auto fortune, died in a plane crash this week, with four others also killed during flight.
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Lebanon
Ind
John Dickey
United States Naval Reserve Corps
Warren Packard
Packard
Fourth of July celebration injures man in a firecracker incident
A firecracker thrown from a second story window at a late Fourth of July event struck George Henderson on the right cheek as he walked a sidewalk below. The blast occurred during a celebration hosted by George H. Beck. Today in Fort Wayne Indiana members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows hold their annual fall jubilee nearby.
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Times Special
South Bend
Ind
George H. Beck
George Henderson
Henderson
FT. Wayne
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Indiana
Probe Opens Into Lake County Liquor and Political Links
Federal grand jury in Lake County begins inquiry led by District Attorney Oliver M. Loomis. Assistants George Rulison and William Duff will help examine about 200 witnesses. Loomis will proceed without aid from William Mitchell, U S attorney general, after a discussion in Washington.
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South Bend
Ind
Lake County
Oliver M. Loomis
George Rulison
William Duff
Loomis
William Mitchell
United States
Washington
Ideals Prescribed as Cure for Evil
Dr Paul Voelker president of Battle Creek college spoke to the Madison county teachers institute in Anderson on experiments in education. He argued morals are taught not caught and that ideals can lift a boy toward goodness and trustworthiness.
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Anderson
Ind
Paul Volcker
Battle Creek College
Madison County Teachers Institute
Dr. Voelker
New York
Voelker
Harness to Speak at Logansport Legion Banquet
Forest Harness newly elected state commander of the American Legion will speak at a banquet and post meeting in Logansport on November 11. The Logansport post marks the World War end with a yearly celebration.
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Buy Times
Kokomo
Ind
Forest Harness
The
American Legion
Legion Post
Logansport
Beekeeper Thief Traced by License in Indiana Swarm Heist
Blackford county authorities released Adam Thomas after he paid for a swarm of bees he stole from John Sparks farm. He was found using the license plate of the car that carried the insects away.
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Times
Hartford City
Ind
Blackford County
Adam Thomas
John Sparks
Thomas
Strife Blamed on Lack of Religion in Indiana
Brigadier General William H. Everson newly appointed adjutant general of Indiana and pastor of the First Baptist church in Muncie told the Exchange Club that a lack of religion and a wrong relationship among people and nations are the nation’s three chief faults. He urged that Americans must “play the game” in civic life to achieve world peace at home.
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Muncie
Ind
William H. Everson
Indiana
First Baptist Church
Exchange Club
Everson
Charity Board Formed in Kokomo Indiana Meeting
David Liggett executive secretary of the Indianapolis Communit Chest Fund will speak at the Frances hotel Kokomo Wednesday evening. The proposed constitution of the local community chest will be presented for adoption. Permanent officers and twenty four directors will be elected after dinner. Inter club council backs the movement.
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Kokomo
Ind
David Liggett
Indianapolis
Burial delays for Rev. James Comfort in Vincennes
Burial rites for the Rev. James W. Comfort of Vincennes were delayed three hours because his daughter Miss Emily Comfort fell ill on the way by automobile. Emily fainted several times before the burial at the city cemetery. Comfort formerly served as rector at St. Pauls and rector emeritus at St. James in Vincennes.
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Columbus
Ind
James W. Comfort
Vincennes
Emily Comfort
Comfort
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. James Episcopal Church
New $22,000 Library Opens in Hagerstown
Hagerstown Indiana hosts formal opening of a new library funded by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Teeter and their children Lothair Macy Donald Herman and Winifred. The gift totals $22 000 and the facility is in use today following Friday ceremonies.
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Pn Times
Hagerstown
Ind
Charles Teeter
Lothair
Macy
Donald
Herman
Winifred
Ket Wit Rabbits Just Another Rabies Case
A dead cat shown to Gary health official had a foreign language description of rabies. Mrs Rose Smith learned the phrase ket wit rabbits meant a cat with rabies after the bearer described the cat's symptoms. The animal was sent to Indianapolis for lab testing.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Rose Smith
B. W. Harris
Mrs. Smith
Indianapolis
Frail Recruit Last Survivor of 61st Indiana Company
Frankfort Indiana August 31 George P Gaddis the lone survivor of Company I One Hundredth Indiana Infantry attended the forty fourth annual reunion at Frankfort city park He enlisted in 1862 served as a musician then an orderly to General Reuben Williams and rode on horseback due to his duties Only six Clinton county Civil War vets could attend this year with 145 total participants A program and refreshments followed cigars were provided by Fred A Sims Indianapolis whose father was the companys early captain
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Frankfort
Ind
George P. Gaddis
Clinton County
One Hundredth Indiana Infantry
Gaddis
Reuben Williams
Twelfth Infantry
Fred A. Sims
Indianapolis
James’ N. Sims
Life prisoner reveals gangland murder details in confession
A life prisoner discusses the slaying of Arosh Marovich saying he was killed as revenge for wanting to leave the gang and start a business. The confession alleges two accomplices were freed and several witnesses barred from testifying.
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United Press
South Bend
Ind
Arosh Marovich
al Armstrong
Oliver M. Loomis
United States
Floyd Draper
Lake County
Armstrong
Marovich
Muncie Traffic Bureau Pushes Knickerbocker Stop
The Muncie traffic bureau seeks to have the Big Four Railroad add a Knickerbocker Special stop here instead of Anderson. Officials argue riders would reach New York three hours sooner if the train stopped in Muncie.
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Times
Muncie
Ind
Chamber of Commerce
Big Four Railroad Company
Anderson
New York
Izaak Walton League Receives Wild Rice For Fish Food
Madison County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League has been given thirty pounds of wild rice by the state department of conservation to place in streams and small lakes to feed fish.
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Anderson
Ind
Madison County
The
Izaak Walton League
State Department of Conservation
Y M C A Official Quits
Anderson Indiana August 31 Harry Stone former Anderson high school basketball star resigns as physical director at Newcastle Y M C A to enter insurance business. He is succeeded by Lawrence L White from Marion.
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Anderson
Ind
Harry Stone
Anderson High School
Newcastle Y. M. C. A
Lawrence L. White
Marion
Burglars Pry Open Safe at Baker Insurance Office
Burglars entered the Fred L. Baker Insurance Co office in Noblesville and pried a safe with a bar, but obtained only a small sum of money.
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Noblesville
Ind
Fred L. Baker Insurance Company
Two Elderly Women Suffer Falls. One Dies of Heart Disease
In Noblesville Indiana Frances Whisler 85 fell on her front steps and broke a hip Amanda Sumner 91 also broke a hip and is near death Allen Good 74 died from heart disease after a brief illness He leaves a widow a sister Mrs Kate Dunn of Atlanta and a brother Benjamin Good of Hobbs Station
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Times
Noblesville
Ind
Frances Whisler
Amanda Sumner
Allen Good
Kate Dunn
Atlanta
Benjamin Good
Hobbs Station
Lip Injury Treated by Plastic Surgery on 3 Year Old
In Bicknell Indiana Ronald Thompson aged three received plastic surgery after an automobile mishap. A small piece of flesh was grafted into a lip wound to aid healing.
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Times Special
Bicknell
Ind
Ronald Thompson
Purnell Leads Flora Farm Bureau Picnic and Fiddlers Contest
Flora Indiana hosted a farm bureau picnic on Friday with Fred S. Purnell as the principal speaker and also serving as judge in an old fiddlers contest. He addressed local farming issues and community traditions at the event in Flora.
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Flora
Ind
Fred
Purnell
Farm Bureau
Richmond seeks Russell Bell in pool hall murder case
Authorities in Richmond Indiana and Wayne county seek Russell Bell 26 in the Aug 21 Cambridge City pool hall shooting that killed John Ingerman 70. Bell forced entry fired on Ingerman who died days later. a $500 reward is offered for his capture.
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Richmond
Ind
Wayne County
Russell Bell
John Ingerman
Mars
Cambridge City
Ingerman
Bell
Clyde Miller
Miller
Connersville
Veterans hold final reunion of Sixty-ninth Indiana Infantry
Richmond Ind August 31 The Sixty-ninth Indiana Infantry held its last reunion at the Richmond Leland hotel with twenty eight survivors from eleven states. Ten dined with Colonel Oran Perry who led a farewell gathering that carried a subdued tone reflecting age. Most attendees hailed from Wayne County and Perry long chaired the Indianapolis Soldiers and Sailors monument.
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Richmond
Ind
Sixty-ninth Indiana Infantry
Richmond- Leland
Oran Perry
Sixty-ninth
Indiana
Wayne County
Perry
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Indianapolis
Academy opening set for Wednesday term start
The Indiana Academy of Seventh Day Adventists in northern Hamilton County will open its next term on Wednesday. Faculty includes Principal J. W. Craig, O. K. Butler as Bible department head and pastor, O. A. Blake as office manager and mathematics, Mary Champion as preceptress and science, Wilber Schram as preceptor and manual arts, J. W. Blake as English, O. A. Blake as shorthand and typing, O. K. Butler as history, and Vivian Gereland Schram on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Indiana Academy of Seventh Day Adventists
Hamilton County
J. W. Craig
O. K. Butler
O. A. Blake
Mary Champion
Wilber Schram
J. W. Blake
Vivian Gereland Schram
Mrs Deinert Injured In Auto Skid Over Embankment
In Columbus Indiana Mrs Nellie Deinert drove off a fifteen foot bank along Flatrock river near Lewis creek. Fresh gravel caused the car to skid and she suffered fractures of several ribs along with severe cuts and bruises.
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Timea
Columbus
Ind
Nellie Deinert
Flatrock River
Lewis Creek
Labor Day Talk Set by Local Congressman Vestal
Albert H. Vestal will address labor day exercises Monday at Shadyside Memorial Park. The event is arranged by the North Side Community Club with merchants donating prizes for contest winners.
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Anderson
Ind
Albert H. Vestal
Congress
Wil
Shadyside Memorial Park
North Side
Prohibition Officials Discuss Repeal Hurdles at Conference
Indiana Anti-Saloon League field secretary B E Ewing told the White River United Brethren conference that repeal faces Senate and House majorities, plus state legislative blocks. He warned a constitutional dry nation is not the same as a practically sober one and noted enforcement officials may be personally wet.
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Anderson
Ind
B. E. Ewing
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
White River United Brethren Conference
Ewing
United States
Congress
Hoathern Africa
L. O. Blake
Columbus
Blake
Riverside
Muncie
Brookside Church
Indianapolis
Brazil
Perryville
E. A. Struble
Terre Haute
Roscoe S. Parr
Lord's Day Alliance
J. B. Parsons
A. B. Arford
Wabash
E. L. Eckereley
Marion
A.C. Wilkinson
Winchester
L. P. Cooper
Thief Strands Wheels From Cement Mixer in Killbuck Heights
Police probe theft of two wheels from a new cement mixer owned by Albert Lawson contractor. The machine was in use on a home under construction in Killbuck Heights in Anderson Indiana.
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Times
Anderson
Ind
Albert Lawson
Killbuck Heights
Traffic signs removed in Anderson to simplify intersections
Anderson Indiana August 31 police are removing 155 curb stop signs installed years ago as the board of police commissioners orders. All through streets are being eliminated and motorists are cautioned to observe the state law granting right of way to the driver on the right at intersections.
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All Times
Anderson
Ind
Board of Police Commissioners
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