Truce Delays Bitter Fight On Senators
In Washington on December fifth a 24 hour armistice paused moves to seat Senators Vare and Smith amid a bitter contest over their credentials and campaign costs. Norris denounced the pair as tainted by fraud, while Longworth was reelected speaker as the House opened with 417 members present and a flood of bills, including major tax and prohibition measures.
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Btrseington
Senate
Vare-Smith
Williams. Vare
Pennsylvania
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Smith
Ware
House
Gifford Pinchot
Curtis
Newberry
Jamies Beck
United States
Garrett
Tennessee
Washington, D
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Edith Rogers
Massachusetts
Florence Kahn
California
Katherine W. Langley
Kentucky
Mary T. Norton
Dem
New Jersey
Stalker
New York
Gotlieb Shonfalt Arrested After Cash Discovery
United Press reports in St Joseph Michigan that Gotlieb Shonfalt struck his wife and was arrested. A jail search revealed $171 in cash on him prompting his wife to request release upon learning of the money. He paid a fine to regain freedom. Also, Lewis W. Lincoln, second cousin of Abraham Lincoln, dies and will be buried in Los Angeles.
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United Press
ST. Joseph
Mich
Gotlieb Shonfalt
Gotlieb
Los Angeles
Lewis W. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Myrtle Steadman
Illinois Legislator Dies at 56 in Chicago
State Representative Joséph Placek, aged 56, died in Chicago on Sunday. The longtime lawmaker was recently honored with a Cerco-Slovakia medal for his efforts on behalf of that nation’s independence.
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Chicago
Joséph Placek
Cerco-Slovakia
Excellent Meats and Prepared Chefs at Fletch Cafeteria
Advertisement notes Fletch Cafeteria in the Basement Fletch Trust Blog offering prepared meats and chefs who know how. Hours listed 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for service.
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Fletch
Polar bear tragedy at John Robinson circus ends in drowning
In Be Hench Lick Indiana a deadly incident occurred when Murphy the giant polar bear drowned in the bear pit pool after a two hour fight with his mate Betty. The battle, described as a punishment for philandering with other female bears, ended with Betty holding Murphy under water. A watchman and trainer Theodore Schroeder attempted to separate them before confirming Murphy's death.
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Ind
Murphy
John Robinson Circus
Betty
Theodore Schroeder
Adams County Grand Jury Reports Indictments Secretly
A Adams County grand jury returned a secret report today with indictments. It was unclear if Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam faced a true bill though many believed he was not named and vindicated over alleged Wright Bone Dry act violations. Gilliam had supplied whisky for his sister Maude Gilliam of Berne and later submitted a letter to the panel detailing the events.
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Ind
Adams County Grand Jury
Arthur L. Gilliam
Grand Jury
Gilliam
Miss Maude Gilliam
Berne
Shaw Arraignment Refused by Judge Shaw
John Thomas Shaw, 25, Negro, charged with failing to stop after an accident, was not arraigned in Criminal Court as Judge James A. Collins ruled the court lacked jurisdiction. Shaw is paying a municipal court fine for related charges, and the indictment cannot be considered until that is settled. He appeared from a group of fifty six prisoners and was thinner since facing three murder trials in 1924 involving Helen Hager Ichel.
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John Thomas Shaw
James A. Collins
Collins
Shaw
Helen Hager Ichel
Mi T Shaffer
116 Arrested in City Over Weekend In Cold Weather
Cold weather reduced arrests over the weekend to 116, according to police today. Twenty six were arrested on charges of intoxication, four on driving while drunk, four for operating a blind tiger, four for gambling, 24 for vagrancy, 35 total. Ordinarily there are from 150 to 200 weekend arrests.
Kealing Ill at Home After Sudden Illness
Joseph B. Keasling Indiana Republican national committeeman is resting at his home 1424 N. Alabama St after leaving Washington due to illness. Slight improvement noted as he recuperates following his Sunday return and appointment of Senator James Watson as proxy.
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Joseph B. Keasling
Indiana
Republican National
Washington
Alabama
Kealing
James Watson
First Air Mail Delivery Escort Planned for Coxfield
A meeting of the organizing committee will arrange an airplane escort for the first air mail delivery to Coxfield in Mars Hill on December 17. The 113th Observation Squadron plans to send a plane from Cincinnati to accompany the air mail flier, who will be met near the city by squadron personnel.
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City Isled
Coxfield
Mars Hill
113Th Observation Squadron
Cincinnati
Stolen Wild Bank Bonds Linked to Court Action
Grand jury in Superior Court last Friday heard testimony on a $271 000 bond theft from the Wild Depositors League case. Receivers pursue returns of bonds hidden after a subway venture loss while three men tied to the bank face detention, habeas corpus releases, and insurance details surface. Local detectives seek to recover assets. bond insurance paid only partially.
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Grand Jury
Superior Court
Subway
Lowther
Minneapolis
Joseph R. Williams
Wild Depositors’ League
Probate
J. F. Wild, Sr
Otto P. Kern
Williams
Honor Mrs Cadle at Cadle Tabernacle tribute
A Sunday afternoon sacred musical program at Cadle Tabernacle honored Mrs. Cadle the mother of E How ard Cadle. Homer Rodeheaver former Billy Sunday song leader led the program depicting Christ teachings in song. The E W Hoover orchestra contributed.
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E. Howard Cadle
Homer Rodeheaver
Cadle Tabernacle
Cadle
Tabernacle
Rodeheaver
Billy Sunday
Christ
E. W. Hoover
Banks Boosted by Ads Christmas Savings Rise 90 Percent
Detroit December 5 A United Press survey shows newspaper advertising lifting Michigan Christmas savings funds by 90 percent over five years Banks in twenty three cities distributed 10066 to 200000 people A Muskegon bank is credited with starting the idea in January 1911.
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United Press
Detroit
Michigan
Muskegon
Buchanan Re elected Club President and Officers Named
Charles J Buchanan was re elected president of the Nature Study Club of Indiana. William Myers became vice president, Miss Margaret Knox re elected secretary, Harry W Glossbrenner treasurer. Directors include Dr Robert J Aley of Butler University and Miss Elizabeth Downhour. Aged Book Lover Dies in Los Angeles Dr Joseph Munk 80, organizer of the Southwest Museum, funeral Tuesday. Dry Spy Faces Perjury Term Melvin Fudge 35 faces 1 to 14 years for perjury after falsely claiming purchase of liquor from James Corman.
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Charles J.buchanan
Nature Study Club of
Indiana
William Myers
Ge Ig
Arthur Thom
Margaret Knox
Harry W. Glossbrenner
Robert J. Aley
Butler University
Elizabeth Downhour
Los Angeles
Joseph Munk
Southwest Museum
Taylorville
Melvin Fudge
James Corman
Pana
Motions to Quash Indictments Filed Against City Councilmen
Indictments against six councilmen and real estate dealer Martin Frankfort led to motions to quash. Attorneys argued the charges lack clarity and do not constitute public offenses. Judge Collins paused hearings due to court congestion. arraignment day had been set. Two indictments against Walter Dorsett and three against Boynton Moore and Otis Bartholomew. Frankfort is accused of distributing money to sway rezoning votes. Some council members allegedly accepted money related to impeachment, rezoning, and fire apparatus purchases.
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James A. Collins
Martin Frankfort
Clifton H. Givan
Claude E. Negley
Charles Clark
Austin H. Todd
Frankfort
Henry Seyfried
Henry Winkler
Millard
Northwest Corner Sts
John L. Duvall
Fires Sweep Vast Forests in Southern California
Vast areas of southern California’s mountain playgrounds were burned in what authorities call the most devastating forest fire in the region’s history. Damage runs into millions as watersheds, homes, country clubs, and cabins are destroyed across five scattered zones from the Santa Susannas near Ventura to the San Bernardino range. More than 200 firefighters battle a line along a last firebreak as Verdugo mountains fire nears Glendale suburbs amid threatening winds.
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United Press
Los Angeles
California
Santa Suzanna
Ventura
San Bernardino Mountains
Verdugo Mountains
Glendale
Princess Victoria’s husband hurt in motorcycle fall
Alexander Zoubkoff, 27, husband of Princess Victoria of Schaumburg Lippe and former Kaiser sister, was seriously injured when he fell from his motorcycle last night according to United Press.
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Bu United Presse
Alexander Zoubkoff
Victoria of
Burglars Steal $25 From Office Safe
H J Smith proprietor of American Specialty Company reports burglars gained entry through a window at 203 W Morris Street and stole a small safe containing $25. Police were notified today.
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American Specialty Co
H. J. Smith
W. Morris Sr
Slack Wins In Tilt Over Mayor Office Removal
The Indiana Supreme Court will rule on Joseph L. Hogue suit to oust Mayor L Ert Slack and seize the office after a circuit court action. Judge Chamberlin sustained Slack demurrer to the quo warranto claim and attorneys clash. Hogue plans appeal within 30 days, posting a $500 bond, contending Shank’s death left Slack’s predecessor in office and Duvall’s election fraud barred the transfer.
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Indiana Supreme Court
Joseph L. Hogue
L. Ert Slack
Harry ©. Chamberlin
Slack
Hogue
Supreme Court
Shank. Duvall
Shank
Local men to testify before grand jury this week
Kokomo Indiana December 5 witnesses called to appear this week before the grand jury investigating affairs of the closed American Trust Company Bank. Named are Clyde R Humston of City Trust Company Indianapolis Boyd Gurley editor Indianapolis Times T F Barr and T R Inwood bank examiners Grover Bishop and J Herron receivers of the bank
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Kokomo
Ind
American Trust Company Bank
Clyde R. Humston
The
City Trust Company
Indianapolis
Boyd Gurley
Indianapolis Times
T. F. Barr
T. R. Inwood
Conus State Bank
Grover Bishop
J. ©. Herron
Remus Bootlegging Trial Focuses on Fortune Claims
In Cincinnati court, prosecutors press Remus ally Conners for proof Remus remains financially sound while Remus refuses to testify. Cross-examination challenges Mrs Remus and Dodge ownership of distilleries and property as the case probes who benefited from the Remus fortune.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
Remus
Franklin L. Dodge, Jr
Herusband
George Conners
Atlanta
Conners
Walter K. Sibbald
Chester R. Shook
Anderson
Sibbald
Prisoner Burns While Destroying Liquor Evidence
Ralph Morganroth age 23 is hospitalized with severe burns to face neck and hands after a bottle of whisky exploded while he tried to burn evidence from his arrest for violating the dry law. The incident followed a raid on his Richmond home.
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Times
Richmond
Ind
Ralph Morganroth
Morganroth
Ruling Due On Jackson Today In Corruption Case
Special Judge Oscar H. Montgomery is expected to rule on the ple a of abatement in the Jackson case after defense arguments. The State filed a demurrer to the plea and Prosecutor Remy presented the case. Defense counsel Ewbank and Jones sought more time to study the demurrer as Coffin and Marsh faced separate representation.
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Oscar H. Montgomery
Jackson
George W. Coffin
Republican County
Robert I. Marsh
William
Remy
Louis B. Ewbank
Marsh
Theater cash saved by woman's bravery
Eva Marsteller a 36 year old theater cashier thwarted three bandits at the Ritz Theater demanding cash at 9 30 pm Sunday. A shot was fired into the box office after she closed the window slide. The robbers fled in a car driven by a fourth man and police later found the stolen vehicle abandoned on Kenwood Avenue after being traced to Eugene Hough.
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Eva Marsteller
Ritz Theater
Thirty-Fourth
Illinois Sts
Marsteller
Eugene Hough
Irvington Ave
Kenwood Ave
Cold Wave Persists With Subfreezing Temperatures
The cold spell remains intense as below freezing temperatures are forecast for several days. U S Weather Bureau head J H Armington notes a new season low of 22 degrees early Sunday and a Sunday afternoon high of 35, dipping to 23 by 8 a m today.
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J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Mercury
Earthquake Shakes Santa Maria but Causes No Damage
An earthquake lasting about thirty seconds was felt in Santa Maria California today at 3 45 am with no damage reported. The town has been a center of recent moderate disturbances along the southern California coast.
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United Press
Santa Maria
Cal
California
Doty Returns to U S After French Foreign Legion Discharge
Bennett J. Doty of Biloxi Mississippi arrived at Marseilles aboard the steamer Tafna from Oran Morocco following his discharge from the French Foreign Legion. He awaits final formalities at Ft. St. Jean before embarkaing for the United States. He is listed in Legion records as Gilbert Clare, the name under which he enlisted.
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United Press
Marseilles
France
Bennett J. Doty
Biloxi
Miss
Tafna
Oram
Morocco
French Foreign Legion
Doty
Ft. St. Jean
United States
Legion
Gilbert Clare
Cats
Society Girl of Newton Highlands Kills Self at Hostess Home
Miss Margaret Brooks 23, daughter of a manufacturer, shot herself in the temple at Miss Dorothy Dell’s mansion in Indianapolis this morning and died at Robert W. Long Hospital at 12:50 PM. An extra shell in the revolver deepened the mystery as detectives investigate a possible suicide linked to health and overwork at Wheaton College.
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Newton Highlands
Mass
Dorothy Dell
Meridian St
Robert W. Long
Miss Brooks
Miss Dell
Claude M. Worley
Simon
Kurrasch
Miller
Dell
Suppong
Wheatton College
Norton
Indianapolis
Wheaton
Teddy
Mary Margaret Miller
W. Blvd
Miss Dell's
Miss Miller
Aloha Camp
White Mountains
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