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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1928
Page
14
Paul Reed was found guilty of the dynamite murder of Vernon Plager in Rockford Illinois. The jury sentenced Reed to life imprisonment after four hours of deliberation. Reed admitted love for Mrs Ivy Plager and sought her divorce.
An Indianapolis advertisement touts Konjola a 32 ingredient remedy. It cites a testimonial from John Q. Marlow who, after fifteen years of stomach trouble, claims five bottles ended his illness and left him strong, hungry, and gainful again. The Konjola Man at Hook Drug Store promotes the medicine as a permanent relief, not mere pain suppression.
The state argued Reed placed the bomb while his motive included a love affair with Mrs. Plager, but Linscott said the evidence did not prove the defendant planted the device. The alibi of riding around was deemed insufficient. Times Special Evansville report notes twin lion cubs born at Mesker City Park Zoo and visitors barred for two weeks.
James Chapman, a Black man, reported to police after paying 10 dollars for a half pint of white mule at Mrs. Willa McMurray's home on 620 North Colorado Street. She refused change and was arrested on a blind tiger charge while Chapman was held for vagrancy.
Pupils of Neustadt Talmud Torah under the Jewish Educational Association present a Chanukah play at the Jewish Communal Building on Wednesday night. Coaches Meyer Gallin Miss Geraldine Young and Rabbi Muzrachi guide the cast Josef Levy Beatrice Oppenheim Melvin Lichtenberg Joseph Mankovitz Freida Brill Jack
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