School Board Fires Charles Miller in Controversial Dismissal
Indianapolis city schools dismiss Superintendent Charles F Miller amid board turmoil and appoint Columbus Indiana leader Donald DuShane to succeed him. DuShane undecided on acceptance, citing hopes for retention based on performance. Miller had held the post since August 1927 and faced prior pressure from factions led by Kern and Vonnegut.
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Charles F. Miller
Donald DuShane
Columbus
Ind
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DuShane
Charles W. Kern
Theodore F. Vonnegut
Lilliart G. Sedwick
Lewis F. Whiteman
Fred Kepner
Julian Wetzel
Russell Willson
J. Don Miller
H. F. Osler
Whiteman
Kepner
Sedwick
Kern
Vonnegut
Millers
Byron B. Williams
C. C. Underwood
South Bend
Hanover College
University of Wisconsin
Shelbyville
Madison
Clinton
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Indiana Teachers
Kiess Chosen by Pa Delegation for Senate Seat
Washington December 11 The Pennsylvania delegation in the house elected Representative Kiess as its representative on the Senate committee alongside Griest. The move highlights party alignments and leadership within the delegation.
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Kiess
Washington
Pennsylvania
House
Two gunmen held in jail over Alger attempt plot
Vernon Indiana December 11 two Chicago men Howard Mackey and John Ross were held on suspicion of plotting a jail delivery to free Gene Alger and his wife from Jennings county jail police found two automatic pistols ammunition hack saw blades and a stolen Stutz sedan.
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Times
Vernon
Ind
Chicago
Gene Alger
Jennings County
Wilbur Bannister
Howard Mackey
John Ross
Bannister
Alger
Paris Crossing
Mackey
Ross
Ask Coolidge to Run for Senate Nomination
United Press reports from Boston that Robert Washburn urged Calvin Coolidge to accept an unopposed Senate nomination. Coolidge had been a subject of senatorial speculation after Senator Frederick H. Gillett said he would not run in 1930. No public reaction from Coolidge had been given.
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United Press
Boston
Robert Washburn
Roosevelt Club
Calvin Coolidge
Senate
Coolidge
Frederick H. Gillett
Gas Station Attendant Hunted As Possible Teacher Killer
ROCKFORD Ill Dec 11 a swarthy nervous man is sought as the possible murderer of Miss Cordelia Gummersheimer a language teacher clubbed to death in her one room apartment last Sunday A Belvidere filling station attendant Sam Hyland said the suspect stopped about 2 am Sunday asked for quick service and warned him not to reveal if a new Dodge sedan had stopped The car carried a white Spitz dog Hyland said the man spoke perfect English wore dark clothes and a soft hat The motorist claimed he was fleeing domestic trouble and needed gas to reach Chicago Police weigh Hylands testimony and consider cash rewards while an inquest was postponed pending tangible evidence
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United Press
Rockford
Ill
Cordelia Gummersheimer
Sam Hyland
Belvidere
Chicago
Belleville
Hyland
Ane
Winnebago
Haiti Favors U S Control Of Election
Haiti by United Press reports a surge of relief as 98 political prisoners are freed and marine reinforcements are diverted to Guantanamo Bay. Native leaders urge lifting martial law and support a U S supervised election to replace President Borno. Editorials call for a peaceful, fair vote with U S oversight.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Guantanamo Bay
Louis Borno
United Press
Nicaragua
Santo Domingo
Baby Face Doody Gets Stay Of Execution
Springfield Illinois December 11 The state supreme court granted a stay of execution to Willie Doody the pint sized bandit and gun man of Chicago who was to die in the electric chair Friday night for the murder of Berwyn Police Chief Charles Levy The stay postpones his fate until the court rules on his appeal likely at the February or April term next year
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Springfield
Ill
State Supreme Court
Willie Doody
Chicago
Charles Levy
Berwyn
Doody
Christmas mail deadline set by post office
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson announced a Monday deadline for Christmas mail to distant U S destinations. He noted four to five days to the west coast and three to four days to northern New England, with longer times to small towns on branch lines.
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United States
Robert H. Bryson
West Coast
New England
Bryson
Sean Jose
Runaway City Girls Detained After Pawned Clothing Incident
Two Indianapolis girls, Jeanette Allman aged 15 and Georgia Conant, were detained in Detroit after pawn brokers recovered their clothing leaving only coats, shoes, stockings, a pink pajama set and a red bathing suit. They fled with Esther Henderson in a mass runaway from Arsenal Technical High School, claiming money ran out and food was needed.
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Detroit
Jeanette Allman
Marlowe Avenue
Georgia Conant
Hamilton Avenue
Georgia
Jeanette
Elmer England
Conant
Arsenal Technical High School
Nurses Strike At Hospital In Indiana City
Thirty two nurses in training at Indiana Christian hospital refuse duties over ill will toward two sub executives. Superintendent Charles Young meets insurgents at the nurses home but efforts to persuade them back fail. Alumni nurses may be recalled to fill needs. names of the targeted sub executives withheld.
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Indiana Christian Hospital
Charles Young
Reporters Freed After Contempt Sentence
Three Washington Times reporters Linton Burkett Gorman M Hendricks and Jack Nevin Jr upon release after forty days of a forty five day contempt sentence for refusing to name confidential sources. They lost five days for good behavior per Lt Colonel William Peak jail superintendent.
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Washington
Liberty Today
Linton Burkett
Gorman M. Hendricks
Jack Nevin Jr
The
Washington Times
William Peak
District of Columbia
Rescue of Julia Crew After Vessel Burned Off Isles of Shoals
Captain Frank Lavazza and five crew members of the Julia were rescued ten miles southeast of the Isles of Shoals by the drummer Antonina. The two masted schooner, returning to Boston with a Grand Banks catch, caught fire Tuesday and burned to the water line. Coast guards report the Julia a total loss.
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United Press
Portsmouth
N. H
Frank Lavazza
Julia
Isles of Shoals
Antonina
Boston
Grand Banks
Coast Guards
Man Slashed After Being Found Unconscious At Blake and New York
Joseph Rounder, 36, of 553 Goodlet avenue, is in serious condition at City Hospital after being found unconscious on Blake street near New York. He says he lost memory while waiting for a street car, does not recall how his trousers were cut, and had several drinks that day while out of work.
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Joseph Rounder
Goodlet Avenue
City Hospital
Blake Street
Blake and
New York
Hourly Temperatures Snapshot From Early Morning
The record shows temperatures at 6am 35, 9am 35, 10am 4, 11am 35, noon 36, and 12pm 36 with data fragments including 2am 35 and 2am 35 notes. Weather logger notes include misreadings and initials such as LB Dees 36.
Four Guilty in Gaming Cases Banked in War on Mint Machines
Four defendants were found guilty of keeping a gaming device by Criminal Judge James A. Collins in a war on mint vending machines. Each received a $25 fine plus costs. four slot machines were confiscated. Money in tills and scrap sale proceeds go to charity funds. Convicted: Louis Morlan, Ross Clark, Vasil Karsachoff, and William E. Merrick. The total penalizations reach eight with four previously convicted.
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James A. Collins
Collins
Louis Morlan
North Illinois Street
Ross Clark
Virginia Avenue
Vasil Karsachoff
William E. Merrick
Prospect Street
Purchase to Stand City Council to Approve La Salle Buy
City council to consider an ordinance approving the purchase of the La Salle automobile for Police Chief Claude M. Worley at the last meeting of the old council next Monday night. It was said the measure would pass if properly presented, though the car was bought in an emergency last July on split requisitions to avoid council approval. Council President Edward B. Raub Sr. emphasized evaluating the action on its merits.
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la Salle
Claude M. Worley
Edward B. Raub Sr
Miller Convicted in Licenses Conspiracy Case
Colonel W H H Miller head of registration and education under ex Governor Len Small must serve seven months and a day in county jail and pay a 2000 dollar fine for conspiring to issue fraudulent medical and dental licenses. Convicted by a jury in Criminal Judge Jacob M Hopkins court after four hours deliberation. New trial arguments set for December 19.
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United Press
Chicago
W. H. H. Miller
State Department of Registration and Education
Len Small
Miller
Jacob M. Hopkins
Prohibition Raid Seizes Liquor In Superior Sweep
Seventy federal officers raided forty speakeasies in Superior securing fifty seven arrests and over 400 gallons of liquor. The operation aimed to curb bootlegging in the northwest with raiders drawn from Duluth Madison and La Crosse.
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United Press
Prison riot at Auburn prison frees warden and guards
Prisoners led by fifteen mutineers battle state troopers and police with machine guns and gas bombs. Wardens and twelve guards were held captive for hours before rescue. seven guards injured, one rioter killed, and warden Edgar F. Jennings stabbed and gassed during the assault.
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United Press
Auburn
N. Y
Auburn State Penitentiary
George Durnford
Edgar F. Jennings
Jennings
Syracuse
Henry Sullivan
Buffalo
William Dempsey
Albert Holshauer
Vannhusen
Hudner
Milton J. Ryther
Walter Bailey
George Atkin
Coast Guard Sails In Search For Overdue Schooner
Three coast guard cutters patrolled Pacific waters in search of the schooner Charles R Wilson, thirty days overdue between San Francisco and Seattle. The ship sailed Oct 30 from San Francisco with salt, lacks wireless or engines, and may have been driven off course by heavy seas. Captain J J Kelly and eight men aboard.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Pacific Coast
Charles R. Wilson
Seattle
J. J. Kelly
Deputy Added to State Fire Marshal Staff
State Fire Marshal Alfred E. Houston announced the addition of Elmer Shellhouse of Marion to his full time deputy staff. Shellhouse formerly edited "Farmer Dick's Pitchfork," a political pamphlet circulated before and during the 1928 campaign and partly distributed through Hogston's office.
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Alfred E. Houston
Elmer Shellhouse
Marion
Shellhouse
Farmer Dick
Hogston
Naval clocks to go at Washington master timekeepers to be replaced
The Naval Observatory recommends Congress replace three master clocks installed in 1907. The clocks broadcast time to smaller clocks nationwide, and new super accurate timekeepers would be installed if approved.
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United Press
Washington
Naval Observatory
Observatory
Congress
Son Sold by Mother in Juarez Trade Scandal
In Juarez Mexico on December 11 an 18 year old mother sold her 2 year old son for 22 dollars to Issidoro Gonzales after her husband threatened to leave her. The sale was charged by the child's aunt Mrs Louisa Flores. Both parents signed the contract and under Mexican law the sale is valid.
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United
Juarez
Mexico
Guadalupe Romo
Issidoro Gonzales
Louisa Flores
Warning Issued as Auburn Prison Riots Persist
Acting Governor Lehman warned rioting prisoners at Auburn that the state would not concede demands for release. Fifteen ring leaders threatened to kill Warden Jenkins and eight guards held as hostages. Extra guards were ordered at Dannemora and Sing Sing as a precaution, with state troopers ready for Great Meadows if needed.
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Albany
N. Y
Lehman
Auburn Penitentiary
Edgar F. Jenkins
Dannemora
Sing Sing
Great Meadows
Break Thwarted in Salem County Jail Escape Attempt
A planned jail break by three of four teenage prisoners was foiled by a smuggled note to the warden. The attempt, scheduled for Tuesday, was revealed by Sheriff George Dixon. Investigators found a window bar at the southern end had been sawed to a breaking point in the 75-year-old Market Street prison.
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Salem County
George Dixon
Market Street
French fears aroused in disorderly 1930 budget debate
Paris December 11. In the chamber of deputies a prolonged debate on the 1930 war budget revealed France’s fear that Germany is secretly preparing for another war. The session saw several suspensions as clashes erupted between the right and communist benches.
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United Press
Paris
France
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Legion Party Honors Two Hundred at Xmas Event
About two hundred Pete sons attended the annual Christmas party of the John Holliday Jr. post American Legion at First Presbyterian Church Tuesday night. A committee was formed to collaborate with the Seventh district organization in a drive to remove churches from the World War memorial plaza.
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John Holliday Jr
American Legion
First Presbyterian Church
Seventh District
the Legion
World War Memorial Plaza
All State high school football team selections delayed
The Times announces its annual All State high school football teams will appear Thursday. Sports editor Dick Miller, who selects the teams, has covered the state and officiated at games throughout the season.
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