Petition Drive to Free Griffis From German Prison
The Times sponsors a petition urging Charles E Hughes to free Corliss Hooven Griffis, a former American officer imprisoned in Germany on charges tied to Grover Bergdoll, with attorney John M Caylor among early signers urging public support and wider signatures.
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Charles E. Hughes
Corliss Hooven Griffis
Grover Bergdoll
Germany
John M. Caylor
Rainbow Division
Ohio
the Times
Government urged for clemency in case after justice
Petitioners request government intervention for release or sentence modification, recalling Edith Cavell’s case as a precedent of noble government efforts in justice matters.
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Edith Cavell
Shaw Returned to Marion County Jail in Murder Case
John Thomas Shaw, 24, of 1418 E Maryland Street, indicted for the murder of Mrs Helen Whelchel of 1854 Applegate Street, is back in the Marion County jail. Judge James A Collins ordered restricted access to Shaw while detectives say he remains silent on his whereabouts the night of the crime. Shaw was moved from Michigan City State Prison by Detectives Radamacher and Allen for safekeeping and is charged with abducting Mrs Whelchel and throwing her body from a bridge near Ben Davis on the High School Road to the Big Four Railroad.
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Applegate St
Marion County
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
Shaw
Michigan City
Radamacher
Allen
Collins
George Snider
H. B. Pike
C. H. Thurston
Ku Klux Murder Trial Under Way in Atlanta
A jury prepares to hear the murder case of W. B. Coburn leader of one Ku Klux Klan faction. Phil E. Fox, imperial palace publicity director, is accused of shooting Coburn. Eyewitness Mrs. M. L. Heyman of Cleveland Ohio testified about the fatal shooting and Fox firing past her after Coburn spoke with him. Clarence A. Everett, a sporting goods clerk, testified about selling a long dirk knife to the accused man.
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United Press
Atlanta
Coburn
Phil E. Fox
Imperial Palace
M. L. Heyman
Cleveland
Ohio
Simmons Group
Fox
Clarence A. Everett
Everett
Sporting Goods
Pinkerton Chief W M A Pinkerton Funeral Planned
Funeral services will be held at the Fourth Presbyterian Church Saturday for William M A Pinkerton head of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency who died Monday in Los Angeles California.
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United Press
Chicago
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Wii Mam A. Pinkerton
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Los Angeles
Cal
Newington postmaster funds Harding Memorial drive
Harry S. New, Postmaster General, endorses the Harding memorial campaign and contributes 500 to the Indianapolis fund. Total contributions reach 6 086.96 with donors including Allen A. Wilkinson Kiefer Stewart Co and W B Burford. Small offerings come from numerous individuals and groups across Indiana.
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Harry S. New
Harding
William Fortune
Indianapolis
New
Allen A. Wilkinson
Kiefer-Stewart Company
W. B. Burford
Louis Hollweg
A. C. Babson
George J. Marott
Dead girl found in mud of flood washed hamlet Dezzo
Soldiers on mud flats near the flood struck hamlet Dezzo discovered a dead girl standing upright in mud to the waist. They fled in panic and later returned to bury the body.
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United News
Rome
Dezzo
Price Descent Likely to Affect Telephone Valuations
Testimony in Indiana Bell case before Federal Court cites expected price declines in materials for telephone property. Bemis says rates depend on valuations. much of his depreciation and going-value testimony was ruled incompetent. Judge Page urges select, direct evidence from comparable properties. panel to review properties and aim for fact agreement.
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Howard W. Bemis
Chicago
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
Bemis
George T. Page
Commission
Bell
Page
Ephinman Named Deputy Prosecutor in McKay Case
The American Legion seeks Griffis release from a German court sentence of twenty one months for attempting to kidnap draft evader Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. National Commander John R. Quinn says no public campaign, but posts urge action and justice for Lieut Corliss Hooven Griffis of Hamilton Ohio.
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American Legion
Corliss Hooven Griffis
Hamilton
Ohio
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
John R. Quinn
Legion
Quinn
Griffis
Woman, 70, suffers skull fracture after fall at employer’s home
Mrs. Annette McCarty, 70, of 956 North Dearborn Street, is in City Hospital with a fractured skull and broken left arm after slipping and falling down stairs at the home of Earl Stansbury, 1729 Park Avenue, where she was employed.
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City Hospital
Annette McCarty
N. Dearborn St
Earl Stansbury
Park Ave
Resigning Trustee Post After Appointment in McCray Case
Eph Inman, noted criminal lawyer, was retained by the States to aid prosecution of Governor McCray in Criminal Court. His deputy appointment to Clarence W. Nichols was ratified by Judge James A. Collins, then Inman resigned from the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane trustees. Inman said he resigned to avoid conflicts after agreeing to help prosecute. McCray’s arraignment is set for Jan 7, 1924, following his indictment on forgery embezzlement obtaining money under false statement and grand larceny.
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Eph Inman
McCray
Inman
Clarence W. Nichols
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
Central Indiana Hospital For the Insane
Ralston
Goodrich
Indianapolis
Washington
Ind
Shideler Laid In State At Indiana Capitol
The body of George A. H. Shideler, superintendent of the State reformatory, lay in state in the Indiana State Capitol rotunda after his death on Tuesday. Funeral services were to be held at 3:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Marion with Indiana National Guard guards and honored by governors and state officials.
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State Capitol
Thomas A. Hendricks
James Whitcomb Riley
Benjamin Harrison
George A. H. Shideler
State Reformatory
Marion
First Presbyterian Church
Indiana National Guardsmen
Reformatory
McCray
Shideler
Kiwanis Club Backs January Farming Meet In Noblesville
Noblesville Kiwanis votes 200 to finance a two day agricultural meeting in January and supports employing a health nurse for Noblesville.
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Noblesville
Ind
Noblesville Kiwanis Club
Ten Die in New Mexico Blizzard Strikes Blue Springs Ranch
United Press dispatch reports ten deaths from a New Mexico blizzard that hit Wednesday. Victims include three women and two children frozen at Blue Springs ranch near Albuquerque, plus others found near Vaughan and Bisbee, with a sheep herder and a railroad worker among the buried.
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United Preas
Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Blue Springs Ranch
Vaughan
Bisbee
Monterra
Inlaw
Lincoln
First Snowfall of Season Noted in Washington Indiana
White River overflowed its banks in Daviess County after heavy rains but no flood danger. The first snow of the season fell during the night in Washington Indiana on December 13.
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Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
White River
Tenth St
Washington, Ind
United Press
Daviess County
Winter Snow Glaze Briefing From Vincennes
A light snow cover settled in Vincennes Indiana as temperatures fell overnight. The Wa bash River showed a slight rise while conditions remained cold and unsettled early today.
Cold epidemic advisory urges prevention and home care
Dr. Herman T. Morgan warns a January cold surge, urging sunken disease prevention through rest, diet, exercise, ventilation, and regular physician visits. He notes pneumonia typically peaks in late March and links smoke exposure to the outbreak, while stressing mild illness containment.
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Herman T. Morgan
City Board of Health
Morgan
First Snow Hits Wabash Valley Threatens Flood Stage
The first snow of the season fell in the Wabash Valley after an all-night rain and sleet. If freezing temperatures do not occur within 24 hours, the Wabash River near Terre Haute will reach flood stage, with bottom lands flooded and damaging wheat and ungathered corn.
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Wabash
United Preas
Snow blankets Warsaw as city endures first heavy fall
An inch of snow covered Warsaw Indiana as the heaviest snowfall of the season settled in this morning. Temperatures dropped rapidly throughout the day as conditions grew wintry.
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United Press
Warsaw
Ind
DePauw Freshman Pledges $28,563 to Endowment Fund
DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana reports the freshman class pledged $28,563 to the million dollar endowment fund on Wednesday. The average subscription was $45.
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de Pauw
Greencastle
Ind
Nine Year Old Forger Sentenced to 12 Years
A 9 year old boy received a 12 year sentence from Juvenile Judge Frank J. Lahr after a raid on a news stand yielded a $25 forged check. The boy was sent to Indiana Boys School until age 21. The courtroom scene drew tears and public protest.
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Jerusalem
Marion County
Frank J. Lahr
Indiana
Washington and
Illinois Sts
Postal Savings State Bank
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