Killer Burke Branded Vote Fraud Leader
Bay Times reports Fred Burke, an alleged Chicago gunman tied to the St. Valentine’s Day massacre and a Peru bank robbery, directed importation of fraudulent voters to Indiana in 1928. Investigators claim federal probes faltered, with Burke evading subpoenas and later amassing $300,000 in bonds and an arsenal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Times & Huntington
Ind
Fred Burke
St. Joseph
Mich
Chicago
Peru
Lake County
Robert Butler
Indianapolis
Butler
Indiana
U. S
Burke
Wisconsin
Prohibition
Peru Robbery Suspect Burke Named Leader in Bank Heist
A Peru Indiana man identifies Fred R. Burke as the leader and driver of an auto load of bandits who robbed the Peru First National Bank of 93000. The informer watched Burke from a room above the bank for three minutes. Harry Cook, 24, is held at Mishawaka on related suspicions. Burke is wanted for the Slaying of Charles Skelly in St Joseph Michigan and is linked to a Chicago gang gun attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Fred R. Burke
Peru First National Bank
Burke
Harry Cook
Mishawaka
Charles Skelly
St. Joseph
Mich
Bugs Moran
Chicago
Burke Raid Nets Four Arrests in Detroit
Detroit police raided alleged Burke underworld haunts and arrested two men and two women. Burke is described as the most dangerous man alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Fred Burke
Miller Reinstated as Indianapolis School Chief
Charles F. Miller, removed December 10, was reinstated by a majority on a special school board meeting attended by Lillian Sedwick Lewis Whiteman and Fred Kepner. The board cited November election results and protests from Indianapolis papers in confirming Miller's return, while three new commissioners begin January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Miller
Lillian V. Sedwick
Lewis E. Whiteman
Fred Kepner
Miller
United States
Indianapolis
Kepner
White
Charles W. Kern
Theodore F. Vonnegut
Sedwick
Donald DuShane
Columbus
Ind
Kern
Vonnegut
Oldest Cuban Woman Margarita Fernandez Dies at 121
Havana dispatch reports Mar garita Fernandez, who claimed to live 121 years and was regarded as Cuba’s oldest woman, died Tuesday at her home in Madguga. The aging resident had become a symbol of longevity in Cuban folklore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
United Press
Havana
Margarita Fernandez
Madguga
Sleet Marks Approach Of Frigid Wave
A chill rain turned to sleet disrupting traffic and delaying interurban lines in Indiana. Meteorologist J. H. Armington warned of a cold wave tonight with temperatures dropping to near zero in the north and 5 to 15 above along the Ohio River. Rivers neared flood stages after days of rain while two roads flooded and detours planned. interurban lines to Connersville Greensburg Newcastle and Rushville struggled with ice on trolley wires and delays widespread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Armington
Claude M. Worley
United States Weather Bureau
State Highway Department
Nashville
Bloomington
Martinsville
Spencer
Connersville
Greensburg
Newcastle
Rushville
Crawfordsville
Indianapolis
Armington
Indiana
Ohio River
Citywide drive to curb spinal meningitis in Indianapolis
Health experts under Dr. Herman G. Morgan launch an intensive campaign with city state and private support. 1,200 to 1,500 contacts to be cultured. large public Christmas gatherings discouraged. St Margarets Guild halts hospital party and delivers aid to homes. Eli Lilly labs assist. hospital wards reorganized to isolate meningitis patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Herman G. Morgan
Health Board
St. Margaret’s Hospital
City Health Department
City Hospital
Health Commissioner Advises Preventive Measures for Meningitis
Dr Herman G Morgan outlines steps to curb an Indianapolis meningitis outbreak. Suggestions include avoiding cold exposure, nasal throat antiseptics, limiting crowds, boosting resistance, monitoring eliminations, outdoor exercise, and rapid isolation with fumigation after cases. Nine deaths in twelve days and nineteen cases reported with three new victims named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman G. Morgan
Indianapolis
Surullia Anderson
North Rural Street
John Edwards
California Street
Orville Whitney
Belmont Avenue
Lawrence Willmore
Geisendorf Street
Charles Stanley
East Market Street
Weather report from 9 30 a.m. air conditions
Conditions show north wind 24 mph, barometric pressure 29.72 inches, temperature 30 degrees, ceiling 400 feet, visibility one mile. Note mentions three dollars soft.
Day Offender Murders Trio in Romney West Virginia
Walter Crabtree 28 killed three men including H C Inskipp 35 justice of the peace and Ben Miller 45 jail turnkey in Romney with a shotgun after his arrest for liquor law charges. Ed Fulford 18 injured. Crabtree captured by state police and deputy sheriff and jailed for safety.
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United Press
Romney
W. Va
Walter Crabtree
H. C. Inskipp
Justice of the Peace
Ben Miller
Hampshire County
Ed Fulford
Crabtree
Squire Inskipp
Young Wolford
Judge Inskipp
Squire
Inskipp
Miller
Walford
Joe Buckman
Horne
Keyser
Fears Rise For British Aviators In Nonstop Flight
After more than 26 hours without word, fears grip observers for the safety of two British fliers Squadron Leader A G Jones-Williams and Flight Lieutenant N H Jenkins attempting a Cranwell to Capetown nonstop. Reports from southern Tunis claim wreckage and two deaths but the aircraft is unconfirmed and French officials depart Tunis for Libya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Cranwell
England
Capetown
A. G. Jones-Williams
N. H. Jenkins
Tunis
Libya
Far East
Suspect Held in Slaying of Rockford Teacher
A man matching the description of a suspect in the slaying of Cordelia E. Gummersheimer, a Rockford schoolteacher, was detained in Belleville Illinois after seeking lodging in Hillstadt. He admitted former residence in Rockford, and authorities say the victim was clubbed to death in Belleville where she lived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Belleville
Ill
Cordelia E. Gummersheimer
Rockford
Hillstadt
Gummersheimer
Fragmentary Schedule Snippet with Time Codes
A small, unreadable OCR fragment lists scattered times and references such as 6a m 32 10 a m 29 Ph wh 32 12 a m 28 8 a m 31 12 noon 27 9 a Thess 31 eF BD Theses 26. The readable parts reference times and a few ordinal marks without full context.
Edge Presents Credentials as Envoy of U.S.
Ambassador Walter E. Edge presented his credentials to President Gaston Doumergue at the Elysee Palace in Paris in a brief ceremony. He arrived by presidential car, was saluted by infantry, and his party entered the grand salon where he made a short address and the president responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Paris
Walter E. Edge
Gaston Doumergue
Elysee Palace
Edge
Grand Salon
Two Convicts Escape From Moundsville Prison
Two long term prisoners Adrian Bryan and Daniel Chroder, both 23, escaped from the state penitentiary at Moundsville during the night. Prison officials declined to discuss details of the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
State Penitentiary
Adrian Bryan
Daniel Chroder
Ford Plant 10 Reopens Jan 6
About 1,000 employees at Ford Plant 10 1315 East Washington Street are expected to return to work by January 6 Rex A Hayes assistant manager said assembly of pleasure cars will resume first in the maintenance department workers from the commercial vehicle department have already been recalled and other departments will follow within a week Ford plants nationwide are also reopening to clear dealer stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
East
Washington Street
Rex A. Hayes
Hayes
Ford
United States
Maholm Ordered Jailed by Judge Collins in Contempt Case
Indianapolis attorney T Ernest Maholm was brought before Judge James A Collins for contempt of court and ordered remanded to the county jail until fit to appear again. The move stemmed from his failure to attend a trial related to Andrew Judt charged with fatally shooting his wife Mary Ann at 321 Virginia Ave two months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Collins
T. Ernest Maholm
Indianapolis
Malcolm
Collins
Maholm
Andrew Judt
Mary Ann
Virginia Avenue
Judt
Marion
Subpenas
Harry McGlenn
Grover Hinton
Charles Brown
Judge Confirmations Tug War Over Ethics Charge
Senator Tydings accused Richard J. Hopkins of Kansas of unethical conduct for taking over 1000 dollars in expense money from the Anti-Saloon League and failing to report Kansas attorney general fees from 1920 to 1922. Senator Capper denied the charges, saying records show full accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Richard J. Hopkins
Kansas
Anti-Saloon League
Hopkins
Tydings
Dem
Senate
Capper
Rep
Kan
State Treasury
Attorney-General
Glubber Indicted in Double Murder Near Muncie
Delaware county grand jury indicted James Wood, 30, World War veteran, for first degree murder of farmers George and Elizabeth Heath near Muncie. Wood pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and sat in silence. Trial date set for January 20, 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Muncie
Ind
James Wood
George
Elizabeth Heath
Delaware County Grand
Wood
Miner Disaster at McAlester Claims Sixty Two Victims
United Press report from McAlester Oklahoma describes a gas explosion at the Old Town coal mine trapping sixty seven workers. By dawn fifty seven bodies were recovered with fears of further blasts as rescue crews labored through freezing conditions.
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United Preas M’alester
Okla
McAlester
Old Town
Miller Hay
Death threat by boy at Fort Wayne
Fred A. West 16 will explain in city court on December 26 his statement to police that he intended to kill Mrs. Ross Pollos, a member of a charitable organization in Wabash. Officers found him loitering with a .32 caliber revolver and a box of cartridges. He said he was a former inmate of White's Institute in Wabash and had been mistreated.
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Ft, Wayne
Ind
Fred A. West
Ross Pollos
Wabash
White's Institute
Accuracy License Need for 1930 Automobile Plates
James A. Bradley head of the license plate division announced a warning against misspellings and improper fillings on 1930 automobile license plate applications. He noted several hundred applications were returned daily due to errors and stressed legible accurate addresses. Deadline for 1929 applications is February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Bradley
Women Escape Bullet Attack After Taxi Shooting
Mrs Ed W Hunter of 2317 College Ave and Mrs R W Remp of 2315 College Ave were endangered when a bullet pierced a taxi windshield at Meridian and Lighteenth. The shot likely came from a man on foot. no holdup reports were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed W. Hunter
College Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
R. W. Remp
Dravo Contracting Company
Lumley
Sixteenth
Meridian Streets
Meridian
Lighteenth
Wright Aircraft Tender Ordered Home From Haiti Mission
The aircraft tender Wright with about 500 marines was ordered to return to the United States. It had been sent to Haiti during recent disturbances but was diverted to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after Haitian conditions improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Wright
United States
State Department
Haiti
John H. Russell
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
End of Taylorville mine strike nears with vote planned
The outlaw National Miners Union strike in southern Illinois nears end as only one Kincaid mine remains idle. Workers plan to vote on returning to work if National Guardsmen are withdrawn, with promises of troop withdrawal and an expected overwhelming vote to end the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylorville
Ill
National Miners Union
Southern Illinois
Kincaid
King resolution delayed to post holidays by Senate panel
The King resolution proposing a congressional inquiry into stock exchange price manipulation will be taken up after Christmas by the Senate banking and currency committee chaired by Norbeck. In Centerville Indiana John T Voorhees 62 is dead, with daughter Inez and two sons named in the notice.
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King
United Press
Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Norbeck
Centerville
Ind
John T. Voorhees
Whitewater
Inez W.hees
W. D. Voorhees
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Viola Daniels
Ft. Wayne
Steuben County
Tommy Burke
Capone
Worley
Santa Claus
U.S
Glubber
Death Pit
Bill Duvall
Red Cross
Ft. ‘Wayne
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