Murder convict testifies in Zeidler robbery case
Clarence Langford, a life prisoner from Joliet, testi fies in the Tri City Bank robbery trial of Big Gus Zeidler, guarded by six deputies and two guards. Langford admits he and accomplices pulled the $17 000 heist but says Zeidler was not involved.
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United Press
Edwardsville
Ills
Clarence Langford
Joliet Penitentiary
Gus” Zeidler
Len Small
Zeidler
Tri-City
Illinois
Langford
Muncie
Ind
Ozark Mountains
Lan
Ude
Zeid
Guy Zeidler
Joliet
Alexander Macison
Southern Illinoia Penitentiary
Chester
Return of Ten Tuxedo Suspects Sought in Bank Hold-Up
Roy C. Young and a woman named Marjorie Callahan held in Detroit face extradition to Indianapolis for the $8,774 Tuxedo State Bank hold-up on Nov 23. Governor Warren T. McCray signed the requisition. an H C Webster Detective Agency operative will bring them to the city. The woman reportedly confessed implicating Young and a man known as Irish Joe.
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Indianapolis
Roy C. Young
Warren T. McCray
Young
Marjorie Callahan
Joe
Detroit
Mich
H. C. Webster Detective Agency
Delaware Street Bridge Bid Approved at 172336
County commissioners let the Delaware Street bridge contract to M. E. White of Chicago for 172336. Bids from Ross Construction and National Concrete followed, with a plan suited to Delaware 81 conditions and Luten specifications used by lower bids.
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Delaware St
Fall Creek
M. E. White
Chicago
Ross Construction Company
National Concrete Company
Todd & Reed
Grant-Bolton Company
Delaware 81
Kentucky Ave
White River
John Elliott
Yule Mail Rush Breaks Records at City Office
Indianapolis post office set records for holiday mail handling with stamp sales of 29846.97 dollars and 2479 dispatched sacks. The day saw 628865 pieces of mail processed, 101 trucks in service, and extra vehicles borrowed from the Army Navy and Beech Grove garage.
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Indianapolis
United States Army
Navy
Beech Grove
Nichols paid 100 a day for McCray case services
Judge James A. Collins orders Clarence W. Nichols to receive 2490 for special prosecutor work on the Marion County grand jury investigation of Governor Warren T. McCray. The ruling follows eight indictments and allocates funds from a 5000 appropriation. Arraignment for the case is set for January 7.
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Clarence W. Nichols
Marion County Grand Jury
Warren T. McCray
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
Collins
Charles W. Moores
Nichols
Moores
Charles Remster
Charlies S. Wiltsie
Henry Spaan
McCray
Eph Inman
Mother of Eight Die in Barrington Auto Train Crash
At a Barrington crossing a C N W passenger train struck an automobile killing Mrs. William A. Dahle mother of eight. Three high school girls Elsie Trestik 13 Helen Trestik 16 Henrietta Patterson 16 were seriously injured. Helen Trestik driver was taking Mrs. Dahle to the station for a train.
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United Press
Barrington
Ill
William A. Dahle
Elsie Trestik
Helen Trestik
Henrietta Patterson
Mrs. Dahle
Gifts Will Cheer Boo Hoosier Vets
Disabled Hoosier veterans in fourteen U S hospitals will receive Christmas gifts. Boxes with 600 stockings and gifts were shipped today by the Indiana Women's Overseas League led by Miss Alice Bush. Of the veterans, forty are women former welfare workers and nurses. The Indiana League has fifty six members with twenty six in Indianapolis.
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United States
Indiana Women's Overseas League
Alice Bush
Indiana League
Indianapolis
Mary Horn
Bush
Grace Hawk
Helen Courtenay
Two Named to City Plan Commission for Four-Year Terms
Mayor Shank appoints John W. Atherton financial secretary of Butler University and Gustav G Schmidt theater owner to the city plan commission. They replace Edward Robb and Lewis Bruck, with four year terms to begin immediately.
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John W. Atherton
Butler University
Gustav G Schmidt
Moving Picture Theater
City Plan Commission
Shank
Edward Robb
Lewis Bruck
Transportation Committee
Lett in Judge's Race for Fourth District Supreme Court
Marion lawyer Wilson D. Lett announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for judge of the Supreme Court from the Fourth Judicial District. Lett, with 30 years practice and partner in Lett & Lett, formerly ran for Grant County Circuit judge in 1916 and was defeated by 119 votes.
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Wilson D. Lett
Marion
Ind
Supreme Court
Fourth Judicial District
Gause
Lett
Lett & Lett
Grant County
Fess Considered for Key Interstate Commerce Chair
In Ashington the Senate progressives weigh Simeon D. Fess for the chair of the Interstate Commerce Committee to break a deadlock. Fess backs repeal of Esch Cummins Section 15 A and has railroad brotherhood support. if the caucus fails, they will back Couzens.
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United Press
Ashington
Senate
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Committee
Couzens
Michigan
Fess
Brookhart
Iowa
la Follette
Progressives
Senator Couzens
Mayor seeks reinstatement of Bedford per ruling
Mayor Shank asks the safety board to reinstate Patrolman Harvey Bedford under Circuit Judge Chamberlain's order after Bedford and Lieut. Arthur McGee were discharged for insubordination and neglect of duty during a failed warrant service on a Colfax boy linked to Robert Watson’s murder. Safety board president Kingston signaled willingness to comply. an appeal was planned.
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Shank
Safety Board
Harvey Bedford
Chamberlain
Bedford
Arthur McGee
Colfax
Ind
Robert Watson
Ernest L. Kingston
Henry Ford backs Coolidge as 1924 bid advances
Henry Ford declared himself in favor of President Coolidge in Detroit on December 19. The comments ended Ford's separate presidential run plans, though he previously said he would back Coolidge if he enforced Prohibition. He has since visited the White House.
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United Preea
Detroit
Henry Ford
Coolidge
Ford
Coolldze
White House
Auto Crash Leaves Two Men Gravely Hurt In Brazil Indiana
Fred Whitaker aged 20 and Frank Killion aged 19 were probably fatally injured when their car slammed into a telephone pole near Brazil Indiana early today. Killion swerved to avoid a buggy and lost control. The pair were taken to a local hospital unconscious.
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United Preas
Brazil
Ind
Fred Whittaker
Frank Killion
Here
Killion
Woman Ends Life After Lake Find In South Bend
Grief over the fates of two of her six children prompted Mrs. John Gose, 44, to take her own life after her body was recovered from a lake. Police said the body was found last night following a two day drag search. One child died in an automobile crash and another was sent to reform school.
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United Press
South Bend
John Gose
Reform School
County Clerk Aides Renew Christmas Spirit at Courthouse
Miss Gladys Little and Miss Helen Friday renew Christmas spirit in Marion County clerk’s office photograph. Trees are on sale around the courthouse as demand remains strong though prices are higher than last year.
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Marion County
Gladys Little
Eastern Ave
Helen Friday
Alabama St
Bandits Loot Bank and Shoot Up Town in Kansas
Robbers terrorized Keats Kansas robbing the State Bank and blasting a vault hole. They escaped with 2500 dollars after a three hour siege as residents fired from porches and the sheriff from Riley County was summoned from Manhattan.
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United Press
Keats
Kan
Hunter
Riley County
Manhattan
Colombia Confronts After Quake Toll Reaches Four Hundred
President Nel Ospina assumed charge of relief efforts for the quake zone along the Ecuador border. He authorized $100,000 for the needy and ordered the army to care for homeless and injured. Death toll stood at 400 with four towns wiped out and extensive property damage across a rich agricultural region.
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United Press
Bogota
Colombia
Nel Ospina
Anti Volstead Bills Introduced In Senate Action
In Washington on December 19 Senator Edge of New Jersey introduced two bills to revise the Volstead act. The first would raise the permissible alcohol content of beverages from 0.5 percent to 2 percent. The second would ease restrictions on physician issued liquor prescriptions.
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Senate
Edge
New Jersey
Booze Floods Chicago as Christmas Stock Piles Up
Illinois federal warnings are ignored as Chicago dealers flood the market with gin beer hooch genuine whisky wine and sacramental wine prices range from three to eighteen dollars per quart or gallon. Authorities report widespread cellar distilleries and imports from Canada and Illinois cities fueling the surge.
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Chicago
Elgin
Joliet
Peoria
Illinois
Canada
Thirteen Jurors Dismissed Over Opinions in Shaw Murder Trial
In a crowded Criminal Court session, thirteen of the twenty one prospective jurors examined were excused for forming opinions about the guilt or innocence of John Thomas Shaw, colored, charged with the murder of Helen Whelchel. The defense passed eight jurors tentatively. Police guarded the building as curiosity seekers observed the proceedings and Shaw sat with his attorneys, attentive and quiet.
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John Thomas Shaw
Helen Whelchel
Applegate St
Shaw
William Park
Decatur Township
Louis ‘Wiese
Warren Township
Prospective Jurors Named in Shaw Murder Case
During noon adjournment in the John Thomas Shaw murder case, eight jurors were tentatively accepted by the defense after morning examinations. The State had not begun its examination. Listed jurors include Ewing Shields, Charles R. Miles, David Goldman, Russell Jennings, Samuel W. Skhillen, Lewis Gass, Omer F. Isenhour, and George A. Roberson with their occupations and addresses.
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Ewing Shields
Park Ave
Pike
Shields
Shaw
Charles R. Miles
College Ave
David Goldman
Washington Blvd
Marshall Bailey
Southport
Arthur O. Hoyt
Rybolt Ave
Russell R. Jennings
Pike Township
Marion County
Jennings
Samuel W. Skillen
E. Michigin St
Lewis Gass
Charles Newby
Camby
Sylvester Johnson
Fall Creek Blvd
Omer F. Isenhour
John R. Gill
Wayne Township
Harry R. Jennings
Arthur Scudder
Valley Mills
John Harvey
Alfred L. Goodlet
Speedway
George A. Roberson
Decatur Township
John Thomas Shaw
Helen Whelchel
Russell Jennings
Samuel W. Skhillen
Michigan Street
Shaw enters plea as jury deliberates murder indictment
In county court Shaw faces indictment for killing Mrs Whelchel during a robbery. Judge Collins overrules a quash motion as defense requests change of venue. Shaw and twelve jurors dine under guard while attorneys file motions. Proceedings continue with Shaw at the bar and a reading of the indictment.
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Pike
C. H. Thurston
Collins
Shaw
Remy
Wiliam H. Remy
Whelchel
W. S. Henry
Joseph K. Brown
Roy Gill
Maryland St
Eleven Missing After Capitol Hotel Fire in Houston
Eleven persons remain unaccounted for after a blaze destroyed the Capitol Hotel in Houston on Tuesday. Three bodies have been recovered as investigators probe the cause and search the ruins.
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Houston
United Press
Texas
Capitol Hotel
Senate resumes balloting for Interstate Commerce chairman
Congress today reports the Senate resumes balloting for the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee as the Public Lands Committee continues its Teapot Dome lease investigation. House not in session. Ways and Means starts consideration of a tax bill.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Public Lands Committee
HOUSE
Ways and Means
Penalty Guidelines Mentioned for Murder Convictions
The text outlines penalties for murder convictions with juries choosing between electrocution or life imprisonment on first degree murder, life imprisonment on second degree murder, and a range of two to twenty-one years for manslaughter. It reflects historic sentencing choices and capital punishment considerations.
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John T. Shaw
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