Fear Grows For Missing Woman Fliers Dawn Flight
The large Sikorsky aircraft The Dawn carrying Mrs. Frances Grayson and three others vanished after departing Roosevelt Field on a planned trans Atlantic hop to Europe. Signals from Sable Island indicated trouble and crews failed to reestablish contact as New York aviation circles fear a repeat of prior missing flights.
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New York
Frances Grayson
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
Europe
Massachusetts
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Sable Island
Nova Scotia
WMU
the Dawn
Oskar Omdahl
Grayson
Brice Goldsborough
Fred Koehler
Koehler
Coast Guard Orders 500 Mile Search For Missing Dawn Plane
Washington December 26 United Press The Coast Guard ordered a 500 mile search around Cape Cod for The Dawn missing plane of Mrs Frances Wilson Gray son. Naval sources said no word had been received and the Los Angeles dirigible and two Boston destroyers were ordered to assist. Detailed search plans to be issued when Lakehurst and Boston confirm operations.
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United Press
Washington
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
Frances Wilson Grayson
Naval Communications
New London
New England
Grayson Rescue Committee
Garden City
L.T
Naval
Arlington
Los Angeles
Navy Department
Boston
Lakehurst
Japanese Peer dies as Imperial session convened
Masataro Ya Nagisawa member of the House of Peers dies in Tokyo today while the Emperor convokes the chamber. He formerly served as vice minister of education and president of Kyoto University.
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United Press
Tokio
Masataro Ya Nagisawa
House of Peers
Kyoto University
Man suffocates in closet during Chicago fire
Ellis L. Horton, 32, shut himself in a clothes press while fleeing a fire in Chicago. three women were burned in the same blaze that started in a large building apartment. Two hundred tenants were evacuated from their homes.
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United Press
Chicago
Ellis L. Horton
Submarine S-4 recovery resumes under favorable conditions
In Provincetown Massachusetts on December 26 divers prepared to resume raising the sunken submarine S-4. Lieutenant Commander Ellsberg led operations and believed the hull could be buoyant with four of five compartments. He cautioned surface arrival unlikely before spring after 25 to 30 full diving days.
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United P
Provincetown
Mass
Ellsberg
Injuries Fatal To Automobile Victim Henry T. Wilking Dies
Henry T. Wilking 69 of 627 E Morris St died at Indiana Christian Hospital after being struck by a car driven by Paul C. Baumgartner 25 of 651 E Drive Woodruff Place on Alabama and Maryland Streets December 13 He had shown improvement after the incident but died in the hospital later the same morning Born in Indianapolis he lived here all his life and worked at Klingstein Upholstery He belonged to Zion Evangelical Church and the Red Men Surviving are three brothers Otto George Charles and two sons Clarence and Leslie Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Henry T. Wilking
E. Morris St
Paul C. Baumgartner
Woodruff Place
Alabama
Maryland
Indiana Christian Hospital
Mr. Wilking
Alabama St
Indianapolis
Wilking
Klingstein’s
Zion Evangelical Church
Red Men
Otto
George
Charles Wilking
Clarence
Leslie Wilking
Randolph Prefix Changes To Talbot In Indiana Bell Area
Indiana Bell announces new dialing rules effective midnight changing Randolph prefix to Talbot for six thousand Randolph exchange subscribers. Old numbers stay intact with new Talbot prefix due to dial system mechanics. January 1928 directory deliveries begin Tuesday and finish within five days as many changes appear in the new book.
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Randolph
Phil M. Watson
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Randolph Exchange
Missing 16 year old Ollie Bowman in Greenwood
Walter Bowman reports his daughter Ollie Bowman 16 disappeared after leaving home early Sunday to visit neighbors and has not been seen since. Police are aiding the search and asking anyone with information to contact them.
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Walter Bowman
Greenwood
Ollie Bowman
Bowman
Son to Face Trial in Hill Death Riddle
Harry A Hill, son of wealthy parents, will stand trial for the murder of his mother, with his father Dr H C Hill aiding the defense. The case centers on the Aug 22 finding of Mrs Hill buried in their Streator home and a furor over alleged theft, signals, and two unnamed visitors seeking Harry. The prosecution cites a plan to bury the body in the cellar. a Clinton Iowa hand Louis Martineau provides a mystery witness.
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Bert M. Demby
United Press
Ottawa
Ill
Harry A. Hill
Harry
Dr. H. C. Hill
Young Hill
Peter Busch
Hill
Martineau
Dr. Hill
Streator
Lindy Prepares for Central America Flight Trip
Mexico City December 26 Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh weighs delaying her return as Charles Lindbergh plans a Central American flight with Spirit of St Louis. He spends Christmas quietly at the American embassy while organizers finalize the aircraft preparations for a Wednesday departure.
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United Press
Mexico City
Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh
United States
Central America
Lindbergh
St. Louis
The Busy Holiday Rush Brings Clerks Comfort
Miss Margaret Ryan of Ayres Avenue expresses relief after a busy season noting the chaise longue offers comfort and that she hopes the crowds end. She says many clerks share the feeling and would like to rest until next Christmas.
Injury to 12 year old from roller skates accident
Marvin Lynch aged 12 of R R 6 Box 426 fell from improvised Christmas roller skates at 552 N Hyland Ave and was struck by a car driven by Joseph Schonfield of 1117 E Fowler St. He sustained facial and head cuts with serious body bruises and was taken to relatives at 614 N Hyland St.
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Marvin Lynch
R. R
N. Hyland Ave
Joseph Schonfield
E. Fowler St
N. Hyland St
Hanley
Stadtlander
John McLinn
Fletcher Ave
English Ave
State St
Joe Kirby’s Christmas Hold Up Ends With Capture
In Chicago on Christmas Day Joe Kirby attempted a restaurant cash register robbery but was foiled by two women the cashier Doris Braze and waitress Betty Holmes. Cooks and a dishwasher chased him through the Loop and a pursuing officer fired. Kirby hid on a fire escape before surrendering to police.
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Joe Kirby
Chicago
Kirby
Doris Braze
Betty Holmes
Loop
Joe
Texas
Guard fought three bandits in city holdup
A police guard was doubled over three youths of a bandit gang as they were wounded in attempts to rob a filling station and a pie company. Three wounded youths are in hospital and two confessed members await trial in jail. Police seek two more gang members. Also four business houses burned in Hugo Oklahoma causing about 75 000 dollars in damage.
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City Hospital
City
Donald Davis
Robson St
Supreme Oil and Refining Company
Troy
Madison Ave
Chaarles Manges, Jr
Sanders St
George Adams
Minnesota St
Butter Crust Pie Company
John Schilling
Cornell Ave
Robert Cline
Daisy St
James
Firemen Hurt In Truck Crash In City
Two firemen were injured and hospitalised after a fire truck from engine house 9 collided with a car at Belle Vieu and Michigan Streets. The driver Stadtlander claimed the crash was unavoidable. Fay Hugh suffered a skull fracture and serious bruising. Gallagher and others were also hurt. fourteen more weekend accidents injured residents.
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City Hospital
Belle Vieu Pl
Frank W. Stadtlander
Livingston Ave
Michigan St
Peter J. Gallagher
N. Goodlet Ave
Lee and
New York
Fay Hugh
Tibbs Ave
Gallagher
Paris President Breaks precedent with jazz and film at palace
President Gas ton Doumergue allowed a jazz band and private film showings at the Elysee for selected school children. He requested a private Ben Hur screening and later presented the American film Go West. Santa Claus outfits topped the musicians as the party opened with music and cinema inside the palace.
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United Press
Paris
Gaston Doumergue
France
Piccures
Presidential Palace
The
Elysee
Doumergue
Bachelors Feast at Indianapolis Athletic Club Dinner
Resident bachelors of the Indianapolis Athletic Club attended a Christmas Eve dinner featuring talks music and entertainment embodying the Yuletide spirit. The program concluded with a musical segment.
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Indianapolis Athletic Club
Train Speeds Hickman to Los Angeles for Trial
William Edward Hickman, 19, under heavy guard on the Cascade Limited, travels from Pendleton to Los Angeles to face kidnapping and murder charges in the Marion Parker case. Fear of mob violence prompts tight security as 19 year old Kansas City youth is escorted by Asa Keyes and Los Angeles officials.
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United Press
Cascade Limited
Los Angeles
Hickman
William Edward Hickman
the Fox
Marion Parker
Kansas City
Pendleton
Ore
Asa Keyes
Portland
Keyes
Hickmah
Joe Davis
Robbed by Three Boys at Blake and Michigan Streets
Junior Sarvich reports three boys attacked him Sunday night at Blake and Michigan Streets and robbed him of $3. The 16 year old identified one assailant and gave police descriptions of all three suspects.
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Blake and
Michigan Sts
Junior Sarvich
Geisendorf St
Sarvich
Indicted Bank Officials in Kokomo Over Insolvent Trust Crash
Luther F. Symons state bank commissioner and Thomas D. Barr deputy were indicted by the Howard County grand jury on charges of official negligence in the American Trust Company failure. The indictment cites failure to alert directors and to notify prosecutors, with detailed loan and balance sheet irregularities listed from a March 1927 examination report.
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American Trust Company
Howard County
Luther F. Symons
Thomas D. Barr
State Bank
Kokomo
Howard County Grand Jury
Barr
Symons
Indianapolis Times
Ora Davies
W. H. Arnold
Florida
Morris E. Stultz
Symon
Stults
Arnold
Frank E. Kirtley
O. F. Kirtley
Oliver P. Kirtley
J. J. Halmuth
Kirtley
Leavitt
Davies
Owens
Bernice Powell
Davis
Five Die in South Pittsburgh Police Gun Battle
Five officers were killed and four wounded in a gun battle on South Pittsburgs main street renewing a feud between Marion County and South Pittsburg police. The dead included Sheriff W A Coppinger and Deputy Sheriff Fayette Nelson, among others, all killed with shotguns in under five minutes during a tense industrial strike.
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United Presse
South Pittsburgh
Tenn
Marion County
Wash Coppinger
L. A. Hennessey
Ben Parker
O. H. Larrowe
John Holden
Fayette Nelson
Charles Pittman
Pittsburgh
Dolly Sisters dancer Roszika Dolly ill in France
Reports from Nice dated December 26 say Roszika Dolly, of the Dolly sisters, is ill with a poisoned lower intestine and appendicitis. Her father was said to have left New York aboard the Majectic.
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United Presse
Nice
France
Roszika Dolly
Dolly Sisters
New York
Majestic
Hourly Temperatures Reported for Morning
The record lists temperatures at 6 AM 20 9 AM 31 10 AM 20. Readings show a rising pattern through the morning with values in the low to mid thirties at the specified hours.
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Mircese Sbtm Sdes
Mcees
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AID
American Securities Company
O. J. DeLon
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Charles W. McReynolds
George Becker
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Frank Owens
Citizens Paving Company
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