Two Die In South Side Granada Cafe Beer War
Chicago dispatch reports a bloody beer war flare at the Granada cafe in the south side. Hugh Stubby, a former Capone lieutenant, and William McFadden were shot dead among revelers. George Maloney was arrested. McGovern, a feared marksman, also perished during the gunfight as police separated the chaotic scene.
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United Press
Chicago
Granada Cafe
Hugh “Stubby
Scarface al Capone
William “Gunner” McFadden
McGovern
Gorge Maloney
Maloney
Dual tragedy climaxes Danville love triangle
In Danville Indiana on Sunday Ralph Mullendore Heath shot and killed Mrs Mae Snyder, then killed himself after leaving farewell notes to family and Snyder. The affair involved Heath as the Snyder farm manager and Mrs Snyder, wife of Hotel Seward manager W E Snyder of Detroit.
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Danville
Ind
Ralph Mullendore Heath
West Thirty-third Street
Indianapolis
Mae Snyder
Heath
Snyder
Seward
Detroit
John Grider
Vincennes
John Betts
Cour
Film Fun Move-Movies Aisle Quicksand
A humorous jeremiad on the chaos of going to the movies with long lines crowded foyers and rude ushers. The piece chronicles the sardonic misadventure from ticket to seat as patrons collide with elbows coats and theater bustle in a Sunday afternoon outing.
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Chicago
New Year Preparations Amid City Festivities in Indianapolis
Indianapolis frets with a loud welcome for infant 1929 as clubs theaters and homes plan New Year parties. Over 5000 reservations exist for dances and socials while federal agents scale back liquor enforcement. Police mobilize with 12 hour shifts, patrols and extra men to secure downtown and bootleg districts. Downton venues including Columbia Club Athenaeum Broadmoor Country Club and Elks Club host events. Open houses, athletic programs and midnight theater shows mark the night with banks and stores closed on New Year day.
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Indiana
Claude M. Worley
Atty On
Malete
Columbia Club
Athenaeum
Broadmoor Country Club
Indianapolis Country Club
Elks Club
Hoosier Athletic Club
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Marott
Propylaeum
Caroline Scott
South Side Turners
Good-by Sweetheart Then Self Ties Up Traffic
Un man shouted Good-by and leaped onto a southbound Seventh Avenue Express street car near Lenox Avenue causing a traffic tie up in the city.
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Self
Press Oak
Seventh Avenue
Lenox Avenue
Works to OK Airport Landing Field
The board of works will consider a resolution to adopt site No 8 for a municipal airport as a preliminary step toward council and Mayor L Ert Slack approval. Estimated site cost is $692000.
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Board of Works
L. Ert Slack
Indianapolis school board sets 1929 officer election and building plan
Indianapolis school commissioners will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday to elect officers for 1929 and act on a building program. The board approved a $391,000 bond issue for construction of Schools 81 and 82 and additions to Schools 15 and 49.
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Indianapolis
Gas Kills Family of Seven in New York Tenement
Seven members of a New York family were found dead in a Lower East Side tenement this afternoon. Police reported carbon monoxide poisoning as the cause of death in the incident.
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United Press
New York
Lower East Side
How to Play the Devil Raises Rumpus Among Opera Stars
New York scientists spark theological debate but opera circles ignite a controversy over Mephistopheles in Faust. Kipnis and Yanni-Marcoux favor gray grayish attire and a cavalier style, while Virgilio Lazzari keeps red tights horns and tail, risking illusion. Clergy stance unknown.
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United Press
Hicago
New York
Chicago Civic Opera
Mephistopheles
Alexander Kipnis
Yanni-Marcoux
Kipnis
Virgillio Lazzari
Lloyd Amos Faces Jury In Auto Banditry Case
Criminal court jurors were to hear the auto banditry and robbery case against Lloyd Amos 24 of 6172 North Illinois Street after a three day trial. Closing arguments were made by state and defense attorneys and the jury was to receive the case after 5 p m. Two other bandits Price and Kittrell were shot by police during the escape attempt. Herman Armfield had informed police of the robbery.
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Lloyd Amos
North
Illinois Street
Amos
F. W. Hohit & Son
Kentucky Avenue
Otto Price
Carl Kittrell
Herman Armfield
Kittrell
Cold Wave Forecast Promises Snow and Low Temps
A moderate cold wave is forecast for Tuesday with highs near 10 to 15 degrees above zero and possible snow. Rain tonight is expected to turn to snow, while last New Year’s Day was tied as the coldest day of last winter with 8 below zero and heavy snow. John Hilgendorf and August Hastings were found dead in a Los Angeles cabin from carbon monoxide poisoning in a mobile camp. a gas stove and closed windows were cited.
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United States Weather Bureau
United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
John Hilgendorf
August Hastings
Detroit
Historians Conclude Parley At Claypool Meeting
Final sessions of the American Historical Association closed at Claypool with delegates split into groups on topics from American Pre History to the Far East. Discussions included the Diary of a Public Man and Lincoln lore. Durham, North Carolina, chosen as 1929 meeting site with dates set for December 30, 1929 to January 1, 1930.
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American Historical Association
Claypool
Bibliographical Society of America
Far East
Conference of Historical Societies
North American Review
Lincoln
American Catholic Historical Society
Knights of Columbus
Peter Guilday
Catholic University At Washington
Durham
N. C
Police Shakeup Rumor Circulates After City Meeting
The Board of Safety Police Chief Claude M. Worley Fire Chief Harry E. Voshell and Mayor L Ert Slack held a closed door conference. Rumors said the meeting could trigger changes in the police department including detective personnel.
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Board of Safety
Claude M. Worley
Harry E. Voshell
L. Ert Slack
Poincare Signals Possible Resignation Amid Budget Passage
Premier Ray mond Poincare told the cabinet he may quit after parliament passed the budget and planned to offer his resignation to President Gaston Doumergue. An official communique said ministers urged him to keep power for now. In a separate item from South Bend, a mother dog dug 30 feet into a sand bank to make a den for seven puppies. Charles Geyer found the pups.
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United Press
Paris
Raymond Poincare
Gaston Doumergue
Poincare
Fremal
South Bend
Ind
Charles Geyer
Ford to Hire 30 000 More Men to Boost Output
Ford Motor Co announces 30 000 new hires by March 1 with preference for local unemployed, boosting weekly car output from 33 500 to 40 000 under a six day work schedule. The move aims to add about 40 million dollars yearly payroll and accelerate production despite lagging model F orders.
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FORD
SPEED
United Press
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Thomas E. Dolan
Public Welfare Department
Henry Ford
Ford Plant To Increase Production At Local Branch
An extra crew will be hired at the local Ford Motor Company branch to raise output before March 1. George Steinmetz, local Ford manager, said no word from Detroit on an urgent order yet but indicated a likely plant-wide announcement for Indianapolis.
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Ford Motor Company
George Steinmetz
Ford
Detroit
Indianapolis Gey
U S Power in Shumaker Case Appealed in Federal Court
Federal judge heard habeas corpus arguments over Shumaker the Indiana Anti Saloon League superintendent and the governor's pardon in a bid to halt a state court order to imprison him for contempt. The judge suggested no immediate ruling likely several days.
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E. S. Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Indiana
State Supreme Court
Robert C. Baltzell
Shumaker
Baltzell
Arthur L. Gilliam
James M. Ogden
Gilliam
E. A. Miles
United States Supreme Court
Miles
Supreme Court
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