Mystery Deepens Over Welsh Heiress Vanishing
The Hon Gwyneth Erica Morgan daughter of Baron Tredegar vanished after taking $400 from Wimbledon lodging on December 15. Scotland Yard and private agencies probe. The social figure known for travel and continent trips remains missing as detectives trace leads to possibly a small Welsh seaside village.
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Ondon
Gwyneth Erica Morgan
Wimbledon
Greater London
Miss Morgan
Tredegar
London
Newport
Wales
Baron Tredegar
Evan Morgan
Gwyneth
Scotland Yard
Second Trial Opens in Marion County Fraud Case
The second trial of Edwin A. Hunt real estate dealer from 3939 Washington Blvd opens in Criminal Court on conspiracy with former county clerk Richard V. Sipe and attorney Will H. Latta to embezzle 10000 in county funds. Sipe pleaded guilty to conspiracy and embezzlement involving 155000 and served two years before parole. Jury selection underway with twenty talesmen examined.
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Edwin A. Hunt
Washington Blvd
Richard V. Sipe
Will H. Latta
Claypool
Marion County
Hunt
Lattta
Sipe
Latta
Indiana
Hunt and
Sudden death linked to fatal Indiana fire
Firefighters found farmer Deathbert H. Bell 74 in his isolated Indiana home early Sunday morning. Dr. S. E. Records said Bell died of heart trouble, with the fire sparked by a lit coal oil lamp after he was removed from the flames. Bell was dead when help arrived.
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Nce
Ind
S. E. Records
Lawrence
Dr. Records
Mr. Bell
Ft. BenjJam
Harrison
Indianapolis arrests begin for driving without license
Amos Cole, 28, of 3449 College Ave., was the first arrested in Indianapolis on a charge of driving without a 1925 automobile license. Police began making arrests today and shortly after Cole's, three more drivers were slated on the same charge.
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Amos Cole
College Ave
Indianapolis
Cole
Civilizations F claims device to generate farm lighting
La Fieleo of Indianapolis announced a device tested at a Newcastle filling station that uses a board and lever to power an air compressor and tank. Compressed air runs an air engine with a dynamo to supply electricity for farm lights and other rural uses including at trains or water troughs.
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la Fieleo
Newcastle
Ind
Indianapolis
la Fielce
Extension of Indiana World War Memorial Levy Proposed
A bill by Representative Pittenger would extend the 6 mills annual levy for six years to raise $2,000,000 more for the Indiana World War Memorial building fund. Backed by the State World War Memorial Commission, the levy set in 1919 expires with 1926 taxes. The commission estimates total need around $4,000,000 to complete the plaza project in Indianapolis.
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Indiana World War Memorial Building Fund
Pittenger
Selma
State World War Memorial Commission
Plaza
Indianapolis
Textbook Trust Bill Aims State Book Production
A bill introduced by Representative McMinn of Elwood seeks to establish a Textbook Trust in Indiana to write print and copyright school books within the state. It would fund the program with $50,000 and require printing at state institutions with free loan to children, while not altering existing contracts.
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Indiana
School Book Trust
McMinn
Indiana Wallpaper Co Leases Site at 99 Years
The Indiana Wallpaper Company signs a ninety nine year lease on the former No 13 fire station site on Maryland Street between Meridian and Pennsylvania, Canada? No, Indiana. The Baldwin Miller Company owned the site and rent totals about 325000 over the term. The move to the new Maryland Street location will occur when the current quarters at 27 East Maryland Street expire in five years.
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Indiana Wall Paper Company
Maryland St
Meridian
Pennsylvania
Victor R. Jose
Joseph BR. Reagan
Baldwin-Miller Company
City manager form to be discussed by Indianapolis real estate board
Indianapolis real estate board will hold a luncheon discussion Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce on adopting a city manager form of municipal government. Executive secretary Henley T. Hottel said the event will feature a round table with Frank E. Gates, president, presiding.
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Indianapolis Real Estate
Chamber of Commerce
Henley T. Hottel
Frank E. Gates
Premier Mussolini III Ill With Influenza Forces Rest
United Press dispatch from Rome reports Italian Premier Benito Mussolini is ill with influenza and ordered to rest. The brief notice notes the premier's condition and the government monitoring the illness as of February 16.
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United Press
Rome
Mussolini
Governor demands resign or extra funds at Indiana Reformatory
Governor Jackson told Indiana Reformatory trustees they must resign or secure funds, amid charges of extravagance and a push for more appropriations. Highway officials also seek increased road funds. Trustees face a joint committee hearing that night to answer accusations.
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Indiana State Reformatory
Reformatory
Highway Commission
J. Glenn Harris
Gary
House Committee
Robert L. Moorhead
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Senate approves Thomas W Slick for Indiana federal judgeship
Washington Feb 16 The Senate Judiciary Committee reported favorably on the appointment of Thomas W Slick of South Bend as the second federal judge for Indiana. The nomination moves to formal Senate confirmation as Watson celebrates naming two federal judges in months. Slick was Watsons first choice for the second judgeship created by the Hickey bill.
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Vimes
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thomas W. Slick
South Bend
Indiana
Senate
Slick
James E. Watson
Baltzell
Watson
Hickey
Parker Senate revaluation bill passes House for 1925 real estate tax
A House vote of 1 to 0 approves the Parker Senate resolution to revalue all real estate in 1925 instead of 1926 and sends it to the Governor. The Clements venue bill, revised after a House clash, passes by 8 to 6.
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House
Parker Senate
Clements
Senate defeats Moorhead safety bill creating state public safety department
Senator Moorhead's proposal to form a State department of public safety died in the Senate with one vote against it. Senator Nejdl called the bill a state constabulary plan, while the text notes it would place a director over police, factory inspection, conservation, boiler inspection, fire prevention, and child and women’s protections, removing oil inspection from the current structure.
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Moorhead
State Department of Public Safety
Senate
Nejdl
Erie
Department of Conservation
Bolief
Department of Oil
Woman Held in Girl's Death in Chicago
Lucy Hagerman a mid wife was taken into custody in relation to the death of Mrs Nine Harding Pierce former University of Illinois co ed who died days after marrying Logan F Pierce an Illinois alumnus following an illegal operation. Her telephone number was found in the Pierce apartment and she claims not to remember seeing Mrs Pierce last Tuesday the day of the alleged operation. Police plan an inquest and Captain William Russell said Pierce was expected at the inquest that afternoon.
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United Press
Chicago
Lucy Hagerman
Nine Harding Pierce
University of Illinois
Logan F. Pierce
Illinois
Lucy
Pierce
Ex-Champ Stokes Trial Alleges Johnson Conspiracy
Chicago February 16 A planned scheme to coax Jack Johnson the former heavyweight champion into swearing he had intimacy with Mrs Helen Elwood Stokes was outlined in the Stokes defamation trial W E D Stokes New York financier allegedly bribed persons to claim she lived in a notorious resort and Johnson was reportedly approached by an agent of Stokes.
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United Press
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Helen Elwood Stokes
Stokes
W. E. D. Stokes
New York
W. W. Smith
Johnson
Mayor Day by Day Seeks City Governance Change
Indianapolis debates between commission and city manager forms. Police Captain John Zener oversees petitions, claiming 29,386 signatures show strong support. He notes the commission form is advancing rapidly as his son Shank remains undecided.
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Indianapolis
John Zener
Shank
Federation weighs petitions to oppose city manager plan
Edward Snethen of the Federation of Civic Clubs says the executive committee will meet to consider circulating petitions opposing the commission plan for Indianapolis. He notes an election is premature but sees petitions as the only way to counter the movement, with the federation likely to back the city manager proposal.
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Federation of Civic Clubs
Edward 0 Snethen
Meyer-Kiser Bank Bldg
Indianapolis
Snethen
Commission
E. J. Sexton
John F. White
Sunday letter seeks closing of soft drink places on Sundays
Police Chief Herman Rikhoff received a letter signed by The Christian Women of the Christian Church requesting Sunday closures for soft drink places and pool rooms. The group blamed such establishments for accidents and crimes and praised Rikhoff’s crime crackdown.
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Herman Rikhoff
Christian Women of the Christian Church
Rikhoff
Severe German Weekend Storm Hinders Ehrwald After Fire
A severe storm swept south Germany over the weekend. Ehrwald in Bavaria remains cut off from telephone and telegraph service with a serious situation reported. After the storm, fire destroyed numerous houses and several people were injured near Weibesse.
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United Press
Berlin
South Germany
Ehrwald
Bavaria
Weibesse
Snow Flurries Foretold as Cold Wave Looms
A balmy Sunday gives way to snow and cold per government meteorologist J H Armington. Tonight colder air drops to 20 to 25 degrees with light snow flurries expected. Morning temps ranged from 32 to 38 degrees.
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J. H. Armington
Galbraith Memorial Tablet Stolen From Boulder Site
The 2 by 18 inch memorial tablet was unbolted from a boulder near Fall Creek by a suspected fanatic opposed to the Legion. Officials plan to replace the tablet and consider securing it to prevent future thefts.
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Boulder Legion
Fall Creek
Rescue Workers Struggle to Reach Collins Passage
Rescue teams using hand tools encounter new barriers as they attempt to access a cavern leading to the explorer Collins. The obstacle course slows progress toward the shaft and potential discovery.
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Collins
Men dig toward Collins cave in Kentucky rescue attempt
At the mouth of Sand Cave Kentucky Feb 16 one man works in a tight bore toward the cavern that may free Floyd Collins trapped by a boulder. Officials report progress toward a breakthrough as rock and lime stone slow the tunnel and preparations prepare for a potential rescue in Louisville if Collins survives.
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Uniter Press
Land Cave
Floyd Collins
Collins
Sand Cave
Orginal
Gerry Mander Seen in Proposed District Shuffles
Senator Henrod of Loogootee proposes moving Lawrence County from the third to the second district, a gerry mandering plan to keep the second district safely Republican. Senator Holmes of Gary adds a bill to restore key provisions and permit four more bank examiners and Fed membership for state and private banks.
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Henrod
Loogootee
Repub
Lawrence Cow
Lawrence
Holmes
Gary
Federal Reserve System
Retired Minister Albert Riley Dies at 76
Rev. Albert Riley, 76, a retired Methodist minister, died in Greencastle Ind today. He was born in South Bend.
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Greencastle
Ind
Albert Riley
South Bend
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