Disappearance of Lieut Osborne Wood Sparks Paris Gossip
Paris reports swirl around Lieut Osborne C. Wood who vanished after arriving from the United States with large Wall Street winnings. Florence Marin, a Ziegfeld Folly dancer, recalls a Monday sighting and says Wood appeared in high spirits with a small bag and car arranged for transport. Some fear an inland hideaway or a joke, others suspect he left for a few days from the Crillon hotel.
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Times
Paris
Florence Martin
Ziegfeld Follies
Osborne C. Wood
Wood
Barnacles
United States
Wall Street
Biarritz
Hotel Crillon
Montmartre
Marin
Osborne
Crillon
Montmarte
New Indiana Savings and Loan Association Formed
Charles J. Orbison attorney serves as president of the Indiana Citizens Savings and Loan Association formed Saturday with capital of 1 900 000. William H. Kerchner state adjutant general is named vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Orbison
Indiana Citizens Savings and Loan Association
Willam H. Kerchner
State Adjustant General
Four Men Arrested on Gambling Device Charges
Deputy sheriffs Koffel Carter and Corey arrested four men on Sunday for operating gambling devices. Named defendants include L. A. Evans of Pendleton Pike and Ft Harrison Rd, Orie Pugh of Lawrence, Fred Helms of Range Line Rd, and Homer T. McCreery of Keystone Ave and Allisonville Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koffel
Carter
Corey
L. A. Evans
Pendleton Pike
Ft. Harrison Rd
Orie Pugh
Lawrence
Fred Helms
Range Line
Homer T. McCreery
Keystone Ave
Allisonville Rd
Typical Family in Disaster At Sullivan Mine Fire
Mrs Martha Eller widow of miner James Eller mourns with five children after his death in a Sullivan Indiana mine explosion. The family moved from Jasonville last September to a cottage James bought. The widow recalls his warnings about the mine and jokes about danger as they await a new baby.
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Timea
Sullivan
Ind
Jim
Martha Jane Eller
James Eller
Jasonville
Roscoe Jeexll
Mabel
Clifford
Hazel
Jackie
Eller
John Clark
City
John
Roscoe Jewell Eller
Mabel Eller
Clifford Eller
Hazel Eller
Wealthy miser found murdered in Chicago tenement
United Press reports inquiry into the murder of Da e Sigsbee aged recluse in a Chicago tenement. Police found a condolence letter from Philadelphia department store owner Rodman Wanamaker. Neighbors say Sigsbee was very wealthy yet a miser. Police suspect robbery by strangulation to discover his money. A note mentions a man in Brighton England walking five miles in his sleep.
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da ‘E Sigsbee
Phila
Rodman Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Sigsbee
John Wanamaker
Brighton
England
Radio Fans to Meet East Side Club Tonight
The East Side Broadcast Listeners Club will meet tonight at 3305 07 E Michigan St to receive a report from the interference committee.
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East Side
Michigan ,St
Probe Outlined in Mine Disaster
Albert C. Dally chief State mine inspector to return to Sullivan Indiana from Knightsville to inspect the City Coal Company mine and determine the cause of Friday’s explosion. He will be joined by a squad of inspectors to assess current conditions rehabilitating hazards and safeguards. Access may be delayed by unexpelled gases but likely no more than twelve to fifteen hours. Dally will meet City Coal Company officials at 9 am Tuesday in Sullivan.
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Albert C. Dally
Sullivan
Ind
Knightsville
City Coal Company
Dally
Police arrest trio after speeding stop and liquor found
Robert M. Love, 33, of 1459 N. Delawer St., was charged with speeding blind tiger and transporting liquor after Sunday night arrest by Motor Policemen Beeker and McMahon. They found a small quantity of liquor in the car. John Naylor, 26, and Ralph Hackleman, 27, both listed as Columbia Club, were charged with vagrancy.
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Robert M. Love
N. Delawer St
Beeker and
McMahon
John Naylor
Ralph Hackleman
Columbia Club
Love
Van Camp Home Sold for 48-Family Apartment Project
The home of Samuel G. Van Camp at 1142 N Pennsylvania St was razed to make way for a 48 family apartment project by Dollman Realty Co. James G Nelson bought the property for 26000 dollars on Saturday and leased it back to Dollman Co for 99 years. The lot fronts 33.5 feet and runs 199 feet deep.
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Samuel G. van Camp
Pennsylvania St
Dollman Realty Company
James G. Nelson
Dollman Company
Ford brothers stage thrillers in city court
Police recount the Ford brothers escapades as Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth hears cases after a Saturday spree. Incidents include a fight near Blake and New York Streets, a forced shooting scare at 152 Blackford Street, and a mass arrest at 152 N Blackford Street for assault, drunkenness, vagrancy, and related charges.
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Ford Brothers
Delbert O. Wilmeth
Blake and
New York Sts
Blackford St
Barnaby
Joe Ford
Michigan
Blake
Sts
Oliver Staats
S. Arlington Ave
New York St
Clarence Harris
Grand Hotel
Earl Henderson
Douglas St
Dan Casey
Viola Kress Ford
N. Blackford St
Tom Ford
John Murphy
Agnes St
Buck Solfey
Blake St
Fatal Traction Crash Probed Near Ridott Illinois
Freeport Illinois February 23 1930 investigation to determine responsibility for the crash of the Rockford and Interurban Electric line near Ridott Sunday in which two were killed and eleven injured will begin at the company's Rockford offices Coroner Deistmeyer found human bones amid the ruins suggesting a woman who boarded at Pecatonica may have perished in the post wreck fire A brooch keys buckles and other trinkets were found but their ownership is uncertain and no crew identity has been established
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United Press Freeport
Ill
Rockford & Interurban
Ridott
Rockford
Deistmeyer
Pécatonica
Kidnapping Explained After Disturbing Call
A woman was reportedly kidnapped after a caller described two men and a woman forcing her into a car on Keystone Ave. Police responded to the 500 block and spoke with Steel Siler who said strangers came to his home and took the woman away during a drunken brawl.
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Keystone Ave
Steel Siler
Three Speeders Fined In City Court Today
Three motorists were fined in city court for speeding. William Arnold of 1552 English Ave was fined 10 dollars for 35 mph, Clay ton Gasper of 3712 Paris Ave 21 dollars for 35 mph, Dwight Noble of 1221 E Washington S&J 20 dollars for 35 mph. Elmer Houser at 4243 Washington Blvd was discharged for 27 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arnold
English Ave
Clayton Gasper
Paris Ave
Dwight Noble
E. Washington S&j
Elmer Houser
Washington Blvd
Dance Profits Checked By City Attorney
William T. Bailey assistant city attorney checked proceeds from Mayor Shank annual charity at Tomlinson Hall Saturday night. Until reports from all ticket sellers arrive the exact amount remains unknown. The event drew several hundred people with a concert by the Police and Firemen's Band and dance music by the same orchestra.
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William T. Bailey
Shank
Tomlinson Hall
Two Teens Held After Auto Theft and Crash
Norman Kassenbrock and Henry Sheckels, both 16, were jailed today on vehicle taking charges. Police say they stole a car owned by William Newbold and crashed through a plate glass window at Standard Grocery into Oren Bear's car in Anderson Indiana. The report also notes a February 28 dedication of a new Wesleyan Methodist Church costing $25,000 with several pastors in attendance.
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Norman Kassenbrock
W. Pay St
Henry Sheckels
Illinois St
William Newbold
Davidson St
Sunuary
Standard Grocery
Oliver Ave
Oren Bear
Anderson
Ind
Wesleyan Methodist Church
W. L. Thompson
Marion
Wesleyan Conference
L. E. Wibel
Bluffton
Walter Spiek
Greentown
FE. P. Schroels
Newcastle
Peter Pinder's Harsh Eye Injury In Implied Fire Scene
A boy described as Peter Pinder suffers a severe eye injury linked to a coal burn aftermath. Fragmentary dialogue hints at overheated conditions and improper pronunciation in a tense setting.
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Peter Pinder
DePauw Welcomes New President Dr Murlin In Inaugural Address
Green cast le Ind Feb 23 Dr Lemuel H Murlin new president of DePauw University spoke on ideals and service touched by his boyhood and student days. He paid tribute to the founders reviewing eighty seven years of history. A chapel service observed arrival Founders day luncheon honored the president.
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All
Greencastle
Ind
de Pauw
Lemuel H. Murlin
de Pauw University
Bowman Gymnasium
Marlin
Boston University
George R. Grose
China
Frederick D. Leete
Indianapolis
New University Church
Store Employees Dance at Washington's Birthday Event
Pettis Dry Goods Company employees held a Washington's birthday dance at the Athenaeum Saturday night. Prizes were awarded for the most beautiful girl, the most popular girl and the most appropriately dressed for business, each receiving a box of silk hosiery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettis Dry Goods Company
Athenaeum
McCormack Rescued After Five-Hour Gulf Stream Drift
John McCormack the noted tenor and two companions were rescued by a fishing launch after drifting five hours in rough Gulf Stream waters off Miami Beach. He was confined to his hotel with nervous strain from the ordeal.
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Preas
Miami Beach
Fla
Gulf Stream
John McCormack
McCormack
Hahn Re-Elected President of Stores Mutual Protective
Samuel L. Hahn of the Selig Dry Goods Company was re elected president of the Stores Mutual Protective Association at a Saturday directors meeting. Directors named include Arthur Strauss as vice president W C Kendall as secretary Edwin Vonnegut as treasurer and W E Balch as manager.
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Samuel L. Hahn
Selig Dry Goods Company
Stores Mutual Protective Association
Arthur Strauss
W. C. Kendall
Edwin Vonnegut
W. E. Balch
Attica Rescue Details a Wrecked Freight Car Incident
Omar Decker of Monticello Kentucky is injured with a broken hip after a freight car derailed or stranded on an improvised track near Attica Indiana. He was believed to be hitchhiking toward Indiana on a freight line when the incident occurred.
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Times Special
Attica
Ind
Omar Decker
Monticello
Local Auto Crash Injures Three Including St. Louis Couple
Dr M H Prinal of 3547 College Ave and Mr and Mrs D Z Everett of St Louis Mo suffer injuries from a Sunday auto crash caused by Prindle the driver. The report notes their condition as of today with authorities investigating the incident.
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M. H. Prinal
College Ave
D. Z. Everett
St. Louis
Prinde
Amendments Favored by Indiana Schoolmen's Club
The Indiana Schoolmen's Club favors amendments to the Lindley Senate bill to reorganize the State board of education. Proposed changes would make the board nonpartisan and require educational prerequisites for members.
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Lindley Senate
State Board of Education
Indiana Schoolmen's Club
Auto crashes injure boy and streetcar collision reported
A bicycle rider Charles Miller age 12 was struck near his home on Saturday by an auto fleeing the scene. He suffered facial and shoulder injuries. A driver described as William Brown was hospitalized with injuries after a streetcar collision at Illinois and Market Streets.
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Charles Miller
Washington St
William Brown
City Hospital
Northwestern Ave
Illinois and Market Sts
George Cramer
N. Capitol Ave
Mastorman
Golda Madosh
Cable St
New York and
West Sts
Maggie Collins
N. Weat St
Kenneth Alley
Virginia
Massachusetts Ave
Progressives Form New Party Pledge Support Near Convention
Chicago February 23 followers of Senator La Follette pledged support for a new progressive third party to be named at a forthcoming convention. The split with the Conference for Progressive Political Action left railway brotherhoods out and Debs and Morris Hil quit signaling opposition to the new party. La Follette supporters adopted the party program amid the defections.
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United Press
Chicago
Robert M. la Follette
Eugene V. Debs
Morris Hilquit
Debs
la Follette
Salvation Army Aids Sullivan District After Disaster
Salvation Army units under Commandant Samuel Wiggins of Terre Haute assist Sullivan district families. Major W. B. Sowers reports state effort. Mayor Sowers dispatches relief workers and telegrams, with Chicago headquarters and local office each sending 250 dollars. Workers aid funeral arrangements and offer ministerial services.
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Salvation Army
Samuel Wiggins
Terre Haute
Sullivan
W. B. Sowers
Sowers
W. E. Aydelotte
Chicago
Puzzle and cash error reveal two diamonds formed
A puzzle shows a six sided figure of six matches and a seventh added match creates two diamonds. A separate note cites a cashier error: a check for $11.23 paid as $23.11, leaving $22.46 after spending 65 cents, exactly twice the correct amount.
World War Hero Impostor Confesses in Washington
Arthur Lopez, a crippled Mexican youth who posed as a dead Indian World War hero for over a year, awaits action in Washington after confessing. Telegrams were sent to Veterans Bureau confirming duplicity as Lopez presented affidavits claiming to be Arthur Fra Zier, a South Dakota Indian feared killed in the war. Secret Service agent M. J. Johannes uncovered the ruse and Lopez faces possible charges or release.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Arthur Lopez
Veteras’ Bureau
Lopez
Veterans’ Bureau
Arthur Frazier
M. J. Johannes
Secret Service
Matson elected as president of Indianapolis Athletic Club
Frederick E. Matson has been elected president of the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Dick Miller is first vice president, Harry C. Stutz second vice president, Kelly C. Adams treasurer, and W. H. Barree Jr. secretary.
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Frederick E. Matson
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Dick Miller
Harry C. Stutz
Kelly C. Adams
W. H. Barrere Jr
Robbery at Drake dry goods store in Elkhart
Police report a Sunday morning robbery at the Drake dry goods store in Elkhart Indiana. Bandits escaped with 800 dollars from a small safe and were frightened away before breaking into a second safe containing 1800 dollars.
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Elkhart
United Press
Ind
Drake
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