Lawyer Faces Marion Club Fraud Charge in Probate Case
W R Waddell an attorney at 314 Board of Trade building is accused of defrauding Marion Club stockholders the defunct Republican organization. Prosecutors say he offered 7 as each share of assets and kept 2 1 2 of the 47 50 due to stockholders and families. He is ordered to restitution within two weeks or face contempt.
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W. R. Waddell
Board of Trade
Marion Club
Byron K
Waddell
Eggleston
John L. Black
George O. Hutsell
J. J. Jones
Club
Jones
Niblack
Elliott
Judge Elliott
Helen H. Preston
Charles Preston
Florence Svarrington
Randolph Street
F. Lorenz Gemmer
Meridian Street
Epidemic Closes College to Aid Pharmacists
New Jersey College of Pharmacy postpones classes for days as 75 percent of students request leave to work in drug stores and fill prescriptions during the flu epidemic. Dean Little said many students are needed to cope with the surge in demand.
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United Press
New Brunswick
N. J
New Jersey
Oquois Chief Dies to Be Buried in Syracuse
Iroquois leader dies at 99 in Buffalo New York. The funeral will be held in Syracuse with services planned for the coming Friday. A Cincinnati ad lists a basic fare of 70 cents for a return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iian
Syra
United Press Affalo
Dius Johnson
Cincinnati
Debutante Jane Breed Entertained at Ritz Carlton Ball
New York society hosts a grand holiday event at the Ritz Carlton with Mrs Richard Edward Breed presenting her daughter Jane Breed. The program included a large ball dinner a second debutante party and a late breakfast featuring corned beef hash as the main dish.
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United Press
New York
Ritz-Carleton
Richard Edward Breed
Jane
Reward Offered For Tampering With Power Lines in Indiana
Southeastern Indiana Power Company of Rushville offers a 1000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those tampering with high tension lines. Power shut downs have occurred four times in weeks, affecting over 3000 light customers and parlor car service on the Connersville and Greensburg divisions. One line was severed near Julietta ten miles southeast of Indianapolis.
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Southeastern Indiana Power Company
Rushville
Ind
Power Company
Indianapolis and Southeastern Railroad Company
Connersville
Greensburg
Traction Company
Julietta
Indianapolis
Supreme Court rules states cannot fix gasoline prices
The United States Supreme Court declared state regulation of gasoline prices unconstitutional in two Tennessee cases. The 1927 Tennessee act labeled gasoline sales a public service and created a board to curb price discrimination, but the court invalidated the entire act.
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United Press
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Burial of Kennedy B. Hamilton Indian fighter and scout
Kennedy B. Hamilton, 84, famed Indian fighter, scout and Buffalo Bill pony express rider, was buried in Minneapolis. Born in Cincinnati and trained as a civil engineer, he began his pony dispatch work in 1866 and later served on the Minneapolis board of education since 1871. He survived a severe spear wound on the plains.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Kennedy B. Hamilton
Buffalo Bill Cody
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Pony Dispatch Rolief
Kansas City
Inaugural Committee Named for Governor-elect Harry Leslie
Republican state chairman E Ja O Rogers announced the inauguration committee for Governor-Elect Harry G Leslie on January 14. Charles L Biederwi supreme court clerk heads the panel with Archie N Bobbitt state auditor Bert Fuller Leslie's campaign manager and James McCann Lebanon as other members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.ja O. Rogers
Harry G. Leslie
Charles L. Biederwei
Supreme Court
Archie N. Bobbitt
New State
Bert Fuller
Leslie
James McCann
Lebanon
Fire kills three women students in Monmouth home
Fire at a private home housing Oregon Normal School female students in Monmouth, Oregon, claimed the lives of three women. Officials believe lighted Christmas tree candles started the blaze.
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Normal School
United Press Monmouth
Ore
Oregon Normal School
Hearst offers prize to repeal the eighteenth amendment
William Randolph Hearst published a prize of 25 000 for the best plan to repeal prohibition and replace it with a more liberal measure. He argued enforcement cannot stop traffic in alcoholic drinks and warned a Republican push could hand the presidency to a Democrat. The Telegram reported widespread poison in New York speakeasy liquor and urged intensified raids.
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New York
William Randolph Hearst
Edwin J. Clapp
Durant Motors, Inc
Hearst
W. C. Durant
United States
Push School Plans for Irvington High Near May Deadline
Irvington plans for a new high school on Riley Avenue and Washington Street were rushed by the city school board after president Charles W. Kern announced contractors say a pre May 1 letting could save about 50 000. The board conferred with architects McGuire and Shook to start action, aiming to secure lower bids before the rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington High School
Riley Avenue
Washington Street
Charles W. Kern
McGuire
Shook
Kern
Irvington
Seven Below In Indiana Reports 7 Degrees Below Zero
Royal Center Indiana recorded seven degrees below zero this morning as the United States Weather Bureau thermometer showed extreme cold across the region. The frigid start followed overnight wind chills and a light frost covering exposed surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
United Press Royal Center
Ind
United States Weather Bureau
Weld Police Forces Link Sheriff’s Office With City
County commissioners plan a joint meeting with Police Chief Claude Worley and Sheriff George Winkler to unite the police department and the sheriff’s staff. A direct telephone connection between the sheriff’s office and police headquarters will be established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude M. Worley
George Winkler
Attorney Moves to Dismiss Smith Disbarment Proceedings
Attorney M. L. Clawson filed a motion in supreme court to dismiss the disbarment proceedings against W. Lee Smith, once a Ku Klux Klan grand dragon, who is imprisoned in Leavenworth for conspiracy in an interstate motor theft ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lee Smith
Ku Klux Klan
Federal Penitentiary
Leaverworth
Supreme Court
M. L. Clawson
Smith
Charge driver drunk after accident at Fayette and North
John Ellis thirty three of 234 North Senate avenue was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated operating a blind tiger and transportation of liquor after allegedly deserting his car at Fayette and North streets Tuesday afternoon. Police found a gallon of alcohol in the deserted car owned by Ellis' father in law Jacob Cash of 912 Edison street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette and
North Streets
John Ellis
Senate Avenue
Ellis
Edison Street
Gas Directors Discuss Transfer to City Plans
Mayor L. Ert Slack urged the Citizens Gas Company trustees to move first in turning over utility property to the city. Trustees and directors met at noon to discuss the plan ahead of the January 14 election of nine directors. Slack’s 1905 franchise redemption proposal drew debate among officials and trustees will seek directors’ views in a private session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Ert Slack
Citizens Gas Company
Gas Company
Slack
Gas
Gift of $100,000 aids British miners relief
Wealthy friends of the prince of Wales arranged a $100,000 gift for relief of British miners after a trans Atlantic telephone call. The donation followed an appeal broadcast by the prince at Christmas about unemployment and hardship in mining regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
Prince of Wales
Stranger car found in garage. owner sought
Robert W. Anderson discovers a car parked in his garage upon returning from a four day trip. The vehicle belongs to Gerald Swift and had not been reported stolen. Police are seeking Swift to recover his car.
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Robert W. Anderson
Park Avenue
Gerald Swift
Merrill Street
Swift
Charmed Life Tragedy At Inquest In London
William Woodcraft aged 36 died after leaping from a fast moving train to avoid lateness and job loss. At the inquest his landlady testified he believed he possessed a charm for protection.
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London
Jat
William Woodcraft
Woodcraft
Severe Cold Wave Grips State Snow Falls Across Indiana
The state endures a deep cold wave with a 5 degree low at 8 am, 28 degree drop in 24 hours. Ft. Wayne reports 2 inches of new snow, Peoria records 2 below, and South Bend claims the heaviest unofficial snowfall with eight inches. Temperatures expected to rise by Thursday as weather officials forecast a break in the cold.
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United States Weather Bureau
J. H. Armington
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Ft. Wayne
Peoria
Ill
South Bend
Midwest cold snap buries regions under heavy snow
Chicago reports near zero temperatures as snow blankets portions of the Midwest. Kansas City sees three inches, six inches farther south toward the Oklahoma border. Iowa and Nebraska measure two to three inches with some readings below zero.
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United Press
Chicago
Mercury
Middle West
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Iowa
Nebraska
Mrs. Roosevelt Sees Broad Roles As New York First Lady
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt embraces multiple duties in Albany and New York. She plans to teach at Todhunter School two days weekly, manage a furniture factory, edit a journal, and lead civic groups while serving as First Lady of the Empire State and presiding at the executive mansion.
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United Press
New York
Franklin Roosevel
Empire State
Roosevelt
Albany
Todhunter School
30 000 Line Up for Ford Jobs
Detroit January 2 More than 25 000 men braved cold and snow to queue for Fordson plant hiring as Ford’s plan adds 30 000 workers. About 500 men were interviewed daily with most hired at 5 dollars per day. those not chosen were told to return Thursday.
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United Press
Detroit
Fordson
Ford Motors Company
Ford
A. E. Wilson
Flapper leads bandits in hold up with boast of future crimes
An Indianapolis flapper bandit, described as young and pretty, helped two men rob Mervin Fallmer of $25 near Washington street and Sherman drive. She taunted him, lit a cigarette, promised further robberies, and fled with the loot, flashing a bobbed hairstyle and fashionable attire.
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Mervin Fallmer
Ashland Avenue
Omar Baking Company
Fallmer
Washington Street
Sherman Drive
Brookville
Charlie
Flu Again Rages in Indiana Amid Rising Cases
Influenza remains epidemic in Indiana with increases in multiple counties. Dr. William F. King, secretary of the state board of health, is ill in serious condition at home. Readouts show Indiana areas with high case counts and a state road bond bid process proceeding for Paddock road in White River township Johnson county.
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Indiana
State Board of Health
William F. King
Vevay
Garrett
Dearborn County
Orleans
East Chicago
Chalmers
State Tax Board
White River Township
Johnson County
Army Airplane Question Mark Reaches 24 Hours Flying
The army airship Question Mark surpassed twenty four hours aloft as it attempts a 128 mile endurance flight between Los Angeles and San Diego. Motors drone smoothly and mid air refueling is proven successful with crew reporting morale high.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Army Airplae
Here
San Diego
Pacific Coast
Happy Days Wish From Ex Mrs Barrymore
Michael Strange, ex wife of John Barrymore, arrived on the France in New York after a storm delay. She wished Barrymore a happy New Year and said she would begin a lecture tour in Philadelphia before returning to Europe, noting she always has a romance.
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Fallmer
United Press
New York
Michael Strange
John Barrymore
France
Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Europe
Philadelphia
Resignations shake Fremont sheriff and police leadership
Samuel Campbell today resigned as a deputy sheriff under Sheriff George L. Winkler who will name a successor in a few days. Herman Rickhoff, former chief of police, resigned Tuesday and was followed by Harry Alford, son of former criminal court judge Fremont Alford.
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Samuel Campbell
George L. Winkler
Herman Rickhoff
Harry Alford
Fremont Alford
Shelby Street Mule Barn To Be Replaced By Garage
Fountain Square residents fear losing the Shelby Street mule barn as the city plans to retire mules in February and convert the 1134 Shelby Street property into a garage. The move aims to fund motor equipment by saving on mule maintenance, dating back to 1899 when the barn was acquired from the Indianapolis Street Railway Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain Square District
Shelby Street
Aybe
Grossart
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Kern Heads School Board amid Row and Liars Charge
Charles W. Kern was elected school board president over Mrs. Lillian Sedwick amid a heated battle over the instruction committee. Sedwick accused Kern and Whiteman of forming a new faction. Whiteman retorted that Sedwick is a liar, with tensions rising as Kepner and Sedwick lead a minority. Martin M. Hugg remained as board attorney at 2500 dollars annually.
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Charles W. Kern
Lillian Sedwick
Kern
Ku Klux Klan
Sedwick
Vonnegut
Kepner
Buildings and Grounds Committee
Mrs. Sedwick
Buildings and Grounds
Whiteman
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