Bank Bandits Flee 10 City After Fairland Bank Holdup
Three bandits robbed the Fairland National Bank in Fairland sending a $1,250 haul. A running gun battle followed as cashier D. G. Gordon and local residents pursued the fleeing gang through Indiana, with a bandit car abandoned in Indianapolis and evidence of a wound and multiple shots fired.
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Indianapolis
Fairland National Bank
Fairland
D. G. Gordon
Robert Smith
C. R. Hughes
James Kasper
Hughes
Studebaker
Greenwood
Kasper
South
Pennsylvania Street
Gordon
Smith
Evans Montgomery
Nordyke Avenue
Statehouse
Fairland Bank
Charles Hughes
Luther Able
Laura Gordon
Hoover Parties Guest
President Hoover will attend two social events outside the White House tonight a rare addition to Washington social life. Mrs Hoover may be unable to accompany him due to a cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Hoover
White House
Rockefeller to address Standard Oil via talking motion picture
John D. Rockefeller Sr. will speak to Standard Oil associates through a talking film shown at a Cleveland banquet on Friday. The event marks a rare use of cinema to relay his remarks to company leaders gathered for the occasion.
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Standard Oil
United Press
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller Sr
Standard Oil Company
Cold Wave Grips Indiana as Temperatures Plunge
A severe cold front sweeps from the Mississippi valley into Indiana and Ohio with snow and sleet. Temperatures in Indianapolis dropped from 52 to 38 degrees between 7 and 9 am, with more falls expected, while warnings urged mariners and motorists to prepare for zero weather for several days.
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Mississippi Valley
Indiana
Ohio
J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Springfield
Ill
Keokuk
Des Moines
Armington
46 Now Toll of Meningitis Rises in Indianapolis
Total fatalities from spinal meningitis in Indianapolis and vicinity reach forty six with the death of Melvin Merkcle age 3. Two new cases at city hospital raise the five week total to sixty nine. Indiana Central College enforces strict precautions. dorm residents forbidden downtown and all gatherings and the Central N A G U basketball game are canceled.
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Indianapolis
Melvin Merkcle
South West Street
City Hospital
Lawrence Bell
North Elder Avenue
Thelma Allen
Minerva Street
Herman G. Morgan
Morgan
Indiana Central College
Seek Grash Bodies From Wreckage Of Two Planes
Three tugs prepared to resume efforts to raise the wreckage after ten men died when the airplanes plunged into the sea. Kenneth Hawks and Tom Harris were recovered, along with Max Gold Ben Frankel and Conrad Wells. Other bodies remained in the wreckage including George Eastman Otto Jordan Henry Johan Ess Ross Cook and Hallock Rouse.
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United Press
Santa Monica
Cal
Kenneth Hawks
Tom Harris
Hawks
Mary Astor
Harris
Max Gold
Ben Frankel
Conrad Wells
George Eastman
Otto Jordan
Henry Johan Ess
Ross Cook
Hallock Rouse
House of David Sued Over Colony Control
Queen Mary Purnell and 217 followers sue in St Joseph Michigan for 3 million dollars alleging loss of control and misappropriation of colony services work and property. The action centers on the power struggle with H T Dewhirst and the colony’s common treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rll Unites Press
ST. Joseph
Mich
House of David
Mary Purnell
City to Create License Bureau with $3300 Salary
An ordinance creating a city license bureau was pending before the city council. Patrolman Otto Ray, assigned to the city controller's office as city license inspector, will fill the post following recommendation by the Sullivan safety board.
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New Sullivan Safety Board
Otto Ray
Stimson Announces Naval Aims Ahead of London Conference
Secretary of State Stimson states the United States will push for a continuing battleship holiday and a limit on cruisers destroyers and submarines at the London naval conference. Hoover confirms solid support for the delegation as it sails aboard the George Washington for the talks beginning January 21.
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United Preas
Washington
Stimson
United States
White House
Hoover
New York
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Navy Adams
Robinson
Dem
Ark
Reed
Rep
Morrow
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
London
Ambassador Gibson
Sullivan Takes Office as New City Mayor
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan began his new duties at city hall shortly after 9 a.m. today. He met with the safety board and other city officials and said he intends to quickly learn the operations to move things forward.
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Reginald H. Sullivan
City Hall
Safety Board
Sullivan
Heavy rains flood rivers in Cataluna region
Heavy rains in the Cataluna region cause multiple river overflows around Barcelona. The flood impact disrupts nearby towns and infrastructure as authorities monitor the situation. No further details on casualties or measurements are provided.
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Barcelona
Spain
Cataluna
Tragedy at Kluesner Home Leaves Family Dead
Scene shows the Kluesner residence after a deadly blaze. Victims include a mother and twin infants, with two other daughters Mary Alice six and another child among the fallen. A stove explosion occurred as gasoline or kerosene was used to start the fire, igniting flames that engulfed the room as neighbor Charles Vornehm aided.
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Mary Alice
Kluesner
Charles Vornehm
Couple Dead in Loganport Murder Suicide Case
Earl Packard aged 55 and wife Pearl 46 were found dead in their home south of Loganport from shotgun wounds in what authorities labeled murder and death by own action. Neighbors say Mrs. Packard warned of threats. Packard weighed 314 pounds and his wife 240 pounds, and physicians noted possible temporary insanity after illness.
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Times Special
Logansport
Earl Packard
Pearl
Here
Packard
John Phillips
Phillips
Walton
A. E. Spohn
Edgar Kitchell
Lindberghs Test Lockheed Sirius Over Burbank Field
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife conducted initial tests of their new Lockheed Sirius monoplane at Burbank flying field. They alternated flying and riding in the dual controlled plane for over an hour, calling the test very satisfactory. The couple will stay in Los Angeles two weeks to review transportation facilities and visit San Francisco.
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United Preas
Los Angeles
Charles A. Lindbergh
Burbank Flying Field
Lindberghs
Lockheed
Burbank
Lindbergh
Filer
T. A. T.-Maddux Airlines
San Francisco
Peaches Browning Seeks Share in Millionaire Estate
Edward W. Browning seeks Supreme Court permission to sell $667,000 in his real estate holdings. Peaches Browning holds a dower interest and would receive about $183,000 if the sale is approved.
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Nework
Peaches Browning Tno
Edward W. Browning
Browning
Supreme Court
Peaches
Assessors Gather for State Tax Conference on Assessments
Tax assessors from across the state meet with the state tax board for a three day session on taxation problems. They will discuss standardization of procedures in assessments and valuation issues with Chairman James Showalter presiding. Pliny H. Wolford and Phil Zoercher, tax board members, are slated to address the conference.
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State Tax Board
James Showalter
Pliny H. Wolford
Phil Zoercher
Tax Board
Investment Firm Head Dies in New York Heart Attack
Robert Winsor 72, senior active partner of Kidder, Peabody & Co., died after a heart attack at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in New York. Word of the death was received by company officials in Boston.
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Boston
Robert Winsor
of Kidder, Peabody & Co
Ritz-Carlton
New York
El Paso Eden theater closed for repairs after fig leaf remark
El Paso's Garden of Eden theater shut today by order of Mayor R. E. Thomason for repairs. Citizens criticized the all male audience and costumes described as Adam and Eve without fig leaves. Emma Reyna the leading lady disputes the complaint saying police approved of the show.
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United Press
EL Paso
Tex
Garden of Eden
R. E. Thomason
Eves
Adams
Eden Theater
Emma Reyna
Death of John Elmore after truck collision in city
John Elmore age 67 of 1338 Eugene street died at city hospital after being struck Monday at Thirtieth street and Elmira avenue by Irwin Lambert 26 of 3027 Central avenue. Lambert faced involuntary manslaughter charges. Elmore survived by his widow and five children in and out of town.
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John Elmore
Eugene Street
City Hospital
Elmore
Thirtieth Street
Elmira Avenue
Irwin R. Lambert
Central Avenue
Lambert
Doris
Roosevelt
Maxine
Cincinnati
New York
Orders badge return by city officials prompt action
Charles R. Myers safety board president ordered the return of all police badges issued as a courtesy by former city officials. He warned that badges held by unauthorized persons must be returned to the board office at city hall and that the badge type will be changed if not returned.
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Charles R. Myers
Safety Board
Myers
City Hall
State highway commission faces reform report
Ross Teckemeyer presented a months long review to Director John J. Brown highlighting bad records in the motor transport department under Omer S. Manlove and the creation of a new accounting department led by chief clerk Ralph E. Simpson. The report urges reforms and has prompted some actions already.
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State Highway Commissioners
State Board of Accounts
John J. Brown
Ross Teckemeyer
Motor Transport Department
Omer
S. Manlove
Ralph E. Simpson
Manlove
Taft Enters Garfiel Hospital for Rest Break in Asheville
Chief Justice William Howard Taft appeared in good spirits as he arrived at Gar field hospital in Washington for a week of rest before a longer vacation from Supreme Court duties in Asheville North Carolina. The 72 year old former President walked unaided into the hospital shortly after 11 o clock today.
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United Press
Washington
William Howard Taft
Garfield Hospital
Supreme Court
Asheville
N. C
Unidentified Man Killed by Pennsylvania Train in Terre Haute
An unidentified about 50 year old man was killed instantly by a Pennsylvania railroad passenger train in Terre Haute Indiana. He is believed from South Bend. A letter to J R Fields mailed from Charleston Missouri and a Studebaker factory tool were found on him.
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United Presa Terre
Five Die After Gasoline Explosion in Lyndhurst Drive Tragedy
A living-room gasoline blast in a Lyndhurst drive bungalow claimed the lives of Donald Kluesner Sr and his wife Hattie and their three older children Florence Lottie Mary Alice and Donald Jr. Surviving twins Evelyn and Everett Kluesner, six months old, were rescued. Neighbors aided victims as firefighters and police responded, with hospital care given to the injured and authorities noting inhalation as the probable cause.
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Donald Kluesner
Lyndhurst Drive
Raymond Street
Donald Kluesner Sr
Hattie Kluesner
Mary Alice Kluesner
Florence Lottie Kluesner
Donald Kluesner Jr
Evelyn and
Everett Kluesner
Mary Alice
Florence Lottie
Kluesner
Donald Jr
Carl Merick
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Curtis
John D
Oss
Mary
New City Department
Naval Parley
Lindy
Anne
Accounts Board
Taft
Hospital
Blaze
Merick
LeRoy Wakefield
Fred Fox
Dale Brown
Foster Regan
Harvey Shipp
Charles Bell
Oillie Mays
Wakefield
Vornehm
T. B. Johnson
Ben Davis
A. W. Hadley
O. H. Bakemeier
Marion County
Link Belt Company
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