Attic Ghost Faces Charge in 1922 Death Case
Otto Sanhuber known as the attic man was convicted of manslaughter in the 1922 death of Fred Oesterreich, a wealthy manufacturer. He seeks to escape guilt via the statute of limitations while Mrs Walburga Oesterreich faces trial soon. He claimed the shooting was denied and his confession was read to the jury.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Otto Sunhaber
Fred Oesterreich
Sanhuber
Oesterreich
Walburga Oesterreich
Reputed Big Three Liquor Syndicate Member Held on Bail
Daniel F. Coughlin of Cleveland and Pittsburgh, a reputed leader in the Great Lakes liquor traffic, remained in county jail unable to post a $7,500 bail set in federal court amid charges of smuggling Canadian liquor to Cleveland Toledo and Pittsburgh markets. He hoped to obtain bond today as authorities move on the syndicate.
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United Preas
Cleveland
Daniel F. Coughlin
Pittsburgh
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Toledo
One-man Communist Demonstration at Flatbush Court
Alfred Steele staged a solo protest in the Flatbush magistrate's court while awaiting a Tuesday art charge for obstructing the sidewalk. He displayed placards reading Demand work or wages Fight, don't starve Defend the Soviet union and Demand freedom of class war prisoners before the judge ordered removal and released him.
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United Presa Ygeed
York
Alfred Steele
Flatbush
Steele
Soviet Union
Lindbergh Baby Name Rumored as Charles Morrow
United Press reports that Charles A Lindbergh and his wife have not filed a name yet. Charles Morrow is understood to be their chosen boy's name. A separate item notes a pre Fourth of July accident in Cambridge City Indiana involving 18 year old Scott Hubbard after a foot injury.
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United Press
Englewood, N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Morrow
Lindbergh
Cambridge City
Ind
Scott Hubbard
Horace Hubbard
Hoover Halts Quiz of Stock Price Smash
President Hoover blocked a sweeping Senate probe into the New York Stock Exchange focusing on short selling in the 1929 crashes and the June collapse. Senators Watson and others feared a probe would worsen market mood while brokers warned another selling wave could trigger action.
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Hoover
Leo R. Sack
Washington
Senate
New York Stock Exchange
James E. Watson
Indiana
Stock Exchange
New York
Senate Club
Robinson
Congress
State plans arson squads in towns over five thousand
State Fire Marshal Alfred E Hogston announced a program to form arson squads of five in all towns with 5000 or more residents. Each squad will include police and fire chiefs or officers, the sheriff or deputy, and two civilian volunteer investigators. Arson cases are rising with about 500 fires of suspicious origin reported in the last six months.
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Alfred E. Hogston
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Miss Victory Contest Heightens Stakes At Veterans Event
Renee Jean Scheed vows to win in a Miss Victory pageant hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars as votes pour in. The day’s tallies show Thelma Patterson leading with 11 000, Dorothy Rudolph 10 850, Della Stahl 5 000, and Scheed 2 650 among many contestants including Virginia Scott with 500 votes.
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Broadway
Renee Jean Scheed
Shelby Street
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thelma Patterson
Dorothy Rudolph
Della Stahl
Lillian Smock
Helen Malless
Ella Moore
Edna Schaub
Betty Schier
Viola Heady
Mitzi Meredith
Gas Station Robbery Nets $125 At White Rose Stop
Joseph Callahan a 45 year old attendant at the White Rose filling station on Michigan and Randolph reports two bandits struck him with a blackjack and robbed the station of 75 from company funds and 50 from his personal cash totaling 125. He said one robber entered the station and struck him after demanding money while the other waited outside and the duo fled.
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Joseph Callahan
Oxford Street
Michigan
Randolph Street
Callahan
Flirting Incident Leads to Fine for Young Man
New York July 2. Mrs. Rose Lewis 59 had Louis Schupan 29 arrested after he flirted with her. He was fined $10.
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New York
Rose Lewis
Louis Schupan
Ohio Edison Company Formed From Seven Utilities
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission authorized the merger of seven Ohio electric light power and heating companies into the Ohio Edison Company. The new firm will have a combined capitalization of 135,285,000 dollars.
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United Press
Columbus
Ohio Electric Light, Power and Heating Companies
Ohio Edison Company
State Public Utilities Commission
Insull Increases Indiana Holdings With Liberty Purchases
Richmond Indiana July 2 The Midland United Company an Insull affiliate announced expansion in eastern Indiana by purchasing Liberty Light and Power and Liberty Camden Light and Power. The deal likely exceeds 1 million dollars and covers towns including New Paris Camden College Corners Cambridge City Greensfork Hagerstown Economy Williamsburg Richmond rural Whitewater area. Previous rate cases and a 750000 appraisal shaped the transaction.
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Richmond
Ind
Insull
Indiana
Liberty Light and Power Company
Liberty- Camden (O.) Light and Power Company
Midland United Company
Midland Company
Robert S. Ashe
Liberty Companies
Ashe
Ohio
New Paris
Camden
College Corners
Cambridge City
Greensfork
Hagerstown
Economy
Williamsburg
Richmond Rural
Whitewater
Commission For Authority
Liberty Gas, Light and Fuel Company
George Caughlin
Liberty
Interstate Public Service Company
Liberty Company
Indiana Electric Corporation
Richmond Municipal Electric
Meurer Wins Court Victory Over Downtown Parking Law
Circuit Judge Harry O Chamberlin ruled no parking zones in front of commercial and industrial buildings are unlawful. Albert F Meurer former city councilman challenged the no parking rule, reviving debate on a total downtown ban. The decision curtails police power to designate zones not ordered by the council. City officials consider amending the ordinance to legalize council designation while weighing traffic safety and access concerns.
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City Safety Board
Harry O. Chamberlin
Chamberlain
Albert F. Meurer
Meurer
James E. Deery
Deery
Traum to be returned to Leavenworth by U S marshals
A prison warrant sends Terre Haute gang leader Joe Traum back to Fort Leavenworth for two more years on a liquor charge. He was arrested with nine others in Chicago during a raid on the Bugs Moran headquarters. Traum, a fugitive on a $10 000 bond, will be brought back after completing his Leavenworth term to face further liquor indictments in Vigo and Vermillion counties.
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Joe Traum
Terre Haute
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Harry Wortz
Oscar Johnson
United States
Indianapolis
Chicago
Traum
Leavenworth
Bugs” Moran
Vigo
Vermillion Counties
George Jeffrey
Vermillion
Firework mishap injures ten at Chicago pharmacy display
Ten Black patrons were forced from a G. M. Green pharmacy on Northwestern Avenue when a cigaret set off over $50 of fireworks during a Fourth of July celebration. Roman candle balls and a giant cracker fired inside the store as police investigate the incident.
Park Board to Discuss Recreation Department Reorganization
City park board and Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan planned further talks on reorganizing the recreation department. A two hour closed conference Tuesday between Charles Sallee and the mayor addressed criticism of the program. Kilgore was asked about resignation rumors but laughed them off.
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City Park Board
Reginald H. Sullivan
Sullivan
Charles Sallee
Parks and Recreation
David
Kilgore
City Post
Tack Causes Tooth Loss in Pie Injury Suit
Mrs. Charles P. Salisbury sought damages after a tack in a huckleberry pie punctured the roof of her mouth and forced a tooth extraction. A Providence jury awarded $200 damages and $238 in expenses.
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United Press
Providence
R. I
Charles P. Salisbury
Hedge blamed for fatal Richmond auto crash
In Richmond Indiana a hedge at a road intersection impaired visibility and caused a Tuesday night collision killing Clyde Hawk aged 22 and Walter Williams aged 21. Peter Norman 31 and Kenneth Street 21 injured and Verlin Cross 16 uninjured. Norman and Cross drove the two cars.
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United Press
Richmond
Ind
Clyde Hawk
Walter Williams
Peter Norman
Kenneth Street
Verlin Cross
West Florence
Norman
Cross
Burglaries Hit Homes and Stores on Tuesday Night
Thieves ransacked the apartments of Mrs. John Gillespie and Dr. Rand Julian at 3303 College Avenue, stealing a $95 wrist watch from Mrs. Gillespie. At Walter Stallut Jewelry Store, 744 Virginia Avenue, seven baby rings and a dozen bracelets plus other jewelry valued at $73 were taken. Jewelry valued at $95 disappeared from Bell Snyder’s home, and Charles Stanley of 556 West Washington Street reported a break in with a pass key and $41 taken from his trousers, including a 50 cent coin claimed to be 113 years old.
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John Gillespie
Rand Julian
College Avenue
R. A
Charles Stanley
West Washington Street
Stanley
Death driver appeals after involuntary manslaughter conviction
Robert Sewark 21 of 2162 Station Street jailed after a jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter for a June 1929 crash that killed 9 year old Dilma McAfee on Station Street. Deputy prosecutor Paul Rhoadarmer called the death brutal. defense argued he was not drunk. Sentencing delayed to June 11. his wife, pregnant, fainted as verdict read. He faces a Pendleton reform school term.
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Robert Sewark
Station Street
Sewark
Dilma McAfee
Paul Rhoadarmer
Lewark
James A. Collins
Reformatory
Pendleton
New World Marathon Dance Record Claimed in Indiana
Arthur Tudball of Indianapolis and Miss Emma Alves of Seymour claimed a world record by dancing 1,994 hours over 83 days at Ft Wayne. The event ended Tuesday night after Earl Aulby and Norah Cravens left the floor. prizes were $1,000 and $500. Promoters cite Canton Ohio record for 1,866 hours with 15 minute rests.
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Arthur Tudball
Bellefontaine Street
Indianapolis
Emma
Alves
Seymour
Ft. Wayne
Earl Aulby
Norah Cravens
Canton
Winchster man S B Payne dies at 79
S B Payne, 79, dies in Winchester Indiana. He leaves a widow, two sons George and Claude, and three daughters Mrs Juanita Gard Knightstown, and Mary and Neil at home.
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Times
Winchester
Ind
Vote Fraud Leader Accuses On Stand In Gary Trial
Milton H. Marquardt, a confessed leader in the May 6 primary frauds, testifies in Gary. He names Owen O Mallin and Joseph H Carlson as conspiracy leaders and accuses William J Fulton of involvement. Marquardt says O Malia paid him and Charles Parker to stay in Illinois during the investigation. Marquardt and Parker are charged with conspiracy to violate election laws.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Lake
Milton H. Marquardt
Marquardt
Owen O’mallin
Joseph H. Carlson
William J. Fulton
Chicago gang gun duel paralyzes State Street crowds
A Chicago gang attack on State Street left police lieutenant George Barker wounded and his escort chief killed a motorman and a bystander wounded as gangsters in a blue sedan exchanged fire. The assailants fled amid smoke screens near Madison and State as crowds hid behind objects.
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State Street
Chicago
Wall
George Barker
Vision
Barker
Zuta
Bratz
Elbert Lusader
Lusader
Madison and
State
Refunds to be Made on Fertilizer Purchases
Farmers will receive refunds totaling 108000 dollars this month. Indiana Farm Bureau Federation members who joined the cooperative fertilizer purchasing program will be mailed refunds. About 22000 tons of fertilizer valued at more than 840000 dollars were used this spring.
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Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
M. J. Briggs
Co-Operative Association
Safe found in Eagle Creek after pool hall robbery
Deputies responding to reports of small boys discovered a broken safe in Eagle Creek near State Road 52 northwest of the city. The strongbox is believed to be the one stolen Sunday night from a pool room operated by John McCarty.
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Eagle Creek
John McCarty
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