Tax valuations show major cuts eyed by state board
County valuations before the State tax board reveal reductions up to 25 percent. Chairman John J. Brown notes the 1926 real estate revaluation complicates setting this year’s state levy. Counties considered include Posey Gibson Tippecanoe Grant Hendricks Boone Hamilton Montgomery Madison Carroll Fountain Warren Newton and Allen.
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State Tax Board
John J. Brown
Brown
Posey
Gibson
Tippecanoe
Grant
Hendricks
Boone
Hamilton
Montgomery
Madison
Carroll
Fountain
Warren
Newton and
Allen
Prosecutor's Son Held On Liquor Charges In East Chicago
Gary Indiana July 238 Robert Graves Jr and Leo Sipple of East Chicago faced city court trial for possession of liquor. Graves is the son of the prosecuting attorney of East Chicago.
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Bu United Prepa
Gary
Ind
Robert Graves Jr
Leo Sipple
East Chicago
Graves
Poison Widow jury trial nears verdict Friday
Trial of Mrs. Anna Cunningham of Gary continues as she defends against murder charges in the death of her son Walter. She denies the confession and a Chicago neurologist backs her claim of unreliability. A Cook County chemist found only a trace amount of arsenic in Walter’s organs. The case is expected to reach the jury Friday morning.
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United Press
WN Point
Ind
Anna Cunningham
Gary
Walter
Cunningham
Atorneys
W. O. Krohn
Chicago
Albert Tannebaum
Cook County
Illinois
Cash shortage charged against Indiana official in missing funds case
State board of accounts field examiners report Ira W Place of Wal ke rton trustee of Lincoln Township Steuben County is short 6851 43 with 5230 81 in his accounts and 1796 50 overdrawn on salary and expenses Bond of 5000 covers the case Oil line indicates disappearance prompted the audit by examiners C C Terrill and Fred laden.
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Ira W. Place
Walkerton
Lincoln Township
Steuben County
State Board of Accounts
C. C. Terrill
Fred Ladden
Place
Death of quarry worker amid steel cable accident
Bedford Indiana July 23 Raymond Barger 28 a quarry worker near Oolitic died after a steel cable slipped from a pulley and hurled him to a limestone ledge. A hook on the cable tore away one cheek as he was spun through the air and brought to Dunn Hospital.
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Times
Bedford
Ind
Raymond Barger
Oolitic
Dunn Hospital
Brothers Held for Investigation in Beecher Killing
Indianapolis police hold Lawrence F. Burnett and his brother Joseph Burnett both of 526 Vinton St as fugitives from Beecher Illinois. They are wanted in connection with the Tuesday killing of Norman Hamilton 22 of 355 W Merrills St.
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Indianapolis
Lawrence F. Burnett
Joseph Burnett
Vinton St
Beecher
Ill
Norman
Big Ham) Hamilton
W. Merrills St
Blacksmith 90, Believed Oldest Active in Nation Dies
Jasper Ind July 23 Felix Lampert 90 longtime blacksmith dies after eye operation. Lampert forged at the anvil for seventy three years, believed to be one of the nation’s oldest active smiths.
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United Press
Jasper
Ind
Felix Lampert
United States
Lampert
Ann
Inspection Starts on Indiana World War Memorial Plaza Plans
Lawrence F. Orr chief examiner of the State board of accounts reviews foundation plans for the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza. Marcus S. Sonntag of Evansville postpones contract awards after Orr orders state approval. Estimated foundation cost is 350000 dollars. Orr insists legal bidding standards be followed and allows alternate materials. The board will reevaluate Orr's report with a potential meeting early next week.
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Lawrence F. Orr
State Board of Accounts
Indiana World War Memorial Plaza
Marcus S. Sonntag
Evansville
Memorial Board
Orr
State Board
Sonntag
Prosecutor to defend investigator in liquor-law case in Winamac
Loganport July 23 Prosecuting Attorney Merl M Wall will travel to Winamac to defend his investigator Ernest Tipton who is under arrest on three liquor law violations Tipton had provided evidence leading to convictions of more than twenty bootleggers in the county
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United Press
Logansport
Ind
Merl M. Wall
Winamac
Pulaski County
Ernest Tipton
Tipton
Robbery Allegations Target Local Residents
Alex Butler reported a street robbery on N Senate Avenue, with $3 taken. Suspects Herschell Howland and Floyd King faced vagrancy charges. Butler also charged with vagrancy and intoxication.
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Alex Butler
N. Senate Ave
Herschell Howland
Carter St
Floyd King
Indiana Ave
Howland
King
Butler
Hoosier Banker Barney Vogel Dies in Indiana
Funeral arrangements were under way for Barney Vogel cashier of the Monticello National Bank and president of the White County Bankers Association. He died in a Lafayette hospital after a period of illness, at age not stated.
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Hoosier
United Press
Monticello
Ind
Barney Vogel
Monticello National Bank
Vogel
White County Bankers’ Association
Lafayette
Record Breaking Story Shocks City Hospital Victim and Suspect
Ollie Taylor aged 21 from 769 W Vermont St broke two phonograph records but lies in City Hospital with a stabbed side and a cut wrist. Police say Mrs Rovie Digsbie, 40 from 1024 W Vermont St, owner of the records, is charged with assault with intent to kill. The Taylor girl was slated.
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Ollie Taylor
Vermont St
City
Rovie Digsbie
Vermont 8&T
Taylor
Paving Plans for 1926 Include Concrete and Tar Roads
The State highway commission plans about 200 miles of concrete road and 55 to 60 miles of tar surfaced road in 1926. Chairman Charles W. Zeigler said by year end 208 miles of hard surface will be added. original 1926 target of 400 miles was trimmed due to 1925 budget controls.
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Crete
State Highway Commission
Charles W. Zeigler
Zemo Heals Skin Ailments Quick and Safe
Cure for eczema blotches ringworm rashes whispers of relief. Zemo gives instant relief from itching and soothes harsh skin. A disappearing liquid that cleanses and heals most skin diseases and is recommended for daytime use. Trial bottle five cents large size one dollar.
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Zemo
Shepherd Visits Here After Acquittal in Chicago Murder Case
William D. Shepherd formerly of Indianapolis, recently acquitted in the McClintock murder case in Chicago, visited Indianapolis on Wednesday with his wife. He saw his mother Mrs. Ben Hayden and his sister Mrs. Amos W. Pedigo at Roosevelt Avenue addresses. The case had involved alleged administration of a fatal typhoid dose to his fosterson.
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McClintock
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ben Hayden
Roosevelt Ave
Amos W. Pedigo
Shepherd
Fosterson
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Eakin
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