Seance Delivers Louis Napoleon Spectral Rowdyism in New York
In a Broadway seance, medium Nino Pecararo bound by Joseph Dunninger summoned spirits including Napoleon who allegedly spoke and manifested in darkness. Napoleon warned Mussolini of war, then in a chaotic display leaped from the cabinet, toppled furniture, and left Pecararo on the floor claiming amnesia about the event.
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Nino Pecararo
Joseph Dunninger
Houdini
Theodore Roosevelt
Rough
Hen Dunninger
Napoleon
Broadway
Man of Destiny
Dunninger
Mussolini
France
Nino
Long Years of Serving Others Ends in Death
Funeral services were held for Miss Mary E. Gaskins, 72, who died of heart disease after a life spent helping others. She cared for her blind mother and crippled father, then raised eleven nieces and nephews after two sisters died, living with her nephew Tobe Gaskins north of Bloomington.
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Times Special
Bloomington
Ind
Mary E. Gaskins
Tobe Gaskins
Ere
Miss Gaskins
Ditch bid leads in Marion bid race for Big Pipe Creek project
The Central Dredging Company of Fort Wayne led bids at 186 012 dollars for a 34 mile Big Pipe Creek ditch through Grant and Miami counties. Clyde G Walb general manager and former Republican state chairman directs the firm. Landowners in Wabash and Howard counties face assessment as the 120 000 acre area drains. The contract decision will be made Wednesday while Fred Morgan of Indianapolis bids 206 000 dollars.
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United Press
Marion
Ind
Central Dredging Company
Ft. Wayne
Clyde G. Walb
Grant
Miami
Wabasha
Howard
Fred Morgan
Indianapolis
Turkish frontier crisis looms after Kurdish chief Simtko killed
Persia July 28. Simtko a powerful Kurdish tribal chieftain was slain by government troops, sparking fears of a serious crisis on the Turkish frontier as authorities move to quell unrest and restore control. The report notes Simtko’s influence among Kurds and the tension rising in the border region.
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Turkey
Bn United Press
Persia
Simtko
Officials fault probe group for mistake on crime factors
Indiana officials criticize the state crime commission for not probing prohibition as a crime factor. Public officials, including Kinney Winkler and Judge Collins, refuse comment as the panel debates whether to investigate prohibition’s impact on crime and penal population.
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Indiana Crime Commission
The
Times
Prohibition
Crime Commission
Leo M. Rappaport
Walter J. Cavanaugh
Ft. Wayne
State Crime Bureau
City Corporation
Edward H. Knight
Rappaport
James M. Ogden
Commission
Bar Association
Jerry Kinney
George Winkler
James A. Collins
Insurance measure adopted by union during national convention
The International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union approved group insurance giving each member a $500 policy in addition to burial funds, announced at the Claypool convention closing. A motion proposed the union oversee the Costello home for tubercular members in Denver until next convention. David Costello of Indianapolis honored by the home, funded by donations. Frank Biberstine, 60, farmer and Wells County politician, died at Wells county hospital after a short illness, survived by his widow and two sons.
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International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union
Claypool
Costello
Denver
Indianapolis
David Costello
United Preas Bluffton, Ind
Frank Biberstine
Wells County
Wells County Hospital
Laporte Marathon Dance Winners Doro Thea and Clarence Levine
Doro Thea and Clarence Levine of Michigan City won the Laporte marathon dance contest after dancing from May 24 to July 28 totaling 1 543 hours. Dick Harley and Helen McKenna were runners up in this endurance event held in Laporte Indiana.
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United Press
Laporte
Ind
Dorothea
Clarence Levine
Michigan City
Dick Hariey
Helen McKenna
Everett Nicely Leaves Anderson to Escape Heat Wave
Anderson Ind July 26 Everett Nicely a self styled gun man and gangster left Anderson to avoid jail during a heat wave. Sheriff Frank Daniels stopped him boarding the interurban car and took him into custody for questioning about threats to harm a man connected to a meat market where Nicely once worked as a cutter before being discharged. Several others were said to have been marked for vengeance.
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Ba Times
Andeson
Ind
Everett Nicely
Anderson
Frank Daniels
Nicely
Ogden's Aid 10 Plan Jury Quiz In Gas Scandal
Earl Stroup will plan a Lake county grand jury probe into the northern Indiana bootleg gasoline scandal. Prosecutors aim to indict Louis Joers and Bruce Cooper for pilfering gas tax revenue, with possible wider linkages to state officials. The plan may face county approval as investigations proceed.
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Ogden’s Aid
Earl Stroup
Lake County
Indiana
James M. Ogden
Louis H. Joers
Michigan City
Bruce E. Cooper
Stewartsville
Oliver Starr
Otto G. Fifield
Clarence P. Fate
State Securiies
Archie Bobbitt
Joers
Poole Harrison
J. T. Conner
Chicago
Bobbitt
Ogden
Cooper
Hogston Faces Injunction Over Self-Service Gas Rule
State Fire Marshal Alfred E. Hogston, who opposed self-service stations, is sued in Wayne circuit court at Richmond by Thomas B. Jenkins. The suit seeks an injunction against enforcing the rule that would close self-service stations. Hogston will be defended by Paul Brady.
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Alfred E. Hogston
Wayne Circuit Court
Richmond
Thomas B. Jenkins
Hogston
Paul Brady
Attorney General
Tax Valuation Shifts in Marion County 1939 Findings
Marion County records show taxable property at 58.1 million dollars excluding state board adjustments. Mortgage and soldier exemptions total 2.41 million. State board additions in 1929 reached 14.33 million and current year expectations mirror that. The 1939 levy used 70.9 million but this year will drop about 1 million due to reduced county taxables.
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Marion
Ind
Grant County
State Tax Board of Tax Commissioners
Lightning sparked blaze wipes out Mascari plant in Kokomo
A $300,000 fire believed started by lightning during a wind and electrical storm destroyed the Mascari Fruit Company cold storage plant and warehouse in Kokomo Saturday night. Two firefighters Isaac Taylor and Roy Plough were overcome battling the flames as rain flooded streets and crippled power and telephones.
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United Press
Kokomo
Ind
Mascari Fruit Company
Isaac Taylor
Roy Plough
Heat Wave Tragedies Linked to Indiana Weekend
A flood of personal crisis reports and accidents across Indiana over the weekend left near twenty dead. Notable cases include Dr. John Q. Desis and his father Harv ey Davis in Indianapolis, suicides by Lloyd Wills and William Reedy, and multiple drownings and auto crashes from Bedford to Lafayette.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
John Q. Desis
Harvey W. Davis
Lloyd Wills
Newcastle
William Roy Reedy
Portland
Gun Toters Punished In Noblesville Indio
N A Turpin and Oliver Rigbon of Henderson Kentucky were fined 100 dollars each for having two revolvers in a fleeing car at a gas station. Sheriff T E Ramsey received word Turpin is wanted in Poole Kentucky for desertion. Henderson police have warrants on other charges. Miss Jane Allison of Sebree was arrested but not prosecuted. A second item reports a large barn fire on Wilbur Knight farm near Rockcreek township southeast of Columbus destroying the barn and threshing outfit with over 1000 dollars in losses.
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Noblesville
Ind
N. A. Turpin
Oliver Rigbon
Henderson
T. E. Ramsey
Roy Melton
Poole
Turpin
R. C. Soaper
Kentucky
Jane Allison
Sebree
Times
Columbus
Wilbur Knight
Rockcreek Township
Here
Indiana church assembly opens Morgan county day
The annual assembly of Indiana Christian churches opened in Bethany Park Morgan County day. Programs Wednesday Thursday and Friday will appeal to those interested in missionary work. Leep Shepherd and Mrs. Lewis A Hert, the latter a missionary from Africa, participated.
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Bethany Park
Ind
Assembly of Indiana Christian Churches
Morgan County
Leep Shepherd
Lewis A. Hert
Africa
Crossing at Fairview Street Opposed by Big Four Railroad
In Anderson Indiana on July 28 a remonstrance was filed with the board of works against a proposed grade crossing at Fairview Street. The Big Four railroad contends the project would require costly track elevation and could not be protected satisfactorily, opposing the request by Fairview Street entities citing hazard and expense.
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Times
Anderson
Ind
Fairview Stret
Big Four Railroad
Board of Works
Mts of
Fairview
Circonstance
46 Charged by Grand Jury in 30 True Bills
Forty six persons face indictments on 30 charges from a county grand jury. Arraignments set before Judge James A. Collins in September. Defendants include six youths for auto banditry, seven for vehicle taking, and others for robbery, murder, larceny, burglary, grand larceny, and manslaughter.
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James A. Collins
Charles
Sweetie) Ayres
Lela M. Baker
City Hospital
Myrtle Walker
William Walker
William Secrist
Floyd Goodrich
Collins
Charles Ross
Charles Underwood
Ross
Third Message To Lady Doyle Claims Doyle Contact
London July 28 A third message from the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle says he has established contact with his family from the land beyond Lady Doyle reports. A psychic photograph allegedly shows the spirit on a photo of Rev Charles L Tweedale with C Hope Crewe taking the shot. Peter Powell says Doyle spoke of a sealed envelope to be opened after the spirit reveals its contents.
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United Press
London
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Lady Doyle
Doyte
Sir Arthur
Charles L. Tweedale
Weston
Yorkshire
C. Hope
Crewe
Peter Powell
Chester
Powell
Board Acts on New Public Improvement Projects
The works board adopted ten public improvement resolutions preliminary to receiving bids and awarding contracts. Projects include paving on alleys and resurfacing streets, openings and vacations of alleys, and concrete sidewalk work on Bolton avenue. Hugh McDonald won the Bolton avenue sidewalk contract for 2 241 dollars.
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Works Board
Alvord Street
Sixteenth
Twentieth
Thirtieth Street
Harding
Clifton
Fletcher Avenue
Grove
State Avenue
Minnesota Street
Twentieth Street
Bellefontaine
Blake Street
Washington
New York
Lafayette Road
Plymouth
Geneva
Hillside Avenue
Thirty-Fourth
Vacation
Central
Sixty-first
Westfield Boulevard
New York Street
State
Randolph
Hugh McDonald
Bolton Avenue
St. Clair
Tenth
Swindler Begins Term In Indiana City Court
William Gilbert a 23 year old Philadelphia man who led a crew of fake solicitors accepted deposits on lingerie orders from women in several Indiana cities and was sent to the penal farm for five months. Three companions were fined five dollars and costs and given suspended sentences after pleading guilty to petit larceny. Gilbert promised to return all deposits.
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Timea
Marion
Ind
William Gilbert
Philadelphia
Indiana
Gilbert
Nine Rings Stolen in South Bend Jewelry Theft
Detectives seek a thief who stole nine diamond rings worth about 700 dollars from Olsen and Eleanor jewelry store in South Bend Indiana. The manager suspects a Negro man who entered to view watches and may have slipped the rings from a showcase during the examination.
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Times Special
South Bend
Ind
Olsen & Eleanor Jewelry
Quake Cities to Be Made Shock Proof
Plans for a southern Italy reconstruction proceed as government moves to aid homeless. Casualties range 3,000 to 4,000 with 2,142 dead and 4,551 injured in the quake’s destruction across 34 towns. King Victor Emmanuel tours damaged areas, giving 100,000 lire to relief.
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Thomas B. Morgan
United Press
Aples
Italy
European car makers seek united response to U.S. tariffs
In Berlin on July 28 delegates from six European nations France Germany Italy Belgium Czechoslovakia and Austria plan a Paris meeting to discuss retaliation against the United States tariff act. The gathering signals a coordinated effort among major auto producers to respond to tariff measures impacting the industry.
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United Press
Berlin
Paris
United States
France
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Rock strike leaves 9 year old in critical condition
In Monon Indiana a rock hurled by a playmate struck Russell Sylvester nine on a bridge fracturing his skull and leaving him in critical condition as of July twenty eighth reported by United Arena.
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United Arena
YEGGS LOOT COCA COLA PLANT AND OTHER THEFTS
Yeggs blasted the Coca Cola Bottling plant at 858 862 Massachusetts avenue and fled with 2500 in cash and 2422 78 in checks. A safe at W B pharmacy 1227 Oliver avenue yielded 647 in cash and 150 in jewelry. Other burglaries across the city included stores on East Washington street North Illinois street and homes on West Washington street and East New York street. Totals and casualties are not provided beyond the described loot.
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Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Masachusetts Avenue
Oliver Avenue
Holly Brinkenruth
C. P. Knarter Dry
East Washington Street
Windsor Jewelry Company
North
Illinois Street
Motorcycle Fatality Shocks Oolitic Indiana Trio Hurt
Indiana crash leaves Ernest Clyde Robinson 20 dead after motorcycle struck by James Cheeks. Companions Merle Franklin 19 Avoca and Glenn Kinder 21 near Oolitic suffer serious injuries. Robinson dies from shock after leg amputation operation. Franklin leg amputated. other leg feared lost. Kinder sustains severe head injuries.
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Gertrude Vreske
United Press Oolitic
Ind
Ernest Clyde Robinson
James Robinson
Robinson
James Cheeks
Merle Franklin
Avoca
Glenn Kinder
Kinder
Poolroom shooting leaves man wounded as suspect sought
Thomas Taylor, 38, of 319 West Sixteenth Street, was jailed on a vagrancy charge after a poolroom brawl in which he was wounded in the right leg and left shoulder by revolver bullets. Chester Curry, 32, of 323 West Nineteenth Street, is being sought as the alleged marksman.
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Thomas Taylor
West Sixteenth Street
Chester Curry
West Nineteenth Street
Taylor
Avoid Embarrassment of FALSE TEETH
Prevent slipping or dropping of false teeth with a fine powder. Fasteeth provides comfort and security without a gummy taste. Available at Liggett's Hook Drug Co and other drug stores.
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Liggett’s
Hook Drug Co
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