Wreck Death Toll Grows As Inquiry Sheds Light
Additional deaths reported among injured after the St Louis New York flyer wreck on the Wabash Railroad near Lafayette Indiana. Eleven killed with J C Wilmoth and Carl Dungan among the dead. A triple probe by Wabash officials Coroner and public service commission under way focusing on brakeman David Torrence who failed to lock the switch.
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Times Special Lafayette
Ind
Danville
J. C. Wilmoth
St. Louis
Carl Dungan
Huntington
Z. T. Dungan
Supreme Court
Wabash Railroad
Briggs
Warren County
State Public Service Commission
W. H. Eckhard
Wabash
David Torrence
Peru
Torrence
Eckhard
Church Worker Dead In Indianapolis Funeral Set
John Pegan Mason aged 51 of 1122 N Senate Ave Indianapolis died at Methodist Hospital after a long heart disease illness. He was a trustee of the Senate Avenue Baptist Church and organizer of the men's Bible class. Funeral at his home tonight. Survived by widow Anna Mason two daughters Alice Mason and Mildred Mantel of Pennsylvania one brother Edwin of Bellefontaine and sisters Ida Kate and Elizabeth Mason of Indianapolis. Burial in Bellefontaine Ohio Wednesday.
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John Pegan Mason
N. Senate Ave
Methbdaist
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Mason
Senate Avenue Baptist Church
Anna Mason
Alice Mason
Mildred Mantel
Pennsylvania
Edwin
Misses Ida
Kate
Elizabeth Mason
Indianapolis
Delegates to NJ Chamber convention pass through Indianapolis
The St. Louis delegation to the National Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Cincinnati will travel by car via Indianapolis Wednesday morning. About 100 delegates will be met west of the city by a police escort and city officials, with Mayor Shank invited to join. Around fifteen Indianapolis delegates may accompany to continue toward Cincinnati.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
R. Webb Sparks
National Road
Shank
Rescue by Citizen Stops Runaway Horses
Frank Troutman of 2164 S New Jersey St leaped onto a car driven by James Tomlin and halted a runaway team at Tenth and Illinois Sts after harness broke. The horses were driven by Fletcher Gardner of 33 N Denny St for Jessup Antrim Ice Cream Co.
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Frank Troutman
S. New Jersey St
Fletcher Gardner
N. Denny St
Jessup & Antrim Ice Cream Co
Troutman
James Tomlin
Michigan St
Tenth
Illinois Sts
Arrested After Triple Crash At Thirtieth Street Intersection
Bee Higgins of 632 N West St is held on charges of speeding and improper driving after a collision at Thirtieth St and Northwestern Ave injuring Mrs O M Jones of 3822 Central Ave. Higgins car also struck a second vehicle in the incident.
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Bee Higgins
N. West St
O. M. Jones
Central Ave
Thirtieth St
Northwestern Ave
Higgins
Car collision leads to speeding and trespass charges
Reese Wyson of 1904 Twenty Eighth St backed from a parking space and was struck by George Gauss of 645 S. Meridian St. Gauss faces speeding and trespass charges in the incident.
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Reese Wyson
Twenty- Eighth St
George Gauss
S. Meridian St
Gauss
Furniture Theft Alleged Arrest on Massachusetts Avenue
John Burk of 626 Massachusetts Ave was arrested today on a warrant sworn by Marie Melvin of 2711 Massachusetts Ave alleging theft of furniture and clothing valued at 100 dollars.
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John Burk
Massachusetts Ave
Marie Melvin
Sorority House Dedicated at Greencastle
In Greencastle Indiana on June 3 the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority dedicated a new chapter house valued at 75000 dollars reflecting expansion of campus Greek life and organizational presence.
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Times Special
Greencastle
Ind
Kappa Kappat Gamma Sorority
Murat Gun Club Honored at Shriners Conclave
Shriners of Murat Temple praised their gun club for being selected to participate in the flag raising drill at the annual conclave in Kansas City Missouri Monday night. The rifle bearing unit stood out among Shrine bodies for the ceremonial event.
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Murat Temple
Kansas City
Shortridge Latin State Consul Heads Student Banquets
Fred Parsons, a Shortridge high school senior, serves as consul of the 1200 member Shortridge Latin State. He presides over spring banquets, Saturnalia, the fall carnival, and a mid winter Roman life film at Keith's Theater, under Miss Minnie Lloyd and Miss Ellen Matthews.
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J. Caesar
Fred Parsons
Shortridge High School
Shortridge
Caesar
Parsons
Consul Parsons
Keith's
Minnie Lloyd
Ellen Matthews
Appraisement Started In Thirty Day County Board Session
The county board of review opened a 30 day session to appraise about 3000 domestic corporations and hear 150 first time owners seeking new appraisements. Members include County Treasurer John L. Duvall County Auditor Harry Dunn County Assessor James C. Douglas chairman James E. Berry and William M. Morrison Jr. Clerk is Miss Elizabeth A. Hess.
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County Board of Review
John L. Duvall
Harry Dunn
James C. Douglas
James E. Berry
William M. Morrison
Circuit Court
Elizabeth A. Hess
Wrecked Car Left Unattended After Town Collision
Police said an ownerless auto was found at Pine and New York Streets after an unidentified man drove it over the sidewalk and broke a front wheel. The man claimed to be C. E. Wilson of Richmond Indiana, and told Oscar Hughes of 416 Spring Street he would return Wednesday. Officers reported marred engine numbers and that license plates were removed.
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Pine and
New York Sts
Oscar Hughes
Spring St
C. E. Wilson
Richmond
Ind
Hughes
Oldest Union Traction conductor hurt in trolley accident
Henry Briles of Indianapolis, veteran conductor for the Union Traction Company, is hospitalized in Noblesville with a fractured skull and broken arm after being struck by a trolley wheel on Monday night. He was well known to travelers between Indianapolis and Kokomo.
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Noblesville
Ind
Henry Briles
Indianapolis
Union Traction Company
Kokomo
Sullivan burial place for Civil War veteran Thomas P. Hughes
The 88 year old Civil War veteran Thomas P. Hughes died Monday at his daughter’s home in Shelbyville and was buried today at Sullivan. He enlisted in the 59th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and is survived by five daughters Mrs. Canty Mrs. Ackman Cam by Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Case and two sons Logan G. Hughes and Bascom Hughes.
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Thomas P. Hughes
East Drive
Woodruff Place
Sullivan
Mr. Hughes
Josephine
Mr Hughes
Shelbyville
59Th
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Canty
Naoma Ackman
Camby
Ind
Hud Hughes
H. I. Case
Clell Davidson
Bicknell
Logan G. Hughes
Cross Drive
Bascom Hughes
Ft. Wayne
cited twice on speeding charges in same evening
Fred Mc Kinney of 1219 E Morton Pl was cited twice by Motorcycle Officer Davidson for speeds of 32 and 36 mph in one evening. He was scheduled to appear this afternoon with 13 others on speeding charges along with 53 more on traffic violations.
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Fred McKinney
E. Morton Pl
Davidson
McKinney
Chemistry aids in housekeeping essay winner
Miss Evelyn Fitzgerald of 1035 Ewing Street, a senior at Short Ridge High School, received an honorable mention certificate and $5 gold from the American Chemical Association for an essay on Chemistry in the Home. Her work explains how modern science may lighten the housekeeper’s load and improve home happiness.
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Davenport
Evelyn Fitzgerald
Ewing St
Fitzgerald
Shortridge High School
National Committee
The
American Chemistry Association
Evelyn Say
Minister Blames Chicago Crime on Higher Education
Rev. Simeon Peter Long, Chicago's leading Lutheran minister, says the Franks murder by Leopold and Loeb is the result of modern secular education. He attacks great universities for valuing intellect over faith and warns that intellectual freedom can erode belief in the Deity. He suggests the case may expose the futility of intellect without soul.
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Chicago
United Press
Robert Franks
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Simeon Peter Long
Long
Leopold
Loeb
Lang
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
Dr. Long
Puzzle reveals city name hidden in plain view
A puzzle text hides a city in the sentence about a hobo stoning a dog that bit a girl. Yesterday’s solution notes lines guiding the reader to the hidden word. The item also reports Agnes Jobe in a hospital with a broken leg after a car accident near a sharp turn, with four others uninjured.
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Noblesville
Ind
Agnes Jobe
Halford Baker
Difficult Path for Rainbow Casino Gardens Owner
Harry Winnie of Rainbow Casino Gardens defends lawful operation amid Saturday night arrests of two men outside the grounds. Sheriff Snider and ten deputies, and the proprietors vow to enforce the law, citing cooperation with police and federal officers to curb liquor party disturbances. A Detroit barber adds a wireless set for customers.
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Harry Winnie
Rainbow Casino Gardens
Snider
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