Spite Label Placed Upon Poison Case in Gosport
Spencer report notes Owen county grand jury to investigate poisonings linked to divorce custody dispute. Loren Thomas alleges Mrs Blanche Thomas poisoned his father Charles Thomas and others, citing salt of tin and phenol traces. Judge Rundell asked prosecutor to withdraw to present evidence to the grand jury.
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Ben Stern
Spencer
Owen County
Grand Jury
Blanche Thomas
Gosport
Ralph
Charies Thomas
Anna A. Zein
Indianapolis
Thomas
Herbert R. Rundell
Owen Circuit Court
William E. Treadway
James Miller
Walter G. Hudson
Oscar Kaylor
Walter S. Mitten
James Braiser
Charles Troth
Noel B. Love
Braiser
School board post may cause dispute in Crawfordsville
Times Special reports that the re election of Raymond E Kostanzer to the city school board is expected to spark heated discussion at the July 1 council meeting when Frank Northcutt will move to reconsider the vote Northcutt opposed Kostanzer but later changed his vote and earlier tried to name Mart A Burroughs with no secon d Madison County inmates find jail life brighter as two women inmates perform a singing duet entertaining others sing many church songs
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Raymond E. Kostanzer
Frank Northcutt
Northcutt
Kostanzer
Mart A. Burroughs
Nderson
Madison County
Youth given sentence for stealing watch in Newcastle
In Newcastle Indiana June 20 Harry Tyler Negro youth will start a sentence of one to ten years in the Indiana Reformatory this week for stealing a watch. He said he only wanted to carry it and not sell it. In court he asked an officer to tell him the time and humorously admitted he could not tell time.
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Newcastle
Ind
Harry Tyler
Indiana
Tyler
Prosecutor Held as Bandit in Chicago Robbery Case
Assistant state’s attorney Raymond E. Blackwood denied the charges, claiming a frameup or mistaken identity after three men accused him of leading a hold up that drained Froemke offices of cash, checks, and jewelry. State’s Attorney John A. Swanson backed Blackwood. judge Edgar Jonas postponed hearings to June 28 for fuller inquiry.
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Chicago
Raymond FE. Blackwood
Frederick Froemke
George Zaca
Froemke
Frank L. Zinger
Blackwood
John A. Swanson
Edgar Jonas
Swanson
Burke awaited as witness in Lake county election fraud probe
South Bend Ind June probable appearance of John Burke a Chicago labor leader and racketeer as a witness before the federal grand jury pursuing frauds in the 1928 Lake county general election. District Attorney Loomis and deputies searched Tuesday night for Burke as agents hoped to locate him. Burke allegedly brought Chicago Negro voters by bus to vote here in exchange for safe conduct for liquor moving to Chicago from Toledo. The grand jury may close today with six to eight witnesses remaining. Loomis said Bert Fuller unlikely to testify.
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South Bend
Ind
John Burke
Chicago
Lake County
Burke
Oliver M. Loomis
Department of Justice
Loomis
Toledo
Bert Fuller
Harry G. Leslie
City fireman halts prowler until police arrive
Ed Orme, 25, of 2520 East Tenth street, arrested after tearing a window screen at Ralph Aldrich home. Mrs. Aldrich woke her husband who secured a shotgun and detained him until police. Chester Anderson, 29, of 1318 Sheffield avenue, held on vagrancy charges after Anna Troutman identified him as a prowler. A burglar removed a screen door and stole 36 dollars from Mike Pappas restaurant at 20 North Liberty Street.
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Ed Orme
East Tenth Street
Ralph Aldrich
North Olney Street
Aldrich
Orme
Chester Anderson
Sheffield Avenue
Anna Troutman
North Pershing Avenue
Mike Pappas
Liberty Street
Drivers' License Law Expands State Jobs and Parachute Dog Killed
The piece notes Otto G. Fifield securing budget committee approval to expand the staff for the new drivers license law. It lists salary increases and new positions across agencies including a judge, hearing deputy, typists, clerks, bus inspectors, accountants, and a state forester. It also mentions Dorothy Riker as research assistant and other salary hikes, totaling about eight thousand dollars in additions. The odd aside describes Windy the parachute dog killed by a car, owned by aviator Warren Ashley, on the eve of a show.
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Otto G. Fifield
State Budget Committee
Ralph Young
Public Service Commission
Webb Gilbert
Ralph Howard
Indiana State Farm
Conservation Department
Old Statehouse
Corydon
Dorothy Riker
Indiana Historical Bureau
Richmond State Hospital
Ralph Wilcox
Egan Rites Set for Denis Egan at Cathedral
Funeral services for Denis Egan 73 who died after a three weeks illness at his home 1829 North Delaware street will be held Saturday morning at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery He was born in Tipperary Ireland came to the United States at ten settled in Middletown Conn and moved to Indianapolis in 1905 opening a horse shoeing shop at 212 North Delaware street He retired in 1921 Surviving are his widow a son Thomas G Egan of Denver a pair of daughters and seven grandchildren
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Denis Egan
North Delaware Street
SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
Holy Cross Cemetery
Tipperary
Ireland
United States
Middletown
Conn
Indianapolis
Egan
Knights of Columbus
Dr. Thompson Club
Dennis Egan
Thomas G. Egan
Denver
Col
Clement L. Lacy
John M. Cain
Tax board member hears remonstrance on Van Buren school bond
Pliny H. Wolford of the state tax board addressed remonstrators in Marion Indiana on June 20 regarding the Mittank and Ballinger road project and a proposed fifty thousand dollar bond issue to fund an addition to the Van Buren school.
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Bw Times
Marion
Ind
Pliny H. Wolford
State
Mittank
Ballinger
van Buren
Appraisers Named to Fix Airport Site Value
Appraisers to fix the value of timber crops and property on the municipal airport site were named today by Circuit Judge Harry O Chamberlin. They are Robert A. Wetnight James D. Maris and William Schumacher. The board of works will sell the property after it has been appraised. This is the first step in clearing the landing field. MARION Ind June 20 John Hinkle arrested on a peeping charge filed by his wife from whom he is separated pleaded not guilty. He is being tried today by Mayor James M McConnell. More Lights V Crawfordsville Ind June 20 The city council has voted to extend the boulevard lighting system for eight blocks on West Main street. The system is extended each year with profits from the municipal light plant.
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Times Special
FT. Wayne
Ind
Dog
Warren Ashley
Wabash
Elkhart
Windiy
Ashley
Harry O Chamberlin
Robert A. Wetnight
James D. Maris
William Schumacher
Board of Works
Marion
John Hinkle
James M. McConnell
Crawfordsville
West Main Street
Highway pay battle will be continued
Indiana highway commissioners pledged to revise the highway engineering budget to raise salaries and boost staff from 297 to 560 amid a 400 mile paving plan. They seek $1,200,000 expenditures, up from the current $608,760, with inspectors added and a flexible scale to attract engineers from Purdue and elsewhere despite a budget committee rejection.
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State Budget Committee
Albert J. Wedeking
Commission
Verhead
Theft Case to Jury in Chicago Robbery Trial
A criminal court jury deliberated today over Tony Phillips a former boxer charged with robbing $500 worth of clothes from King Outfitting Company at 342 East Washington Street in February State prosecutors say Phillips and Max Epstein poolroom operator drove the loot to Chicago Phillips says he was with friends the night of the robbery Municipal Judge Thomas Garvin presided as special judge Epstein will be tried later.
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Tony Phillips
King Outfitting Company
East Washington Street
Max Epstein
Chicago
Phillips
Thomas Garvin
Epstein
Run Amuck with Gun Charged to Oscar Gibbs
Oscar Gibbs 29, of 515 North California street, charged today with drunkenness drawing a deadly weapon assault and battery and vagrancy. It is alleged Gibbs ran amuck with a shotgun Wednesday night and assaulted Edith Lyle of 323 Blackford street for the second time in months.
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Oscar
Little Preacher) Gibbs
North
California Street
Gibbs
Edith Lyle
Blackford Street
Mayor Strad Hays Loses At Newcastle
Newcastle Indiana June 20 The long volatile mayor Strad Hays loses another clash as city inspector Dean L Ross begins a first official term. Ross, appointed by health department per an 1918 ordinance, had his pay disputed but won through department and council action. Ross starts a general cleanup after a month of legal action.
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Times Special
Newcastle
Ind
Strad Hays
Dean L. Ross
Hays
Ross
Health Department
Plan Steak Roast for July Builders Meeting
W. L. Bridges president announced a July meeting of the Indianapolis Home Builders Association to be held at Noblesville. The event at the Glen Country Club in Lebanon will feature a steak roast as the highlight of the gathering.
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Indianapolis Home Builders Association
Noblesville
W. L. Bridges
Glen Country Club
Lebanon
Tram Injuries Fatal to Henry O Banion in City Hospital
Henry O Banion a 60 year old Negro died in city hospital from injuries after pushing his rag cart into the path of a West Michigan street car late Wednesday night. He sustained the injuries when the cart crossed tracks and the street car struck him. Police report a preliminary investigation is underway.
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Henry O'Banion
City Hospital
West Michigan
New Castle man fined for intoxication after drink mix
June 20 John Sandidge drank a bottle of beef iron and wine. police arrested him before he reached home. Mayor Strod Hays fined him ten dollars and costs for intoxication.
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New Castle
John Sandidge
Strod Hays
Death accused limps at trial
Spencer Indiana June 20 Dewey Boshears on trial for the second time in Owen circuit court here charged with the murder of Ralph Pogue Bloomington special police man during a liquor raid spends his spare time reading the Bible and working on small electric motors. Still suffering from a bullet wound received when he tried to escape while being taken to police headquarters after the slaying Boshears limps into court supported by a crutch. Five attorneys are defending Boshears They are Edgar M Blessing Danville former member of the Indiana public service commission and his law partner A J Stevenson Joe Kivett Bloomington son of S C Kivett Martinsville well known criminal lawyer and the younger man's partner George Dailey son of Frank C Dailey Indianapolis former United States district attorney and Frear McIntosh Indianapolis and Spencer.
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Times
Spencer
Ind
Dewey Boshears
Owen
Ralph Pogue
Bloomington
Boshears
Edgar M. Blessing
Danville
Indiana Public Service Commission
A. J. Stevenson
Joe Kivett
S. C. Kivett
Martinsville
George Dailey
Frank C. Dailey
Indianapolis
United States
Frear McIntosh
Cops Aid Pignickers Take Picnic Run From Indianapolis
Escorted by city and state police, forty Hayes Body cars carrying about two hundred employees left Indianapolis at 7:15 a m today to attend a Grand Rapids and Ionia Michigan picnic sponsored by the firm. The Indianapolis unit brought a baseball team and several boxers to challenge Wolverine division representatives.
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Hayes Body Corporation
Indianapolis
Grand Rapids and
Ionia
Mich
Concern of
Inmate Charged With Criminal Attack on 4-Year-Old Girl
Carroll Beatty, 33, inmate at the county infirmary, was charged with a criminal attack on a four year old. The child is at City Hospital. Detectives Roche and Fossati say Beatty confessed. He had been missing from the poor farm for four days.
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Carroll Beatty
Patrick Roche
Louis Fossati
Beatty
Mother often sells liquor for living
Indiana widow Minnie Stevens, mother of ten, arrested for violating dry laws. A raid found 160 gallons of mash and an 18 gallon still at her home. She offered to accept penalties if provisions for her children are made, as five are ill and the husband was killed in a drunken quarrel.
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Loomington
Ind
Minnie Stevens
Stevens
International Falls Faces Cross-Border Liquor Fight
International Falls Minnesota a border town of about six thousand sits at Rainy River across from Fort Frances Canada amid talk of liquor smuggling and a federal crackdown. Residents express anger at the system that allows illicit liquor while Emmett J White a customs officer awaits trial for a fatal shooting in the Virkula case.
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International Falls
Minn
Henry Virkula
Big Falls
Emmett J. White
White
hJeil
Ft. Frances
Wisconsin Sees Secession Echo in Prohibition Debate
In Madison on June 20 Senator Bernhard Gettelman of Milwaukee argued Wisconsin’s prohibition enforcement echoes the 1857 secession over the fugitive slave law. He proposed two new measures including state control of liquor manufacture and sale and a state medical liquor commission allowing individuals to write their own prescriptions.
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Bernhard Gettelman
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Medical Liquor Commission
Wife wounds husband in self defense in Sileverville
Mrs Elmer Scott 43 surrendering to Lawrence county jail after shooting her husband through the chest at their home in Sileverville He is in serious condition at a local hospital Scott attacks her she says prompting self defense case recorded by Times. Nearby Newcastle Independence Day plan fireworks at Memorial Park July 4 $400 approved for music by city and cooperating groups.
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Ind
Elmer Scott
Lawrence County
Sileverville
Scott
Bru Times
Snecia
Newcastle
Memorial Park
Here
City of
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Legion and Chamber
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