Final note from killer claims no more slayings en route to Russia
A letter from the suspect known as 3X declares his mission finished and states he is flying to Russia. He praises two victims Noel Lawley and Joseph Moyzinski, warns other targets, and hints at a Red Diamond Russian secret order. Police connected multiple arrests and a potential witness in Brooklyn.
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United Press
NEW York
Evening Journal
Russia
Noel Lawley
Joseph Moyzinski
Dr. Williams
Supreme Tribunal of the Order
Red Diamond of
Moyzinski
Lawley
C. P
Flushing
Bayside
Catherine May
Elizabeth King
W. A
Queens
Philadelphia
Newark
Joseph Oswald Clark
Joseph V. Cooper
Emanuel Episcopal Church of
Brooklyn
No Rites for Aimee Denies Intent to Wed Rodeheaver
Aimee Semple McPherson returned to Los Angeles from the Holy Land and denied rumors she would marry Homer Rodeheaver. She called the reports silly and said she had not seen him in two years. Nearby, obituaries note William H. Strietelmeier, 71, died at home near Columbus, with surviving wife, children, and extended kin.
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Rodeheaver
United Press
Salt Lake City
Aimee Semple McPherson
Los Angeles
Holy Land
Homer Rodeheaver
Miss McPherson
Indianapolis Lad Heads East To National Marble Tourney
Jimmy White twelve year old city marble champion ships out from Indianapolis to Ocean City New Jersey for the national marble tournament June twenty three to twenty seven. The Indianapolis Times funds the trip with an escort and rail transport arranged by Pennsylvania Railroad along Train Sixty six departing two p m. He travels with an adult chaperone from Decatur and a fellow city champion. Bert Darby hosts him in Ocean City during the Grotto convention week.
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Lucky Boy
Jimmy White
Indianapolis
Ocean City
N. J
City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jimmy
Charles White
South Arsenal Avenue
Goodby
Decatur, Jr
Valley Forge
Bert Darby
Bank Cashier Abducted by Bandits Near Reading
June 21. Police search for Henry A. Green cashier of the Bank of Reading after bandits abducted him Friday night following the binding of his wife Mrs. Green. She freed herself and notified authorities. Green is missing with theories of captivity in Cincinnati or a possible escape. The Reading bank had prior robberies in recent months.
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United Press Incinnatti
Henry A. Green
Bank of Reading
Reading
Here
Plan Member Drive Aims For 25000 Marion County Members
Marion County Good Government Club officials met at 608 Fidelity Trust building to form a plan led by county president Roy T. Combs. Judge Paul C. Wetter will oversee the southern division and Laurens E. Henderson will direct the northern division as the drive progresses. George A. Henry will chair an afternoon committee meeting at the Meyer Kiser bank building. Church 100 Years Old Radnor Methodist church near Loganport will mark its 100th anniversary founded in 1841 with the Rev Remus Olson presiding.
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Indiana Good Government Club
Marion County Good Government Club
Fidelity Trust
Roy T. Combs
Paul C. Wetter
Laurens E. Henderson
Marion County
George A. Henry
Meyer- Kiser Bank
Logansport
Ind
Clara Bow Heads to St Louis After Dallas Farewell
Clara Bow boarded the Sunshine Special in Dallas with secretary Daisy DeVoe and five trunks, skipping a public farewell. The train stopped at Marshall Texas where a telegram was sent and Bow’s destination remained unknown. Rumors placed her in New York with fiance Harry Richman, while studio orders reportedly sent her toward Hollywood via Fort Worth.
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United Press
DAL Tex
Clara Bow
St. Louis
Rhovie
Texas Pacific
Daisy DeVoe
Marshall
Tex
Ft. Worth
Hollywood
Chicago gypsy king charged with murder for hire
Tone Bimbo a Chicago gypsy leader was held on a charge that he contracted to have murder committed for 280 dollars. An undercover operative posed as the killer while Pat Roche said Nickles reported the extortion attempt. The alleged hit was paid after the detective showed a decoy corpse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Tone Bimbo
Pat Roche
Bimbo
Angelo Nickies
Nickles
Roche
Split on Bond Rate for City Sewer Improvements
City sanitary board debates bond issue of 450000 for sewer work. City Controller William L. Elder favors 4 percent interest to ensure sale while Sanitary board president B J T Jeup argues for 4 percent or 4 1/2 percent, planning a conference next week to resolve the rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Sanitary Board
William L. Elder
Sanitary Commissioners
Elder
B. J. T. Jeup
Sanitary Board
Virginia to honor Byrd with Richmond tribute today
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd heads to Richmond for a civic reception after President Hoover led a national tribute in Washington. The polar expedition, film footage, and a gold National Geographic Society medal highlighted the event as Byrd recalls fourteen months in isolation and the flight to the South Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Virginia
Richmond
President Hoover
Hoover
Byrd
National Geographic Society
New York
Little America
New York Harbor
Melville
Bay of Whales
South Pole
Floyd Bennett
New Zealand
Ross Sea
Miss Victory Contest Opens With War Veterans Drive
War veterans in Convention City launch the Miss Victory contest to pick the city’s most popular woman. Forty candidates seek the crown with votes bought at 50 cents at a wartime spectacle July 19 at the state fairgrounds. Miss Victory to be crowned July 23 in the Indiana ballroom. A men’s contest is planned, rules to be set by The Times and run under veterans leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convention City Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
State Fairgrounds
Serge
Indiana
Veterans’ Organization
the Times
W. T. Wagner
The
Veterans
Two Indianapolis youths receive sentences for Cass County thefts
Loganport Ind June 21 two Indianapolis youths brothers were sentenced in Cass circuit court for automobile thefts. Lowell Driscoll 19 received five months jail while his 17 year old brother named Lowell got sixty days under state farm terms.
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Logansport
Ind
Indianapolis
Cass
Lowell Driscoll
Lowell
Times Carriers to Be Entertained by Minevitch
More than 1 000 Times carriers will be treated Monday morning to a visit by Borrah Minevitch harmonica artist at the Indiana theater. The parade forms at The Times office at 6 30 and moves along Maryland to Meridian Washington to the Indiana theater before viewing Shadow of the Law with William Powell.
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Minevitch
Indianapolis Times
Borrah Mineitch
The
Indiana
Rade
Times Office
Maryland
Meridian
Washington
Indiana Theater
Borrah Minevitch
Harmonica Rascals
Smart Smarties
William Powell
Two Nabbed in Raid Face Rum Charges
Police raided a residence at 714 Lexington Avenue and arrested Charles Jones 30 and Mrs. Tessie Valoniss 40 on federal liquor law charges after seizing a still, mash, bottles, and large quantities of liquor. Peter Valoniss fled. police seek him. Charles Steinfort tied to sale of liquor remains in custody on bond. Agents report a coded password "porkchop" linked to the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Avenue
Charles Jones
Tessie Valoniss
United States
Peter Valoniss
Jones
Valoniss
Charles Steinfort
Pennsylvania Street
Federal
Huggins Rites Set for Monday in Marion County
Funeral for George W. Huggins 77 lifelong Marion County resident and former deputy county treasurer will be at 2 p m Monday at his home 3300 Bethel Avenue. Cremation to follow after a stroke three weeks ago. He lived near his farm home, married Alice Dakin 52 years ago, and is survived by his widow three daughters three sons five grandchildren a sister and a brother. His Evanston Illinois home was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
William H. Strietelmeier
Here
Cincinnati
Bartholomew County
Evangelical Lutheran Church
William
Charles
Lawrence Strietelmeier
Flora Strietelmeier
Harry Armuth
George W. Huggins
Marion County
Bethel Avenue
Huggins
Northwestern Christian University
Butler
Alice Dakin
Mooresville
Edith L. Huggins
Alice S. Corey
Earl A. Hicks
George Dewey
Emmett F
Ben H. Huggins
Charles Zobbe
Hardwood T. Huggins
Ben Huggins
Evanston
Traction Line Abandonment Hearings In Indiana
Attorneys for Kokomo and Logansport protested the abandonment of the Union Traction line between the two cities at a public hearing before Howell Ellis of the state public service commission. The Brady traction company receiver said the line ran a deficit of 28039.69 dollars over the past three years as residents along the route attended. A final hearing is set for next week in Indianapolis.
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Kokomo
Logansport
United Press
Ind
Union Traction
Howell Ellis
State Public Service Commission
Arthur W. Brady
Traction Company
Commission
Indianapolis
Red Cross To Give Swimming Lessons In City Pools
A six day course using the Brink method will be offered weekly at city pools and beaches this summer. Francis T. Hodges leads the boys and men groups while Alma Tiefert directs girls and women. Lessons will be diagrammed and announced in The Times starting Monday with full guidance provided at classes. Swimmers completing the course may enter junior and senior life saving classes at the end of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
City Recreation Department
Brink
Francis T. Hodges
Indianapolis
Alma Tiefert
Church Group Parade Planned Downtown Indianapolis
Delegates at the Christian Endeavor convention to gather at Central Christian church and march through downtown Indianapolis starting at 3 30 today led by the Ft Wayne group. E P Gates general secretary of the International Society of Christian Endeavor was the principal speaker Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Central Christian Church
Indianapolis
Ft. Wayne
Delaware Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Pennsylvania Street
Washington Street
Meridian Street
North Street
Delaware
E. P. Gates
International Society of Christian Endeavor
Mrs Florence Riddick Boys Reappointed Plymouth Officer
Mrs Florence Riddick Boys of Plymouth was reappointed to a second four year term as state probation officer by Governor Harry G. Leslie. The post pays $3,000 and drew wide interest from other candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Riddick Boys
Plymouth
Harry G. Leslie
Ed Jackson
Boys
Samuel E. Boys
Plymouth Pilot
Mystery Coupe Abandoned With All Identifying Marks Found
An auto missing every identifying mark is puzzling Sheriff Tom McDonald at USOnTial LAPO Indiana. The high priced coupe had its license plates and certificate removed and the battery, spark plugs, oil salt, and a tire tampered with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bu "Usontial Lapo
Ind
Tom McDonald
Survey to Be Continued
Winchester Indiana confirms archeological survey work in Randolph county will be continued under official auspices begun last summer with further field activity and study planned in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Ind
Randolph County
Schroeder Statement Recounts a Fatal Ditch Crash
The interview details Schroeder s account of a car crash that killed a boy as the car ran into a ditch near Indianapolis. He describes waking, setting the car on fire, fleeing by train and bus to Mobile, and uncertainties about a coat or insurance receipts. He also notes delaying reporting the incident and his fear of being accused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Louisville
Nashville
Birmingham
Meridian
Mobile
Pritchard
Lower Government Street
Chickasaw
North Lafayette Street
Southern Automobile Loan Association
Massachusetts
Tinkham Meant to Face Cannon Challenge in Senate Lobby Row
Washington June 21 Followers of the Bishop Cannon Representative Tinkham senate lobby committee controversy waited as day to learn action by the Methodist prelate after Tinkham abandoned congressional immunity. In a signed statement to the press he reiterated charges Cannon violated the corrupt practices act. Cannon, at Nashville for a bishops meeting, had challenged Tinkham to repeat the accusation outside Congress.
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United Press
Washington
Cannon
Tinkham
Congress
Nashville
Tenn
House of Representatives
House of? Representatives
Letter from 1857 recalls vanished Springtown post office
A Jan 23 1857 letter found among old papers bought by Max Purcell describes a town once called AtT Springtown in Hendricks County now vanished. The writer Nell, a niece of Addis Coffin, writes in Quaker tone about awaiting a letter, indicating a ghost town and no trace today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Danville
Ind
Max Purcell
Springtown
Hendricks
Addiss Son Coffin
Iowa
Coffin
Nell
Marion papers merge creating unified Marion Chronicle
United Press reports Marion Chronicle Publishing Company of Marion Indiana has become owner of the Marion Leader Tribune and will consolidate both papers in a new plant. George D Lindsay editor publisher of the Chronicle and his sons integrated the company to facilitate the purchase. Carl L Houston will continue as editor of the Leader Tribune. Sale handled by Ross E Johnson trustee of E H Johnson estate. Purchase price not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Marion
Ind
Chronicle Publishing Compariy
Marion Chroni
Leader-Tri
Bune
George D. Lindsay
Chronicle
David L
Gardner J. Thomas
Chronicle Publishing Company
Carl L. Houston
Leader-Tribune
Ross E. Johnson
Rimond
E. H. Johnson
Refinancing planned for closed People's Loan and Trust Bank
Decatur Ind June 21 Officers of the People's Loan and Trust Company working on a refinancing plan say the bank is solvent and claimants will be paid. John W. Tyndall formerly of Old Adams County and Jesse G. Niblick now serve as temporary liquidating agents with a stockholders meeting set for Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
People’s Loan and Trust Company
John W. Tyndall
Old
Adams County
Jesse G. Niblick
Railroad Veteran Dies in New Albany Engineer's On Time Nickname
New Albany Ind June 21264 Friends and fellow railroaders mourn at the funeral of On Time Joe Spicer a veteran Monon engineer who died of heart disease in the Lafayette roundhouse He earned the nickname by always bringing trains in on time He was found dead by a call boy ready for the run and had worked in railroading since 1887 becoming a passenger engineer in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New Albany
Ind
Joe Spicer
Monon Enngineer
Lafayette Roundhouse
Joe
Lafayette
Bloomington
Spicer
Maude Parker Sues Ker for Divorce After Forty-One Years
Anderson Ind June 21 Mrs Maude Parker sues Charles Ker for divorce after forty one years of marriage claiming neglect and failure to provide for four children two of whom are minors. The case lists drinking as a alleged fault and cites absence of support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timea
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Secret Society
Aimee
Abougt Bank
Good Government Club
Clara
Borrah Minevitch and His
Harmonica Gang
Cc. S. T
U. S
RED Cross
Recreation Department
Boyglass
M. Wa
Rhodius
Mrs. Boys
Bishop Cannon
Marion Papers
Evening Chronicle
Morning-Tribune
Dallas
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