Dry leaders map nationwide fight to curb wets
Westerville Ohio June 26 The Anti-Saloon League of America outlines a nationwide campaign to curb repeal efforts by packing state legislatures with dry supporters Readopt strict enforcement in New York and block a wine beer plank in the Democratic platform Target a 90 percent dry Congress by canvassing districts and oppose wet candidates Governor Smith and other Democrats are pressed to back a wet candidate Harding is expected to stay dry.
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Earl J. Johnson
United Press
Westerville
Ohio
New York
Anti-Saloon League of America
War Council
H. A. Baker
League
al Smith
Baker
Harding
Woman Tries Poison Pact With Husband In Domestic Turmoil
Mrs Iva Hanrahan was found on the bed with poison nearby after a plan to scare her husband at 652 East Twelfth Street. Police said domestic temper had boiled over for days and that she had previously staged similar acts including drinking water as poison and self injury without harm.
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Iva Hanrahan
Twelfth St
Hanrahan
Fire Threatens Bridge and Mills Over Big Blue River
Firemen responded to burning trash in the city dump near the bridge over Big Blue River. The blaze threatened the bridge and the Cutsinger and Thompson mill and granaries, but responders prevented a serious fire and saved the structures.
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Times
Shelbyville
Ind
Big Blue River
Cutsinger
Thompson
Funeral services for Louis Roemerman in Evansville
Louis Roemerman died of heart failure on the way home from work after several weeks of ill health. Funeral services were held today in Evansville. Police in Mishawaka, Indiana, received permission to doff their heavy blue coats and wear uniform blouses issued by the city.
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Evansville
Ind
Louis Roemerman
Times Special
South Bend
Mishawaka
Board of Safety
Child Breaks Arm After Fall at City Playground
Lorne Matchett aged 18 from 1620 S. Meridian St. fell while climbing a ladder at the 1300 block of S. Meridian Street playground today. He sustained a broken arm and was transported to the city hospital for treatment.
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S. Meridian St
Lorne Matchett
Relief by Black Draught From Stomach Ailment
In Great Falls South Carolina W A Orr describes severe stomach pain thinness and weakness. After trying Black Draught he reports burning pain ceasing and recovery enabling work. His daughter Viola also improves after taking the remedy and gaining weight and clear skin. 25 cents.
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Great Falls
S. C
W. A. Orr
Mr. Orr
Viola
Frieda's Follies
A dramatic tale opens with Frieda posing as a delicate woman whose feigned fainting lures suitors. The narrator recalls a sumptuous party where Frieda chose her target, faking a swoon until he is soaked with cold water.
Two Tots Saved by Youths Action
Robert Harrington a 17 year old from 1120 East Thirty Fifth Street acted quickly when a car started by Raymond 4 and Jeanette 2 Levinson rolled toward Fall Creek at Birchwood Avenue. He jumped onto the running board and halted the vehicle just before it reached the creek after a nearby parked car momentarily blocked its path.
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Robert Harrington
Thirty-Fifth St
Fall Creek
Birchwood Ave
Harrington
Raymond
Jeanette
George A. Levinson
Fall Creek Blvd
Ethel Barrymore Sues for Divorce
Ethel Barrymore files for divorce from Russell G. Colt in Providence Rhode Island. They married in 1909 and have three children. Rumors of separation had circulated since 1911. Preliminary hearing on the suit will begin next week.
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Providence
R. I
Ethel Barrymore
Russell G. Colt
Samuel P. Colt
Colt
Yale
Miss Barrymore
John
Missing 15 year old Ernest Cook sought
Ernest Cook age 15 from 421 Irving Place is reported missing. Last seen wearing a blue shirt dark trousers a green cap and tan shoes. Police urge anyone with information to contact local authorities.
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Ernest Cook
Irving PL
Pastor Proclaims Innocence in Waldron Church Fire
The Rev Ulysses S Johnson pastor of the Baptist Church at Waldron Indiana pleads not guilty to arson after a May 10 fire caused 800 dollars in damage. He claims innocence and says details will emerge in a few days as investigators pursue the case with a five thousand dollar bond and a statewide prosecution.
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Baptist Church
Waldron
Ind
Times
Johnson
Shelby
Liberty
Ralph Moore
Shelby County
Burglars Overlook $100 After Careless Break In
Burglars who entered the home of William R. Youse in Muncie Indiana ransacked the house but left $100 in a purse on a table untouched. The incident was reported on June 26.
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Muncie
Ind
William R. Youse
A Puzzle Day Riddle Seeks Ten Fish Count Mystery
A fisherman returns home with a basket and a friend asks how many fish he caught. He says ten fish without an eye, nine without a tail, six with no head, and half of eight weighed on his scale, prompting deduction of the basket total. The piece also notes a past puzzle about arranging digits to total 100.
Local Youth Drowns at Vincennes Buried Today
Floyd Rice aged 19 of 628 Lockerbie Street drowned in the Wabash River at Vincennes on Sunday. Funeral services at his residence at 2 p.m. preceded burial at Crown Hill Cemetery. He was a former pupil at St. Vincent's School for Boys. Surviving are his father Rollo Rice and four brothers Francis Creston Robert and Armin.
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Lockerbie St
Wabash
Vincennes
Crown Hill
Rice
Albert Frick
Indianapolis
St. Vincent’s School For Boys
Rollo Rice
Francis
Creston
Robert
Armin
Levi C Bowser Pioneer Grocer Called by Death
Levi C Bowser 85 of 3074 Park Ave formerly in Indianapolis grocery business and a founder of Edwin Ray M E Church died Monday evening at Methodist Hospital after eleven days illness. Funeral at residence Wednesday 2 pm. Burial Crown Hill. Surviving two sons Thomas and Harry Bowser both of Indianapolis two daughters Mrs Laura B Hasley Grand Rapids Mich and Mrs E H Lewis St Petersburg Fla one granddaughter Dorothy Bowser.
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Park Ave
Indianapolis
Edwin Ray M. E. Church
Methodist Hospital
Crown Hill
Mr. Bowser
Union County
Ind
Bowser
Woodlawn Ave
Thomas A. Bowser
Thomas
Harry Bowser
Laura B. Hasley
Grand Rapids
Mich
E. H. Lewis
St. Petersburg, Fla
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Thomas Bowser
Motorcycle Crash Injures Lang At City Intersection
George Lang of 616 E Washington St is treated at Methodist Hospital for a broken left leg after a motorcycle collision with an automobile driven by Mrs. J C Dissette of 3458 Carrollton Ave at the Thirty Second and Meridian streets intersection Monday.
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E. Washington St
Methodist Hospital
J. C. Dissette
Carrollton Ave
Thirty-Second
Meridian Sts
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