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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1924
Page
1
Sandusky and Cleveland report rising property damage along the lakefront as concerns grow over erosion and storm impacts. Official warnings prompt residents to secure landmarks and monitor water levels. Local agencies coordinate repairs and discuss funding options with state authorities.
A disaster tally lists casualties and damage from tornadoes in multiple cities. Lorain reports sixty nine dead and 315 million in property losses. Sandusky seven dead and one million in damage. Mantua three killed in barn collapses. Avon three killed. Cleveland two. Akron one. Youngstown one. Medina two swept from a flooded bridge and drowned.
United Press reports Lorain, Ohio death toll at sixty nine with six bodies found and three hospital deaths. National Guard and Red Cross lead rescue efforts as Governor Vic Donahey orders a state relief conference in Columbus at 3 p.m. to coordinate aid. He requests immediate delivery of 500 oil stoves and announces a forthcoming proclamation.
Frank Bryant finds 18 year old Carl Holtman’s body in the White River canal after a drowning at Ravenswood Friday night. Deputy sheriffs and volunteers searched 48 hours. plans to dynamite the river were considered. Charles Holtman offers a $100 reward. Dr. R C Light rules accidental drowning.
Velma Lindsay a secretary at the Grotto convention HQ surrendered to U S Marshal Linus P Meredith on a conspiracy to violate national prohibition charge. Bond set at 2500 dollars by Judge A B Anderson. Chicago bootlegger Richard Thiele held on same offense after admitting deliveries following Lindsay s telephone number for liquor orders.
A fragmented OCR tally shows numerous names and vote counts for candidates including Smith McAdoo Cox J W Davis Glass Ralston Robinson Underwood Silser Bryan Ritchie Governor Davis Harrison Saulsbury Ferris Thompson Walsh Kendrick Kendrick. The scattered figures include percentages and district style codes, with inconsistencies across entries.
Chicago June 30. An entire family of five the Eder s Mr and Mrs Otto Eder and their three young boys were beaten to death in their suburban house. Harvey 6 Jack 3 Roy 11 found in bath room and bedroom. Mrs Eder on dining room floor. Neighbors found bodies and police seek an imbecile houseguest. Hints of ritualism surround the murders. Shoes and stocks removed from victims. Bodies stretched out and covered with sheets.
Elwood youth Charles Leach dies after a dive at Pendleton pool. His body was sent home to Elwood. Bedford Barnes, 12, perishes in a treacherous swimming hole near Avoca. body recovered.
James H. Russell of 1024 E Washington St was in Deaconess Hospital with a broken leg after falling from a tree while picking cherries. He reached for the highest branch and was injured.
Police report a theft at George Hollenbeck's feed store at 843 Massachusetts Ave. Items taken include an umbrella saved for a rainy day a fountain pen a spare tire and 80 cents in cash.
Albert B Fall Harry F Sinclair Edward L Doheny and Edward L Doheny Jr were indicted today by a special grand jury probing naval oil reserve leases. Fall and Doheny face counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States bribery and related charges.
The Indiana treasury shows a drained general fund with only 250000 remaining as 250000 is due today for a 250000 loan balance. A 2500000 loan planned for Tuesday will fund the benevolent fund and the general fund for six months while total state debt nears 4.89 million from highway, Purdue, and auto theft funds.
Five or six people were killed and many injured when a Burlington mail train crashed into passenger train No 2 near Buda Illinois early today. Fireman Jack Sefrist of Galesburg died. Rescuers rushed aid from Princeton DePonte and Kewanee as injured and bodies were moved to Chicago. Four cars overturned.
The 70 year old Christian A Schrader died at his home 1936 N Alabama St after a sudden heart attack Sunday night. He organized a long standing wholesale grocery business and was active in retail earlier. Survived by two daughters Lyan Scholl and Verner Ray, two sons Wayne and Arthur Schrader, and brother Charles H. all of Indianapolis.
Judge A B Anderson ordered injunctions closing the Eagles and Moose halls in Bicknell and five chicken dinner resorts in Gary and Hammond for liquor law violations. Defendants argued they had ousted violators but the judge refused, noting closures may help. Other Hammond operators named include Stritoff Schmidt Levent Lundgren and Winkleried. petitions against Hubitsky and Sicick were dismissed.
Martha Aldridge of 13 Edison Street is in serious condition at the city hospital after taking poison in an apparent suicide attempt. Police report no reason for the act and provide no further details.
Fifteen persons died in accidents over the weekend in Chicago. Nine were killed in auto wrecks and six were drowned in Lake Michigan and nearby waters.
In Newcastle Indiana a collision between a car and a motorcycle late Sunday night killed Olive Owens 19 of South Bend and Howard Cloud 17 of Newcastle. Oral McMillan who rode with Cloud is not expected to live. Chester Smith driver of the auto sustained serious cuts. Owens had formerly lived in Newcastle and was said to be about to marry Smith this week.
In Newcastle Indiana on June 30 9 year old Glen Wright son of Oprah M Wright a barber found his father's revolver and fatally shot himself in the same room where seven years earlier an Italian man killed himself and his wife.
Sergt. Harlie Sylvester announces many Army vacancies as the fiscal year ends with 57 000 replacements needed for 1925. Applicants can obtain soldier bonus forms at the recruiting office in Room 408 Federal Building and can have fingerprints taken free of charge by Chief Pharmacists Mate Allen M. Gilleland of the Navy recruiting office.
Officer Otto Pettit recalled arresting a woman Sunday who he says is the same person he jailed seven years earlier on a drunkenness charge. The remark ties a fresh case to a distant prior encounter in his police work.
Madison Square Garden reports on the Democratic presidential nomination process with Indiana's 30 votes for Ralston on all ballots and McAdoo and Smith exchanging gains. Connecticut delays on the fifth ballot and party leaders debate the path forward as Brennan and Taggart clash over strategy and the Klan plank.
A compiled vote matrix lists state by state tallies for McAdoo, Underwood, Davis, Smith, and others. It covers all 50 states plus territories like Alaska and districts, noting percentages and counts such as California 26 for McAdoo and New York 90 for Smith, reflecting a fragmented early result.
Harry Stansberry aged 24 of 1527 West Ohio Street surrendered today on a blind tiger charge after a raid by Lieutenant Jones and squad at his home uncovered a break and tube outfit and a quantity of white mule. Police also raided the home of Lee Smit colored at 522 Cora Street and found $70 worth of alcohol, with Smith held on a tiger charge.
City hall employees began planning for a glorious Fourth and weekend today. Mayor Shank announced that city hall will close Friday and remain closed until Monday.
City reports from three pools indicate more children enrolled in swimming lessons in the first week than a year ago. Ed ward McBride of the recreation department notes daily hours 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. except Sundays. City stock companies draw crowds at Brookside and Garfield Parks with Night Falls at Garfield and Believe Me Xantippe at Brookside. shows run nightly except weekends.
An unprecedented weekly toll reports 124 fatalities from storms auto wrecks train wrecks and a murder across Indiana Illinois and Ohio. Ohio 89 killed in wind storms Illinois 15 in crashes and drownings Indiana three drowned an Indianapolis boy killed by an auto and a pedestrian hit near Valparaiso.
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