Death of Mrs Jemima Harris at Hope Indiana
Mrs Jemima Harris aged 82 died at her daughter Mrs George W Dowkell home in Hope Indiana of asthma. Widow of Robert A Harris she was born in Switzerland county and lived in Ohio county after marriage. After her husband died in 1909 she lived with her daughter and family moved to Bartholomew county seventeen years ago. She leaves a daughter and sister Mrs Emaline Moore of Indianapolis.
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Special Hope
Ind
Jemima Harris
George W. Dowkell
Robert A. Harris
Switzerland County
Ohio County
Bartholomew County
Emaline Moore
Indianapolis
Chicago Homicide Rate Ranks Low Among Major Cities
United Press reports Chicago tied for second in total homicides in 1929 but ranked far lower in rate per 100000 compared with twenty representative cities. Memphis topped the list with 66.8 per 100000. New York had 425 murders, rate 7.01, while Chicago recorded 401 incidents and a rate of 12.7.
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United Press
Chicago
Marcus Kavanagh
Frederick L. Hoffman
New York
Kavanagh
House of Commons
Memphis
Birmingham
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Fla
Lexington
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Detroit
Noise as Music Says Acoustic Expert in New York
Dr. William Braid White, an acoustic expert, told a New York audience that noise such as subway roar is scrambled music and can be turned into soothing sound by someone efficient enough to unscramble it.
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Bw United Nevs
New York
William Braid White
Road Contract Let For State Road 7 Paving
State highway commissioners approved a $351 609 53 contract for A R Price Co Bloomington for paving 164 miles on State Road 7 from Wirt to North Vernon.
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State Highway Commissioners
A. R. Price & Co
Bloomington
Wirt
North Vernon
Coal Miner Omer Whiteman Killed in Francisco Mine
Princeton Indiana reports Omer Whiteman aged 46 a coal miner was crushed and killed instantly by falling rock at the Francisco mine five miles east of Princeton Authorities investigated the accident and identified the victim as the deceased miner.
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Princeton
Ind
Omer Whiteman
Francisco
Journey's End returns to city with new week run
Journey's End returns for a full week starting Monday night in Indianapolis with Chicago cast Reginald Mason John Williams Edward Woodings Lionel Paper Leslie Barrie Ralph Nairn Royal Beal Henry Von Zynda and Henry Mowbray. The Lyric will feature Brems Fitz Murphy Brothers a male quartet Arthur Corey and company Allan Mann Myrna Celete Dell O'Dell the Three Melvin Brothers and the film Lets Go Places with Lola Lane Joe Wagstaff Frank Richardson Sharon Lynn Walter Catlett and Dixie Lee.
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Nglish
Indiana
Reginald Mason
John Williams
Edward Woodings
Lionel Paper
Leslie Barrie
Ralph Nairn
Royal Beal
Henry von Zynda
Henry Mowbray
Brems
Fitz
Murphy Brothers
Lyric
the Lyric
Arthur Corey
Earl Carroll
Dell O'Dell
Melvin Brothers
Ringling Brothers Circus
Filmland Capital
Lola Lane
Joe Wagstaff
Frank Richardson
Sharon Lynn
Walter Catlett
Dixie Lee
Snowball Man
Ten Nights in a Barroom at Civic Playhouse
Civic Ona Lyday stars in the cast of Ten Nights in a Barroom presented by Civic Theater at the Playhouse.
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Ona Lyday
The
Civic Theater
Film and burlesque listings for the week
The Lyric shows Zeppellin, the Indiana features Street of Chance with William Powell, the Circle screens Son of the Gods with Richard Barthelmess, the Colonial presents George Fares, the Civic offers Ten Nights In a Barroom, the Palace screens The Ship From Shanghai, the Ohio shows Condemned, the Apollo hosts South Sea Rose, and a burlesque at the Mutual theater.
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Zeppelin
The
Lyric
William Powell
Indiana
Richard Barthelmess
Circle
George Fares
Colonial
Civic
Shanghai
Palace
Ohio
Apollo
the Mutual
Youths Arrested in Bakery Holdup Case
Kenneth Lewis 22 of 701 South Delaware and Porter Daniels 21 of 815 Union were arrested after a heavy scented tonic on their heads led police to them in connection with the holdup of the Charles Freihofer Baking Company at 359 East Merrill. Two men took $500, forced an employee to open the safe, and held four workers at bay. Lewis and Daniels face vagrancy charges with $2,000 bonds. Police report the pair did not admit involvement after lengthy questioning.
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Kenneth Lewis
South
Delaware Street
Porter Daniels
Union Street
Charles Freihofer Baking Company
East
Merrill Street
Charles Freihofer
Minnie Lee
South East Street
Miss Wood
Walter Freihofer
Kenneth Wright
East Norwood Street
Delaware and
McCarty Streets
Mishawaka Wife Seeks Divorce After Twelve Years
Mrs Ellen M Schade of Mishawaka files for divorce in South Bend claiming her husband Henry Schade failed as a family man and warning she is the worst woman in the world and it would be no crime to kill her.
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Ba Times
South Bend
Ind
Ellen M. Schade
Mishawaka
Henry Schade
Schade
Holt and Butler to Face Federal Court
Kokomo attorney Olin R. Holt and former Howard county sheriff Ora C. Butler will be arraigned before Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell on a booze protection ring charge. Butler posted 5000 dollar bond and was released from jail.
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Olin R. Holt
Kokomo
Ora C. Butler
Howard County
Robert C. Baltzell
Butler
Soviet moves to limit use of all cash
Moscow reports a government finance reform approved by the council of people’s commissars, shifting from cash to bookkeeping. State banks will record all transactions between institutions, greatly reducing currency needs. With 90 percent of Soviet business run by government bodies, the decree aims to curb ruble emissions, possibly ending cash wages.
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Moscow
Commissariat of Finance
Council of People's Commissars
Soviet Union
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