Coroner to Act on Death Crossing May Involve Fire
Ir a Holmes becomes new owner of the Stephenson home at 5432 University Ave in a $20 000 deal with a $15 000 mortgage. He may turn the property into a fraternity house while legal actions link to Miss Madge Oberholtzer case. The transaction occurred before her death and a blaze at the house is suspected arson.
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Ra M. Holmes
D.C
Marion County State Bank
Oberholtzer
Holmes
Nettie Stephenson Brehm
Poteeau
Okla
Stephenson
Alleged Bandit Slayer Caught in Tennessee After Escapes
Ralph Lee 26 of Indianapolis is charged with the hold up and murder of Abner Peek at Speedway Ave grocer last July. Lee escaped Franklin county jail twice and was recaptured in Knoxville Tennessee. Authorities sought to hold him in Marion County jail to prevent further escapes. He was identified by fingerprints sent from Knoxville. He had previously escaped January 26 and March 15, and was thought to have financed escapes from a cache. Abner Peek died resisting the hold up.
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Ralph Lee
Indianapolis
Abner Peek
Speedway Ave
Franklin
Knoxville
Tenn
William H. Remy
Jackson
Lee
Marion County
Windsor
Ontario
Detroit
Mich
Lin
Charles
Abner
Seattle
Wash
Iis
Concord St
Mary Lee Mellvain
Cornelius Ave
First Body Recovered After Norman Sinking in Mississippi River
The first victim Earl Simonson Memphis engineer on the Norman was found near the disaster scene. Twenty bodies remain missing in the Mississippi with hopes of more recoveries before night.
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Bu United Preas
Memphis
Tenn
Norman
Earl Simonson
Mississippi
Mother Sobs for Child's Return in Habeas Corpus Hearing
Mrs Mildred Fleming Testifies for custody of Robert Fleming two years old in Superior Court Four. The child, ward of the Guardians Home since infancy, was placed with Ford Collins after being taken by Clifford Fleming. Fleming claims custody. the mother seeks return amid long separation and divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Fleming
Superior Court
Robert Fleming
Childrens’ Guardian Home
University Ave
Clifford Fleming
Clifford J. Collins
Leslie Ave
Frank A. Symmes
Fleming
Indianapolis
Fred J. Masters
Economist W J Laucke testifies on Grain Marketing merger
W J Laucke of Washington DC an economist accountant appeared as a witness before the State securities commission regarding the Grain Marketing Company of Chicago petition to sell stock. He said the four original companies earned less net income than anticipated under the merger due to potential savings. William H Settle president of the Indiana Farm Federation protests the certificate issuance to the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Jett Laucke
Washington, D. C
State Securities Con
Grain Marketing Company of
Chicago
Latcke
William H. Settle
Indiana Farm Federation
City plan group faces probe over New York trip expenses
City controller Hogue and Mayor Shank held an executive session to review eight plan commission members expense accounts from the national planning conference in New York. Hotel charges varied though all stayed at Hotel Pennsylvania with a $3.50 valet fee questioned as a standard hotel charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Hogue
Shank
City Plan Commission
New York
Hogue
Pennsylvania
Th Commission
Fix
J. W. Atherton
Atherton
Gustave G. Schmidt
South Bend Raids Fail as Police Warned
United Press reports in South Bend Indiana that 300 search warrants targeting liquor concealment were ready for service. Early raids yielded no results and police policy changes publicized this morning are believed to have tipped off bootleggers to cover up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
South Bend
Ind
Recount Sought in Fifth District Council Run
Otis E. Bartholomew seeks reelection as Fifth District councilman after Andrew Alexander files for a Circuit Court recount. Official returns show Bartholomew ahead by ninety one votes. Alexander cites counting errors and reports an unofficial lead of 381 votes. Bartholomew welcomes the move and questions vote totals. Alexander says he will be ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis E. Bartholomew
S. Senate Ave
Andrew Alexander
W. Morris Sr
Bartholomew
Alexander
Lake Cicott Post Office and Stores Destroyed by Fire
Fire at Lake Cicott ten miles west of Logansport destroyed the post office the Good General Store and the Pennsylvania station. Loss reported at 30000 dollars and cause under investigation.
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Good General
Pennsylvania
Lake
Clcott
Here
Campaign spending details for local clerk race emerge
William A. Boyce Jr. spent 205.24 on his primary campaign with 16 cents for clothes pins noted. His name appeared on the Ku Klux Klan slate circulated the night before the election. William J. Fahey, defeated First District Republican council candidate, spent 283.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Boyce Jr
Boyce
William J. Fahey
Republican Council
Police Chief orders report on two liquor raids
Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff began investigations into two liquor raids after warning patrolmen they would be responsible for arrests in their districts. One raid at a saloon run by James Sullivan 50 at Harrison and Pine streets netted 34 pints of mule and led to Sullivan and bartender Joseph Cropper 31 being arrested. A second raid at 932 FE Washington St by Lt Halstead found a gallon of colored mule. suspects Thomas Campbell 22 and Daisy Daugherty 26 were held on blind tiger charges after small quantities were found in their homes.
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Herman F. Rikhoff
Rikhoff
Cox
James Sullivan
Harrison and
Pine Sts
Sullivan
Joseph Cropper
Carl Wolsier
Washington St
Halstead
Thomas Campbell
W. Sixteenth
S&t
City Manager Plan Triumphs In American Cities
The editorial discusses the rise of the city manager plan as a successor to the old commission form. It cites McClure's Magazine and a St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce survey showing about 95 percent favorable opinion among business and professional people in cities that have adopted the plan. The piece urges patience as reforms take time, noting improvements under both systems and praising gradual progress toward better city governance.
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T| McClure
United States
McClure
Advocat
Chamber of Commerce of
St. Joseph
Cleveland
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Traction car crash spurs safety call at Maywood crossing
Police say the Maywood crossing has seen multiple deaths and injuries. Grover Hawkins and daughter Ruth died there last Thanksgiving. a truck driver Russell Helfenberger was killed in Tuesday night’s crash. Motorman Thurman Rariden faces involuntary manslaughter charges. observers cite limited stopping signals and obstructed views near the depot.
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Brown
Mooreaville
Maywood
Ind
Russell Helfenberger
Paul F. Robinson
IT. H., I. & E. Traction Company
Robinson
Grover Hawkins
Ruth
Bedford
Prospect St
Fountain Square
Indianapolis
Thurman Rariden
Mooresville
Helsenberger
State Rd
Helfenberger
Bowen
Rariden
Automobile Strikes Child Injures 3 Year Old
Mary O Gara aged three of 810 Woodlawn Avenue sustained cuts to head and face after an automobile struck her near her home. The vehicle was driven by Emery Vaughn of 620 Woodlawn Avenue. Vaughn faces an assault and battery charge.
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Mary O'Gara
Woodlawn Ave
St. Vincent's Hospital
Emery Vaughn
Vaughn
Dry Agents Question Clubwoman in Bermuda Whiskey Case
Federal prohibition agents questioned Mrs. E. K. MacKenzie former president of the Federated Women's Clubs of Chicago. They allege she smuggled three trunk loads of whiskey into the United States from Bermuda and carried a dozen bottles of rare liquors in a harness strapped to her body.
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United Arena
Chicago
8. K. MacKenzie
Federated Women's Clubs of
United States
Bermuda
Templars Welcome Delegates at Indiana Meeting
Governor Jackson and Arthur R Robinson welcomed delegates at the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Indiana opening session at the Masonic Temple. Charters for Bloomington and a new Indianapolis commandery named for Calvin W. Prather were to be considered with election expected later. Kokomo won the state drill title followed by Muncie as runner up. attendance prizes went to Noblesville, Clinton, and Plymouth.
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Jackson
Arthur R Robinson
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar
Indiana
Masonic Temple
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Calvin W. Prather
George F. Hitchcock
Plymouth
Kokomo Commandery
Muncie
Noblesville
Clinton
Les
Quake Felt Across Central and Southern Illinois
A minor earthquake was recorded in central and southern Illinois with a seismograph from the University of Chicago showing the quake near Chicago. Residents in Cairo and Metropolis along the Ohio River reported feeling the shock but no damage was reported.
Weather fragment records temperature readings
An OCR fragment shows scattered hourly temperatures with times and values such as 64 at 10.8 and 70 at noon, but the data is garbled and incomplete. No clear location or date is readable.
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Irvington
D. C. Stephen
Ira Holmes
Lleged
Tennessee
Brown County
Frank
Camby Man
Spudz
Guardian
Petition of Grain Marketing Company
Commis
Sion
Ence
Hogue Asks
Interurban
Lake Cicott
Logansport
Quick
Ra Feguler
Cotter
the Times
Nepa
Herbert Quick
Public Service Commission
John D. Williams
State Highway Commission
Frank Singleton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Highway Commission
G. K. Jeffries
Jeffries
Illinois
Chicago University Observatory
Flapper
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