Death of Arnold Rothstein Still Unsolved as Mayor Deliberates
New York headlines report Mayor James J. Walker contemplating next steps as police fail to solve the Rothstein murder. Rumors swirl about Honest George McManus and Ruth Keyes, while Rothstein’s elaborate Eighty Fourth Street room and past raids on Cokeley’s gambling houses emerge in discussion. Estate lawyers put Rothstein’s wealth at three to five million dollars, with some estimates reaching five million.
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Max Buckingham
United Press
New York
Arnold Rothstein
James J. Walker
Walker
Dawn
George” McManus
Rothstein
Park Central
Ruth Keyes
Chicago
George
Broadway
Lindy’s
Eighty-fourth Street
Jimmy Cokeley
Cokeley
Billie Warren
Waren
End Comes to Father of Harding
Dr. George Harding father of Warren G. Harding died in Santa Ana California after a paralysis stroke. He was 85 with family at his bedside and the body to be taken to Ohio for burial. Harding gained prominence when his son won the 1920 Republican nomination. He served as a physician, Civil War veteran, and long linked to the Harding family lineage.
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United Press
Santa Ana
George Harding
Warren G. Harding
E. E. Remsberg
Harding
Carl Wotan
Washington
Ohio
Columbus
George T. Harding Sr
Cal
Morrow County
Dr. Harding
George Tryon Harding
Blooming Grove
Alice Severns
Governor Tryon
Massachusetts
Iberia College
Mt. Gilead
Ontario Academy
Delaware
Ninety-sixth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Northwestern Medical Society
Toledo
Cleveland Homeopathic College
Marion, O
Marion Star
Warren
Final refund paid in La Grange bank closure case
Final refund payment of 140000 dollars from the defunct La Grange National bank went to Grace Banta Urbahns state treasurer. The bank closed about a year ago. The state had collected 75000 from the bonding company on March 10 1928. The receiver paid 65172.27 on May 11 and the final payment plus 430.69 interest were made today.
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la Grange National Bank
Grace Banta Urbahns
Robert James
Glenn
John Burk
Fairfield Avenue
Moore
Frank W. Moore
Claypool
Burk
Ralph A. Lemcke
Charles E. Jordan
Etty
A. Kiefer Mayer
Kiefer-Stewart Drug Company
Arthur V. Brown
Union Trust Company
H. H. Hornbrook
Wolf
Sexton Elected Vice President at Fidelity Trust Board
Timothy P. Sexton secretary of Fidelity Trust Company and early organizer was elected vice-president and secretary. He fills the vacancy created by the death of J. Albert Smith at the board’s last meeting. Advertisement notes travel rate.
Lloyd George Illness sidelines Liberal Leader
David Lloyd George, liberal leader in England, is confined to bed with a severe chill. Doctors say his condition is not serious but he will remain in bed for several days and cancel all engagements for the coming week. The report notes hourly temperature readings as part of the update.
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United Press
England
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Hoover Embarks on Latin America Good Will Tour
President elect Herbert Hoover and Mrs Hoover sailed from San Pedro aboard the Maryland for a Latin American goodwill tour with stops named in Corinto Nicaragua Canal Zone Lima Valparaiso Santiago Montevideo Rio de Janeiro Mexico City and Havana. A crowd of about fifteen thousand cheered as they boarded amid banners protested Nicaragua policy, halted by secret service.
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San Pedro
Cal
Herbert Hoover
United States
Maryland
Latin America
United Presa
Central
South America
Hoovers
Hoover
Palo Alto
Nicaragua
United States Secret Service
Corinto
Canal Zone
Lima
Peru
Valparaiso
Santiago
Chile
Montevideo
Rio de Janeiro
Mexico City
Havana
Secret Service
Stewart Defends Self in Perjury Trial Continuation
Colonel Robert W. Stewart chairman of Standard Oil of Indiana testifies in his own defense as the perjury trial proceeds. He challenges stenographic records from the senate public lands committee citing limited senate attendance and says he had duties as messenger for Continental Trading Company bonds.
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Py United Press
Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Board
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Jennings Bailey
Stewart
Senate Public Lands Committee
Nye
Committee
Continental Trading Company
Rover
M. 8. Osler
Roy J. Barnett
Senate
Adair Lawyers Seek Probe Into Juror Intimidation
Attorneys for Forrest Adair of Atlanta petitioned for an investigation into government agents for alleged intimidation of prospective jurors as his mail fraud trial in federal court nears.
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United Press
Atlanta
Forrest Adair
Women Keep Sway in Treasury Office
The Statehouse treasurer's office remains under female leadership after the election. Grace Banta Urbahns is re elected as State treasurer, ensuring continued feminine control. Only one man, Frank A Richards, is employed, and he appears content. The office staff pictured includes Mrs. Vivian Miller, Mrs. Urbahns, and Mrs. Leone Biddle with Richards shown in the inset.
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Statehouse
Grace Banta Urbahns
Frank A. Richards
Vivian Miller
Urbahns
Leone Biddle
Richards
Hunt message in ship probe heard in Vestris case
A federal probe into the loss of 114 lives from the Vestris focuses on a radiogram that may reveal why the ship sank. Charles H. Tuttle plans to present more radiograms to Francis O Neill as the hearing opens its fourth day.
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United Press
New York
Lamport
Holtliner Vestris
Charles H. Tuttle
Francis O'Neill
United States
Tuttle
Vestris
William J. Carey
Voltaire
Lamport & Holt Line
Secret wedding tied in Illinois mystery
The offices of Frederick E Schorte meier secretary of state reported a secret wedding Saturday between Miss Freda Stevens on, Brazil and J Fern Mershon of Sullivan Illinois The bride works as a certification clerk in the corporation registration department of the secretary of state’s office
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Frederick E. Schortemeier
Freda Stevenson
Brazil
J. Fern Mershon
Sullivan
Illinois
Mershon
Corporation Registration Department
Secretary of State
Congressman Oldfield Dies After Illness in Washington
Representative William A. Oldfield of Arkansas died at the emergency hospital after a brief illness and surgery for gall stones. His condition had worsened to critical earlier in the day, with doctors saying he was not expected to survive. Oldfield had chaired the Democratic congressional campaign committee for eight years.
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United Press
Washington
Navy
William A. Oldfield
Arkansas
Supreme court upholds New York Klan roster law
The U S Supreme Court ruled the New York Walker law requiring Ku Klux Klan membership and officer lists filed with the secretary of state constitutional. The decision in a habeas corpus appeal by Buffalo klansman George W. Bryant centers on exemptions for labor and benevolent groups and upholds the statute amid challenges to its scope.
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United Press
Washington
New York State
Ku Klux Klan
United States Supreme Court
New York Court
George W. Bryant
Buffalo
Bryant
Buffalo Klan
Klan
Coun
Floods Claim Lives Across Three States In Cold Wave
Paris dispatch reports Georges Clemenceau known as The Tiger visiting a Paris cinema weekly to watch the only talking picture now showing. He had not seen a film widely before, except for a private showing at home, until a month ago.
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United Press
Paris
Georges Clemenceau
the Tiger
France
Clemenceau
Mayor Delays Airport Site Decision Amid Appraisal Doubts
Mayor L Ert Slack awaits additional appraisal figures before a joint meeting of the Chamber of Commerce airport committee and his committee to decide on a municipal airport site. The choice pits Site No 6 south of Ben Davis against Site No 30 north of Ben Davis with the Chamber favoring Site 30.
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L. Ert Slack
Chamber of Commerce Airport Committee
Ben Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Charity fund campaign extended to Wednesday in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Community Fund extends its drive to noon Wednesday after reporting $672,645 raised, $109,157 short of the $781,800 quota. Mayor Slack and Rep elect Louis Ludlow attended the lunch. Rev. Rosemargy gave the invocation. One division, Branch House, surpassed its $23,646 target.
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Indianapolis Community Fund
Claypool
L. Ert Slack
Louis Ludlow
J. R. Rosemargy
Irvington M. E. Church
Indiana
Almus G. Ruddell
Mercury to drop to season’s lowest tonight
The mercury will fall tonight to as low as 25 degrees, possibly under 30, the US weather bureau head J. H. Armington predicted. Today’s 7 am temperature was 37, 1 degree below normal, with clouds likely tonight though Tuesday may bring fair weather.
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J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Armington
Floods and cold worsen Midwest misery with seven dead and $30 million damage
A cold wave and heavy snow follow torrential rains as rivers burst their banks across the Midwest. Eleven dead reported in three states with unverified fatalities. property damage expected to top 30 million dollars. Arkansas City and Ottawa report record floodwaters, homelessness, and water shortages as rivers rise.
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United Press
Kansas City
Middlewest
Arkansas City
Kan
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Ottawa Head
Chanute
Neodesha
Three Die in Oklahoma Storm Floods Near McAlester
The first Oklahoma deaths from weekend storms were confirmed as three people drowned late Saturday in Bushy Creek, sixteen miles south of McAlester. Mrs. J. Payne was recovered today while searchers continued for her husband and their 15 month old baby.
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United Press
Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma
Bushy Creek
Here
J. Payne
Tee
Engagement announced of Senorita Dellepiana to Kohler
In Buenos Aires on November 19 the engagement is announced between Senorita Sara Dellepiana daughter of Minister of War Dellepiana and Ernesto Kohler a prominent Argentine engineer.
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United Press Aenos Aires
Glenn and Wolf deny guilt in stolen Lincoln coupe case
Glenn and Wolf testified in federal court denying involvement in buying a Lincoln coupe reported stolen from Cleveland. The government presented thirteen witnesses while seven defense witnesses remained to be heard as jurors prepared to hear closing testimony.
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Glenn
Wolf
Cleveland
Frank R. Wolf
H. P. Wasson & Co
Michael J. Glenn
Indianapolis
G. H. Hennegar
Indiana Bureau of Investigation
Manning F. Fisher
Oliver E. Hahn
Carrollton Avenue
Hugh H. Ranje
Eleanor Pike
Claypool
P. McKenney
Morris E. Ball
Joseph Shinn
State Police
Moore
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Detroit
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Venire
U. S
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Treasury Office
Oldfield
Tiger
City Air Field
Ottawa, Kan
Water Bound
G. H. Hennager
Florida
Bugh Ramsey
Dr. Hahn
Jack Shea
Frank M. Moore
Pat
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Eastern Avenue
Lafayette
Carl Fisher
Miami
Frank Glenn
William Laffey
H. & R. Clothing Co
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