Drowning and Crash Toll Reported in Indianapolis Area
A drowning at Fall Creek near Riverside and multiple auto crashes produced severe injuries for many in Indianapolis area over the weekend. Victims include 14 year old William Perry and 40 year old Frank Hogan, with 15 year old Roy Alexander among others injured. Police report a speeding suspect, and a bus-taxi collision injured several, with many treated at Methodist Hospital.
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Indianapolis
William al Itred Perry
N. Traub Ave
Fall Creek
Riverside
Indianapolis Water Company
Frank Hogan
Shreveport
Methodist Hospital
National Rd
Joseph Ober
Cincinnati
Hogan
Eaglewood Park
Lee Stitt
Greenwood
Washington St
Roy Alexander
Berwick Ave
Methodist Hos
Charles Mears
Smith Wins Flight Pigeon Race From Elizabethtown to Indy
Smith wins the 152 mile race from Elizabethtown Kentucky to Indianapolis with a pigeon owned by H. S College Avenue. The bird finished in a little over four hours amid a field of sixty four entrants with Wyeth also placing. The 1928 pigeon race is set for next Sunday in Green Kentucky to Indianapolis.
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Eliza Ky
Indianapolis
H. S College Ave
Wyeth
Embezzling Charge Faces Baptist Official Carnes
Clinton S. Carnes, former treasurer of the Southern Baptist mission board, is to be taken to Atlanta to face charges of embezzling over a million dollars in church funds. He has pressed for a speedy trial and reportedly used false labels and destroyed identifying materials to conceal his identity.
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United Press
Winnipeg
Manitouba
Atlanta
Clinton S. Carnes
Southern Baptist Mission Board
Carnes
Dry Senator to Stump for Smith in Texas
Senator Morris Sheppard schedules two speeches to support Smith amid Texas Democratic unrest. He will speak at Wichita Falls Monday and Hearne Tuesday before attending the Woodmen of the World convention in Omaha on October 5 and then aid Democratic headquarters in an extended tour of doubtful states. His backing is seen as influencing Southern votes due to his anti saloon league prominence.
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Texas
Morris Sheppard
Congress
Sheppard
Smith
Wichita Falls
Hearne
Woodmen of the World
Omaha
Martial law in Albania amid Zogu consolidation
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Burazzo reports Politikas that martial law has been proclaimed in Albania after an anti Zogu plot was uncovered. Eleven conspirators were summarily tried and executed. King Zogu was proclaimed monarch last month.
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United Press London
Burazzo
Albania
Politikas Today
Zogu
Poppies Sell Through Legion Auxiliary Sale at San Antonio
The American Legion Auxiliary reports more than 7,000,000 poppies sold during the National Legion convention in San Antonio Texas from October 8 to 12. Proceeds fund veteran rehabilitation and child welfare programs.
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American Legion Auxiliary
National Legion Convention
San Antonio
Texas
Robbery Damages Trust as Albright Claims Police Doubt
Frank Albright, manager of Joseph Rosner's drug store, alleges police doubted his robbery report after a Sunday night incident in which a bandit forced him to drive to multiple locations, removed $65, and warned against touching postal stamps. Rosner doubts the account but confirms the store was closed.
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Twenty-Third St
Albright
Joseph Rosner
Sixteenth St
Holmes Ave
Rosner
Hurricane lashes Belgian coast wrecks ships and floods Yser district
A hurricane caused extensive damage along the Belgian coast during the night. Debris on shore suggested several ships were wrecked. The Yser river locks were smashed and part of Nieport flooded. The highest tide of the year was due at 2 pm, raising fears of widespread inundation in the low-lying Yser district of Flanders.
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United Preas
Brussels
Belgium
Yser
Nieport
Flanders
Assailant Sought in Furniture Company Attack
Police seek Homer Lewis of 2356 Cornell Ave for allegedly attacking Jerry Thompson 69 night watchman at Booth Furniture Co 2353 Cornell Ave. Lewis allegedly struck Thompson with a blackjack and kicked in the door Saturday night. Thompson is listed as a witness in Lewis divorce case.
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Cornell Ave
Jerry Thompson
State Ave
Booth Furniture Company
Lewis
Thompson
Furniture Company
Chicago's War on Mafia Terrorists Appears Successful
Chicago prosecutors said the kidnap case of Billy Ranieri nears indictment after the arrest of Cappellano who confessed he jailed the boy on a ransom farm for 13 days. Two alleged ring members, Julio and Guido, remained at large with police saying they would be in custody by Wednesday. The case centers on Mafia extortion tied to A. Frank Ranieri, noted Chicago contractor, and other family ties emerge as grand jury action is planned.
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Little
Billy” Ranier
Andrew Cappellano
Billy
Angelo Petitti
Julio
Guido Sallustro
Cappellano
Bourbonais
Ill
Frank Cappellano
Herrin
A. Frank Ranieri
Frank Trusno
Petitti
Marie
Marie Cappellano
John Perconti
Joliet
Ranieri
Credit management taught at Y M C A
William P. Bolles announces the first night class in credit at the Indianapolis Y M C A Commerce School. Bolles, dean and former Holcomb and Hoke credit manager, says the field is broad and the program will run thirty two lessons for the 1928 1929 class.
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Commerce School
Indianapolis Y. M. C. A
Bolles
Holcomb and Hoke Manufacturing Company
Docket of 500 Cases Opens as Supreme Court Considers Big Terms
The Supreme Court convened its annual session with figures like Mayor James Walker and Mabel Willebrandt present. Walker admitted to the bar as the court awaits rulings on 244 summer filings and key cases including the New York 7-cent subway fare dispute and railroad valuation.
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Herbert Little
United Press
Washington
United State Supreme Court
James A. Walker
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
New York
Subway
Irwin Untermeyer
Samuel Untermeyer
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Untermeyer
Taft
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
White House
Coolidge
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commissions
California
Safety signal petition seeks crossing warnings at Rockfield
Six deaths in recent months prompt coroner and 104 Carroll County residents to urge the Public Service Commission to install safety signals at two Rockfield crossings the Wabash railroad and Indiana Service Corp electric line. No vehicle warnings exist and view is blocked by an elevator coal yards and sidings. Times Special LA PORTE Ind Oct 1 Pastors and delegates about 100 travel home after Swendenborgian church convention in La Porte Illinois and Missouri.
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Public Service Commission
Rockfield
Ind
Wabash Railroad
Indiana Service Corporation Electric Line
LA Porte
Indiana
Missouri
Illinois
48 Hour Flight Chance Looms For Brock And Schlee
Edward Schlee and William Brock, aiming to set a new world nonstop flight record, remain aloft over southern California more than 48 hours after departing Rockwell Field. They passed the 48 hour mark at 6 49 a m and would need to stay up until 1 14 a m Tuesday to break the existing 65 hour 25 minute record held by German aviators.
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Edward Schlee
United Press
San Francisco
Cal
William Brock
California
Rockwell Field
Bellanca
Schlee
Brock
Honor for Tourists at Indiana Council Luncheon
The Indiana Council on International Relations will hold its annual guest luncheon at the Lincoln on Tuesday for members who traveled abroad this year. Honorees include Louis Howland and Miss Caroline Howland England and other countries. Howland will deliver the principal address.
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Lincoln
Louis Howland
Caroline Howland
England
Edgar Blake
Russia
Thomas C. Howe
France
Janet Payne Bowlese
Dorinda Morgan
Continent
A. T. Degroot
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Switzerland
Italy
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Romania
Harold Bredell
Geneva
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Sherwood Eddy
Howland
Mayor Scolds Whispers At Garfield Park Rally
Mayor L. Ert Slack addressed about 2000 attendees in Garfield Park after a police and firemen band concert. He condemned circulating whispered scandals about city government and urged unity.
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L. Ert Slack
Garfield Park
Coolidge Crash Case Is Closed
Wilfred Veno a former professional hockey player recovered from critical injuries after a collision with a car driven by John Coolidge in New Haven. Veno’s mother was injured but less seriously. Coroner Corrigan finished a preliminary inquiry with no public finding as no one died. Police witnesses, including Henry Miller, and Governor Trumbull's son were questioned.
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United Press
New Haven
Conn
Wilfred Veno
John Coolidge
Veno
New Haven Hospital
James J. Corrigan
Henry H. Miller
John
John H. Trumbull
William Cunningham
Robinson Campaigns in Kansas Attacks Curtis Farm Record
Senator Joseph T. Robinson opened his Kansas address in Wichita aiming to win farm votes. He arrived from Columbia and planned a plea for farm support while charging the Republican farm record.
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Wichita
Kan
Joseph T. Robinson
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Robinson
Columbia
Republican Farm Record
Church Leader Urges Involvement In Civic Politics
Dr. Frank Lee Roberts, pastor of Central Avenue M. E. Church, urged church involvement in politics during a Sunday night sermon on civic affairs. He stressed moral and social welfare as reasons for church engagement in public life.
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Frank Lee Roberts
Central Avenue M. E
Charity Fund Goal Likely To Rise In 1929 Campaign
Indianapolis officials expect an increased Community Fund goal next November due to heavy demands on 37 social service agencies sharing the fund. Budget officials will review agency needs and the board will decide on the new goal after discussions.
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Community Fund
Walter C. Marmon
Indianapolis
Marmon
Mar«mon
Indiana Universalists Close Eighty-First Convention
The eighty-first Indiana Universalist convention ended Sunday at the Central Universalist Church after starting Friday. Dr. John Smith Lowe and Rev. A Gertrude Earle delivered short addresses to conclude the proceedings.
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Indiana Universalists
Indiana Universalist
Central Universalist Church
John Smith Lowe
City to Replace Gas Lights with Electric Private
The board of public works ordered seventy eight gas street lights replaced by electric lights. The city has about one thousand gas lights as targets for conversion.
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Board of Public Works
Miners Children Need Books In Linton
Miners children in Linton Indiana idle for months due to a wage dispute are reported by the local relief committee to need school books. Citizens are urged to donate used books to aid the students during the stoppage.
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Linton, Ind
Indiana
Linton
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