Hoover Campaign Tour Draws Mass Crowds On Boston Common
Herbert Hoover visited Boston amid large crowds as part of a statewide push through Springfield and Worcester. He spoke on prosperity from a bandstand near the tracks and planned a national radio address at 8 pm. Hoover aimed to expand Republican strength in a Democratic stronghold.
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Worcester
Hoover
Newtonville
Boston Common
Nichols
Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts
G O P Invades South In Big Southern Push
Republican campaigners led by Senator Borah and Senator Curtis begin southern push after Hoover opening in Elizabethton Tennessee. Borah heads to Richmond then Charlotte Raleigh and other cities through October while Curtis follows with Raleigh speaking and eastern seaboard tours before Topeka Kansas. Borah plans to trail Governor Alfred E. Smith into the south.
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South
Kenneth Crawford
United Press
Washington
Solid South
Herbert Hoover
Elizabethton
Tenn
Charles Curtis
William Borah
Idaho
Borah
Richmond
Charlotte
N. C
Chattanooga
Louisville
Dallas
Tex
Curtis
Raleigh
Seaboard
Topeka
Kan
Alfred E. Smith
Benedict Funeral for William H. Benedict Held at Home
Funeral services for William H. Benedict aged 65 of 2324 North New Jersey Street will be held at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon at the home. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Benedict was a real estate agent and Indianapolis resident for 44 years, died Saturday night in St Vincent's Hospital.
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William H. Benedict
New Jersey Street
Crown Hill
Benedict
Indianapolis
St. Vincent's Hospital
Indiana University Band Concert With Alumnae Luncheon
Indiana University band present a concert at Claypool Friday with the Alumnae Association luncheon. The event coincides with the Indiana State Teachers' Association convention and will be presided over by Homer McKee. More than three hundred attendees are expected.
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Indiana University Band
Indiana University Alumnae Association
Claypool
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Homer McKee
Seven Dead Amid Indiana Violence Toll
Seven people die in Indiana from a weekend of violence. Merle Mahler, 32, of Lowell, shot at a Cedar Lake barn dance. Kyle McCarthy, 27, Newton County deputy, faces murder charges. Lawrence Russo, 30, Chicago rum runner, found shot near Hammond. Alonzo Shillings, 12, near Corddale, fatally injured after a 30 foot fall. Mrs. Fay M. Sherrill, 55, Bloomington area, killed after auto collision. Samuel Jones, 53, Bloomington, fatally injured at Indiana University power plant. Dorothy Nesnard, 29, Clyde, Ohio, dies after auto accident overturn. Katherine Elwood, 58, Connersville, fatally struck by Fritz Conwell, blameless per police. sister Mrs. Charles Miller injured.
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Indiana
Merle Mahler
Lowell
Cedar Lake
Kyle McCarthy
Newton County
Lawrence Russo
Chicago
Hammond
Francisco Russo
Alonzo Shillings
Cloverdale
Fay M. Sherrill
Coleman Sherrill
Bloomington
Dana Tapp
Monroe County
Kentucky
Sherill
Samuel Jones
Indiana University Power Plant
Dorothy Nesnard
Clyde Ohio
Ft. Wayne
Katherine Elwood
Connersville
Fritz Conwell
Charles Miller
Cadle fights boxing use of Cadle Tabernacle on return
Cadle founder of Cadle tabernacle plans legal steps to bar boxing at his hall on Tuesday return. Walter Q. Gresham Post leased the building from N. Montgomery and schedules the first match Saturday night with Chuck Wiggins and Senor Rosy Rosales. Cadle argues a contract with Daniel W. Speicher restricts use to religious or civic enterprises only.
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E. Howard Cadle
Cadle Tabernacle
Walter Q. Gresham Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
N. Montgomery
Chuck” Wiggins
Indianapolis
Senor
Rosy Rosales
Mexico
Cadle
Daniel W. Speicher
Bethlehem Church to Observe 100th Anniversary
The Bethlehem church in Hensley township Johnson county will observe its founding centennial on Sunday Oct 28 with an all day meeting.
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Franklin
Ind
Bethlehem Church
Hensley Township
Johnson County
Hoosier Civil War Vet Plans Vote for Al Smith
David A. Jones, 90, Blackford County’s oldest Civil War veteran, declares he will vote for Al Smith if he can reach the polls on November 6. He makes the statement in Hartford City urging others in the community to participate in the election.
Modern Discoveries Challenge Bible Says Ex-Bishop
United Press reports Bishop William Montgomery Brown, once an Episcopal prelate, declaring that modern science has demolished every vestige of truth in the Bible, the creed and the confession of faith. He predicted a new priesthood led by men of science, and linked religion and politics as complementary halves of society.
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United Press
Washington
William Montgomery Brown
Brown
B'nai B'rith selects Marion as 1929 convention city
Marion was chosen as the 1929 convention city of the B'nai B'rith by the 1928 state convention held in Marion. Officers elected include Saul Munter Indianapolis president Andrew Fried Lafayette vice president Sam Fleck Marion second vice president Harry Levine Terre Haute secretary treasurer and David M Riff Terre Haute and Louis Wovitsky Fort Wayne state deputies. Sol Schloss Indianapolis served as toastmaster at the Sunday dinner.
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Muncie
Ind
Marion
Saul Munter
Indianapolis
Andrew Fried
Lafayette
Sam Fleck
Harry Levine
Terre Haute
David M. Riff
Terre Heute
Louis Wovitsky
Ft. Wayne
Sol Schloss
Socialist Labor urged vote at Indianapolis meeting
Milwaukee Mayor Daniel W. Hoan urged voters to back the Socialist ticket in a Sunday address at the K of P hall in Indianapolis. He criticized both major parties for siding with big business and cited Milwaukee and Reading as examples of well-run cities with Socialist administration. He linked utility lobbies to corrupt government and accused Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin of taking a $30,000 retainer while earning $10,000 in the U S Senate.
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Daniel W. Hoan
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
K. of P. Hall
Alfred E. Smith
Louisville
Reading
Lenroot
Wisconsin
United States Senate
Killing Follows Baby's Dog Dispute In Indiana
A Delaware county grand jury will hear evidence on a fatal fight linked to a baby's dog in Muncie Indiana. Charles Branson 33 is held after Warner Mitchener died from a fractured skull following a quarrel that began over the dog and escalated with blows and a weapon-like object. Several cars and vehicles are listed as stolen in statements to police.
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Muncie
Delaware County Grand Jury
Charles Branson
Warner Mitchener
Mitchener
Branson
Smith Funeral Set for Perry W. Smith
Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at his home 1119 Keystone avenue for Perry W. Smith 39 special agent of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company who died there Saturday night Born at Southport he entered Bell Telephone in 1918 Served two years in the U S Navy during World War I and returned to the company He is survived by his widow Mrs Irene Smith his mother Mrs J D Smith Indianapolis a brother J A Smith Winter Haven Fla and three sisters Mrs K E Alderman Mrs Jessie Monroe Indianapolis and Mrs Prudence Wright Richmond Ind
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Keystone Avenue
Perry W. Smith
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Southport
Smith
Bell Telephone Company
United States Navy
Telephone Company
Irene Smith
J. D. Smith
Indianapolis
J. A. Smith
Winter
Haven
Fla
K. E. Alderman
Jessie Monroe
Prudence Wright
Richmond
Ind
Purdue Camp Ross Dedicated at Wabash River Site
Purdue University dedicated its new Camp Ross engineering center on the Wabash river eleven miles south of Lafayette Indiana Saturday. The event marked the opening of a facility intended to support engineering education and research.
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Purdue
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Camp Ross
Wabash River
Here
Hoover Slight Favorite 10 Win Colorados in 1932 Vote
Colorado’s six electoral votes are likely to go to Herbert Hoover but only after a hard fought, narrow victory. Governor William Adams leads a strong state ticket aiding Smith, yet Adams is seen as virtually certain to win reelection. Smith’s Denver speech failed to energize, with water power as the chosen topic not resonating with voters.
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E. T. Leech
Denver News
Denver
Colorado
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Smith
Colorado River
Smith Denver
William H. Adams
Adams
Lay Corner Stone of Tabernacle Church Building
About two thousand people attended the corner stone laying ceremony for the Tabernacle Presbyterian church educational building. The event included a procession from the church to the site at Thirty fourth street and Central avenue with prayers, a scripture reading, and the sealing of a box with church records. Dr William Mills of Hanover College gave the principal address.
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Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
Thirtyfourth Street
Central Avenue
J. Ambrose Dunkel
Ernest N. Evans
Indianapolis Church Federation
Fred Newell Morris
William Mills
Hanover College
East Charity Drive Workers Named District Chairs
Ten Indianapolis women were appointed as district chairmen in the east division of the Community Fund army by Mrs. Joseph Ostrander. Named leaders include Mrs. A. E. Smith District 16. Mrs. Julia Reed District 17. Mrs. David H. Cohen District 18. Mrs. Frank Monahan District 19. Mrs. John B. Meek District 20. Mrs. J. W. Vestal District 20. Mrs. Lawrence Carter District 21. Mrs. Henry L. Stenger District 21. Mrs. Chester Albright District 22. and Mrs. Lola Conner District 23, with listed addresses.
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Indianapolis
Community Fund Army
Joseph Ostrander
A. E. Smith
Emerson Avenue
Julia Reed
Bellefontaine Street
David H. Cohen
Station Street
Frank Monahan
North Oakland Avenue
John B. Meek
Parker Avenue
J. W. Vestal
North Gray Street
Lawrence Carter
Henry L. Stenger
North Arlington Avenue
Chester Albright
Bolton Avenue
Lola Conner
Julian Avenue
Interurban Car Fire Causes $1000 Damage in Portland
Firemen battled an interurban car between Muncie and Portland after flames were spotted at Como. Damage totaled about $1,000 before the blaze was controlled. The crew fought the fire but could not prevent the damage.
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Times Special
Portland
Ind
Muncie
Blind husband relief sparks judge remarks on desertion
Evansville Indiana October 15 Judge Edgar Durre of the Superior court calls a wife's desertion of a blind husband the cruelest act a woman can be capable of. He grants Clyde Bays relief after Bays testified his wife Myrtle left him when he lost his sight.
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Evansville
Ind
Edgar Durre
Superior Court
Clyde Bays
Myrtle
Autoists Lucky Over Week End
Weekend driving near Indianapolis produced few accidents with no serious injuries for weeks. Mrs Alfred O Meloy wife of the U S marshal suffered facial cuts and bruises in a crash at Flackville. Her husband’s car and a Lebanon man’s auto collided. Meloy and Sweeney were treated for minor injuries. Naomi McDonald and James I Wright also sustained injuries in separate incidents.
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Indianapolis
Alfred O. Meloy
United States
Flackville
Paul Sweeney
Lebanon
Meloy
Sweeney
Bellefontaine Street
Naomi McDonald
James I. Wright
East Thirteenth Street
Noble
Washington Streets
William Flynn Dies at 60 Noted U S Detective
William J. Flynn former chief of the United States secret service and leading detective dies at 60 in Larchmont New York after two weeks of illness. He headed the Secret Service for nearly 25 years and helped dismantle counterfeit gangs and led the Wall Street bomb inquiry in New York. Since 1921 he ran his own detective agency and published a magazine on secret service exploits.
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United Press
Larchmont
N. Y
William J. Flynn
United States Secret Service
America
Flynn
Secret Service
William J. Burns
Wall Street
New York
Teachers association elects officers in North Central Indiana
Dean Walker of Plymouth was chosen president of the North Central Indiana Teachers Association at its annual convention in South Bend. Anna Dobbins of South Bend was elected vice president, and W. W. Borden of South Bend remains secretary treasurer.
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United Preas
South Bend
Ind
Dean Walker
Plymouth
Marshall County
North Central Indiana Teachers Association
Anna Dobbins
W. W. Borden
South Send
Death of juror Charles Yocum in courthouse collapse
Charles A. Yocum a 70 year old juror from 2405 North Pennsylvania street collapsed in the courthouse basement en route to criminal court and died minutes later in the coroner's office. Death was caused by a heart attack. A retired shoemaker and Indianapolis native he was a widower survived by a son and daughter both of Indianapolis.
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Criminal Court
Charles A. Yocum
North
Pennsylvania Street
Yocum
Indianapolis
Debaters to Meet Before Darrow Feuerlicht Debate
Clarence Darrow and Rabbi Feuerlicht will meet hours before their Wednesday night debate in Indianapolis to size each other up. Darrow arrives from Chicago and says no other arrangements have been made for his visit.
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Clarence Darrow
Morris M. Feuerlicht
Cable Tabernacle
Darrow
Indianapolis
Chicago
Rabbi Feuerelicht
Buses to Replace Street Cars in Bloomington Service Planned
Bloomington will get street bus service within weeks. Five new buses seating thirty each will run on a 15 minute schedule with a 10 cent fare. P T LaRue, previously operating small scale buses, has arranged the service through affiliation with a large transportation company. Mrs William C Andrews dies in Worthington after pneumonia from a hip fracture following a fall.
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United Press
Dowager Empress Dagmar Dies Dims Royalist Hopes
Paris reports the death of Dagmar, Dowager Empress, undermining exiled Russian monarchist plans. Attention shifts to potential royal leaders Grand Duke Alexander or Grand Duke Nicholas as a family council looms, likely in Berlin, with stance on restoration undecided.
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J. M’gregor-Morrison
United Press
Paris
Russia
House of Romanoff
Dagmar
Denmark
Nicholas II
Ekaterinbourg
Grand Duke
Alexander
Nichols
Murder Case Awaits Grand Jury Action
Clarence B Briggs 34 and Kenneth Ratcliffe 25 await Warren County grand jury review on charges of murdering Briggs uncle Victor Briggs 60. Victor was found shot at his New Lebanon farm on Oct 3. Ratcliffe waived preliminary hearing. Briggs stood mute and was bound over without bail for first degree murder.
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Williamsport
Ind
Clarence B. Briggs
Kenneth Ratcliffe
Warren County Grand Jury
Briggs
Victor Briggs
New Lebanon
Justice of the Peace J. Co. Russell
Ratcliffe
Russel
Funeral set for Civil War veteran Charles Darnell
Funeral services for Charles 8. Darnell 81 Civil War veteran will be held Tuesday at Johnson & Montgomery with burial at Crown Hill. Born in Danville in 1847 he enlisted at 14 as a drummer boy in Company H 132d Volunteer Infantry and was active in G A R matters statewide.
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Charles 8
Darnell
East Nineteenth Street
Johnson & Montgomery Undertaking Establishment
Crown Hill
Indiana
Danville
Fire loss debate cites road to Pittsburgh as cost example
Seymour Indiana reports Deputy Fire Marshal B R Inman told students that fire losses in the United States reach a yearly sum that could fund a road from Seymour to Pittsburgh at 25 000 per mile with fifth and modern houses. He noted such costs illustrate fire hazards but said education is reducing losses nationwide.
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United Press
Seymour
Ind
United States
Pittsburgh
B. R. Inman
Inman
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