Power Plant Chief Ousted Sparks Peru City Crisis
In Peru Indiana a power and light plant dispute splits the town as Mayor Keller and four councilmen face recalls while B H Freeland seeks reinstatement in court. A mass meeting with over 2000 taxpayers calls for Freeland’s return and Keller’s resignation amid charges of behind the scenes moves to sell the plant.
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George Schofield
Peru
Ind
B. H. Freeland
Freeland
Thomas O. Keller
Frank Switzer
Wabash Circuit Court
Towr
Keller
Michael Young
Peru Labor Trades Council
Aaron Zook
William Daniels
A. G. Hippensteel
Alden Foote
Warren Tracy
H. L. Fawley
Charles Whittenberger
Oliver P. Mohler
Anderson Senior High Sends In Stri On For President
In Anderson Indiana on October 20 the Anderson senior high school sent in as follows in a stri ontes for President aS aenaa Smith 218.
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Anderson
Ind
Anderson Senior High
Aenaa Smith
Leslie Echoes Dailey Pledge in Indiana Campaign
Anderson Ind Oct 20 Harry G Leslie Republican nominee for governor echoed Dailey clean up pledges during a Friday night speech. He denounced graft and dishonesty, attacked Dailey as Tammany candidate, defended blocking an investigation for lack of affidavits, and stood with a cover on prohibition and immigration issues.
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Buy Times
Anderson
Ind
Harry G. Leslie
Frank C. Dailey
Leslie
Indiana State Prison
Skullduggery
Dailey
Tammany
Times Special
FT. Wayne
Leo Miller
New Haven
Lester W. Heine
Sol A. Wood
Allenheath
Second Civil Service Exam Set for Dry Agents
Indiana federal dry agents who failed the first exam in June 1927 will get a second chance due to a shortage of eligibles. The initial test drew 104 applicants in Indiana with only five or six certified. Entrance salaries run 2300 to 2800 dollars, age limits 23 to under 57, and applications close November 20. Fingerprints will screen for criminal history.
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Indiana
Civil Service
Graf Zeppelin Commander Receives New York Welcome
Dr Hugo Eckener commander of the Graf Zeppelin and his crew were escorted from the Battery to City Hall amid a festive New York reception. Paper and ticker tape rained down from skyscrapers as crowds cheered their arrival in a snowstorm of celebration.
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Commerce
Lower Broadway
New York
Hugo Eckener
Battery
City Hall
Dr. Eckener
Flier Sought After long Atlantic crossing attempt
Lieut Commander H C MacDonald departed Harbor Grace Newfoundland in a Gypsy Moth plane aiming to fly across the Atlantic. Only one sighting occurred about 700 miles east of Harbor Grace as stiff mid ocean winds blew toward Ireland or Scotland.
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United Press
London
H. C. MacDonald
British Isles
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Irish
MacDonald
Ireland
Scotland
Church wine theft shocks Kendallville church shipment
Three barrels of wine meant for a Decatur church were stolen in Kendallville Indiana. The crates came from Sandusky Ohio and were moved from New York Central to Pennsylvania Railroad facilities before theft. Intruders broke a window and removed the wine after gaining inside access.
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Kendallville
Ind
Decatur
Sandusky
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
Five City Youths Cast in Pur due Mary Ann Musical
Five Indianapolis students from Pur due university are picked for the all male chorus of the musical comedy Mary Ann to be staged by the Pur due Little Theater Players November 21 22 and 23. Cast members include John A. Henman P 2960 South Meridian street P C Baker 5155 North Capitol avenue John D Burgess 3630 North Meridian street Charles M Traylor 145 West Forty ninth street and Clarence Wacker 3228 Central avenue.
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Purdue
Indianapolis
Purdue University
Mary Ann
Purdue Little Theater Players
John A. Henman
South Meridian Street
P. C. Baker
North Capitol Avenue
John D. Burgess
North Meridian Street
Charles M. Traylor
West Fortyninth Street
Clarence Wacker
Central Avenue
Indiana's corn safe in frost
Frosts in late September and early October did not alter Indiana corn prospects, with dry weather after the frosts limiting losses. Purdue University estimates Sept 1 that dry Aug weather cut at least 9 million bushels from Indiana yields, while U S yields fell about 1 percent.
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Bay United Preas Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Purdue University Department of Agriculture
M. M. Justin
United States
Justin
Police Chief Assigns Headlight Inspector In Connersville
Connersville Indiana October 20 police chief Poe names a special headlight testing officer to inspect all cars until glare from front lights ceases. Two women were killed recently in an automobile mishap blamed on glaring headlights.
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United Press
Connersville
Ind
Poe
Coolidge Sees Contented Nation After Fredericksburg Visit
President Coolidge returned to the White House from Fredericksburg Virginia where he spoke at the dedication of a Civil War battlefield memorial. He described a contented U S with progress and peace noting industrial strife near ended and constitutional liberties protected by vigilant citizens.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg and
Spottsylvania County
Venus Seen at Twilight in Western Sky Again
Venus has returned to view and will brighten for months, becoming brighter than all celestial bodies except the sun and moon by March. It appears as a brilliant western evening star, with a clouded surface and a day length likely about thirty hours, per Mt. Wilson studies.
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Science Service
Washington
Venus
Earth
Mars
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Frank Ross
University of Chicago
Chicago broker arrests tied to $700000 bond thefts
Michigan City police arrested Edward J. Sweeney a 35 year old Chicago investment broker. He is held for questioning over bonds worth $700000 said to have been stolen in Baltimore Cleveland Ohio and Chicago. Sweeney is described as a leading Chicago investment broker.
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Chicago
Michigan City
Ind
Edward J. Sweeney
Sweeney
Baltimore
Cleveland
Santa Fe acquires Kansas City Mexico Orient Railroad
The Kansas City Mexico Orient Railroad sold to the Santa Fe system for 14 507 500 dollars. Forty percent of the price goes to English note holders with the rest to Kemper and associates. The Santa Fe will operate the line separately under FE H Chaufler while Kemper’s group receives 8 537 985 dollars. In Mt Vernon Indiana thieves target County Treasurer Casey J Martin's Ford sedan thwarted by rain after a prior theft of safes the same night.
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United Press
Kansas City
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad
Santa Fe
W. T. Kemper
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Kemper
FE. H. Chaufler
Wichita
Kan
MT. Vernon
Ind
Casey J. Martin
Banking Services and Loans Offered by Indiana Bank
The institution provides demand certificates of deposit with 3 percent interest, commercial and farm loans, and real estate loans with semi annual payments. Trust services include executor and guardian roles, escrow, and transfer agent functions. Also offered are tax exempt bonds, real estate certificates, government and municipal bonds, insurance (excluding life), rental management, safe deposit boxes, travelers checks, letters of credit, and foreign drafts. Branches and specialized correspondent banking services are noted in Indianapolis.
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Broad Ripple State Bank
Roosevelt Avenue State Bank
East Washington State Bank
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Sixteenth Street State Bank
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Fletcher Savings and Trust Company
Henry C. Atkins
E. C. Atkins & Co
Frederic M. Ayres
L. S. Ayres & Co
Albert Baker
William F. Hayes
Charles W. Jewett Elliott
Wey
Jewett
Alfred Kauffmann
Link Belt Co
Carl Co. Gibbs
National Malleable and Steel Castings Company
Albert S. Goldstein
Goldstein Bros., Inc
Nicholas H. Noyes
Eij Lilly & Co
Ugh McK. Landon
Almus G. Ruddell
Central Rubber and Supply Co
Joseph H. Spellmire
Albert E. Metzger Company
Samuel D. Miller Miller
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Marmon Motor Car Company
Evans Woollen Company
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