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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1930
Page
1
A 1930s Marion County election story outlines Coffin's grip on county power. It argues George W. Coffin dominates justice, finances, and probate matters, naming Walter Pritchard as rival and detailing patronage through the sheriff, judges, and commissioners.
Fire swept Tunnelton Indiana Saturday afternoon threatening the entire village of 300 persons. Damage was estimated at 25000 dollars and firefighters fought the blaze through the day.
Don Valeriano Weyler Nicolau, 92, captain general of the Spanish army and Duke of Rubi, died in Madrid after months of poor health. Born September 17, 1838, he led campaigns in Spain, its colonies, and Cuba and earned the nickname Butcher for his harsh Cuban regime.
Denver police detain Pearl O'Loughlin amid renewed questions after ground glass is linked to the illness of Detective Leo O'Loughlin and the death of his daughter Leona, 10, whose body was found in Berkeley Park lake. Evidence includes a bloody towel and a tire iron. the case follows a disputed divorce and the stepmother’s denial.
Actor Lewis Stone and Hazel Wood are on their honeymoon in the Grand Canyon region after a quiet ceremony at the Yuma Methodist Church. The Hollywood couple was joined by director Fred Falick and Mrs Falick for the nuptials in Yuma, Arizona.
The Supreme Court considers the legality of Indiana's 1929 store licensing act, challenged by Lafayette A. Jackson of Standard Groceries. The statute would require licenses priced by store size and chain ownership, aiming to fund general state revenues.
Miss Stella Rogloff aged 20 was shot four times by Peter Dakoff 28 in her Highland Park home early today. Dakoff, captured in her room with the pistol, says he acted after she broke their engagement last July upon learning he gambled.
Marion county commissioners awarded a 331 machine contract to Service Transfer and Storage Company for the fall election. The low bid of 1674 dollars beat a high bid from P. J. Glenn by 560 dollars.
James D. Ermston was named president of the Indiana Business Men's Association succeeding Thomas C. Whallon who resigned amid two probes. Edwin C. Boswell announced the selection and said the group has been rehabilitated after inquiries by the State Bar and Better Business Bureau into alleged protections and court case fixing promises.
A 110 strong New York Police Force lined City Hall and surrounding streets as a precaution while communists consider presenting a petition for unemployment relief to Mayor James J. Walker.
Two Indianapolis coal agents warned Governor Harry G. Leslie of a potential mob gathering at nonunion mines near Sullivan and Cass. Sullivan county deputies emphatically denied any danger, calling the riot claims bunk, while noting Union miners in the region.
Postmaster General Walter F. Brown and aviation officials will launch the first Transcontinental & Western Air service on a 36 hour cross country flight landing in Indianapolis at 2 30 p m Saturday. Clarence Young W Irving Glover and E B Wadsworth accompany Brown as dignitaries plan to greet the new era with letters and cachets.
Six socially prominent Virginians were injured when a four horse tallyho overturned while being driven by Mrs. Robert C. Winmill. The horses were frightened and ran away causing the coach to capsize, throwing the occupants across the roadway before a townsman could stop the team.
Bernt Balchen, famed pilot for Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd on South Pole and Atlantic expeditions, wed Emmy Sperlie of Brooklyn, N Y, on Saturday, officials announced.
Marion county grand jury indicted E. W. Hoover Republican poll inspector at the Ninth precinct Fourth ward on conspiracy to unlawfully mark ballots during a primary. Hoover aided Bienz who was convicted last week and faces five to ten years. Jury also returned sixteen indictments against nineteen others with thirteen discharged.
William Kogut, 26, condemned for the Mayne Guthrie murder, died in the prison hospital after setting off a crude cell made bomb in his condemned row. The blast injured eight fellow inmates and caused panic as Kogut attempted to die by his own action rather than hang.
Jack Legs Diamond, racketeer, plans to leave Metropolitan Hospital where he was moved Saturday to convalesce from bullet wounds at his Acra New York country estate or a private institution. Police are prepared to arrest him as a material witness. The wounded gangster continues to improve.
Henry Boyer aged 64 is dead at his Arcadia area home. He leaves a son and two daughters, including Mrs. Smeltzer. The report notes his passing on October 20 and lists surviving relatives.
Detroit reports mayor Murphy is near appointing G Hall Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s nephew and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fourth cousin, as police commissioner. Roosevelt, a banker and chairman of the mayor’s unemployment committee, is expected to be named within days.
President Hoover named a six member cabinet committee to stimulate business and relieve unemployment this winter. Secretary Lamont said the first meeting will be Tuesday in the White House cabinet room with Lamont chairing and Governor Eugene Meyer Jr. of the Federal Reserve Board collaborating.
General John J. Pershing has finished his World War memoir covering America's role from the first A E F units abroad to the turning point that led to victory. The 260000 word memoir will be serialized by newspapers starting soon.
Subscriptions total 18 575.93 from 8 197 donors, 20.9 percent of the goal as the Community Fund drives toward 865 000 by Oct 27. Fred Millis of Millis Advertising led a surge with 10 000, other firms raising pledges including Real Silk Hosiery Mills and Eli Lilly workers doubling their gifts. Community Fund Sunday encouraged broad giving amid wartime style urgency.
Peoria authorities believe Charles Phather wealthy gambler found dead near Edwardsville Illinois was another victim in the racketeering war that has claimed three lives recently. Phather died from bullet wounds likely inflicted by Clyde Garrison Peoria gambling resort proprietor who survived a Friday gun battle with rival gangsters. Mrs Garrison was killed when gangsters opened fire on her and her husband.
H G Wells told a London audience that a new conflict may erupt in the near east or closer regions within a few years, urging prevention efforts at a National Council for Prevention of War conference.
Actress Edith Ransom, known for the role of Tondeleyo in White Cargo, is jailed in Seattle after stowing away on the Matson liner Malolo bound for Japan. With only $2, she hid in a passenger room, was discovered mid‑voyage, and returned to Seattle for observation in the women’s section.
Washington on October 20 reports M H Aylesworth president of the National Broadcasting Company told the federal radio commission that experiments in synchronizing radio stations show two or more stations can share a wavelength without distortion. He said the results are no longer just laboratory work.
United Press reports a new work titled The Great Mistake by author J Knox, a pen name, claims to recount President Hoover's business career abroad and reuses campaign material. The White House has not commented on the criticism.
A gray-haired woman about 60 entered Union Bank and Trust Company in Fort Worth and threatened to blow up the bank with a bottle labeled nitroglycerin demanding $3,000. Police officer H. G. Dollar and bank president Dan Lydick restrained her. the bottle proved to contain sweet milk.
Secretary of State Otto G Fifield revealed Carl Losey resigned secretly October 15 as state police officer. Chief Robert L Humes said Losey left to take an investigator job in Chicago and denied any scandal. Losey had handled the Theodore Geisking hijacking case tied to the Lingle murder alibi.
The cold wave grips Indiana and Ohio, setting all time lows for early October as frost damages crops but causes little overall loss. Roof fires from spouted sparks, frozen radiators, and stranded motorists mark a busy weekend with 38 fire alarms and several thousand dollars in damage.
High Court denies Josephine Scripps review of her action for a share of profits from Edward W. Scripps newspaper estate. The dispute covers profits during 1908 to 1921 under James G. Scripps. Estimated amount exceeds 5 million dollars.
The special senate committee on postoffice leases tentatively set its first hearing in Chicago for November 6, with the inquiry having been scheduled to begin there.
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