Terrific Toll of Hurricanes in Caribbean History
A historical summary outlines Caribbean hurricane impacts from 1492 to 1928. It notes key disasters in Santo Domingo 1508, Jamaica 1722, and the great 1780 cyclone, with a 1899 storm persisting across multiple regions. The piece cites US weather analysis by Charles L. Mitchell and records showing 174 hurricanes from 1879-1903 and 142 from 1904-1928.
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United Areas
Washington
Caribbean
Antilles
United States
Santo Domingo
West Indies
St. Kitts
Guadeloupe
Barbadoes
Port Royal
Jamaica
To Lucia
Martinique
Bermuda
Cuba
Royal Tobacco Mills
Leeward and
Virgin Islands
Porto Rico
Bahamas
United States Weather Bureau
Charles L. Mitchell
Opening at Shortridge School New Students Report Times
Former pupils return for the semester opening at Shortridge High School. George Buck announces 8 15 a m sessions for new and returning pupils with room assignments in the auditorium and permanent session rooms.
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Shortridge High School
George Buck
Expulsion Rush: Diamond to Be Deported From Germany
Police announced Jack Legs Diamond, a New York gangster, will be taken immediately to Hamburg for deportation to New York. Diamond has been detained by German authorities in Bremen pending transfer to the U S. authorities for removal.
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Germany
New York
United Press
Bremen
Jack
Legs) Diamond
Hamburg
Corpsan
Lin ton imposes monthly fee on miniature golf courses
Linton officials pass an ordinance requiring operators of miniature golf courses to pay the city 8 dollars per month for each course during operation. The measure aims to fund city services as the town regulates the pastime.
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United Press
Linton
Ind
State Cop Is Freed In Quiz
Investigation clears Charles Bridges lieutenant of state police of negligence for not arresting Lawrence Hiatt. Prosecutor Judson L. Stark says charge not substantiated by evidence. Bridges testified he spoke with Hiatt without knowing he was wanted by Rising Sun authorities. Stark cites a grudge within the department as the report source.
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Charles Bridges
Judson L. Stark
Stark
Bridges
Lawrence Hiatt
Rising Sun
Ind
Hiatt
State
Walter Zoller Held to Federal Grand Jury in Society Liquor Ring
Walter Zoller of 1454 Laurel street was held to the federal grand jury under a 2500 bond by United States Commissioner John W. Kern. Twelve others have been held in the case arising from a raid on a garage at 723 North Illinois street weeks ago. Dry agents allege Zoller owned one rum-running car though he claims he sold it to another defendant.
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Walter Zoller
Laurel Street
Society
Grand Jury
John W. Kern
United States
North Illinois Street
Statehouse
Zoller
Anderson farmer H. C. Tappan dies at 77
Times Special reports H. C. Tappan 77 years old died at the family home in North Anderson He was a retired farmer and is survived by his widow a son and four daughters.
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Anderson
Ind
H. C. Tappan
North Anderson
Dr. W C Hartinger to Lead Broadway M E Church
Dr William Calvert Hartinger, former Columbus Ohio district superintendent, will take the pastorate of Broadway M E Church Indianapolis October 1 succeeding Rev John Wesley McFall who resigns for Indiana conference post. Hartinger born 1875 in Middleport Ohio has led Ohio conference efforts including church mergers and Bexley church formation.
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Columbus, O
Ohio Conference
Methodist, Episcopal Church
William Calvert Hartinger
Broadway M. E
Hartinger
John Wesley McFall
Indiana
New Albany
Indianapolis
Middleport
Glenwood M. E. Church of
Berlin Morgenpost Editor Guilty in Libel Trial
E. J. Mende l editor of the Berlin Morgenpost was found guilty of libel against the former kaiser. He faces a fine around $360 or three months in jail as punishment reported from Berlin dated September 5.
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Berlin
United Press Berlin
Morgenpost
E. J. Mendel
Kaiser
Mountie Faces Trial in Murder of Mrs Light
Joseph W. Pitt of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will stand trial November 4 on a murder charge for shooting Mrs Sophie Light during the interprovincial picnic at Roblin Manitoba. Light, of Ipswich South Dakota, was killed at the event.
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Bu United Press
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Joseph W. Pitt
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sophie Light
Ipswich
S. D
Light
Roblin
Suspected lead in South Bend child murder case
Police in South Bend Brazil claim new developments loom in the Marveline Appel murder inquiry as detectives return from Gallatin with family members. Coroner Crumpacker cites a suspect aged 12 to 16 and police hint the home may hold the key to the slaying committed August 31 near the victim’s residence.
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Svecia South Bend
Ind
Samuel J. Lenon
Marveline Appel
Gallatin
Tenn
David Raymond
Valentine Delinski
Appel
C. B. Crumpacker
Detective Bureau
Otis Appel
Conner
South Bend
Raymond
Delinski
Lenon
Stone Plants AtTain Record Working Peak
Employment in Indiana stone industry hits peak in Bloomington Bedford district with shifts running day and night. Growth boosts pay rolls and Bloomington housing for Indiana University students. Grant Street paving bid $27 900 and a 150000 lead refinery under construction at Hammond. Gary shows a building slump while eight months totals lag 1928.
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Bloomington-Bedford
Bloomington
Indiana University
Grant Street
Third
Tenth Streets
Calumet
Hammond
Gary
Logansport
American Aggregates Corporation
R. A. Buchanan
Here
Probe Into Boy's Death Near Philadelphia
Police investigate the death of 6 year old Edward Dadura whose mutilated body was found in the Delaware River. The boy, missing since Labor Day, had his right leg severed at the thigh and the other leg cut at the ankle. His mother Gertrude Dadura reports the disappearance.
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Tnit Re Byuuamiden
N. J
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Edward Dadura
Gertrude Dadura
Actors to Wed Harriett Bennett Today in Hollywood
Hollywood reports film actor John Garrick will marry Miss Harriet Bennett of San Francisco this afternoon in a ceremony by Rev Neal R. Dodd. The couple met on a theatrical tour in Australia while starring in Rose Marie and will honeymoon in Mexico after the wedding.
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United Press
Hollywood
Cal
Australia
John Garrick
Harriet Bennett
San Francisco
Neal R. Dodd
Mexico
Connecticut Labor Federation Urges Mooney Pardon
The Connecticut Federation of Labor passed a resolution urging Governor C. C. Young of California to grant an unconditional pardon to Tom Mooney and to overturn court decisions related to his case.
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Connecticut Federation of Labor
United Presse
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Federation of Labor Today
C. C Young
California
Tom Mooney
Near Perfect Dogs at Hoosier Kennel Club Show
At the Indiana state fair dog show the Hoosier Kennel Club displayed near perfect dogs in several breeds. Entries included K B Cohee from Monticello with an English setter and multiple breeds from Sigvale kennels Libertyville. Also shown were Chihuahuas, a pug, bulldog, a Chihuahua on a German shepherd, and Romanoff Lasky a prize winning Russian wolfhound from Mrs Marie Roach Zionville Indiana.
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Hoosier Kennel Club
K.B. Cohee
Monticello
Ind
Romanoff Lasky
Marie Roach
Zionsville, Ind
Kentucky Dog Best at Show at State Fair
Banco Kentucky the Boston terrier owned by Mrs. Edward M. Lewis of Louisville won the loving cup as best dog at the state fair dog show. Second through fourth included Romanoff Lasky Russian wolfhound, Cold Cracker Pomeranian, Ardmore Nancy Scottish terrier, with multiple breeds awarded blue ribbons in finals.
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Banco Kentucky
Boston
Edward M. Lewis
Louisville
Romanoff Lasky
Marie Roach
Zionsville
H. L. Langin
Indianapolis
Ardmore
Nancy
Clarence Stanley
Goodness Knows
Marion L. Kaelin
Pugs—King Carnival
Broadway
Sigvalé Kennels
Chicago
Red Jackson Arrives for Curtiss-Wright Air Show
Endurance flight record holder Dale Red Jackson arrives at Mars Hill airport with Curtiss-Wright officials to headline aviation events at the Indiana state fair. He will fly the Greater St Louis from Minneapolis after Minnesota state fair appearances, amid a crew that includes Shorty Chaffee and Loops record holder Lyman Voepel hoping to surpass twelve consecutive loops from 4000 feet.
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Red Jackson
Dale
Red) Jackson
Mars Hill
Curtiss-Wright Flying Service
Jackson
Minneapolis
Greater St. Louis
Shorty Chaffee
St. Louis
Lyman Voepel
Voepel
Indiana Harbor Tragedy Claims Meyer Rubin
Meyer Rubin was killed instantly when he ran into the path of a Michigan Central train in Indiana Harbor on September 5. Police and railroad officials investigated the fatal accident as the train proceeded with its scheduled schedule.
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United Press
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Meyer Rubin
Michigan Central
Indiana State Fair Grand Stand Bill Stirred Basement Debate
In a basement gathering at the Woman’s building, a $250 000 appropriation for a new state fair grand stand was nearly approved after speeches and a dramatic photo boom. Governor Warren T McCray was greeted warmly as he toured the fairgrounds main stem amid farm bureau prizes, hog ribbons, and a cat show. Sir Maurice, a horse, broke down in the stretch and a shooting ended the crowd’s excitement.
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Agricultural Board
Howdy
Guvnor
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Main
Sir Maurice
Peanut Merchantse
County Budget Slash Praised by Civic Group
William H. Book of the Chamber of Commerce praised the county council for cutting 207000 from budgets and recommended a 3 cent reduction in the 1931 county tax rate. The council set the levy at 3514 cents per $100 of property, with officials commended for their careful study.
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William H. Book
Chamber of Commerce
Book
Job hunting not alibi for desertion judge rules
Judge Paul C Wetter bound Ralph Burnette to the grand jury on a wife desertion charge after he testified he left his wife and three children to hunt a job. Burnette 34 of 1132 Spann avenue claimed his absence was due to job hunting and was rejected as a valid defense.
Washington minister accepts Indianapolis church pastorate
The Rev. R. T. Gwyn resigns after two years as pastor of Central Christian church in Washington Indiana to become pastor of Centenary Christian church in Indianapolis. The resignation takes effect September 15 and follows the earlier departure of Rev. C. E. Wagner.
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Washington (Ind
Indianapolis
R. T. Gwyn
Central Christian Church
Washington, Ind
Centenary Christian Church
C. E. Wagner
Three Indiana Cities Face State Sewage Ultimatum
The state board of health demands new sewage disposal plants for Muncie Newcastle and Kokomo with set deadlines. Muncie must submit plans by October 1 and award contracts by March 1, a council session to plan likely. Newcastle must complete by September 15 1931 and submit within ten days, facing bonding limits. Estimated plant cost is $500 000. Kokomo to decide at September 15 council session.
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Indiana
State Board of Health
Muncie
Newcastle
Kokomo
George R. Dale
Cil
Old Friends Turn Against Dry League in Illinois Race
The Anti Saloon League faces repudiation as Republicans and wets turn away from prohibitionists. Ruth McCormick’s Illinois Senate bid triggers a split with the drys, who threaten independent candidacies and risk alienating allies in Washington and state legislatures.
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Drys
Congress
Senate
Lewis
McCormick
Wadsworth
New York
League
Illinois
Washington
Dwight Morrow
Estate of Harry L Miller Opened in Anderson
The estate of Harry L Miller who died in Indianapolis Aug 27 was opened in Anderson by Rosa Hawke ins Elwood as administratrix. The estate is valued at 4.00. A widow and four children are Heiss.
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New Broadway M. E
Ohio
Isles
Buck
Tiny Golf Tax
U. S
W. C. Hartinger
White Cross Hospital
Ohio Wesleyan University
Columbus Church Extension Missionary Society
South Side Settlement
Ohio Council of Churches
Bexley Congregation of
Columbus
First
Broad Street M. E
Charles C
STONE
the Times
Canning
Columbus Chemical Company
Morgan Packing Company
Guide Lamp Corporation
Cleveland
Peru
C. & O. Railroad
Lebanon
Indestructible Wheel Company
Columbia City
Heinss Engineering Company
la Porte
Advance-Rumely Corporation
Marion
Amboy Creamery Company
Beatrice Creamery Company
Ft. Wayne
Dudle Manufacturing Company
Harriett Bennett
Urge Mooney
Pardon
Kentucky
Boston Terrier
Red’ Jackson
Starke
Kosciusko
Farm Bureau
Kosciusko Warblers
Eugene Gardner
Rush County
Eugene
Indianapolis Cat Club
Elsie Fishburn
Bentonville
C. of C
Council
Health Board
Anti-Saloon Organization
M’cormick
Scripps-Howerd Newspaper Alliance
Anti Saloon League
Republican Party
South
Hoover
Ruth McCormick
Ilinois
Jones and
Walsh
Wesley Jones
Rep
Wash
Dem
Mont
Sheppard
Tex
McCornick
New Jersey
Teague
Franklin Fort
Morrow
Colorado
William V. Hodges
Clarence C. Hamlin
George H. Shaw
Hodges
F. H. la Guardia
Miller Estate
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