Kidnapped Boy Mystery On His Death Day Declared
Police chase clues in the Billy Ranieri kidnapping as ransom talks fail to progress. A. Frank Ranieri withholds information fearing mafia vengeance while a raid near Elgin Illinois targets the suspected ring and other suspects are questioned.
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United Press
Chicago
Billy Ranteri
A. Frank Ranieri
Rocco de Grazia
Elgin
Ill
Angelo Petitti
Ranieri
Salvatore Mastroianni
Renaldo Schiedo
Ingersoll Fortune to Aid Boys to College
The will of Robert H. Ingersoll, known as the dollar watch king, directs that most proceeds fund a foundation named the Robert and Roberta Ingersoll Foundation to aid worthy boys in pursuing college education. The estate includes property in Florida and Lansing Michigan, and the foundation will take a year to establish due to probate delays.
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United Press
New York
America
Dollar Watch
Robert H. Ingersoll
Robert and
Roberta Ingersoll
Florida
Lansing
Mich
Delay Firing Women at Long Island Railroad
New York reports the Long Island Railroad paused its rule banning women from new positions after January 1. Protests by women clerks led to the policy remaining in abeyance while the company clarified exemptions for married women whose husbands are permanently disabled.
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Long Island
Oil Industry Shows Signs of Market Upturn
In New York on September 15 stock markets reacted positively to a president’s statement from a Standard Oil company. The report indicates oil industry leaders are moving to improve relations and reduce costs, a move likely to yield broader economic benefits and lift oil shares as market activity increases.
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Thomson & McKinnon
New York
Standard Oil Companies
Ann Pennington Dimpled Knees to Be Televised Across Nation
New York sept 15 Ann Pennington renowned dancer known for her dimpled knees will be televised nationwide today as part of the opening program for the radio world’s fair. She appears with eight other girls of diverse types in the broadcast marking the event’s first segment.
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Ann Pennington
United Press
New York
Broadway
Myrtle Huddleston
California
Raven Hall
Coney Island
Judge Rules Wife Cannot Nullify Husband Rights in Liquor Case
Municipal Judge Paul C. Wetter ruled that a wife cannot grant police permission to search a home or override her husband’s constitutional rights. Police found fifteen gallons of white mule whisky hidden behind a closet trap door in Earl Ross's Dawson Street home after the case arose from a Aug. 25 call.
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Paul C. Wetter
Judge Wetter
Earl Ross
Dawson St
Claffey
Sergt
Michael Yates
Ross
Rail safety conferences organized for school crossings
State railroads in safety drive with county superintendents and county commissioners. Safety meetings have been held in many counties and will continue through the winter term. Motion pictures demonstrating safety measures accompany lectures.
Youths sentenced to church over attempted car theft
Three youths aged 18 and 19 were arrested for attempting to steal an automobile in Kansas City. They were sentenced to attend Sunday school for six months in lieu of a jail term of equal length after admitting they went to the movies but not to Sunday school.
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United Press
Kansas City
Kansan Governor Pauses on Maine Visit with Ed Jackson
Governor Benjamin Paulen and Mrs. Paulen were hosted by Governor Ed Jackson and Mrs. Jackson at the executive mansion. The Kansas pair traveled to Maine for a three week stay after a dinner reception Friday night and continued their journey today.
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Benjamin Paulen
Paulen
Kansas
Ed Jackson
Rotary International totals 400000 members
James W. Davidson, president of Rotary International, announced the organization has 400000 members spread across 3000 clubs in 44 countries. A separate report from Mexico City notes a Chinese laundryman and a millinery shop employee split a Sept 14 lottery first prize of 400000 dollars.
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Rotary
United Press
Amsterdam
James W. Davidson
Rotary International
Mexico City
Grand jurors to start quiz of store fire
Federal and local investigators press toward action by Marion County grand jury on the Traugott clothing store explosion of August 26. Witnesses are summoned as audits show stock around 20 000 dollars, with 30 000 owed and 66 000 in insurance. Suspects include Edward Traugott and Harry Sussman.
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Marion County Grand Jury
William H. Remy
Washington St
Harry E. Gates
Harry McGlenn
G. L. Pugh
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Fred I. King
Federal Grand Jury
Edward Traugott
Harry Sussman
Elmer Sussman
Prohibition
Lebanon
Indianapolis
Tracers Point
Charles Bridges
Indiana
Remy
Pugh
Gates
Roach
Fossatti
Universal Club Picnic at Horseshoe Lodge
Universal Club members gathered for the annual outing at Horseshoe Lodge three miles south of Noblesville Indiana. Berg A King chaired arrangements with an afternoon program and dinner planned for 7 p.m. Earl Z Sigman, former club president, led a special musical program.
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Universal Club
Horseshoe Lodge
Noblesville
Ind
Berg
King
Earl Z. Sigman
Blast Burns Teacher In Classroom Gas Lamp Incident
Edson G. Van Dorn a Wolcott Indiana high school physics teacher is recovering from serious burns after a gasoline lamp exploded in his classroom Friday. The Times Special reports the accident occurred during a lesson and authorities investigate the blast.
Puerto Rico Struck by Worst Tropical Hurricane
Forty eight hours after the storm the island faces massive destruction with unknown property losses. Governor Towner appeals for Red Cross aid as transportation falters and relief work begins amid ruined La Perla and widespread casualties.
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RED Cross
Porto Rico
San Juan
Horace M. Towner
Island
Butler Opens Monday at Fairview Campus
Butler University prepares to start at the new Fairview campus with freshmen registering on Monday and classes beginning midweek. President Robert J. Aley announced the Jordan Memorial Building is largely complete with minor interior finish remaining. Separately in South Bend Indiana, a fatal auto collision near Huntington leaves Mrs. Fannie Marx aged 40 dead after a car crash involving a truck.
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Butler University
Fairview
Robert J. Aley
Jordan Memorial Bldg
Times
South Bend
Ind
Fannie Marx
Huntington
Motor Morals Warn Freshmen At Missouri Campus
A University of Missouri bulletin tells freshmen that cars tempt waste of time and harm morals. It notes cars are a danger to student morals and that very few cars are a necessity. All student car owners must register with the dean of men.
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United Press
Columbia
University of Missouri Bulletin
Dogs Quarantined Under City Rabies Plan
The city health board announced a sixty day dog quarantine to start Monday. All dogs on streets will be killed unless leashed or with owners. Officials say no dog will be exempt despite license tags. about 10 000 dogs are reportedly running loose.
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City Health Board
Herman G. Morgan
Morgan
William F. King
State Health Board
Y W C A Offers Home Study Courses For Indianapolis Wives
The Y W C A in Indianapolis will offer courses this year from culinary arts to a complete French program taught by local educators. Classes start October 1 with needlecraft dramatic arts and music among features. Some courses require only membership for enrollment while others charge a fee.
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Indianapolis
Mission Meeting Set for Local Protestant Missions Institute
The Missionary Social Union of local Protestant church societies finishes plans for an institute to be held September 25 to 28 in Hollenbeck Hall at the YWCA. The year will feature a tied missionary textbook program.
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Missionary Social Union
Hollenbeck Hall
106 Murders Reported in Indiana in Seven Months
A total of 1,701 Hoosiers died violently in the first seven months of 1928 per Indianapolis Safety Council figures. Of these, 106 were murder, 303 died by own actions, and 1,292 in accidents. Motor car crashes caused 439 deaths. drownings rose in July to 53. other causes included 258 falls, 102 railroad accidents, 85 burns, 26 accidental poisonings, 20 electric shocks, 6 froze to death, and 1 starvation.
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Indianapolis Safety Council
Hoover ignores diet and health warnings on campaign trail
Republican nominee Herbert Hoover continues strenuous campaigning without doctors or exercise and has not consulted a physician since his nomination. Family and advisers urge a fishing trip, while Hoover presses ahead with Newark and Trenton stops and plans a return to Washington.
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Paul,r. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Herbert Soover
Australia
China
West
Hoover
Nicholas Longworth
Newark
Pennsylvania Railroad
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Henry C. Hansbrough
North Dakota
George Akerson
Hansbrough
Akerson
Weather Summary From Marine Observation
At 9 30 A M wind west to southwest at 14 mph pressure 30 03 inches sea level temp 73 degrees ceiling and visibility unlimited observers J H Jon and Donald McConnell compiled for maritime forecast
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See & Io
J. H. Jon
Donald McConnell
Exiled shop girl princess weds czars nephew in Chicago
In Chicago a wedding at Trinity Orthodox church united Princess Aleka Galitzine and Prince Alexandrei Rostislav, relatives of imperial Russia exiles. Guests included Prince Michael Cantuzene and Col. George Voenvdsky as shopgirls and society friends witnessed the ceremony with Russian choir and red velvet coronets.
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United Press
Hicago
Russia
Ceczars
Aleka Ga
Lizine
Alexandra Galitzine
Hungary
Alexandrei Rostislav
Nicholas
Chicago
Prince Alexandrei
Prince Michael Canticuzene
Col
George Voevdosky
Michael Lasaref
Tornado Rips Rockford Illinois. seven dead
A tornado in Rockford Illinois destroyed the Rockford Chair and Furniture plant and surrounding area. Seven people were killed and fifteen reported missing as rescue workers battled debris and flooding. Sixty five others were hospitalized with serious injuries. Damage estimated at five million dollars.
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Rockford
Ill
Rockford Chair and Furniture Company
Tricken
Burglars Shirt and Dog Found in Local Incidents
Police respond to reports of a burglar at M. S. Johnson home on Campbell Ave. One a.m. find a stray dog hiding in a second floor closet. Separate call at George Comstock's garage reveals only a left burning flashlight. Earlier, officers saw a prowler with a flashlight and a white shirt on a clothes line near Mrs. Gerber's Washington Street home.
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M. S. Johnson
N. Campbell Ave
George Comstock
Rural St
Comstock
John Gerber
E. Washington St
How the Market Opened on a Cold Morning
Market opening shows uneven trading as temperatures drop early. Investors track key indexes while hourly readings list a chilly start with temperatures around 69 at dawn and 64 by midmorning.
Storm Slammed Chicago as Edge of Illinois Storm Rips City
A severe electrical storm struck Chicago after sweeping across northern Illinois. The city shut down in darkness as high winds and torrential rain flooded streets and disrupted the evening rush hour. One woman died when a building fell.
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United Press
Chicago
Illinois
Rockford
Storm to hit Lake Erie with reduced intensity
The Weather Bureau warns a destructive storm that lashed Nebraska and Illinois on Thursday and Friday will sweep over Lake Erie late today or tonight with diminished force. It will also affect portions of Lake Ontario, though serious damage is not expected.
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United Press
Cleveland
Nebraska
Illinois
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Friend in Need: One Vote Turns Tide in County Race
G R Jarnigan repeatedly skipped elections but voted this year for L W Diffey, his friend and candidate for county commissioner in Williamson. Diffey won by a single vote, changing the outcome.
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United Press
Durant
Okla
G. R. Jarnigan
Williamson
L. W. Diffey
Jarnigan
Cas
Diffey
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