Alleged Fence for Thieves Is Given Liberty
John Sovetsky, linked as a fence in a theft ring, was freed after Wisconsin authorities failed to secure extradition. Governor Len Small did not honor their papers. Wisconsin argues Sovetsky, not a fugitive in Wisconsin, cannot be extradited. Burglars were arrested elsewhere and four are serving ten-year terms in Waupun. The loot included $35,000 in cigarettes from Terre Haute and affected 15 firms across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin.
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United Press
Chicago
John Sovetsky
Liberty
Len Small
Wisconsin
Lee H. Cranston
Green Bay
Wis
Sovetsky
Illinois
Waupun
Indiana
Hamilton-Harris Company
Terre Haute
Ind
Marion County W C T U Convention Program
The Marion County Woman's Christian Temperance Union annual convention opens September 23 at Central Avenue M E Church for two days. Grace Altvater, president, announced it. Welcoming address by Rev. C W Fifer Wednesday morning. Reports, committee appointments, and an Altvater address. Officers elected Wednesday afternoon. Talks on anti gambling, anti narcotics, Bible in public schools and child welfare. Young people run the evening session under Lillian Sedwick. The meeting continues Thursday.
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Marion County Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Central Avenue M. E
Central Ave
Twelfth St
Grace Altvater
C. W. Fifer
Young People's Branch
Lillian Sedwick
Weaver Fasts Forty Days For Cure In Jersey
Edmund B. Wuensch a New Jersey weaver began a prolonged fast aimed at curing catarrh. After thirty six days he planned to extend the fast to forty days and forty nights. He continued working Thursday though weak, drinking two glasses of water daily.
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Timea
N. J
Edmund B. Wuench
Weaver
Wuensch
Luther Muse Serves Fourteen Years on Indianapolis Force
Patrolman Luther Muse has spent fourteen years with the Indianapolis police, patrolling most districts and currently serving District 28 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. He warns of daylight burglars posing as salesmen who break glass at doors to unlock them. District 28 covers Illinois Street, College Avenue, Thirty-Fourth Street, and the city limits. Muse, appointed January 8, 1911, resides at 3553 North Illinois Street.
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Luther Muse
Indianapolis
Illinois St
College Ave
Thirty-Fourth St
Muse
Victim of Former Wife in Des Moines Hold-Up
Des Moines police report L. Shantz was robbed at his home by his former wife who pressed a revolver under his nose and took $4, according to the Times Special. The Sept. 18 dispatch notes the claim and details of the alleged crime.
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Times Special
Des Moines
Iowa
L. Shantz
Guy Rarick Shines With New School Of Comedy On Stage
Reviewer notes Guy Rarick with Dick Tandler and Jane Stone as a promising new comedic act. Ed Wynn and Al Jolson comparisons aside, Rarick shows on stage thinking on his feet, dressing old material anew, with strong presence and fresh ideas. The revue style Dolly Davis calls a minstrel show features strong dancing and song by the Billy Lamot Trio, while the Kenna Sisters offer musical numbers. Doris Kenyon stars in Idle Tongues at the Palace. other theaters present Signor Friscoe, Myers and Hanford, Jazz Time Revue, Hits and Bits, Ten Commandments, The Goose Woman, Wild Horse Mesa, The Lost World, and The Kiss Barrier.
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al Jolson
Raymond Hitchcock
Uy Rarick
Dick Tandler
Jane Stone
Dolly Davis
Billy Lamot
Kenna Sisters
Smith
Cantor
Doris Kenyon
the Palace
Walter D. Hickman
Signor Friscoe
Keith's
Suit Over London Sketch Picture of Army Headdress
Capt. Oliver Hughes Onslow and Mrs. Hughes sue the London Sketch to prevent publication of a photo showing Mrs. Hughes in her husband s army headdress. They claim it breaches army rules prohibiting women from wearing any part of a military uniform.
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London
Oliver Hughes Onslow
Churches Ask Ban On Wednesday Night Activities
Noblesville Indiana September 18. The Noblesville Ministerial Association passed a resolution urging all lodges schools and social clubs to cease activities on Wednesday nights to reserve that time for prayer meetings.
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Noblesville
Ind
Noblesville Ministerial Association
G. O. P. Bosses Denounced by Irvington Club
Walter Myers, Democratic candidate for Mayor, accused Republican county chairman George W. Coffin and Republican boss William H. Armitage of mimicking Tammany Hall to build a local and State machine. Myers spoke to 500 members of the Myers-For-Mayor Club, urging condemnation of the two leaders and noting John L. Duvall, a Republican convict, has been challenged to repudiate them but remains silent.
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George W. Coffin
Tammany Hall
Walter Myers
Irvington Myers
John L. Duvall
Convictais
Hunter kills partner in Leavenworth forest clash
In Leavenworth Indiana on September 18 Joseph Hedden aged 60 fatally shot his hunting partner Zenor Campbell a garage owner who wore a squirrel tail on his hat after Hedden saw the tail through the trees. Campbell was struck in the face and collapsed.
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Leavenworth
Ind
Joseph Hedden
Zenor Campbell
Campbell
Hedden
Clinton mine strike ends after rail rate compromise
Clinton Ind September 18 A two week protest strike over higher train rates in the Clinton District ended today. Miners ratified a compromise between Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad representatives and union leaders in Indianapolis. The rate on commutation tickets is set at 1.50 dollars per month instead of 2.50.
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Bu United
Clinton
Ind
Clinton District
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Indianapolis
State Public Service Commission
Virtue Divorced by Wife on Grounds of Infidelity
William D. Virtue, an automobile man, is the subject of a divorce filing by his wife on grounds of infidelity. The brief item notes the action and the parties involved in the case.
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By_ Times
William D. Virtue
Leaf Warning Issued By Hoosier Motor Club
The Hoosier Motor Club safety department warns drivers to beware autumn leaves on pavement after reports of many accidents statewide. Secretary-manager Todd Stroops notes leaves mimic banana peels for pedestrians and moisture between leaf and road causes skids when brakes are applied. fall rains and leaves are a key danger.
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The
Hoosier Motor Club
Todd Stroops
Club
New town planned on Wawasee Lake in Indiana
Property owners around Wawasee Lake have begun moves to incorporate a town on the lake’s north shore. Many residents are from Indianapolis and seek relief from high valuations assigned by county assessors.
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Wawasee Lake
Ind
Indianapolis
Upstate Rail Line Improvement Under Insull Management
Chicago dispatch reports more than 500000 dollars planned for rehabilitation of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad under Samuel Insull and associates. About 260000 already spent on track and roadbed upgrades, newer passenger station at South Bend, station remodels, expanded freight facilities, and new electric overhead equipment between Kensington and Hammond. Crossings cleared to improve visibility with Lincoln Highway crossing elevation planned at New Carlisle.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago, South Shore and
South Bend
Samuel Insull and Associates
Kensington
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