Bank Closed as Lake Treasurer Vanishes in East Chicago
East Chicago, Ind. United Press report says the American State Bank with deposits of 600000 was closed by state examiner J E Myers after the bank president and Lake county treasurer H K Groves disappeared Friday night. Assistant banking commissioner Thomas D Barr was to arrive to take charge. No trace of Groves found. board of accounts not notified. Lawrence F Odd, chief examiner, was in Lake County and expected to go to East Chicago.
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United Prean
Chicago
Ind
American State Bank
J. E. Myers
State Bank Examiner
H. K. Groves
Lake County
Thomas D. Barr
East Chicago
State Board of Accounts
J. K. Groves
Lawrence F. Odd
Indianapolis
Last Days of Andree Arctic Balloonists Revealed
Swedish government releases extracts from Salomon Auguste Andree and two companions Niles Strindberg and Knut Frankel diaries detailing their doomed 1897 north pole balloon voyage. They landed on White Island after wandering and perished weeks later as conditions worsened.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Salomon Auguste Andree
Arctic
Andree
Niles Strindberg
Knut Frankel
North Pole
White Island
Dane’s Island
Spitzbergen
Iceland
Murder in South Bend: Woltman Case Reopens After Suspect Cleared
Police in South Bend admit little progress in the Alice Woltman case after Edward Smith, a 21 year old Black man, is released as his prints do not match marks on a window sill. Investigators favor jealousy and mistaken identity theory that the killer may have taken Alice for her sister Henrietta in the early hours. The Woltman family may be recalled for further questioning.
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Sweci
South Bend
Ind
Alice Woitman
Edward Smith
Woltman
Chicago
Bertillon
Smith
Alice
Henrietta
Banker Denies Guilty Plea in $1 Million Theft Case
Arthur H. Hale former treasurer of the Merrimack River Savings Bank pleaded not guilty in Concord New Hampshire superior court to 118 counts across seven indictments alleging embezzlement exceeding $1 million. He was held in $25 000 bonds with no trial date set though the attorney general requested immediate trial. Hale was indicted by a Hillsborough County grand jury last Wednesday.
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United Press
Concord
N. H
Arthur H. Hale
Merrimack River Savings Bank
Ralph W. Davis
Hale
Hillsboro County
Samuel Rosenberg to be honored in burial rites today
Funeral services for Samuel C. Rosenberg 70 insurance dealer will be at 1 30 today at Flanner Buchanan mortuary cremation will follow He died of heart disease Friday at St Vincent's hospital He was active in Illinois insurance civic and fraternal work and a member of Shrine Scottish Rite Vreve Coeur Club and the Optimist Club Survivors include his widow Mrs Jane Church Rosenberg and brother H B Rosenberg of Chicago
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Flanner & Buchanan
Samuel C. Rosenberg
St. Vincent's Hospital
Illinois
Rosenberg
Marott Hotel
Racine
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Shrine
Scottish Rite
Vreve Coeur Club
The
Optimist Club
Jane Church Rosenberg
H. B. Rosenberg
Chicago
Kos Retrial May Be Concluded Monday
Criminal court jury in the involuntary manslaughter case of Max S. Kos will resume Monday as the defense plans to rest its case. Kos, a war veteran and insurance salesman, is accused of being drunk when his sedan struck two Indianapolis Street Railway Co. workers on New Year’s Eve 1928 at Linwood Avenue and East Washington Street, causing their deaths. About a dozen witnesses testified Friday regarding Kos’ character and the state’s accusation. Judge Harvey A. Grabill presided.
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Max S. Kos
Kos
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Linwood Avenue
East Washington Street
Harvey A. Grabill
County Meetings Arranged by G. O. P.
A series of county meetings are arranged for next week by the Republican state committee. James M. Ogden will speak Wednesday at Albion and Thursday at Auburn. Lieutenant Governor Edgar D. Bush speaks Friday at Hagerstown, with Rollin Turner of Greensburg also on the same night in Versailles. Rep. Fred S. Purnell and Noble Johnson will speak at Parke county barbecue in Rockville Saturday.
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Republican State Committee
James M. Ogden
Albion
Auburn
Edgar D. Bush
Hagerstown
Rollin Turner
Greensburg
Versailles
Fred S. Purnell
Noble Johnson
Parke County
Rockville
Robbery Report As Bandits Stop Car Near Cold Spring
Two thieves blocked a roadway with a stolen sedan near Cold Spring road and Windmere avenue. They smashed a car door, robbed Guy McMorris and Myrtle Colbert of cash and a watch, and searched the vehicle while a revolver was shown. A second robbery netted $50 from Adolph Hoffman at a downtown pharmacy.
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Guy McMorris
New York Street
Miss Myrtle Colbert
North Sherman Drive
Cold Spring Road
Windmere Avenue
McMorris
Miss Colbert
Adolph Hoffman
Charles Frang
South East Street
Brown to Lead Charity Drive in Indianapolis
Arthur V. Brown of Union Trust Company to chair the 1930 1931 Indianapolis Community Fund drive set for October 17 to 27. Fund president William H. Insley announced the dates as volunteers launched donor solicitation amid unemployment and high charitable need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Community Fund
William H. Insley
Arthur V. Brown
Union Trust Company
Brown
Cold Wave Threatens Indiana Weather Drop
The United States Weather Bureau warns of a 10 to 15 degree fall tonight with lows near 45 in Indiana but no frost. Fair skies expected inland as a cold wave pushes southeast from Western Canada and high temps return in the northwestern area by Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Indiana
Canada
J. H. Armington
The
Bureau
Indiana Medical Dean Under Emergency Hernia Operation
Dr. Charles P. Emerson dean of Indiana University School of Medicine and Hospitals underwent emergency hernia surgery Friday at the medical center hospital. He was stricken during a class at the medical center and is reported recovering today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Emerson
Indiana University School of Medicine and Hospitals
Emerson
Burglary Report At Woodruff Place Home
Mrs. Amelia Galloway of 666 East Drive Woodruff Place reports her residence was broken into Friday night. Jewelry valued at 450 dollars was stolen in the burglary. Police are investigating the incident.
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Mrs. Amelia Galloway
Amelia Galloway
East Drive
Woodruff Place
Vanderan convicted of manslaughter in Thorpe killing
A Porter county circuit court jury found Nicholas Vanderan guilty of manslaughter for the death of his employer Guy Wade Thorpe on the farmer’s property. The verdict carries a penalty of two to twenty-one years in prison.
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United Press
Varparaiso
Ind
Porter County
Nicholas Vanderan
Guy Wade Thorpe
Vanquarrel
Wide Open Liquor Violations Under Scrutiny in Indianapolis
City officials including Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and Police Chief Jerry Kinney review numerous reports from sources such as the Indiana Anti Saloon League indicating widespread liquor law violations. Investigations focus on police conduct, warrant procedures, and arrests for liquor and gaming offenses amid calls for tighter enforcement.
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Indianapolis
Reginald H. Sullivan
Safety Board
Jerry Kinney
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Sullivan
The
Anti-Saloon League
Police Department
Kinney
How the Market Opened
New York stocks slipped further after Fridays 5 point drop with many issues hitting new lows in early trading. Westinghouse fell to 141, United States Steel opened at 163 then dipped to 162 1/2, while Loews eased to 72 1/2. Several names rose including Radio Keith Orpheum, Texas Corporation, Atlantic Refining, General Motors, Electric Power & Light, and American & Foreign Power.
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New York
Westinghouse Electric
United States Steel
Loew's
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Warner Brothers Pictures
Woolworth
Sears- Roebuck
Columbia Gas
United Corporation
American Can
Radio-Keith-Orpheum
Texas Corporation
Atlantic Refining
General Motors
Electric Power & Light
American & Foreign Power
Loew’s
J. I. Case
General Motors Executives Open Three Day Conference
About 300 GM Corporation executives gathered in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia for a three day business conference arriving by a special train from Detroit.
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General Motors
W. Va
General Motors Corporation
Detroit
Famous Air Tour Fliers Fined for Unreported Booze at Border
Bay United Press reports in Bay Falls Montana that air tour fliers returning from Rethbridge Alberta faced customs action for liquor on board. Planes of Frank Hawks George Haldeman Tom Colby Wesley Smith and others were fined five dollars per pint, with Hawks cited for thirty dollars. Liquor was dumped behind the hangar as spectators watched. Harry Russell led the four planes toward Cheyenne prior to departure.
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Bay United Press
Falls
Mont
Cheyenne
Wyo
Rethbridge
Alberta
United States
Canada
C. E. Sheridan
Williams
Brock
Frank Hawks
George Haldeman
Tom Colby
Wesley Smith
Hawks
Harry Russell
Cheyennne
Aimee Semple McPherson and Minnie Kennedy Featured
Read about the remarkable careers of Aimee Semple McPherson dubbed God’s Star Saleswoman and her mother Minnie Kennedy through their own descriptions highlighting faith, public work, and influence.
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Aimee Semple McPherson
Minnie Kennedy
Sister Aimee and Ma a Starting a Sept 22
The fragment hints at an event involving Sister Aimee and Ma, with a date of September 22. Details are incomplete but imply a notable gathering or broadcast beginning that day. Further text needed to identify location, organizer, and outcome.
Bradford Indicted In Major U S Narcotics Conspiracy
U S grand jury in South Bend indicts Ralph G Bradford a Gary reform figure and ex Ku Klux Klan leader in a growing Lake county narcotics conspiracy case. Bond set at 25000 for Bradford and 10000 for Henry Leboueff as probes widen with Detroit witness Frey arriving to bolster the government case.
Indicted in Federal Court in Indianapolis Liquor Case
Preparation for arraignment of 160 persons named in 115 indictments was made by U S district attorney George R Jeffrey. Names of ten arrested in an airplane liquor conspiracy are among them. Arraignment set for Sept 26 before Judge Robert C Baltzell in Indianapolis. Arthur Court not indicted. he claims the liquor charge was planted.
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Calumet
Hoosier
Bradford
South Bend
Clay W. Metsker
The
Plymouth Democrat
Federal Grand Jury
George R. Jeffrey
United States
Dell E. Barker
North Sherman Drive
Indianapolis
Robert C. Baltzell
Arthur Court
Trigo Iin
Noblesville
Court
Derby
City Hog and Cattle Prices Show Little Change
In city markets pork prices were mostly steady with a few lightweights 10 cents lower than Friday. Bulk hogs 160 to 300 pounds sold $10.30 to $10.80, top $10.90, receipts about 2,000 holdovers 1,053. Chicago hogs 4,000. fresh hogs scarce with steady prices around $11.50 for 180 pounds. Cattle receipts 500. cattle market steady, sheep steady with 3,000 receipts.
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Parkers
Chicago
Clout as Deputy Hit During Arrest
Deputy sheriffs stopped a speeding car seven miles southeast of the city and subdued Ivan Dougherty after he struck Deputy Charles Bell with a rock. Dougherty was in custody on an affidavit alleging mental illness, sought for over a week by authorities.
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Ivan Dougherty
Box
William Dougherty
Beech Grove
Harvey Shipp
Charles Bell
Bell
Shipp
Bishop Near Death After Heart Attack Sinking
Bishop William A. Leonard 82, leader of the Episcopal Church in the United States, was near death from heart disease after a relapse Friday night, as reported from Gambier Ohio.
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Episcopal Church
United Presse Gambier, O
William A. Leonard
Bradford cries foul as narcotics case looms in Lake County
Ralph B Bradford a reform politician of Lake County says the charges against him are a political frameup. He faces indictment by a federal grand jury in South Bend on buying selling and transporting morphine opium and cocaine and liquor conspiracy. Bradford once led a Lake County clean up and was a Ku Klux Klan leader in the past. A package of narcotics addressed to him at home was seized from New Orleans. He has offered a 5000 dollar reward for information leading to convictions of his framers.
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Bradford
Detroit
William Frey
Frey
New Orleans
Ulynited
Preas
Gary
Ind
Ralph B. Bradford
Lake County
South Bend
Ku Klux Klan
Braford
Thieves rifle autos. accessories stolen in late night
Automobile sneak thieves looted cars Thursday night with items including tires wheels coats and clothes valued at over 150. Reports list L E Andrews 3239 Broadway tires and wheels 40 Algin Rose 815 Udell tires 20 T D Landis 2446 North Delaware tire and rim 20 Paul Thrun two coats 65 and Miss Dorothy Farber 2440 North Meridian clothes 3 as reported to police.
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L. E. Andrews
Broadway
Algin Rose
Udell Street
T. D. Landis
North Delaware Street
Paul Thrun
Dorothy Farber
North Meridian Street
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Close Bank
Bernadine Hayes
New York City
WBBM
Frederick Laudon
Artic Circle
Andre
Franz Joseph Land
Fraenkel
Strindberg
Franz Joseph Lane
Negro Free
Samuel Rosenburg
Community Fund
DR. Emerson Stricken
I. A. Dean of Medicine
Sullivan and Safety Board
Famous Air Tour
U. S
Aimee
the Times
Bradford Free
Times
Ralph G. Bradford
Henry Leboueff
Mildred Mott
William B. Weller
Robert D. Brown
Wilma Cushman
National Banking Act
Hammond Division
Lester A. Ottneheimer
John Antonio
Hyman Cohen
Leon Torreu
Everett Henthorn
Department of Justice
Clouts
Rock
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