Herrin Store Targeted as Anti Klansman mayoral bid faces threats
In Herrin Illinois a store linked to mayoral candidate Clarence McCormick and his ally Marshall McCormick was partially wrecked by dynamite within forty eight hours of hundred indictments. McCormick said a telephone threat warned him to quit the race. No injuries were reported in the latest attack linked to anti klan forces.
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International News Service
Sterrin
Herrin
Clarence
Marshall McCormick
McCormick
Shepherd Faces New Murder Case After 16 Years
The Illinois supreme court denied bail for William D. Shepherd in a second murder charge linked to the 16 year old Lilly McClintock case. Coroner tests found mercury in Mrs Mary McClintocks body, prompting assertions of murder and a possible plot to control a $1,000,000 estate.
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Shepherd
Linternational News Service
Chicago
Mary McClintock
William D. Shepherd
State Supreme Court
United Press
Springfield
Ilinois Supreme Court
United Prigss
Lilly McClintock
Billy
Ama Nelson McClintock
McClintock
Oscar Wolff
Isabelle Pope
Olson
Miss Oberholtzer Lingers Unconscious Amid Trial Battles
In Indianapolis on April 10 Miss Madge Oberholtzer remains unconscious from bichloride of mercury poisoning and doctors say she cannot recover. Attorneys prepare for the next round to clear or convict D C Stephenson former klan leader with criminal court arguments on abatement of indictments.
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Jumetied Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Madge Oberholtzer
D.C. Stephenson
Stephenson
Ph Inman
William Remy
National and State Bank Call Reports Issued
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of national banks as of April 6. In Indianapolis a call for condition of state banks as of April was issued today by Banking Commissioner Wolcott.
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Hinnternational News Service
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Indianapolis
Wolcott
Tragedy at Sarria: Thirteen Die in Barcelona Train Wreck
A wreck near Barcelona at Sarria today left thirteen dead and fifty injured as coaches derailed and burst into flames. Rescue units, local authorities, and hospital staff rushed to the scene to aid victims and extinguish fires.
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Barcelona
Spain
Iunitiod Pdtess Dispatcil
Barcelon
Sarria
Vandalia Coal delays pay for 16 miners prompts silence
Officials in Sullivan Indiana defer to Alfred M Ogle president of Vandalia Coal Co when asked about reported wage delays for 16 miners. Bookkeepers say they have no orders to issue checks as the company, an old Indiana operator, was refinanced recently by Union Trust Co Pittsburgh.
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United Press Dispatch
Sullivan
Ind
Alfred M. Ogle
Indianapolis
Vandalia Coal Co
Vandalia
Vandalia Coal Company
Indiana Field
Union Trust Co
Pittsburg
Victim of Morristown Editor Buried Today
The body of Richard Walters was buried after brief funeral services in Morristown. Walters was shot following an altercation with Morristown editor C. S. Mercer, who is charged with manslaughter. An inquest is scheduled for tomorrow.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Morristown
Richard—— Walters
Kokomo
Walters
C. 5
Mercer
Ford-Backed Commercial Plane Service To Chicago
Phillip M. Kemp of the municipal aeronautics commission said a regular Detroit to Chicago air service will begin next week with three weekly flights and 2000 pounds of air express. Henry Ford backs the venture with plans for expansion to St. Louis and other cities, plus future passenger service.
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Chicago
Detroit
Phillip M. Kemp
Municipal Aero Commission
Kemp
Henry Ford
Air Express
St. Louis
Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ford
Broken Butterfly Dorothy Ellingson Moves to Insane Hospital
Dorothy Ellingson, the girl known as the broken butterfly, is transferred to the state hospital for the insane as a probationary patient for thirty days. Her future hinges on hospital internes assessment. a sane finding could lead to a murder trial in about a month.
Wholesale Convictions At Logansport Today
Logansport Indiana April 10. Twenty three men and four women pleaded guilty to violating the liquor law after a federal raid. Men fined 100 dollars and jailed sixty days. Women fined 50 dollars and jailed fifteen days.
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International News Service
Logansport
Ind
Circuit Court
Baptism Trial Follows Death in Delaware Case
In Delaware Ohio April 10 a probe into the death of war veteran William H. McCoy after baptism by immersion. Prosecutor I. S. Owen weighs religious freedom against simple justice while questioning Rev. J. N. Pennell and others amid a tubercular illness threatening McCoy. Autopsy cites shock as the cause with infection likely fatal anyway.
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United Press
McCoy
Wilson
Owen
Linton Residents Donate to Indiana Tornado Relief
Linton citizens raised 681.42 dollars for southern Indiana tornado relief and delivered the draft to Princeton official Mayor Charles NieMeier. Additional gifts from Mrs. W. S. Wolfe and Ross Green increased the total to 6685.07 dollars, with funds to be distributed by NieMeier for relief efforts.
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Linton
Indiana
Inman
Princeton
Neimeier
Daily Citizen
W. S. Wolfe
Ross Green
Princeton Daily Democrat
Ind
Seph Inman
Charles A. Niemeier
Niemeier
Orde
Linton Daily Citizen
Indiana Acts Promote Agriculture With New Laws
Indiana's 1925 acts published to prosecutors with governor's promulgation. Key measures aid farming including corn and fowl pest relief funds, eight drainage enabling acts, an agricultural statistics department at Purdue, and a law banning sale of filled milk. Also a farm land tax relief constitutional amendment and a push to locate the federal industrial farm for Women at Delphi.
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Indianapolis
Frederick E. Schortemeier
Jackson
Farmers’ Organization
Indiana
Department of Agricultural Statistics
Purdue University
Delphi
Ind
Starvation Hits Nova Scotia Coal Town Five Thousand Suffering
A United Press dispatch from Sydney Cape Breton details a month long coal strike leaving thousands, mostly women and children, on relief unable to feed them. Diphtheria adds to misery as hospitals fill and volunteers struggle with dwindling funds.
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United Press Dispatch
United Press
Sydney
Cape Breton
N. S
Canada
M. A. McAdam
Glace Bay
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