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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1925
Page
4
In a school setting, Steve's breakfast of molasses and rice is noted. The text hints at involvement of Steve with other boys and mentions Prosecutor Remy pressing an investigation into delays by Sheriff Omer Hawkins.
David G. Stephenson former Ku Klux Klan leader rises at 6 a m in county jail to await bond on murder indictment for Madge Oberholtzer death. He chats with fellow inmates in the bull pen as Karl Klenck and Earl Gentry share notched time. Deputy sheriff says they are treated like all prisoners while former governor Warren McCray had been jailed months earlier for mail fraud.
International News Service reports Miss Madge Oberholtzer died from mercury poisoning as per pathologist Virgil Moon of Indian University Medical School. Coroner Robinson had ordered analysis of her vital organs. Attorney Ephenman may move to release Stephenson, Klenck, and Gentry on bond, but has not acted.
Eph Inman, attorney for D C Stephenson and two others, plans to file a motion to quash the indictment charging first degree murder in the Madge Oberholiger case. If denied, habeas corpus proceedings may follow as the trio faces arraignment set for May 4. Prosecutor Remy gathers delay evidence against sheriffs’ deputies.
South Bend Indiana April 21. The brief crime career that lured Irene Aspinall from her home ended as authorities moved to prosecute. Details remain sparse but indicate a rapid arc from domestic life to legal trouble and potential sentencing.
In Cincinnati a woman who joined Walter Piske was given 10 to 25 years in the Indianapolis women's prison after a jury convicted her of autobobile ban dirty charges. Piske earned 25 years on a like count. They held up a grocery.
Secretary of State Kellogg notified American diplomats that the United States maintains its policy toward Russia as previously stated by Secretary Hughes. No change is made in the government's stance, and there will be no conference with the Soviet government.
Paris April 21 The new Painleve ministry pledges to preserve French security and protect the nation’s financial stability in a declaration to the chamber of deputies. The cabinet’s submission accompanied the statement.
In Great Falls Montana on April 21 United Press reports the Wheeler trial defense beginning to discredit testimony by George B Hayes linking Senator Burton K Wheeler to alleged oil permit graft. The defense calls Booth and Tom Stout to refute Hayes claims of a 50 50 fee deal and to show Campbell financed by Wheeler.
Charles G. Dawes challenged the senate rules during a New York lunch with the Associated Press, contending changes are needed to protect the majority's constitutional right to legislate. He said reforms must prevent minority rule from making the Senate impotent while ensuring a fair deal for both sides and the American people.
The Japanese steamer Raifuku Maru sinks off Cape Sable Island as the Homeric tows to aid. Captain John Roberts reports regret at inability to save life and crew estimates run 40 to 60 as the ship pitches to port.
A dramatic night battle over liquor valued at 250000 ends with five men wounded or captured and pleading for mercy. Federal and state officers open an inquiry into prohibition enforcement on Long Island amid reports Suffolk County is a bootleggers paradise.
About twenty two thousand native workers in Bloemfontein and surrounding district walk out in protest after police killed four natives during dispersal of mass meetings. The unrest spreads to Capetown and Johannesburg. handbills urge boycotting the Prince of Wales visit as in India.
In Havana on April 21 Miss Dorrance Ferguson daughter of Texas Governor Miriam A. Ferguson learned of a widow Senora Gatalina Ordovez de Silva pleading for her imprisoned son Manuel. The son sent a brief message of thanks after Miss Ferguson promised to relay the plea to her mother.
Brazil Indiana April 21 detectives quizzed Fred Pierpont 22 held as a suspect in the robbery of the state bank at Wabash. Evidence kept guarded until further questioning. Pierpont said to be brother of Harry Pierpont an Indianapolis man jailed at Kokomo for robbing the South Kokomo State bank.
British presses warn that a new Bolshevik worldwide offensive has begun following the Sofia cathedral tragedy. The conservative papers urge nations to root out agitators affiliated with Moscow and strengthen defenses against subversive activity.
Five hundred students at the Sherman Indian Institute in Riverside California fall ill from suspected poisoned food taken Sunday Authorities call in all doctors as investigation shows the poison was insect powder mistaken for baking powder in the kitchen No deaths reported and officials pledge full inquiry to the cause
The Indiana state highway department says it built and graded 508 miles of roads in the fiscal year 1924 ending September 30. Concrete work totaled 224 miles, and 3,916 miles of highways were maintained. Bridges work accounted for $2 million and approximately 95 miles were added to the system, with total disbursements of $14,419,566, including $3,704,939 from the federal government.
In Dalton Missouri four people died when a Wabash passenger train hit an automobile at a grade crossing. Victims include Carl Kuhlman 60 and his two sons 17 and 22, and Tony Vernol 12. A second report from Hamilton Indiana notes Mrs. John A. Black 61 of Brookville killed when her car collided with another near here. her husband unharmed.
At the League of Women Voters sixth annual convention in Richmond Virginia on April 21 the drys secured a sweeping victory with a resolution urging citizens to loyally cooperate with the government to enforce prohibition The measure sparked violent debate among delegates.
Vienna dispatches report that two former Bulgarian ministers Obon and Rodorov attempted an insurrection at the Serbian Bulgarian border. Explosives were planted to blow up the international express but the plot was foiled.
William O'Hara pleaded guilty to second degree murder and received life imprisonment in Noblesville Indiana after he shot and killed his common law wife Ella Hester.
Blackie Linton, convict in bank robberies at Spencer, was captured today near Clinton Indiana after a gun battle with Sheriff J E Lucan. Linton escaped Spencer jail with Arthur Baur a week earlier. Fifty shots were fired but no injuries reported.
Detectives searched Indianapolis for a Black man who attacked Miss Isbell Hewitt 22 after threatening her companion Richard Behrman 19 last night. A vague description hampered the investigation as police pursued the suspect.
A five percent wage increase granted to 60,000 engineers and firemen on ninety western railways averted an imminent strike. Railroads west of the Mississippi warned IC C that further revenue curtailments would be disastrous, with Trinity and Brazos Valley the only road not settled. No changes in working rules were adopted.
John N. Woods of Boston recalls a pun by President Coolidge in Washington. The exchange, during a Massachusetts legislature session, centers on whether a hen sits or sets as she cackles. Woods, age 87, also recounts his first visit to Washington near the monument as a Union soldier.
The body of Fred Fox, 31, was found in his employer's blacksmith shop with a shotgun wound to the left face. Police weigh murder versus self inflicted death. coroner doubts suicide as Fox could not reach the blood marked trail after firing. No money was taken.
Herrin Illinois votes in a hot mayoral election with Thomas Welly backed by conservatives and the Ku Klux Klan facing Marshall D McCormack of the citizens party. McCormack’s home was bombed in the last six weeks as tensions rise.
Chicago report on the Amalgamated Clothing Workers union unemployment insurance confirms the first year’s results. Since inception, funds totaled about 2 028 373 dollars with 1 200 000 dollars paid in benefits. The plan, run by trustees with Unity led by Prof. John R. Commons, aims to stabilize employment and curb industry downturns. Maximum weekly benefit is 20 dollars for up to five weeks.
The state highway commission opened bids for paving and surfacing with stone and gravel on 144 miles of state roads. Estimated total cost about 3.1 million dollars with half funded by federal sources. Bids cover 88 miles on several routes including State Roads 10 26 46 8 88 across counties Sullivan Laporte St Joseph Whitely Noble Vermillion Warren.
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