Assurance of reduction in Indiana tax rate to 35 cents
Indianapolis August 11 United Press States Tax Board in session today, John W. Brown, chairman, promised a substantial reduction in the 1926 state tax levy. Board reviews protests from counties that had higher valuations, noting expected total valuations drop from about 3.866 to 3.1 billion dollars and farm land assessments down around 11 percent.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
John W. Brown
State Tax Board
Brown
Jackson
Indiana
Boards of Review
Tax Board
Traveling Libraries and Melvil Dewey’s 1808 Start
The traveling library movement began in 1808 in New York under Melvil Dewey. New York sent books to supplement existing libraries and strengthen the system nationwide.
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New York
Melvil Dewey
Nebraska man electrocuted after 24th reprieve attempt
Walter Ray Simmons died by electrocution at 7:05 a m in the Nebraska State Penitentiary Lincoln after 24th effort to avoid execution. He had been reprieved 23 times and walked calmly to the chamber. Newspaper witnesses described him as calm during the proceedings. Simmons, a former Montana prohibition agent, was pronounced dead at 7:10 a.m.
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United Press Dispatch
State Penitentiary
Lincoln
Neb
Walter Ray Simmons
Frank Pahl
Nebraska
Simmons
A.m
Montana
Arrest under quarantine cited in Indiana courtroom exchange
Justice Cooper questioned Frank Heintz at arraignment for violating a quarantine rule. Heintz answered he was arrested at his home, prompting the judge to scold the officer for forcing him to violate the law again. Constable Bevis said the warrant read bring him forth with and brought him. The Heintz home remains under diphtheria quarantine.
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Columbus
Ind
Justice Cooper
Frank Heintz
Heintz
Edward Bevis
Police arrest Indiana bandit leader in Toledo raid
Police and detectives raided a fashionable suburban house in Toledo Ohio and captured Albert House of Terre Haute Indiana. He is alleged leader of a western Indiana bandit gang and is wanted in Florida for breaking jail.
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United Press Dispatch
Toledo
Ohio
Albert House
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Florida
Thieves Loot Gary Dept Store Safe for $500
In Gary Indiana thieves broke into the Klines department store near police headquarters and looted the safe of about $500. Police admitted the incident and described the criminals as having a lot of nerve.
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Gary
Ind
Klines
Women Bandits in St Louis Shoot Confectioner
In St Louis two women entered James M. Shepherd’s confectionery, demanded money, and fired. One shot hit a man with a superficial flesh wound while the other bullet went astray. The pair fled in a car. two women and two men are being held but deny involvement.
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United Press Dispatch
ST. Louis
James M
Bitter Klans clash in Massachusetts injures several people
In Framingham near Sudbury a clash during a klan meeting left five anti klansmen with gunshot wounds and many others bruised. Police detained 75 of about 80 alleged klansmen on charges of assault with dangerous weapons as guns and pipes were seized. Victims include Alonzo Foley William Bradley Thomas Sliney and Frank McGuire.
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United Press Dispatch
Framingham
Mass
Sudbury
Alonzo Foley
Saxsonville
William Bradley
Framington
Thomas Sliney
Saxonville
Frank McGuire
Sudbury Incident Ends With Arrests After Desultory Gunfire
Edmund Purcell, 21, of Saxonville, suffered a partially severed ear while Sliney and McGuire joined him in returning home. State police in Sudbury and Concord were alerted as local police could not handle the disturbance marked by random gunfire, clubs, and stones. Police seized rifles, shotguns, ammunition, around twenty wooden clubs and pipe slugs.
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Edmund Purcell
Saxonville
Sliney
McGuire
Purcell
Concord
Sudbury
Gertrude Ederle Eyes English Channel Swim
Cape Cris Nez France August 11 Gertrude Ederle told United Press she is more confident than ever she will become the first woman to swim the English channel She regretted Miss Harrison had to quit in mid channel due to cold rain and strong wind Ederle plans to start Monday if weather allows
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Cape Cris Nez
France
Gertrude Ederle
United Press
English Channel
Arctic snow halts MacMillan Polar expedition progress
Lieutenant Commander R. M. Byrd reports heavy snow and high waves over Kaah Greenland delaying the 50 mile trek to a base. No attempt will be made to continue the expedition until weather clears. The delay impacts plans for a nearer base and ongoing exploration.
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Washington
Arctic
MacMillan Polar
Kaah
Greenland
R. M. Byrd
Navy Department
Byrd
Reformer Gets in Bad Trafficking Charge Shocks Illinois
Chicago August 11 Colonel William Gray Bench longtime agent of the federal narcotic division for northern Illinois and three of his squad were arrested today on a charge of trafficking in drugs.
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Chicago
William Gray Bench
Federal Narcotic Division
Northern Illinois
Salacious Panama junket liquor scandal divides Alaska congressman
Revelations of alleged wholesale liquor smuggling by a group of congressmen on a government funded Panama junket spark new disclosures in the divorce suit between Congressman Frank D. Scott and his wife Edna James Scott in Alpena Michigan. Depositions including a Filipina servant name illicit conduct and alleged financial misdeeds surface as both sides prepare further testimony.
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Alpena
Mich
Panama
Frank D. Scott
Edna James Scott
Ploreen Dalaw
United Press
Scott
New Orleans Raid Rings Up Massive Prohibition Sweep
Federal agents conducted one of the largest booze raids since prohibition began in New Orleans Louisiana today targeting illicit liquor operations and confiscating vessels and contraband at multiple locations in the city.
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New Orleans
Indiana Governor urges county officials to cut budgets
Governor Jackson appealed to county auditors to practice the strictest economy and reduce county expenditures. He called for slashing budgets across Indiana to aid state tax relief.
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Indianapolis
Jackson
American Railroad Spends 700000 Fighting Mosquitoes
A railroad in the United States has invested about $700,000 over several years to combat malaria carrying mosquitoes. The program aims to curb disease spread near tracks and stations and protect workers and nearby communities.
Lost son found playing piano in New York cabaret
W H Mitchellson of a Buffalo millionaire and Princeton graduate has been located performing at a New York East Side cabaret earning 15 dollars weekly. A second performer won a $500 reward by informing Mitchells father.
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W. H. Mitchell
Buffalo
Princeton
New York East Side
Mitchell
Elliott Won’t Talk On McCray Pardon Move
Homer Elliott former district attorney refuses to reveal actions he will take if asked to recommend Warren T McCray former Indiana governor for a presidential pardon A pardon petition is expected to be filed with the Justice Department in Washington tomorrow The usual procedure calls on the district attorney and the judge in charge of the case to provide recommendations.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Homer Elliott
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Department of Justice
Washington
Chicago and Paris Battle for Fourth City Rank
Chicago with about 3,000,000 residents is contesting Paris for fourth place among world cities. City Librarian Frederick Rex cites federal census estimates placing Chicago over 3,000,000, as Paris stands at 3,025,000. London New York and Berlin top the list.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Paris
Frederick Rex
London
New York
Berlin
Countess seeks to quash indictment over husband
In New York the Countess Dunbar asks the district attorney to quash the indictment against her husband Rodney Birch for abandonment, saying she acted hastily.
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Countess Dunbar
New York
Rodney Birch
Judges Name Special for Stephenson Oberholtzer Trial
Rushville judge selected as special for the murder case of D. C. Stephenson Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry in Noblesville. Affidavits accuse Judge Sparks of bias while Inman and Cox clash briefly in court as dates are set, with October likely for trial.
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United Press Dispatch
Rushville, Ind
Sparks
D. C
Noblesville
Ind
Rushville
D.C. Stephenson
Earl Klenck
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Hines
Casa
Sietarte
Stephenson
Oberholtzer
Eph Inman
Indianapolis
Inman
Charles E. Cox
Booze Runner Drowns While Being Captured in San Francisco Bay
An unidentified rum runner chose death to evade federal agents and leaped into the water with hands tied behind his back as a government vessel tried to take him across San Francisco Bay. The incident occurred on August 11.
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San Francisco
Cal
San Francisco Bay
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