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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1925
Page
4
Hammond resident Mrs Williams, a cloak shop saleswoman, hurled an alarm clock at a bandit during a daylight robbery attempt. The clock struck him in the face, wounding him with cuts, and he fled with blood on his features.
Lincoln Andrews, assistant secretary of the treasury, names 24 regional administrators to crush bootleg liquor in the United States. B F Ewing is named acting director for the Indiana Illinois and southern Wisconsin district as a near military offensive is set to close distilleries and breweries and double coast guard vigilance. A campaign of public education on bootleg health risks launches nationwide. Bert C Morgan is sidetracked amid department reorganization and may become a deputy under the new director.
In Indianapolis August 21 registration of voters before November municipal elections is required only in first and second class cities. Gaylord Morton Republican member of the state board of election commissioners said this in reply to Rushville Republican city chairman Russell Titsworth. W. W. Spencer Democrat on the board concurred.
Two men died and about a dozen were seriously injured with twenty others lightly hurt when two panoramic specials collided on the Denver and Rio Grande Western near Leadville. The dead were Wireman J. W. Taughtenbaugh and C. E. K. Phelan, both of Salida. The collision occurred on a curve in Granite canyon late Thursday.
United Press dispatch from Newport reports the federal government has opened a secret investigation into the Mackinac steamer explosion which killed 42 people and left others facing severe injuries.
A barber shop owned by W. T. Holden near Gary police headquarters was badly damaged by a bombing early today. Holden said he received threatening letters after a labor dispute.
Two hundred workers, guarded by sheriff’s forces, returned to work at a Siegler Illinois mine that had been shut down by an outlaw strike. The reopening followed police and sheriff efforts to ensure order as labor unrest continued.
A group labeled torture bandits beat Sig Lazarus to force opening his wholesale jewel firm safes. They seized $250 000 to $600 000 in gems, escaped by elevator to a waiting car, triggering a city wide manhunt across Chicago and suburbs.
The three navy planes are ordered to proceed to the starting point tomorrow for a trans pacific hop from San Francisco to Hawaii. The 2233 mile flight is expected to take 26 to 27 hours with tentative takeoff on August 28.
Rushville Indiana August 21 Frank J Hall former lieutenant governor of Indiana will be buried this afternoon in the cemetery of the country church at Raleigh near here. Hall who served under Thomas R Marshall died in the Masonic home at Franklin Wednesday night. He was 81 years old.
Chicago reports unseasonable cold as temperatures plummet from recent highs. St Louis saw a near eighty degree drop, Milwaukee residents burn rubbish to combat chill. Madison and St Paul record around 50 degrees with showers forecast. Oklahoma notes a small snow event. Iowa crops suffer under chilly winds.
A Midwest cold wave drops Indianapolis to 58 degrees the coolest since the month began. Cooler weather spreads across Indiana as a hail and wind storm in southeastern Hamilton County ruins several hundred acres of corn, per Weather Bureau reports.
Charles Bryant of Littleview, long thought dead after 1918 checks bounced and a coat and hat found on a bridge near St Louis, was arrested in Richview on forgery charges. He claimed memory loss after influenza led to his disappearance.
Rain delayed the opening of the New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates series with double headers set for Saturday and Sunday and a single game Monday. Kiki Cuyler homered to lift the Pirates to a 2 1 victory over the Brooklyn Robins, while the Giants rallied but lost to the Cubs 6 3.
President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge visited Northampton Mass to see Mrs Almira Goodhue and tour the home they lived in fifteen years ago Officials and townspeople lined the street as Coolidge toured unrecognized by night crime era.
The individual tried unsuccessfully to enter the Masonic building offices once occupied with Ralph W. Hemenway. Hemenway had locked the office and gone to a hotel to discuss old times with reporters. The president may travel to Swampscott this afternoon.
W B Hiner organizer and president of Aiers Red Ball bus lines and Red Ball Bus Line Terminal company announces sale to Floosier Stage Line headed by Fred James of Indianapolis. The deal involves property valued at 2 500 000 dollars and Hiner’s buses served routes across Indiana.
Indianapolis bankers avoided public stance as protests urging President Coolidge to pardon Warren T. McCray were sent by South Bend bankers. Four local bank presidents declined to comment while noting no personal prejudice. The petition sits with Homer Elliott for action before being shown to Federal Judge Anderson.
Indiana claims 7.68 million dollars in federal aid available for road work through 1926 under a pay as you go plan. John D. Williams, director of the state highway commission, says funds total 16.25 million since 1917 with 7.68 million now claimable after applying twice the amount spent.
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