Editor in Las Vegas shoots in hotel clash
Carl Magee editor of the New Mexico States Tribune shot at former Judge D J Leahy during a hotel altercation in East Las Vegas. Lassiter, a state employee, was killed. Leahy and Magee were injured. The coroner’s inquest will decide if charges for manslaughter or other offenses will be filed.
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United Press Dispatch
Las Vegas
N. M
John B. Lassiter
Carl C. Magee
The
New Mexico States Tribune
Lassiter
D. J. Leahy
Magee
Leahy
Patterson
T. V. Trader
State Tribune
Ea Scripps-Howard
New Mexico
Big Road Building Program For Southern Indiana in 1926
A. V. Burch of Evansville, vice chairman of the state highway board, predicted southern Indiana will receive its full quota in the 1926 road improvement plan. He said the Indiana highway commission has arranged one of its most extensive programs in years and confirmed the section will benefit, though mileage and costs will be announced together next month or possibly in October.
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Indiana
Indiana State Highway Commission
A. V. Burch
Evansville
The
Highway Commission
Burch
Commission
State Board
Pittsburg Pirates Open Five Game Series With Giants
New York and Pittsburg faced off in a double header opening the crucial five game pennant race. Pirates hold a three game lead and are noted for stronger hitting and base running while pitching is viewed as balanced against McGraw’s Giants.
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New York
Pittsburg Pirates
New York Giants
Pirates
Giants
Pittsburg
Giantts
McGraw’s
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
U Lee II
Philadelphia AG
Naturalization Day New Cases in Circuit Court
Bloomfield reports naturalization examinations set for September 16, 1925 for listed applicants including Gee Simpson Jozwiak Krecik Openshaw McDonald McCulloch McCullough Lefevre Metge Fougnies Mathison Voisin. certificate of arrival needed for several. Annie L Royce sues William Royce for divorce. William H Lynn as administrator seeks sale of Maranda Lynn estate.
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August Voisin
Annie L. Royce
William Royce
William H.lynn
Maranda Lynn
Reuben W., Lynn
Mary Lynn
Two Teens Hurt in Indianapolis Auto Crash
Miss Dorothy Burnkham 17 and Louis Hollweg 18 were critically injured in a midnight car crash in Indianapolis. The auto struck a railroad elevation abutment at high speed, skidded forty feet, and occupants were thrown through the windshield, remaining unconscious at city hospital.
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Indianapolis
Dorothy Burnkham
Louis Hollweg
Chicago Opens 17 Million Market Place on South Water
Chicago unveiled a new 17 million market place on South Water street the world's largest single food distributing unit. The massive 166-building complex elevates the area into a landmark and show place as the old mart fades into a memory amid a traffic of commerce once totaling about 500 million dollars annually.
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Chicago
New Mart
166 Buildings
South Water Street
Old Mart
Greene County Students Accepted at Indiana University
Ten Greene county youths gained admission cards to Indiana University and over 700 other entering freshmen received information and cards. Freshmen must register early, with a week of activities starting September 9 and campus familiarization ahead of classes beginning September 14. Students listed include Bloomfield Helen Humphreys Loie Page Sallie Rader Mary L. Thompson Linton Charlton White Lyons Pearl Clasy Switz City Vivian Hoellars Fern Hudson Worthington Cecil Cooprider Rawls Cook Charles Laffland.
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Daily Citizen
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Greene County
State University
Bloomfield
Helen Humphreys
Loie Page
Sallie Rader
Mary L. Thompson
Linton
Charlton White
Lyons
Pearl Clasy
Switz City
Vivian Hoellars
Fern Hudson
Worthington
Cecil Cooprider
Rawls Cook
Charles Laffland
Orr cites state auto expense abuses in Indianapolis report
Lawrence Orr chief examiner for the state board of accounts said state employees overcharge by using private cars for state work and urged an immediate revision of the reimbursement schedule. He warned the schedule is abused and makes private car use profitable for owners.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Lawrence Orr
State Board of Accounts
Orr
Indiana bankers seek arms from U S Government
Indianapolis August 12 Miss Forba McDaniel secretary of the Indiana Bankers association said the government had been asked to furnish army and ammunition to the recently organized vigilantes who will campaign against bank bandits in southern Indiana counties. Arm guards in every county nearly complete with northern counties already organized.
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Indianapolis
Forba McDaniel
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Viglantes
Indiana
Senator Watson urges broad tax cuts nationwide
Senator James E. Watson urged Congress to repeal automobile taxes and nuisance levies, cut the maximum income tax to 2 percent and surtax to 15 percent, and reduce federal taxes by at least 250 million dollars by using debt retirement to end accruing interest of about 870 million annually. He spoke at the National Republican Constructive League in Indianapolis.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Congress
James E. Watson
Watson
National Republican Constructive League
Columbia Club
America
Six men arrested in $500000 counterfeit plot
Federal authorities report six men detained in Chicago linked to a $500,000 counterfeiting ring. Four are held in Detroit with one each in Rockford and Kenosha. The forged $20 notes show Washington’s portrait and blotted border work, prompting a post office warning to midwestern banks and offices.
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Tunitid Press Dispatch
Chicago
Detroit
Rockford
Kenosha
Secret Service
George Washington
Frank White White
Washington
Post Office
Indiana Committee Formed for Dixie Highway Parade
M. & Noblet of the Hoosier Auto Association is named general chairman to arrange Indiana participation in the Dixie highway motorcade marking its tenth anniversary. Indiana directors include Taggart Fisher Ralston Trimble Wampler Steinhart. The procession will travel from Sault Ste. Marie to Miami with a planned October move through Indiana from South Bend to New Albany.
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Indianapolis
M. &. Noblet
Hoosier Auto Association
Indiana
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Miami
Fla
Noblet
Thomas Taggart
Carl G. Fisher
Samuel M. Ralston
J. H. Trimble
Frank Wampler
Er. W. Steinhart
South Bend
New Albany
Seven Accident Deaths in Indiana in 24 Hours
United Press dispatch reports seven accidental deaths across Indiana in the last day. Incidents include Henry Ilgenfritz crushed under a driverless freight train in Lafayette after a car rolled onto the sidewalk. Esther Simons, owner of the car, left brakes unset at hilltop. Earl Kiser and C B Parker electrocuted at Putnamville. Frederick Alcherson injured by auto near North Vernon. Henry Lee killed by heavy timbers in a Petersburg mine. Marion Graczel fatally struck by auto in Elkhart. Joseph Brown dies from a neck injury after diving into shallow water near Battle Ground.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Indiana
Henry Llgenfrits
Lafayette
Ilgenfritz
Esther Simons
Earl Kiser
Hendricks County
Parker
Delaware County
Putnamville
Frederick Alcherson
North Vernon
Henry Lee
Petersburg
Marion Graczel
E. A. Fisher
Elkhart
Joseph Brown
Battle Ground
Watter
Morgan Leads Raid on Indianapolis Saloons
Aug 22 report states Bert C. Morgan federal prohibition director for Indiana headed eight federal agents and six local police in a cleanup of soft drink spots and near beer saloons in Indianapolis western business district. Eight men, mainly owners, were arrested at noon with more arrests promised.
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Indianapolis
Bert C. Morgan
Indiana
Morgan
Fire marshal probes blaze that destroyed Mumma home
Investigation by the state fire marshal's office was begun into a fire that leveled the home of George Mumma a well driller in Decatur Indiana after he had received threatening letters ordering him to leave town.
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Decatur
Ind
George Mumma
Summer Returns to Midwest With Warmer Weather
United Press Dispatch reports a seasonal shift as summer comes back to the Midwest. Unseasonable chill fades and warmth returns across Illinois Indiana Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas. Chicago records 23 degrees at 8 am with forecasts calling for warmer but unsettled conditions.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Midwest
Ilinois
Thirteen Hurt As Train Wreck Near Urbana
A Pennsylvania railroad No. 109 day coach and four Pullmans derailed at St. Paris near Urbana Ohio due to a broken rail. Thirteen people were injured, including New York Giants catcher Hank Gowdy who was scouting for the club. Injuries ranged from bruises to sprains and cuts.
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Urbana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Pssenger
St. Paris
Harry
Hank" Gowdy
New York Giants
Gowdy
Pacific Coast
Prisoners Saw Bars and Escaped Jail in Petersburg Indiana
In Petersburg Indiana two prisoners B F Gross of Louisville Kentucky and Richard Luttrell near Lexington Kentucky, confined for September Pike circuit court trials, sawed two bars from a back window and lowered themselves to the ground on a rope made from old overalls, while Sheriff Reece Burns recuperated at home and deputy Alonzo Hoggatt led a county posse chasing moonshiners.
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Petersburg
Ind
Reece Burns
Alonzo Hoggatt
B. F. Gross
Louisville Ky
Richard Luttrell
Lexington
Pike
Andrews Plans to Assemble Army to Curb Rumors
Washington reports Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews will mobilize a 10,000-strong prohibition enforcement army by Sept. 1. The force includes 5,000 Coast Guard, 1,680 Prohibition agents, 300 Narcotics, and 3,000 from customs and related services. The plan aims to raid bootleg operations, cut supplies, and reshape leadership, with mass dismissals and new administrators by Oct. 15.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
Andrews
Prohibition
Viaveau
America
Two Penal Farm Inmates Electrocuted In Greencastle
Earl Eisler of Hendricks county and G S Parken of Delaware county, both about 50, died when a cable they held contacted a 2 200 volt line while erecting a derrick at the penal farm. Eisler served six months for petty larceny and Parken neared completion of a 30 day term for drunken driving.
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Greencastle
Ind
Earl Eisler
Hendricks County
G. S. Parken
Delaware County
Ralph Howard
Fisler
Parken
Trial Date Set for Stephenson Murder Case
The trial of D. C. Stephenson along with Bath Klenck and Ear Gentry is tentatively scheduled to begin October 12 for the murder of Miss Oberhaltzer. The case was announced by United Press Dispatch and details remain preliminary.
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United Press Dispatch
D. C
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