Governor McKay Declares Fight Has Just Begun
Governor McKay states he has launched his battle and will press ahead with his political effort amid continued public and party responses.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1923
Page
6
Governor McKay states he has launched his battle and will press ahead with his political effort amid continued public and party responses.
A public figure regrets being denied a hearing before the Marion County Grand Jury and urges the public to withhold judgment pending further details.
Governor Warren T McCray was indicted on 191 counts in Indianapolis. Maximum penalties total over 48 years plus fines for charges including grand larceny forgery issuing fraudulent checks making false financial statements false pretenses. Bond set at $25,000 with more than fifty signers.
In Indianapolis on December 1 the funeral for Mrs Helen Hager Welchel a murder victim whose mutilated body was found on the Big Four tracks after being thrown from an overhead bridge was conducted. Police still lack a tangible clue to the killer.
The United States government will not officially take part in the investigation into German resources conducted by the inter allied reparations commission, announced in Washington today.
Belema Bedell Gibson 22 wife of William J. Gibson died last night at 11 30 at her parents home, Mack and [illegible] Denham, from blood poisoning. Survived by husband, two children, parents, two brothers William and Carl, two sisters Arietta and Zenobia. Funeral Monday 2 pm at corner of B and Third Streets NW, Rev. E C Corts officiating. interment Fairview Cemetery.
Indianapolis December report shows Governor Warren T. McCray indicted by a grand jury on eight counts. Bond set at $25,000 on embezzlement. other charges carry no bond. McCray vows to fight, denies privilege to appear before the grand jury, and remains confident despite the turmoil. Details outline a $350,000 pool by bankers and businessmen, a $155,000 loan from the state board of agriculture, notes sold to banks, ownership of 15,000 acres across several states, and total liabilities of about $3.20 million per bankruptcy testimony.
Authorities said the actual slayers of Brooklyn bank messengers William S. Barlow and William McLaughlin, robbed of $48,000 and shot November 14, are in jail. The killers are reported to be among those arrested this week.
Corydon Ind Dec 1 Fred Johns a wealthy farmer aged 68 was acquitted today of murder in the August death of farm laborer Pat Thorp Johns was freed after testimony showed Thorp grew angry when dinner was delayed and threatened Mrs Johns with a file before Johns shot Thorp with a shotgun. the jury found him not guilty on the homicide charge.
Mrs Katherine Mann known as the wolf girl confessed as Otto Malm's companion in the Lehman shooting. She attempted to kill herself by hanging in the West Chicago Police station wash room using a rope of bed sheets, but her feet touched the floor.
Peters burg Indiana December 1 Dewey Adams son of John E Adams of near Algiers returned home from Thanksgiving to find his father dead on a sofa The note near the body read Goodbye Mary appealing to Miss Mary Harkless Orwell Ind the would be bride Coroner O D Harris said no suicide evidence Adams lived east of Petersburg He had just arranged his marriage with Miss Harkless for Saturday leaving his bride to be prostrated by grief and the county clerk's office had finalized details earlier in the week.
Two men were dying in Joliet hospital after a fresh outbreak of Chicago beer gangsters war. Police reported three dead so far with gunmen firing into bound victims. Victims named William Egan and Thomas Keane.
Rome reports that recognition of Soviet Russia by Italy was considered imminent. If Italy acts, she would be the first ally to recognize the Moscow government.
Mount Vesuvius is in eruption, a Central News dispatch from Rome reports. The tremor is followed by an earth quake in Tuscany damaging villages and prompting warnings.
The Martinsville Reporter notes Mrs H H Allen cultivated a flower garden beside the Methodist church gaining praise. Stark Brothers of Louisiana Mo awarded a prize for her garden image, to appear with honorable mention in their spring catalogue. From July to November flowers were shared with the church sanitariums and shut ins.
Mayor Inman of Hazleton received an invitation to attend the December 12 formal opening of the Hazleton bridge over White River on the Dixie Bee Line highway. The event will be attended by federal engineers, Indiana governor and highway officials, and representatives from Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee.
Princeton Indiana police search for Dee J S Broshea collector for an insurance firm who vanished last Wednesday. Authorities suspect foul play after learning he had collected several hundred dollars. He leaves a wife and three children.
Henry Croddy 72 was found dead at the family residence on East Wood street Paris Illinois with a gunshot wound to the neck. Investigators State's Attorney Bristow Coroner Martin and Sheriff Sizemore review evidence including a blood smeared rocking chair footprints whisky bottles. foul play suspected though no arrest yet.
Three Chicago rum runners with 224 quarts of gin were captured at third street and Wabash avenue at 2:30 this morning in Terre Haute. They were jailed for violating state and federal liquor laws and for transporting liquor in an automobile. The contraband car, valued around $1,500, was en route from Chicago to Indianapolis.
The Qua paw council held a meeting last night with improving sickness cases reported by relief chiefs. Two new members were admitted Brock Hudson for adoption and J H Scott by card. Four new brothers received adoption degrees. Nine applications remain pending as the drive continues with 16 adoptions four reinstatements and two card admissions this month. A large class is set for December 22 with the champion degree team from Indianapolis for Commanche tribe work.
Washington dispatch notes the sixty eighth Congress opens Monday at noon facing a presidential year with limited time and heavy agenda. A new progressive bloc led by La Follette could hinder the administration as political jockeying heats up before the 1924 conventions. President Coolidge’s fate may hinge on this session.
International News Service reports Air Mail officials ordered a search from San Francisco to Reno for Mail Pilot Claire K. Vance of Logansport Indiana missing since departing Crissy Field at 2 p m yesterday. He was due in Reno with mail by 5 p m. Authorities fear a serious accident or forced landing in heavy Sierra snows.
In Pueblo Mexico on December 1 1923 Antonio Avanen killed his wife and eight children and then killed himself after a fortune teller predicted a January 21 1924 earthquake. Alvarez fatally hurt his family with an axe while they slept. A note explained the motive.
Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Colder Monday可能.
Last Monday night the Pocahontas council in Chickakee held a strong meeting with a large turnout. Two new members were accepted and five applications remain pending. Officers for the coming term were nominated and an invitation extended to Terre Haute Twelve Points council to confer degree work on Saturday night December 8. After business, the Maude Muller degree was given to a large class, with city residents enjoying the barn lot and hay fields visit.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.