McCray Case Sparks Indiana Republican Strategy
After hours with GOP leaders in Indianapolis, Clyde Walb signals a decision on Governor McCray's fate may come today. Possible options include a resign or disavowal resolution or a special impeachment session as bankruptcy hearings proceed and party divisions surface.
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Indianapolis
Deg
Clyde Walb
Republican State Committee
Warren T. McCray
Walb
Stewart Fisher
Princeton
King Emison
Vincennes
George Elliott
Newcastle
Lawrence Cartwright
Assembly Call Would Leave Decision to Democratic Members
A legislative member argues that if a convention is to be convened the assembly should be called into conference first. He says Democratic participation would be decided by the members, who alone can judge their actions.
Kansas Governor Davis signals possible presidential bid
Governor Jonathan M. Davis of Kansas told Seventh district Democrats he is willing to enter the larger field of running for president if the party desires it. He stated he does not want the nomination but would abide by Democratic wishes if they urge him to run.
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Great Bend
Kas
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas
Davis
Woman From Brazil Held on Liquor Transport Charge
Harry Lybarger and wife Edith are free on $1,000 bond in Brazil Indiana awaiting trial for transporting white mule. They allegedly sold liquor to Mrs. Virginia Evans of Indianapolis who is blind after drinking it. Evans bought the liquor for her ill father.
Tax Reduction Plan Sent to Congress Today
Secretary Mellon forwarded to Congress a draft bill to enact his tax reduction plan. He said leaders assure immediate consideration of a program expected to save $300,000,000 annually.
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Congress
International News Service
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Eight held in Vincennes gang probe on Spencer bank holdup
Eight men, all from Bicknell, were arrested in Vincennes in a roundup tied to the November 6 Spencer bank holdup that netted about $17,000. Police say several suspects may have knowledge of the crime and more arrests are expected as investigations continue.
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Vincennes
International
Ind
Spencer
Mear Loucks
Cecil Squires
Fred Openhor
Basil McCarthy
Carl Beacher
Walter Dods
Kenneth Alison
Harold Howard
Bicknell
Vintennes
Wm. Jones
Ted Armstrong
Edwardsport
Jones
Indiana School Enrollment Tops 588 Thousand for 1922 23
Reports to the state board show 97.7 percent of compulsory age children attend school. Total enrollment reaches 588,079 with 489,335 in public schools, 47,497 in parochial, 692 in private and none in institutional schools. Attendance officers made 169,878 visits and kept 72,359 children in school.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Attendance
Blanche Merry
Watkins Pushes Bonus Bill With New Financing Plan
Rep Watkins of Oregon promotes a soldiers bonus plan despite President Coolidge opposition. He outlines a funding scheme he says will not heavily tax the public, drawing on his afternoon remarks in Washington.
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International News Service
Washington
Coolidge
Watkins
Oregon
Quarrel Ends in Death in Chillicothe Estate Dispute
In Chillicothe Ohio a personal argument over an estate left one man dead and another seriously wounded. Adam Fraser was killed after Fraser wounded John Miller with a shotgun during a dispute and then fatally shot himself in the forehead with a revolver.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Dee
Adam Fraser
John Miller
Fraser
Miller
Insurance Fraud Case Involving Sailstad Fire and Disappearance
Edward Sailstad, a 30 year old former Eau Claire businessman, reportedly confessed to burning his Lake Nebagamon cottage and exhuming Andrew McPhee's body to claim $62,000 in life insurance. His wife Nora Sailstad Richardson won a lower court verdict proving Sailstad died in the fire. appeal pending. Authorities and insurers pursue claims about a cadaver, a stenographer, and alleged infatuation with a girl.
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International
Napa
Cal
Edward Sailstad
Eau Claire
Wis
Lake Nebagamon
Superior
Andrew McPhee
McPhee
Nora Sailstad Richardson
Sailstad
Two men kidnap Chicago business leader beating victim
Chicago dispatch reports two men entered the flat of Miss Marie Skelton early today and kidnapped W. Thompson Allen president of the Radium Products Company. They drove him around the city in a curtained car for hours and beat him severely before dumping him. Allen recently moved to Chicago from Nashville after divorcing his wife.
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International News Service
Chicago
Marie Skelton
W. Thompson Allen
Radium Products’ Company
Allen
Nashville
Tenn
Dentists Face New Class of Pain Enjoyers
In Columbus the Ohio Dental Society convention warned that some patients seemingly enjoy tooth extractions. Several dentists named these people as a new pest for the profession, though most go to the dentist seeking relief.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Dental Society
Mail plane crash at Castalia Ohio kills pilot
A Cleveland Chicago mail plane piloted by H C Brown crashed in Castalia Ohio this afternoon. The aircraft and its contents were destroyed by flames. Brown was rushed to a Sandusky hospital for treatment.
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Uinternational
Cleveland
Ohio
H. C. Brown
Castalia
Brown
Sandusky
Three Men Arrested in California Railroad Robbery Case
Three suspects in the Southern Pacific train robbery near Redding California on October 11 were arrested in Henderson Kentucky by Louisville and Nashville detectives. A fourth man is being sought.
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International News Service
Evansville
Southern Pacific Railroad
Redding
Cal
Henderson
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Jumble of Bills Flood Congress Opens Session
Washington December 6 The largest number of bills and resolutions ever introduced at a new congress fills the hopper in both houses with more than 1000 items awaiting consideration.
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International News Service
Wasilington
Congress
Senate
House
Anthracite Strike Set To Begin Tomorrow
An anthracite strike affecting 17 000 miners was staged to start tomorrow as Lehigh Valley Coal Company workers prepared to lay down tools, with potential to halt over 50 000 miners across the region.
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Wilkes Barre
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Fire destroys Morrison Mill plant at Anacortes
Half Million Blaze International News reports the Morrison Mill company lumber plant valued at $509,000 in Anacortes was destroyed by fire. The box factory office and four dry kilns were wiped out as flames swept through the facility.
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Bellingham
Wash
Morrison Mill Company
Anxcortes
Endorses World President Harding Opposing Railway Policy
Fragmented, unclear OCR text referencing support for Harding and opposition to railway policy. Mentions tax reductions and public confidence, with garbled phrases about international aid and consolidation of systems. No clear individuals or events beyond the presidential context emerge.
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