Fifty Bodies Recovered From Birmingham Mine Disaster
United Press dispatch from Birmingham describes the Overton Mine Number 2 explosion yesterday. Fifty bodies, seven white and forty negroes, have been brought to the surface. total deaths estimated up to sixty. Rescue crews continue work as officials note the cause is undetermined and many miners remain underground. Miner T. C. Yarbrough recounts the blast and panic.
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United Press Dispatch
Birmingham
Ala
Overton Mine
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company
Gaspusi
T. C. Yarbrough
Pre-Holiday Crime Wave Strikes Chicago
A 12 hour stretch ends with two dead and another wounded in Chicago. John Millet was killed while robbing a restaurant and Matthew Lusk wounded during a drug store hold up. Robbers posing as prohibition agents targeted Louis Renoux at his home. several robberies and holdups were reported to headquarters between 3 p. m. yesterday and 8 a. m. today.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Mann
John Millet
Matthew Lusk
Lusk
Death Sentence Given in Lake County Case
Henry Smith, a Black man and the third man convicted this week in Lake county, was sentenced to death by electric chair after a decisive jury verdict. The jurors deliberated about thirty minutes before unanimously finding him guilty and fixing the penalty.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Henry Smith
Lake County
Smith
Parole of Rich Youth Arouses Comment in Chicago
Chicago officials and lawyers launched a drive to curb the state board of Pardons and Paroles after Ira D. Perry Jr the millionaire's son was released from a life sentence without officers knowledge Perry fled the state and law enforcement plans to push charges while lawmakers seek repeal of a new act empowering the board to lessen punishments tied to judge and jury decisions with Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb cases looming.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Ira D. Perry
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Perry
George E. Gorman
Gorman
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Robert H. Crowe
Leopolld and Loeb
Charles T. Holden
Chicago Crime Commission
Russell Whitman
Chicago Bar Association
Fire Endangers 21 Orphan Babies at Beech Grove Home
Indianapolis December 14. Fire at St Elizabeth's orphan home in Beech Grove endangers 21 children under three and causes over 12000 dollars in damage. Passersby and two nurses evacuated the inmates as flames engulfed the roof and smoke filled the interior.
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Indianapolis
St. Elizabeth’s Orphan Home
Beech Grove
Passars-by
Educators Protest Salary Cuts by State Finance Panel
Members of the state board of education vigorously protested to the state finance committee against proposed salary cuts for employees of the state department of education. The action taken occurred in Indianapolis on December 11 with officials urging reversal of the cuts.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Education
State Finance Committee
Eempleyes
State Department of Education
Linton Puts on Holiday Attire
A Linton Adt club committee transformed the downtown business section into an evergreen holiday scene. Street posts, cedar trees, and wild smilax enhance the storefronts making the district bright by day and night. Merchants gain a reputation for progressiveness and attractive displays.
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Linton Adt Club
Linton
Prolonged cold fades after eucalyptus treatment on circus elephant
A circus elephant in Los Angeles was treated with a bag of eucalyptus placed on its nose. The animal's sneezing and winnows diminished as the cold symptoms subsided.
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Los Angeles
Indiana Guard Ready For War Mobilization In 18 Hours
Indiana Adjutant General W. H. Kirshner says the 4753 National Guardsmen could be mobilized from home stations to a central camp within 24 hours of national mobilization. He notes high morale, full equipment, and plans to begin annual inspections after the new year.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
United States
Indiana Guard
United Press
W. H. Kirshner
Kirschner
Indiana National Guard
United States War Department
Indiana
Signal Corps
Air Corps
Genral Kirschner
Ben
War Department
Indiana Military Organization
Evensville liquor raids net 39 arrests in clean up
Federal agents led by George Winkler conducted dawn raids on private homes and soda parlors in Evansville. Twenty agents seized twenty men and women, with 26 still at large, all to be held for the federal grand jury as the first major statewide push under the Ansel Harris regime.
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Tunithed Press
Evansville
Ind
Dee le
George Winkler
Indianapolis
Federal
Ansel Harris
Police Chief Faces Contempt Charge Over Names of Reporters
Michigan City Chief Richard Kruse will stand in Laporte circuit court to answer contempt accusations for revealing details of wild midnight parties involving high school girls. He contends department activities are public records and editors may publish what is known at headquarters. Testimony will include Mrs. Lillian Hendricks and probation officer Mrs. Harrison.
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United Fress Dispatch
Laporte
Ind
Richard Kruse
Michigan City
Kruse
John Richter
Lillian Hendricks
Harrison
Laport
Gleason
Pastor Summarizes Church Fight In Twelve Words
The Rev James Shera Montgomery told the American Grocery Specialty Manufacturers association convention that modernists say here ain t to hell while fundamentalists say The hell there ain t Both sides in the ongoing religious dispute were condensed into twelve words by the House chaplain.
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Washington
James Shera Montgomery
House
Amercan Grocery Specialty Manufacturer's Association
Indiana celebrates 109th birthday of statehood
Indiana marked its 109th birthday today with special exercises in public schools and anniversary meetings by pioneer and historical societies. The state was admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
TH. N. Sherwood
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Pioneer and Historical Societies
Knights of Pythias Pick Lafayette for Orphan Home Site
The Knights of Pythias lodge committee chose Lafayette as the site for a proposed orphan and aged home. The project carries a cost around one hundred thousand dollars after bids from more than twenty cities.
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Knights OF Pythias
Lafayette
Orphan Home
Indianapolis
Committee of Knights of Pythias Lodge
Pythian
Stephenson Appeal Set to Be Filed Today in Indiana
Attorneys for D. C. Stephenson prepare a motion to set aside his Hamilton county conviction and seek a new trial. The filing will occur in Noblesville with the argument expected tomorrow morning. 227 reasons cited. Stephenson to attend in court. Judge Will Sparks to rule after closing arguments.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
D. C. Stephenson
Hamilton County
Noblesville
Hhr
D. C
Rushville
Foreign air routes tie up Central America around Panama Canal
Major Strong told the Mitchell court martial today that foreign countries have controlled the best air way routes in Central America surrounding the Panama Canal. The testimony was presented in Washington on December 11.
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Washington
Central America
Panama Canal
Major Strong
Mitchell
Missing Barge Seeks Missing Crew Near Tampa
Search continued for the barge missing since Sunday with 22 men aboard near Tampa. The vessel had neither sail nor power and provisions are running low, authorities believe.
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Tampa
Fla
Dawes and Harrison Trade Digs in Senate Echo
In Washington on December 11 the Senate laughed as Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi ridiculed Vice President Charles G. Dawes for his reform crusade and Don Quixote comparisons. Harrison mocked Dawes for his inauguration speech and jokes about leaving office, while Dawes smiled and accepted the playful assault.
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Washington
Senate
Charles G. Dawes
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harrison
Dawes
Don Quixoté
Senator Harrison
Soolidge
Boston
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Moses
Dawe
British coal to reach U S amid strike supply surge
More than 50 000 tons of Welsh and Scotch coal are en route to Boston with other cargoes loading as strikes push UK firms to supply the American market. London and Cardiff firms say they can meet demand with prompt delivery and prices slightly below domestic anthracite after freight.
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Boston
London
Cardiff
Ben West Fined and Benched for Driving Drunk
In Indianapolis on December 12 Judge White fined Ben West 500 dollars and ordered 30 days at the state farm for drunken driving. He was also prohibited from driving for one year.
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Indianapolis
Ben West
West
State Farm
White
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