Influenza Epidemic Under Control in Midwest Report
United Press reports midwest influenza outbreak broken with fewer cases and deaths. Chicago showed about half the new cases in the previous 24 hours with 5 deaths and 257 cases. pneumonia caused 99 new cases and 16 deaths. Kansas City officials said the epidemic was well under control with many closures aiding the effort.
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Tinted
Prass Dispatc
Chicago
West
Middle West
United Press
Kansas City
E. W. Caveness
Auto Driver Guilty in Involuntary Manslaughter Case
Charles Davis of Sullivan Ind was found guilty by a circuit court jury of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Mrs Katie Shores. Sentencing by Judge DeBaun will place him in state prison for an indeterminate term of one to ten years. Shores was struck Sept 28 on the Dixie Bee highway near Sullivan and died Oct 4.
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Sullivan
Ind
Charles Davis
Davis
DeBaun
Katie Shores
Nurse and patient have narrow escape in Greensburg
In Greensburg Indiana on December 15 Miss Jennie Burkman a nurse and Miss Lizzie Thomson nearly died when both were overcome by gas stove fumes. Neighbors and a physician aided them as an investigation found the gas released fumes. Mrs Talitha Worland then assisted to care for two patients.
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Greensburg
Ind
Jennie Burkman
Lizzie Thomson
Pie throwing divorce ends in court tale
In Bellingham Washington on December 15 Mrs Lillian Bonner told Judge Ed Hardin her husband George Bonner had hurled a pumpkin pie at her and scored a bull's eye. She won an interlocutory decree of divorce.
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Bellingham
Wash
George Bonner
Lillian Bonner
Ed Hardin
George
Stephenson Feared Mob Claim Faces Supreme Court
D. C. Stephenson, ex Ku Klux Klan leader now serving life for murder, did not testify in his Noblesville trial citing fear of mob violence. Attorney A. M. Hall says an affidavit from Stephenson will be filed with the Indiana Supreme Court as part of a writ of coram nobis, naming Hiram Evans in connection with the conviction.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
D. C
Supreme Court
Hall
Hiram Evans
Shumaker Loses Point Over Court Refusal
Indianapolis December 15 William Miles anti Saloon league attorney was denied permission to file a brief for I S Shumaker in response to Attorney General Gilliam's last brief Miles had until December 11 to file but was refused He then filed another petition seeking permission and no action has been taken yet
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Indianapolis
Iilhian Miles
I S. Shumaker
Gilliam
Miles
Theodore Roberts a Screen Idol Dies in Hollywood
United Press dispatch reports Theodore Roberts a famed film actor and stage favorite died yesterday after developing uremia following influenza. The screen world mourns a beloved figure known for his cigar smoking financier roles and bustling theatre career.
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Hollywood
Calif
Theodore Roberts
Screen World
Roberts
Many Applicants for Dry Force Positions in Indianapolis
Thirty four applicants for federal dry agents posts took a three hour Civil Service exam in Indianapolis on December 15. Four current agents failed to pass the initial test, highlighting the competitive process and ongoing recruitment for the dry force.
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Indianapolis
King George II Health Bulletin From Buckingham Palace
A late morning bulletin from Buckingham Palace reports King George II had several hours of sleep with no increase in exhaustion and a steady pulse. The Prince of Wales, asked about the king's danger, said it would take a long time. He and the Duke of York played squash at the Bath Club earlier.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Stanley Hewett
Hugh Rigby
Dawson
Penn
Prince of Wales
Bath Club
the Duke of York
Fate of 22 Mexican Girls In Doubt
United Press dispatch from El Paso reports the fate of 22 girls kidnapped by bandits at Jacotepec Mexico remains undetermined. The town of 4000 witnessed bandits choose the prettiest girls and depart. The dispatch notes past kidnappings ended with the women staying with their captors.
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United Press Dispatcil
EL Paso
Tex
Jacotepec
Mexico
el Continental
Block Will Rewards Longtime Indianapolis Employees
In Indianapolis the will of merchant William H. Block was filed confirming a $100,000 distribution to employees with three years or more service from surplus profits. A 20 year trusteeship over Block Company and Mercantile Investment stock is created to oversee valuable district real estate. Estate values were tentatively set at $1,025,000 in personal wealth and real estate.
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Indianapolis
William H. Block
William E. Block Company
Mercantile Investment Company
Three Men Executed in Illinois Electric Chair
Three Chippewa Indian and two African American men were executed in the Illinois state prison for the murder of William Beck, the first electric chair deaths in the state after switching from the gallows. Governor Small and the parole board denied clemency. the death march lasted 37 minutes as ministers prayed. Beck’s killing followed a robbery at his lake county farm home, with his parents beaten.
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Jolt
Ilinois State Prison
William Beck
Lake County
Clark
Brown
Bressetti
Eligus Weir
William Frye
Len Small
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Beck
Throw Away Chance for Fine Radio Set
In Valparaiso Indiana a sidewalk radio with a “Take me Away” tag disappeared after many laughed at the joke. But butcher Werner believed the sign and carried off the set, becoming its owner. The incident prompts skepticism toward local merchants’ ads.
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Valparaiso
Ind
van Ness Electric Company
Mil Werner
Congress Debates Prison Labor Bill and Chamber Renovation
The Senate considers a prison labor bill while the Rules Committee meets on reconstructing the Senate chamber. The House shifts to an agriculture appropriation bill as committees review amending the Packers and Stockyards Act.
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United Press Dispatch
Senate
HOUSE
Agriculture
Packers and Stockyard Act
Rhoades Sentenced to Die in Indiana Electric Chair
Dreyfus Rhoades, condemned for the murder of Vincennes policeman Simon Caine, is moved to death row at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City after being brought from Evansville. His execution is scheduled for March 6.
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Michigan City
Ind
Dreyfus Rhoades
Indiana State Prison
Simon Caine
Vincennes
Evansville
Indiana Woman Arrested in Missouri for Husband's Murder
Mrs. Rena Barrackman was arrested in St. Joseph Missouri on first degree murder charges for her husband J J Barrackman 61 shot to death July 4 in Jeffersonville Indiana. Police say she claimed to find him dead after attending a Fourth of July celebration and investigators suspect life insurance motive.
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United Press
Jeffersonville
Ind
Rena Barrackman
St. Joseph
Missouri City
J. J. Barrackman
Barrackman
Settle Re-Elected to American Farm Bureau Federation
Indianapolis December 15 William H Settle president of the Indiana Farm Bureau federation was re elected a director of the American Farm Bureau federation for a two year term at the Chicago annual meeting He has held the position six years Settle was chosen for the national market committee and served as director of the Cooperative Agricultural Service executive committee member of the National Rural Boy Scouts and director of the American Institute of Cooperatives
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Indianapolis
William H. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Settle
Committee For National Market
Cooperative Agricultural Service
National Rural Boy Scouts
American Institute of Cooperatives
Wells County hunts man who stole 74 chickens at sale
Wells county authorities search for a stranger who attended the Schmidt and Burnau farm sale near Liberty Center. He bid on 74 Buff Orpington chickens, loaded them into a car and drove off without paying. He gave the name Ed Ray, about 45, 165 pounds.
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Liberty Center
Ind
Wells County
Schmidt and Burnau
Ed Ray
Infant Keller Dead
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Guy Keller of 1209 Second Street Northwest died at 7 40 this morning Burial was at Fairview at two this afternoon.
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Guy Keller
Second Street Northwest
Fairview
Senator Watson Clears Field in Senate Leadership Race
Washington reports Senator Waslay Jones of Indiana retires from the Senate, opening the contest for leadership. Senator James K Watson of Indiana appears poised to lead as the race for the chair heats up amid retirement.
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Watson
Was Shington
Dee
Waslay Jones
Washington
Senate
James Kk
Indiana
Patten Heir to Give Half Fortune to Charity
Wheat king James A Patten who died last week left half of his estimated 20 million fortune to seven Chicago area institutions. Widow Amanda Patten will receive income for life, then one half to charity and one half to Patten children. Beneficiaries include Evanston hospital association and Glenwood Manual Training School among others.
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Smithd Prm Dinpatch
Chicago
Dee. H
James A Patten
Wheat King
Amanda Patten
Charitex
Agnes Patten Wilder
Los Angeles
John Lowrie Patten
Evanston
Evanston Hospital Association
Old Peoples’ Home of Chicago
Boy Scouts Council
United Charities of Chicago
Glenwood Manual Training School of Chicago
Plan New Grandstand for State Fair Ground
Indiana board of agriculture schedules December 21 meeting to discuss plans for a new grandstand at the state fairground. Estimated cost is 300000 dollars, plus 50000 dollars for a new Indiana University building. Officials say plans must fit the budget after yesterday’s session failed to reach an agreement.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Agriculture
BE. J. Barker
Indiana University
Six Boys Arrested in Auto Theft Ring
Six youths aged 16 to 148 years were arrested in Anderson Indiana for stealing twenty automobiles. Police say the arrests may solve a spate of thefts in the city over the past month.
World Court Face to Face with Task of Stopping Clash
The League of Nations council faces intervention in the Bolivia Paraguay dispute after Bolivian President Siles accuses Paraguay of violating Article ten of the Covenant. Bolivia seeks arbitration under Covenant provisions, with Article 13 allowing arbitration for disputes unsolved by diplomacy.
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Lugano
Switzerland
Council of the
League of Nations
Hernando Siles
Boliva
Aristide Briand
Paraguay
League
Executive Council
Bolivia
Bolivian Leader Says Pacific Settlement Not Feasible
President Hernando Sites informed the League of Nations that Bolivia cannot pursue a Pacific Settlement of the Paraguan Bolivian issue. He charged Paraguay with concentrating troops in the Chaco area where 24 Bolivian soldiers were killed in a Dec 6 skirmish. The note was signed by President Silas and sent by foreign minister Manuel Elio.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Hernando
Council of the
League of Nations
Paraguay
Chaco
Silas
Manuel Elio
Vincennes Wabash Bridge Plans Drafted for Completion Next Year
Indianapolis December 15 John D Williams director of the state highway commission announced plans are being drafted for a new concrete spandrel arch bridge over the Wabash River at Vincennes. The project aims for completion next year possibly in time for the George Rogers Clark sesquicentennial.
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Indianapolis
John D. Williams
State Highway Commission
Vincennes
Egg Market Rallies Amid Week’s Trading Slump
The market rallied sharply after a weak start to the week, with prices climbing to 32 1 8 cents. Despite the surge, the week ended near session lows as overall sentiment remained cautious with limited gains.
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