Fate of Hight and Elsie in jury's hands today
Mount Vernon Newfoundland December 23 Elsie Sweetin and her former pastor Lawrence M Hight face a jury verdict on charges that they poisoned Wilford Sweetin and Anna Hight The defense rested with medical experts saying Hight shows signs of insanity with the intellect of a ten year old A psychiatrist from Anna Illinois testified that Hight is legally sane but medically insane and unable to distinguish right from wrong
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Elsie
Mount Vernon
Elsie Sweetin
Lawrence M. Hight
Wilford
Anna
Charles H. Anderson
Staate Hospital For
Ill
Anderson
Illinois
Chester
Dr. Anderson
Nelson M. Layman
God
Dr. Hight
Newspaper men oppose postal rate rise in Sterling bill
The American Newspaper Publishers' Association warned the Sterling omnibus postal bill would devastate part of the industry and cripple newspaper circulation. They argued the proposed $68 million revenue plan from higher rates would not yield added income and would harm publishers.
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Unthernational News Service
Washington
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
McCoy on Trial for Slaying Teresa Mars
Los Angeles December 23 Chief Prosecutor Fricke opens state’s argument in the trial of Kid McCoy for the slaying of Mrs Teresa Mars branding his account as fiction and accusing him of cold blooded violence while he proclaims himself a gentleman. The prosecutor denounces the defendant as he testifies about love and innocence.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Kid McCoy
Teresa Mars
McCoy
Fricke
Teresa Mors
McCoy killed woman over lost meal ticket in shop murder
Fricke testifies that McCoy, living under an assumed name since last June, killed his lover after discovering a changed attitude from Mrs. Mors. He then planned to kill others linked to her property, lining up in the curio shop with a gun and vowing to remove anyone who interfered. The prosecu tor describes the acts as reckless cold blooded criminal.
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Fricke
McCoy
Mules Rescued From Deep Mine After Strike
Seven mules owned by a local mining company were rescued from 365 feet underground by the Decatur and Macon Humane Society after miners halted pay and left the animals in the pit. Engineers threatened to quit, prompting surface retrieval via cage-like platforms and temporary care before returning to the workforce as overdue wages.
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Niantic
Ill
Humane Society of
Decatur
Macon County
Rose S. Caldwell
Decatur Humane Society
Miss. Caldwell
Robbers break into Bloomfield grocery store
Robbers entered the grocery store of Edward Baker in Bloomfield on Sunday night. They forced open a safe and fled with 250 dollars and valuable family jewelry. Indications point to professional burglars.
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Bloomfield
Edward Baker
Jasonville Men Seek Retrial in Big Damage Case
A. J. Padgett and A. A. Clark will argue in Indianapolis for a new trial on the Gatherum damage suit. The federal jury awarded $25,000 to the plaintiff, an alien, against 31 Jasonville defendants. many defendants are not financially able to pay, but the judgment stands against each.
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International News Shervices
Vincennes
Ind
A. J. Padgett
A. A. Clark
James Gatherum
Jasonville
Indianapolis
Anderson
Gatherum
Greene County
Prohi Agents Fire on Men in Little Rock Incident
In Little Rock Arkansas a car chase ends in a fatal shot as L. E. Story is killed by a prohibition agent's rifle. E. C. Blankenship is wounded after fleeing officers halted pursuit. a third man is lightly injured. The event occurred today and involves prohibition enforcement actions.
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PROHI
Little Rock
Arkansas
Linternational News Servich
Ark
L. E. Story
E. C. Blankenship
Glass plant resumes operations at Hartford City
The American Window Glass plant in Hartford City Indiana, employing about 700 workers, resumed operations yesterday after a shutdown for repairs. A long steady run is anticipated at the facility.
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Hartford City
Ind
American Window Glass Company
Salvation Army Changes Christmas Dinner to Food Baskets
The Citizen reports Salvation Army will distribute Christmas dinners as baskets instead of a meal. Captain Morris says baskets with tickets will be handed out at 2 PM Wednesday. the tree and program move to the Elks’ home at 7 PM Christmas night.
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Salvation Army
Citadel
West Vincennes Street
Morris
The
Elks
Fight for life begun by bandit in saloon hold up
Raymond M. Mosely age 22 started a trial defense to escape the gallows after killing two men and wounding five during a saloon holdup two weeks prior. The defense plans an insanity plea.
Pope Pius XI Recovers From Flu For Holy Year Start
Vatican dispatch says Pope Pius XI, after a slight influenza attack, is up today and fit enough to open the holy year celebration on Christmas Eve. The condition is described as not serious enough to hinder the ceremony.
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Pope Pius XI
International News Service
Rome
Pius XI
Relief Committee Swamped With Coal Aid Applications
The local relief group faced a flood of coal aid requests as about 200 applications arrived by 2 pm, many via the Daily Citizen. Funds may not cover all in need, especially sick households, prompting a plan to prioritize the most urgent cases and consider a longer charity drive for more money.
Appellate Court Affirms Damages Verdict in Taylor Case
The Greene circuit court clerks report confirms the appellate court upheld Judge Van Buskirk in Corbin versus Martindale Hostettler. Corbin, an elderly deaf neighbor, was struck by racing horses after a Mormon meeting in winter 1922, suffering multiple injuries and a July 1923 jury verdict awarding damages.
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Bloomfield Bureau
Bloomfield
David F. Bland
Greene Circuit Court
van Buskirk
Thomas I. Corbin
Roy Martindale
Ed Hostettler
Taylor Township
Corbin
Martindale
Hostettler
Higher court upholds verdict in Humphreys suit
The higher court has handed down a decision upholding the jury verdict and the court rulings. Guy H. Humphreys represented the plaintiff and William L. Slinkard represented the defendants.
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Lowed
Guy H. Humphreys
William L. Slinkard
Washington City Home of Big Fellows in Liquor Traffic
Federal Prohibition Director Haynes says 1925 enforcement shifts to city county and state authorities while federal agents target the big fellows. Get the source get the big fellows is the watchword as operatives focus on major figures in liquor traffic.
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Washington City
BIG Fellows
International News Service
Washington
Haynes
Snow Blankets State with Six Inches at Logansport
A heavy snowstorm hit Indiana with six inches at Logansport and two inches at Fort Wayne, Marion, and Indianapolis. The city and state face slick roads and continued snowfall through the day.
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Logansport
International News Service
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Marion
May Try Black Case In Indiana Courts
Floyd Black lies wounded in Union hospital after an attempted arrest last Thursday. Sheriff Fred Armstrong says decision whether to bring him before the federal court in Indianapolis or Vigo county circuit court will come soon. If tried in circuit court he faces potential life sentence as an alleged habitual criminal for wrecking the Co and E I passenger train No 95 on December 14. Black has prior convictions in Vigo circuit court and Greene county.
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Terre Haute
Floyd Black
Union Hospital
Indianapolis
Vigo County
Fred Armstrong
Black
Vigo
Greene County
English heiress dies in Greencastle auto crash
Mrs Rosalind English Parsons daughter of Indiana state senator William E English was killed when her car veered off National road near the state penal farm and plunged 30 feet. Kenneth Hurtt a musician from Terre Haute was injured and Hurtt’s wife was granted a divorce in Vigo county court.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Rosalind English Parsons
William E. English
Greencastle
Ind
Stewart W. Parsons
Terre Haute
Kenneth Hurtt
Hurtt
Parsons
Soviet Buying Vast Stores of Food for Red Army
Constantinople reports the Soviet government purchased 15 000 tons of flour in New York through Constantinople for immediate Red Army delivery and seeks 200 000 more. The Soviets buy gold and silver in London and New York to pay for supplies and act to ready the army for potential winter disorders or a spring push into the Balkans in support of Bolshevism.
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Constantinople
New York
Red Army
London
Klan Warns Indiana Legislators On New Program
The Ku Klux Klan in Indiana led by Walter Bossert warns state lawmakers against attending unsanctioned Klansman meetings. A former Klansman, D GC Stephenson, is said to organize a legislator meeting to push a program including compulsory Bible teaching, abolition of private schools, Negro segregation in schools, and strict Sunday blue laws.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ku Klux Klan
Walter Bossert
Grand Dragon
Indiaana
D. GC. Stephenson
Bossert
Congress rushes to save postal bill for president
In Washington, public hearings on the omnibus postal bill begin as Congress seeks to defeat President Coolidge by replacing the vetoed postal salary bill before Christmas recess ends. The plan aims to raise 68 million dollars through higher postal rates.
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Congress
International News Service
Washington
President Coolidge
Judge Anderson Seen Up for Court of Appeals Promotion
A. B. Anderson, chief judge of the federal district court in Indianapolis, is poised for a promotion to the circuit court of appeals. The White House indicated today that the nomination will go to the Senate soon.
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Anderson
Court OF Appeals
International News Service
Washington
A. B. Anderson
Federal District Court
Indianapolis
Circuit Court of Appeals
White House
Senate
Robbers Loot Boaz Hatowski Office in Chicago Haul
Five bandits raided the office of Boaz Hatowski, ten importers, in Chicago as Christmas shoppers filled the streets. They escaped with gems valued at $25,000 this afternoon reported by the International News Service.
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International News Service
Chicago
Boaz Hatowski
Alonzo Dickey Dies at 79 in Worthington
Bloomfield Dee Kis Dickey age 79 a Civil War veteran died suddenly yesterday at the family home in Worthington. He is survived by his mother in her 100th year and two daughters Mrs Charles Summers and Mrs Cecil Gibson both of Indianapolis.
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Bloomfield
Dee
Kis Dickey
Worthington
Charles Summers
Cecil Gibson
Indianapolis
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