Time of Unsealing Francisco Mine Delayed by Air Analysis
In Princeton Indiana a small bottle attached to a pipe into Francisco coal mine No 2 will signal when the fire dies by showing no oxygen in the bottle air. Five miners remain sealed 600 feet below as relief workers continue efforts after the December 9 explosion that killed 31 men.
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Princeton
Ind
Francisco Coal Mine
No. 2
United States Bureau of Mines
Vincennes
C. A. Herbert
C. Forbes
Pittsburg
Francisco
Vincennes Capitalist Victim Of Swindlers
Vincennes financier Stephen B Fleming says he was swindled by a stock ring. He dates December 29 1925 purchase of 6800 dollars in Home Deposit Company, says he never received securities and helped prosecutors secure indictments in New York.
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Vincennes
Ind
First National Bank of
New York
J. B. B. LaPlante
Stephen B. Fleming
Fort Wayne
Fleming
Home Deposit Company
Grand Juriy
Mystery Explosion Kills Woman and Child in Baldwin
An explosion in Baldwin Long Island killed a woman and child and injured five men. Property damage exceeds 100000 dollars as a large portion of the business district was damaged. Cause is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Long Island
Slain Betrayer Case Delayed Trial for Catherine Dennino
Catherine Dennino aged sixteen, wife and mother, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after she shot Louis Fine who confessed his past affair with her husband. Judge postponed sentencing to January 5 amid attention from social scientists and welfare workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Catherine Dennino
Louis Fine
Woman Dies After Siege By State Troopers In New Jersey
Miss Beatrice Meeney 50 died in Somerset hospital following an all night siege at the Meeney farm house in the Jutland mountains region. About 30 troopers rushed the house with tear gas bombs capturing Miss Meeney and her brothers Timothy and James. James was shot in the leg and Timothy kept watch during the night. Two troopers were wounded. The trouble began over attempts by the P C A to investigate cattle feeding on the isolated farm. Timothy said strangers had no business there.
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United Press Dispatch
Somerville
N. J
Beatrice Meeney
Somerset Hospital
Meeney
Jutland Mountains
Timothy
James
Defense Begun in Case of Oklahoma Murder
In Oklahoma City on December 23 the defense began to clear Edith Bishop in the murder of her husband Luther Bishop, a state investigator killed at home on December 5. Testimony showed a troubled home life and that the shots did not come from the direction she indicated. The defense plans to prove she was asleep and awakened by gunfire. her 15 year old son Leo will testify to aid his mother.
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United Press Dispatch
Oklahoma City
Okla
Edith Bishop
Luther Bishop
Bennie Rainey Wins IU Medical Scholarship
Bennie Rainey of Linton has won one of twelve Indiana University scholarships for first year medical students. The Bloomington based award, valued at $100 for one year, recognizes pre medical study completed at IU Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Ind
Bennie Rainey
Linton
Indiana University
Indiana Colleges
Indiana University School of Medicine
Rainey
Four Army Officers Die In Midair Collision Near Chanute Field
Government investigators probe a fatal midair collision two miles from Chanute Field Illinois in which four officers died. Capt Gerald G Foster and Lieuts Henry Kunkel Albert J Clayton and Raph Lauter perished when a De Havilland and a PT plane crashed at about 550 feet. All four were on active duty or on reserve status with links to Chicago Rantoul Belleville and Washington DC. Foster will be buried in Chicago while Clayton and Lauter will be sent to their homes.
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United Press Dispatch
Rantoul
Ill
Chanute Field
Gerald G. Foster
Chicago
Henry,.Kunkel
Albert J. Clayton
Scott Field
Belleville
Raph L. Lauter
Bolling Field
Washington, D. C
Foster
Kunkel
Lauter
Clayton
de- Haviland
Will
Mouies
de Haviland
Capt
Lieut
Kunker
Hawaii
Lieut. Lauter
Indiana News Highlights From City Desk Dispatches
The Bloomington incident reports a co ed locked out of a residence hall requesting assistance for entry with Fire Chief Burton Hazel sending a ladder. Frankfort notes a rifle match with quartered beef prizes at Boyleston. Greensburg covers a truck overturning with three cases of eggs intact. Anderson features a nativity sign at First Baptist church urging lessons from a Sunday school teacher. Huntington reports Bruce Glaze of a local firm inventing a one piece spark plug with a 4000 daily production target.
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United Press
Bloomington
Burton Hazel
Anderson
First Baptist Church
Automobile driver sustains brain concussion in fall
Fort Wayne report says Walter Blosser halted at Bluffton to fetch chains and, while crossing the road, slipped and suffered concussion of the brain.
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Fort Wayne
Walter Blosserm
Bluffton
Campaign Against Dread Diphtheria Opens in Indiana
Indiana parents teachers physicians scientists nurses and public health officials unite in a state wide drive to wipe out diphtheria. The Publicity Bureau of the Indiana State Medical Association notes science will make diphtheria as rare as smallpox if everyone does their part. The push partners Parent-Teacher Association and State Medical Association with the State Board of Health to immunize school and pre school children.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Indiana State Medical Association
State Board of Health
McDermott Takes Stand in Canton Murder Plot Trial
Pat McDermott testified in Canton Ohio that co conspirator Steve Kascholk proposed the plan to beat editor Don Mel lett of the Canton Daily News. The three week trial neared closing with the jury expected to begin deliberations tomorrow as Christmas approaches.
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Florence Mellett
Mellett
McDermott
American fliers rest at Tampico en route to South America
Pan American fliers pause in Tampico Mexico for a brief rest before continuing the 21 000 mile flight around South America. After a 2 hour 23 minute leg they landed smoothly at Huyasteca Petroleum field marking the first stop outside the United States 263 miles from Point Isabel where takeoff was delayed.
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Tampico
Mexico
South America
Huyasteca Petroleum Company
Point Isabel
United States
Police hunt for suspect in fatal Indianapolis streetcar attack
Police in Indianapolis redouble efforts to capture a Black suspect who fatally wounded Marty Nutter, 35, a streetcar conductor, after he answered a door at his end of line stop. Nutter died after the hospital transfer. Authorities say the motive was not robbery.
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Indianapolis
Marty Nutter
Nutter
Wealthy Widow Faces Destitution in South Bend
Mrs. Samuel Robinson, widow of a supposedly wealthy man, may lose everything as estate records reveal a tangled set of finances. Lawyers doubt they can salvage more than enough to cover the $15,000 alimony owed to his first wife.
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United Press Dispatch
South Bend
Ind
Samuel Robinson
Robinson
No fear of police as car stolen from Kokomo police front
Forest Harness former Madison county prosecutor reports his car was stolen from a parking space in front of the Kokomo police station on December 23. The incident suggests thieves show little fear of law enforcement in the city.
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Kokomo
Ind
Forest Harness
Madison County
Mint of Money to Wear Senatorial Toga
Washington reports reveal senators face rising costs beyond a $10 000 salary. Many supplement income with private work or farms while campaigns in states like Pennsylvania Illinois and the South show stark contrasts in spending.
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Pennsylvania
Illinois
Croarkin to Deny Confession at Trial
Harold Croarkin heir to a wealthy family and confessed killer of six year old Walter Schmith will repudiate his police confession and claim he was forced to confess to obtain sleep. Warden Fogarty said Croarkin complains of coercion while State's Attorney Crowe notes he admitted the murder on surrender before questioning. Additional complaints about Croarkin's alleged harassment of girls are pending before the preliminary hearing.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Harold Croarkin
Walter Schmith
Edward J. Fogarty
Croarkin Constanty
Crowe
Croarkin
Indiana University Campus Deserts After Holiday Exodus
Bloomington Indiana December 23 academic quarter ends as the Indiana University campus sits nearly empty following the annual holiday exodus. Last classes concluded yesterday at 11 am and over 4000 students will spend the holidays at home while a few from distant parts of the United States and foreign countries remain in town.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
United States
Reformatory Registrations Break Monthly Record in Pendleton
December registrations at the Indiana Reformatory rose to 88, surpassing the prior monthly high. Superintendent A. F. Mills reported a total population of 1,750 with a large party expected from upstate counties, and most new arrivals coming from Marion County.
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Pendleton
Ind
Indiana Reformatory
A. F. Mills
Upstate
Marion County
Pennsy Flyer Derails Near Rockaway Injuring Many
The New York-Chicago express on the Pennsylvania railroad derailed near Rockaway early today. One passenger, George M. Allen of Detroit, is believed dying with a broken back. Eighteen others were shaken severely and transported to safety. Cause of the derailment is undetermined.
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Tiffin
Rockaway
George M. Allen
Detroit
Carothers
Two Boys Drown Skating After Ice Breaks in River
Frederick Thompson aged 12 and Eugene Wright aged 8 drowned when ice gave way on Eel river in Manchester. Both bodies recovered.
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Nortit Manchester
Frederick Thompson
Eugene Wright
Eel River
Unsolved Double Murder Haunts Daviess County Ten Years On
Washington Indiana December twenty third marks the tenth anniversary of a gruesome double killing in Daviess county. J W Adams was shot during a hold up at Pat Cahall saloon after intervening. The older robber was found the next day slain in a ditch with throat cut and hands slashed. The younger bandit fled on a train, then disappeared. The bullet from Adams remains in evidence.
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Washington
Ind
Daviess County
J. W. Adams
Pat Cahall
Adams
Ferger Farm
Lettsville
Plainville-Newberry
Infirmary
Elnora
Seymour
House Sees Low Chance of Extra Session Congress
Washington December 23 House leaders predict no extra session this year. If the Senate rapidly disposes of regular supply bills, leaders expect adjournment near March 4. Only two bills passed this session with eleven money bills still to finish before January 20. Farm relief looks unlikely without Agriculture Committee support.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Tilson
Agriculture Committee
Senatorial primary cost tops 2 million in Keystone State
Washington reports Senator Reed of Missouri, chairing the special senatorial committee on primary expenditure scandals, submitted a preliminary report on Pennsylvania. The three cornered contest among Pepper, Pinchot, and Ware cost $2,777,942 with no recommendations.
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Washington
Reed
Dem
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Pepper
Pinchot
Ware
Ice Cream Rush Hits Circle As Temp Drops
In Circle Alaska on December 23 the thermometer fell to 40 below zero while residents snapped up ice cream at 1.75 dollars per quart. The Seattle arrival, a Christmas delicacy, is said to be the first ever in the Arctic circle.
Movement to raise national shrine for Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Indiana Governor announces a state wide effort to fund a Nancy Hanks Lincoln shrine at her Spencer county grave near Lincoln City. A 125 member committee and 15 member executive panel, led by Mrs Ann Studebeker Carlisle, will organize, with a tentative goal of several hundred thousand dollars and plans to acquire land adjoining the grave site.
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Indianapolis
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Spencer County
Lincoln City
Ed. Jackson
Ann Studebeker Carlisle
South Bend
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