Greene County Bankers Form Protective Association
Bankers from seventeen Greene County banks met at the Elks home in Linton to organize the Greene County Bankers Protective Association. The plan mirrors Iowa methods with outside guards, designated car, town alarms, and deputy sheriffs armed with Krag rifles and 38 Cal revolvers to deter bank bandits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankers of
Greene County
Elks
Linton
Greene County Bankers’ Protective Association
Horace Humphreys
People’s Trust Co
E. Kirby Ashcraft
Bloomfield
Greene County Bankers’ Association
Iowa
Joseph Rylands
Chicago
Bankers’ Association
Prohibition Persists in Politics Says Senator Watson
Washington July 16 Senator Watson of Indiana declared prohibition cannot be removed from politics and will stay like the tariff. He urged anti prohibitionists to bore within both parties and push a replacement that avoids restoring the saloon, noting tactics differ by region and party. He declined to discuss Mellon Andrews reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Watson
Indiana
Anti-Saloon League
North
Mellon
Andrews
Scott Must Hang Early Tomorrow Denied Reprieve
United Press reports Chicago inmate Russell Scott 30, a former millionaire, awaiting execution for the murder of Joseph Maurer during a drug store holdup. He fears parting from his wife and children, and his father appeals for clemency citing prohibition issues.
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Scott
Chicago
Russell Scott
Joseph Maurer
Catherine
United Press
Robert
Maurer
Russell
Cleveland
Governor Small
Springfield
McNamara Blackmail Trial Set for July 27
John J. McNamara business agent of the structural iron workers union faces a blackmail indictment. Trial begins in criminal court on July 27 after repeated delays. The case stems from efforts to compel Indianapolis contractors to hire union members on local projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John J. McNamara
Structural Iron Workers’ Union
McNamara
Iron Workers’ Union
Bible Question Baffles Scopes Trial Broadcast Debate
United Press dispatch from Dayton Tenn reports the Scopes trial enters a broadcast phase as the defense seeks to use the King James Bible in evidence to show Scopes taught creation contrary to biblical accounts. Judge Raulston weighs admissibility of scientific testimony amid a heated legal battle.
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United Press Dispatch
Dayton
Tenn
Raulston
Clarence Darrow
Maynard Metcalf
Oberlin College
Metcalf
Darrow
Stewart
Scopes
Quick Justice Meted Out At Gary
In Gary Indiana Louis Lang a Black man was sent to the state penitentiary for six months after an attempted assault on a white girl in a field near Hammond. Authorities claim swift action was taken to prevent mob violence.
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Gary
Ind
Hammond
Louis Lang
State Penitentiary
Secretary Davis Seeks To Prevent Anthracite Strike
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis plans talks with President Coolidge in Swampscott Mass to avert a coal strike. He met with William Green AFL leader and coal experts to assess prospects and said he remains hopeful for an amicable settlement as negotiations continue. President Coolidge will rely on the government conciliation service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Dispatch
Washington
Secretary of Labor
James J. Davis
Swampscott
Mass
President Coolidge
Davis
Wales
Middle West
Hugh L. Kerwin
Hywell Davies
Department
Atlantic City
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Coolidge
Labor Department
Meteor Foot Across Falls Near Bedford
A white hot meteor fell near the center of section 12 in Bedford township. The incandescent mass measured over a foot in diameter and lodged deep in the ground, suggesting a strong impact when it struck Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Section 12
Township 5
Range 1
Head Hit Soapstone But It Didn’t Kill Him
Evansville Indiana July 16 C H Hatchett 43 of Chandler fell headfirst onto soapstone while working on a cistern. He said his head sank four inches into the soapstone but the impact only gave him a crick in the neck and did not injure his head seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
C. H. Hatchett
Chandler
Browns Challenge Ku Klux Team In Sterling Exhibition
Sterling II July 16. The Sterling Browns a colored baseball team challenged the Sterling Ku Klux Klan ball club to a feature game as part of a two day Klan celebration here July 31 and August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling, II
Sterling Browns
Sterling Ku Klux Klan
Tail Lights for Horses Aims to Improve Night Safety
Chicago aldermen propose a city measure requiring saddle horses to wear a lit red tail lamp visible to traffic. Alderman Donald McKinley notes the risk from nocturnal riding on shared saddle paths and main auto thoroughfares.
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Chicago
Donald McKinley
McKinley
Dempsey to Fight Negro Wills, Ricard Announces Today
Tex Ricard announced an agreement for Jack Dempsey to meet Harry Wills for the title next year. Dempsey favored a fight this year but arrangements could not be completed, Ricard said.
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Dempsey
Negro Wills
Ricard
United Press Dispatch
New York
Tex Ricard
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Wills
Thrill Slayer Fugitive Pursued From Lima to Portland
Philip Knapp sought for the Louis Panella slaying was spotted near Lima, Ohio, and fled toward Portland, Indiana, after a police chase. Officers and reporters pursued, confirming his identity at the license bureau where he claimed to sell street cards. A prairie schooner body vehicle, decorated with road signs and a monkey figurine, drew attention as it was linked to similar sightings across the Midwest.
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United Press Dispatch
Lima
Ohio
Philip Knapp
Louis Panella
Mineola
L. IL
Portland
Ind
National Detective Bureau
Knapp
Lima Licensing Bureau
Ruth Keating
Miss Keating
New York
Indiana
Bernard Rooney
Rooney
Middle West
Death Trap Crossing Claims Fred Thompson at W R R Xing
Fred Thompson 42, Indianapolis traveling man, was killed at 11 29 today when his car collided with a train two miles northwest of Ed wardsport. Hugh King of Vincennes escaped uninjured, both cars demolished, Thompson died on the way to Bicknell. crossing noted as notoriously bad with prior fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Thompson
Indianapolis
Edwardsport
Thompson
Hugh King
Vincennes
Linton
Rouse & Son
White
King
Thorkspoon
Bicknell
George Beasley
Oldest Hamilton County resident works in sun at 101
Noblesville Ind July 16 Acquaintances of Clark Millikan 101 admitted he is mighty spry for a man his age He repaired a fence under a broiling sun all day on his farm near Noblesville and spoke at a Quaker meeting in Carmel He is the oldest inhabitant of Hamilton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Clark Millikan
Millikan
Here
Carmel
Hamilton County
Southern Daviess oil boom expands with new wells
In Washington Indiana on July 16 engineers push forward as one well nears blasting, a second rig drills on Milo Eingleton’s farm, and a third hole is planned on John M Peek property. Illinois interests move a second rig while local crews near McCracken farm on Maysville road pursue prospecting.
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Washington
Ind
Daviess County
Frank Gaither
Milo Eingleton
John M. Peek
Gaither Farm
Petersburg Road
Gaither Well
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Organization OF Protective Plan
Mr. Ryland
South
Execu
Chi
Cago Drug
Casimir Gorney
Adolph Kroll
Boston
Detroit
Windsor
Bible Account
Europe
Federation of Labor
Chase Fugi
ON & W.R.R
Ford
Pas
Senger
Daviess CO
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