Miner John Wills Killed by Slate Fall at Local Mine
John Wills, 53, a well known machine runner and miner from Seventh Street NE, died early today at the Gould or Little Betty mine southwest of the city when a heavy slate fall crushed him. Coroner W. W. McGrew held an inquest. surviving are three children, including Glen in Indianapolis, and a wife Goldie Burke Wills who died in 1926. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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John Wills
Gould Or
Betty
Mr. Wills
Seventh Street
Roy Risher
Clayton
W.W. H. McGrew
Sullivan
Sullivan County
Glen’ Wills
Indianapolis
Death of Arch Beerbower Linked to Poisoned Drink
Decatur Indiana June 3 United Press Dispatch authorities investigate the death of Arch Beerbower 39 after he drank liquor. Beerbower had accused Boyd Bucher of contributing to a divorce suit and Bucher was detained with facial burns awaiting inquiry. Stomach contents were sent to Ft Wayne for analysis.
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Decatur
Ind
Arch Beerbower
Beerbower
Boyd Bucher
Bucher
Ft. Wayne
United Press Dispatch
Brunswick, Ga
Howard E. Coffin
Sapelo Island
Charles A. Lindbergh
Georgia
Coffin
Lindbergh Loses Appeal Through Marriage Says Air Associates
Linbergh appears to lose appeal to women after his marriage to Anne Morrow. Air Associates reports a sharp drop in Lindy souvenir sales, including plane miniatures, following the wedding. Earlier, buyers were mainly women.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
America
Air Associates
Indianaans Meet Death by Violence Weekend Mishaps
Twelve people killed in Indiana weekend incidents across accidents and violence.Notable deaths include Helen Rowland in South Bend after a car overturn, Arch Beerbower in Decatur from suspected poison liquor, and eight year old Warren Moody struck in Indianapolis. Other fatalities involve a railroad path, a rotary hoe accident near Princeton, and a street collision in Hammond. Suicide by Irene Lee in Indianapolis is linked to illness related derangement.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Indiana
Helen Rowland
Negress
Chicago
South Bend
Evansville
Allen B. Hart
Louisville
Jesse Thompson
Wabash
Terre Haute
Arch Beerbower
Decatur
Boyd Bucher
Beerbower
Warren Moody
James Bates
Princeton
George Murdigh
Hammond
Anderson
Congress Debates Borah Bill on Perishable Farm Goods
Senate considers a bill to license commission merchants dealing in perishable farm products while the House takes up a census and red apportionment measure.
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Senate
HOUSE
Lindberghs Reported Seen in Various Locations During Honeymoon
The Lindberghs were reportedly seen in Block Island Newport Norfolk and Sapelo Island areas during their honeymoon. Locals and officials cited rumors of the couple aboard a motor vessel and visiting summer estates but authorities offered denials.
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Norfolk, Conn
Charles A. Lindberghs
George B. Case
New York City
J. P. Morgan
Dwight Morrow
Directors Meeting in Owensboro on $3.8 Million Bridge Plan
Owensboro directors meet to take final action on building a $3.8 million railroad and vehicular bridge across the Ohio River to Rockport Indiana. An Interstate Commerce Commission permit covers a 10 mile railroad, and Owensboro Rockport & Chicago RR is tied to a bridge deal with Nashville Bridge. The project aims to connect Southern and Rockport and provide a northern outlet for western Kentucky coal. The bridge would be the only vehicular span between Louisville and Paducah.
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Owensboro
Owensboro, Rockport & Chicago Railroad
Ohio River
Rockport
Ind
Interstate Commerce’ Commission
Owensboro & Rockport Bridge Company
Nashville Bridge Company
Owensboro Rockport & Chicago Railroad Company
Southern
Western Kentucky
Louisville
Paducah
Cloudbursts flood Cheyenne area causing drownings and floods
Severe cloudbursts hit Cheyenne Wyoming flooding south and west districts. A woman drowned in Crow Creek, motorists rescued or escaped, dams failed adding to danger, homes submerged, trains obstructed, and volunteers aided searches as police protected the flooded zones.
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United Prios Dispatch
Cheyenne
Wyo
Crow Creek
Hereford Ranch
Grober and
Sterling
Cole
Chicago, Burlington and
Quinncy
Four States Hit By Mile A Minute Gale And Floods
A fast moving gale and heavy rain swept Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and Missouri causing structural damage and swollen streams. Wichita suffered the heaviest loss with two planes valued at 200000 wrecked at the municipal airport as floods intensified across the region. Falls City Nebraska faced standstill traffic as the situation grew critical.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Missouri
Wichita
Kans
Falls City
Neby
Floods Hit Northwest Missouri Deep in June Rains
Heavy rains across northwest Missouri triggered record river levels. Galatia Napier and Pattonsburg flooded as Grand River widened to two to three miles and water three to five feet deep. Over 50 Pattonsburg houses flooded. residents evacuated. trains halted as tracks washed out.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Northwest Missouri
Galatia
Napier
Pattonsburg
Burlington Railroad
Wheat and grain futures surge on hopes of action
Chicago buyers saw wheat and other grains rise sharply as reports from Washington promised immediate steps to ease the low spirits in wheat markets. Corn and oats followed wheat higher with modest gains for provisions.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Aude News
Washington
Board of Trade
Ben
Northwest
Pats
Marion County Court House About Paid
In Indianapolis on June 3 a sixty year effort to fund the Marion County courthouse nears completion. Interest on the original $950000 bond issue totals $2620650, more than the principal, and $180000 of the bond issue remains unpaid as plans to burn the mortgage next year proceed.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
Harry Sinclair Given Another Jail Sentence
United Press Dispatch reports Washington. The Supreme Court reversed William Burns fifteen day sentence for alleged jury shadowing finding no evidence of guilt. The court upheld Sherman Burns four month jail term and Henry Mason Day Sinclair oil official fined one thousand dollars for directing shadowing.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
Supreme Court
William Burns
High
Sherman Burns
Henry Mason Day
Sinclair Oil
Investigation started in Zimmerman trial
Rumors circulated in Angola Indiana that a federal investigation would probe events surrounding Charlas Zimmerman former Steuben county sheriff and the murder trial. Special prosecutor Theodore Redmond was subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in South Bend on June 11 though he declined to discuss the jury’s questions.
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Angola
Ind
Charlas Zimmerman
Steuben County
Theodore Redmond
South Bend
Redmond
Zimmerman
Thomas Burke
Tie
Gangster Shot Dead After Ride to Germantown Estate
Philadelphia police identified the victim as William Billie Scheer. He was driven to an exclusive Germantown neighborhood estate where an automobile stopped and three bullets were fired into his head. The body was dumped in the roadway.
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Philadelphia
William
Billie
Notorious Woman Linked to Gallows Shadow and Murder Trial
Mrs Cassler, accused in a murder case, is accused by husband Ola Soutar who claims threats against both. Miss Soutar’s body was found in a swamp near Cassier home. she had been shot in the heart. A Chicago paper noted a roller skating championship pin found on her coat.
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Agai Soutar
Ward
Miss Soutar
Fromer
Cassiers
Soutar
Idea Johnson
Chicago
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