Alleged Forger Is Joe Martin Lands Him in Jail
Worthington youth Sam Hilderman, 19, arrested by State Auto Police Officer Fred Martin after a six month spree of forged checks. Hilderman confessed in Worthington to numerous forgeries using aliases such as William M. Green and John Bohley, with dozens of named victims and banks across Linton Vincennes Bloomfield Switz City and nearby towns. Authorities expect many forgery counts in the affidavit.
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Fred Martin
State Auto Police
Martin
Sam Hilderman
Worthington
Bloomfield
Hilderman
Ad English
Snedden
Vincennes
Citizens Trust Co
William M. Green
Linton
Clarence Stewart
Wayne Hyatt
Wayne Rogers
Donald Rogers
Floyd Dayhuff
Linton Trust Co
Carl Roach
Ben Bach
Hamilton Drug Store
Mack Coer
Becker’s
the Hub
C. E. Feutz
W. Bray
E. W. Foster
New Linton Hotel
Europe Not Excited By U S Fall Election
Samuel Knopf, a merchandising adviser from New York, says Europe is largely indifferent to the U S fall elections. He notes England’s Labour government and upheavals in France mean only a third party victory here would impress Europe, reflecting subdued interest amid continental political shifts.
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New York
Europe
Samuel Knopf
New York Bank
Knopf
England
France
Russia renamed as Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Paris June 7 official notice from the French Postal Administration confirms Russia no longer exists and states the country's official name is Union of Socialist Soviet Republics abbreviated as U S S R. Correspondence to Russia should be addressed accordingly.
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Paris
Russia
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
Public Service Corporation Criticized Over Roan Wreck
Indiana Service Corporation came under sharp criticism in a Public Service Commission report on the Roan May wreck that killed five. The commission says the disaster likely could have been prevented if automatic block signals had been in operation.
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Linternational
Indianapolis
Indiana Service Corporation
Public Service Commission
Roan
Three Oakley Brothers Die From Gas Escape
In Chicago on June 7 three Oakley brothers ages 16, 14, and 10 were found dead in their beds after gas escaped from a wall jet. Their mother discovered the scene this morning, ending a family tragedy tied to a hazardous gas leak.
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International News’ Service
Chicago
John, Stanley
Joseph Oakley
Passenger Train Strikes Auto and Wrecks Four Coaches
Wabash passenger train No. 51 collided with an automobile near Granite City NL on June 7. The engine plus four coaches overturned, injuring the engineer and fireman. Local authorities reported no further casualties.
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Uinternational News
Seprwich
Granite City
President Coolidge vetoes postal pay bill hike
President Coolidge vetoed the postal salaries increase measure citing a potential $50 million annual rise in postal expenses. The house had approved a conference report for the bill, which would have raised average pay about $300 for clerks carriers inspectors supervisors and assistant postmaster across the country.
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International News Service
Washington
Coolidge
House
Storm damages Monroe County in heavy local storm
Bloomington Ind June 7 Monroe County losses from the Thursday night storm were about 50000 as reports came in from a region 15 miles northeast. Frank Wampler of Indianapolis, Public Service Commission member, was the heaviest loser with 20000 in farm and buildings damage. Thelma Mack six year old daughter of a tenant on Wampler's farm suffered a lacerated head and cut carotid from falling timber.
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Bloomington
Ind
Monroe County
Here
Frank Wampler
Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
Daminge
Thelma Mack
Wampler
House backs new prohibition unit in Treasury
The U S House approved a resolution to create a separate prohibition bureau in the Treasury Department, transferring supervision of industrial alcohols distilleries bonded warehouses and enforcement of the Volstead act to the new unit. It would also administer the narcotic law and was passed 275 to 90 before going to the Senate.
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Washington
Treasury Department
House
Senate
Crampton
Michigan
Fifteen Killed in Loomis Colliery Mine Disaster
Fifteen men are known dead and many injured after an explosion at Loomis colliery No 4 slope No 2 shaft Hanover township Wilkes-Barre Pa. Rescue efforts hampered by fire and cave-ins. seven bodies recovered, others unidentified. A second explosion followed at Truesdale colliery later. State mine chief cites eight dead and four to six missing pending recheck.
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Wilkes-Barre
Loomis
Glen Alden Coal Company
Hanover Township
Truesdale
Joseph J. Walsh
State Bureau of Mines
Walsh
Terre Haute votes $10,000 to Dresser Memorial Fund
Terre Haute city council approved a 10000 dollar contribution to the Paul Dresser Memorial Fund. The move follows local fundraising efforts, with about 30000 dollars raised locally to date.
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Terre Haute
Dresser
Paul Dresser
Identity Lost Woman Sought After in Chicago
A gray haired woman calling herself Mrs Emily Weaver of Elkhart Indiana claims to have come to Chicago in answer to a telegram from nephew Samuel Weaver who was injured The woman says her husband is Edward Weaver a Pennsylvania Railroad employee at Elkhart She cites Mrs Carrie Moore as a relative but hospital officials report no such address
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Chicago
Emily Weaver
Elkhart
Ind
Samuel Weaver
Edward Weaver
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carrie Moore
Bandits Loot Downtown Bank in Broad Daylight Heist
Four masked robbers fled in two cars after forcing two Main Street bank officials to surrender a cash haul of 26,000 dollars from the First National bank convoy on a busy Kansas City street. Motorcycle officer C. L. Dyer was wounded in the face during the chase as police recovered two shotguns and masks in a residential area.
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Kansas City
Main Street
F. J. Lodde
Charles G. Hale
First National Bank
C. L. Dyer
Six Ohioans Die in Dawn Auto Crash Train Collision
In Dawn Ohio, at the Big Four crossing, a New York and St. Louis passenger train struck a Bradford family car, killing Adam Pittman 60 and his wife and their son Aldis Pittman 30 with his wife and two children Edwin 9 and Effie 7. The gasoline explosion hurled burning bodies 60 to 100 feet. Only Glen William Pittman 2 survived at home.
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Greenville
Adam Pittman
Bradford
Aldis E. Pittman
Edwin
Effie
New York & St. Louis
Dawn
Glen William Pittman
Enlarging Building at Edwardport School Begins
Edwardport Ind June 7 Work has begun on an addition to the school building. Several teams are employed in excavating the basement and remodeling of the old basement has started.
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Edwardsport
Ind
Senate creates anti corruption committee for election
A special investigating committee was formed by a Senate resolution to root out corruption in the upcoming presidential election. The action signals heightened scrutiny of campaign practices and possible reforms.
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International News Service
Washington
Senate
Indiana Delegation Backs Ralston At New York Convention
Indiana party leaders convene at Claypool Hotel in Indianapolis to pledge united support for Senator Samuel M. Ralston for the Democratic nomination. Thomas Taggart re elected chair of the Hoosier delegation with Walter Myers secretary, L G Ellingh am treasurer, and Charles A Greathouse heading arrangements. The delegation will depart June 21 on the Ralston Special to New York and convene at the Prince George hotel.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Samuel M. Ralston
Democratic
Claypool
Thomas Taggart
Walter Myers
L. G. Ellingham
Fort Wayne
Charles A. Greathouse
Greathouse
James R. Riggs
A. R. Erskine
South Bend
Frederick van Nuys
New York
Thoidnia
Prohibition and Ku Klux Klan to spark GOP clash at convention
In Cleveland on June 7, observers forecast two major battles at the Republican national convention over prohibition and Ku Klux Klan issues, signaling sharp intra party divisions and contest over platform planks.
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Cleveland
Hinternational News Service
Ohio
Briton Advocates Singapore Naval Base in Pacific War
London dispatch reports Sir Hugh Denison at the Royal Colonial Institute argues the next world struggle may be fought in the Pacific. He warns the United States could face Japan over the Philippines and says victory will go to the power with the strongest naval force in the region, urging Britain to pursue a gigantic Singapore base.
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London
Pacific
United States
Japan
Philippine Islands
Hugh Denison
Hugh
Great Britain
Singapore
Lightning strikes boy on porch. dies in Syndicate area
John Guglielmetti aged 12, son of Mr and Mrs Pete Guglielmetti of Syndicaté Ind near Clinton, was instantly killed when lightning struck his home during a violent storm Thursday night. He was knocked to the ground from the porch where he stood.
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Clinton, Ind
John John Guglielmetti
Pete Guglielmetti
Syndicaté
Ind
Here
Prince Regent receives Japanese cabinet resignation
Tokyo dispatch from June 7 reports Prince Regent Ilirohito accepting the resignation of the Japanese cabinet. The move signals a political shift as authorities confirm the government will be reconstituted in the near term.
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International News Service
Tokyo
Ilirohito
Special Train to Miners Meet in Princeton
Princeton Indiana prepares for a Holmes Safety Championship first aid meet on June 28 with a special Clinton to Princeton train at 6 am and a return at 9 pm. Rates range from 2 30 from Clinton to 60 cents from Vincennes plus a noon basket dinner and a 1 pm address by United Mine Workers head John L Lewis followed by contests, shows, and a 6 to 8 pm banquet for about 500 participants. Facilities seat 10 000 for the crowd from across the state and beyond.
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Princeton
Ind
Holmes Safety Chapters
Indiana
Clinton
Terre Haute
Farmersburg
Shelburn
Sullivan
Carlisle
Oaktown
Vincennes
Gibson County Fair Ground
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Hoosier Historian and Author Jacob Dunn Dies at 69
Indianapolis June 7 Jacob Pratt Dunn Hoosier author and historian died at his home 9915 North Pennsylvania street early last night He was 69 years old and had been ill a few days The death followed a severe cold that developed into jaundice prompting his return from Washington where he had been secretary to Senator Ralston.
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Indianapolis
Jacob Pratt Dunn
Hoosier
North
Pennsylvania Street
Washington
Ralston
First Ride Proves Fatal In Petersburg Automobile Accident
The first ride in a car bought Thursday ended fatally for Mrs Oga Kissinger daughter of George Bell. Her parents sister Diverna Bell and two children Rosella Kissinger 5 and John Edward Kissinger 9 months suffered serious injuries. Bell speeding to avoid a storm lost control and the car skidded overturning into a ditch.
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Petersburg
Ind
Oga Kissinger
George Bell
Diverna Bell
Rosella Kissinger
John Edward Kissinger
Bell
Indiana
Legal Battle Over Leopold and Loeb Ends In Delay
International news from Chicago reports Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. confess to Franks murder for thrills and face trial on kidnapping for ransom. Their wealthy fathers pledge to fight, seeking a fair legal process rather than a wealth-backed defense, while pleas are due within ten days and delays possible.
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Servich
Chicago
Tlf
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Nathan
F. Man
Richard Man
Leopold
Loeb
Joseph
Cain
Tlinois
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