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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
4
Chicago police traced a $10,000 ransom letter threatening the kidnaping of Irvin H Hartman Jr 10 son of a Chicago furniture dealer. The letter is thought to be the work of a fanatic inspired by the Franks case and followed a telephone warning about where to leave the money.
James F. Hildebrand, Muncie insurance agent and national treasurer of the Independent Klan of America, sues in circuit court alleging the Ku Klux Klan is insolvent and not for profit under Indiana law. He represents 1,500 former Klan members and seeks receivership for about $6,000,000, accusing funds being diverted to officers under Hiram W. Evans.
Postal inspectors and Chicago police piece together the planning of a $3,000,000 mail train robbery in Round Out Illinois. After two days of questioning a bandit confesses that Max Greenberg of East St. Louis organized the heist and is sought as mastermind.
In Waterville Maine on June 19 ex Vice President Thomas R Marshall of Indianapolis received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Colby College at the commencement ceremony.
United States reports indicate plans for indictments charging Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb with murder and conspiracy in the kidnapping and death of 13 year old Robert Franks. Indictments are expected to cover the entire crime from kidnapping to body recovery.
Three men were killed two seriously injured and scores endangered when a Nashville-Atlanta passenger train crashed head on into a work train near Dairesville Georgia. The collision occurred on the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railway. Local authorities rushed to the scene as rescue teams worked through wreckage and investigated the cause.
Princeton Indiana June 1 The Gibson county fair ground hosts a state Holmes Safety chapter meet for first aid preparation on June 28. The fair ground with a 7500 seat grandstand 70 acres shaded by trees offers ample parking electric lighting and free attractions for families with refreshments and wholesome entertainment.
New York dispatch notes William Gibbs McAdoo arriving to direct his presidential bid while Illinois leader George Brennan positions as the party’s new boss. Brennan and allies plot to blunt McAdoo’s influence, aiming to shape the nomination process at Madison Square Garden and beyond. The article describes tension between the two camps and the looming convention maneuvers.
Brennan foresees a lengthy nominating fight with strong contenders and hints at seeking a winning ticket. He mentions Gov. Al Smith and dark horse options like Mayor Dever and Senator Harrison. He stresses an anti Ku Klux Klan platform as essential, and predicts no early ballot.
Paramount Pictures adapts Harry Leon Wilson tale Ruggles of Red Gap with a cowpuncher director to present on the Nicklo theatre screen tonight. The piece promises humorous cow camp humor reflecting western American prairie life and frontier wit.
A tornado struck North Dakota last night causing two deaths and about twenty injured. Rain and hail accompanied the storm, with property losses estimated at more than five hundred thousand dollars across affected areas.
A young Polled Angu s bull escaped from West Indianapolis stockyards and charged three miles through downtown Indianapolis. Police shot at the animal as it trampled pedestrians and smashed glass at L. S. Ayers department store. One man and two women were badly injured before the bull was killed.
The Clinton chamber of commerce appeals to Richard Lieber for information on unemployment caused by coal field decline. About 1000 residents, many homeowners, may need to seek jobs elsewhere. Indiana conservation's geology division aims to help by identifying ways to establish new industries to absorb the surplus labor.
June dispatches summarize statewide actions. Indianapolis mayor Lew Shank vows to curb speeding with arrests and patrol wagons. Huntington notes a humorous fishing tale. South Bend reports a daredevil human fly incident. Hartford City discusses Rotary support for a state constabulary after recent holdups. Michigan City enforces Fourth of July safety with restricted fireworks. Laporte closes with local enforcement stance.
R M La Follette stands at the center of a third party convention in St Paul as radical factions denounce him as too yellow and seek a harder line. The scene captures internal party tensions amid the debates and public scrutiny.
In Hammond, violators face a fine from 50 to 200 dollars for flying below 1500 feet. Reports from Peru note a missing en gList dog placed on premises by James Levin after rising thefts. Seymour reports Franklin C. Wagler fined for making and using his own auto license plates. Bloomington honors Mary A. Waldron, 67, as the oldest Indiana University doctoral recipient, with BA MA and PhD earned after age 62 and bar admission in 1922.
Indianapolis June 19. The division of geology of the state conservation department will study important phases of Indiana geology in the coming months. Dr W N Lean state geologist will direct field and laboratory explorations under Richard Lieber director.
The Farmer-Labor convention in St Paul prepares to adjourn without listing a third party ticket amid denunciations of Senator La Follette and praise for a national third party, framing a platform centered on communistic doctrines and attacks on the capitalist press. Delegates echo anti-Tory sentiment and call for a farmers and workers driven class party.
Wheat harvest started in southern Kansas with fields near Wichita and Clearwater showing good cutting condition. Farmers anticipate several warm days needed before full swing, says Sedgwick County farm agent E. J. Macy. Mobilization of harvest hands already underway.
Walter Benson age 32 was killed when he stepped in front of a freight train yesterday in Bloomington Indiana. The brakeman died at the scene with the cause of the accident under investigation.
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