Tear gas thwarted Fowler Town bank robbery
Early today a gang attempted to rob the Fowler Town State Bank but tear gas released via a damaged vault deterred them. Blinded by fumes, the burglars fled as a power car roared away, leaving an acetylene torch on the floor and a yawning vault hole behind. No money was taken. Bank president Frank Hadley confirmed nothing was missing.
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Fowlertown
Ind
Fowlerton State Bank
Fred Lockridge
Chesapeake and Ohio ‘Railroad Tower
Lockridge
Earl Allen
Frank Hadley
Summitville
New Daviess County Oil Well Producing 300 Barrels Daily
Washington Ind June 25 Actual production the first twenty four hours from the Alonzo Veale oil well in Veale township was slightly better than 300 barrels. This remarkable output three times greater than any other well drilled in Daviess county may draw outsiders to local fields. A conservative estimate from backer Hartman puts potential output at 400 to 450 barrels daily if facilities were available.
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Washington
Ind
Alonzo Veale
Veale Township
Daviess County
Hartman
Pennsylvania soft coal miners refuse to accept pay cut
Union miners in the central Pennsylvania bituminous fields rejected operators wage cuts and the four joint conferences adjourned sine die. The temporary wage agreement ends June 30 and mines close July 1, with continued work after March 31 in Jacksonville compared district.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Central Pennsylvania
Jacksonville
Oklahoma Prisoners Escape From Jail
Eleven inmates escaped Kiowa county jail after sawing their way out and fleeing in an automobile. Seven other prisoners in a separate compartment remained unable to free themselves as sheriff’s deputies launched a statewide search.
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United Press Dispatch
Hobart
Okle
Kiowa County
Sunday Baseball Banned in Pennsylvania Upheld
Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds 1794 blue law banning Sunday baseball. The decision affirms an injunction against the Philadelphia Athletics after a court case stemming from a Sunday game at Shibe Park on August 21, 1926. Quo warranto actions were filed by the attorney general in Dauphin County, declaring professional clubs lacking authority to play Sunday games.
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Lonizhd
Press Disputin
Philadelphia
Supreme ‘Court
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia Atheltics
Woodruff
Shibe Park
Common Pleas Court
Dauphin County
Athletics
South Dakota Legislators Gather for Open Air Session
In Rapid City the South Dakota legislature and senate, headed by Representative Tom Berry in cowboy regalia, travel by special train from Pierre to pay respects to President Coolidge. Coolidge may address the delegation as 41 senators and 90 house members convene on the lawn of the summer White House.
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United Press Dispatch
Rapid City
S. D
White House
Coolidge
Congress
Pierre
South Dakota
House
Rock Hills
Squaw Creek
Tom Berry
Mellette County
Indiana Woman Sentenced to Hang in Chicago
Mrs Catherine Cassler of Crown Point Indiana was sentenced to hang on October 21 for the murder of William Lindstorm. She is the third woman sentenced to be hung in Chicago. None of the others were executed.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Catherine Cassler
Crown Point
Indiana
William Lindstorm
Prohibition Agents Target Sugar Alky Bootleg Product
Washington reports the prohibition unit plans to curb sugar alky as corn liquor distillers turn to sugar to boost profits. Doran notes bootleg channels already carry large quantities and a study by dry sleuths is underway. Rum rings seek chemists to remove unpalatable alcohol from denatured stock, but efforts have so far failed.
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Wnited
Washington
Doran
Middle-West
Dr. Doran
New York City
Record Cigarettes and Cigars Use Breaks Yearly Marks
Census Bureau figures show American smokers spent about 1.3485 billion dollars on cigarettes and cigars last year. U. S. cigarette output reached 99.95 billion, with about 90.0 billion consumed domestically, roughly 850 per person. Five cent cigars, once praised by Thomas R Marshall, accounted for 42 percent of production.
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Washington
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana Tax Board Chief Warns Subdivisions Burdened With Debt
United Press reports from Indianapolis that J. J. Brown chair of the Indiana tax board says Indiana is debt free at state level but local subdivisions city county and town debt totals about 183 million and rising. He cites national trends of rising expenditures from 900 million in 1908 to 5.19 billion in 1925 and 12.2 billion by 1926, urging dedicated budget officers to curb spending before a monetary downturn.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
J. J. Brown
State Tax Board
United Press Today
George Lord
Michigan Tax Commission
Brown
United States
Robbers Loot Philadelphia Payroll Office
Thieves forced entry into the Frank Mark Construction Co office in Philadelphia and blew open two safes to steal a payroll totaling 6 200. The crime was discovered by a watchman and detectives said the work was done by expert safe blowers.
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Philadelphia
Lindbergh Heads Ambitious United Air Venture
Col Charles Lindbergh embarks on a plan to build a national passenger airplane system with government backing. In New York he holds conferences with leaders from National Air Transport and Ford aviation, signaling a trans continental, prestige based venture.
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United Prize Dispatch
Washington
Charles Lindbergh
Rockefeller
American Commercial Aviation
Trans-Oceanic Flyer
New York
Lindbergh
Howard Coffin
National Air Transport Co
Paul Henderson
William B. Mayo
Ford Motor Company
New York Discusses Passenger Air Travel Expansion
New York reports serious discussion of passenger carrying airplanes across North America and the Atlantic with routes from New York to San Francisco and New York to Europe before October. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, hero of the Paris flight, is in New York City meeting with capitalists about the plans.
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New York
North America
Atlantic Ocean
San Francisco
Europe
United States
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
New York City
Plan to Fly to Moscow If Wives Can Be Placed Aboard
Chamberlin and Levine said they will fly to Moscow if an airplane is provided for their wives. If Russia is not possible they will return to New York aboard the Leviathan.
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United Presb
Berlin
Chamberlin
Levine
Moscow
Russia
New York
Bud Taylor Defends Bantam Crown After Rosenburg Contention
Bud Taylor, once acclaimed bantam champion after Charley Phil Rosenburg was barred nationwide, blocked critics who questioned his title and claimed he was on the down grade.
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Bud Taylor
Charley Phil Rosenburg
Order restraining miners is dissolved
Columbus June 26 Dissolving the restraining order granted last week to Pittsburgh Coal company to prevent union miners from interfering with company employes at its Adena mine Federal Judge Benson W Hough held in abeyance the injunction request He said John Cinque president of Sub district No 5 United Mine Workers and associates have tried to keep men within the law but have not gone as far as they should He will leave maintaining order to union officials and with their cooperation is confident it can be done He noted no serious offense yet but forming a picket line cannot be considered peaceful action.
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Columbus
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Adena
Benson W. Hough
Hough
John Cinque
United Mine Workers of America
Judge Hough
Spiritist suit filed over husband’s illnesses in South Bend
Charles Molinar sues Elizabeth Husvari a spiritualist medium in St Joseph Superior Court for 5000 dollars alleging fraud and deception as he seeks 600 dollars paid for spiritual treatments. Molinar claims Husvari posed as a licensed physician and caused his and his family’s financial and physical decline.
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South Bend
Ind
Spirit World
Charles Molinar
Cait
St. Joseph Superior Court
Elizabeth Husvari
Molinar
Displease for England’s Stance in Naval Supremacy
A brief record notes American insistence on maintaining capital ship strength and naval supremacy in the face of English and British challenges. The language reflects strong national sentiment and calls for steadfast American maritime power.
Fifth Attempt Waterwork Patrol Report
A fragmented dispatch describes a group approaching a waterwork site near Los Angeles. The marauders paused at the edge of an aqueduct after entering an open cover but were deterred before further action.
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Los Angeles
Galt
Cliff
San Diego Flyers Ready for Trans Pacific Hop
In San Diego a three motor monoplane and crew led by Lieutenants Lester J Maul Albert J Hebenberger prepared for a trans Pacific hop. They planned to depart at eight in the morning once favorable weather allowed. A west wind from the ocean could bring fog that might slow the flight along the coast.
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United Probs -Dispa
San Diego
Calif
Lester
J. Maul Albert
J. Hebenberger
San
Coast Line
Oil Explosion Kills Two and Injures One in South Bend
United Press dispatch reports two people died from a kerogen fire and a third was injured after an oil explosion at a residence in South Bend. A 14 year old girl, Mary Popp, identified among the deceased, perished in the blaze. other companions survived.
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United' Press Dispatch
Bend
Indudur
Mary Popp
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