Escaped Murder Suspect Ralph Lee Flees Johnson County Jail
Ralph Lee twenty eight year old suspect in the murder of Abner Peek the Indianapolis grocer escaped from Johnson County jail by sawing two bars one and a half inches thick. He had previously broken jail in January and was recaptured four days later. Lee’s trial is set for tomorrow in Johnson County circuit court. An accomplice with a high powered car aided the escape.
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Lintiernational News Servich
Franklin
Ind
Ralph Lee
Abner Peek
Indianapolis
Johnson County
Young Lee
Peck
Lee
Warren Rejected Again for Attorney General Post
The U S Senate rejected Charles B Warren's appointment as Attorney General for the second time this afternoon by a 46 to 39 vote.
Coast Guard Opens Booze Offensive in Gulf Waters
The Coast Guard expands policing from the north Atlantic to the gulf coast to curb rum running and smuggling. Cutter Allapoo sails with first patrol boats from Mobile to San Juan as Rear Admiral Bullard travels to the region for study.
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Coast Guard
Gulf Coast Waters
Washington
United States Coast Guard
North Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf Coast
No Change in Game Law by Indiana Assembly
Indiana news reports the General Assembly did not pass any measures affecting fish and game laws or wildlife protections. The sole hunting fishing act permits honorably discharged Indiana veterans to hunt without a license, limited to those who served in wars and reside in Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Tdirh General Assembly
Richard Lieber
State Conservation Department
Indiana
Jack Dillon Former Champion Sentenced in Liquor Case
Indianapolis March 16 Jack Dillon former light heavyweight champion known as Ernest Price pleaded guilty before Judge Baltzell to a liquor charge and was sentenced to ninety days in jail and fined 200. Dillon's trainer also received the same sentence and fine as the two week court session continues.
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Sinternational News Sisrvicif
Indianapolis
Jack Dillon
Ernest Price
Baltzell
James Watts
Dillon
Shortage Seen in Knox Co Peach Crop This Year
Knox county growers report a shorter peach crop due to extreme cold that killed buds. Vincennes as a major shipping center may not meet local demand while apple trees show potential for an abundant crop if warm spell does not trigger later frost.
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Vincennes
Ind
Knox County
Direct Cable Line to Italy Opened in Ceremonial Event
New York March 6 Baron de Martino Italian ambassador pressed a switch at Western Union Cabled offices opening the first direct cable linking Italy with the United States. Coolidge and King Victor Emmanuel exchanged greetings for the two countries.
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Shervich
New York
Baron de Martino
Western Union
Italy
United States
Coolidge
King Victor Emanuel
Sullivan Disaster of 1878 Recalls Fatal Mine Blast
A Sullivan Demerat reprint recounts the November 21, 1878, explosion at the old Sullivan mine near Sullivan Indiana. The tragedy claimed lives including the father of George Handford and Sam Slandford. survivors include Thomas Maskell Roger Griffith Frank Smith and William Richardson now living in local areas Paxton Carlisle and here.
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Sullivan
Ind
George Handford
Sam Slandford
Thomas Maskell
Roger Griffith
Paxton
Carlisle
Frank Smith
Willian Richardson
Man Lodger Slays Mother Of Three In Buffalo
Rosa Klick mother of three was shot by Paul Rapp a lodger in her home on Saturday. She died Sunday night from bullet wounds. Rapp then killed himself after the shooting in Buffalo New York.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Rosa Klick
Paul Rapp
Rapp
Fortune Growing despite Gift from Garland Heir
New York report shows Charles Garland’s fortune, inherited from his father, rising to about 1.2 million dollars despite refusals and large expenditures. The American Fund for Public Service directs gifts and loans to labor and radical causes, publications, and research, including Who's Who in the Labor Movement and a labor year book.
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Charles Garland
Massachusetts
Wall Street
American Fund For Public Service
Garland
New York Leader
Federated Press
National Labor News Service
Labor
Labor Movement
Minnesota Daily Star
The
Oklahoma Leader
Seattle Union Record
Polish People’s Publishing Company
Labor Defense Council
General Defense Committee
Chicago
American Civil Liberties Union
Great Britain Supports Broad Disarmament Conference
London in a foreign office statement confirms Britain's friendly stance toward the disarmament conference. It says the conference should have wide scope but acknowledges difficulties with land armaments and hopes President Coolidge can overcome them.
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International News Service
London
Great Britain
Foreign Office
England
Coolidge
Mother and Son Die in New Milford Home Fire
A mother Mrs Louis Espitee aged 50 and her son Geral Espitee 21 died in a house fire in New Milford Connecticut. Two other family members suffered severe burns from the blaze reported yesterday.
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New Milford
Conn
Louis Espitee
Geral Espitee
Bandits Rob Mail-Order Jewelry House in Chicago
Three men robbed the Straus & Sehram jewelry mail order house worth about 10000 dollars. They shot a black watchman, bound him to a mattress, and then dressed his wound. They obtained bandages and disinfectants from the emergency hospital and said they were sorry for the injury.
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Chicago
Straus & Sehram
Oil Station Robbed in Indianapolis
A lone bandit robbed a Standard Oil station in Indianapolis of 150 dollars in currency today after locking the attendant in a private room.
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Indianapolis
Standard Oil Company
Levee Break Near Clinton Ends Flood Threat In Indiana
Inland flood danger subsides after rising waters recede. Government meteorologist J H Armington reports flood reports collected from the area show danger easing. Train service resumes gradually as waters fall toward normal levels within about two days.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
J. H. Armington
Wabash River Floodens Indiana Lowlands
Hundreds of families flee to higher ground as the Wabash rises steadily from Clinton to Terre Haute. Bridges wash away and roads undermine while bottom lands flood. no deaths reported due to early warning. Levee breaks near Clinton worsen water spread and motorists warned about Lyford road.
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Clinton
Maple Avenue
North Fourth
North Center Streets
Taylorville
D. W. Blair
Terre Haute Automobile Club
Wabash
Lafayette
Big Coal Mine Closes Down Idle 1200 Workers
West Frankfort March 16 1200 men idle as Chicago Wellington and Franklin coal mine the world’s largest suspends operations. Only half the district’s mines are now working.
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International News Service
West Frankfort
Chicago, Wellington and Franklin
Parade planned for Montgomery County’s oldest resident
Nokomis Illinois March 16 The 100th anniversary of George Washington Bartlett of Fillmore will be celebrated Tuesday Residents of Fillmore will join a parade of school children and a reception at his home as the centennial honors him as the oldest man in Montgomery county.
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Nokomis
Ill
George Washington Bartlett
Fillmore
Montgomery County
Bankers of Illinois declare war on bank robbers
Illinois bankers under their state association vow to exterminate bank robbers. They will arm towns with guards and stockpile rifles and ammunition bought from the government. A committee will press Springfield to stiffen laws so nonlethal robbers face long penitentiary terms.
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Chicago
Bankers of
Illinois
Iowa
Iinois
Springfield
Silverwood Youth Shot In Tangier Wound Hopes Of Recovery
Roscoe Goodwin a 17 year old Silverwood high school student was accidentally shot by Katie Clementz of Tangier high school last Wednesday night. Surgeons are hopeful for recovery through the windpipe as hundreds visit Tangier residents seeking updates despite a no visitors rule.
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Danville
Roscoe Goodwin
Silverwood
Tangier
Katie Clementz
Death Trails and the McClintock Million Mystery
Chicago reports trace a deadly, decade long sequence surrounding William Nelson McClintock and his fortune. From 1870 to 1924 a string of deaths, marriages, and a controversial will unravel as the Shepherds gain control and a murder accusation arises in the wake of Billy McClintock’s death and an autopsy order.
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William Hickling
Ottawa
William D. Shepherd
Isabella Pope
McClintock
Miss Pope
Billy
Shepherd
Harry Olson
Municipal Court
Shepherds
Billy McClintock
Olson
Smoot Advised to Take Extended Rest
Washington reports Senator Smoot of Utah chairman of the finance committee must rest after an acute indigestion attack. He is confined but planned to vote on the Warren nomination today.
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Senator Smoot
Utah
Finance Committee
Smoot
Warren
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