Dr Charles Farman Confesses in McClintock Murder Plot
Chicago March 17 Dr Charles Farman a bacteriologist confessed he and William D Shepherd conspired to kill millionaire orphan William Nelson McClintock to gain the 1 5 million estate Farman said Shepherd sought to inoculate the heir with typhoid cultures for a million dollar payoff Prosecutor Crowe indicated a grand jury would indict Shepherd Farman said Shepherd urged him to supply germs and keep quiet.
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Linternational News Service
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Shepherd
Charles Farman
National University of Science
Crowe
McClintock
Franks
Faiman
John Sbarbaro
Farman
Robert WH. Crowe
Batman
Lig Laboratory
Ele
Detec tives Seek Katherine Finley In Farman Case
A squad of detectives pursues Katherine Finley, Farman’s secretary, who he says will substantiate many of his statements. The search centers on her whereabouts and potential testimony in the ongoing matter.
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Katherine Finley
Farman
Ireland Celebrates St Patrick's Day Amid Political Tensions
Dublin reports St Patrick's Day parades and festivities as Eamon de Valera accuses Britain of using former Republicans to undermine the Irish nation from within. The Free State faces increased instability as celebrations unfold.
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Dublin
Ireland
St. Patrick’s Day
Free State
Eamonn de Valera
Lipkin Jewelry Store Looted in Chicago Heist
Two bandits held up the Lipkin jewelry store in Chicago bound and gagged the clerk and escaped with diamonds valued at $10,000 this morning. Police and investigators search for the suspects.
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Chicago
Lipkin Jewelry
Bloomington Council Fails to Name New Mayor
Bloomington Indiana March 17 Bloomington today is without a mayor after the city council, voting 30 ballots, failed to name a successor to the late John G Harris. Lynn Lewis the acting mayor since Harris death was the Republican choice on most ballots while Oscar H Cravens publisher of the Bloomington World was the Democratic pick on the majority of ballots. The council adjourned to tonight with four Republicans and five Democrats present and Lewis abstaining to leave the council evenly split.
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Bloomington
Ind
John G. Harris
Lynn Lewis
Harris
Oscar H. Cravens
Lewis
Republican State Committee Meets in Indianapolis
The Republican state committee will convene in Indianapolis on Friday to consider state house candidate applications and to discuss a successor for Carly Mc Coy the committee secretary. Senator B R Inman of Danville is named as a possible replacement. The group may also plan a Sixth district meeting to replace George A Elliott Newcastle district chairman who died recently.
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Indianapolis
Republican State Committee
State House
Carly McCoy
B. R. Inman
Danville
McCoy
Inman
Jackson-For- Governor Club
State
Chamber of Commerce
George A. Elliott
Newcastle
Bonus certificates deemed illegal to sell
The Veterans Bureau ruled today that it is illegal to sell federal soldier bonus certificates. The ruling aims to curb unauthorized sale of the certificates and protect veterans’ entitlements.
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International Nisws Service
Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Greater Linton Meeting Tonight at Public Library
The Greater Linton Chuir urges full attendance at tonight's meeting in the public library at 7 30 p m. Election of officers and important business will be addressed. Members are urged to be prompt and prepared to participate.
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Greater Linton
Public Library
Greater Linton Chuir
George
Johnny
Banker predicts St. Paul system in receivership
Chicago March 17 The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad faces a critical phase as bond holders form a protective committee under F J Lisman who may head it He predicts eventual receivership for the line while talks to refinance 48 million dollars in bonds due next June proceed with possible delays of up to three weeks for an engineers report to be used as refinancing basis.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
St. Paul Securities
F. J. Lisman
New York
Methodists Build Catholic Church Out of Gratitude
In Pittsburg on March 17, Rev Father H Angel once assisted St Kieran's Roman Catholic church in Lawrenceville. when St Patrick's Alpsville burned earlier this year, Methodists donated funds to rebuild Alpsville's new church, repaying a past aid.
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Pittsburg
Father H. Angel
St. Kieran’s
Lawrenceville
Father Angel
St. Patrick’s Church
Alpsville
Here
Deranged Woman Foiled In River Jump Attempt At Vincennes
Mrs. Ralph Broodie walked barefoot in scant night attire and tried to leap from a bridge into the Wabash River in Vincennes Indiana. Passersby detained her before she could enter the water. She is believed to be mentally deranged.
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Vincennes
Ind
Ralph Broodie
Girl 5 May Die From Burns in Trash Fire Tragedy
Helen Ault five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Ault near Sandborn Indiana may die from burns inflicted while attempting to tramp out lanes of a trash fire. She suffered severe burns head to foot with portions of flesh and skin slipping from the clothing after witnessing her father fighting the blaze earlier that day.
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Vincennes
Ind
Helen
Fred Ault
Sandborn
Two Miners Die After Dust Explosion at Shirkieville Mine
The bodies of Arthur Picket and James Gilmore were recovered from Shargie Coal mine No. 1 near Shirkieville, twenty miles north of Terre Haute. They are the third and fourth miners killed in two weeks. The mine will be rock dusted to prevent further blasts.
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International News Service
Terre Haute
Arthur Picket
James Gilmore
Shargie Coal Company
Shirkieville
Here
Picket
Gilmore
Robbers Purloin Rum for Months
In Frankfort Kentucky a liquor robbery spanning months and involving whisky valued at about 100000 dollars at bootleg prices was uncovered. A federal grand jury indicted sixteen men and nine were reported arrested for breaking into the Old Taylor distillery warehouse by tunneling through a sewer and floor to steal whisky.
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Frankfort
Old Taylor
Highway Commission Opens Bids For Cement Roads
The state highway commission today received bids for eleven cement road sections across the state. Bids were opened and tabulated. contracts will go to the lowest bidders who show they have proper equipment and can furnish bond.
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International News Service
State Highway Commission Today
American No. 1 mine to operate year round
Bicknell Indiana March 17 a notice says the American No 1 mine will not shut down this spring as expected but will operate throughout the year. Nearly 1000 men are employed there and coal market conditions are improving with a brighter outlook this summer. The mine is expected to run three to four days per week during summer.
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Bicknell
Ind
Balloon escapes from Boling field without occupants
A large army service balloon broke from its moorings at Boling field and drifted northward yesterday afternoon. The 19,000 cubic foot bag, filled about half, rose to 10,000 feet before disappearing from sight. No passengers were aboard.
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Washington
Bolingfield
Farmer Burns to Death in Barn Fire Explosion
Princeton Indiana reports Lawrence Zwissler a 39 year old farmer was burned to death yesterday when a barn exploded after a lantern ignited a fire. He was trapped in the burning structure as flames engulfed the barn. His widow and two children survive. The Zwissler farm lies three miles south of Princeton.
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Princeton
Ind
Lawrence Zwissler
Zwissler
U S Warehouses Overflow With Illicit Whisky
Federal officers report warehouses filled to capacity with confiscated liquor valued at about 400 million dollars. Seizures by the coast guard have clogged seaports and inland cities like Chicago and Kansas City. Authorities urge destruction of liquor in custody and note difficulties in selling tainted stock.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of the Budget
Moss
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf
Coast Guard
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Kansas City
St. Louis
Warren Yields in Bitter Fight With Senators
President Coolidge moves to end the battle over the attorney general post after Charles B. Warren resigns from the nomination fight. John G. Sargent is named as nominee, with Senate expected to confirm. rivals include Thomas W. Swan of Yale Law School.
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Warren
New England
Senate
Sargent
International News Service
Washington
Charles B. Warren
Coolidge
John G. Sargent
Vermont
Thomas W. Swan
Yale Law School
Mine Operators Conference Called Off in Cleveland
The central bituminous field conference for Ohio Indiana Illinois and western Pennsylvania was canceled. A. A. Augustus of Cambridge Collieries said Illinois and Indiana operators refused to send delegates or believed no progress possible. The Jacksonville wage agreement remains in force for a year, limiting wage changes.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pennsylvania
A. A. Augustus
Cambridge Colleries Company
Augustus
Jacksonville
Germany Ready to Enter Peace League Next Fall
Berlin reports Germany is expected to join the League of Nations at the September session. Foreign Minister Stresemann will address the Reichstag to present negotiations with the League and with England and France on a security pact. He says entry must be linked to Cologne zone evacuation and long term European peace assurances.
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Berlin
Germany
League of Nations
Stresemann
Reichstag
League
England
France
Cologne
Kid McCoy Convicted of Assault in Los Angeles Case
Former boxer Kid McCoy was found guilty in superior court of three counts of assault with intent to kill related to a shooting at Mrs Mor's antique shop the morning after Mrs Theresa Mars was killed. Sentencing set for Friday.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Kid McCoy
Theresa Mars
Superior
Schurman Nominated Ambassador to Germany
President Coolidge nominates Dr. J. G. Schurman, currently minister to China, to serve as ambassador to Germany in Washington dispatch dated March 17.
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International News Service
Washington
J. G. Schurman
China
Coolidge
Germany
Ohio Indiana and Pennsylvanian coal operators meet in Cleveland
Central competitive field operators from Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania and Illinois met in Cleveland at the invitation of Ohio operators to discuss the wage scale with the United Mine Workers. Illinois absence halted any negotiation. The union wage for common labor is seven dollars fifty a day with cutters earning more.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
Nonunnon
Bible read aloud for seventeen hours at Indiana church
In Anderson Indiana the Bible was read completely during special services at the Indiana Avenue M E church. The reading ended at 8 PM after seventeen hours with many members taking part.
Bicknell Miners Resent Hessler Over Day Work
At Bicknell Indiana, miners in cooperative mines reject John Hessler's charge that workers are unpaid or underpaid. They explain day work is paid, detailing wages for loaders and machine men, and describe two days of cleanup prior to hoisting. The cooperative plans to raise tonnage and aims for a 1,100 ton daily target, with prospects of long term profitability and higher pay.
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Bicknell
Ind
John Hessler
Hessler
Martin
East Side Coal Company
Ooe
Grain Market Panic Hits Chicago Trading Floor
International News Service reports a panic in the grain market as wheat futures fell eleven cents within an hour after opening in Chicago on March 17. Traders watched sharp declines ripple through corn and other grains.
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International News Service
Washington
International News
Servich
Chicago
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