Death by own action theory questioned in Homer Oliphant case
Relatives disputing the Monroe county coroner’s death by own action verdict argue Homer Oliphant was murdered. The Bloomington World quotes a detailed statement listing thirteen points suggesting foul play, including a missing watch, robbed money, a loaded gun grip, glass broken from outside, and a car backward motion after a stone strike.
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Homer Oliphant
Solsberry
Monroe County
PP. T. Oliphant
Bloomington
Indiana Daily Student
Homer L. Oliphant
Sucide
Waldo
Peterson
Wighth
Canada Hounds Chapman Pal Ufret in Cross-Border Counterfeit Cash
Canadian mounted police chase Charles Ufret across Quebec’s Eastern ranges linking him to counterfeit currency and alleged ties to Gerald Chapman’s defense funds. Ufret is accused of killing war veteran Charles Underwood near Ottawa and had boasted of no Chapman's associations while reportedly detailing links to Stratford Connecticut and Detroit New York origins.
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Ottawa
Charles
Fred” Ufret
Gerald Chapman
Hartford
Conn
Ufret
Charles Edward Underwood
Here
United States
Chapman
Beliave
Canada
Prince of Crooks
Eardley Mountains
Quebec
Underwood
Startford
Detroit
Mich
New York
Ohio Woman Goes On Trial For Murder
Mrs. Martha Wise 41 faces murder trial in Medina Ohio today after claiming her funeral complex led her to poison 18 relatives, three fatally. The state seeks life imprisonment while the defense plans to seek hospital commitment claiming insanity.
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Medina
Martha Wise
Pierpont Goes On Trial for Kokomo Bank Robbery
Indianapolis man Harry Pierpont faces trial in Kokomo on a bank robbery charge based on a confession by Thaddeus Skeer of Fort Wayne. The case hinges on the alleged accomplice testimony.
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Kokomo, Ind
Harry Pierpont
Indianapolis
Kokomo
Pierpont
Thaddeus Skeer
Fort Wayne
Klan Raider Arrest Reported in Crawfordsville
United Press dispatch from Crawfordsville Ind May 4 reports W A Rowe one of two professional raiders who led a klan cleanup in Crawfordsville Sunday was arrested today and jailed awaiting Sheriff from Herrin NJ on a wife desertion charge. The scene was intensified by the mysterious arrival of Mrs Glenn Youn widow of the crusader of Bloody Williamson county whose mission is unknown.
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United Press
Crawfordsville
Ind
W. A. Rowe
Herrin
Glenn Youn
Williamson County
Means Loses Appeal Over Volstead Act Conviction
The United States circuit court of appeals sustained the conviction of Gaston Means, former Department of Justice agent, for violation of the Volstead act. Means claimed that at arrest he acted as an agent for President Harding.
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New York
Circuit Court of Appeals
Gaston Means
Department of Justice
Means
Harding
Stephenson and Aides Face Murder Charge Hearing Set
In Indianapolis on May 4 D C Stephenson and aides Earl Klenck and Earl Gentil appeared in capital city court handcuffed together as a motion to strike two counts of murder for the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer was heard. Judge Collins scheduled a May 9 hearing on the motion.
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Limited Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Klenck
Earl Gentil
Madge Oberholtzer
Eph Inman
Navy Dirigible Nearing Porto Rico Amid Fast Run
The Los Angeles airship, after a postponed start, raced toward Porto Rico and could reach Mayaguez about 11 p.m. under favorable winds. The 3,000 mile itinerary includes 86 crew, four passengers, 200 pounds of mail, and a three day harbor stay before returning to base.
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United Press Dispatch
Lakehurst
N. J
Los Angeles
Mayaguez
Porto Rico
Lakehurst N. J
George W. Steele
Patoka
Mayaguez Harbor
Ant Padley
H. B. Ashton
Naval Bureau
G. A. Hall
Frank McKechnie
Mrs Shepherd Charged Over Diamond Ring Theft
A housekeeper testified at the McClintock inquest in Chicago that Mrs William D Shepherd took a diamond engagement ring from Mrs Emma Nelson McClintock just before her death. The inquest also probes the death of Mrs McClintock and her son Billy.
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Chicago
William D. Shepherd
Emma Nelson McClintock
Mc-Clintock
Billy
Municipal Primary Tomorrow Promises Spirited Balloting
Voters in Linton prepare for the municipal primary with Democratic and Republican candidates vying for all offices. Heavily contested council races and tight deadlines urge early polling. polls open at 6 am and close at 6 pm in three wards with one voting place per ward.
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Linton
Democratic
Republican
Sample Ballot Guidance for Republican Party
Officials warn voters the sample ballot shows party candidates whose names may alternate in position while keeping equal numbers. Check the name closely before marking to avoid errors on the official ballot.
Arrests Could Come In Desiderio Murder Case
Gary Indiana May 4 Arrests may be made today in the Chesterton murder mystery police resumed work on the theory that the victim was 21 year old Josephine Desiderio Florence K Boto a 17 year old taken into custody at South Bend identified the charred remains as Josephine and named two men The girl said she and Josephine started for South Bend from Gary last Saturday night but got off the train at Chesterton The remains were found on grass near Chesterton morgue Florence identified the teeth hair and markings and said the skirt fragment matched her own skirt The detective story centers on a brutal murder with shooting and dismemberment.
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Gary
Ind
Chesterton
Josephine Desiderio
Florence K. Boto
South Bend
Josephine
Florence
Missing Woman Found After Fire Sets Believed
Mrs. Mar Berg, 22, wife of a railroad man, was identified by her mother Mrs. Arne L. Hossler as the body found after a gasoline fire. She had been missing for months and police say she was living in Danville, HI.
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Arne L. Hossler
Micnizin City
Mar. Berg
Fleet Ready to Fight Rum Row Along Coast
More than sixty armed vessels prepare at Clifton New York for a war of extermination against rum runners. Revenue cutters Gresham Seneca and Mojave join the fleet ordered to shoot to kill as they sail tomorrow to attack the whiskey armada along the coast.
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United Press Dispatch
Clifton
N. Y
Gresham
Seneca
Mojava
Five Die In Water As Picnic Launch Upset
Treacherous Mississippi waters near Muscatine Iowa claimed five lives when a nine person picnic launch capsized on a cresting wave. The dead were Gus Susenberry his wife and their three children Iona Clifford and Charles all of Fairport. Survivors clung to the overturned craft and were listed as Mabel Susenberry Fern Susenberry Art Snyder of Fairport and Howard Hartfield of Rick Island. The group had been traveling to Long Island for a day at a Mississippi picnic.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Mississippi River
Gus D Susenberry
Fairport, Jr
Iona
Clifford
Charles
Mabel
Fern Ousenberry
Art Snyder
Fairport
Howard Hartfield
Rick Island
Long Island
Poison liquor kills three men in Minneapolis house
Three men were found dead in a Minneapolis house on May 4, apparently from poison liquor. Two others, reported to be stupefied, were taken to the third precinct for observation.
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United Press Dispatch
Minneapolis
Minn
Third Precinct
Narcotic Traffic Growth Reported in Indiana
United States attorney announces 30 of 150 narcotic law violation cases will go before the federal grand jury meeting Wednesday. Traffic growth underlines rising drug investigations across Indiana Portland era context not specified.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
United States
Federal Grand Jury
Boy Killed by Auto in Kendallville
Kendallville Indiana May 4 Donald Hile age six was struck and killed by an automobile in front of his home. The tragedy occurred this morning as the child played nearby prompting an investigation by local officials.
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Lumpted Press Dispatch
Kendallville
Ind
Donald Hile
Moroccan Rebels Make Gains Against French in Morocco
United Press dispatch reports Moroccans pushing toward Zraka near Fez and capturing a French blockhouse from the Spanish zone. France vows decisive action to protect territory, with Abdel Krim leading the Rif rebels and Marshal Lyautey arriving to supervise operations.
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United Press
Paris
Morocco
Zraka
Fez
Foreign Office
France
Painlev
Rabat
Lyaut+y
Gazal
Banat
Abdel Krim
Spautey
French Morocco
Spain
Earthquake Felt Far From New York Seismograph Reports
The Fordham University seismograph logged an unusually strong quake about 7 700 miles away, indicating it originated in the South Pacific. The March 4 dispatch notes the event as a distant tremor detected from New York.
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United Press Dispatch
New York
Fordham University
South Pacific
Bombing at Sofia Cathedral Trial Reveals Bribe and Conspiracy
The Sofia cathedral sacristan Zadgorsky confessed to letting a conspirator plant and light the bomb that killed 208 and wounded 400 at General Georghief's funeral. He claimed an $80 bribe. Co defendant Friedmann denied complicity but admitted receiving $8,200 from international communists financing Bulgaria’s revolution.
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United Press
Sofia
Zadgorsky
Georghief
Friedmann
Bulgaria
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