Valley gridiron action features Brazil versus Jasonville clash
Terre Haute Oct 17 No. wealth of valley games today but several key matchups hold interest. Brazil and Jasonville renew rivalries in a likely even battle while Westfield meets Paris and Clinton hosts Oakland. Bicknell visits Sullivan as valley champs seek an upset, and Vincennes plays Worthington with an even chances.
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Terre Haute
Valle
Brazil
Jasonville
mereNhy
Jasons
Nauegle
Goach Moffett
Noblesville
Westfield
Paris
Goach Newgent
Thas
Oakland
Shelburn
Martinsville
Rocky Piekson
Casey
Sheridan
Linton
Tlandismen
Bicknell
Sullivan
Rutherford
Sulivan
Vincennes
Worthington
Olney
Lawrrenceville
Lawrenceville
Willow Hill
Effingham
Aircraft Probe Concludes as Report On Mitchell Case Looms
Washington, Oct. 17. The air craft inquiry is over and a report for the guidance of President Coolidge is being prepared. Board members will spend a week studying the evidence individually before assembling to write the final report. The next move will be action on the court martial of Col. William Mitchell amid ongoing controversy.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
Coolidge
Col
William Mitchell
No Registration Rules For Lyjson City Election
No registration is required in Lin ton for the city election. The registration law does not apply to cities of this class. If you have lived in the state over six months and in the city for sixty days and are over 21 you are eligible to vote at the city election on November 3.
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Linton
Air board study outlines aviation reform scope
The air board's inquiry centers on three aims: unifying air services or keeping them separate, refining government aircraft procurement to aid domestic manufacturers, and promoting civilian aviation to build a reserve of planes and pilots for potential emergencies.
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Air Board
Col. Mitchell
Moron bandit sought in midwest lover lane killings
Kenosha Wis Oct 17 police search for a moron bandit believed behind several lover s lane holdups in the midwest is linked to the double murder of Madalyn Latimer and James Sears in a Sears Fort Wayne Indiana detective Walter Kavanaugh arrived to aid in the probe due to similarities with a Fort Wayne fatality earlier that year. The killer targeted couples on lonely roads and threatened exposure to extract cash and jewelry.
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Punepr Sdd Ghlisss
Kenosita
Wis
Middle West
Madalyn Latimer
James Sears
Sears
Kenosha
St. Wayne
Frank Williams
Police seek motive for double tragedy in Indianapolis home
In Indianapolis police probe a double tragedy at the home of William Stroud. Clarence Peterman, 35, Stroud’s friend, shot and killed Mrs. Stroud, 33, mother of two, and then killed himself. Marion Rongsted, 20, witnessed the shooting. Peterman, a World War veteran who served with the Canadian army, had been a longtime roamer in the Stroud residence.
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Indianapolis
William Stroud
Clarence Peterman
Stroud
Miners Union Hit By Permanent Injunction Ruling
Judge McClintic rules United Mine Workers conspired to monopolize coal labor across southern West Virginia. Injunctions against UMWA officers and members become permanent for 309 plaintiff companies in Williamson Tug River Winding Gulf New River Greenbrier and Kanawha fields. The decision claims union actions unlawfully restricted production and blocked nonunion mines from interstate trade.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers of America
Kanawha River
George W. McClintic
United States District Court
Williamson Tug River
Winding Gulf
New River
United Mine Workers
United States
American
McClintic
International Union
West Virginia
Stephenson Case Stalled Amid Court Delays In Indiana
The D. C. Stephenson murder trial and aides Karl Klenek and Earl Gentry paused as Judge Sparks adjourned the case to Monday due to a defendant’s brother’s illness. Prospective jurors told to avoid news comments. one venire of 100 exhausted as attorneys seek a midweek jury. Alleged midnight revels at Stephenson home to be aired with testimony from a girl about an abduction and wine and women.
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Noblesville
Ind
D. C. Stephenson
Exklaner
Dragon
Karl Klenek
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Attorneys describe drunken scene in court case
The testimony recounts a drunken encounter at the home involving Stephenson and an attorney who was intoxicated. A nude woman, apparently drunk, walked through the room, and other girls including Butler College coeds are slated to testify as prosecutors press the case.
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Stephenson
Butler College
Wisconsin nut crop short prompts squirrel migration to Iowa
Prairie Du Chien reports a Wisconsin nut crop shortage driving thousands of squirrels to Iowa corn fields. Hunters describe hundreds swimming the Mississippi River with many drowning in rough weather on both shores.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Wisconsin
Iowa
Mississippi River
Henry Small Dies at Son's Home in Dugger
Henry Small aged in April died at his son David G Small's home in Dugger at 9 10 this morning after six years of illness He was aged 87 in Lin ton long a South Main street businessman He leaves a widow a son and a daughter Mrs Mary Knoke of Shelbyville and sister Mrs Martha Sidden of Terre Haute Funeral set for Monday at 2 pm at the Dugger residence with burial in the old Linton Cemetery
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Henry Small
David G. Small
Dugger
Mr. Smell
Linton
South Main Street
Mr. Small
Thomas and
Mary Small
Efo
Margaret A. Small
David G
Mary Knoke
Shelbyville
Ind
Martha Siddon
Terre Haute
Locarno Peace Pact Renews Hope Across Europe
Locarno agreements bring seven nations into a security framework after World War I. Germany, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, Czecho Slovakia and Poland pledge mutual protection and arbitration, with ratification to follow in London.
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Europe
London
France
Germany
Great Britain
Belgium
Italy
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Locarno
Ralston Laid To Rest At His Old Home Today
Indiana pays final honors to Senator Samuel M. Ralston Democratic leader who died Wednesday night. Private family services were held at the Ralston country home near Indianapolis. Accompanied by Vice President Charles G. Dawes and state officials, the body was moved to Lebanon for public funeral services at the Presbyterian church followed by burial in Lebanon cemetery. Reverend Jean S. Milner and Reverend Orton Carmichael conducted services.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Lebanon
Ralston
Presbyterian Church
Lebanon Cemetery
Orton Carmichael
Lebanon Presbyterian Church
Farm counts fall in most states four years after 1920
The report shows District of Columbia suffers the largest loss at 31.2 percent. North Carolina ranks second to Texas in farm numbers with 283,495. East north central states primarily lose farms since 1920 except Wisconsin which gains 26 percent. Kentucky declines from 270,260 to 258,510.
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District of Columbia
North Carolina
Texas
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Padlock Ordered for Edwardsport Room Venue
Knox circuit court issued a one year padlock order for the Edwardsport room opposite the depot. Sheriff Chambers will lock the place after owners S. T. and Mary F. Reeves did not post bond, ending years of a town sore spot in Vincennes.
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Vincennes
Floyd Young
Coulter
Knox Circuit Court
Chambers
Edwardsport
S. T
Mary F. Reeves
Vincennes Inventor States Device For Auto Safety
Ho mer Rich of Vincennes Ind claims a new automobile safety device will automatically stop cars at dangerous crossings curves and school limits. Tests cited show the device keeps cars under control with brakes applied. Patent filed June 25 1925 and awaiting examination. Railroad officials and a Big Four claim agent see potential benefit amid current accident claims.
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Vincennes
Ind
Homer Rich
Rich
Robert A. Weldon
Carmel
Big Four
Mr. Rich
Mr. Weldon
Capitalista
Methodist War Bout Continues Over Union Split
Old Civil War wounds keep the northern and southern Methodist Episcopal churches apart as voting shows strong northern support for unification while the south rejects it. Northern conferences tally 12,203 for merger to 595 against. southern votes run about one third as large and similarly oppose.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Methodist Episcopal Church
United Press
Mason and Dixon Line
Methodist Church
America
United Church
Baptist Church
Bridge Over Wabash at Vincennes Is Certain
The Wabash river bridge at Vincennes appears sure as Illinois plans funding for its share. Governor Len Small told Indiana Governor Ed Jackson during the national dairy exposition in Indianapolis that Illinois will proceed once financing steps are set. Indiana stands ready to contribute and officials expect legislative approval though a final timetable was not given.
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Indianapolis
Wabash River
Vincennes
Illinois
Len Small
Ed Jackson
Indiana
Small
Ilinois
State Salary Slashes Announced by Budget Committee
United Press Dispatch reports October 177 that the state budget committee announced salary cuts totaling over $100,000 yearly for heads of state departments and state house staff, effective October 1. Targets included Richard Licher, John Williams, Lawrence Orr, and Fred Robinson, with some increases for tax commissioners and boosts for state auditor, state librarian, and settlement clerk.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
State House
State Budget Committee
Public Service Commissioners
Richard Licher
Conservation Department
John Williams
Highway Department
Lawrence Orr
State Board of Accounts
Fred Robinson
Decrease in Indiana Farms Reported
Indianapolis October 17 Destruction of farms in Indiana is supported by a Commerce Department report showing 2 320 fewer farms in 1925 than five years earlier. There were 205 126 farms in 1920 and 195 806 in 1925. Texas leads with 466 420 farms, up 30 000 since 1920. Nevada shows the largest proportional gain at 23 7 percent.
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Indianapolis
Federal Department of Commerce
Indiana
Texas
Nevada
Sorority House Looted at Indiana University
Thieves looted the Pi Beta Phi sorority chapter house at Indiana University during the night while residents attended a dance. They took six fur coats four other coats and much jewelry valued at about $2,000. no one was inside the house at the time.
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Bloomington
Ind
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Indiana University
Noo
Water shortage prompts early dismissal in Bicknell schools
In Bicknell on Wednesday, October 17, schools closed due to a lack of drinking water and water for toilets, forcing the city to address sanitary concerns and keep facilities usable for students.
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Bicknell
Bandits Hit Woodruff Bank and Saloon in Early Raid
Seven bandits raided Woodruff Wisconsin locking four poker players in a saloon. They cut lines to the town and dynamited the Woodruff State Bank vault. Loot reported as $900 in 25-cent pieces missing from the bank box. bandits fled in two automobiles.
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United Press Lispatch
Minocqua
Wis
Woodruff
Fighting Bishop Starts Scrap Anew
Bishop William Brown, convicted of heresy by the Protestant Episcopal church, renews his bid for freedom and sues to compel the house of bishops to withdraw its depositions and reinstate him.
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Gallion
William Brown
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Bishops
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