Greece Presses Demands as War Rages on Bulgaria Border
United Press dispatch from London reports Greece under Premier Pangalos plans to press for reparations and maintain occupied territory despite a League of Nations order to withdraw. Bulgarian sources claim Greek atrocities and pillaging as peasants flee. reports note civilian and soldier deaths and a rising regional entanglement with Jugoslav and Viennese press weighing in.
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London
Greece
League of Nations Council
Bulgaria
Athens
United Press
Pangalos
Demirhisar
Briand
Pedtritsi
Sofia
Comitadjis
Feu
Vienna
Ecomitadjis
drupo-Slavia Press
Jugo-Slavia
Vrome
Jugo-Slav
Politika
Greek Artillery Bombards undefended Bulgarian Localities
Bulgarian foreign ministry asserts in a special telegram to United Press that Greek artillery bombarded undefended Bulgarian localities, killing and wounding civilians including women and children. Telegram replies to a United Press inquiry to Premier Alexandre Zantkolf.
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London
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
United Press
Alexandre Zantkolf
Duke Millions To Support Of School
A will filed for probate in Somerville directs a $10 million bequest from James B. Duke to the Duke Endowment. Four million is to fund a medical school hospital and nurses home at Duke University in Durham North Carolina. The total estate value is not disclosed and has been estimated as high as 150 million.
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New York
Duke
James B. Duke
Protiste
Somerville
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Jury selection drags in Oberholtzer case in Indiana
Hamilton county court adjourns after two weeks with twenty three jurors examined and no panel. The Oberholtzer murder trial prosecutors and defense clash over the jury as the record for longest selection nears Don Roberts era. The state faced challenges while the defense has used nine of ten. if not finished by mid next week, a historic delay could stand.
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Noblesville
Ind
Oberholtzer
Hamilton
D. C. Stephenson
Earl Klenek
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Tiesmen
McCray
Marion’ County
Don Roberts
Terre Haute
Farmer’s Body Found Lodged in Hollow Tree
Crawfordsville Ind October 24. The body of Robert L. Smith five years old, missing since September 29, was found yesterday in a hollow tree in Sugar creek bottoms near the Smith farm. Coroner believes he crawled into the opening and ended his life by poison or self inflicted slashing.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Robert L. Smith
Sugar Creek
Smith Farm
Griffith
Minnie Bowers sues husband over borrowed money
Mrs. Minnie Bowers sues her husband for 1582 dollars, alleging he borrowed and failed to repay. The county reports 2006 quarts of fruit canned for orphans. In Seymour, three girls in the high school are noted for long hair in a recent check-up.
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Alexandria
Minnie Bowers
Seymour
Monument 10 Lincoln in Indiana Proposed
The Indiana Grand Army of the Republic backs a plan to erect a Lincoln memorial at Nancy Hanks tomb in Lincoln City Indiana. Governor Jackson is expected to back the effort and funds may come from clubs and organizations statewide as G A R members meet with the governor to discuss financing amid dwindling membership.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Abraham Lincoln
Nancy Hanks
Indiana Grand Army of the Republic
Hanks
Lincoln City
Ind
G. A. R. E Committee
Albert J. Ball
Jackson
Klan Charter Lifted in Scioto County Ohio
Telegram from Clyde W. Osborne grand dragon of the Ohio Ku Klux Klan announces that the Scio to county Klan charter has been lifted. Officers reportedly resigned as the Scioto county unit has been inactive since about 200 members were arrested during a failed parade two years ago ordered by former Mayor William N. Gableman.
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Portsmouth
Scioto County Klan
Clyde W. Osborne
Columbus
Osborne
Ohio Ku Klux Klan
Youngstown
William N. Gableman
Three Die in West Side New York City Gun Battle
Three men, likely Italians about 30, were shot dead in a fierce 4 am revolver fight that wrecked a West Side cafe. Police found Mitchell Torneau, a former Russian army captain, at a furnished room above the cafe. No motive could be learned as survivors fled and Roosevelt Hospital treated a mortal head wound.
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New York
West Side
Roosevelt Hospital
Mitchell Torneau
De Pauw Grid Victim Paralyzed to Go Home
Maynard Gable 18 year old De Pauw freshman who was paralyzed in football practice last month will be taken to his Elkhart home today. Son of Dr William Gable he has been paralyzed below the neck with condition unchanged at local hospital since the accident.
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Greencastlie
Ind
Maynard Gable
Elkhart
William Gable
Tie
Shenandoah Flag Recovered After Search in Ohio
A flag flown on the Shenandoah dirigible during its fatal voyage has been found and returned to Lakehurst. Sheriff Roy W. Shafer said the flag arrived in a package post marked Ava and was forwarded to the naval station.
Uniform tax laws urged for all states
Washington October 24 United Press Dispatch Chairman Green of the house ways and means committee approved the Delano report proposing federal abandonment of inheritance tax in six years. The proposal aims to save 800 million dollars. The plan grew from a conference between President Coolidge and twenty five state representatives urging adoption of uniform tax laws.
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Washington
Green
House
Ways and Means Committee
Delane
Mellon
Coolidge
Railroads oppose forced consolidation by Congress
Twenty seven railroad executives meeting in Chicago as a committee of the Association of Railway Executives oppose compulsory mergers. They favor permissive consolidation through business conditions with ICC approval, not a government mandate. A committee led by W. W. Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Railroad will also study motor vehicle traffic regulation.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Congress
Association of Railway Executives
R. H. Aishton
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Teachers’ Jobs Insecure Amid School Hiring Disputes
A Chicago school head told the closing session of the state convention that none of the teachers present could be sure of their jobs beyond a year. He criticized the methods used to hire teachers and said petty jealousies govern employment.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Clinton Socialists barred from ballot in Indiana election
The Clinton board of election commissioners ruled the Socialist petition illegal after finding only 18 valid signers of the ticket a requirement is 20. Two signers withdrew and an affidavit alleged Republican leaders hired Socialist leaders to place the ticket in the field.
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Clinton
Ind
Socialist Party
Hes Cuti
Hare
Board of Election Commissioners
W. X. York
Frank Glover
York
Hoosier Population Concentration in Large Cities
Indianapolis dispatch reports Indiana ranks eleventh in total population and population density, with seven Indiana cities surpassing 10,000 residents. The state lists twenty three cities over that threshold, led by Anderson Bloomington and others. Only six states exceed Indiana for number of 10,000 plus cities.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Federal
Department of Commmerce
Hoosier
Anderson
Bloomington
Clinton
Connersville
Crawfordsville
East
Chicago
Elkhart
Tiwood
Evansville
Ft. Wayne
Frankfort
Gary
Hanemond
Tlantington
Jeffersonville
Kokomo LaPorte
Lafaycette
Logansport
Marion
Michigan City
Mishnawaka
Muncie
New Albany
Newcastle
Peru
Richmond
South Bend
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Whiting
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Iinois
New Jersey
Ohio
Typhoid At Reformatory In Indianapolis
Dr Thurman Rice of the state board of health leads the typhoid fever epidemic at the state reformatory in Indianapolis three inmates are stricken though the situation is not regarded as alarming.
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Indianapolis
Thurman Rice
State Board of Health
State Reformatory
Persian Gulf Cyclone Sinks Forty Ships and Kills Thousands
United Press dispatch from Karachi reports a terrific cyclone sweeping the Persian gulf sinking forty vessels and causing over a thousand deaths. Chaos grips stricken Baharain ports as details remain conflicting.
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Persian Gulf
Baharain
Newfoundland Gale Claims Fishing Vessels Lost
A Northwest Atlantic gale offshore Newfoundland sank fishing boats during the night. Reports indicate many vessels could not weather the storm and lives were lost as rescue efforts continued.
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N. F
Newfoundland
Investigators Probe Dope Use in Indiana Prisons
Federal officers opened an inquiry into alleged narcotic use by inmates at Marion county jail and Michigan City state prison. The probe followed information provided by a man convicted on a federal dope charge.
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United Tress Dispatch
Indianapolis
Marion County
Michigan City
Coal Miner Gilbert Smith Killed in Mine Accident Near Princeton
United Press dispatch from Princeton Indiana dated October 24 reports Gilbert Smith a coal miner was killed at the Francisco mine when the hoisting engine brake slipped causing the cage to drop to the shaft bottom.
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Princeton
Ind
Gilbert Smith
Francisco
Submarine S-51 Victim Identified as Lt. (JG) James D Haselden Jr
Newport R I October 24 One of two bodies recovered from the sunken hull of the submarine S-51 today was identified as Lieut junior grade James Dudley Haselden Jr of Dillon South Carolina. Two other bodies remain unidentified.
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Newport, R. 1
Qet
James Dudley Haselden, Jr
Dillon, S.C
Cattle Breeders Meet At Indianapolis December Dates
The Indiana Horticultural society schedules its 65th annual meeting at the Laypool hotel on December 10 and 11. Principal speakers include Prof. H. H. Whetzel of Cornell and Prof. W. H. Brook of Hlineis University.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Horticultural Society
HH. W. Whetzel
Cornell
W. HH. Brook
Hlineis University
Mystery Woman Sought in Terre Haute Farm Murder
Police probe the murder of Oliver Miles found under a bridge with robbery suspected as the motive. A mystery woman is sought to aid the investigation in Terre Haute on October 24.
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Infant found alive in sewer in Evansville
Police report a three day old infant was discovered tied in a sack in a local Evansville sewer. The baby is alive and hospitalized for care. Investigators seek information from the public to identify guardians.
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Evansville
Oct
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