Relief work under way after deadly tornado hits Pike and Barbour
United Press dispatch from Troy Alabama reports sixteen dead and a score hurt after a Sunday tornado ripped Pike and Barbour counties. Five thousand dollars raised for the homeless as rescue teams search for bodies. White victims include Ralph Knight and several Knight family members. others injured in Goddhope.
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United Press Dispatch
Troy
Ala
Pike
Barbour
Pike County
Barbour County
Goddhope
Ralph Knight
Noah Griffin
Seaplane Arrival Delights Boston Lovers
Ralph Behennon of Los Angeles arrives by seaplane from his steamer off Boston Light to visit sweetheart Doris Crowley before she leaves town. Cupid figures in a lighthearted maritime page.
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Love
Father Neptune
Ralph Behennon
Los Angeles
Boston
Boston Light
Doris Crowley
Wampuses Sighted in Goosepond Area Stir Local Gossip
Mike Goodman of Goosepont reports a rare wampus carnivorous seen near the pond, a cross between timber wolf and wild ape. He claims it has frightened hunters, killed a rooster, and driven residents like Mat Allen to consider moving to Arkansas.
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Mike Goodman
Goosepont
Mike
Clarence Darrow
Muzzy Goodman
George Tincher
Bill Shanklin
Bill
Mat Allen
Arkansas
Chaini
Railroad officer shoots suspect in coal theft arrest
Edgar A. Hill, lieutenant of the Big Four railroad police, shot and killed Charles Lyle, a Black man, after Lyle attacked during an attempted escape following arrest for coal theft in Indianapolis on October 26.
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Indianapolis
Edgar A. Hill
Big Four
Charles Lyle
Ford Says He Could Sell a Million More Cars
Henry Ford told the Ways and Means Committee he could move a million more cars if the excise tax were cut by 25 dollars. He cited the current average motorist tax of thirty dollars as a factor in pricing and demand.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
Henry Ford
National National Auto Dealers
Ways and Means Committee
One of Wettest Men Named Prohibition Chief in Kentucky
William I6 Mays of Richmond, newly appointed federal prohibition administrator for the Kentucky Tennessee districts, was described as one of the wettest men in Kentucky by Judge B J Bethurum. Bethurum said Mays warned that the Republican party would lose Kentucky if Samuel Collins remained as prohibition director.
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Pineville
William I6, Mays
Richmond
Prohibition
Kentucky-Tennessee
Samuel Collins
Kentucky
B. J. Bethurum
First Christian Church
Bethurum
Mays
Samuel
Collins
New Trial Motion Expected in Dr James Sample Case
A motion for a new trial is expected this week in Jefferson County court for Dr James Sample of Connersville who was found guilty of attempting to poison his father in law James Reed. Sample had pleaded insanity and Judge Roberts ruled he was sane with sentence withheld awaiting the defense appeal decision.
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James Sample
Madison
Ind
Jefferson County
Connersville
Sample
James
Reed
Roberts
Oak Grove Mine Tipple Destroyed By Flames Near Dugger
A wooden tipple at the Oak Grove mine between Dugger and Cass was destroyed by fire about 4 o clock Sunday morning. The Rowlands Powers company owns the mine. 25 to 30 local miners operated it cooperatively. The fire damaged the tipple beyond saving but the engine house blacksmith shop and nearby buildings were saved. Loss set at about 5009 dollars with unknown insurance. Origin of the fire remains a mystery.
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Oak Grove
Dugger
Cass
Rowlands-Powers Company
Thad
Open minded jury pace delays Stephenson trial in Noblesville
In Noblesville Indiana October 26 the trial of D C Stephenson for mer klan leader and Marl Klenck with Earl Gentry for the Miss Madge Oberholtzer murder drags into its third week. The jury remains incomplete as talesmen are questioned for open mindedness. Judges plan additional special venues and possible fourth venue due to extended deliberations and dismissals.
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United Wrebs Dispatch
Noblesville
Ind
D. C
Talesmen
Judge Sparks
Freezing Weather Forecast for Indiana Tonight
Indianap olis dispatch reports freezing weather predicted for Indiana tomorrow. October records the cloudiest month in bureau history with no sunshine recorded all month.
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United Prisss Dispatch
Indianapolis
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Curbstone Sheiks Held in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on October 26 two teenage curbstone sheiks, John Zener and Robert Thomas, both 18, were held on serious charges after a 16 year old girl said they hailed her from a skating rink, promised to drive her home, then took her to the countryside and mistreated her.
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Indianapolis
John Zener
Robert Thomas
Mrs Vernon Robison Funeral This Morning
Celia Jane Robison wife of Vernon L Robison died at the family home in West Linton Saturday evening about 5 20 following no illness but confined to bed two weeks She was born October 2 1397 and was 28 years 22 days Survived by husband three children Iris 10 Ellen and Alice Bell 17 three brothers and two sisters Funeral at home 10 o clock Rev Erickson officiating Interment Fairview Cemetery
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Celia Jane Robison
Vernon L. Robison
West Linton
Iris
Ellen Aged
Alice Bell
Frank Walker
Joe Walker
Athens
Ohio
Alva Walker
Detroit
Roger Mansard
Ben Sims
Lyons
Girl A Mascot Pauline Blair Becomes Liner Mascot
Pauline Blair of New York City is named the first American girl to be chosen as mascot for an English ocean liner. She is American born and bred and will serve as a symbolic representative aboard the vessel.
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Pauline Blair
New York City
Chicago Police Launch Large Drive on Gunmen
Chicago police deploy a picked squad of the city's toughest officers to sweep the southwest side back of the yards district with orders to capture known gangsters or send them to the penitentiary. Captain John Stege warns gunmen that morgue mortality ends parole.
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Chicago
John Stege
Detective Bureau
Attack Targets Noted Gangs in Beer and Booze District
A fresh outbreak of violence provoked a precautionary attack aimed at the McErlane, Genna and O'Donnell gangs, longtime players in the beer and booze running district.
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McErlane
Genna
O’donnell
Church and newspapers unite for revival effort
Rev. John T. Bradner Smith of the Chicago Church Federation told the seventh annual conference on church publicity that the church must use newspapers as allies to fight evil. He said if Christ were on earth he would convert many newspapers and use the rest to spread the gospel.
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Chicago
John T. Bradner Smith
Chicago Church Federation
Christ
Attorney General To Rule On State Official Salary Cuts
Indiana Oct 26 The Attorney General Gilliam expected to rule today on the legality of salary slashes ordered for state officials by the budget committee. Officials who had pay checks cut sought a formal opinion on the committee’s power. Governor Jackson backs the committee which aims to save the state 100 000 per year.
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Indianapolis
Gilliam
State Budget Committee
Jackson
Record Cabbage Weighs Ten Pounds in Indiana
Romeo Henry claims the state record cabbage weighing ten pounds. He moved from Hamilton county last spring and notes he could not raise such large gourds there. Bloomington council approves a new grade school project costing 125000 dollars. Lavayette reports Harry N Stratford of BillingsMont plans Purdue poultry course attendance. Frank Thompson, 73, set a 28 day tomato picking record.
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Tipton
Romeo Henry
Hamilton County
Lavayette
Harry N. Stratford
Billings, Mont
Purdue
Robbed Grandfather Leads to Long Term Sentence
Charles Scott of Eaglestown Indiana was sentenced to ten to twenty-one years for robbing his grandfather. A murder charge tied to the grandfather’s death after the robbery was dropped.
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Indianapolis
Charles Scott
Eaglestown
Ind
Greece Balks at League Demands in Greek Bulgar War
United Press dispatches report Greece widening its offensive near the Struma while the League of Nations considers orders to cease hostilities. Civilians flee harsh conditions as refugees gather, with deaths and injuries rising from Greek artillery near Macedonia.
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United Press
Paris
League of Nations Council
Greece
Bulgaria
Sofia
Struma
Macedonia
Miners Protests Cut Salaries of Indiana Officials
Indiana district United Mine Workers protested to Governor Jackson over salary cuts in the state industrial board. Mine inspectors’ pay was called ridiculous and the head of the state employment service was accused of a slap at labor.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Indiana
United Mine Workers of America
Jackson
State Industrial Board
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