Midwest Heat Wave Breaks with Tornadoes Strike Midwest
Described by weather officials as summer’s last flareup, a heat wave yielded to tornadoes and heavy rains across Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Iowa Indiana Missouri and Kansas. In Peoria Racine Kenosha and Walworth counties winds uprooted trees toppled cars and shattered windows injuring twelve. One man Henry Storey was trapped by bricks from a collapsed Burlington flour mill chimney. Power and communications were badly hit as Chicago faced the edge of the Wisconsin twister.
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Peoria
Minnesota
Illinois
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Missouri
Kansas
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Burlington
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Peoria Hit by Baby Cyclone Downtown Damage
A brief tornado-like storm struck Peoria on September 10 injuring a dozen in the downtown area. Plate glass shattered awnings ripped away signs torn and cars blown across streets. No serious injuries and residence districts escaped damage as sun returned after the few minutes of squall.
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Apollo Theatre
Relief After Thirteen Days of Heat Sweeps St Louis
An overnight rain cooled St Louis and nearby districts ending a 13 day heat spell. Temperatures today are in the eighties with cooler weather seen for several days. The peak Wednesday hit 100 degrees as eighteen deaths were reported in St Louis and several more in southern Illinois.
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ST. Louis
Illinois
Burlington Storm Causes Fatality and Damage in Wisconsin
A severe storm swept across Racine, Kenosha and Walworth counties causing one fatality and multiple injuries. Property and crop damage were extensive as crews assess the aftermath in Burlington Wisconsin.
Destructive Storm Hits Lyons and Surrounding Areas
A strong storm with hail leveled crops and wrecked many automobiles. Telecommunication lines were down and poles broken as electric lines failed, prompting power shutdowns to allow repair crews to work. The system began in Lyons Walworth County and moved east toward Kenosha and Racine, tearing a 15 mile by 2 mile strip.
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Kenosha
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Storms Cool Springfield After Heat Wave
Thunder storms swept through Springfield on September 10 cooling the city after a high of 100 degrees and forcing the temporary closure of public schools, according to United Press Dispatch.
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Springfield
Rain Eases Heat Wave in Central Indiana
Rain and lower temperatures briefly relieve the September heat in central Indiana. Showers were forecast for the northern region as Indianapolis reported a 7 0 at 8 a.m. Local officials expect continued cooler weather and possible thunderstorms later in the day.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Escaped Convict Nabbed in Clinton After Pendleton Escape
Clinton youth Carl Vansickle twenty, who fled the Pendleton state reformatory on September 3, was captured by local police and jailed in Clinton. He faces return to Pendleton and had pleaded guilty a year ago to a vermillion circuit court charge sentencing him to one to fourteen years. He had been trusted at the prison and escaped while cooking for inmates, claiming he ran away after learning of a potential extra year before pardon.
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Carl Vansickle
State Reformatory
Pendleton
Vansickle
Vermillion
President Coolidge Returns to White House Afternoon
President Coolidge arrives at Union Station at 1 15 p m and proceeds to the executive mansion after eleven weeks vacation in New England. Mrs Coolidge accompanies the president as the exective party returns to Washington.
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Coolidge
White House
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Union Station
U S Officials Target Tax Dodgers and Advisers
Assistant United States Attorney Frederick Bellinger outlined a campaign against income tax dodgers, focusing on large corporations and wealthy individuals. He cited a frauds bureau and named a group of alleged expert accountants aiding tax avoidance, vowing investigations.
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United States
Frederick ©. Bellinger
Tax Funds Bureau
Bellinger
Bank Robbers Sentenced in Galveston State Bank Heist
Logansport Ind Sept 10 Clifford Roth and Charles Northern both of Indianapolis pleaded guilty to complicity in the Galveston Ind bank robbery last spring. They were sentenced to two to fourteen years in prison.
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Logansport
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State Bank
Galveston
Clifford Roth
Charles Northern
Indianapolis
Spanish forces trapped on Tetuan front as Rif front advances
Paris dispatch reports Moroccan Rif tribesmen broke the Tetuan line near Arzila and threatened Tebuan. Spanish general staff appeals to Marshal Petain for French offensive aid while moving troops from Melilla and Ceuta to reinforce Tetuan and capture Adjir.
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Indiana Guard Chief Warns Former Adjutant General
Lawrence Orr chief examiner of the state board of accounts told Harry Smith former adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard that next Monday is the last day to explain an altered shortage of nearly fifteen thousand dollars in his accounts.
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Lawrence Orr
State Board of Accounts
Harry Smith
Indiana National Guard
Smith
Fire Marshal Reappointed in Indiana for Four Years
Governor Ed Jackson ended speculation by re appointing T Miller head of the state fire marshal’s department for a four year term. Miller, a Republican, is from Kokomo.
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Indianapolis
Ed Jackson
Newman T. Miller
Kokomo
Marshel’s
Miller
McCray Granted Discharge in Bankruptcy Case
Federal court issued Warren T. McCray a discharge as a bankrupt after creditors withdrew objections, ending the bankruptcy proceedings in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Warren T. McCray
Harry Snodgrass Arrested For Speeding In Greencastle
Greencastle Indiana on September 10 reports radio favorite Harry Snodgrass arrested by state police for driving at 50 miles per hour. He was charged after officers stopped his motor car Tuesday night.
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Greencastle
Ind
Harry Snodgrass
Navy Secretary Wilbur Denies Naval Incompetency Charges
Secretary Wilbur planned to ask President Coolidge for a full investigation after denying charges of mal administration tied to the Shenandoah disaster and the Hawaiian flight. He met with Admiral Moffett and Captain George W. Steele to discuss the probe.
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William Mitchell
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Lakehurst
N. J
Shenandoah
Paroles Recommended for 33 Inmates at Pendleton Reformatory
Indiana reformatory board of trustees in Pendleton recommended paroles for 33 inmates after reviewing 47 applications at a meeting held yesterday.
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Board of Trustees of
The
Indiana Reformatory
Prohibition Seen as Lasting Policy by Conference Speaker
Dr Clarence Tate Wilson, Washington secretary of the temperance board, told Indiana Methodist conference that prohibition will stay because a return to the old order would restore corrupt politicians and crime ties. He praised the cleaner political tone under prohibition and noted social changes since the federal dry act.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Clarence Tate Wilson
Washington
Board of Temperance
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Indiana
Dr. Wilson
Congress
Wheat prices fall on choppy Chicago trade board
Wheat futures on the Chicago board of trade slid after the government crop report, with September wheat down 4 cents and settling at $1.50. The bearish forecast weighed on prices as traders assessed supply prospects and market momentum in midday trading.
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Chicago Board of Trade Today
Tong War Renewed Leaves Two Chinamen Dead in Chinatown
United Press Dispatch reports the renewal of the Tong war in New York's Chinatown last night with pistol fire and a hatchet assault. Police, at last cracking down, arrested three Tong leaders believed responsible for the outbreak in the fear-laden district.
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New York
Chinatown
Clemency petitions filed for murderers as board opens session
Indiana petitions for executive clemency include 111 new applications at the state pardons board session on September 10. Seven life-term murder cases are among the new filings. The board will reopen twelve old cases, six involving life terms. no Greene County cases are listed.
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Indianapolis
State Pardons Board
Greene County
Five Accidental Deaths Reported in Indiana
Five accidental deaths occurred in Indiana in 24 hours. Ella Hightshue, 60, died from a crash in Indianapolis. Ralph Bernhart, truck driver, held for involuntary manslaughter. Jean Schuyler, 7, killed in Anderson when a car hit by a switch engine. Elizabeth Schunk, 60, died from brain concussion after a fall. Virgil Hall, 10, died in Evansville after being struck by a Princeton driver. Mrs Mary Godfrey, 70, killed when thrown from a skidding auto in Madison.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ella Hightshue
Ralph Bernhart
Jean Schuyler
Anderson
Elizabeth Schunk
Virgil Hall
Evansville
Leslie Gregory
Princeton
Gregory
Madison
Mary Godfrey
French and Spanish Forces Prepare for Attack at Abbe Krin
Paris reports combined French and Spanish troops moving to strike Abb el-Krin as 12,000 Spaniards push from Abu Qim bay toward Ajdir. Other forces reportedly land at Cape Quilates to divert Krim from Tetuan.
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United Press Dispatch
Paris
Trench
Abbel-Krin
Abhuccamas Bay
Ajdir
Cape Quilates
Texas Legion Backs Gen Mitchell in Court Martial
The American Legion of Texas organizes to defend Colonel William Mitchell who faces possible court martial for criticizing aviation affairs. Texas legion supports him in seeking unified aircraft control within the defense system, announced state commander Dr. W. T. Dunning.
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San Antonio
Texas
American Legion of Texas
William Mitchell
Texas Legion
Mitchell
W. T. Dunning
Bolt Removed From Youth Lungs At Jefferson Hospital
Roy Kruger a 11 year old of Rockford Illinois swallowed an iron bolt over several months and suffered pneumonia and dysthagia. Surgeons at Jefferson Hospital used a bronchoscope to dislodge and extract the bolt in four minutes during the yesterday procedure.
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Philadelphia
Jefferson Hospital
Roy Kruger
Rockford
Record Price Paid for Queen Bee at Indiana State Fair
Five hundred dollars was paid for a queen bee at the Indiana state fair. Co B Saunders of Merom Indiana bought the American Italian variety queen from Wood J Miller of Connersville. Saunders aims to breed a perfect yellow queen.
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Indianapolis
Co. B. Saunders
Merom, Fnd
Wood J. Miller
Connersville
Ind
Death penalty sought in Drake hotel robbery trial
In Chicago on September 10 the prosecution demanded the death penalty for the two bandits who aided in last summer's Drake hotel robbery as their trial began.
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Chicago
Drake Hotel
Illegal searches of cars on highways may face prosecution
Indiana authorities who illegally search automobiles on state highways for liquor will be prosecuted by the Hoosier Motor club if evidence against the practice can be obtained. The club cites a Supreme Court ruling that officers need a search warrant to search on a public highway.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Hoosier Motor Club
Supreme Court
The
Automobile Club
Jail vacant ten years in small South Dakota town
Aberdeen Sept 10 Isa bell a small town near here has no peace officer Its jail has not been occupied for ten years The last inmate was a wounded circus employe who was cared for in the jail until he died There was a marshal on the pay roll then but since then no such an official has been needed
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Aberdeen
S. D
Isabell
Rain Dampens Enthusiasm at Indiana State Fair
Indianapolis dispatch reports drizzle cooling crowds at the Indiana state fair on farmers day. Attendance for the first three days reached 133,115, surpassing last year's mark by 1,700, while Governor Jackson urged lawmakers to cut local government spending. More than 100 legislators attended yesterday and a parade of all departments was slated for this afternoon.
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Lustre Ross Dispatch
Indianapolis
Jackson
State Highway Opens Vincennes to New Albany Route
Indianapolis Sept 10 The highway commission reports eight miles of new concrete pavement and six miles of stone road on No 5 between Shoals and West Baden making a direct Vincennes to New Albany link for the first time. The route shortens the distance between the cities by about id miles with a fine surface though shoulder work is incomplete so drivers are cautioned to proceed carefully.
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No. 5
Shoals
West Baden
Indiana
Vincennes
New Albany
State Highway Commission
Three Wife Bigamy Charge Against Chicago Man
Dean Hoffman once of Winona Minnesota a organist is held on a bigamy charge after being accused by his first wife Loraine Noble of Ballefourche South Dakota He allegedly married Martha Crane of Hos Springs Arkansas in Benton Arkansas on November 3 1921 and Thelma Holmber of St Cloud Minnesota on October 12 1924 Hoffman says he has four children He will be taken to Winona for trial
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Dean Hoffman
Winona
Minn
Hoffman
Loraine Noble
Ballefourche
S. D
Martha Crane
Hos Springs
Ark
Benton
Thelma Holmber
St. Cloud
Five Vinton youths held in Cook murder inquiry
Five young men from prominent Benton county families are jailed in Vinton Iowa amid inquiries into the murder of Mrs C B Cook president of the Benton county WCTU. They face charges of disorderly conduct for eggs thrown at the Cook home last July as officials reconvene the coroner s inquest and promise sensational developments.
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United Press Dispatch
Vinton
C. B. Cook
Benton County
Peter Cink
Ph Walter
Geore” Paty
Cook
Modlin
United Press
Detroit riot leads to arrests after housing clash
Eleven black residents face murder warrants in Detroit as a race riot erupts over a black family moving into a white neighborhood. One man is dead and another wounded amid gunfire from a white mob in front of Ossian and Amalia Sweet’s home, as police rush a cordon with 200 officers and an armored car. Two bystanders are killed?
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Mich
Pernine
Ossian Sweet
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