Pajd payroll conspiracy brings down Jasonville men
Jasonville workers were implicated in a payroll padding scheme for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. Ilavel B Moberly and Roy T Logan confessed to pilfering about 1500 dollars by listing mythical employees and collecting their wages. Moberly returned 1200 dollars and is serving six months at a penal farm. Logan received a suspended sentence. Additional pair Loren Pounds and Sylvester Daniels also pled guilty and paid fines.
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Daily Citizen
Jasonville
Ilavel B. Moberly
Roy Ts. Logan
Inman
Loren Pounds
Sylvester Daniels
Inter-Est
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Masonville
Moberly
Logan
Kansas
Missouri
State Penal Farm
Hoosier Cider Maker Faces Prohibition Risk
Indianapolis dispatch reports Indiana’s strict bone dry law makes cider and grape juice liable to be treated as intoxicating liquor if natural fermentation occurs. Cider mill owners risk arrest and prosecution for manufacturing liquor even when sharing small samples.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Treating grape juice with benzoate to stay legal
The passage advises a simple test for home grape juice and cider to avoid liquor law risk. If kept sweet with benzoate of soda it remains lawful. fermentation risks criminal implications, with vinegar restoring legality. the guidance frames sweetness and fermentation as the key legal boundary.
Senator Stanfield Arrested on Drunkenness Charge in Oregon
United States Senator Stanfield, a Republican, was arrested Sunday night in a Baker cafe and released today on $50 bond after a policeman had to use a club to subdue him during a drunkenness and disorderly conduct incident.
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Baker
Ore
United States
Stanfield
Liberty
Here
Victim's Husband Takes Stand in Iowa Murder Case
Clifford B. Cook, husband of Benton County temperance leader Mrs. Cook, prepared to testify as inquest resumes. He plans to reveal the name of a Vinton man mentioned by his dying wife, a detail that could push the investigation toward an early resolution.
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Vinton
Clifford B. Cook
Benton County
Cook
Counoer
S. W. Cook
Nashville Marauder Identified by Six Victims
Six victims in Nashville identified Henry Horn as the midnight marauder who attacked women and men in area homes over four weeks. Authorities say Horn was shot in the thigh while trying to enter more houses and he denies being the culprit.
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United Press Dispatch
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Henry Horn
Itander
Horn
Five Black suspects grilled in Indianapolis hammer assault case
Detectives questioned five Black people held as suspects in the attack on Jack Steffey and his 19 year old bride. The woman lay unconscious after a hammer blow and Steffey, also injured, hoped to identify the assailant by voice. Police withheld some names and noted two suspects had criminal records.
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Indianapolis
Jack Steffey
Steffy
Steffey
Rickoff
Blast Restores Eye Sight in Industrial Accident
In Anderson Indiana on September 14 a blast at the interurban shops injured foreman Charles Hudson, blinding one eye earlier. Extensive medical efforts failed until a blast-related incident triggered vision restoration when he rubbed his eye and regained sight.
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Anderson
Ind
Charles Hudson
Army Captain Shoots Self at Fort Harrison
Despondent over health Captain Ward Rader of the regular army shot himself at Fort Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis. The incident was reported by United Press Dispatch.
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Indianapolis
Ward Rader
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Dutch Anderson Believed Victim of Mysterious Murder
Authorities in Dubuque Iowa identified a dead man found near the river as George Daly, likely George Dutch Anderson, a gunman ally of Gerald Chapman. Fingerprints sent to Atlanta aid identification, with Anderson linked to the Ben Hance revenge murder near Muncie.
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Dubuque
George ‘Dutch' Anderson
Gerald Chapman
Ben Hance
Muncie
Atlanta
Anderson
River Front
George Daly
Indiana
Aircraft Board to Whitewash War and Navy Heads
Washington dispatch states the aircraft investigating board appointed by President Coolidge will likely exonerate the army and navy departments of incompetence and negligence and push for a middle ground on greater air service independence. The nine members visiting the capital aim for conservative judgments and are not expected to push radical policy changes. Army and navy officers prepared data to defend current policies.
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PRISS
Washington
Coolidge
Army
Methodist church to assign ministers at Indiana conference
United Press dispatch from Jeffersonville Ind Sept 14 reports Bishop Frederick D Leete announcing ministerial assignments for the coming year. E Gissnais returns to Linton M Abel to Jasena J Davis to Worthington W H Huff to Switz City and W Watkins Lyons Seymour withdraws 1026 plans Celestial Methodist Evansville selected for gathering. In a conference sermon the bishop says there is no fundamental conflict between religion and science. About 800 attend Wall Street Church with an overflow of 700. Fourteen elders and fifteen deacons are ordained, including three women the first time women are admitted as deacons.
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J“Uefersonvidle
Ind
Frederick D. Leete
Indiana
Methodist Church
E. Gissnais
Linton
M. Abel
Jasenaie
M. ‘Davis
Worthington
W. IL
Huff
Switz City
Leete
Wall Street
Aviator and Girl Die in Plane Fall Near Aurora
An inquest was ordered into the deaths of Lieut. Clarence Workman and Miss Rose Podlesak, both of Chicago, who were killed when Workman's modified airplane dropped from about 200 feet near Aurora. Witness Sabbat, owner of the plane and Miss Podlesak’s fiancé, observed the crash during a test flight intended to carry passengers on sight-seeing flights.
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Aurora
Clarence FE
Workman
Rose Podlesak
Chicago
George Sh. Sabbat
Lewis Seeks End to Anthracite Strike in Talk with Pinchot
Milford Pa Sept 14 John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers conferred with Governor Pinchot about settling the anthracite coal strike. Both men declined to comment on the meeting.
Indiana Mines Improve Yet Idle Workers Remain
A United States labor bulletin notes gradual absorption of unemployed workers across Indiana many industries improving while large numbers in mining and related trades still idle. Evansville Michigan City Terre Haute and other cities report mixed conditions with some plants operating full time and others facing temporary layoffs.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
United States Department of Hibor
Labor Market Conditions Across Regions Amid War Demands
Reading notes show varied labor supply with electric welders scarce in some areas while others report normal conditions. Regions like Kokomo and nearby plants face limited surplus labor and rising demand, offset by shortages of draftsmen and die makers as manufacturers struggle to meet wartime needs.
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Beddine
Fyewcastle
Anderson
Tlooningten
Twoeenerak
Pormak
Bodies Found Trapped Under Car At Cobingy Beach
Police identified two charred bodies found under a car at a wooded area near Cobingy Beach. The deceased were named as Porky and his wife, owners of a local fishing resort, with no immediate motive or suspects disclosed.
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Annie Nose
Phas
Poten
Porky
Grain Goats of Vermont Reported Poor Corn Yield
The piece notes disappointing corn production in Vermont with few yields and a general decline. It mentions a federal error affecting storage and a 40 bushel figure, with officials noting no strong harvest statewide and concerns over futures and prices.
Great Yellow River floods inundate Shen Shang villages
A Tien Tsin dispatch reports the Yellow River breaking dikes and washing away about one thousand villages in Shen Shang district, Shantunge province. Inhabitants worked to shore up embankments as floodwaters surged, leaving towns submerged and roads cut.
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London
Tien Tsin
Central News
Yellowe
Shen Shang
Shantunge
Nelming
Joe
Mob mob attacks two jail inmates on escape night
Police report a mob tarred two white women who fled a city prison farm after a short sentence for a disorderly conduct charge. The victims, stripped and beaten, were dumped on a street but survived with injuries. Authorities are investigating the incident with arrests pending.
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Jacksonville
Bla
City
Peres
Wisconsin voters weigh senatorial primary and Republican slate
Wisconsin voters head to the senatorial primary to decide whether the La Follette regime yields to Coolidge era politics. Five Republican candidates vie for the nomination with endorsements cited for each, while Democrats select their candidate.
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Madcon
Wis
Sen
Wiccun
Coolidge
Deterest Cen
Robert M. la Modette, Jr
Francis J. McGovert
Roy PL Wilees
Regsulak
Arthur ET
Barry
Daniel Woodward
Wilvess
Woodrd
Repub
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