Johnsons survive misadventure with two intoxicated hitchhikers
Mr and Mrs William Johnson of this city traveled to Greencastle to visit their DePauw student daughter. On return, a rain flooded highway stalled their car on Johnstown hill north of Worthington. Two intoxicated men in a Ford offered help then invited Johnson to ride to Freedom. Johnson refused and eventually his car restarted, letting the trip end without further incident.
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Wm. Johnson
Greencastle
DePauw University
University City
Mr. Johnson
Worthington
Johnstown Hill
John Barleycorn
Freedom
Johnson
Freedom Garage
Big Hill
Home, Sweet Home
Iowa Murder Mystery May Never Be Cleared
In Vinton Iowa an inquest into the murder of Mrs. C. B. Cook Benton County temperance leader was adjourned indefinitely after testimonies from Clifford Cook husband of the slain woman and George Buchanan a Waterloo salesman. Coroner C L Modlin postponed further action, leaving the case unsolved.
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Iowa
United Press Dispatch
Vinton
C. B. Cook
Benton County
Clifford Cook
George Buchanan
Waterloo
C. L. Modlin
French Finance Minister Given Full Powers to Settle U S Debt
Paris reports that Finance Minister Caillaux was formally granted full powers for debt funding talks in Washington. The cabinet approved his plans for handling the United States debt funding situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Paris
Caillaux
Washington
United States
Indianapolis mayoral race roars to life as Myers attacks Duvall
Indianapolis campaign heats up as Democratic nominee Walter Myers labels city government under the Armitage gang and challenges Republican candidate John W. Duvall to deny domination by that group in a speech at the city.
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Indianapolis
Walter Myers
Myers
John W. Duvall
Armitage Gang
Young Bob La Follette Seeks Senate Nomination in Primary
Milwaukee dispatch reports Wisconsin voters chose among four anti La Follette candidates in the Republican primary. Robert M La Follette Jr endorsed by Governor Blaine faces Roy P Wilcox, Irv Lenroot's supporter, and others as conservatives split the vote.
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United Priss Dispatch
Milwaukee
Wis
Robert M. la Follette
United States Senate
Bob
John J. Blaine
la Follette
Wisconsin
Roy P. Wilcox
Oshkosh
Wilcox
Irving Lenroot
Coolidge
National Republican Administration
Indiana cities brace for water famine after drought
Indiana cities move to shore up supplies following a severe drought. Anderson seeks a 600,000 gallon well to bolster White River output while Oakland City links to the Putoka River as reservoirs run low. Sullivan builds a 500,000 gallon tower and reserve. Fort Wayne, Richmond, Wabash and Portland enforce conservation measures as rainfall eases scare.
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Indianapolis
Anderson
White River
Oakland City
Putoka
Sullivan
Indiana Committee On Public Utility Information
Fort Wayne
Richmond
Wabash
Portland
New Air Mail Routes to Touch 28 Cities Across Nation
The post office plans eight leased routes totaling 4676 miles serving 28 cities within two to three months. Operators, privately owned craft, may carry passengers and express matter at their own rates, earning four fifths of the mail postage from the government.
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United Press Dispatch
Washington
Post Office Department
Harry S. New
United Press
New
New York
Miami
Fla
Chicago
Cheyenne
Wyo
New Orleans
Boston
Hartford
LaCrosse
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Louisville
Nashville
Birmingham
Moline
St. Joseph
Naneee City
Wichita Oklahoma City
Allas
Fort ‘Worth
Springfield
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Bellico
Boise
Pasco
Seattle
Portland
Medford
Sacramento
San Francisco
Fresno
Bakersfield
Uncle Sam
Bus patrons protest service by J B Smallwood lines
A petition of 100 clients of the J B Smallwood bus lines from Linton to Bedford was filed with the state public service commission. The filing alleges the regular schedule is not maintained, old buses are used, and drivers fail to stop for passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
J. B. Smallwood
Linton
Bedford
State Public Service Commission
Smallwood
Spanish troops mutiny at Malaga mutiny clashes
London dispatch reports a crack Spanish regiment mutinied while embarking at Malaga for service in Morocco. A number were killed and many injured in clashes with police during the incident.
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London
Malaga
Morocco
Bitter fight on today as New Yorkers vote
New York voters will decide a bitter mayoral primary between Mayor John F. Hylan and State Senator Jimmy Walker with 40 to 75 percent of enrolled Democrats expected to cast ballots. Republicans split among Frank D. Waterman John J. Lyona and William M. Bennett amid a campaign of virulent vilification and police orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuiited Press Dispatch
New York
John F. Hylan
Jimmy” Walker
Frank D. Waterman
John J. Lyona
William M. Bennett
Hylan
Walker
Pardon for McCray Not Yet Presented to President
United Press dispatch from Washington reports that the pardon application for Warren T. McCray former governor of Indiana has not been presented to President Coolidge by the Department of Justice. The White House says the president does not want to prejudge the case but believes strong evidence is needed to justify clemency.
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McCray
Coolidge
Washingtn
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Department of Justice
White House
Two Car Loads of Beer Confiscated in Hammond
Prohibition officers seized two car loads of 5 percent beer totaling 365 barrels in Hammond as they moved from Lawrence Mass to Morton Grove Ill. The custodian of the federal building refused warehouse use so the beer will be poured into the sewer.
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Hammond
Ind
James Browning
Indiana Harbor Belt Railway
Gibson
Lawrence
Mass
Morton Grove
Federal
Four Men Held in Murder Near Collinsville
Edwardsville Ill Sept 15 Four men Charles R Young Frank Selvaggi Frank Gollins and Hernan Powell are in jail in connection with the murder and cremation of Mr and Mrs John Gray whose charred bodies were found in their burned car outside Collinsville Police speculate underworld trouble possibly liquor conflicts sparked the slaying.
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Conitiod Press DE Spatchyj
Edwardsville
Ill
John Gray
Collinsville
Charles R. Young
Eagle Case
Frank Selvaggi
Gray
Frank Gollins
East St. Louis
Hernan Powell
Eagle Cafe
Denton Contest for Judgship Moves Forward in Indiana
In Vincennes Indiana on September 15 Oral arguments were held in a suit brought by George Denton Democrat Evansville against Benjamin Willoughby Republican Vincennes seeking to overturn the First district supreme court race. Judge Emison gave Gilliam two weeks to file briefs for the state. Denton supporters allege the returns favored Willoughby by one vote but contend a 500 vote plurality would exist with proper counts. Gilliam argued the complaint lacks evidence and noted Denton delayed filing a recount for six months after the election.
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Vincennes
Ind
Supreme Court
First
Gilliam
John R. Emison
Superior Court
Emison
George Denton
Evansville
Benjamin Willoughby
Willoughby
Denton
English inventor Grindell Matthews relocates to the United States
Grindell Matthews famed as the death ray has taken up permanent residence in the United States to continue his research. The article notes other figures such as A Paulen the Dutch 400 meter runner and Henry Lane Wilson of Indianapolis being considered for ambassador to Japan, alongside social notes about Mrs Richard Bennett and her reported engagement to Thelma Converse.
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Grindell Matthews
England
United States
A. Paulen
Holland
Henryl Lane Wilson
Indianapolis
Japan
Richard Bennett
Europe
Bennett
Thelma Converse
Reginald Vanderbilt
Traffic waste in U.S. hits two billion yearly study says
A national committee estimates a $2 billion yearly toll from traffic waste in the United States. The figure equals $20 per person and reflects losses from accidents, congestion, time, and depreciated real estate. Comparisons cite Chicago and New York parking and congestion costs running into hundreds of thousands daily.
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Washington
United States
Committee On Metropolitan Facilities of
The
National Conferencce On
Cincinnati
Ohio
Loop
Chicago
New York City
Convicted Banker Fires Self Before Federal Sentence
J H Boardman former cashier of the Old Lowell National Bank shot himself at home in Lowell Massachusetts just before a federal sentencing in Boston for embezzlement. He pleaded guilty a year ago to converting seventy thousand dollars to his own use.
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Lowell
Mass
J. H. Boardman
Lowell National Bank
Boston
President Coolidge Grants Aviation Board Free Hand
President Coolidge announced the aviation inquiry board will be given a free hand when it meets next Monday, signaling strong executive backing for its investigations and findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Aviation Inquiry Board
Indiana Bell Seeks Rate Increase Across State
Indiana Bell Telephone company has filed a petition with the state public service commission seeking higher rates statewide. The move ties to a commission valuation inquiry, with officials estimating about half a million dollars in annual added revenue. President Curtis Rettger says current rates yield only four percent on investment. a hearing begins September 28 to determine the company's valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
State Public Service Commission
Curtis Rettger
Indiana Bell
Drunken Driver Sentenced After Morgan Family Crash
Indianapolis Sept 15 Rollie Seybert convicted of drunken driving received six months at the state penal farm Putnamville Six Morgan family members were injured when their car was struck by Seybert's machine Sunday night.
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Indianapolis
Rollie Seybert
Putnamville
James F. Morgan
Seybert
Post office says Dubuque body not George Dutch Anderson
United Press Dispatch reports inspectors confirm the Dubuque body is not George Dutch Anderson, the outlaw linked to Gerald Chapman. Anderson is sought in Muncie Indiana for the killings of Ben Hance and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Dubuque
Iowa
George “Dutch” Anderson
Gerald Chapman
Anderson
Muncie
Ind
Ben Hance
Controversy Over Klan Ties in Public Office Bid
Congress to decide if Ku Klux Klan members can hold public office as Marion O. Dunning, Savannah customs collector nominee, faces Senate confirmation amid protests. Dunning, a Klan organizer, argues loyalty. allies and opponents mobilize as a national test of the group’s acceptability in government.
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Washington
Congress
Marion O. Dunning
Savannah
Dunning
Senate
Capitol
Klan
Lincoln C. Andrews
the Treasury
Andrews
Invention Would Set Type by Photography
A new phot graphic type setting machine, claimed to revolutionize printing, photographs letters on sensitized film via a keyboard like a typewriter. The master film can match standard type styles and auto adjust focus for size. Printing re creates from lithography and wireless links could replicate across cities. Inventors J R C August and E K Hunter worked secretly in southeast London.
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London
J. R. C. August
E. K. Hunter
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Bob Lafollette
Voéte
Postoffice Department
Plane Service
Hylan and
Democrats
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Henry Tane Wilson
Paulen
Mrs. Ricelard Bennett
U.S
Committee On Statistics
Indiana Bell Files
State
Klansmen
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