Milk wagons in Chicago clash with union and milk trust
Independent dairy groups blame the Chicago milk wagon drivers union for controlling the supply. A bomb damaged the Illinois Creamery Co plant with no injuries. Employers' association plans a grand jury probe while warning of threats against independents and citing school supply disruptions as evidence.
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Unithad
Chicago
Milk Trust
Mlinois Creamery Co
Chicago Employers’ Association
G. L. Hostetter
Association
Combine
Hastetter
Employers’ Association
Hoyt
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Hostetter
First Step Taken In Erection Of Huge Dam At Hindostan
Hindostan Shoals Ind Sept 17 The initial stage toward building a dam at Hindostan by John C Shaffer and associates begins with a gauge on White River The U S Weather Bureau gauge is replaced by a self recording automatic gauge to log flow by the minute Shaffer plans to start the dam and power plant in spring located five miles from Hindostan
Wife and Son Slain in Denver Family Tragedy
Ray Shank 59 killed his wife 49 and son Paul 19 and attempted to kill a third before trying to drown himself in a bath. Police believe family friction caused the incident. Daughter Ruth 18 escaped by running from the house and police arrived to prevent Shank from drowning.
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Denver
Colo
Ray Shank
Paul
Ruth
Shank
La Follette Backers Welcome Expanded Senate Field
La Follette supporters in Wisconsin cheer an enlarged senatorial field to six or seven candidates. They argue that more entrants reduce the chance of a united coalition against the incumbent La Follette.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Four Die Ambush at Burning Roadhouse Mystery
Johnston City Illinois September report says four wounded were shot by unseen ambushers as they fled a burning roadhouse. Victims include Jacob Sterns Maude Young Bailey Martin and Myrtle Preseley. None seriously injured. investigators unable to trace attackers or motive.
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Johnston City
Ill
Jacob Sterns
Jacksonville
Maude Young
Herrin
Bailey Martin
Myrtle Preseley
Sterns
Young
Road House
Three Wives at 22 Rock Bigamy Record in New York
Jay Squiers, 22, of White Plains arraigned on bigamy and abandonment charges after wives one and two testified. He received a sentence of three and a half to seven years in Sing Sing. His first wife Dorothy Vanderbeck married at 16 in Plainfield New York, then Vera Jewel of Peekskill New York, each bearing two children. He revealed a third marriage in January.
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N. Y
Jay Squiers
Sing Sing
Squier
Dorothy Vanderbeck
Plainfield
Hee
Vera Jewel
Peeksville
Squires
Car swap by bandits on Bluff Road near Indianapolis
Police sought an auto stolen from Nicholas Franklin by two bandits when Omer Hubbard drove the vehicle to headquarters. The bandits, at gunpoint, forced a car swap with Hubbard on Bluffff road south of Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Nicholas Franklin
Omer Hubbard
Hubbard
Bluffff Road
England bars British communist Saklatvala from entering United States
The British communist Member of Parliament Sha purji Saklatvala was barred from entering the United States to attend the inter parliamentary union sessions in Washington next month. Kellogg cited radical views and canceled his passport after a White House meeting with President Coolidge. Senator Borah and others weighed implications for future foreign radicals and possible similar actions against delegations at the union meetings.
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United Press Dispatch
London
England
Shapurii Sakiatvola
United States
Kellog
Canada
Washington
Kellogg
Shapurji Saklatvala
India
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Borah
Idaho
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Coolidge
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Hungary
Hughes
William B. McKinley
Illinois
Champaign
Paul Loebe
Reichstag
Saklatvala Notified of US Visa Cancellation
The United States consulate in London informed Shapurji Saklatvala that his visa to America was canceled because the country does not want alien agitators. Fellow British delegates Sir Robert Bird and Colonel Woodcock, who had withdrawn, stated they would still travel to Washington to attend inter-parliamentary union sessions.
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London
Shapurji Saklatvala
Kellogg
America
Robert Bird
Colonel Woodcock
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Washington
Saklatvala
Jury to Probe Death of LeRoy Yost in Richmond Elevator
In Richmond Indiana on September 17 a coroner’s verdict says LeRoy Yost died from a head blow in an elevator at a local factory. Coroner Bond seeks a grand jury investigation as Leonard Smith the night watchman and brother-in-law is held for questioning.
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United Press Dispatch
Richmond
Ind
Leroy Yost
Bond
Yost
Leonard Smith
Smith
Dr Sample Murder Plot Case at Madison to Open in October
Madison Ind September 17 Prosecutor Searing of Jefferson county said there may be no action before October term in the case of Dr James Sample Connersville physician held on a charge of plotting to imprison his wealthy father in law James Reed No preliminary hearing has been sought by Sample since his arrest following an investigation by a private detective agency His wife visited him in jail yesterday for the first time since the arrest
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United Press Dispatch
Madison
Ind
Searing
Jefferson County
James Sample
Connersville
Sample
James Reed
Marion County Bar Association seeks tougher attorney admission rules
Marion County Bar Association members push for stricter rules governing who can join the bar. A plan for a thorough review of applicants is to be reported at the next meeting, with a possible statewide proposal at the forthcoming state bar convention.
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Marion County Bar Association
Indianapolis
State Bar Association
Prosecutor Remy to Probe Alleged Search Warrant Factory
Indianapolis reports that Marion County Prosecutor Remy will investigate a so called search warrant factory found in the office of Henry Spicer justice of the peace. He will assess possible irregularities in issuing wholesale warrants for liquor law violations.
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Remy
Indianapolis
Marion County
Henry Spicer
Mine blast in West Virginia kills two miners
An explosion at the Tri-Delphia mine near Wheeling West Virginia costs two miners their lives and seriously injures two others. A live trolley wire ignited the blasting powder charge.
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West Virginia
Wheeling
W. Va
Tri-Delphia
Brazil business men push Indiana coal campaign
In Brazil Indiana on September 17 business men urged Indiana consumers to buy coal from Indiana mines. The eemie club passed a resolution asking manufacturers and large businesses to favor locally mined coal over coal from Kentucky and West Virginia as Indiana mines struggle against cheaper imports.
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United Press Dispatch
Brazil
Ind
Indiana
Eemie Club
Kentucky
West Virginia
Bankers Oppose Pardons for Bank Robbers
The Indiana State Bankers Association adopted a resolution opposing parole or pardon for any convict sentenced for bank robbery. The resolution will be forwarded to Governor Jackson and the pardon board.
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West Baden
Ind
Indiana State Bankers’ Association
Jackson
M Namara Case Awaiting Ruling on Vital Matters
The M Namara case stands awaiting a ruling on key issues. Lawyers for both sides argue over essential points likely to shape the final decision.
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M'Namara
McNamara Faces Blackmail Charge in Labor Trial
John J. McNamara, leader of the Structural Iron Workers union, stands accused of blackmail and attempting to instill a reign of terror among building workers in Indianapolis. The state rested its case and the defense was unprepared, delaying further testimony until Friday as Judge Frank Gause weighs key rulings.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
John J. McNamara
Iron Workers
McNamara
Frank Gause
Structural Iron Workers’ Union
California
Judge Gause to Rule on Admissibility in Elks Club Labor Case
Judge Gause will decide whether key labor trouble evidence is admissible at the Indianapolis Elks Club building case. The state links $20,000 in destroyed materials to McNamara’s gang, while McNamara’s counsel previously won by suppressing part of J R Skinner’s testimony.
McNamara accused of terror in union iron workers case
Witness Ben Staggenberg testified that Namara threatened him at the Elks Building while wielding a large iron pipe and warned of brain injury to force UN union iron workers on the Nuesai sang auto plant project. Prosecutor Remy charged Namara with a systematic reign of terror to intimidate workers from testifying.
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Nuesai Sang
McNamara
Ben Staggenberg
Elks
Staggenberg
Remy
Hans Wagner Loses Primary In County Sheriff Bid
Hans Wagner once a Pittsburg star and noted shortstop was eliminated in the Republican primary for county sheriff on Tuesday. He said he will run in November on the labor ticket.
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Pittsburg
Hans Wagner
Nine Hundred Towns in China Destroyed by Flood
Severe floods from the Yellow River surround 900 villages in Shantung province. Dikes at Yung Chenhsien broke as waters surged and the river shifted its course. Emergency relief work begins under the international famine relief commission with boats as the communication link. A chief engineer is sent to advise on relief and river control.
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United Press Dispatch
Pekin
Yellow River
Shantung
Yung Chenhsien
International Famine Relief Commission
Mitchell slated for job in Indianapolis
September 17 report states District Attorney Ward has recommended William C. Mitchell an Indianapolis lawyer for appointment as assistant district attorney by the Department of Justice in Washington.
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Indianapolis
Ward
Department of Justice
Washington
William C. Mitchell
Drake Hotel bandits found guilty of murder
Chicago jury convicts Joe Holmes and Jack Wood in the Drake Hotel robbery murder of Frank D. Rodkey. Verdict of first degree murder with no mercy recommendation, delivered after a long night of balloting. Sentence not set until after a motion for a new trial October 3. State's Attorney touts victory for law and order. Rodkey's widow expresses justice.
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United Press Dispatch
Chicago
Drake Hotel
Joe Holmes
Jack Woods
Frank D. Rodkey
Rodkey
Cas
Jacob Hopkins
Robert E. Crowe
Marion woman confesses arson in Hartford City fires
Indianapolis Sept. 17. Mrs Mabel Jones of Marion confessed to setting two fires at Rodger Gordon's Hartford City home where she worked as a housekeeper. She said she liked to watch things burn and fire department dash down the street. Formal arson charges will be filed. both fires caused only small damage.
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Indianapolis
Mabel Jones
Marion
Rodger Gordon
Hartford City
Newman T. Miller
Change of venue in Holder murder case
In Bloomington Indiana the first degree murder case against Mrs William Holder over Arcine Honeycutt’s death has a venue change. Judges Herbert Rundell and James P Hughes were cited, with trial set for September 21 after bond denial.
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Bloomington
Ind
Wiliam Holder
Arcine Honeycutt
Herbert Rundell
Monroe-Owen County
James P. Hughes
Greencastle
Taxes Paid by Indiana in Federal Support
Taxes paid by Indiana totaled 446 429.25 toward federal government support in the fiscal year ending June 30. This is a percent decrease from the prior year's 455 767 607 75.
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Washington
Sept
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