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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
4
A fresh disaster struck Tokio as the house of peers and the house of representatives were totally destroyed by fire. Firemen saved some parliamentary records as troops were called out. Damage exceeded 1 million dollars with many valuable papers lost.
Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Detroit defended anti liquor positions in Indianapolis saying the Federal Council report on prohibition does not reflect the sentiment of the 36 Protestant denominations. He urged that the report was not submitted for approval by the council’s executive committee and condemned bootlegging as nullifying the constitution and a disgrace to the country.
In Indianapolis on Sept 18 the defense moved to direct the jury to return a not guilty verdict after the state rested. They argued Prosecutor Remy failed to prove blackmail charges tied to John J. McNamara’s leadership of the Structural Iron Workers union.
John Freeman, 53, used an old muzzle loading rifle found in an attic to kill himself today in South Bend Indiana. The act was attributed to health and domestic troubles.
Robert Mansfield 56 a longtime member of the diplomatic corps died this morning at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis after illness of several months. He served as consul in Zanzibar Chile Switzerland Canada and Sweden and earlier worked on newspapers in Indianapolis Muncie Marion and Newcastle born in Muncie in 1868 he had lived in Rushville since retiring.
Eva Holland a Peru Indiana fourteen year old student was injured when a dead limb fell from a tree crashing through the roof of a moving car and knocked her unconscious. She is reported to be recovering.
The administration escalates three parallel inquiries into aviation policy and Mitchell charges. The special aircraft board reviews records for Monday hearings, the Shenandoah disaster inquiry boards convene at Lakehurst, and the War Department prepares insubordination charges for Colonel Mitchell. Chairman Morrow warns economy due to lack of congressional funding. Witnesses will be called from War, Navy and Post Office departments, then Mitchell and others.
Joseph Hedon, 60, shot Zenor Campbell, a garage owner, during a hunting incident near Leavenworth Indiana. Campbell wore a squirrel tail in his hat. Hedon, described as near collapse, fired from cover, the shot striking Campbell in the face.
Indiana Democrats discuss reorganizing the state committee for the 1926 congressional campaign. Sightings point to K. B. Crowe of Bedford as a possible state chair, with others like Robert Batton Frank Baker and Arthur Hamrick also named for leadership roles.
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor sends a telegram praising Robert LaFollette after his nomination as U S senator from Wisconsin. Green says labor is gratified and confident he will win by an overwhelming majority at the September 29 election.
E. S. Shumaker superintendent of the Indiana Anti Saloon League rebukes Mayor Shank and declines Shank's challenge for a prohibition debate. Shank had offered to debate on either side.
Cooler weather today ends a record heat spell in the Midwest. Chicago reached 86 for several hours, Milwaukee saw 89 setting a 34 year record, St. Paul hit 88, Des Moines recorded 95 the hottest September day in 24 years. One man was overcome in Milwaukee and another in St. Paul.
John Henry Lewis, 38, a Black man, confessed at Cincinnati police headquarters to luring and beating to death Edna Boswell, a 14 year old, whose body was found in a ravine near her North Bend home. He details watching her, robbing her for $5, and fleeing after injuring her. He was wounded in the hip during the escape.
Bloomfield reports the September term of court with two criminal cases heard State vs. C. B. Collins and Charles Skages. Collins pleaded guilty and received a $100 fine and six months penal sentence. Skages entered not guilty and awaits trial. Numerous civil docket dispositions and many upcoming cases are noted, including several foreclosures and judgments.
Several civil judgments listed with sums: William Zink vs. Cleve Mitchell $78.36. Jack Sherrard against Geo Drennan $164.75. Nicholson & Co. vs. John Rogerson $60.51. Cecile Woodward vs. Chas Cunningham $53.06. Cecile Woodward vs. Elmer Gilligan $158. Robert H Herbst vs. Clarence Booker et al dismissed. Virgil Isenogle vs. Frank Brinson $52. Palmer West vs. Ella and H Loux $125.76 plus $26 attorney fee. The last case Clarence Westmoreland vs. Levi appears incomplete.
John Sovetsky, linked as a fence to burglaries across Illinois Indiana Wisconsin, held surplus property worth $100000 found in his Chicago garage. Wisconsin authorities argued extradition not applicable since Sovetsky never set foot in Wisconsin, while four burglars serve ten year terms in Waupun. Fifteen firms across three states reported losses including $35000 in cigarettes from Hamilton Harris Co Terre Haute.
Robbers blew open the Miami Valley bank safe in Quincy Ohio but fled when residents rushed out after the explosion. They had cut wires and shot street lights, but cashier C S Kniseley said no money was taken and the outer safe door was wrecked.
Evansville’s Joseph Huffington, KK Klan grand titan, denies he claimed Governor Ed Jackson’s office was ruled by Stephensonism. He clarifies he spoke about other departments. Stephenson remains jailed in Noblesville for the Oberholtzer murder case.
General Dick Mulcahy of the Irish Free State was assaulted by a mob in New York as he arrived for the Inter-parliamentary Union meetings. He was struck and pelted with rotten eggs while crowds shouted murder and perjurer. Police escorted him to a ferry and hotel amid threats of further attacks.
Jin Rickard, superintendent of the Wabash railroad Pe division, died in a Peru hospital today from Brights disease. The body will be taken to Stanberry, Missouri, for burial.
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