Secretary Wilbur Denies Mitchell Charges On Navy Air Service
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur testifies before the special aircraft board denying Col William Mitchell's mal administration charges. He asserts the navy air service is integral to the fleet, opposed to an independent air force, and notes 639 planes and 8 830 enlisted personnel with emergency landing fields to be set up at navy yards nationwide.
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Smithd Liss Dispatci
Washington
United States
Moffett
Navy Air Head
Special’ Aircraft Board
Col
William Mitchell
Navy Air Service
Wilbur
Navy
Air Service
Threatened strike averted for Big Four train miners
Terre Haute reports a threatened strike by miners on Big Four railroad jobs was averted when officials agreed the miners may board and alight at the usual points. About 360 miners were idle yesterday at two stations where they had been picked up.
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Terre Haute
Big Four Railroad
Miners Biennial Meet Postponed To 1927
In Indianapolis a referendum on postponing the United Mine Workers of America biennial convention to 1927 passed with near unanimity. Headquarters said the main task will be drafting a new wage scale to replace the 1924 Jacksonville agreement expiring in 1927, making a 1926 convention unnecessary.
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Indianapolis
United Mineworkers of America
Jacksonville
Fla
Woman killed by being thrust into furnace by lover
A Roumanian fireman George Symak 44 is accused of forcing Mrs Sophie Poleskie 28 into a furnace after a quarrel over suspected poison. Patrolman William Herrick chased and subdued him. Symak allegedly confessed striking her with a bottle and pushing her into the fiery chamber.
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United Press, Dispatch
New York
Sophie Poleskie
George Symak
Symuk
Fire at Aldehyde plant causes $30,000 in Terre Haute
A large blaze at the Commercial Solvents Aldehyde plant in Terre Haute today burned the roof off and damaged tanks and pipes. Firefighters battled the fire for four hours before it came under control with damage estimated at $30,000.
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Terre Haute
Commercial Solvents Company
Little Boone County Funds Invest in Florida Real Estate
Bankers in Lebanon Indiana report over the past year less than 76000 dollars withdrawn from local banks for investment in Florida land. The transfer highlights a trend of Boone County money seeking opportunities in Florida real estate.
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Boone County
Florida
Lebanon
Ind
Brewers Split Over Prohibition Plan Amid Pressure to Source
New Indiana dry head pledges to target the source of supply as brewers fail to unite for modification of prohibition laws. United Press reports informal talks between Wayne B Wheeler and attorneys have produced no official shift, leaving the brewing industry hesitant to back a compromise.
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Limited Press Dispatch
New York
United States
United Press
Wayne B.wheeler
United States Brewers’ Association
Prohibition Enforcement to Target Big Indiana Suppliers
A. R. Harris new deputy district administrator in Indiana says enforcement will first strike big sources and avoid raids on homes unless necessary. He vows affidavits for warrants and emphasizes stopping sources, not casual enforcement, as transfer papers complete for Bert Morgan’s successor.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
A. R. Harris
Harris
Bert Morgan
Mrs Holder on Trial for Murder in Indiana Court
Gladys Holder 24 testified she accidentally shot Arwin Hunnicutt as he drove away in a car bought on installments. She claimed no intent, said she did not know how to use the revolver, and described a blank mind from discharge to prison. The case is before a Bloomington circuit court.
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Bloomington
Ind
Gladys Older
William Holder
Arwin
Holder Yard
Monroe County
Woman on Trial After Fatal Auto Clash
The trial details a murder case over a 1922 car dispute. William Holder testifies he agreed to a 6:30 conference at his home to resolve differences while Mrs. Holder recalls a tense confrontation. She claims she did not know the gun was loaded and says she intended only a bluff to deter the auto seizure. The prosecution seeks first degree murder as a crowded courtroom watches.
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Hunnicutt
William Holder
Holder
W. 5. Curry
W. C. Reed
R. W. Miers
Rally Day Planned by Inter-Church Council in Linton
Inter-Church Council outlines Rally Day for Linton Sunday October 4 with targets across city and Stockton townships totaling 3000 in church attendance and Sunday school enrollment. Prizes totaling 10 dollars for best automobile decoration promote rally day spirit with decorations on Saturday night.
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Inter-Church Council
Linton
Stockton
Baptist
Christian
Methodist
Saron Reformed
United Brethren
Glenburn Mission
Olive Branch
Keach
Indiana Supreme Court activity more than doubles since Prohibition
Records show the Indiana Supreme Court handling over 100 percent more cases in two years and nearly 200 percent since Prohibition began in 1918. In 1918 there were 22 criminal appeals. this year projects 35 more. In 1924 appeals reached 171, with two thirds for ignoring the Volstead act.
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Indianapolis
Zach Dungan
Supreme Court
Cleaning Up on a Feller in Hammond
United Press Dispatch reports Frank M. Chabbell, toothless and sightless, spent Monday in a Hammond hotel cursing a thief who took his traveling bag containing his clothes and belongings. A merchant provided him with clothes and a new pair of spectacles. He woke to find a new set of molars fitted.
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Hammond
Ind
Frank M. Chabbell
Chabbell
Oil Activities in Daviess County
Washington Indiana reports ongoing oil operations in the Big Windy field. Three new wells are being drilled and will be brought in after several days as producers.
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Daviess County
Washington
Ind
Windy
Senator Ralston in serious condition from Bright’s disease
Indianapolis September 22 Senator Samuel M Ralston who refused the Democratic nomination for president last year is reported seriously ill at his home near Indianapolis with Brights disease Physicians ordered him to bed Sunday for complete relaxation He has been in critical condition and death could come at any time according to those aware of his affliction
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Supreme Court
Dungan
State House
Huntington
Ind
Joel Baker
Indianapolis
Anderson Ketchum
Greensburg
Charles F. Steger
Belva David
Mount Vernon
Ed Jackson
Charles Reay
Tunitied Press Dispatch
Samuel M. Ralston
Bright
Ralston
French Druse clash near Massi frey leaves heavy losses
Paris dispatch reports Druse tribesmen attacking French forces 12 miles from Sowch in the French Syrian mandate were defeated. Druse casualties were 500 killed and 500 wounded while French losses included one officer and 60 men killed.
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Paris
Massifrey
Sowch
Foreign Office
Democratic Committee Plans October Meeting in Indianapolis
Chairman Walter S. Chambers announced the Democratic state committee will be summoned to a meeting sometime in October, before the November city elections. He said no district meetings will be held prior to the city vote.
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Indianapolis
Democratic State Committee
Walter S. Chambers
Chambers
Blood shed and siege as sheriff and officer slain
United Press reports Peoria on September 22 as bloodhounds and a 100 man posse hunted Joseph Spenraz who escaped after killing Sheriff Orville Litchfield and Police Chief John Leonard in Te luca. The coal miner fired from an upper window and fled as tear bombs were readied.
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United Press
Peoria
Joseph Spenraz
Orville Litchfield
John Leonard
Teluca
Spenrar
Litchfield
Leonard
Rosanne
Spenraz
Five Die in Nanaimo Fire Tragedy
A mother Mrs John Hunter perished trying to save her four daughters when their home on South Wellington near Nanaimo burned Sunday night. The four children also died, their charred bodies found on a stairway.
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Nanaimo
LB. C
South Wellington
Here
John Hunter
McNamara Blackmail Case Ready For Jury
The John J. McNamara blackmail case was ready for the jury in Indianapolis. The business agent for the iron workers union faces a blackmail charge tied to labor trouble on the Elks club building. prosecutor Remy criticized sympathy for the criminal in closing arguments.
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Indianapolis
John J. McNamara
Iron Workers’ Union
Elks’ Club
Remy
Convicts Revolt at Kielce Prison Sparks Fatal Clash
About 100 Russian convicts seized rifles from Kielce prison gun room and fought warders. Twenty six convicts and one guard were killed, troops later hunted down the fugitives, killing five more and wounding eleven seriously in the pursuit.
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London
Kielce
Central News
Warsaw
Indiana farmers hunt youths after night shooting
North Vernon Indiana September 22 two young brothers Frederick 19 and Walter 22 of Indianapolis suspected of shooting night policeman Fowler fatally wounding him. An 800 man posse and 100 armed guards comb the thickets around North Vernon as the brothers reportedly hide. their abandoned stolen car is found later.
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United Press Dispatch
North Vernon
Ind
Frederick
Walter Wright
Indianapolis
Walter
Fowler
Seymour
Gulig
Lucky Dollar scheme barred by post office lottery law
Washington reports a postal official ruling that newspapers offering prizes for certain one or two dollar bills are illegal under postal lottery laws. Publications using such prizes risk mail bans and individuals face fines up to 1090 dollars or two years in prison.
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Washington
Solicitor Donnelly
Post Office Department
New York
Dream Leads to Discovery of Missing Child Lenora Aguilar
In Stockton California a dream guided A Delmuto to the crudely buried body of 4 year old Lenora Aguilar. The girl had been missing since December and was found in a wooden box in a cesspool near the Zamora residence where her mother and stepfather once lived. Neighbors say the Zamoras fled the country after claiming the child died in a hospital.
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Stockton
Cal
A. Delmuto
Lenora Aguilar
Louis Zamora
Zamoras
Fifteenth 59th Indiana Veterans Attend Reunion
Fifteen Civil War veterans answered the call for the first annual reunion of the 59th Indiana Volunteer Infantry at Gosport Indiana on September 22.
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Gosport
Ind
59Th Regiment
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Indiana state tax to be 8 cents per hundred
A proposed state tax of 8 cents on each $100 of taxable property appeared likely on the eve of a meeting of the auditor of state and the governor, set for tomorrow. The item notes the tax plan as part of statewide considerations.
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Indianapolis
Auditor of State
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