Intimidation fears as Gary liquor conspiracy trial opens in Indianapolis
Federal agents guard Gary liquor conspiracy case in Indianapolis at the opening of a trial targeting Mayor Roswell Johnson City Judge William Dann Prosecutor Dwight Kinder and others. Guards move through the federal building while agents pursue two gunmen who killed Gaspari Monti in Gary in a preceding street shooting.
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Indianapolis
Marcel
Federal
Gary
Roswell Johnson
William Dann
Dwight Kinder
Calumet
United States Marshal
District Attorney
Prohibition Department
Bureau of Investigation of the Deparment of Justice
Indiana
Gaspari Monti
Little Traly
Faliet
Monti
Cary
Banana Plant To Be Fruit Bearing In Gibson County
W. L. Jones of Patoka, a hardware firm member, has started a tropical fruit orchard in Gibson County. He already has two banana plants with one expected to bear this season, plus two fig plants a pineapple and a magnolia tree. The older banana tree stands ten feet tall with a 26 inch trunk circumference.
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Samy South
W. EL. Jones
Patoka
Stermer & Jones
Mrones
Gibson County
Vox
Mr. Jones
Winther
Russia to Attend Conference on Washington Arms Extension
Moscow reports Russia accepts League of Nations invitation to join conference of non signatory states on extending the Washington arms treaty. Foreign office says League is an association of only a few states unjustly seeking to usurp power. Russia aims to minimize the war burden on workers and will participate.
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Moscow
Russia
League of Nations
Washington
Foreign Office
Itassin
Secret peace feelers from Germany seek outside mediation
Berlin March 14. An outside power is pressing Germany to offer new reparations based on withdrawal of French troops. The United Press reports that secret peace feelers by the Cuno government have failed and that broader inquiries may succeed with possible aid from the outside power.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Germany
United Press
Cuno
First French seizure of coal from German mines
The French seized 350 tons of coal at Dusseldorf marking a first wartime seizure. French reports describe a severe siege at Buer with strict penalties for arming individuals and death sentences for officials to be shot for each attack on Frenchman.
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Dusseldorf
Buer
Liberals and Labor Demand Intervention in Ruhr Crisis
In London on March 14 Liberals and Labor urged British intervention in the Ruhr after Bonar Law survived a narrow defeat on Ruhr policy by 48 votes. Liberal papers called for government action and an end to inaction.
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London
Ruhr
Labor
Bonar Law
Unique window display shows Penney growth across states
A Penney store window on West State Street features a color coded map of the United States. Red tack marks the first Kemmerer Wyoming store opened April 1902. Yellow tacks show 312 stores at year start, blue tacks mark 59 new outlets, white tacks indicate buying offices in New York St Louis and St Paul.
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F.C. Penney Company
West State Street
United States
Kemmerer
Wyoming
New York City
St Louis
St Paul
Oakland City man arrested for unlawful liquor possession and sale
Ray Lewis 52 of Oakland City was arrested by Chief Sam Fettinger and Deputy A B Reynolds in Princeton and brought before the mayor on liquor charges. His trial is set for 7 pm Saturday with a $700 bond. Lewis works for the Enosena company and was linked to a liquor violation affidavit by Louis Reed who was fined this week.
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Ray Lewis
Oakland City
Sam Fettinger
A. B. Reynolds
Princeton
Lewis
Louis Reed
Enosena Company
Big Tax Take Expected Before Midnight Thursday
Washington reports that about 400,000,000 will be paid into government coffers by income tax payers before midnight Thursday. The treasury estimates quarterly instalments will bring total payments this year to about 1,600,000,000 with the March 15 payment running roughly 26,000,000 higher than last year, signaling improved business conditions over 1921.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Have They Kissed and Made Up Wanda Hawley and Burt Hawley
Hollywood reports fail to confirm a reconciliation between Wanda Hawley and her husband J. Barton Hawley after a 1916 divorce suit. Rumors persist of renewed ties despite claims of separation and ongoing legal action. The photograph circulating dates to the Hawleys honeymoon era and is not new.
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Los Angeles
Mareh
J. Barton Hawley
Awley
Selma V Pittack
America must feed Europe
March 4 Europe cannot buy the U S grain crop this year says British economist consensus. A leading broker says America should dispose of cereal excess through the mouths of the world's starving paupers. All-Russian consumers claim they will use cereals to check famines but won’t pay. They aim to export next year to be free from dependence on American cereals. G Glenday notes limited feasibility of large purchases by Europe.
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London
Europe
United States
America
Russia
G. Glenday
Federation of British Industry
England
Indiana Forecast: Clouds Then Snow or Rain Near Weekend
Forecast shows increasing cloudiness with snow or rain late tonight into Thursday. Tonight warms slightly with a strong east wind on Thursday. Tuesday high around 50 with a low near 87 and partly cloudy conditions. Last year’s high 38 and low 40 were cloudy. Sunrise 6:56, sunset 6:03 Wednesday into Thursday.
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Indiana
Mayor Niemeier Plans Indianapolis Trip Over Gary Liquor Trial
The mayor believes the rule of success is good and travels to Indianapolis to attend today’s Gary liquor trial before Judge Anderson. He aims to observe conduct pointers and is expected back tonight or tomorrow.
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Niemeier
Iie
Indianapolis
Gary
Anderson
Levee Hearing Advances With Morrison Testimony
County Engineer Warry Morrison testified in the Patoka Wabash levee hearing as part of the Circuit Court proceeding. The remonstrators questioned him and more evidence is expected this week. The levee case will adjourn to July 5 for Judge Carr to continue. Separately, Clark versus Winkler on damages over allegedly inferior cantaloupe seed is being heard by jury from Knox County in the large courtroom.
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Warry Morrison
Patoka-Wabash
Knox County
Ebner Field sale at Patoka nets lively hog and corn bidding
A large crowd gathered at Ebner Field near Patoka Tuesday as personal property went to public auction. Hogs and corn drew active bids with corn selling above market. one sow plus nine pigs fetched 59 dollars. Slow bidding lowered prices on farming implements and horses, though the event supported by M. E. church ladies who served lunch and earned a nice day’s proceeds.
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Ebner
Patoka
M. E
Cox Receptive Leaders Start Politicking
Political activity heats up as Cox and allied leaders begin open outreach and campaigning efforts ahead of key local elections. Public statements signal concerted strategy and potential policy directions.
Harding faces 1924 nomination questions on houseboat visit
Miami crowds along breezy bayfront watch as President Harding hosts a houseboat party. James M. Cox receives attention from proximity but makes no candidacy pledge. William Jennings Bryan is set to visit and hear calls for a 1924 bid. Indiana Republican Joe Kealing and locals await.
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Republican Chieflyans
To Kormally
Bryan
Harding
James M. Cox
William Jennings Bryan
Will Cnll
Joe Kealing
Indiana
Ruth Denies Accusation Against Babe in Suit
New Orleans March 14 Babe Ruth and Delores Dixon of New York joined in denying a defamation suit. Mrs Ruth told United Press the suit is extortion by a mercenary woman bent on harming Babe. The Bambino nodded assent and Ruth said she will fight the charge to a finish.
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New Orleans
Babe Ruth
Mises Delores Dixon
New York
Babe
Ruth
Jury Tampering Probed in Governor Lew Small Case
Waukegan Illinois March 14 Prosecutor Smith announced plans to take juror selection issues in the Governor Lew Small trial to a grand jury. He disclosed an ongoing probe into alleged jury tampering tied to the case in which the executive was acquitted of conspiring to embezzle state funds. A Chicago indor leader reportedly offered $50 000 to influence veniremen.
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Waukegan
Til
Smith
Lew Small
Toe
Chicago
Train Stops To Avoid City Crash At Princeton Crossing
Engineer Frank Busching of train No. 24 and Fireman Elmer Harbison halted the Southern train at Race and Chestnut streets noon today to avoid a collision with a Ford driven by D P Bird. Bird swerved into the Chestnut street ditch. another car pulled Bird free. Warning to drivers: trains may not always stop.
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Princeton
Frank Busching
Race
Chestnut Street
D. P. Bird
Busching
Elmer Harbinson
Mr. Bird
Chestnut St
States Push Laws Tightening Auto Safety and Taxation
A wave of motor reform bills seeks stricter driving controls after recent accidents. Proposals include five license plates in Kansas, bottle sighting penalties in Oregon, and rear signaling lights for closed autos in Colorado, though Colorado's bill failed. Gasoline taxes gain momentum with proposed two cent per gallon levy.
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United Press
Kansas
Oregon
Colorado
Rotary selects officers for April election at noon session
John T. Ballard was nominated president with T Morton McDonald as vice president M Z Welborn as secretary and Ben Watt as treasurer all unopposed and to be elected in April The entertainment committee presented musical numbers by Blanche Trippett Nellie Young and a Negro dialect reading by Mrs J B Lowa Visitors included McClellan Alsop Claude Winkler Vincennes T M Maxwell Terre Haute and the boys work committee plans activities for the fair grounds in early spring.
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Princeton Rotary
John T. Ballard
T. Morton McDonald
M. Z. Welborn
Ben Watt
G. W. Guthrie
Virgil Mood
Me&ss
Blanche Trippett
Nellie Young
Warning Issued to Bootleggers by the Mayor in Princeton
Mrs. Rose Patterson aged 59 faced charges of possession and selling liquor and was fined 100 dollars plus costs with a suspended jail sentence. The mayor warned Gibson county bootleggers to reveal suppliers as a death linked to liquor prompted the court action. Co-defendant Mrs. Butler was found not guilty after evidence failed to tie her to the liquor or sale.
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Rose Patterson
Ray Brewer
Gibson County
Niemeier
Princeton
Ile
Fixincisco
Patterson
Ethel Tentler
Oakland City College
Brewer
Lawsuits filed over damages and insurance name change
Suit for 500 dollars damages filed against Charles A Steele by Joshua Gatewood and D J Flowers growing out of transmission of hog cholera from a broad belonging to the defendant to that of the plaintiff Petition to change the name of the Hoosier Mutual Auto Insurance Co to the Hoosier Mutual Insurance Co has been filed by the company
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Charles A. Steele
Joshua Gatewood
D. J. Flowers
Hoosier Mutual ‘Auto Insurance Co
Hoosier Mutual Insurance Co
Deaths Henry McElhiney
The death of Henry McElhiney, a well known farmer, occurred Wednesday at 6 am at his mother Mary McElhiney’s home two miles NW of Francisco. Cause was asthma after five days of illness. Funeral Friday at 10 am, burial in Archer cemetery north of Princeton. He leaves his mother and four brothers Mose Will Cunningham McElhiney and Thomas McElhiney. He was son of the late John Moelihiney.
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Henry McElhiney
Mary McElhiney
Brancisco
Archer Cemetery
Princeton
Mose
Will
Cunningham MeEchinney
Francisco
Thomas McElhiney
John Moelihiney
Woman Found Guilty of Murder in Chicago Case
Mrs. Tillie Klimek, 45, convicted of murdering her third husband Frank Kupczyk in Chicago. Jury verdicts shifted from death penalty to life imprisonment on final ballot. Prosecution claimed she poisoned him. she has been married four times and allegedly poisoned twenty eight husbands, a claim she denies.
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Chicago
Tillie Klimek
Frank Kupezky
Klimek
Kupczyk
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