Skeleton Found Believed To Be Missing Northwestern Student
In Evanston a skeleton found beneath a pier is believed to be Leighton Mount a Northwestern University student who disappeared in September 1921 after a class rush between freshmen and sophomores A belt buckle with the initials WM aided identification Police say Mount threatened self harm after the rush and a note was left with a nurse The body was weighted down by heavy stones suggesting accidental death during the clash while some students hid the body to avoid consequences
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Chicago
Evanston
Leighton Mount
Northwestern Uiversity
Henry Warren
J. L. Mounts
Charles W. Leggett
Evansteen
Baty
Walter Dill Scott
Northwestern
Mount
Band Committee Sets Aim for 300 Members
The Trnceton Hand organization committee met in the Chamber of Commerce room Monday. They reported progress toward 300 unit issue memberships and named sub committees to conduct a citywide drive this week to reach the target for band success.
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Trnceton Hand Organization
Chamber of Commerce
Suppers and Lectures at First M. E. Church
Community event invites all residents to a Wednesday evening supper and entertaining lectures at the First M. E. Church. A culinary department offers a first row welcome to those without meals prepared.
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M. E
Moving Day Shifts 100000 in Chicago to Seek Lower Rents
Chicago on May 1 sees more than 100,000 residents moving as transfers rise nationwide for cheaper apartments. Real estate agents predict 10,000 empty units after new construction, with rents expected to drop this summer. The year’s migration is about 20 percent higher than 1940.
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Chicago
Rotary club opens new year with meeting and plans
The Rotary Club held its first meeting of the year with President Ballard presiding. He announced committees and presented the treasurer’s report showing solvency. Past presidents spoke, including Dr. C. A. Miller for the late Dr. W. P. Abell, and field day committees for Friday at the Fairgrounds were announced.
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Rotary
John Ballard
Harriman
Ballard
H. Watt
C. A. Miller
W. P. Abell
Alva Levi
Flora J. Biggs
Stuart Fisher
Ellis Daugherty
Fairgrounds
Sixteen Close School Career
Patoka Indiana May 1 Patoka high school held commencement Monday night at 8 o clock in the high school auditorium Dr W P Dear ing president of Qakhind City college spoke on The Educated Man and His Mission Music was by the Owensville orchestra directed by Miss Elva Bixler Diplomas were presented by Supt J G Turner in the absence of County Superintendent Ben Watt The graduates were Josephine Milburn Phyllis Heiser Gladys Duncan Lorraine Junkin Mildred Alvis Clara Danks Helen Key Alvina Smith John H L Stewart Maurice A Turner John Gieseke Lorenger? Grant Tobe Fields Ray Tucker Earl Ford and Phillip Heiser.
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Patoka
Ind
Patoka High School
W. P. Dearing
Qakhind City College
Owensville
Elva Bixler
J. G. Turner
Ben Watt
Josephine Milburn
Phyllis Heiser
Gladys Duncan
Lorraine Junkin
Mildred Alvis
Clara Danks
Helen Key
Alvina Smith
John H L. Stewart
Maurice A. Turner
John Gieseke
Loren Grvant
Tobe Fields
Ray Tucker
Earl Ford
Phillip Heiser
Thousands Take May Day Off in France
Paris reports May Day demonstrations with troops on standby to curb violence. The strike and meetings largely failed, but several hundred thousand workers in Paris joined May Day actions while another quarter of a million participated in demonstrations nationwide.
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France
Paris
American Legion Meeting at County Superintendent Office
The American Legion will hold a meeting tonight at the office of the County Superintendent. Members are notified to attend as scheduled and discuss chapter affairs and local events.
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American Legion
Ben Watt
Boston Actress Marion Ward Wins Paris Beauty Title
Boston born dancer Miss Marion Ward, year old, wins the Paris title for the most beautiful legs in France. She has co starred with Mistinguett at the Casino de Paris and is a highly paid American artist on the French stage.
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Paris
Boston
France
Lovely
Marion Ward
Mastinguett See
Spineri
Whan
Miss Ford
Mistinguett
Casino de Paris
Ameri
Milford
Millonaire
Marion Ford
May Term Circuit Court hears mayor's court appeal
Appeal from Mayor's Court will be heard in the circuit court on Wednesday before a special jury of the adjourned term. The Nettleton case from Owensville, heard previously before Special Judge C A Smith, is set for Wednesday morning. Regular juries for the May term, opening May 7, were drawn by the county clerk with names including A Jones, T Brown, H Mowrer, R Goldman, J W Wallace, P Stankile, and others.
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Nettleton
Owensville
C. A. Smith
Mayors Court
Allman
Hoover approves sugar boycotts and grain drop in Chicago trade
Secretary of Commerce Hoover endorses sugar boycotts led by American women as a weapon against price gouging. He says consumption control can curb prices ahead of a cabinet meeting on the boycott. In Chicago, May wheat falls 4 1/2 cents as traders react to Hoover's approval and sugar sale trends.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Ato
Harding
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
City clean-up continues this week under Mayor Niemeier
Mayor Niemeier announced the cleanup program will run through the week with city workers, trucks, and four wagons active. Residents cooperated by placing haulable rubbish for easy collection, and the Niemeier truck is also deployed to aid the effort.
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Niemeier
Missing Lincoln Deep Plot Victim Revealed
Sheriff reports river drag yields body of Eugene L. Ryerson in Lincoln area river search. Authorities describe deep plot suspicion and ongoing investigation into possible motives and accomplices. Local residents remain cautious as details emerge.
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Lincoln
Lincoln case shocks Aurora as lawyer vanishes murdered
Warren J. Lincoln, an eccentric lawyer, is found murdered and his body dumped in the Fox River near Aurora Wisconsin. Sheriff Orr reports a conspiracy to misdirect investigators and hints at a complex plot involving a relative of Abraham Lincoln. Garments found at the Lincoln home are said to be planted to create a scandal and divert blame.
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Aurora
Warren J. Lincoln
Fox River
Orr
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Place
Mob Threatens To Hang Women In Pensioned Explosive Case
Officials said mass jealousy over Alfred Warren’s marriage spurred the dynamite blast that wrecked his home killing Mrs. Warren. Henrietta Wagner and Fatima Skilman were arrested with a possible third male suspect. Warren’s three children slept through the explosion and escaped injury. Witnesses testified Wagner showed hostility toward Mrs. Warren in market confrontations months earlier.
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Princeton
Henrietta Wagner
Fatima SkiMman
Alfred Warren
Rondiy
Skilman
Offtcals
Wagner
Warren
Indiana Forecast Shows Clouds Then TStorms This Week
Weather forecast indicates increasing cloudiness with possible thunderstorms tonight or Wednesday. Temperatures rise slowly with Monday's high around 81 and low 60. Last year on the same date the high was 75 and low 44 with clear conditions. At 6 AM today the temperature was 64 with sunset Tuesday at 6 41 and sunrise Wednesday at 4 55.
Wireless seeks kidnapped child in New York area
Werner Alexanderson, six year old son of RCA chief engineer E F Alexanderson, was lured by a man promising a rabbit and is missing. Wireless lines report efforts to locate him across the eastern United States. Alexanderson cannot explain the kidnapping and reports no known enemies or threats.
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Schnectady
Werner Alexanderson
E. F. Alexanderson
Radio Corporation of America
United State
Alexanderson
Consolidation of Evansville Newspapers Completed
Evansville’s Jornal News and Courier have merged with the Courier announcing the consolidation. The mechanical plant will print both papers and editorial forces work from the same office, with one Sunday edition and a morning and afternoon publication schedule continuing.
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Evansville
Jornal News and Courier
Courier
Wuestay
Beir
Sweet notes in Clara's oranges in Honduras jailbreak plot
In Tegucigalpa on May 1 a plan to free Clara Phillips, then held as Mrs. Jesse Carson, was uncovered. Romantic youths sent notes in oranges to the jail, offering money to a guard and aiming for a dawn dash at gate 1 o'clock, but police director played down the scheme as movie‑made adventure.
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Tegucigalta
Honduras
Clara Phillips
Los Angeles
Jesse Carson
New Cases Filed in Gibson Live Stock Suit
Two new circuit court cases entered Monday relate to the Gibson Live Stock Co. litigation. Peoples American National Bank sues Wim H Prince Gibson Live Stock Co and others Fred Carson over matters connected to the Synthetic Rubber Co and Live Stock Co.
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Gibson Live Stock Co
Peoples-American National Bank
Wim. H. Prince
Fred Carson
Synthetic Rubber Co
Live Stock Co
Battery Drill Delivers Field Piece Practice in Princeton Night
Spark Plug Captain Ben Watt's million-dollar horse led a Monday drill with others in position for field piece work. A battalion officers' school is set for Sunday afternoon May 6 at the Princeton Armory to train officers from Evansville Mt Vernon and the city with the Senior State Instructor present.
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Ben Watt
Princeton
Evansy
Mt. Vernon
Injured Man William Spore Falls at Chance Restaurant
William Spore an 80 year old man from west State street was injured Monday afternoon when he fell on a concrete walk around a well at the Chance Restaurant on west Broadway. He was taking a walk and had stopped for a drink. He is resting as well as could be expected on Tuesday.
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William Spore
West State Street
Chance
West Broadway
Spore
Mr. Spore
State Board Rejects All Bids on School Books
INDIANAPOLIS Ind May 1 By a one vote majority the state board of education acting as school book commissioners rejected all bids submitted April 10 for high school textbooks for the next five years and ordered new bids opened until 10 am May 24 with a meeting to adopt books at 9 am May 29 There was talk of possible collusion due to similarities in ibids by different publishers
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Board of Education
State Board of School Book Commissioners
Ships Stay Dry Off Three Mile Limit Despite Ruling
Washington May 1 American ships on the high seas will remain dry despite a supreme court ruling allowing liquor beyond the three mile limit. Shipping interests say practical difficulties with floating warehouses and receiving liquor will keep vessels wet only rarely. They expect Congress next session to tighten Volstead enforcement and make American waters dry nationwide.
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Washington
High Seas
Supreme Court
Atlantic
Congress
Liquor Policy Split Over Ships After Court Ruling
A rift in the Harding administration grows as the cabinet meets regarding liquor carried on American ships beyond the three mile limit following the Supreme Court ruling. Shipping Board Chairman Lasker urges delaying any decision until after June when he plans to exit.
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Washington
Harding
Supreme Court
White House
Lasker
Shipping Board
Probing Graves of Immortals at House of David Case
Sheriff Bridgeman examined grave records at the House of David cemetery as Judge Dingeman resumed the inquiry into alleged immorality within the colony. About 40 to 50 witnesses testified while authorities questioned burial practices, including claims of multiple burials in a single grave and burials in crude containers.
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ST. Joseph. Mich
Bridgeman
House of David
Dingeman
County Board of Education Meets in Gibson County
The Gibson county Board of Education meets in the county superintendent's office to discuss affairs of interest. The board will consider hiring an attendance officer. several applicants have filed petitions with the board and action remains uncertain.
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County Board of Education
Gibson County
Ben Watt
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