Burman Crowned King as 500 Mile Race Ends in Tragedy
At Indianapolis Arthur Greiner in the Amplex car suffered fatal injuries after his back tires failed his machine overturned. Mechanician F. P. Dickson was killed. Bob Burman, driving a Blitz Benz, received a gold crown amid a cheering crowd of about eighty five thousand as the 500 mile race concluded.
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Speedway
Indianapolis
Arthur Greiner
Amplex
F. P. Dickson
Greiner
Crown Point
Elgin
Bob Burman
Speec
Burman
Wagner
State News Briefs From Bloomington To South Bend
Bloomington reports the death of Mrs. John W. Harrell after an auto crash on Harrodsburg hill. Indianapolis notes election results for the Whiled National Association of Post Office Clerks with M. B. Huffman as president and Indianapolis chosen as the next meeting site. Other items include a fatal auto accident involving Albert Taylor, a manslaughter charge against driver Fred Lang, a divorce suit filed by Georgia Cox, and several lightning related deaths. Indiana officials announce appointments within the Knights of the Maccabees and Eagles organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
John Wi. Harrell
Here
Richmond
Whciied
National Association of Post Office Clerks
M. B. Huffman
Muncie
A. C. Porter
Tipton
Ovid Silverhorn
Shelbyville
Merle Dean
Marion
Clarence Foreman
Indianapolis
A. W. Murphy
Lafayette
Albert Taylor
Lincoln Lane
Tenth Street
Fred Lang
Lang
Southast Street
Dugan and Fletcher
Wabash
Georgia Cox
Frank Cox
Harrodsburg Hill
John M. Harrell
Clear Creek Township
Harrell
Clear Creek
Wyatt
Frank McKean
Columbus
Benton Kinochs
South Bend
Walter Funk
Frank BE. Hering
The
Eagles
Laporte
Milo ©. Meredith
Knights of the Maccabees
Indiana
Ralph N. Smith
Order
Bloomington Wet Vote Proctor Law Conflicts At IU
In Bloomington the official result of the Proctor law vote was 23 wet. About 200 Indiana University students cast ballots as tensions rose in the courthouse precinct. Wet supporters challenged voters while drys prepared affidavits and bonds for those deemed qualified. Several students were arrested on illegal voting charges with $50 bonds.
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Bloomington
Indiana University
Court House
Sherif Browning
Tries to Save Boy and Dies in Drowning Case
Hartford County farmer William Williams Jr dies after diving into an abandoned gravel pit to save 17 year old Glen Woolard a high school freshman who also drowns. Woolard sister Ethel 19 witnesses the tragedy as the pool proves deadly for both rescuers.
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Hartford City
William Williams, Jr
Glen Woolard
Woolard
Young Woolard
Ethel
Williams
Hail Ruins Growing Crops in Anderson
A severe thunder storm in Anderson damages crops and gardens with hail as large as hen eggs. Lightning strikes cause serious shocks to Mrs. Michaels and Mrs. Lamphear. A chimney is demolished, trees blown down, and several barns unroofed.
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Anderson
Philip Michaels
New School at Gary Awarded to English Bros for Froebel School
Gary board awards English Bros of Champaign NL contract to build Froebel school at 207500 dollars. It will house 2400 pupils and serve as a neighborhood center with a public bath gymnasium for men and women and a drama and entertainment hall.
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Gary
Board of Education
English Bros
Champaign
Froebel
Indiana
Tragedy at White River Claims Fifteen Year Old
Harry Jester age fifteen of 640 Maxwell street drowned after re entering White river depths north of the Tenth street bridge despite warnings from companions to stay on the sandbar. The body was recovered by Robert Reilly after the rescue attempt.
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Indianapolis
Harry Jester
Maxwell Street
White River
Tenth Street Bridge
Robert Reilly
Finds Missing Wife Is Dead in Shelbyville
James Streeter of Indianapolis learns his wife died in Shelbyville after eight months. Mrs Streeter left Indianapolis and was found dead here after taking borax believed to be medicine.
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Shelbyville
James Streeter
Indianapolis
Farmer killed by lightning near Fortville
Meredith Davis sixty a farmer living southwest of here was struck by lightning and died minutes later He was alone in the woods when found by his family He leaves a widow and six children A shower with strong wind occurred in the area.
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Woods
Fortville
Meredith Davis
Here
Prisoner Halts as New Trial Ordered in Orange County
Jeffersonville inmate Frank Stout who faced two to fourteen years for assault and battery was halted at the reformatory doors by a telegram from Judge Buskirk of Orleans ordering his return. New evidence prompted a new trial order.
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Jeffersonville
Frank Stout
Orange County
Six Bitten by Med Dog in Vincennes
Fred Miller and Henry Claycomb with their four sons were rushed to Chicago for Pasteur treatment after a mad dog attack. The four boys approached a dog under a porch, the animal bit them as the parents tried to intervene. Vieck killed the dog with a shotgun.
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Vincennes
Fred Miller
Henry Claycomb
Chicago
Fred Vieck
Millers
Claycombs
Vieck
Hoop Sleeve Tops Latest Fashion Trend Amid Harem Skirt Decline
A Paris fashion debate questions the fate of the harem skirt as designers and retailers report weak demand and costly imitations. Experts say it was doomed by cheap copies and harsh criticism, likely fading for now though some private wear remains. The new craze is a seven inch hoop sleeve placed at the forearm, narrowing at wrist and elbow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Drecoll
John Worth
Beckoff, David & Co
St.Petersburg
Frisky Monkey on Rampage at Sea Gate Beach Hotel
A New York hotel scene was startled as Johnnie Robertson's pet monkey went on a rampage after three days of inactivity. It toppled a chandelier, tried to push fifteen Sea Gate bungalows into the ocean, and dodged a combined force of housewives and police before being captured by a policeman with a crab net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnnie” Robertson
Sea Gate Beach
Johnnie
Sea Gate
Coney Island
Joseph Conroy
Lower Sea Gate
Theodore O’neil
Ireland's Poultry Growth Tied to Co Operatives and Women
New figures show Ireland has more than 24 million hens and 250000 goats. The country exports about £4 million of poultry and England imports £7 million of eggs. The rise in poultry is linked to cooperative depots and the United Irish Women society, seen as a force for rural development and possibly reducing emigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
England
Ireland
Denmark
the United Irish Women
Lorimer to Testify in Illinois Senate Scandal
Senator William Lorimer requests permission to testify before the Senate privileges and elections committee in Chicago to refute any charges or suspicions about his election. The committee plans further meetings as it weighs extending the inquiry in Washington. Senator Dillingham may be relieved from the subcommittee, with Senator Sutherland likely to take his place.
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Washington
William Lorimer
Senate
Senate Committee On Privileges and
Lorimer
Chicago
Illinois
Dillingham
Kenyon
Sutherland
Plot Seen To Defraud U S Navy Yard
In Seattle on June 5 Emar Goldberg branch manager of Great Western Smelting and Refining, W A Corder manager of W A Corder Machinery Supply, and Edwin F Meyers navy yard clerk were arrested on federal indictments for conspiracy to defraud the government. E Silverstone hotel proprietor and J A Kettlewell navy pay office clerk also indicted. Conspiracy alleged in bid restrictions and assignment of awards to Great Western.
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Seattle
Wash
Emar Goldberg
Great Western Smelting and Refining Company
W. A. Corder
W. A. Corder Machinery Supply Company
Edwin F. Meyers
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Tacoma
E. Silverstone
J. A. Kettlewell
Hunt for Castro Fails on Legazpi Voyage
Havana reports Cipriano Castro former Venezuelan president could not be found aboard the Legazpi which arrived from Las Palmas. Officials searched passengers under an assumed name after a passenger identified as Castro boarded at Cadiz April 14 and left three days later at Las Palmas.
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Havana
Cuba
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Legazpi
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Castro
Customs and Foreign Office
Legazp
Cadiz
Bar Girls From Riding Astride Resolution Bans Women in Parades
Nashville June Confederate veterans ban women from parade rider roles. Local bivouac adopting resolution prohibits any woman appearing astride in camps state divisions or general association parades and directs parade officers to request retirement if needed.
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Nashville
Tenn
Little Rock
Confederate Veterans
General Association
Haddie
Mother Ul Young Woman Kills Self
Nineteen year old Elsie Panitsky learned her mother had little time to live and then attached a rubber tube to a gas jet at home. She sat in a chair and died as her father found the body three hours later.
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New York
Elsie Panitsky
Beth Israel Hospital
Drought threatens New England fruit crop in New Haven
Drought conditions in New England threaten the fruit crop with many small apples dropping from trees in New Haven as rainfall is awaited.
Effect of Radium on Life According to Ramsay
London. Sir William Ramsay discusses radium's effects after Prof. Petit’s Alfort trial on an old horse that revived briefly. Ramsay notes mixed results in animals and humans, with cats wasting away after injection and eight cancer patients showing one recovery among several, while external cancer treatments show variable success. He cites skin radioactivity and potential stimulating effects, but condemns high costs as a major objection.
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London
Wiliam Ramsay
Gabriel Petit
Alfort
Paris
William
Treasure Quest for $15 Million On Pacific Island
Captain Fred Hackett prepares the bark Hesper at Eagle Harbor to seek a buried Peru Chilean treasure on Cocos Island. He claims a 1853 ship Mary Deir carried the gold, buried it after mutiny, and will use hydraulic gear to overcome a landslide and complete the search for the $15 million stash.
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Mariner
Eagle Harbor
Cocos Island
Tacoma
Wash
Fred Hackett
Mary Deir
Thompson
Hackett
Burro Hero in Desert Saves Train in Mojave
In San Bernardino California a burro stops a Santa Fe train to protect its life after a motorist reading a note reveals a man named Henry Gooding has fallen and broken his leg ten miles south of Siberia. The stranded rider is rescued at the first station.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Mojave
Santa Fe Limited
Henry Gooding
Siberia
Gooding
Vagrant Eats Whole Menu After Arrest in Philadelphia
Philadelphia era of a hungry man, Robert Lee of Virginia, arrested for vagrancy, proved he was hungry by eating a $6.75 meal. Railroad contractor James McManus rescued him from jail, took him to a restaurant, and Lee sampled every item except wine. McManus pledged not to buy meals for hungry vagrants again.
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Philadelphia
Robert Lee
Virginia
James McManus
Lee
McManus
Massachusetts minister calls for killing degenerates
Rev. George W. Cutter urged Unitarian ministers in Boston to kill degenerates in Massachusetts institutions with an anesthetic during the monthly conference.
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Boston
Massachusetts
George W. Cutter
Digestive Aid Promises Sleepless Night Relief
An advertisement touts Digesteze as a remedy for stomach trouble and improved digestion. It claims to ease headaches and stomach misery, promising better blood from food and peaceful nights. Available in 50 cent bottles at T. C. Basye's.
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Worthen
T. C. Basye’s
For Sale Hudson Touring Car at Remarkable Concession
One Hudson touring car fully equipped with magneto top glass front shield extra tire. Priced at 1500 dollars, a remarkable concession. Closing out automobile department. E. K. Ashby Company Evansville Ind.
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E. K. Ashby Company
Evansville
Ind
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Iegal
New School
Frisky Monkey
Aske
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U. S
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Mason
Swan & Mason
Bwi
Reinhard
Arch
Stevenson Reinhard & Stevenson
Rockport
Main Street
Mm, Smith, W. A
L. N. Savage
Main St
B. F. Huffman
Sargent’s Drug Store
Main and
Third Streets
Burro
Virginian
H. L. Stratton
Over Post Office
Wm. E. Hartley
Rub’t Luckado
E. Shoptaugh
Rockport, Indiana
Fourth Street
Farmers’ Bank
Chas
E. Poole
Home Insurance and Loan Company
East 4Th Street
Farmer’s Bank
Haines, Richards, & Pirtle
Old
Connecticut
Handadok
Bunun & Co
Munn & Co
St. Washington
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