22 Indicted for Rum Plot in St Louis
In Indianapolis the twenty two were indicted for conspiring to violate the Volstead act and the theft of 803 barrels of whisky from the Jack Daniel distillery warehouse in 1923. Bond was posted by several named individuals including Hellmich Nat Goldstein State Senator Michael Kinney and his brother W J Kinney Fred Essen K B Walker and M Martin. Imogene Remus wife of the former Cincinnati bootlegger testified but was not indicted. Hellinich offered resignation to President Coolidge and denied knowledge of the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Jack Daniel
Bond
Internal Revenue
Hellmich
Nat Goldstein
Michael Kinney
W. J. Kinney
Fred Essen
K. B. Walker
M. Martin
Imogene Remus
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Remus
Hellinich
St. Louis Internal Revenue Office
Indianapolis Grand Jury
George Remus
Red Grange Welcomed Home by Huge Crowd
Red Grange returned to Champaign to fanfare as Illini defeated Pennsylvania 24 to 2 in a major upset. The welcome at the railroad station drew about 20 000 fans after a long wait, with 10 000 students and others present during the arrival and celebration of the Illini star. Grange rose from ninth to third in Western Conference scoring after his three touchdowns against Penn State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Ill
Red Grange
Illini
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Congress to Cut Taxes and Deport Reds
Speaker-designate Nicholas Longworth outlined a Republican program for the coming session. Tax revision and uncompromising opposition to the progressive faction were stated priorities. The plan includes rigid immigration limits and deportation of radicals, while avoiding entanglement with the League of Nations and pledging to shrink federal expenses without weakening national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Congress
Nicholas Longworth
House of Representatives
Longworth
League of Nations
Five Indicted in $7 Million U S Fraud Case
New York report says Col Thomas W Willer former alien property custodian, four German and Swiss citizens and three German Swiss companies were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to defraud the United States. The case concerns releasing about $7 million of sequestered assets of the American Metal company tied to a false 49 percent Swiss ownership claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas W. Willer
United States
American Metal Company
Governor Small predicts Illinois leg of Lakes to Gulf waterway near completion
After a day with the waterway division in Chicago Governor Len Small of Illinois said that before his term ends the Illinois leg of the Lakes to the Gulf waterway would be practically completed. The governor spoke following discussions with division personnel about progress and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Waterway Division
Len Small
Coolidge Names Lansing Man Director of Mines
President Coolidge appoints Scott Turner of Lansing Michigan as director of the United States Bureau of Mines succeeding H Foster Bain who resigned. Turner has served on the bureau staff since 1921 as a consulting engineer.
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Coolidge
Lansing
Washington
Scott Turner
Mich
United States Bureau of Wines
H. Foster Bain
Turner
Bureau
Dines Merries in Denver at Courtland Dines Wedding
Courtland Dines and Misa Helen H Gibson wed in Denver. Dines later rose to national prominence after being shot in his Los Angeles apartment while entertaining two motion picture actresses.
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Dines Merries
Denver
Cub
Courtland Dines
Misa Helen H. Gibson
Dines
Los Angeles
New York City Budget Cut Forecast for 1926
A garbled New York City budget note shows the Board of Estimate reducing the projected 1926 expenditures to 437 million dollars, with the remainder of the figures obscured. The incomplete text indicates a plan to trim the year’s spending from an initial higher estimate to a lower total.
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New York
Board of Estimate
Pleasant View and Sidney Social Roundup
Pleasant View residents visited Frank Mueller and Herman Mangels homes while neighbors and relatives shared meals and calls across Pleasant View and Sidney. The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Frank Miller with a tieing of comforts. Walther League met at the church with a social gathering planned at H B Wittrock home.
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Wa Borcher
Ruth
Verona
Walter Borcher
Arthur Schubarth
Frank Mueller
H. B. Wittrock and Sons
Elmer and
Whiter
Sidney
Fred Korsmeyer
H.B. Wittrock
Joe Gerler
Herman Mangels
Art Miller
Wm. Borcher
Art Schubarth
Art Brandenburg
Ladies Aid
Frank Miller
Tieing Comforts
Oscar Miller
O. Brunschweig
Paul Reins
Potter
Herman Mangles
Win, Borcher
Ben Hilpert
H. B. Wittrock
George Reetz
Mrr
Art Obendorfer
Baby
Wm. Schwartz, Jr
Art Schuessler
Walther League
Lorenzo Social Notes and Local Happenings
Lorenzo area residents mingle over visitors, school events, and Halloween activities. Ralph Fleming family welcomed guests, while A M Smith treated a wire wound eye. many locals hosted and attended Halloween parties, dinners, and school meetings as coyotes were tracked and community ties strengthened.
Four Mallards Brought Down by Local Boy Sunday
J. D. Bolton slowly improved as he brought down four Mallards near his home Sunday afternoon. The event appears to be a casual local hunting incident with no injuries reported and no further details available.
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J. D. Bolton
South Colton notes and local visits in Colton area
The column records routine local happenings from South Colton including shipments by Colton Grain, school vacation effects in districts 97 and 64, and various visits and calls. Multiple residents such as the Deaver, Messing, Curtis, and Hink families are mentioned with activities around farms, travel to Sidney, and a few mishaps like a stuck vehicle and a burned car.
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Colton Grain Company
Alli
Local social notes from Maple Grove and surrounding towns
Maple Grove residents and neighbors attended parties dinners and gatherings over the week. Several families including Johnson Ruhter Sharman Anderson Elsen and Siders are listed with visits overnight meals and farm tasks such as dehorning cattle and potato digging. A Halloween party at Simla school near Dalton and an elevator meeting at Huntsman are among activities noted.
Local social visits and family gatherings noted
Mr and Mrs Glant spent Saturday evening at Richard Sellins. William Clifford and Harm Fre riichs ate dinner Sunday at Charley Smith s. W Y Miles came Monday from Wayne Nebraska to visit sons Ed and Ray and families. He is at Ed Miles present. Mr and Mrs Ed Miles and children ate dinner Sunday and spent the evening at R C Ruhter s. For Taxi Call 161.
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Ralph Fleming
Clyde Robertson
Fred Walker
A. M. Smith
Lulger
Cliff Crosby
Roy Johnson
Mrs. Bean
K. G. Meier
Margaline
Charles B. Walker
J. D. Dalton
R. Schweitzenberg
Bean
C. M. Johnson
Hattie Everswan
Elmer Fulton
Toronto
Harold Spiker
North Divide
Bert Walker
Bunker Hill
Otto Radditz
Sidney
Studebacker
Lorenzo School
Alliance
Hallowe'en
L. D
George Fleming
Melvin Phelps
R. L. McGee
Mrs. Glant
Richard Sellins
William, Clifford
Harm Freriichs
Charley Smith
W. Y. Miles
Momlay
Wayne, Nebraska
Ray
Ed Miles
R. C. Ruhter’s
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Reds
U. S
Governor Small
Illinois
Lorenzo
Ance
Willie Cortney
George Deaver
Mr. Jones
Omaha
St. George
Fred Malone
Wm. Krueger
Mathews
Charles Deaver
Sincy
Burt Curtis
Wm. Neimeller
Kohlsmith
M. J. Wulslander
Grandpa Hulslander
Grandma
Ed Cortney
John Cortney
Clemmons
Clarence Deaver
Conrad Messing
John Briggs
Charles Hanson
iKohismith
Maple Grove
J. W. Siders
Guy Ferry
R. C
Henry Elsen
W. T. Sharman
Theo. Waddell
Son Fielden
Simla School
Dalton
Nels Johson
A G Weaver
F. A. Johnson's
Mr. Sharman
Mr. Johnson
Buick
Buick Master
Buick Motor Company
Flint, Michigan
General Motors Corporation
Hahler Garage
Sidney, Nebraska
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