Two Federal Courts Clash Over Mackie Steel Tubes Receivership
Creditors in Hammond challenge jurisdiction as Indiana and Illinois federal courts spar over the Mackie steel tube works receivership. Chicago court appoints State Bank of Chicago as receiver. Indianapolis court set to hear creditors December 3. Company offices are in Chicago. manufacture is in Hammond.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hammond, Inc
Mackie Steel Tube Works
United States District Court
Chicago
State Bank
Kohlsaat
Eastman
Anderson
Indianapolis
Bowers
Indiana Court
Illinois Court
Preparing Exhibit for the World’s Fair at Indiana Normal
Indiana Normal faculty and students begin preparing the school exhibit for the St Louis world’s fair. Professor Wisely records class recitations and student work while Schiicher saves Latin German translations. Architect Alexander of Lafayette to lead training school building plans with bids expected in a month.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Normal
St. Louis
Wisely
Schiicher
Inianapolis
Alexander
Lafayette
Labor Unions Grow in New York State Despite Efforts
Albany reports a rise in union membership and new unions in the quarter ending Oct 1. The Bureau of Labor Statistics registers 2,587 trades unions with 3,736, and 23.64 percent membership increase nationwide, led by building and trades while clothing shows small losses. Immigration at New York port surges with 125,909 steerage passengers arriving in Aug and Sept, up from 108,800 last year.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York City
New York
Organ Arrival for Purdue Eliza Fowler Memorial Hall
Portions of the new organ for Eliza Fowler Memorial Hall at Purdue are arriving and will be in position soon. Gifted by James M. Fowler, president of National Fowler Bank, it will cost about 6500 dollars and be among the finest in the West. The donor is son of Mrs. Fowler who funded the memorial hall. A niche has been prepared for installation and a choir is planned once the organ is in place.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Eliza Fowler
Purdue
James M. Fowler
National Fowler Bank
Showman to Be Banker in Peru Institution
Ben Wallace circus proprietor, famous nationwide, will enter banking as president of the newly organized Wabash Trust Company in Peru with $200 000 capital. Directors include Cory, Brownell, Cole, J O Cole, Zimmerman, Pulchler, Fowler as cashier. Bank opens in February.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Ben Wallace
Peru
Charles H. Brownell
J. O. Cole
Charles Cole
W. Zimmerman
Louis Pulchler
Frank R. Fowler
Fowler
Lying At Point Of Death In Jeffersonville
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Jeffersonville Ind Dec 27 Professor A C Goodwin superintendent of the city schools is lying at the post of death at his home here He has been ill with heart trouble for several months and two weeks ago contracted pneumonia It is believed he cannot recover though his physicians say he is slightly better Goodwin is well known among state educators and for years ran a girls seminary at Owensboro He has a wife and two daughters.
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Indianapolis
Jeffersonville
Ind
A. C. Goodwin
Goodwin
Owensboro
Engineer Copley Hart In Big Four Collision
A Big Four freight train collided with a C H D freight engine at a crossing in Rushville Indiana. The C H D engine tender and one freight car were wrecked and Engineer Copley of the C H D was badly injured.
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Indianspells Journal
Rushville
Ind
Copely
Fire claims life of Cana Calun in ill fated rescue
In Catro Illinois during a late night fire near the city a young colored woman named Cana Calun rushed into a burning building to save her trunk. She was overcome by the flames and her head burned severely.
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Catro
Ill
City
Cana Calun
Most Costly Train Seen in Wells County
The first regular train on the Cincinnati Bluffton and Chicago Railroad, running Bluffton to Pennville, proved the costliest, with taxpayers from Bluffton, Pennville and surrounding townships paying 560,000 for an engine and box car. Subsidies tied to completing the line to Pennville and Portland hinge on spring work resuming, as the nineteen mile line awaits warmer weather to push toward Portland.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bluffton
Ind
Wells County
Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago Railroad
Pennville
Penn Township
Jay County
Harrigan Township
Wells
Portland
Hugh Bowman Pioneer Odd Fellow Dies at Ninety
WABASH Ind Dec 27 Hugh Bowman aged ninety pioneer of Odd Fellowship in the United States is dead at his Fulton county home. He was the son of a Revolutionary War soldier and had lived in Fulton county for sixty four years. He had been an Odd Fellow as long and was the oldest in Indiana. He was a devout Methodist and temperance advocate.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Hugh Bowman
Odd Fellowship
United States
Fulton County
Odd Fellows
Indiana
Harriet Houghteling
Cromwell
Lebanon
Mass
Elias Houghteling
Putnam County
Third Good Gas Well Near Tipton Expands Supply
Citizens' Gas Company of Tipton Indiana reports a third good gas well southeast of the city, easing supply for customers. In Lafayette Indiana the Rac ing Association directors decide to skip a regular meet in 1943 due to disastrous finances from 1942, with the secretary to notify the gas belt circuit management.
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Citizens’ Gas Company
Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Lafayette Racing Association
Gas Belt Circuit
Spelling Mixup Foils Fort Wayne Crematory Sign
In Fort Wayne Indiana authorities found a sign for the local crematory mispainted as creamatory. The error redirected traffic and led farmers to offer dairy products. Repair work will correct the spelling when weather allows.
Youthful Desperado Is Taken To Marion
Jesse Bodkins, a youthful desperado with a history of lawbreaking dating to his boyhood, was arrested by Marion police. Wanted since March, he had been hunted as a horse thief by Kokomo authorities and involved in a shooting chase through Sims and Swayzee. He was shot by Capt. Fred P. Pennock, later pursued in Lima, Ohio, and finally surrendered at New Holland in Hancock County after being covered by three officers.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Jesse Bodkins
Kokomo
Bodkins
Sims and
Swayzee
Fred P. Pennock
Lima
New Holland
Wabash County
Omaha man seeks purchase of Lafayette Evening Call
J G Kelly of Omaha Neb arrived in Lafayette to pursue buying the Lafayette Evening Call from owners John F Judy F R and O T Letcher. Rumors of a McCulloch takeover and rebranding to Lafayette Star were denied. The Home Journal likely stays, now aligned with Democratic leadership including F B E D McGinley former Lafayette mayor.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
J. G. Kelly
Omaha
Neb
Lafayette Evening Call
John F. Judy
F. R
O. T. Letcher
McCulloch
Lafayette Star
Call
Kelly
Home Journal
Attorney Delacour Brings Back Proofs
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Bluffton Ind Dec 27 Charles Delacour the attorney for Murderer J W Terrell against whom disbarment proceedings were filed last Monday by Judge Vaughn has returned from Michigan after five days away and says he will appear in court Monday ready to show the judge all proofs necessary to substantiate his claims of being a graduate of Michigan University and that he formerly practiced law in Michigan The judge alleged that he secured admission to the Wells county bar by false representations.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bluffton
Ind
Charles Delacour
J. W. Terrell
Vaughn
Michigan
Michigan University
Wells County
Danville residents oppose proposed phone rate hike
In Danville Indiana a plan by the telephone company to raise residence phone rates by about one third per month starting January 1 has sparked action. Former subscribers held a mass meeting and resolved to remove their phones if the increase stands and to form a new company and install a local plant.
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Indianapolis Journal
Danville
Ind
Gambling Dens Closed In Elwood After Police Action
Elwood Indiana closes all gambling houses and bans slot machines under police orders. Paraphernalia is packed for shipment to other cities. For nearly a year the city operated as a wide open gaming area. Police say more than a hundred professional gamblers fled the area as factory closures pressured the crackdown.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Sharpened Hatchet Threat Triggers Saloon License Revocation
Paris authorities revoked the Swan & Wyatt saloon license after continuous liquor sales to Joseph Steidl despite protests by his wife Mrs. Steidl. A Saturday morning street scuffle saw Chief Step struggle to seize a hatchet she vowed to use against proprietor Swan over a conflict at the saloon door.
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Indianapolis Journal
Paris
Swan & Wyatt
North Main Street
Joseph Steidl
Step
Marines Move to Ras Obispo for Panama Garrison
Marines from the converted cruiser Prairie have left Ravira and dispersed to Ras Obispo on the Panama Railroad. The canal commission delegates election occurred today. The U S gunboat Castine has arrived at the area.
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Colon
Der
Prairie
Ravira
Panama
Ras Obispo
United States
Castine
Bell arrives in Genoa to deliver Smithson remains
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, famed telephone inventor, has arrived in Genoa to convey to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington the remains of James Smithson, founder of the institution, who died in Genoa in 1836.
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Genoa
Alexander Graham Bell
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
James Smithson
Institution
Bernard Shoup Injured In Lafayette Street Car Collision
Bernard Shoup of West Lafayette suffered serious injuries after a street car collided with his coal wagon on Main street levee. He was thrown under the horses and the wagon was dragged forward breaking an arm and causing internal injuries.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Bernard Shoup
West Lafayette
Shoup
Guard Maintained For Murderer Pate In Indiana
In Jasper and Huntingburg Indiana the security around Howard Pate, charged with murdering John Hodges at Huntingburg Christmas night, remains tight. Sheriff Cassidy vows no jail withdrawal and may deploy deputies. a potential militia call was considered but not used. Hodges funeral held at Huntingburg and burial in Lincoln City. his wife remains seriously shocked but improving. The Dubois County grand jury plans to convene this week to pursue a swift indictment and trial to avert mob action.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Jasper
Huntingburg
John Hodges
Howard Pate
Cassidy
Pate
Hodges
Durbin
Pope Pius Abolishes Useless Vatican Offices
Rome, Italy December 27 After New Year many high prelates will lose sinecures as Pope Pius abolishes ornamental offices. The chancillery Court of Signature and Court of Rota officials face dismissal as Italy’s annexation reduced their relevance. The move aims to balance Vatican finances, with bankers cited hoping to fund the pope’s needs by earning interest on vast holdings.
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Rome
Italy
Apostolic Chancillery
Court of Signature
Court of Rota
Holy See
Supreme Court
Papal States
Rota
Papal Kingdom
Pope Pius
Vatican
Pius
Vienna
London
County owes Huffman balance for services
Bluffton Ind Dec 27 In a Wells County suit to recover 3119 in fees and perquisites from ex Sheriff George W Huffman for his term the judge ruled Huffman owes the county nothing and the county is not entitled to recover. The decision endorses Huffman and notes the county now owes Huffman 800 rather than the reverse. The ruling aligns with a recent Supreme Court decision on county clerks.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bluffton
Ind
Wells County Commissioners
George W. Huffman
Vaughn
Huffman
Circuit
Commissioners
Lne
Supreme Court
Indiana Notes: Christmas Gifts From Rushville and Knightstown
In Rushville Jasper D. Case, a wealthy lumberman, distributed new clothing to fifty impoverished boys and fifty girls on Christmas Day, costing hundreds of dollars. In Terre Haute John P. Baird Post G A R and the women's relief corps sent a banner as a Christmas present to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home at Knightstown.
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Rushville
Jasper D. Case
Pois
Haute
John P. Baird
Women’s Relief Corps
Post
Knightstown
Stranger who suicided near Salem identified by no one
Salem Indiana authorities reported no information or identification for a man who killed himself and was found in the woods on Christmas Day. A few witnesses recalled him mentioning Louisville Terre Haute Peru and Dayton Ohio. One person said he lived at Dayton. Per state law the body was sent to Indianapolis tonight to be turned over to a medical college.
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Indianapolis Journal
Salem
Ind
Louisville
Terre Haute
Peru
Dayton
Indianapoliss
Record breaking work in Kansas oil field
In Coffeyville Kansas the Standard Oil pipeline department at Neodesha released November results showing the Kansas oil field setting a monthly production record with 175 751 barrels. Payments to producers totaled about 230 000 dollars with farmers receiving 27 000 and rest to labor and dividends. Years end production trends show 866 309 barrels so far this year and a December target of 133 191 to reach a million. Water shortages hinder operations amid drought. new pumps and reservoirs on Verdigris river address early supply gaps. Several Montgomery county wells and farms, including Independence district Bredehoff farm and Banks farm, posted strong outputs. New operators from Ohio Illinois Alabama and West Virginia joined the field.
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Indianapolis Journal
Coffeyville
Kan
Standard Oil Company
Neodesha
Kansas Oil Field
Kansas Field
Montgomery County
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Independence Field
Verdigris River
Independence District
Bredehoff
Section 5
Independence Township
Aiken & Co
Banks
Elcho Oil Company
Charlies Miller
Pittsburg
Tada
Martin Oil and Gas Company
James Lockhart
Tioguelegee
Neosho County
Chanute
Mallory Bros. & Henning
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wayside
Homestate Oil and Gas Company
Houston
J. B. Rhodes
Carmin, O
Lafayette Funk
Shirley
J. W. Harber
Bloomington
J. C. McManus
Lively News On Traveling Men and Post B Activities
Post B Indianapolis reports a surge in traveling men joining and renewing, with Lex Albrecht of Indianapolis Cabinet Co heading to Chicago for two weeks, Will Yingling and W J Holliday touring old territory, and plans for a large Post B ball at the German House. Indiana TPA leaders Shuttleworth and Chambers drive growth toward surpassing Missouri in membership.
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Lex Charles Albrecht
Indianapolis Cabinet Company
Chicago
Post B
Indiana
Shuttleworth
Chambers
Iesions
Missouri
Crawls for Shelter in Shed Left Unconscious
Charles Fisher, a rambler, was found unconscious in an old shed on the city outskirts by Bicyclemen Duncan and Wilison. He had a broken right arm and frozen feet, possibly from a Christmas night fall, and was taken to City Hospital after police misread his condition.
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Charles Fisher
Duncan
Wilison
Fisher
Sheek
Items of Interest in Sunday’s Paper
The Sunday paper lists varied items fromDetermine Russian seroy Academy of Arts exhibition at the Stuls fair to a Union City man’s throat cut by a clothesline with doubtful recovery. It notes incorporation of Manufacturers’ Window Glass Company in New Jersey with one million capital and reports feuds in Jackson Kentucky raising fear of a fatal outbreak. A Pineapple Alabama mob lynches and burns a young negro for murder, while Bluffton high school hazing victims show no serious injuries. Elmer Burkett, a Portland soldier in the Philippines, has leprosy and is sent to Molokai. William J. Bryan dined with Ambassador Tower in Berlin. Kaiser Wilhelm could not meet him. A missing heir of George M. & Co. of Laporte, Lucille M. Swygert, granddaughter, is identified. Evidence hints at intent to threaten Pate at Espa.
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Seroy Academy of Arts
Union City
Manufacturers’ Window Glass Company
New Jersey
Jackson
Pineapple
Ala
Arthur Stuart
Bluffton
Elmer Burkett
Portland
Philippines
Molokai
William J. Bryan
Ambassador Tower
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
George M. & Oe
Laporte
Lucille M. Swygert
Espa
Ohio Oil buys Exchange Oil holdings in three counties
Findlay Ohio December 27 J C Donnell of the Ohio Oil Company closed a purchase of the Exchange Oil Company's holdings in Wood Hancock and Sandusky counties. The transfer covers 4000 acres of leases and 25 producing wells averaging 600 barrels daily. The consideration is said to be nearly ready.
Union Protests Government Typesetting Machines
Washington December 27. The Columbia Typographical Union at its meeting today appointed a committee to go before Congress and enter an earnest protest against installing typesetting machines in the Government Printing Office. The union claims the machines cannot perform the government work.
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Washington
Columbia Typographical Union
Congress
Pipes Burst Flood Sweeps Two Homes on City Streets
Heavy cold snap floods reach multiple homes as residents are away for holidays. No. 922 North Pennsylvania Street pours water from windows after pipes burst. police shut off supply. Earlier, a North Capitol Avenue house suffered similar damage with substantial flooding.
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North Pennsylvania Street
North Capitol Avenue
Pennesylvania Street
Griscoms' Return From Orient Amid Family Illness
Among Siberia steamer passengers, Lloyd C Griscom and his wife, the US States minister to Japan, arrived today from the Orient. Mrs Griscom is en route home after urgent telegrams about her mother’s serious illness. Dr Hannah A Graham, stopped briefly in Charleston and was bound for Indianapolis.
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San Francisco
Siberia
Lloyd C. Griscom
US States
Japan
Hannah A. Graham
Charleston, DL
Indianapolis
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Fort Wayne
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Hiram Balsley
Marshall
Michael Weber
Tipton
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W. J. Holliday
Will Switz
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Illinois
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Charles D. Pierson
Eli A. Hirshfield
Whitehead-Hoag Company of
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Order of Equity
Harry Hunter
Williamb. Burford & Co
West Maryland Street
Ed Pickens
George W. Barth
Samuel Ach Company
James G. Thomas
Post R
Muncie
Oxtoby
Walter B. Lindley
Detroit White Lead Works
Detroit
E. W. Denham
The
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Indianapolis Fancy Grocery Company
Greene County
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Koehne
Treasury
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Rox Atkins
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