Fourth Hall Cas Isolated in Hall Murder Case
Henry Stevens and relatives of Rev Edward Wheeler Hall and his widow Frances Stevens Hall face murder indictments in Somerville New Jersey. The case links a crime four years old to a grand jury session, with jurors hearing from surprise witnesses including John Stillwell and Marie Demarest on details of the funeral and alleged perjury.
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Sommerville
N. J
Henry Stevens
Willie
Henry de la B. Carpender
Sommerset County
Edward Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Mills
Frances Stevens Hall
Altho
John Stillwell
Dr. Hall
Stilwell
Grand Jury
Gorsline
First Assembly Opens School Year at Junior High
The first assembly of the new school year was held yesterday at the Junior High School. Brief talks were given by Dr. EB Stusman and Dr. C A Boice of the school board, and Superintendent J H Peet. Miss Catherine Goff directed the singing of several songs.
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EB. EB. Stusman
C. A. Boice
J. H. Peet
Catherine Goff
Funeral services for Mrs Dana at Goodin parlors
Funeral services for Mrs A M Dana were held yesterday afternoon at the Goodin funeral parlors conducted by her pastor Rev John D Kern of the Baptist church. The pall bearers were L S McAvoy C B Yard Fred Bartholomew Frank R Sage George Limerman and Charles W Long. Burial was at Elm Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Dana
A. M. Dana
Goodin
John D. Kern
the Baptist Church
L. S. McAvoy
C. B. Yard
Fred Bartholomew
Frank R. Sage
George Limerman
Charles W. Long
Elmirove
Robbery at Corn Exchange Savings Bank and Four Other Firms
Robbers struck Elkhart injuring no one as they pried the vault at the Corn Exchange Savings Bank and burglarized four additional businesses including Cory Hardware Zimmerman Garage a general store and Mid West Lumber. Sheriff Park Findley and deputies launched a search for clues and suspects. Evidence included three men believed in the band and several ice cream dishes found on a general store counter.
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Des Moines
Elkhart
Corn Exchange Savings Bank
Park Findley
Cory Hard Ware Company
Zimmerman Garage
Mid-west Lumber Company
American Gunboat Pigeon Fired On By Chinese Batteries
Dispatches from Hankow report the American gunboat Pigeon was fired on by Cantonese batteries at Chenglinki above Hankow on the Yangtze River. The Pigeon returned fire with machine guns and there were no American casualties. Separate dispatch says 70 foreign women and 60 children isolated at Kikungshan were rescued by British naval tugs and brought to Hankow in ragged clothes and without shoes.
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Associated Press
Peking
Hankow
Chenglinki
Yangtese
London
Daily Express
Shanghai
Kikungshan
Henan
Court Rules Sesqui Expo Closed on Sunday
Dauphin County court orders the Philadelphia Sesqui Centennial Exposition denied the right to open or conduct on Sunday. Decision announced in Harrisburg as of September 16.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Dauphin County
Wash High Opens Scrimmage Strong Front and New Talent
Wash High hosts its first scrimmage of the season with many fumbles yet a solid line and backfield. Layton shows power at full back while Captain Weaver and Bain pace the halves. North English game booked for Sept 18 at 2 30 on the local field as the team seeks an Ottumwa tuneup on October 2.
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McKinatr
Barnes
Layton
Weaver
Bain
Morrison
Fisher
Jerry Simmering
Baker
George Turner
Sam Simmering
Gallagher
Blick
Davidson
Bates
Fratt
Benson
Lois
Gene Turner
Tucker
Betes
Washington
McKinstry
Continued Hearing on Preference Claims in Bank Funds
Judge A F Wagner presided as preference claims concerning funds from the Partners and Merchants bank were continued. The bank matter will occupy part of tomorrow's session, following yesterday's session on the McKinstry will case reviewing the district court clerk's probation of the will at the request of Starr of Starr and Jordon for the contesting parties dated John McKinstry.
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Parters and Merchants Bank
A. F. Wagner
McKinstry
Starr
Starr and Jordon
Fairfield
John McKinstry
Train Hits Car Killing Crone Family Near Muscatine
At a grade crossing a mile north of Fruitland Iowa a Rock Island train struck a car carrying Mary Loretta Crone 4 Donald Crone 14 and Zena Maude Crone 58 and Itasca Nina Phillips 22 with Leroy Crone 17 driving. Mary Loretta died before reaching Muscatine. Mrs Crone died later in hospital. Phillips was bruised. The Crone family lived on Muscatine Island.
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Musctine
Rock Island
Fruitland
Mary Loretta Crone
Donald Crone
Zena Maude Crone
Chilizen
Itasca Nina Phillips
Harvest Festival Planning Meeting at City Hall
Washington business leaders and others interested in a fall festival will meet at city hall tomorrow evening at seven. Plans have advanced for an October 7 festival and organizers will form a community committee. All business people and interested residents are urged to attend.
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Washington
City Hall
Sam Yeoman Sentenced to Thirty Days in County Jail
Mayor George Maxwell orders Sam Yeoman to thirty days in the county jail on the charge of drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Yeoman
George Maxwell
Oldest Vet Fought in Five Wars Amasa Clark at 100
Amasa Clark, a 100 year old member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, displays his Mexican War uniform. Born in 1825 in New York, he enlisted in 1847 and served in the Indian Wars Mexican War and Civil War. He is the oldest Mexican War veteran and the sole living member of the Third U.S. Infantry. He farms near Bandera Texas and is active in Sam Houston Post W F W Fort Sam Houston.
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Amasa Clark
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
United States
V.F.W
el Paso
Texas
Mr. Clark
New York State
Third
United States Infantry
Leity
Mexico
Italian flight to South America planned by Mussolini
Premier Mussolini orders General Nobile to prepare a Rome Buenos Aires dirigible flight by end of 1928. The airship, now under construction in a Rome plant, would test a long range flight following the Norge expedition.
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South America
Mussolini
Rome
Massolini
Gennraly Nobile
Buenos Aires
Thompson Plans Philippine Report for Coolidge
Carmi A. Thompson has gone to Baguio in Mountain province to work a fortnight on his survey report for President Coolidge. He will return to the United States in late October, with a possible brief stop in China on the way back.
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Manila
Carmi A. Thompson
Baguio
Mountain Province
Philippines
Coolidge
United States
China
Mrs J M Taylor Buried Here Today in Washington
Mrs J M Taylor wife of John M Taylor died last Sunday at age 74. Her funeral was held at the First United Presbyterian Church with Rev J Reade McCrory officiating. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery. She leaves two sons Mills J Taylor of Philadelphia and Frank L Taylor, four grandchildren and several nieces.
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Mills J. Taylor
Philadelphia
Washington
J. M. Taylor
First United Presbyterian Church
J. Reade McCrory
David McLaughlin
Milla
Frank Taylor
Ross van Nostrand
Oscar George
St. J. Davidson
Board of Foreign Missions
The
United Presbyterian Church
May Taylor
Frank L. Taylor
Crawfordsville
Iowa
Reesville
Pittsburgh
Theo
John
George
Jean
Agnes Coffelt, McCall
Allerton
Faye Taylor
Los Angeles
Calif
Elizabeth Hanna
Chicago
Fern Taylor McLaughlin
Taylor
Ife
Reachinsion
Levee Breaks Floods Green Bay Bottom Farms
Levee on the Skunk river broke in two places near Burlington and Wever Iowa, flooding 15000 to 18000 acres in the Green Bay bottom district. Water backed into farms driving livestock to higher ground, with ten thousand acres at risk and roadways under water as prisoners and workers fought the rising flood.
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Skunk
Byrl
Ington
Rogers Farm
Green Bay Bottom
Witter
Burlington
Ila
Wever
Skunk River
Fred Tucker
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Green Bay
Iowa
Des Moines
Green Bay Bottoms
Missouri
Checks Offered as Evidence in Daugherty Miller Trial
New York September 16. Three checks totaling 29148.75 tied to Richard Merton and German magnate King were offered in the Harry M. Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller trial as part of alleged illicit fees. One 25000.00 dated August 1 1921 to cash. Two more dated October 15 1921 for 4148.75 representing interest value of 195000 in liberty bonds. Objections by defense kept the first check from being entered.
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The
Associated Press
New York
Richard Merton
John T. King
Connecticut
Harry M. Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
King
Merton
Jesse Smith
Daugherty
New Palestine Community Social Notes
Mr and Mrs Al ert Petsel and family with Mrs Mary Viosik of Riverside and Joseph Soukup visited at the Joe Soukup home Sunday. Linus Veggy made a business call at the Charles Vondrasek home Tuesday morning. Robert and Margrette Kron visited the Clair Kron home Friday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Earl Cline and Helen Cline called in Riverside Saturday evening. Clayton Lintz is numbered among local residents.
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Palestine
Alert Petsel
Hildren
Mary Viosik
Riverside
Joseph SoukUp
Joe. Soukup
Linus Veggy
Charles Vondrasek
Robert
Margrette Kron
Clair Kron
Earl Cline
Helen Cline
Washington
Earl Marshall
Harlen Cline
Albert Dewa
Fred Cline
William Yeegy
Vern Kron
Two Clay Bridges Taken Out by Rains
High waters from Tuesday night rain washed out two bridges in Clay township over Honey Creek. One bridge was washed away entirely and the other rendered unusable. Supervisor RK. C. Ferguson reported no other bridges damaged. A ditching machine near Dublin was nearly submerged but not seriously damaged.
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Clay Township
Honey Creek
RK. C. Ferguson
Dublin
Local Caller Accounts Across Washington and Nearby
Residents and guests visit homes and businesses in Washington last week and weekend. Charles Vondrasek, Vern Kron, Harold and Maynard Marshall, and others are listed as callers or visitors at multiple homes including the Vondrasek, Yeegy, Lintz, and Duraker residences. A new Chevrolet coupe was bought by Lawrence Simon from Leon Truxan.
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Harold
Maynard Marshalls
Virgil
Clayton Lintz
Joe A. Soukup
Harry Malichky
Lawrence Simon
Leon Truxan
William Kran
Arthur Duraker
Hills
Roy Kron
Henry Kron
Melo Havel
Riverside
Lillian’ Voridrasek
Washington
Melo Horak
Anthony Horak
Explorer in Africa recounts jungle beauty pageant
An Explorer in Africa describes a beauty contest held in a jungle setting. About five hundred young women entered and the winner was judged on the perfection of her feet.
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Africa
Ield
Jungle
Jacob Rosenthal Killed by Bandits in Mexico
Jacob Rosenthal of Long Island was murdered by bandit captors near Cuernavaca after a pursuit by federal soldiers. Two bandits were killed by soldiers. one escaped after stabbing Rosenthal. A ransom of 10000 dollars had been demanded.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mex
Jacob Rosenthal
Long Island
Rosenthal
Cuernavaca
Lincoln Social Notes Mention Visits and Local Happenings
Arthur Duensing completed his machine shed begun days ago. C. L. Dorran and family hosted visits from W. H. McKune and others. Kate Goldner and family joined Ar thur Gaddner and others at A L Duensing home. Erma LeFever visited C. L. Dorran. Ray Lamber hauled clover and drove a new Dodge. Lloyd Gray visited C. L. Dorran. Dusin s visitors include Lee Huston from Crawfordsville in Washington.
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Ray Lamber
Fred Stewart
Washington
Ray Lamberts
Charles Dorran
Joseph Carson
L. C. Brinning
Elmer Horning
Lloyd Gray
C. L. Dorran
Crawfordsville Couple Visit Local Today
Mr and Mrs Floyd Maxwell arrive from Crawfordsville for a daytime appearance.
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Floyd Maxwell
Crawfordsville
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Alexander Simpson
Ralph V. M. Gorsline
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Thompson
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Haskins
Centerville
Mer
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Chariton
Wabash
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St. Joseph
Chicago Great Western
Savannah
Gallatin
NEW Palestine
Lillian Vondrasek
William Prebyl
Dorothy
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York
Lee Huston
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