Prohibition raids net multiple arrests in Washington Indiana
Prohibition agents raid Washington Indiana during a week of operations. Bert Morgan announces charges against 14 including Harry Clements Walter Hack and Claude Williams. Evidence seized includes whiskey mule and home brew. Several suspects released on bail while others to face October 1 trials and possible transfer to federal court.
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Indianapolis
Washington
Ind
Harry Clements
Walter Hack
iJoking “Burger
Claude Williams
Wil Masa. White
John McMullen
Gus Picket
Charles Padgett
Claude van ‘Winkle
Minnie Chapman
Ches
McCarty
Dan Moore
Bedford
Walter Sullivan
John Bureet Place
Hyatt Hotel
Offcer Sullivan
Hack
Community Sales Day Preparations Draw Crowds Expected
Preparations are underway for the next Community Sales day on Tuesday September 30. Officials anticipate many new firms joining the long list and plan to offer between 125 and 175 staple articles at prices that save money for the public. The sale is expected to attract more out of town shoppers than any previous event.
Citizens Capture Two Bank Bandits in Indiana
Warsaw Indiana September 30 two armed bandits were captured by citizens at North Webster twelve miles north of Warsaw when they attempted to enter the State bank during the noon hour. Citizens held the men without exchange of shots.
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Warsaw
Ind
North Webster
Here
State Bank
Governor Grants 90 Day Reprieve for Bernard Grant
Governor Small granted a 90 day reprieve to Bernard Grant a Chicago youth sentenced to hang October 17 for the murder of a policeman in Cook County. A petition for pardon or commutation was filed signed by Grant and his two attorneys and referred to the Division of Pardons and Paroles for recommendation.
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Springfield
Lil
Small
Bernard Grant
Chicago
Cook County
Governor Small
Grant
Division of Pardons and Paroles
Davis Seeks East Tour After West Rally
John W. Davis arrives in South Bend with two speeches and a luncheon talk to the Rotary Club. The Democratic standard bearer plans to push into Indiana and Illinois and then to New York as he works to carry Missouri Kansas Colorado Nebraska and more with a goal of gaining the Empire State's 45 electoral votes.
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John W. Davis
West
Chicago
Davis
South Bend
Ft. Wayne
New York
Smith
Empire State
Unknown Mak Kills Woman in Terre Haute Scene
In Terre Haute Indiana on September 20 Delbert White 25 was arrested for the murder of Ruth Gates 59 or 55 slain in the Lincoln district school grounds. Two children witnessed the attack as White allegedly threw the woman to the ground and slashed her throat.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ruth Gates
Delbert White
Wall
White
Lincoln District
Army air unit eyes El Paso flight finish by six
The flight's commander Lieutenant Smith expects to reach El Paso by 6 p m after a 625 mile route from their takeoff at 9 38 with favorable weather along the path. The mission marked a long range air hop by the squadron.
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Smith
el Paso
Three Men Fall 40 Feet From Wrecked Scaffold
Three bricklayers George Routt Ade Routt and Joe Riney fell 30 to 40 feet when a scaffold collapsed while building a smokestack at Warren Routt's garage on South East Second Street. They escaped with minor injuries. Ade Routt required a doctor's care.
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George Routt
Ade Routt
Joe Riney
Warren Routt
Riney
Coolidge recalls Wilbur to survey naval value of air power
President Coolidge summons Secretary of the Navy Wilbur to head an immediate survey of relative values of air planes battleships and submarines for naval budgeting. Wilbur denies his Pacific coast speeches influenced the call and will appoint a special naval board to report before December. Harry K Miles returns to Washington after his stolen Star car is found near Lew Harris's home hoping for leads on the thieves. Mike McGinnis, an elderly mentally afflicted man, is jailed after a pedestrian accident and may be committed to a hospital for the insane.
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Washington
Coolidge
Wilbur
White House
Pacific Coast
Naval Board
Guid
Congress
Harry K. Miles
Madison
Ind
Lew Harris
Mr. Miles
Vincennes
Mike McGinnis
McGinnis
Dawes Praises Outlook as South Dakota Declares for Coolidge Dawes
On the Dawes Special Train bound for Chicago Gen Charles G Dawes republican candidate for vice president voiced satisfaction with South Dakota where he spoke in Sioux Falls on his third invasion of La Follette territory State leaders welcomed Governor McMasters endorsement of the Coolidge Dawes ticket and his shift from La Follette inclinations Dawes labeled La Follette a master demagogue and said his aim was to undermine the constitution
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Dawes
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
South Dakota
la Follette
Coolidge Dawes
McMasters
Sioux Falls
Cooldge
Coolidge
Street Car and Auto Collision Injures Miss Redarmel
At Walnut and East Eleventh streets a Buick driven by Miss Norma Lett collided with a street car as Miss Ruth Redarmel, daughter of Mr and Mrs Firman Redarmel, sustained a gash over her left eye. Miss Rodarmel, a passenger, was thrown against the car and injured. The auto was badly damaged and towed for repairs.
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Ruth Redarmel
Firman Redarmel
East Main Street
Arthur Lett
Norma Lett
Walnut
East Eleventh Streets
Misa Rodarmel
Miss Lett
Miss Rodarmel
Buick
Washington Buick Company
Miss Redarmet
Scudder
Hagen Leads at Halfway in National PGA Title Bout
At French Lick Ind on Sept 29 Walter Hagen of New York led Jim Barnes in a 36 hole National Professional Golf tournament title match at halftime. Hagen held a four hole edge after five holes were halved and Barnes won one hole amid erratic play.
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French Lick
Ind
Walter Hagen
New York
Jim Barnes
Hagen
Barnes
Bacon Hardware launches children driven sales plan
W. J. Bacon announces a new program at Bacon Hardware to recruit local children to generate sales. Participants earn prizes of 25 and 10 dollars for top performance as the plan aims to boost business and provide a sales education, with a meeting drawing over 100 children.
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W. J. Bacon
Bacon Hardware Store
Verdicts and Divorces Proclaimed in Knox County Circuit Court
A circuit court jury awarded Hattie M. Berry $500 in a personal injury suit against Fred Ellerman arising from a 1923 accident on State Highway 5 Knox county. Three divorces were granted Judge M S Hastings including Freyd E Mumaw against Oliver W H Mumaw with custody and alimony for Rex M. and $310 child support. Irene Pride and Raymond Pride. and William H Pressy against Emma Pressy. Two venue cases from Knox county stalled or dismissed with costs: Robert Clark vs Dr George Smith and Henry Willis vs John Anderson Morris H Johnson.
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Hattie M. Berry
Fred Ellerman
Knox ‘County
Washington
Knox County
M.S. Hastings
Freyd E. Mumaw
Oliver W. H. Mumaw
Rex M
Raymond Pride
Irene Pride
Mildred Pride
William H. Pressy
Emma Pressy
Robert Clark
George Smith
Bicknell
Kiang Su Forces Close On Shanghai As Refugees Flee
Kiang Su troops push toward Shanghai while General Hsiang withdraws, artillery roars, and panic grows among refugees including deserters. Foreign settlements brace under reinforced guards, with international ships ready and a tense countdown to possible city breach.
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Kiang Su
Nanjing
Shanghai
Ett
Anderson
Gen
Hsiang
Shanghai i
Pastor Denies Poisoning His Wife in Mt Vernon Area
Mt Vernon Ill Sept 20 Rev Lawrence Hight a middle aged Methodist minister of Ina near here told reporters he and his wife used arsenic only to poison rats not to harm his wife or Wilbur Sweetin a member of his congregation. He questioned why he was connected to the deaths and said there is no motive for murder.
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Lawrence Hight
Ina
Here
Wilbur Sweetin
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