Indiana Board Painting Work Declared Illegal
Indiana Attorney General ruled that a $10,000 painting project at Shortridge High School, ordered by the state board of school commissioners and done by its own employees, violated statute allowing such labor only up to $2,500 and requiring bids. The ruling prompts possible further action by the state board of accounts.
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INDIANA STATE CAPITOL
Shortridge high school
Indiana board of school commissioners
U. S. Lesh
Jesse E. Eschbach
state board
Ralph W. Douglass
state board of accounts
Eschbach
Douglass
DaURIARS
Lesh
Lesh fellows
Weather forecasts and scattered notes on leaders
Forecasts predict partly cloudy weather with occasional thunder showers for Saturday and Sunday across Indianapolis and nearby areas with little temperature change. Yesterday’s conditions show high humidity in the early morning, cooler midday readings, and mixed precipitation totals since January.
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idiana
Julianapolis
United States
sree. ee
Marannen ber
Boy chained in basement by father at 927 South East Street
Nine year old Samuel Bb. Burello was chained and padlocked in a basement for about two hours by his father. Police report the boy admitted taking $18 from a home drawer to lend Salvatore Wariana for bicycle repairs. The elder Barello was arrested for neglect and assault and battery. the son was sent to a detention home.
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Samuel Bb. Burello
South East street
Sanders
Wilkerson
Charles
Salvadore Wariana
Merrill street
Wariana
Barello
parella
commission house
bond
Two Thousand Orphans Bid Good Bye to Legion Members in Paris
In Paris on September 2, about 2,000 American-supported fatherless French children waved farewell to 00 American Legion members visiting France and Belgium. The platform bore American and French flags as patrolling French infantry and Republican Guards formed a guard of honor. Emile Dutsch De LaMeurthe spoke for the Franco American Fraternity, marking the departure amid cheers and light mischief as a boy playfully snagged a legion insignia.
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PARIS
Associated Press
France
St.-Lazaresta- Hon
American Legion
Belgium
legion Havre
chilgren
legion
cort
Emile Dutsch De LaMeurthe
legionnaires
Harry Hunter buried at sea from Carmania
A wireless message from the Carmania announced the burial at sea of Harry Hunter president of the Hunter Cresie Company of Indianapolis. He died aboard returning from Europe after the liner docked in New York. Memorial services will be held at Sutherland Presbyterian Church. Hunter attended the 11th International Rubber Exhibition in London.
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Indianapolis
Harry Hunter
Hunter Cri
Carmania
Sutherland Presbyterian Church
Hunter
London
Denby Holds Lieutenant Subject to Court Martial
Secretary Denby orders a new general court martial for Lieut George Marvell commander of the submarine O 9 after he protested a duty transfer citing defective machinery. Marvell faced trial on charges while repairs were completed at New London prior to Norfolk voyage.
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BOSTON
Mass
Denby
George Marvell
Marvell
New London
Norfolk
Chicago Liquor Runners Fire On Federal Agent
In LaPorte Indiana two Chicago liquor runners opened fire on Edward P. Berwanger a federal prohibition agent. The attackers fled toward Valparaiso then resurfaced. If captured they face harsher charges as reputed liquor gangsters with a crime record. Berwanger identified an Italian gunman who fired from the car striking the chauffeur as the agent returned fire.
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LAPORTE
Ind
Chicago Uquar
Edward P. Berwanger
prohibition
Valparaiso
Berwanger
Monor
Hero Motorman Rescues Baby From Oncoming Streetcar
A motorman on College Avenue Streetcar No 801 leaped through the open vestibule to snatch 21 month old Everett Gray from the track as the car approached. The child’s rescuer Thomas L Teeters, 49, sustained severe bruises but saved the boy. Teeters remains off work. Democratic mayoral candidate Boyd M Ralston urged a city pension for Teeters and said he would press the mayor for a position.
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College avenue
Thomas L. Teeters
S47
Bell street
Everett Gray
Harvey Gray
College j avenue
ted
Teeters
emila
Everett
Walter
Steirwart
Canlege avenue
regene of
cilia
Boyd M. Ralston
Jewett
Fireman Injured As Glass From Skylight Falls
A blaze at Wyandot apartments near Massachusetts avenue and Ohio street injured a fireman and forced eleven families from their homes. The attic fire began around 6 PM, with dense smoke trapping residents on the fourth floor. Firemen battled the flames with multiple hose lines as water and wind complicated efforts. one skylight shard cut a fireman’s back as he was ascending stairs. The cause remains uncertain though lightning is suspected. the attic was not wired for electricity.
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asleven
Wyandot
Massachusette avenue
Ohio street
Zerala pbatins
Arthur” ‘Tousameyer
Company
Kentucky avenue
initaryland street
Hoyle
Sylvester Walker
Massachusetts
avenue
Shank Denies Gambling Charge in Indianapolis Mayoral race
Lew Shank Republican nominee defended himself against gambling accusations at a home lawn meeting in Indianapolis. He pledged no one would run a public gambling house if he won, attacked opponent press coverage, and taunted Democrat candidate Boyd Ralston while questioning supporters of Bill Armitage. Heavy rain curtailed the crowd but hundreds attended, with a scheduled continuation next Friday night.
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MAURICE EARLY
Lew Shank
Bill Armitage
Indianapolis
Shank
Boyd M. Ralston
néame
Mr. Shank
Henderson
British cabinet to discuss De Valera reply in Inverness
London report says Prime Minister Lloyd George will convene a cabinet meeting next Wednesday to consider Eamon De Valera’s reply on Irish peace proposals. King George will be at May Hall near Inverness, with Greenwood summoned to Gairloch and Del Grath returning to London.
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LONDON
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Eamon
Ireland
Gairloch
Scotland
Robert C.Barton
ie Valera
Collins to Address Armagh Meeting Says Sinn Fein Chief
Michael Collins Sinn Fein minister of commerce and commander in chief of the Irish republican army plans to address a meeting in Armagh on Sunday. The Orange association members denounce the visit as an invasion of their territory. Cortland Ulster leaders promise to keep rebels out of their province. Hunger strike among Spike Island prisoners is declared off after new information. Fresh shooting reported in Belfast in the Fully division.
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Sinn Fein
Armagh
DUBLIN
Associated Press
Michael ‘Collins
Irish republican army
Collins
Orange associattion
Orange
Cul
ins
Edward Carson
Crangerren
Lachallaige
Ulster
Londonderry
Fermanagh
Tyrone
Down
Spike island
Tew “rye
Goodrich Sails to Russia to Aid Relief Work
New York dispatch reports Col William H Haskell newly named chief of the American relief administration in Russia sails on the Olympic to aid feeding one million Russian children daily and assist famine victims. London contact with Water Lyman Brown in European relief, with ex Governor James P Goodrich joining later.
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GOODRICH
RUSSIA
RELIEF WORKERS
NEW YORK
Col
Wiliam H. Haskell
American relief administration
London
Lyman. Brown
Moscow
James P. Goodrich
Indiana
Body of Hoosier Victim of ZR-2 Wreck Recovered
Recovery of the bodies of Hebert M. Coons of Wensisboro Kentucky and Lloyd E. Crown of Charleston West Virginia, victims of the ZR-2 digester, was reported today to the War Department. A later dispatch added William J. Steele to the list of Americans whose homes have been recovered. his home was Bainbridge Indiana.
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WASHINGTON
Sefit
Hebert M. Coons
wensboro
Lloyd E. Crown
Charleston
Wavy
Wiliam J. Steele
Americang
Bainbridge
Ind
Elderly Men In Knife Duel Over White Mule Quarrel
Sam Coyner age 64 and Charles Cade age 69, roommates at 1414 East Washington Street, were taken to the city hospital with knife wounds after inflicting injuries on each other in a quarrel allegedly sparked by excessive white mule. Police report they will be charged with assault and intent to commit harm once released.
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Sam Coyner
Charles Cade
Washington Street
Willie
ney
Debate Over Law of Aeronautics Sparks Conference Fray
A heated discussion unfolds as lawmakers debate a proposed aeronautics law during a state convention. An accompanying dinner winds down the gathering as attendees weigh implications for aviation policy and national safety.
Aviation debate marks American Bar Association convention
At Cincinnati on September 2 the American Bar Association discussed air law with heated debate over national power to regulate aviation. The committee urged focusing on jurisprudence and leaving aviation legislation to Congress. Charles A. Ross tone of New York chaired the aviation law report. The group considered private property rights in air use and possible admiralty jurisdiction. Major Jefferson Davis urged U.S ratification of the international air navigation convention. The convention adjourned with plans for continued work and a call for early congressional action on electors and the presidential tally.
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CINCINNATI
American Bar Association
committee on
bar association
Congress
Serpal
ytag
Charles A. Rosston
New York
Willam V. Rooker
Indianapolis
admiralty
Hoe
Jefferson Davis
Los Angles
U. S
United States
Maj. Davis
Vicw
Rents Boosted in Capital for Men Coming to Parley
Washington officials condemned a property owner’s plan to raise rents for homes sought by staff of foreign delegates attending the armament conference. The incident spurred talks on possible action under the DC rent control act. Plans for the conference include using the Navy building east wings for visiting delegations and Pan American Union for general sessions.
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WASHINGTON
Wishinston
tto
District of Columbia
Congress
Navy
Pan-American Union
Navy building
White House
Wrecked bombing plane tied to Mingo region flight lands near Fairmont
A bombing plane en route to the Mingo region from Tangley field was wrecked three miles north of Fairmont West Virginia. Lieut. Les Arnold and two army officers aboard Captain R Stribling and Lieut. William C Morrie escaped injury as the craft struck a hay stack on a hillside near Hoult after a descent in stormy conditions.
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MINGO
FAIRMONT
W. Va
Les
Arnold
West Virginia
Tangley field
Hoult
R Stribling
William C. Morrie
Charleston
Public debt increases 151,092,658 in August
Treasury officials report a rise in the public debt during August amounting to 151 million dollars. The January 1 debt stood at 23,771,237,008 dollars, with increases attributed to treasury certificates issued beyond maturities and the August payment schedule.
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WASHINGTON
treasury
Auguste
Brazil officer fatally wounds intoxicated man in struggle
In Brazil Indiana on September 2 William Watkins, 45, a colored man, was fatally struck by a police club after seizing the officer's baton during an attempted arrest. The officer fired a shot, hitting Watkins on the left side as he drank from a bottle of white mule.
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BRAZIL
Ind
William ‘Watkins
ferrol- Taan Chapel
Sawyer
Watkins
Watkine
san
Soldiers Reach St Albans as West Virginia Turmoil Grows
Federal troops pour into West Virginia to quell disorder after clashes along the Boone Logan line. Brig Gen Bandholtz coordinates deployment from St Albans to Madison and Clothier areas, amid reports of armed bands and uneasy civilians. Governor Morgan calls for cooperation. martial law discussed but not declared.
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West Virgina
St. Albany
Ohlo
Camp Dix
New Jersey
campeae
St. Albans
Stanley E. Ford
War Department
staf
Clothier
Madison le
Harnholtz
Boone
Logan
pbacy
Toone county
tie Une
Spruce Fork ridge
stete
Handholt
tie Séene
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
Bandholtz
Dorgan
United States
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