City Inspectors Crack Down on Slum Conditions in Haughville
Mayor Holtzman leads a drive with the Board of Health to clean up unsanitary city districts. City sanitarian Dr Keene to seek city attorney Warrum's guidance on compelling property owners to clean interior spaces and yards. Inspections reveal crowded rooms, beds and vermin in homes near the Kingan plant and in Haughville, with numerous addresses listing rooms, beds, and occupants. The city plans immediate action while awaiting legal opinion, targeting filth and poverty in congested districts.
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Board of Health
Houghyville
Indianapolis
Keene
Warrum
Holtzman
Haughville
Kingan
Thane
Jo Eity
Washington St
Bern
Inspections Target Shantytowns and Cellars in City
City health officials plan extensive inspections of shantytowns and basement vaults. Inspectors will examine box car dwellings and underground passages to curb disease spread from migrant workers and fruit traders. Mayors and doctors urge proper ventilation and sanitation as authorities seek authority to regulate tenancies.
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East St
Pathe Comy
White River
Fady-st
Watches and Diamonds Ad at Monument Place
An old newspaper ad promotes watches and diamonds explaining location two minutes from Washington and Meridian and claiming prices at least ten percent below. J P Mullally, jeweler, offers first class steaks at the gourmet brow location near Monument Place.
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Washington and
Meridiansts
J. P. Mullally
Monument-place
320 Dead in Persian Flood Report Sets Toll
A Bushire dispatch reports heavy December rainstorms in Persia ruin harvest hopes. Over six inches of rain on December 24 flooded streets and halted traffic as mountain torrents destroyed three villages and palm groves. The death toll rose with 320 corpses found so far.
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Ischipys-Mrae
Petersburg
Bushire
Persia
Body of Unknown Man Lying at City Morgue
The body of a man about 60, five feet six, sandy complexion and gray mustache lies at Tutentler's Morgue near Indianapolis. Found at 2 a.m. between the Big Four tracks, injuries suggest railroad accident. head gash, forehead wound, and bruises. Officers think he may be unidentified Indianapolis resident. clothes and possessions listed. Cremain collected in morgue while identification sought.
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When Clothing
Tutentler
Big Four
Columbia
Arcanalayes
Indianapolis
Dunraver
Kinney
Hyland
Pene
Banker commits suicide after selecting coffin
In Chicago on December 27 Leray psn, a banker at 419 Halstead St., killed himself in an undertaking establishment after choosing the coffin he wished for burial. A note on a business card read Sam tired of being a cripple.
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Iscripps-M'Rae
Gchicagn
Leray Psn
Halstead St
South Side
Troublesome Turks Arrested for Turkey Theft
Frank Regal and Bernard Walsher, two boys, were arrested Saturday on charges of stealing five turkeys from a Meridian Street grocery store. They confessed in police custody on Tuesday. The theft involved breaking the store shed door, being frightened away twice, and attempting to sell the birds. A man paid 7 cents for a full grown turkey. the boys sold three at a store for 34 and released the last. Costs were continued in police court.
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Frank Regal
Ernard Walsher
Meridianst
Voice
Atore
Three Years For Five Chickens At Large
John Alameyer white stole five fat chickens from Jacob Hahn. He pled guilty to Judge Alford who sentenced him to prison for one to three years, the Salvage Corps Hop program notes a later event. The annual Salvage Corps No. 1 entertainment includes Neweboys band, Charles Kiefer, J Duttees, Suttle’s mandolin orchestra, Miss Josephine English, and other acts with a dance to follow.
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John Alameyer
Jacob Hahn
Alford
Tomlinson Bath
Neweboys Band
Nak
Charles Kiefer
Sone
ML. J. Duttees
Suttle
Mandarin Orchestra
Misa Josephine English
J. Carenaukt
Edward Pedigo
Pay Rise Report Sparks Indiana Teachers Conference
The Rite Teachers' association committee report on higher wages will be heard Thursday afternoon in Indiana. Prof. Curt of Anderson leads the committee. Investigations found salaries in Indiana too low, signaling higher pay as the future emphasis. The annual conference starts Wednesday morning with sections meeting at the state house and general sessions in the Claypool room.
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Rite Teachers’ Assockitict
Indiana Pronagoguea
Curt
Anderson
Indiana
Tanders
Atate House
General Association
Seserably Roan
Claypool
Guilty Plea In Chicken Theft Case At Police Court
Pat Dugat pleaded guilty in police court to stealing a chicken from a friend three weeks after leaving the workhouse. He said the act was a joke while drinking near the chicken home. The judge continued the case until Wednesday for further action.
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Pat” Dugat
Blizzard Grips Northwest Ice Surfaces Citywide
Chicago endures a severe blizzard with ice glazed streets and tied transit. Elevated trains halted, many accidents occurred as pedestrians battled near zero temperatures. Dispatches warn of cold moving southeast from Medicine Hat toward the Midwest, halting rail service and disrupting travel.
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Chicago
Dre
Imlix
Nebraska
Kansas
Prairie
Iminola
Indiana
Northwest
Minneapolis
Iowa
Tane
Zera
Lake
Rraion
Medicine Hat
Canadian Northwest
Weather Across Cities Brings Snow and Ice
Reports from New York Kansas City and St. Louis describe a harsh cold snap with rain turning to ice and snowfall. Temperatures fall toward zero as winds rise and transportation suffers with delayed trains and suspended streetcar service. A Springfield yard wind lifts people off their feet while lingering cold grips the region.
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London
Scrippa-Acrae Telegram
New York
New York City
Kansas
Acrippe-Mare Telegram
Kansas City
Concordia
Dodge City
Wichita
Buxineas
ST. Louis
Scripps-M'Rae
BT. Louis
Police Bar Girls From Dance Halls Under 18
Police headquarters issued an order barring girls under eighteen from public dances. Superintendent Kru ger said patrols would man doors of diner venues to enforce the rule and prevent entry.
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Polis Kruger
Wolfe's Father Protests Case in Terrell Murder Trial
The aged father of Meaty Wolfe protests the Terrell murder case in Muttran after officials sentence him for the Wolfe killing. Protesting friends seek clemency as Terrell lies near death in a hospital ward amid pals and prosecutors debating new trials and appeals. The case follows Terrell’s insanity and the motion for a new trial backed by attorneys and the attorney general.
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John W. Terrell
Muttran
Wolfe
Bes
Friends of ‘Cerrett
Terrelix
Loxane
Paresis
John
Burns
Terrell
Pra Tem
Lockwood
Durbin
Terrall
Aupceme
Miller
Plate
Boy Taught to Steal Seized by Reform School Threat
Charien Douglass Karky, a youth, faced Judge Stubbs in juvenile court after pleading, alleging compulsion by a Black man to steal. The judge stated no decision yet, weighing reform school placement while signaling possible penitentiary actions, as authorities seek evidence.
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Charien Douglass Karky
Stubbs
Tuvsday
Stubs
Reform School
Boy Thief Sentenced to Juvenile Court
Sherwood Jones, described as a skelemite colored boy, was sent to the juvenile court on a charge of being a hopeless thief. His parents claimed he would steal furniture and anything else he could reach, and Judge Stubbs ordered enrollment at the Jay Werk school.
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Sherwood Jones
Juvenily Court
Turaday
Honee
Ahrlin
Stubbs
Jay Werk School
Brodrick Declares Bankruptcy Ties to Elkhart Bank Failure
Charles B Brodrick files a bankruptcy petition in federal court tied to the Elkhart bank failure and the downfall of Brown Cotling and related partners. Brodrick, a traveling salesman from Elkhart, lists assets at 161585 8 with debts at 161585 8 and notes previous suits against Trown Col Ying Byadrick and associated companies including the Elkhart Paper company.
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National Bank
Elkhart
Brown
Brodrick
Cotling
Federal
Charles B. Brodrick
Justus J
Industrien
Elkhart Paper Company
Wistabtitter
Hisar
Xuita
Trown
Col Ying
Byadrick
Weather Outlook for Tuesday Night to Wednesday
Weather brief notes sleet or snow possible Tuesday night and into Wednesday with a noticeable drop in temperature. Early readings list 7 am at 58 degrees, noon at 38, and 2 pm at 28.
Firemen's Fund Donation and Sister's Gratitude Note
The firm Bersire & Co forwarded a donation to the firemen's pension fund. A fire recently occurred with minimal damage. Sisters Give Thanks praise the Good Shepherd for charitable Christmas offerings sent to the children by donors.
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Firemen's Fund
Tim of Bersire & Co
Firemen's Pension Fund
Prison sentence for Stallard overcoat theft and escape attempt
Jamen Stallard, colored, was sentenced to Indiana state prison for one to three years after stealing an overcoat from William Stamen and pleading guilty. Judge Alford imposed the term. A separate suit against the city by Martha Morgan for damages was filed, with details of injuries from a fall in a Vermont and Indiana avenues location.
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Jamen Stallard
Indlans
Stallard
William Stamen
Alford
Sutt
Uatlie Morgan
Plains
Vermont-at
Indiana-ave
Weathered forecast notes heavy rain and damp dawns
A garbled report mentions a prolonged cold spell and heavy rain approaching, with forecasts of downpour near dawn and warnings of persistent damp conditions. Observers reference temperate winds and a storm system likely to bring rainfall across regions, along with concerns about crops and flooding risks.
Matrimonial rites and local obituary mark Irvington page
The Irvington Citizen reports on a wedding in progress with plans for a unique ceremony and a new bill introducing features. Hildebrand, a long-time Irvington resident, dies at his home, survived by his son Michael Wideband. The obituary notes his Indiana roots and final illness, with funeral arrangements set for Wednesday.
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Irvington
DI Lemmas Hildebrand
Bxington
Michael Wideband
Indianapolia
Negith
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