Indictment of Thomas Rackley Exposes Local Indifference
A lengthy Indianapolis era column attacks Marion county officials for not pursuing missing Atlas Engine Works executive Thomas R. Rackley. It questions why no reward or formal search is mounted, cites alleged graft cases, and argues the public demands justice for Rackley and others, while noting friends tipped off in advance and calls for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R.” ‘Rackley
Atlas Engine Works
Indianapolis
Marion County
Indiana
Rackley
April
Jean McGregor
Thomas EB. Spafford
Thomas R. Rackley
Wackley
Ike Harry Brunaugh
Kackley
Thomas R. Kackley
McGregor
Masons to Hold Memorial Services in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Masonic lodges set memorial services for next Sunday at the Scottish Rite temple. Rev Louis Brown of St Paul Episcopal Church will officiate and Prof C H Hall of Franklin College will deliver an address.
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Indianapolis
Louis Brown
St. Paul Episcopal ‘Church
C. H. Hall
Franklin College
Unrelenting Papa and Bridegroom Tangle in Indiana
Mr. and Mrs. Buren Webster who eloped to Frankfort Kentucky and wed separated on return from a romantic trip. Mrs. Webster formerly Miss Xtreet Fox of 401 Blake Street. H C Webster at 111 North Illinois Street cared for the groom who is 19 and led him home from Union Station. An effort was made Wednesday to reconcile the elder Webster to the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Station
Indianapolis
Mr. Webster
Bleeding Man Reports Attack by Thugs
Peter Foran a four year old of 5239 Norwood Street sought care at the city dispensary Tuesday afternoon after saying three men attacked him trying to rob him. He reported bleeding from the face and head injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Foran
Norwood Street
Saengerfest Concert Opens Tonight at Coliseum State Fair Grounds
Delegations arrive as street car service runs every half minute to the North American Saengerbund Concerts. The first great concert of the national Saengerfest will be sung at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Coliseum on the state fair grounds, featuring three famous performers.
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State Fair Grounds
Convention as Sized Up By the Correspondent
Chicago June 17 Republican national convention first day shows subdued roars for Roosevelt despite five tributes. Reporters note enthusiasm lag, Taft machine strength, and a sharp contrast with Denver in the GOP race dynamics.
Incendiary Fire Destroys Barn At Cockrum Home
A fire at 1412 N Alabama Street destroyed a large frame barn shortly before 3 am on Wednesday. Officials say an incendiary torch started the blaze. A horse was killed, an electric runabout and two buggies burned, plus feed and harness damaged. Loss estimated at 5,000 dollars. Cockrum family away at Chicago Republican convention. servants were present. The barn interior resembled a furnace. The horse escaped to the door before collapsing.
Lawyer Warned In Graft Case Circulated Letter
An anonymous letter targets Walter Myers of Ogden & Myers and Prosecutor Elliott R. Hooton, warning of consequences for persisting in persecuting innocent men. John McGregor is named in Myers’ case, while Harry Brunaugh is cited as the supposed wronged innocent man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Myers
Ogden & Myers
Mr. Myers
Warn‘d
Prosecutor el
Myers
John Mc
Gregor
Harry Brunaugh
Prestolite Seeks New Factory Site Outside City Limits
Prestolite plans to relocate its factory outside city limits at the earliest possible moment to comply with the ordinance, signaling a move to a new site as lawmakers push for compliance. The company states it will obey the law in choosing a location beyond the municipal boundary.
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Prestolite Company
Singers to perform Cross of Fire amid festival crowds
The Cross of Fire will be rendered by a chorus of over 2,000 trained singers with soloists Mme. Marie Rappold Adolf Muehlmann and David Bispham. Thursday afternoon Mme. Schumann Heink will be featured three times including Omnipotence. Meuhmann will sing at the Thursday night North American Saengerbund concert as a soloist.
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Mme
Marie Rappold
Adolf Muehlmann
David Bispham
Schumann- Heink
Schubert
Meuhimann
Saengerbund
Tomlinson Hall
English
Opera House
Street Car Company
College Avenue
Iinois Street
Central Avenue
Marion Club Marches On To Chicago
The Marion Marching club, part of the Marion club, departed at 6 20 AM Wednesday for Chicago on a special train aiming for a record run to attend a Republican national convention parade. Tuesday night Vice-President Fairbanks greeted the group at his N Meridian home, praising their neighborly spirit and urging for a free field and a fair fight as each marcher was introduced to Mrs Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Marching Club
Marion Club
Chicago
Fairbanks
N. Meridian Street
Weddings and Socials Highlight Indianapolis Area
Mr and Mrs Oren Hack married Tuesday and dined at their home on 2239 Broadway. Indianapolis guests attended L M Adamson’s 80th birthday in Danville. Beulah Valadin and Frederick Scanling wed at the Valadin home on N Illinois street. Myrtle Beber and Jess Cross brides to be honored at a garden party. Mary Josephine Keys wed Walter Rominger on N Delaware street. Everett Wagner attends Wabash College commencement in Crawfordsville. Mayme Roberts to stage an elocution recital with her pupils.
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Oren Hack
Broadway
Belle Adamson
Indianapolis
Joseph P. Durham
George D. Adamson
W. KE. Reber
Aurora
Neb
Luisard Wand Family
Roachdale
Ind
Beulah Valadin
Frederick E. Scanling
W. A. Valadin
N. Illinois Street
Mrs. Scanling
Marguerite Apartments
Elizabeth Everitt
Irvington
Myrtle Beber
Chicago
Jess Cross
Mary Josephine Keys
Walter L. Rominger
John T. Keys
N. Delaware Street
Everett Wagner
Crawfordsville
Wabash College
Ervin
Grand Theater Delights Downtown Audiences With New Matinee
The Grand offers comfortable seating for shoppers and workers seeking rest and amusement between errands. Matinees draw women, children, and business people, with a Thursday program promising notable features. The venue continues to attract strong crowd sizes.
Upham buffet luncheon delights feminine convention crowd
Chicago June 17 two convention features stir women attendees Mrs Nicholas Longworth and the Upham box luncheon. Women gather there for coffee croquettes and a cozy dining scene amid bright gowns and lively debate over blue or green dresses.
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Chicago
Nicholas Longworth
Upham
Chauncey Depew
Scott
West Virginia
D. W. Mulgane
Mclvaine
Miss Went
McKlvaine
Miss Kent
Stone
C. W. Mann
Edward Thayers
Goodard
Robert Armstrong
D. Edward Monroe
Mann
Mrs. Longworth
Mallory
Gaylord flats sale halts with $60,000 deal
Real estate transfer from R Henry to Calvin Rice valued at sixty thousand dollars covers the Gaylord flats at Alabama and North streets. In Indianapolis news Rev Vitz elected at Immanuel Reformed church in New Jersey Prospect streets. New officers include Rev H W Vitz president and Rev Louis Stolte vice president. Piano college commencement held at Third Christian church with graduates and advanced students from Indianapolis Adrian and Camargo among attendees.
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Gaylord Flats
Alabama
North Streets
R Henry
Calvin Rice
Vitz
Reformed Sunday Schools
Indianapolis
Immanuel Reformed Church
New Jersey
Prospect Streets
Mordyke
South Bend
H. W. Vitz
Louis Stolte
T. H. Wisner
Julius Grauel
Butler Memorial Church
Indianapolis Piano College
Third Christian Church
Jesse Crane
Ida Barbara Phipps
Hattie Leonard Kemmer
Lottie Inglis
Myrtle Dungan
Adrian College
Adrian, Mich
Lyra Clements
Camargo
Ill
Held as Suspects in Cincinnati to Chicago Trip
Joseph Katz twenty one and Herbert Vogel twenty were arrested Tuesday in Cincinnati as suspects. They said they were en route to Chicago. Funeral of Pioneer Austin Reid of Indianapolis dies at home 921 Edison avenue and funeral held Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Harry G. Hill.
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Joseph Katz
Herbert Vogel
Cincinnati
Chicago
Austin Reid
Indianapolis
Edison Avenue
Harry G. Hill
Boy Confesses Theft in Staples & Mosias Office
Joseph Moore aged 18 was arrested Tuesday and confessed to entering the Staples and Mosias manufacturing opticians office and stealing a number of articles.
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Joseph Moore
Staples & Mosias
City Record for a Day Births and Deaths
Birth notices list couples and newborn girls at 21 Trowbridge Street to 710 South Capitol Avenue with Bay and other local streets. Death notices cite ages and causes including tuberculosis, premature birth, cerebral hemorrhage, spina bifida, lobar pneumonia, diphtheria, and injuries from an automobile crash at various addresses across Indianapolis.
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James and
Ada Lowe
Trowbridge Street
Chauncey and
Tda Foreman
Kenwood Avenue
Geo
Rosa Liese
E. Washington Street
Bay
Frank and
Julia Wood
N. Warmin Avenue
Simon and
Minnie Smith
W. North Street
Anna Harvey
N. Highland Avenue
Bey
Henry and
Maud Jameson
S. Capitol Avenue
Herman and
Mattie Wiles
W. Washington, Reer
Paul and
Lillian Lipke
Polk Street
William and
Sisse Starlin
W. Washington Street
Edward and
Ida Newton
Missouri Street
Ora and
Keith Rumbell
Eugene Street
Chaz. Marti
Senate Avenue
Mattie Davis
Peck Street
Thos. Forrest
Tremont Avenue
Wm. EB. Mclernan
Fletcher
Mary A. Selmier
Deaconess
Hamilton Avenue
Mike Rippi
Indianapolis Orphans
Oscar Stuppy
Sanford Cross
Northwestern Avenue
Hattie Dell
Wright Street
Edith Viola Fattig
Roosevelt Avenue
Austin
Reed
Edison Street
Polk Plant Outputeso In Every Nook
J T Polk Canning invited City Board of Health and state lab personnel to Greenwood plant to inspect sanitary practices. Visitors saw white uniforms, clean floors, open canning devices, and careful washing in shelling and separating rooms. Officials praised the plant as one of the most complete from a sanitary viewpoint, with a chicken dinner served and a public invitation to visit.
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J. T. Polk Canning Company
Greenwood
City Board of Health
State
May Ity J. Spencer
City Boma of Health
Eugene Buehler
City
Fred W. Clarke
Harry E Bishop
State Laboratory
E. M. White
Attorneys. General's Office
Joseph Collier
Susan Perigo Dies At 89 In Charlottiesville
Mrs. Susan Perigo, 89, died in Charlottiesville Indiana on June 11. She moved to the city from Terre Haute about thirty years ago.
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Charlotiesville
Ind
Susan Perigo
Terre Haute
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Friends of
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R UD i
Bleeding Man
John Temple Graves
Roosevelt
William Hoster
Republican Party
C. F. Norcross
Taft Hook and Ladder
Niagara Hose Company
Samuel G. Blythe
Denver
Louis J. Lang
John A. Stewart
League of Republicans of
New York
Ernest el] Roeser
Taft
James French
Dorrance
John B. Cockrum
Alabama Street
Mr. Cockrum
Chi
Cago
Walen
Alice Longworth
Mrs. Hack
F. L. Locke
Minneapolis
Mayme Roberts
Hope Lodge, No. 6, Knights and Ladies of Honor
Alice
Marion Heath Freeman
THE
Merchants National Bank
City News
Mary J. Keys
Jesse D. Carlisle
Julia L. Harvey
Louis Gunnemann
Lydia A. Amt
Earl H. Barnett
Jennie B. McHatton
Martin F. Haly
Mary Forestal
Weer T. Woodward
Katherine Nugen
Gustav Nieman
Maria Langer
Fred Steven
Amelie Hartman
Oscar Hinnekamp
Louise Partlow
Richard L. Downs
Mona A. Ragedale
Eugene 8. Shine
Margeret F. Lenihan
Mark H. Reasoner
Gem. Craig
Charles W. Whitaker
Minnie D. Pennington
Samuel Bowers
Grayce Conner
Eugene Sutherland
Agusta V. Nolting
Albert Johnson
Eee
Berka William “J. Mar Ic
J. T. Polk
Ralph
Pink Company
Ann Arbor
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