Interstate Public Service to Buy J. and H. Bus Line
The Interstate Public Service Company plans to acquire the J. and H. Bus Line of Southport for about $100,000 to end the Franklin line rivalry. A. G Harmon operates sixteen buses for J. and H. with service from Traction Terminal, while Interstate would run merged routes from the Indianapolis Motor Bus Terminal.
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Erstate Public Service Company
Vickering
Fim
Indianapolis
Yonklin
Lemuel M. Brown
A. G Harmon
Southport
Franklin
The
Harmon
Traction Company
Indianapolis Motor Bus Terminal
Kentucky Ave
Traction Terminal
Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Company
Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Twastern Traction Company
W. B. Hiner
Hiner
Senate Ave
Maryland Street
Indianapolis Times Industry Essay Contest for Students
High school boys and girls in Indianapolis may enter the Times Industrial Essay Contest. Topics concern industry and civic progress and must be 200 words or fewer. Submissions in ink on one side arrive to the Times by midnight, addressed to the Contest Editor. Prizes range from $15 to $5.
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Lis
Lis Times
Bureau of Industry
Hich
Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Times
Report on Discharging Deputies Before Republican Nomination
A report states Assessor M. L. Jefferson discharged about fourteen deputies for alleged failure to turn in checks and for taking sides in political factions. Eight of the discharged deputies were tied to supporters of rival candidates. County official Harry Dunn and local faction names appear in the account.
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M. L. Jefferson
Ed Sever
Ralph Cke
John L. du
Incks
Ding
Jef
Harry Dunn
Duvall-Dunn
Ope Lemcke-Shank-Armitage Cording
Speed Cops Hurt in Crash and Cycle Fire
A driver named John injured a cyclist on Meridian Street while attempting a turn. The cyclist suffered leg injuries and was aided by onlookers. Firemen battled a cycle fire nearby, with Louis Schneider sustaining minor finger burns. The incident prompted a fire department response and an assault and battery report.
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Peron Harm Fisher
John
Nieth
Meridian Sts
Louis Schneider
Merid- Inuits
One Dead One Hurt in Crash at Milford Junction
Warsaw Indiana April 1 United Press reports Russel Eisenbladder 27 of Goshen was killed and Roy Stouder of Waterford Mills injured when their car failed to yield and was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at Milford Junction. Both men worked for Interstate Public Service Company and were en route from Warsaw to Goshen.
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United Press
Warsaw
Ind
Russel Eisenbladder
Goshen
Roy Stouder
Waterford Mills
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Milford Junction
Interstate Public Service Company
Dodge Company Property Sold to Dillony Read & Co
The Dodge Brothers Automobile Company, a leading auto factor, is sold to Dillony Read & Co after a Morgan interests clash. The deal, valued above 150 million dollars, may yield a 500.9 million merger including Packard Motor, Hudson, and Briggs Body. Executors of the Dodge estates oversaw the transaction.
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United Press
New York
Dodge Brothers Automobile Company
Dillony Read & Co
Morgan
Packard Motor Company
Hudson Motor Company
Briggs Body Corporation
Dodge Company
John
Horace FE. Dodge
Girl, 13, Injured After Skating Into Truck Wheel
Lilian Petty and two sisters skated on New York Street when a Merchants Heat and Light Co truck struck the girl. Russell Kumpff, 24, of Schofield Street, was driving. Petty was pulled under the wheel after her coat caught in a spoke and she was left seriously hurt at city hospital.
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Indianapolis
Lilian Petty
Frank Petty
Ohio St
City Hospital
Mary Brown
Rosemary Brown
New York St
Merchants Heat and Light Company
Russell Kumpff
Schofield St
Lillian
Speeding arrests drop amid heated mayoral campaign
Police data show a notable fall in speeding arrests with 85 men and 4 women jailed in March and 65 men with 3 women in the first half of the month and 20 men and 1 woman after March 15. Police Chief Rikhoff blames politics for alleged enforcement slowdown while noting action on Meridian Street under the one way system.
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Herman Rikhoff
Meridian St
Iron Workers Strike Over Wage Scale Deadlock
Structural Iron Workers' Union members walked out pending a new wage scale after last year's 1.25 dollar an hour rate expired Tuesday night. John J. McNamara serves as business agent for the union, seeking 25 cents more per hour. Harrison Walters of the contractors wage committee said work continued with other laborers. About 175 union iron workers were in the city, with only about 35 percent employed recently.
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Structural Iron Workers
John J. McNamara
Harrison Walters
Mine Vote Protested In United Mine Workers Election
Charles M. Lowery Shelburn filed the first protest against the final tally for District No 11 United Mine Workers of America. He was defeated by 37 votes for the district executive board from sub district 3. The protest cites a recount of locals whose votes were alleged tampered with on their first return.
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United Preas
Fragmented schedule snippet with noon and 1 pm times
Readable text shows two time stamps midday and early afternoon. No clear event names, locations, or participants are identifiable from the fragment.
Phone firm charter may be restrained by judge ruling
Franklin Ind April 1 The State won a point in its bid to revoke Indiana Bell’s charter as Judge Fremont Miller told the jury it could not order forfeiture of the franchise but could bar enforcement of a 4 percent license contract with American Telephone and Telegraph and other agreements alleged to restrain trade. Defense arguments were led by Henry E White and Will H Thompson. State counsel Will Fetherngill spoke for the prosecution. Trial progress set for a 3 PM jury submission after the judge’s instructions.
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Times
Franklin
Ind
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Fremont Miller
Bell Company
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Indiana man gets heavy sentence for alcohol ring
Ben Sims colored of 1524 Lewis Street received a 6500 dollar fine and six months on the Indiana State Farm in city court on a blind tiger charge. He was arrested February 24 and accused of using a 13 year old boy to aid in selling liquor.
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Indiana
Ben Sims
Lewis St
Sims
April Fools Pranks Run Aground In City Day of Fun
A historic April Fool’s Day tale shows people sending others on fruitless errands and harmless jokes. Harry Hampton reported a prank that led to a missing $100 trunk later found in a yard. John Maxwell was arrested for vagrancy amid the revelry. Calls to florists and markets reused pun names such as Sophia Davenport and Mr Wolf.
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Knight-hood
Harry Hampton
Vermont St
Indiana Ave
Hampton
John Maxwell
Ethel St
Sophia Davenport
Cushing St
Violet
Pansy
Fern
Mr. Bass
Mr. Wolf
Mr. Kerr
America
Police Day Raider Scored By Collins
Destructive tactics by Indianapolis police to break into private homes were denounced by Criminal Judge James A. Collins. Lieutenant Cox admitted breaking down the door at 218 Hancock St. without knocking. Divers, fined $100 and 30 days in jail in city court, was discharged for lack of evidence.
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Prohibition
Indianapolis
James A. Collins
Collins
Cox
George Divers
Hancock St
Judge Collins
Divers
New Element of Mystery in Shepherd Case
Chicago April 1 Immediate trial for William D Shepherd, ex Indianap olis man, charged with Billy McClintock murder, if bail denied again by Judge Jacob Hopkins. Defense attorney William Scott Stewart and State's Attorney Robert E Crowe push for quick action. A letter from Lewis Peterson of Oceanside California claims Lyman G Caswell seeks fortune of McClintock Sr. and details 1899 lawsuits over the estate. Peterson seeks grounds for a suit to claim Billy’s fortune bequeathed to Shepherd, Billy’s foster father.
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United Press
Chicago
William D. Shepherd
Indianapolis
Billy McClintock
Jacob Hopkins
William Scott Stewart
Robert E. Crowe
William McClintock
Billy
Lewis Peterson
Oceanside
Cal
Lyman G. Caswell
McClintock
William M. Caswell
Lyman
Sarah Hicking McClintock
Peterson
McClintock Sr
Shepherd
Two Thefts Reported In Local robberies
Police logged two theft incidents on Tuesday night. Meridian Service Company at 2451 N Meridian reported $25 stolen from the cash drawer and $25 in change taken from beneath the counter. Robert Cordell of 352 Audubon Rd reported tools valued at 158.75 dollars stolen from 355 S Audubon Rd.
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Meridian Service Company
N. Meridian
Robert Cordell
Audubon Rd
S. Audubon Rd
Citizens group seeks 20000 signatures for city manager plan
A nonpartisan 1000 citizen committee aims to petition for a city manager election in Indianapolis. The drive, aided by business and civic groups, targets 20000 voter signatures with petitions to the city clerk in about two weeks.
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Citizens Committee
Ness
United States
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Ohio
Meyer- Kiser Bank
Edward 0. Snethen
Federation O' Club
Council of Women's Club
Christ
Indianapolis
Workers Common Good
Federation of Communit Clubs
Real Estate Board
Gy Optimist
Cit Ager
Zener
Ston
Progressive Spiritualist Church Aid Society Service at Mrs Kling home
The Progressive Spiritualist Church Aid Society will hold a public service at 2 p m on Thursday at the home of Mrs Minnie Kling 2544 Central Ave. The event invites community participation and reflects the group’s outreach.
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Progressive Spiritualist Church Aid Society
Minnie Kling
Central Ave
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