Bail Denied in Shepherd Murder Case
William D. Shepherd, Indianapolis figure, had bail denied by Judge Jacob Hopkins amid a second appeal. He faces arraignment on April 9 for the murder of his wealthy ward Billy McClintock. Defense attorney William Scott Stewart vows to pursue habeas corpus and quash the indictment.
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Indianapolis
Jacob Hopkins
Billy McClintock
Shepherd
William Scott Stewart
Stewart
Criminal Court
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St. Louis
Charles C. Farman
St. Paul
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Faiman
Four Colored Men Confess to North Side Holdups
Four men admit to a series of hold ups in the north part of the city. Clarence Daniels John Elzy and Louis McQuery face grand larceny and robbery charges. Wilbur Johnson will be sent back to the Indiana State Farm after escaping part of a six months sentence. Confessions cover robberies at Atlantic and Pacific Grocery March 4 and other crimes at Cransinger Bowles and Knox Drug stores with totals ranging from 12 to 81 dollars. Detectives Kurrasch King Hopson and White led the raid and obtained the confessions.
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Alvord
John Elzy
Nineteenth St
Louis McQuery
Eighteenth St
Wilbur Johnson
Indiana State Farm
Atlantic & Pacific Grocery
Martindale Ave
Harry Hood
College Ave
Bowles Drug Store
John Knox
Kurrasch
King Hopson
White
New Hospital Heads to Lead Christian Hospital Board
The Board of Trade assigns selection of a superintendent and business manager for Christian Hospital formerly Deaconess. O N Shirley president said bylaws and signing officials with firms were to be chosen today.
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Board of Trade Today
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Miss Bessie Nelson Seeks Marble Crown At City Tourney
Indiana girl 18 enters third annual Indianapolis Times marble tournament promising a strong run for the Atlantic City trip. Bessie Nelson, of 910 N Capitol Ave, says girls can win as boys have, aims daily practice, and will enter No. 2 School student. Neighborhood entrants listed, prizes include bicycle, medals, radio set, and trip details in city contest rules.
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Capitol Ave
Indianapolis Times
Atlantic City
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Indinapolis
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Petitions For Office Filed In City Precincts
A flood of candidacy petitions arrived with notices filed late Wednesday and today at the city clerk. Republican nominees include John L. Duvall for mayor and Ralph A. Lemcke for mayor among others. Democrats list Edward Miller and William Dudley for third district council, Frank Clark for second district council, with several other Republican and Democratic names across city offices.
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John L. Duvall
College Ave
Ralph A. Lemcke
Delaware St
Wayne Emmelman
E. Cooper Zaring
George Michaels
Illinois St
Andrew Alexander
W. Morris St
Otis Macey
Otis Bartholomew
W. Senate Ave
William Fahey
N. Gladstone
Edward Miller
Broadway
William Dudley
Saunders St
Frank Clark
Park Ave
Last Railroad Joins Merger in Nickel Plate Plan
Stock holders of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad voted 412,649 shares in favor of leasing the old company to the Nickel Plate Company. The meeting completes unified control of Nickel Plate, Chesapeake and Ohio, Hocking Valley, Erie and Pere Marquette railroads.
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Cleveland
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company
Nickel Plate Company
C. P
M. J. van Sweringen
Nickel Plate
Chesapeake & Ohio
Hocking Valley
Erie
Pere Marquette
Statehouse workers enlarge office of Attorney General Gilliam
Statehouse workers expanded the Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliam offices by adding doors to a corridor entrance. The new quarters will create space for a reception hall adjacent to the regular office.
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Statehouse
Arthur L. Gilliam
New Orleans Woman Hangs Self in Houston Jail
Miss Johanna Manix, 28, of New Orleans and niece of an Indianapolis resident, hanged herself in a Houston jail today after a reported nervous breakdown.
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Johanna Manix
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Houston
Tex
Ridge Still Missing After Suspected Suicide Note
Police and relatives searched for Gilbert Ridge a 50 year old real estate dealer of 30 North Irvington Avenue. The Wabash River was dragged at Terre Haute after his wife received a letter suggesting he intended to drown himself.
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Irvington Ave
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Terre Haute
Purim Dance Draws Nearly 200 Couples
A Purim dance and entertainment arranged by the B'nai Birth at the Athenaeum drew almost 200 couples on Wednesday night, after a postponement of several weeks due to the death of member Harter Kiser.
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Athenaeum
Harter Kiser
Statehouse groups seek space to store old newspapers
With libraries full to the ceiling, members and allied groups work to find an empty area in the Statehouse for filing copies of newspapers and journals, ensuring long term access for researchers and the public.
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State Library
Statehouse
Nahiia
City Manager Movement Opens Headquarters in Indianapolis
The citizens committee of 1,000 opens offices at 407 Meyer-Kiser Bank Building with Morris E. Floyd as executive secretary. Floyd, a former private secretary to a U S Steel subsidiary official, joins as organizer as petitions seek 20 000 voter signatures for a special election to change the city government. A labor outreach letter is sent to working groups.
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Citizens Committee
Meyer-Kiser Bank
de Pauw University
End Seen for Murder Trial
The Jazz murder trial of Dorothy Ellingson may end abruptly as state and defense alienists visited her in a cell. The surprise move, not announced, suggested the abandonment of the trial and possible commitment to an insane asylum.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Dorothy
Worker severely burned after fall into secald vat
Orville Rogers, 22, of 1620 Wilcox Street, slipped and plunged into a five and a half foot vat of secald water at National Veneer and Lumber Mills, 1635 W. Michigan. He was pulled out by coworker Robert Price and taken to Deaconess Hospital in serious condition.
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Wilcox St
National Veneer and Lumber Mills
Michigan St
Deaconess Hospital
Robert Price
Rogers
Wat No. Two
Sergt. McClure
Price
Dr. Earp
City
Hagenbeck Wallace Circus to Visit Indianapolis April 25
The Hagenbeck Wallace Circus arrives in Indianapolis on April 25 marking the season's first stop. The Indiana circus trains at Peru and the show continues its focus on wild animals and animal acts.
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Hagenbeck- Wallace Circus
Indianapolis
Indiana
Peru
Ind
Remy's Attention to New System Aims After Arrest
The item notes a 1925 case involving the third victim and discusses a new system where motorists are not formally slated until days after arrest. The report emphasizes upcoming changes and the procedural shift.
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Remy
No More Rides in Patrol New Practice Delays Charges
City Court prosecutors allege police moved speeders to court days later to dodge bonds and political pressure. Deputy Prosecutor Paul Rhoadarmer says arrests are reported to superiors and drivers told to appear, delaying or avoiding formal charges for days. A March spike in arrests and a fatal auto death are noted amid police shake up.
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Rhoadarmer
William H. Remy
Delbert O. Wilmeth
Rhoadamer
Ong
Rikhoff
Wilmeth
Slick Hears First Case in City
Judge Thomas L. Slick of South Bend presided over his first Indianapolis Federal Court case. The Durkee Atwood Company of Minneapolis sued the Thomas Auto Top Company of Muncele for patent infringement on Ford pedal pants. The trial extended the full day after his appointment by President Coolidge.
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Thomas L. Slick
South Bend
Indianapolis
Durkee Atwood Company
Minneapolis
Non union mines operate in West Virginia amid UMWA strike
Non union coal mines in northern West Virginia were operating normally as of April 2 1946 despite a strike call by the United Mine Workers of America. Production yesterday fell to 64 percent of normal due to the eight hour day celebration, with exact miner turnout still uncertain for several days.
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Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia
United Mine Workers of America
County Reports Child Support Payments They Made
A total of 53 082.08 has been paid into the county for child support since January 1 according to Grace Flood support clerk. Of this amount 49 256.18 has been paid out for support. County orphans homes and other institutions received 737. By year end the department will have taken approximately 200.00. The department now has 805 active accounts.
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Grace Flood
Flapper Fanny Declares Kiss Changes Pout to Pucker
Flapper Fanny proclaims that a kiss is the only known scientific remedy to turn a pout into a pucker. The remark captures the era’s playful social wit and flirtation.
Three Judges Announced for Indianapolis Essay Contest
Three Indianapolis leaders are named as judges for The Indianapolis Times Industrial Essay Contest Elmer W Stout C B Les and E B Gausepohl active in the Chamber of Commerce judge the essays titled Why Industries Should Come to Indianapolis First prize 15 second 10 third 5 open to any Indianapolis high or preparatory school student up to 200 words essays due by April 15 midnight mailed or delivered to The Indianapolis Times Industrial Essay Contest Editor distribution and study materials available at the Chamber of Commerce Bureau 509 Chamber of Commerce Building.
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Fletcher-American National Bank
C. B. Les
International Machine Tool Company
EB. J. Gausepohl
E. J. Gausepohl and Company
Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis Times
Bureau of Industry
The
State weighs appeal in Indiana Bell verdict case
Attorney General Arthur L. Gil liam said he would confer with former AG Lesh on whether to appeal the jury verdict granted at Franklin. The state has 30 days to file a motion for a new trial and may seek the State Supreme Court if denied. He will study Judge Miller's jury instructions on insufficient evidence for franchise forfeiture. The jury reached its verdict in under 30 minutes.
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U.S. Lesh
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Franklin
Gilliam
Fremont Miller
State Supreme Court
Hourly Temperature Reading Correction
Urban weather chart lists temperatures for Md with times from 10 am to noon. The sequence shows 36 at 10 am, 61 at 11 am, 54 at noon, followed by 49 for a later reading.
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Chapman Ends Own Story On Witness Stand
Gerald Chapman known as the ace of crooks concluded his defense in Hartford as jurors chosen by him consider the murder case. He denied all charges with sarcasm on cross examination while the courtroom packed for the pivotal testimony and a possible verdict.
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Witness
United Press
Hartford
Conn
Gerald Chapman
Ace of Crooks
Argents
Hugh M. Alcorn
Skelly
Frederick J. @rohl
Candidates to Speak Friday At Haughville Forum
All mayoral candidates will address the Haughville Civic League Friday night at Christamore Community House. Four Republican hopefuls Lemcke Duvall Wilmeth Frye Myers Emhardt Judson will speak five to seven minutes each with no substitutes if absent. The Citizens Committee of 1 000 will attend with city manager petitions to push the campaign.
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Christamore
W. Michigan S
Ralph A. Lemcke
Shank-Jewett-Armitage
John L. Duvall
Coffin State
Delbert O. Wilmeth
William 8. Frye
Walter 8. Myers
Adolph G. Emhardt
Willett Judson
Fred T. Miller
League
Citizens Cittee
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