Depew dies after five day pneumonia at 93
Chauncey Mitchell Depew longtime New York Central chairman and famed after dinner speaker dies of bronchial pneumonia after a five day illness. Born 1834 in Peekskill he planned to reach 100 and emphasized moderation. He shaped Republican politics and railroading in New York while courting a long public life.
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New York
Chauncey Mitchell Depew
New York Central Railroad
Florida
Depew
Peekskill
N. Y
Roger Sherman
Yale
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Epew
New Yorktate Assembly
Japan
Commodore Anderbilt
New York Central & Hudsoniver Railroad
Beame
White and Meurer Named to Council in Special Parley
Remnants of Indianapolis city council elected two successors on the first ballot as John F. White and Albert F. Meurer won seats after the bribery indictments of Boynton Moore and Walter Dorsett. A special meeting is planned to elect Ferguson's replacement while indictees seek plea deals.
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Joint
Civic Organization Committee
John F. White
Lexington Ave
Indianapolis Federation of Civic Clubs
Boynton J. Moore
Albert F. Meurer
Tenth St
East Side Company
Walter R. Dorsett
Millard W. Ferguson
Calif
Otis E. Bartholomew
Ferguson
William H. Book
Chamber of Commerce Civic Affairs Department
Chamber
City Manager League
Board of Trade
White
Muerer
Ellsworth E. Heller
Pleasant St
George D. Thornton
N. Audubon Rd
Ernest C. Rookey
Edward Dirks
N. Kenmore Rd
O. Ray Albertson
Moore
Edward B. Raub
Civic Committee
Albertson
Raub
Robert E. Springsteen
Austin H. Todd
Dorsett
Dirk
Thornton
Bartholomew
Springsteen
Todd
Storms carve destruction across Southwest killing four
Clouds burst and cyclones whip through Kansas Oklahoma Texas and Arkansas leaving hundreds homeless and causing millions in damage. Four deaths reported as Shawnee Oklahoma flood waters devastate two square miles and extend the storm’s trail from Wichita Kansas to Abilene Texas with wrecked oil rigs and shattered homes along the path.
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Hatnited Prape
Kansas ‘City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Shawnee
Okla
Texas Panhandle
Wichita
Kan
Tecumseh
Eureka
Eldorado
Winfield
Topeka
Arkansas City
Coffeyville
Rogers
Viney Grove
Lincoln
Bangs
Abilene
Quachita National Forest
White River
Flood Cost Estimates Spark House Flood Bill Debate
Washington April 5 Widely varying estimates of Mississippi flood control costs were presented to the House Rules Committee. Chairman Reed backed the 325 million dollar Jones Reed bill as fair, while Rep Fear suggested up to a billion dollars. Rep Cox projected 750 million to a billion dollars, as committee aims to push the bill to the House next week. Reed criticized the Jadwin engineering plan, favoring a board led approach due to the project’s scale. Kopp supported the bill for clear responsibility under the President.
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United Press
Washington
House Rules Committee
Reed
Flood Committee
Fear
Wisconsin
Cox
Georgia
House
Rules Committee
Edgar Jadwin
Army
Kopp
Rep
Iowa
Whisky Blast Burns Five In Colorado County Jail
A barrel of whisky caught fire in the Colorado jail killing one and burning five men. Sheriff Richard Gregory and deputies B F Rice Joe Deering Joseph Bass and a Negro porter were injured while transferring liquor to a container for a sanitarium in Wichita Falls. A match started the blaze.
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United Press
Colorado
Tex
Richard Gregory
B. F. Rice
Joe Deering
Joseph Bass
Wichita Falls
Winkler Pursues Marion County Sheriff Nomination
George L. Winkler deputy director for Indiana announces his bid for the Republican nomination for sheriff of Marion County. He has eighteen years in law enforcement including significant time with the Indianapolis Police Department.
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George L. Winkler
Indiana
Marion County
Winkler
Indianapolis
Paperhanger Nabbed After Diamond Ring Theft
Earl E. Robertson, a paper hanger, confessed to police he stole a $75 diamond ring from a table in Mrs. Amanda McReady’s home at 3870 Broadway last month.
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Earl E. Robertson
Amanda McReady
Broadway
Robertson
Carmel Man Injured by Hit Run Driver
Albert Richey a 33 year old Carmel Indiana man was struck and thrown to the pavement by a hit and run driver as he got out of his car in front of the Stutz plant where he works. He was taken to city hospital with injuries to his left shoulder and bruises. The car was described as a large blue roadster. Albert Huffer a 70 year old resident of 23 South Alabama Street is recovering after stepping into the path of a car driven by Joseph Sentney at 800 block East Washington Street Wednesday night.
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Albert Richey
Carmel
Ind
Stutz Plant
City Hospital
Albert Huffer
S. Alabama St
Joseph Sentney
Illinois St
E. Washington St
Fight Precinct Shifts May Trigger Redistricting Suit
Threat of a suit to halt county redistricting loomed as the Dod son faction pushed new precinct lines. County Clerk George O. Hutsell collected filings for both old and new districts while board members Ira Holmes and James Deery opposed the changes. Coffin faction Republicans claim the move is gerrymandering to aid the Dod son crowd.
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County Election Board
Dodson
George O. Hutsell
Ira M. Holmes
James E. Deery
Boundry
Coffin
Governor Donahey’s Wife and Daughter Injured in Crash
Ohio Governor Vic Donahey and his wife were in an accident near East Liberty on Wednesday. Mrs Donahey suffered four deep cuts and scratches while her daughter Mrs James W Huffman fractured her right arm. Physicians said they would suffer no other ill effects.
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Ohio
United Press
Columbus
Vic Donahey
East Liberty
Donahey
James W. Huffman
Woman from Wisconsin Denied Courtesy City Parking Card
A Wisconsin woman visited police headquarters seeking a courtesy parking card to park anywhere in the city as long as she wished. Sergeant John Richter explained such a card does not exist despite visitors being treated with courtesy and given some leeway.
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John Richter
Wisconsin
Police
Richter
Pole fliers ready for North Pole attempt from Alaska
Capt. George Wilkins Arctic explorer and pilot Ben Eielson prepared at Point Barrow Alaska to launch a flight across the North Pole to Spitzbergen Norway. Weather barometer readings warned of possible postponement while Wilkins aimed to maintain radio contact with the Army station during the attempt.
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United Press
Seward
Alaska
George Wilkins
Arctic Explorer
Point Barrow
North Pole
Spitzbergen
Norway
Wilkins
Ben Eielson
Army
Watches Thief Work In Burglar at Auto Accessories
Police arrest 18 year old Earl Thomas of 539 Birch Street for burglary at Automotive Brok erage Accessories Company 122 N Senate Ave. Sergeant Frank Reilly witnessed him steal a spark plug valued at $1. Thomas is held on burglary charge with high bond.
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Earl Thomas
Birch St
Automotive Brokerage Accessories Company
N. Senate Ave
Frank Reilly
Reilly
Thomas
Robinson talk hit as piffle in Senate clash over Smith
Senator Walsh defends Governor Al Smith against Indiana Republican Robinson’s charges linking Sinclair to Smith and 1920 campaign funds. Walsh calls the accusations piffle and defends Smith amid oil probe questions, noting private fees would not explain public trust.
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Washington
al Smith
New York
Robinson
Indiana
Senator Walsh
Montana
Senate
Walsh
Smith
Harry Sinclair
Sinclair
Wash
District Day Chief Resigns His Office
William H. Walker federal prohibition administrator for the Ohio Indiana district resigns effective May 15 after failing the civil service test and being slated for replacement. Walker from Hillsboro Ohio aged beyond eligibility requested a thirty day leave from April 15. He joined the prohibition department in 1921 and rose to Porterfield’s post after Porterfield’s death.
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Pn United Press
Cincinnati
William H. Walker
Ohio-Indiana
Walker
Civil Service
Prohibition
Doran
Washington
Hillsboro
Ohio
Roy A. Haynes
Prohibition Department
John L. Porterfield
Porterfield
Whisky found buried in garden at Colored Orphan's Home
Police in Indianapolis seized three quarters of a gallon of mule liquor found buried in a garden at the Colored Orphan's Home after a report from children through Matron Emma DeValle. A man reported discovering quarts of liquor in his house closet at 508 West Henry Street, owned by Willie Law of 2517 North Alabama Street. Officers transported the liquor to headquarters to prove the tale.
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Paradise
Sons of the Road
Indianapolis
Colored Orphan's Home
Emma DeValle
Willie Law
Alabama St
W. Henry St
Lindbergh To Test New Ryan Monoplane At San Diego
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived at Rockwell Field North Island and was expected to fly the new Ryan monoplane today. He is accompanied by St. Louis backers Harry Knight Harold Bixby and William Robertson and will stay several days as guest of plane builder B F Mahoney.
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United Press
San Diego
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Rockwell Field
North Island
Santa Barbara
Harry Knight
Harold Bixby
William Robertson
St. Louis
B. F. Mahoney
Boy Lights Dynamite Cap Injuring Four on Madison Road
Kenneth Lewis 16 of 1307 Hiatt St is in city hospital with three fingers and a thumb lost after touching a dynamite cap. His brother Eugene 15 and two other youths Roscoe Harris 17 and L G Boone 15 were hiking on Madison Rd near Edgewood when they found caps and Kenneth lit one to experiment.
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Kenneth Lewis
Hiatt St
City Hospital
Kenneth
Eugene
Roscoe Harris
Lambert St
L. G. Boone
W. Morris St
Madison Rd
Edgewood
Lewis
Poison at party ends in death of Ida Stanford
At a home on Kenwood Avenue a party ended with the death of Ida B. Stanford 42 as police investigate jealousy and poison. Grace Smith 43 of Columbus Ohio and James E Isgrigg 70 are jailed on bonds as autopsy confirms poison in the stomach.
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James E. Isgrigg
Kenwood Ave
Ida B. Stanford
Isgrigg
C. H. Keever
Grace B. Smith
Columbus
Ohio
Bessire & Co., Inc
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Mearer
Lintton A. Cox
Harold West
Chamber of Commerce
Sol Schloss
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Southeastern Civic League
William A. Boyce, Jr
William H. Remy
Shawnee, Okla
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N. Talbott St
Robert Russell
College Ave
L. Ert Slack
Russell
Slack
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Robinson Talk
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Lad
Alberta
Dorothy
H. Hardy
Comar Ave
John Dale
Richmond
H.&r. Clothing Co
Ohio St
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