Trial of Blackburn. mother weeps as clothing shown
In Criminal Court William R. Blackburn 56 of Congress Avenue stands trial for second degree murder in the Oct 26 1924 shooting at the Athenaeum. Defense seeks self defense and accidental discharge with hospital interns and witnesses called. mother of John Martin testifies, while courtroom sparring continues and autopsy evidence is presented.
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William R. Blackburn
Congress Ave
Blackburn
John P. Martin
Central Ave
Athenaeum
Michigan
Frank A. Symmes
Oklahoma
Michael A. J Ryan
William “A."remy
Robinson
James. A. Collins
John Martin
Remy
Martin
David A. Brown
City Hospital
Martins
Brown
Arnold Lyness
E. Fall Creek Blvd
Lydia Bishop
Oakland St
Wayne Harmon
John Bondurant
Margaret Leonard
Grace Misingo
Richard Murray
Fletcher Ave
Smith Martin
Michael A. Ryan
William H. Remy
Moorhead law puts motor busses under state commission
The Moorhead bill moves busses under the public service commission with a May 1 effective date. Exemptions apply to jitneys and city operated busses. Certificates of convenience and necessity required for certain intercity lines, with hearings and bonds, and penalties up to 106 dollars per offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Jackson
State Highway Commission
Coolidge appoints Hicks as alien property custodian
President Coolidge names Frederick C. Hicks of New York to replace Col. Thomas Miller as alien property custodian. Hicks, a former New York congressman and eastern director of the Republican national campaign last year, takes office today.
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Coolidge
Hicks
United Pro
Washington
Frederick C. Hicks
New York
Col
Thomas Miller
Congress
Republican National Campaign
Attorney General Opinion on Taxable Endowment Policy Proceeds
Attorney General Arthur L. Gillion concluded in an official opinion to the State Tax Board that while life insurance policies themselves are not taxable, money received as matured endowment policy proceeds constitutes a taxable debt. The ruling clarifies tax treatment of endowment maturities under existing law.
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Arthur L. Gillion
State Tax Board
Valuation Delayed for Indiana Bell Properties
The State tax board postponed until next Wednesday its valuation of Indiana Bell Telephone Company property for 1925 taxes. B G Halstead represented the company at today's hearing as the board prepares to rule on all Indiana utilities. Regulation of railroads by the ICC requires over 14 000 workers.
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Indiana Bell Telephone Company
B. G. Halstead
Bell Company
Indiana
Typhoid Germs as Death Cause Highlighted by Medical Bulletin
A bulletin from the Indiana State Medical Association links typhoid bacteria to a murder case involving William N. McClintock. It notes expert pathologists determined death by typhoid fever and discusses how disease-causing microbes can reveal the exact cause and method of death. The note cites grand jury testimony about the fake doctor Shepherd and Farman. Canadian news print production set February records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. McClintock
Chicago
Young McClintock
Indiana State Medical Association
Shepherd and Farman
McClintock
Shepherd
Gil liam Receives Bell Papers in Indiana Bell Case
Attorney General Arthur Gilliam today received a copy of the Johnson County judge's jury instructions in the suit where the State failed to revoke the Indiana Bell Telephone Company charter with AT&T. Gilliam will study the record before deciding on a possible motion for a new trial, with a potential appeal to the State Supreme Court if retrial is denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Gilliam
Johnson County
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Gilliam
State Supreme Court
ICC Grants Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville to Install ATC Between Hammond and Monon
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad Company to install automatic train control devices on its lines between Hammond and Monon Indiana replacing the earlier mandate for the Chicago to Louisville segment. The action follows a formal ICC application filed today in Washington and sets the new installation route in place of the prior order.
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United Press
Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad Company
Hammond
Monon
Ind
Chicago
Louisville
Photographers Say Men Are The Vain Sex In Portraits
Indianapolis photographers report men are more concerned with necktie and coat fit than women, causing delays and debates during portrait sessions. They note women pose less often and attend to clothing folds, while one photographer humorously rebuked a dissatisfied client with a sharp retort.
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Indianapolis
Pennsylvania St
Coat
Coal price cut in Belgium to meet foreign competition
The price of Belgian coal has been reduced by ten francs per ton to stay competitive with foreign markets.
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Kyness
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Lynéss
James Carson
R. S. Carson
W. Twenty- First St
Apt
Lizzie J. Stearnn
Illinois
Twenty-First Sts
Miss Stearns
Meridian St
Fall Creek
Illinois St
James
Meridian
Llinois St
Twenty-First St
Claude Neal
E. Forty-Sixth St
Mary Moore
Accident Prevention Bureau
Stearnn
Miss Moore
Ray W. Powell
N. Meridian Sr
Max Blackburn
Wabash-Butler
Lyness
Virginia Reddick Randall
Ashland Ave
Fred B. Crum
Consumers Tire Co
del. St. Li
Moorhead
Prince of Wales
Martha of
Sweden
Prince Carl
King
Martha
South America
South Africa
Indiana Bell Telephone
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wm. H. Block Co
State Medical Association
St. Paul’s
A. Wellesly Orr
St. Paul's Church
Kingston
England
Gilliom
BELL
Law Head
Indiana Trust CO
FORD
East
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