Blaze at ex Klansman's home causes $2000 damage
Fire officials probe arson origin at the Stephenson house 5432 University Ave with gasoline containers found. Four detectives under Detective Inspector Kinney plus state fire marshal Newman Miller and deputy John Cramer examine leads and neighbors while Stephenson hints at private investigators joining the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Virgil T. Furguson
O’brien
O'Brien
Ferguson
Jerry Kinney
Lambert
Taylor
Peats
Higgs
Stephenson
Anderson
Herman F
Rikhoff
Kinney
Grand Jury Returns True Bill Against Former Indiana Klan Leader
A Marion County grand jury issues a true bill against the former Indiana Klan head and lieutenants in an attack case. The indictment names the key figures and outlines the charges brought before the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Grand Jury
Indiana
Indictments in Oberholtzer murder case spark bail fight
Marion County grand jury returned four count first degree murder indictments against D C Stephenson Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry in the Madge Oberholtzer death. Bail likely challenged. habeas corpus may be sought to free Stephenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson
Klinck and
Gentry
James A. Collins
Shaw to Get Venue Change in Shaw Trial
Change of venue from Marion County requested for the new trial of John Thomas Shaw charged with the 1923 murder of Mrs Helen Hager Whelchel. Judge James A. Collins will name the county for the trial early next week. The second trial had been set for April 27 in Criminal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
John Thomas Shaw
Helen Hager Whelchel
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
Supreme Court
Shaw
W. 8
Henry
Joseph K. Brown
Hourly Temperature Readout With Sparse Readings
A fragmented weather log shows hourly temperatures from early morning to noon with values around 58 to 68, including 66 at 8 am and 58 at noon, indicating a mild, fluctuating day. The text contains garbled phrases and unclear locations or dates.
City Manager To Be Tasked
Community meeting at 2 p m Monday at 250 N Temple Ave hosts debate on city manager form. Clermont Smith supports the current system while John F White backs the manager plan. Additional meetings follow at Heath Memorial Church Tuesday and Irvington Church Thursday with speakers for both sides.
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Eva Baker
N. Temple Ave
Clermont Smith
John F. White
Federation of Civic Clubs
Heath Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Irvington Presbyterian Church
Jesse Bogue
Lemcke Proposes Nonpartisan Budget Commission For City
Ralph A. Lemcke, Republican mayoral candidate, calls for a three member nonpartisan budget commission to oversee city finances without compensation. He urges quarterly financial reports and argues businessmen should set the city budget free of political influence. Campaign shop meetings listed at Lansenkamp Wheeler American Can Van Camp Bemis Bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph A. Lemcke
Chamber of Commerce
Lemecke
Call of West Boys Run Away Aimed for Death Valley
John Clark, 12, and William Hagan, 10, left their homes in the Far West seeking Chicago and Death Valley ranch life. Police found them asleep in a straw stack after a citizen alerted authorities. They were taken to the detention home and their parents were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clark
Miss Brown Wins First Prize in Indianapolis Industrial Essay Contest
Miss Marjorie M. Brown 5703 University Ave Shortridge High School junior wins 15 prize for Why Industries Should Come to Indianapolis. Dorothy Ragan 3834 Ruckle St earns 10 second prize Ruth Jenkins 1536 N Gale St gets 5 third. Honorable mention includes Paul Henley Dorothy Ray Bornkamp Virginia Brookbank and Margaret E Billman. Judges were B Iles E J Gausepohl Elmer W Stout.
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Arjorie M. Brown
University Ave
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis Times
the Times
Indianapolis
Dorothy Ragan
Ruckle St
Ruth Jenkins
N. Gale St
Ragan
Shortridge
Paul Henley
W. Pratt St
Dorothy Ray Bornkamp
N. Mount St
Virginia Brookbank
Colege Ave
Margaret E. Billman
New Jersey St
Miss Brown
John A. Brown
Indiana Board of State Charities
Wren
Industria
Chamber of Commerce
B. Iles
International Machine Tool Company
E. J. Gausepohl
E. J. Gausepohl & Co
Elmer W. Stout
Fletcher American National Bank
First Prize Essay Praises Indianapolis as Industrial Haven
The essay extols Indianapolis as a favorable site for industry, citing its central U S location, vast railroad network, interurban lines, large nearby markets, abundant fuel and resources, low gas rates, strong electric service, robust banking, and stable labor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie M. Brown
Indianapolis
United States
Driver Taken After Crash Injures Woman in City
Police arrested Frank Martin 34 on Crawfordsville Rd for failure to stop after an accident assault and battery and license plate violations. Woman, Mrs. Francis Baker 37, was struck and injured on 128 W. Washington St. she refused hospital care. Several wrecks occurred near Senate Ave and Washington St involving multiple vehicles and a United States mail truck. Huffman 625 E. Miami St was charged after Miss Margaret Welty 611 N Delaware St was bruised.
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Frank Martin
R. R. J. Box
Crawfordsville
O'Neal
Smith
Francis Baker
West St
Washington St
Martin
Claude Johnson
Senate Ave
Martin J. Timmons
Williams
Timmons
Miami St
Huffman
First Slate Appears In City Campaign Listing
A small white slip circulated today showing candidates for city offices. Names listed include John L. Duvall for mayor and William A. Boyce for city clerk, all Republicans except Shirley T. McClure Democrat in the fifth district and Dr. A. H. Todd as Republican in the fourth district.
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John L. Duvall
William A. Boyce
Walter R. Dorsett
C. E. Negley
Ray Albertson
Dr. A. H. Todd
Shirley T. McClure
Boynton J. Moore
Bad Weather Forecast for Weekend Travel
Weather bureau meteorologist J H Armington predicts unsettled conditions across the state this weekend with rain likely Sunday. Motorists may need to start trips early or leave cars in garages as lower skies and showers develop.
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J. H. Armington
United States Weather Bureau
Real estate man Thomas A. Fletch in serious condition
Thomas A. Fletch r 89 of 2500 Churchman Avenue a south side real estate man for a half century is in serious condition at St. Francis hospital Beech Grove after suffering a fractured hip when he fell in his yard.
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Thomas A. Fletch
Churchman Avé
St. Francis Hospital
Beech Grove
Bulgarian revolution gains ground amid royal flight talk
Dispatches from Sofia report the anti Zankoff uprising expanding with clashes between troops and insurgents in Varna and Belico port as arms are unloaded from Odessa. King Boris of Bulgaria contemplates leaving the country after the Sofia bomb blast while arrests near the Yugoslavia frontier reveal continued revolutionary activity and arms caches.
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United Press
Trieste
Bulgaria
Sofia
Varna
Belico
Odessa
Preas
Athens
Boris
Belgrade
Zambrod
Sveti Krai
Women World Fair Opens in Chicago With Parade
The Chicago ladies world fair opened today with about 2000 women from over eighty lines of work in attendance. A parade led to the opening ceremony where President Coolidge, announced by Judith Waller of WMAQ, spoke via microphone in Washington. Mrs. Coolidge pressed the opening button as the doors swung open. The fair runs through April 25.
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United_Press
Chicago
Judieth Waller
WMAQ
President Coolidge
Washington
Hogue Admits Writing Notes In Traffic Case
City controller Joseph L. Hogue admitted sending notes to Traffic Inspector Michael Glenn in a charge that he tried to fix traffic violations for political friends. He urged Glenn to resign if he is too weak to resist. Mayor Shank criticized letting influential people avoid fines.
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Joseph L. Hogue
Michael Glenn
Hogue
Glenn
Shank
Indictment Text in Attack Case Against Stephenson Group
The indictment charges David C. Stephenson Earl Gentry and Earl Klinck with the murder of Madge Oberholtzer. It alleges on March 16 1925 in Marion County they forcibly restrained her placed in a Pullman car drawing room and departed toward Chicago.
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D. C. Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Earl Klinck
Earl Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
University Ave
Marion County Grand Jury
Miss Oberholtzer
Stephenson
David C. Stephenson
State of Indiana
Marion County
Criminal Court of
A. D
Marion
Klinck
Indianapolis
Turmoil in Lisbon as Revolution Breaks Out in Streets
Lisbon reports violent fighting in the streets amid a revolution declared today. At 4 40 p m the clashes were in progress in the stream of light and sound, with gunfire and smoke observed in central districts as authorities move to restore order.
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Portugal
United Press
Lisbon
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Collins
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Omer Hawkins
Anson B. Wiltsie
Eph Inman
Oberholtzer
John K. Kingsbury
Beatrice Spratley
George Oberholtzer
Hammond
Paul F. Robinson
Virgil Moon
Times
Lemcke
Duvall
Armington
Moscow
Vienna
Lieved
Women’s Fair
Flapper
Nepo
Willisten
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