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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1925

Page

3

Road Improvement Bids Sought in North Township Indiana

The Board of Commissioners of North Township Lake County Indiana invites sealed bids to grade drain and pave a highway known as Fred Bedelow et al Road. Bids due May 11 1925 at 1 pm with a double bid bond. Plans specs at County Auditor office.

Board of Commissioners of Sainority Indiana Lake ‘County Aguas Board of Commissioners George M. Foland Auditor Lake County W. P. Gleason Calmet Township Lake County Ndiana Calumet Township Office of the Auditor Auditor Lake Oun Gander Said County J. A. Aubry North Township Lake Board of Commissionrs Ang Him

Lake County gravel road bidding notices from 1925

Multiple notices from Lake County Indiana calling for sealed bids on gravel road projects in Calumet and North Townships. Details include bid security twofold the bid, non collusion affidavits, completion timelines, and estimated costs ranging from about 102 345 to 143 000 dollars.

Garage Owners Notice for Vehicle Record Filing

Chapter 213 56 Acts of 1925 requires garages to keep records of vehicle owners addresses license numbers and dates left in possession. A ready printed record with headings for about 1600 entries will be delivered by April 15 priced 2.25 in mail 2.50. 40 S. Meridian St.

Used Cars That Satisfy All Makes

Dealers offer suitable teams to buyers for every budget and need. Inventory highlights include multiple brands, financing options, and warranties. Extensive selection aims to match purchaser preferences with reliable used vehicles and favorable terms.

Silent Cops plan four corner traffic signals by Madison and Raymond

John Berry of the board of safety says automatic four corner signals will be installed at Madison Avenue and Raymond Streets and at Noble and Washington Streets within days. Synchronization on Meridian Street from Ohio to St Clair Street will take six weeks with safety isles in the road center. The Department of Commerce notes ninety percent of India's population cannot buy beyond bare necessities.

Madison Ave Raymond Sts Noble Washington Sts John Berry Electrical Department of Board of Safety Meridian St Ohio St. Clair Sts Berry

Stocks Rally on Wall Street Close Gains

Stocks gained as the market extended a weekend rebound. Industrial and railroad shares led the advance with Maxwell and Mack Truck hitting new highs amid broader gains. Federal Reserve reports showed quieter business, and banks reduced balances as call money eased.

United Press New York Maxwell Mack Truck Baldwin Radio Corporation Federal Reserve Bank Federal

Bank Clearing Totals and Week Debits Reported

Bank clearings Saturday reached 2.904 million dollars. Weekly clearings totaled 16.893 million. Saturday bank debits were 6.636 million, with weekly debits at six million and change.

Markets Eye Gobbing in Indiana Prices

Market notes from Indianapolis show poultry and butter prices listed. Foultry buying prices include roosters at 12c and young turkeys at 25c. Goose prices 14c and butterfat cream butter around 40 cents, with butter at 19c and stock butter 47c per pound.

Deverea Indianapolis Foultry

Local Wheat Prices Reported with Rain Delays at Elevator

In Indianapolis market reports, wagon wheat and red wheat trades noted rain delays affecting elevator deliveries. Other grains also listed with price references and adjusted quotes across the board.

Indianapoli

Democrats to Feast at National Democratic Club Jefferson Day Dinner

New York hosts its first Democratic gathering since the June national convention as the National Democratic Club holds its annual Jefferson Day dinner tonight. Attendees include John W. Davis Frank S. Hague Homer Cummings George White and Norman E. Mack from Buffalo.

Bay United Press New York National Democratic Club John W. Davis Frank S. Hague New Jersey Homer Cummings Connecticut George White Ohio Norman E. Mack Buffalo

Suspect Held Under High Bond After Holiday Building Robberies

Police held a suspect on a high bond in connection with robberies at offices in the Holiday Building on Alabama and Ohio Streets. Charles H Bradley of Fall Creek Boulevard and Charles Brunnear of Tenth Street found the man in the building hallway. He denies knowledge of the thefts and says he once worked for a printing firm in the building.

Holliday Alabama Ohio Charles H. Bradley Fall Creek Blvd Charles Brunnear Tenth St

Heidelberg League to meet at the Y M C A tonight

W. 8B. Stienecker vice-president of the Heidelberg League will preside over a league meeting at the Y M C A tonight. Representatives from all young people's organizations of the Indianapolis Reformed churches will attend.

Stienecker Heidelberg League League Indianapolis Reformed Churches

Uneven Close In Grain Prices At Chicago Board

Grains ruled irregular in a short session at Chicago Board of Trade. May wheat saw liquidation causing a sharp setback while corn held firmer. Mild short covering lifted prices briefly but weakness in wheat pulled down oats and provisions.

United Press Chicago Chicago Board of Trade

Chicago Grain Table Shows Wheat and Corn Variations

Chicago April 18 grain table records Wheat May July Sept prices with openings highs lows and closes. Corn May July Sept values listed. Oats May July Sept figures shown. Rye and Lard Ribbs noted. carrot receipts for Wheat, Corn, Oats and Rye listed.

Chicago

Grain Prices and Receipts Across Markets

Saturday receipts show 32 cars with bids and prices from Indianapolis Board of Trade. Wheat No 2 red 1.72 to 1.75, No 2 hard 1.42 to 1.45. Corn varied by grade up to 1.04. Oats firm with No 2 white around 0.43 to 0.44. Timothy hay listed at 16.50 with other hay prices. Multiple lots across grades and cars noted, with April 18 values and regional price references in St Louis and surrounding markets.

Chomsor & McKinnon Pril Hich Colorado F. Bethlehem Aten “Serucible Ree Wee Gulf States An Pac Wee & I Tg Rl& Mae NW “Es del Ht L& Az North Pac Studebaker Tewart W Rome É& S F Ennecott Fisk Pps Utah T. Sy Eee Odyear Isd Bri Gen Hee Pacifie Phil Pete Iman Allied Che Tree Ady Allis-Ch Ig Co-Cola DR Ai Congo Gan Woolworth U Tsay Columbia _G Wee Union A Shipping Atlantic Wilson & Co Fus New York Indianapolis Indianapolis Board of Trade Timothy Morer

Poison Widow Bound to Jury in Indiana Torch Murder Case

Mrs. Anna Cunningham known as the poison widow waives preliminary arraignment on a murder charge linked to the deaths of her husband and four children. Bound over to the grand jury meeting April 27, she confessed to giving poison to three victims and to another son hospitalized in Chicago.

Gary Ind Anna Cunningham Crown Point Here Madge Oberholtzer Indiana

Damage suit dropped in Shelby Circuit Court

The $500,000 damage suit brought by the Climax Coffee Company of Indianapolis against George G. Griffin was asked to be dismissed in Shelby Circuit Court due to failure of the plaintiff to prosecute. The plaintiff had charged conspiracy by defendants to ruin the company’s business.

Bu Times Shelbyville Ind Climax Coffee Company of Indianapolis George G. Griffin Shelby

Liquor Haul Seized Near Chicago Smuggling Case

In La Porte Indiana on April 18 officers seized 1 056 pints of Canadian ale labeled 9 percent and the auto truck driver. Authorities believe the liquor was smuggled into the United States near Detroit Michigan and held at the county jail.

Times LA Porte Ind Chicago United States Detroit Mich

Marriage Licenses Listed For Local Residents

Albert Luftford and Lillian Hoag are among those listed for marriage. Other couples include John Stewart and Rugh Hendricks, Jesse Monroe and Mary Washburn, George Holmes and Floy Dalsgn, Arnold Zander and Etta Brown.

Albert E. Luftford N. Randolph Lillian Duncan Hoag Parker John C. Stewart Plaza Hotel Bill Poster Rugh Hendricks N. East Jesse Leon Monroe N. Gray Mary Elizabeth Washburn George Nigel Holmes Graceland Floy Bernice Dalsgn Arnold F. Zander N. Keystone Lincoln Etta'l’ Brown E. Michigan

Births Light Up Local Hospitals With New Arrivals

Several families welcome newborn girls at Methodist Hospital St Vincent and local homes. Names include Fred York Ina York and Charles Hayden May Huntley Ella Rothkopf Lucile Keller Ruby Kuczyrsii plus Marguerite Richardson Mildred Risley Lula Wilson and others listed at multiple addresses in the city.

Fred and Ina York N. Gale Charles Evelyn Hayden W. Twenty-Fifth Mandly Eva McConnell Spen Cer Marion Helen Ledbetter Methodist Ospital May Huntley Russell and Mary Benson Kott and Marcia Trees Methodist Hospital Earl Ruth Fitchett Gale Merritt Jessie Dorsey Blaine Victor Tresa Pfau Oakland Edna Mtchala Methodist Ospitale Aon Ella Rothkopf Averagi Lucile Keller Ruby Kuczyrsii Stones Annie Edwards Highland Willis Esther Thompson St. Vincent Hospital Guy Marguerite Richardson Glarence Cleota Privitt Linco

Obituaries and Death Notices for City Hospital Patients

List of deceased and hospital patients includes Fannie McGee 19 lobar pneumonia Ethel Mary Reptik 1 diphtheria Simon Hoétmark 69 pneumonia W Johnson 77 unknown address dronedo pneumonia Paul Apelman 49 lobar Minnie R Herff 63 arteriosclerosis Nancy E Stanley 72 acute myocarditis Dora Holmes 41 chronic bronchitis All entries reference city hospital St Vincent hospital and local address details where provided

Fannie McGee City Hospital Lobar Ethel Mary Reptik Simon Hoétmark St. Vincent Hosee

Uncle Gets Sentence in Liquor Sale Case

Uncle Gus Bethauer of 2225 E Washington St was fined 200 dollars and costs and given sixty days in Indiana State Farm for a blind tiger liquor sale case. His nephew Wallace Burkhart, 19, also of the same address, was fined 100 dollars and costs and jailed thirty days. Both were arrested November 22, 1924.

James A. Collins Gus Bethauer Washington St Indiana Collins Wallace Burkhart

Church Convention Set

Announcement from Marion Indiana reports the State convention of the Disciples of Christ scheduled for May 18 to 21. Over 700 delegates from nearly every city and town in the state are expected to attend. The Disciples of Christ is described as the second largest religious body in the state with about 150 000 members.

Marion Ind Disciples of Christ

Dogs Chase Coon for $50 Prize in Elkhart

In Elkhart Indiana dogs from nearby cities ran a three mile coon chase today. The first dog to tree the coon earned a $50 prize.

Times Elkhart Ind

Local Market Drops as Hog Prices Lead Decline

Market faces further drop with hogs down 25 to 40 cents amid weak demand and outside pressure. Receipts around 5,000. top hog price $13.85 for choice light, heavies and mediums $13.75, bulk $13.75 to $13.85. pigs $10 to $12.75. sows $10.75 to $11.25. Cattle prices steady after two down days. steers mostly $9.25 to $11.50. yearlings $10.50 to $11.50. calves $5 to $9. veals $5 to $8.50. sheep and lambs $10 head. overall market ends near Friday's levels with scarce good stock.

Cattle and Hog Prices Steady to Lower in Cincinnati Market

Cincinnati cattle receipts reach 275 with slow trading. Shipping steers bring 9.50 to 10.25, calves 9.50 to 10.50. Hogs move 2,000 head with 10 to 15 cent declines. good to choice packers and butchers 13 to 13.15. Sheep steady at 5.17 to 5.17 for good to choice. Lambs 20 to 22 for good to choice springers.

Cincinnati Isc

Riding Master Gets 22 Years Murder Verdict

In Wheaton Illinois a jury convicted riding master George Munding of first degree murder for shooting his common law wife Julia Able Douglass. The verdict carries a 22 year prison term. Defense attorney Clarence Darrow was absent and Charles W. Hadley moved for a new trial with a hearing set for April 24.

United Press Wheaton George Munding Julia Able Douglass Illinois Clarence Darrow Charles W. Hadley

Junior Chamber Set 8 P.M. Meet At Chamber

The Junior Chamber of Commerce will host a get-together at 8 p m Monday at the Chamber with C August Schrader in charge Progress of the Clean up and Paint up campaign closes April 25 will be presented

Chamber of Commerce C. August Schrader

Doorley to Speak at Irvington Masonic Temple Sunday

Under Fourth Church of Christ Scientist Indianapolis auspices John W Doorley of London member of board of lectureship will speak at 3 p m Sunday in Irvington Masonic temple. Speaker will be introduced by William Hoffman.

Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist Indianapolis John W. Doorley London Church Irvington Masonic Temple William Hoffman

Youth of 19 Takes Poison After Career Setback

Cedric York, 19, in South Bend, killed himself after losing his job as his 17-year old wife had a baby. He had been jailed weeks earlier on a theft charge to feed his wife.

Times Special South Bend Ind Cedric York

Cuban President Elect Chooses Dignity in Washington Drive

In Washington on Friday April 18 President-Elect Machado of Cuba rode in a gleaming government car befitting his dignity but refused the older vehicle offered the day before. The economy program was temporarily suspended to uphold his status with proper gear.

Times Special Washington Machado Cuba

Indictments Detail Oberholtzer Murder Case

The document outlines murder charges against Stephenson Gentry and Klinck for the Madge Oberholtzer case. It alleges kidnapping on a train to Hammond, assault and sealing of liberty, provocation of poisoning with bichloride of mercury, and failure to aid with antidotes. The narrative covers transport to Indianapolis, continued restraint, and eventual death. Witnesses include Dr Kingsbury and the Oberholtzer family.

Chicago Hammond Mudge Oberholtzer Madge Oberholtzer Stephenson David C. Stephenson Earl Gentry Earl Klinck Oberholtzer

Lawyer Denies Shady Dealing With Wheeler in Montana Trial

Great Falls Mont April 18 The trial of Senator Burton Wheeler enters its third day as prosecutors reveal a key mystery witness. John L Slattery says the Washington attorney known as the Washington attorney will testify this afternoon or Monday. Peter Q Nyce denies knowledge of a shady million dollar oil deal and Wheeler did not seek him. The defense suspects no such man exists and aims to move for dismissal on insufficient evidence once the prosecution rests.

United Press Great Falls Mont Washington Burton K. Wheeler John L. Slattery Slattery Peter Q. Nyce George KE. Chamberlain Wheeler Thomas J. Walsh

Ten motorists fined by city in court session

Seven drivers arrested by State police faced fines in city court. Charles H. Hasseg paid 35 dollars for sixty miles an hour while others including Harold Doser, Henry Taylor, Clarence Brill, Edgar Pate, Lowell Bowen, Louis De Fabis and Frank Miller paid smaller sums for speeding or tail light violations. Three more motorists, J. J. Kurfiss Wilbur Gates and Forest Williams, were fined for speeding or related offenses and for passing a street car unloading passengers.

Charles H. Hasseg Roosevelt Edgar Pate Bates St Lowell Bowen N. Capitol Ave Louis de Fabis S. East St Frank Miller W. Nineeenth St J. J. Kurfiss University Ave Wilbur Gates Sauley St Forest Williams Booker St

Clean-up Drives Rubbish Total 38000 Cubic Yards in Week

Rubbish and ashes collected in the first week of the campaign reached 38 000 cubic yards. City sanitary chief Truly Nolen urged residents in Monday collection areas to finish cleanup within one day and have rubbish hauled away. Harmon Snake of the Junior Chamber of Commerce said attention was focused on cleaning up back yards.

Truly Nolen City Sanitary Department Nolen Harmon Snake Chamber of Commerce

Funeral for Mellisa Moore Planned in Clermont

Funeral services for 49 year old Mellisa Moore wife of George B Moore of Clermont will be held Sunday at 2 pm at Clermont M E Church Burial will follow in Clermont She is survived by husband two daughters Mrs Reba Grace of Tipton and Esther Moore of Clermont her mother Mrs Esther Lovett a sister Mrs Mary Reed and brother John Lovett all of Indianapolis and two brothers Daniel and William Lovett of Traders Point

Mellisa Moore George B. Moore Clermont Clermont M. E Reba Grace Tipton Esther Moore Esther Lovett Mary Reed John Lovett Indianapolis Daniel William Lovett Traders Point

Rotary to Talk Radio at Claypool Luncheon

Rotary Club luncheon at the Claypool will feature Edward L. Kruse president J F Connell secretary treasurer and J M Taylor of Kruse Connell Company as speakers. Connell discusses The Psychology of Radio and Taylor covers Technical Radio past and present.

Rotary Club the Claypool Edward L. Kruse J. F. Connell J. M. Taylor Kruse-Connell Company Connell Taylor

Radio questioner flees after intruding at Meridian Street home

A man asked Mrs. W. Wright if her radio worked and knocked at 712 N. Meridian St Friday night. Wright slammed the door then saw the same man enter Fred Miller’s apartment across the hall and fled after she called police.

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